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Biographical comedy drama, Vice makes an Indian television premiere on Movies NOW, MNX and MN+
MUMBAI: Delivering premium content to its viewers with Hollywood blockbusters premieres like The Girl in the Spiders Web and Creed II, Movies NOW, MNX and MN+ will simulcast another Indian television premiere, Vice, an American biographical comedy drama film this Sunday, 26 July 2020 at 1.00 pm and 9.00pm.
Written and directed by Adam McKay, the well lauded 2018 film which received eight nominations at the 91 Academy Awards, including a Best Picture nomination and a win for Best Make-Up and Hairstyling, features Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell and Christian Bale, who won Golden Globes Best Actor Award for his performance as the former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney in the movie. The plot of Vice revolves around Cheney who ingeniously wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that still resonate today. Later known for his extraordinary contributions, Cheney joined active administration service at the age of 25 as a staff aide to the then Governor of the state. During his service, he survived multiple heart attacks to see the United States of America through several landmark moments.
Significant at a time when the world is pronouncing a range of opinions on the American Presidency and policies, this movie celebrates one of America’s most powerful and influential politicians. With the Vice television premiere, Movies NOW, MNX and MN+ continue their legacy of keeping its viewers connected to the biggest and best of Hollywood movies.
Don’t forget to tune-into Movies NOW, MNX and MN+ on 26 July 2020 at 1:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. for the television premiere of Vice
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Ellison takes his Paramount-Warner Bros case straight to theater owners
The Skydance chief goes to CinemaCon with promises and a skeptical crowd waiting
CALIFORNIA: David Ellison strode into a room packed with thousands of cinema owners and executives at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday and did something rather bold: he looked them in the eye and asked them to trust him.
The chief executive of Paramount Skydance vowed that his company would release a minimum of 30 films a year if regulators greenlight its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a deal that has made theater owners deeply, and loudly, nervous.
“I wanted to look every single one of you in the eye and give you my word,” Ellison told the crowd. “Once we combine with Warner Bros, we are going to make a minimum of 30 films annually across both studios.”
It was a confident pitch. Whether it landed is another matter. Cinema operators have already called on regulators to block the deal, and scepticism in the room was hardly concealed.
Ellison pushed back by pointing to recent form. Paramount, born from the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media last August, plans to release 15 films this year, nearly double the eight it put out in 2025. Progress, he argued, was already underway.
He also threw theater owners a bone they have long been chasing: all films, he pledged, would run exclusively in cinemas for a minimum of 45 days, drawing applause from a crowd that has spent years fighting for exactly that commitment across the industry.
“People can speculate all they want,” Ellison said, “but I am standing here today telling you personally that you can count on our complete commitment. And we’ll show you we mean it.”
Fine words. The regulators, however, will have the last one.
