This week on The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer and Daniel Loria speak to The Texas Theatre's Barak Epstein on the legendary cinema's return from Covid closures and its recent participation in the Sundance Film Festival's satellite screens program.Could you give us your feedback? Survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:The Texas TheatreSundance Film Festival 2021 Satellite ScreensThe Texas Theatre’s Youtube ChannelWhat to Listen For00:00 Intro01:00 Huge box office weekend during the Chinese Lunar New Year 202102:30 Recovery update for cinemas across the globe04:27 The closures of Cinemex theaters in Mexico05:28 Judas and the Black Messiah opens in 2nd place09:35 Are family audiences finally coming back to the cinemas?11:24 Sundance Film Festival satelite screens12:18 The Texas Theatre: a brief history19:12 Theater upgrades including a new auditorium on the 2nd floor21:53 Big investments during the October 2020 re-opening 24:00 Partnership with the Sundance Film Festival27:32 Three Texas films and the Sundance Film Festival created a lot buzz30:37 Oak Cliff Festival and other regional neighborhood film festivals
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