Co-hosts Scott and Danielle discuss her recent interviews with the cast of the new family-friendly film, War with Grandpa. Danielle shares her exclusive interviews with Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin, Jane Seymour, Oakes Fegley, Laura Marano and the legendary Robert De Niro. The cast shares their thoughts of the filmmaking process, why family comedies are perfect for theater audiences, who was the biggest on-set prankster and who would be on their dream team in a prank war. Danielle discusses the intimidation of interviewing De Niro and why Zoom interviews present a unique challenge to the process. War with Grandpa is in theaters now.

War with Grandpa Official Trailer

Co-hosts Brandon and Scott invite film buyer Tim Pattton on the show. A long time friend of Brandon’s, Tim discusses his history within the industry and how it always focused around a passion for film; some of the unique exhibitors he represents; how COVID is impacting the upcoming film release schedule; how the underwhelming performance of Tenet shouldn’t be as reflective of the industry; and the creativity exhibitors have put forward to entice audiences back to theaters.

Show Notes:

(Recorded October 2nd, 2020)

Co-hosts Scott and Danielle welcome actor/writer/director Oliver Robins to the show where they discuss his role as Robbie Freeling in the iconic horror movie, Poltergeist; also his latest film, Celebrity Crush, and its release during the pandemic; what content defines a horror film and what are some of the scariest of all time.

(Recorded September 4, 2020)

The team welcomes special guest Barak Epstein, owner of the Texas Theatre, to the show to discuss the location's iconic history in Dallas and what motivated him to become an exhibitor. Barak shares some of his most memorable moments of showcasing films since their opening; how their operating procedures have changed since the pandemic and how eventizing the moviegoing experience may be the key to success in the future.

Visit the Texas Theatre website: thetexastheatre.com

(Recorded August 26, 2020)

Hosts Melissa and Brandon have a chat with Rich Daughtridge, CEO of Warehouse Cinemas, based in Frederick, Maryland. Rich gives us his story of how he went from marketeer to exhibitor, being a board member of the ICA (Independent Cinema Alliance) and the core values of their new theater chain; Rich explains how their self-serve beer system works, gives great tips to independent exhibitors on how to use social media and lends some encouraging words about the upcoming year of cinema.

UPDATE: We're excited to announce that Warehouse Cinemas has allowed guests to return to their location in Frederick, Maryland since this episode was recorded. We wish them the best of luck and all of their guests a great moviegoing experience.

(Recorded September 10, 2020)

It's Brandon's birthday! Brandon and Danielle share their Tenet big screen experience and we discuss the affect of closed theaters and reduced capacities on its earnings; Danielle interviews the writer/director of The Broken Hearts Gallery Natalie Krinsky; James attends the Toronto International Film Festival virtually; Netflix movies that would have been great in theaters; a bad Michael bay story; Dune is apparently a dirty movie and crazy things that people will sneak into theaters.

See Danielle's Broken Hearts Gallery interview here.

(Recorded August 21, 2020)

EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: CineLux Theatres CEO Paul Gunsky

Visit the CineLux Theatres website here.

(Recorded August 20, 2020)

The At the Movies team reports in on the latest movie releases this weekend as theaters start to reopen across the country, revisit some of our stories of current and upcoming enhanced moviegoing experiences, share some of our favorite movie-themed items we've collected through our careers and Scott and James drool over the idea of Robert Pattinson as The Batman.

Watch the YouTube episode here.

(Recorded August 13, 2020)

Your hosts cover a range of topics including AMC's recent announcements regarding their openings, identifying age based upon movie ticket prices, our childhood movie theaters, the elimination of the consent decrees, our most anticipated movie releases, and what we miss most about the moviegoing experience.

Watch the YouTube episode here.

(Recorded August 6, 2020)

The first episode in a series of many in which we discuss our love of going to the movies, what that experience means to us personally and what it means, as an exhibitor, to bring that experience to an audience. In this episode, you'll see the introductions of this motley crew of movie people and hear us discuss the youthful culture of first jobs in a movie theater, the future release of Disney's Mulan, and the last film we saw in a movie theater before the quarantine.

Watch the YouTube episode here.