Documents reveal a trove of details about the 99-year deal, Netflix’s awards strategy, and how AMC was interested in countering Netflix’s offer.
Los Angeles gave the theater to the American Cinematheque in the ’90s. Now, its sale to Netflix has ruffled concerns over its programming and historic status.
“These screenings are all about seeing a work the way a filmmaker originally intended to show it,” Nolan said at a presentation at the Egyptian Theatre in LA.
Despite resistance from the big chains, Netflix is continuing to find venues for its most buzzed-about fall contenders, including Martin Scorsese’s latest mob epic.
