{"id":7940,"date":"2024-05-14T00:05:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T00:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/?p=7940"},"modified":"2024-07-27T00:07:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T00:07:48","slug":"hollywood-reporter-amc-5-14-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/hollywood-reporter-amc-5-14-24\/","title":{"rendered":"AMC Networks Film Boss: Moviegoers Need a \u201cReeducation\u201d to Be Lured Back to Theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AMC Networks Film Boss: Moviegoers Need a \u201cReeducation\u201d to Be Lured Back to Theaters: <\/h1>\n

AMC Networks Film Group head Scott Shooman and his team really took the phrase \u201cdinner and a movie\u201d to heart. When they released The Taste of Things, the Juliette Binoche-starring French-language movie that IFC acquired out of last year\u2019s Cannes Film Festival, the distributor partnered with restaurants like New York\u2019s Frenchette and Los Angeles\u2019 Petit Trois for a special Valentine\u2019s Day screening experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really made it a reason to get out of the house,\u201d says Shooman of the film, which grossed an impressive $2.6 million at the domestic box office. \u201c[During the pandemic] people figured out how to log into streaming services and have a lot of options at their fingertips. So what\u2019s that decision process that gets someone into a theater now?\u201d The answer for The Taste of Things? Steak frites.<\/p>\n

Formerly head of acquisitions at storied specialty distributor IFC, Shooman took over the reins at AMC\u2019s film group in July, with a purview that now includes, in addition to IFC, genre-focused home video stalwart RLJ Entertainment and popular horror streaming service Shudder. He says Shudder looks to release about 30 films a year, both direct to platform and theatrical, while IFC and RLJ have about 20 films a year.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, Shooman talked to The Hollywood Reporter about why he\u2019s excited about the Cannes lineup, how his company adapted to the dual strikes, and the ongoing battle to get moviegoers back into theaters.<\/p>\n

View the full interview and article at The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AMC Networks Film Boss: Moviegoers Need a \u201cReeducation\u201d to Be Lured Back to Theaters: AMC Networks Film Group head Scott Shooman and his team really took the phrase \u201cdinner and a movie\u201d to heart. When they released The Taste of Things, the Juliette Binoche-starring French-language movie that IFC acquired out of last year\u2019s Cannes Film
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