Cinema for Good

04/17/2026

Back Patio Film Series @ Casements Bar SF
April til August
Full schedule and tickets: jo.my/casements2026

03/03/2025

Sean Baker won four Oscars for "Anora" and used his best director speech to fight for movie theaters.

"Right now, the theater-going experience is under threat. Movie theaters, especially independently-owned theaters are struggling. During the pandemic, we lost 1,000 screens in the U.S. And we continue to lose them regularly. If we don’t reverse this trend, we’ll be losing a vital part of our culture. This is my battle cry.”

“We’re all here tonight and watching this broadcast because we love movies. Where did we fall in love with the movies? At the movie theater. Watching a film in the theater with an audience is an experience. We can laugh together, cry together, and, in a time in which the world can feel very divided, this is more important than ever. It’s a communal experience you don’t get at home. And right now, the theater-going experience is under threat.”

Sean Baker made a 'battle cry' for endangered movie theaters at the Academy Awards, accepting the Oscar for best director for 'Anora.'

03/03/2025

“Distributors, please focus first and foremost on the theatrical releases of your films,” said the 'Anora' during his acceptance speech.

12/30/2024

Cinematic box office started slow in 2024, but picked up speed in summer and blossomed in fall. But with revenues still down compared with pre-pandemic times, what's to come?

08/11/2024

Movie ticket sales for 2024 currently fall at roughly $4.8 billion, significantly less than what was made by this point last year. It leads analysts to believe that ticket sales this year will not rise to pre-pandemic levels. Angelique Jackson, senior entertainment writer for Variety, joins CBS News...

08/11/2024

From Caligula to Forrest Gump and My Neighbour Totoro, rereleases are hitting the big screen once again – and are proving lucrative at the box office

07/03/2024

It’s a rough time for movie theaters, but we look at four ideas for how movie theaters can save themselves and be stable again!

06/10/2024

"A Night of a Thousand Meryls," that's the theme for a movie theater in Tacoma that is hoping to raise money by hosting a Meryl Streep movie marathon

06/09/2024