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This coming fall and winter movie season is looking to be one of the biggest in history, and area movie theaters are preparing for the influx of moviegoers.
Mitchell Theaters owner Brian Mitchell said this past summer season was very strong for the industry.
“The summer season started out pretty pretty decent when with ‘Toy Story 5,’ and then the end of the summer was just an absolute blockbuster smash with a combination of ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ both of which were HUGE for us,” Mitchell said. “Things started off you know started off actually in the early spring with ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,’ and ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ also did really well. There was also ‘Minions & Monsters’ and the ‘Moana’ live-action remake, both of which also did pretty strong. We really had a good summer stacked with family movies, which is always good for our markets.”
Read more: Fall and winter 2026 looks to be big for moviegoers
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Miley Cyrus became a household name in the mid-2000s as the star of Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana” and throughout her career, she has also successfully released a fair share of her own music away from the Mouse House.
The most recent of those efforts came in the form of her newest album, “Bass Persuades,” which was released Sept. 18 as her first with Atlantic Records. While Cyrus isn’t an artist I typically jump on YouTube to search for, I heard about this album’s release and decided to go ahead and give it a listen to see what the buzz was about.
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I have been alive since 1991 and in that time, the only legitimately good dinosaur-centric movie I’ve seen – i.e., the only one where I’ve seen even a modicum of effort expended in the story and acting, etc. – is “Jurassic Park” all the way from 1993. Since then, almost every other dinosaur-themed movie I’ve seen has been just too utterly ridiculous to take seriously.
However, with the recent release of “The House at the End of Oak Street,” I feel like the trend might be moving more positively and there might be some filmmakers wanting to put some effort forth for such projects. “The House at the End of Oak Street” follows the Platt family, whose suburban neighborhood gets transported from 1982 into the age of dinosaurs by a weird cosmic event.
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If you're a "Looney Tunes" fan like me, you've spent multiple decades watching the infamous Wile E. Coyote unsuccessfully chase his nemesis, Road Runner, while being foiled by many products from the Acme Corporation, including – but not limited to – rocket skates, roller skis, and a giant mousetrap, among many, many others.
Recently, a team of creative people in Hollywood took the opportunity to write a movie about what would happen if Wile E. Coyote ended up finally having enough in "Coyote vs. Acme,” which follows our hero as he enlists a billboard attorney (Will Forte) to sue the corporation for repeatedly selling him faulty products. For those who might not know, this movie has actually been the subject of some slight controversy because Warner Bros. Discovery initially shelved the film in November 2023 to obtain a tax write-off, but ultimately reversed that decision and allowed the filmmakers to seek other distributors following a lot of backlash. After several unsuccessful negotiations, Ketchup Entertainment acquired the rights for $50 million in March 2025, and the film was finally released a few weeks ago, already to quite a bit of acclaim and box office success.
Read more: ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ finally comes to life after being shelved
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I have made it no secret here about how big a theatre fan I am, and I am one of many who believes theatre should be accessible to everyone possible. Back in July 2020, “Hamilton” began a trend of helping with just that by releasing a pro shot of the production featuring the original Broadway cast for Disney+, and this year has seen the release of pro shots of other hit shows “SIX” and “Hadestown” in select movie theaters.
I was particularly excited to hear about the “Hadestown” release because I’ve heard a lot about it but have yet to actually a production, so when I finally found the pro shot online, I knew I had to watch it and see if it lived up to the hype ... which it TOTALLY did. For those who are unaware, “Hadestown” blends versions of the ancient Greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone while explore enduring themes of struggle and poverty.
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