First public cinema opens in Saudi after 35-year ban; screens Black Panther

AMC scored the first cinema operating license granted by the Saudi Ministry of Culture after the country ended a 35-year ban on movie theaters. CEO Adam Aron speaks with CNN's Richard Quest......»»

Saudi Arabia launches its first commercial movie theater, ending a 35-year ban on cinemas, under a push by the crown prince to modernize the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom. Michelle Hennessy reports......»»

Saudi Arabia opens its first new cinema in 35 years this week, ushering in a historic change in a country where movie theaters were until recently widely seen as immoral and un-Islamic......»»

The Marvel blockbuster, Black Panther, has already become a historic film in the US. Th.....»»

Saudi Arabia is ending a 35-year ban on movie theaters with a screening of the Hollywood blockbuster......»»

Saudi Arabia is ending a 35-year ban on movie theaters with a screening of the Hollywood blockbuster......»»

Imax Corp. said it had a loss of $14.8 million, or 25 cents a share, in the first quarter, narrower than the loss of $49.4 million, or 82 cents a share, posted in the year-earlier period, as cinemagoers in Asia returned to screens as coronavirus pand.....»»

The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday a five-year exclusive television deal with "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler, which will include a Wakanda-set series that will stream on Disney+......»»

In Chicago, only 23% of the 500 active pharmacy licenses were located in areas that were predominately Black. COVID-19 vaccine Getty/Mladen Antonov Low-income communities of color are at risk of being left behind when it comes to acc.....»»

Harris-Stowe State University, a 163-year-old historically black university in St. Louis, has named Corey Bradford as its next president. Bradford, who is currently senior vice president for business affairs at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, wi.....»»

The Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival, the largest such festival in the South Bay, kicks off tonight for its 30th year. As usual, the festival mixes documentaries, comedies, dramas and shorts into a festival that celebrates independent cinema. .....»»

The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia sold almost all of its shares in Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) in the fourth quarter of 2019. 0 read more.....»»

Giant listings by Saudi Aramco and Alibaba rescued a sluggish year for equity capital markets (ECM) in 2019 after a string of shelved initial public offerings (IPOs) and share price slumps......»»

The U.K. group said the combination of Cineplex and Regal--which Cineworld bought last year--will create the leading North American cinema operator. The Cineplex acquisition will add 165 cinemas and 1,695 screens......»»

A popular local pub has opened its new location in Mountain Brook Village. Carrigan's Public House recently opened at 2400 Montevallo Road in the space formerly occupied by Dram, which closed earlier this year. It's one of several coming additions to M.....»»

The Saudi government will be subject to a one-year restriction on selling additional Aramco shares in the oil company after a planned initial public offering (IPO), three sources familiar with the matter said......»»

Wall Street saw 2019 as a harvest year, finally bringing the long-awaited public debuts of many of the hottest startups -- and the healthy fees and deal prestige that came with them......»»

Saudi Aramco is expected to give lead roles to JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and National Commercial Bank for its planned initial public offering (IPO), a source familiar with the transaction said......»»

Always bet on black—first Lexus paired with Black Panther, now it's backing Men in Black When moviegoers first saw King T'.....»»

Uber Technologies Inc's shares made a disappointing market debut on Friday, marking a rocky start for the most anticipated initial public offering of the year as other high-profile startups such as Slack and WeWork look to go public......»»