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This Independence Day, You Have The Freedom To Choose With ‘Flix Freedom Fest’ On &flix and A Special Independence Day Binge On &PrivéHD
Our great nation attributes their years of a tireless pursuit to see a free sovereign nation, that is ruled by none yet governed by all, to a key few individuals who stood the test of time. On Saturday, 15th August 2020, celebrating its 73rd Independence Day, &flix and &PrivéHD come together to remember the years long of struggle that guaranteed our freedom of expression and the liberty to proudly self-identify ourselves as Indians. Spread across two days, the Flix Freedom Fest on &flix gave the viewers the privilege of having their voices heard by airing the movies of their choice conducted via polls in addition to a special day long binge on &PrivéHD.
With more than 20 different titles to choose from, fans got the freedom to decide on how they would like to be entertained this weekend. Having received an overwhelming response on the channel’s socials with close to 30,000 votes, &flix now brings to you some of the leading entertainment features that you wished for this Independence weekend. Raising spirits high with the Flix Freedom Fest starting Saturday, August 15th and Sunday, August 16th, these movies that are sure to ignite the patriot in you. Starting the day with cop action duo in Bad Boys For Life followed by a zombie infested post-apocalyptic future in Zombieland to the slick secret agents in charge of protecting the galaxy against a horde of aliens in Men in Black International. From your friendly neighbourhood teen superhero in Spider-Man: Homecoming to the angel of death himself in Ghost Rider, there is no dearth of pumped up action super features running all weekend. Be careful what you wish for as Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart return to play the world’s most dangerous game in fun family comedy, Jumanji: The Next Level or watch as galaxies mightiest heroes take on a god like celestial being in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2.
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”. This famous quote by Social rights activist Nelson Mandela speaks on the lines of an individual’s tenacity to resolve his greatest difficulty by doing great things no one else dares to do. On this day, &PrivéHD takes you on a trip through history with an Independence Day Special binge to witness such similar acts that have had a resounding impact with movies like Lincoln, Mandela: A Long Walk To Freedom, The White Crow, War Horse, Django Unchained and The Best Of Enemies.
We invite you to join us in commemorating the eventful journey this Saturday, 15th August 2020 and Sunday, 16th August 2020 with a special Independence Day programming only on &flix and &PrivéHD.
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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.
