In 1925, the auditorium interior received a redesign from architect William H. Lee (1884-1971), in collaboration with the Gibelli Company, prominent theatre designers of Philadelphia. Lee is believed to have raised the ceiling of the theatre by getting rid of the offices above and eliminated one of the flanking stores. At this point, the theatre was screening silent films and operating under the name of The Embassy Theatre. In 1936, the theatre underwent a reconstruction on the exterior and the interior from architect William E. Groben’s main contribution appears to be the elimination of Schenck’s arched entryway, the addition of a marquee and ticket booth and a refurbishing of the interior. The building underwent a name change in 1936 and became known as the York Road Theatre. In 1940, the movie house changed hands and received another name – changing to the Hiway Theatre and continued to operate under until the 1980’s.īy the 1980's the building appeared rundown and was purchased by Irvin Merlin in 1985. The Judd Apatow-produced comedy starring Pete Davidson, which is also inspired by the actor’s own life, will now debut on VOD in mid-June.Merlin renamed the theatre after himself – the Merlin Theatre. Tracee Ellis Ross and Dakota Johnson’s upcoming film The High Note will premiere on premium video on demand at the end of May, appearing to bypass theaters along with several other Universal films. It will be rentable for $19.99 and available for purchase for $24.99. If your children have just watched Onward and Trolls World Tour far too many times, you can swap in Scoob! starting in mid-May. The final chapter in the Skywalker saga was made available for early purchase on March 17, and will start streaming on Disney+ on Star Wars Day. Like the other Universal titles, it is expected to be priced at $19.99. It will be available to rent for $19.99.ĭreamWorks Animation, which is under the Universal umbrella, will keep the Trolls World Tour original April 10 release date but premiere it on digital instead. This Sundance award winner started its theatrical run on March 13 and will now be rushed to digital for an April 3 release. Sonic had a great theatrical run, and Paramount is bumping its digital release date to March 31. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith are rushing into your homes via video on demand as of March 31. The Way BackĪfter a short theater run beginning on March 6, the new Ben Affleck–coaching-basketball movie will be ready for digital purchase at a price of $19.99 as of March 24. Jordan–starring drama will be available as a VOD rental starting March 24. The British crime comedy debuted in theaters on January 24 and will be turned around for digital purchase on March 24. Bloodshotīloodshot managed a short theatrical appearance beginning on March 13 and will be made available for digital purchasing starting March 24. It is expected to cost $19.99 on major VOD services. It is available now to rent for $19.99.Īs of March 24, you can make an early digital purchase of Warner Bros.’ bedazzled Harley Quinn movie, Birds of Prey. The Invisible ManĪnother Universal-Blumhouse release, The Invisible Man made efficient work of its three-week run in theaters by making more than $100 million across the world. But now you can rent it on VOD for $19.99. Then the release date was moved to March 13, and shortly after that, cinemas went dark. The Universal and Blumhouse co-production was supposed to come out last September. was playing in theaters before the COVID-19-related shutdowns, and you can now rent it for $19.99. Neon sped up the digital drop of its globally heralded romance, making Portrait available for streaming on Hulu on March 27, months before its planned home release.Įmma. Each will be available for either a premium rental price or for digital purchase, unless it’s a Disney+ offering, in which case streaming is included with your subscription.ĭisney’s latest Pixar release was made available for digital purchase starting at March and for streaming via Disney+ starting April 3. Here, the films that are either cutting their exclusive theater runs short and migrating to digital early or are skipping the cinema altogether. (With schools also shut down and kids at home, why not?) But more studios have followed suit since. Disney paved the way by dropping Frozen 2 onto Disney+ months ahead of schedule. In light of cinemas across the country being shut down as part of coronavirus-mitigation measures, some major movie studios are moving the titles that were headed for first-run theatrical releases to VOD earlier than planned. This list has been updated to include new titles.
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