The best films of 2023 to look forward to

New movies from Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Sam Mendes, Greta Gerwig and Florian Zeller, among others, mean there’s a feast of cinema in the coming months A Man Called Otto A bittersweet heartwarmer remade from a Swedish film called A Man Called Ove, starring Tom Hanks as a grumpy old bore who, after his wife dies, sees no reason to carry on. His repeated attempts at taking his own life are farcically interrupted and then a new friendship looks as it if will change things. 6 January Alcarrás This richly…

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Kinepolis Group Acquires Pathé’s Gaumont Cinema

Kinepolis Group is taking over the Gaumont cinema in Amnéville, France from the Pathé network. Kinepolis acquired the operational management as well as the cinema property. The complex has 12 screens with a total of 2,462 seats and is located near Luxembourg and 20 minutes away from the Kinepolis complexes of Thionville and Saint-Julien-lès-Metz. The cinema has a 4DX screen and is in a recreation area with many restaurants. In 2019 the cinema welcomed more than 410,000 visitors. Kinepolis CEO Eddy Duquenne said, “We are enthusiastic about this opportunity to…

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AMC plunges after theater company announces capital raise, proposes reverse stock split

AMC Entertainment’s stock fell swiftly Thursday after the company announced a new $110 million capital raise and a proposed reverse stock split that will require shareholder approval. The shares were halted briefly after the opening bell as AMC hit a new 52-week low. The stock recovered from double-digit losses earlier in the day to finish down over 7% at $4.91 a share. AMC is down nearly 82% this year. The company said it plans to raise the new equity through a sale of its APE units – a form of preferred shares…

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