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    AMC to offer 15-cent tickets on first day of reopening

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    The front entrance to the currently closed AMC Burbank 16 movie theaters complex is pictured on April 29, 2020, in Burbank, Calif. AMC Theatres and Universal Studios on Tuesday announced an agreement for a shortened theatrical window, with the studio's films playing for a minimum of just 17 days in cinemas. The agreement repaired a rift between AMC and Universal brought on by the on-demand release of "Trolls World Tour" in April. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

    By Jake Coyle, Film Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    AMC Theatres, the nation's largest movie theater chain, will reopen in the U.S. on Aug. 20 with retro ticket prices of 15 cents per movie.

    AMC Entertainment, which owns the chain, said Thursday that it expects to open the doors to more than 100 cinemas — or about a sixth of its nationwide locations — on Aug. 20 with throwback pricing for a day.

    AMC theaters have reopened in numerous international countries but have remained shuttered in the U.S. since March. The chain touted the reopening as "Movies in 2020 at 1920 Prices." 

    After several false starts due to a summer rise in coronavirus cases throughout much of the U.S., widespread moviegoing is currently set to resume in late August. Regal Cinemas, the second largest chain, is to reopen some U.S. locations on Aug. 21.

    During its opening-day promotion, AMC will show catalog films, including "Ghostbusters," "Black Panther," "Back to the Future" and "Grease." Those older films will continue to play afterward for $5. 

    AMC confirmed that Disney's much-delayed "New Mutants" will debut in theaters Aug. 28, with Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" to follow Sept. 3. Warner Bros. is planning to release "Tenet" a week earlier internationally, including in Canada. A handful of smaller new releases are also planned for late August, including "Unhinged," a thriller from Solstice Studios with Russell Crowe; and Armando Iannucci's "Personal History of David Copperfield," from Disney's Fox Searchlight.

    AMC said Thursday is expects about two thirds of its theaters will be open in time for "Tenet." Several states, including California and New York, are yet to allow movie theaters to reopen.

    AMC and other chains have said they will operate at reduced capacity to facilitate social distancing, along with increased theater cleaning and required mask wearing.

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    Harvey Weinstein’s rape accuser questioned about the consensual part of their relationship

    Thursday, April 30, 2026
    Jessica Mann arrives for Harvey Weinstein's trial in criminal court, in New York, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

    Two days after allegedly being raped by Harvey Weinstein, his accuser wrote herself a reflective note about becoming "emotionally attached" to someone and wanting a loving partnership, according to exhibits and testimony Thursday at the former movie mogul's retrial.

    Nowhere did the note mention the alleged sexual assault days before at a Manhattan hotel, a Weinstein lawyer pointed out in confronting accuser Jessica Mann with the missive — which hasn't emerged at two previous trials about her allegation.

    Weinstein, 73, is on trial for the third time on a charge accusing him of raping Mann in a New York hotel in March 2013. He was initially convicted in 2020, but an appeals court overturned that verdict. During his first retrial, the jury couldn't reach a decision on the rape charge.

    In the sketchy, journal-like note on her cellphone testified about on Thursday, Mann mused about budding feelings of attachment in a non-exclusive relationship with someone she didn't name. She reflected on how she wanted a mutual and loving relationship and said her feelings toward the unnamed person were creating inner conflict for her.

    After describing fears of rejection, unworthiness and being a "'bad' person," she appealed for God's guidance.

    "I know that I was struggling with some of the decisions I was making that were different than what I was raised with," Mann explained in court, adding that there was "a lot going on at this time in my life." She emphasized what she had written about seeking freedom: "I was feeling very controlled."

    Through questions, Weinstein attorney Teny Geragos suggested that the note reflected Mann's conflicted feelings about being involved with the then-married Weinstein. Mann has acknowledged the two had a... Read More

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