Summary: Movie theater operators from around the world gathered at CinemaCon in Las Vegas last week to see what Hollywood studios have to offer over the next 12 months; from big budget tentpole releases to potential awards contenders. The loudest buzz at this year’s event was caused by The Screening Room, a company that hopes to bring current movie releases into the home, day-and-date with cinemas. Following a year of record theatrical box office grosses, studios, exhibitors and filmmakers alike spoke out en masse against such an idea.<br> Meanwhile, the first weekend of this year’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival took place over the weekend and we’ll fill you in on some of the highlights and musical acts as we debate whether big festivals have become too pricey and elitist.<br> During Inside Baseball, we’ll tackle the growing controversy over acting workshops; the “educational” courses where actors get pointers on how to audition. After a top casting director lost their job over the practice, there is a sense that such workshops feel like scams where struggling actors are conned into paying to audition in front of industry players.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including the executive disarray at Disney, how Twitter will stream NFL games next season and why the Golden Globes are tweaking their rules.<br> <br> Does Disney’s ‘Jungle Book’ Success Spell Trouble for Warner Bros. Version?<br><br> <a href="https://variety.com/2016/film/news/jungle-book-disney-warner-bros-remake-1201755271/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2016/film/news/jungle-book-disney-warner-bros-remake-1201755271/</a><br> Korea’s CJ-CGV Buys Turkey’s Mars Cinema for $800 Million<br><br> <a href="https://variety.com/2016/biz/asia/cj-cgv-to-buy-turkeys-mars-cinemas-1201730296/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2016/biz/asia/cj-cgv-to-buy-turkeys-mars-cinemas-1201730296/</a><br> CinemaCon: Global Box-Office Revenue Hit Record $38.3B in 2015<br><br> <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cinemacon-global-box-office-revenue-882947" target="_blank">http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cinemacon-global-box-office-revenue-882947</a><br> Global Box Office Soars to Record $38.3 Billion, MPAA Chief Says Hollywood Made ‘Productive Steps’ to Address Diversity<br><br> <a href="https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/hollywood-diversity-mpaa-chris-dodd-1201751465/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/hollywood-diversity-mpaa-chris-dodd-1201751465/</a><br> Box Office Hits Record, But Number of Frequent Moviegoers Drops 10%<br><br> <a href="https://variety.com/2016/film/news/box-office-hits-record-but-frequent-moviegoers-down-1201751770/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2016/film/news/box-office-hits-record-but-frequent-moviegoers-down-1201751770/</a><br> CinemaCon: Who Says Teenagers Don’t Go to the Movies?<br><br> <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cinemacon-who-says-teenagers-dont-883240" target="_blank">http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cinemacon-who-says-teenagers-dont-883240</a><br> CinemaCon: J.J. Abrams Explains His Support of Controversial Home Movie Service<br><br> <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cinemacon-jj-abrams-explains-his-882925" target="_blank">http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cinemacon-jj-abrams-explains-his-882925</a><br> Peter Jackson on Sean Parker’s $50 Home Movie Service: “It’s Inevitable”<br><br> <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-jackson-sean-parkers-50-883905" target="_blank">http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-jackson-sean-parkers-50-883905</a><br> Warner Bros. CEO: We Won’t Let Screening Room, Other ‘Third Parties’ Control Distribution<br><br> <a href="https://variety.com/2016/film/news/warner-bros-kevin-tsujihara-screening-room-1201752023/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2016/film/news/warner-bros-kevin-tsujihara-screening-room-1201752023/</a><br>
