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Collected Item: “WB Movies Going Straight to Streaming”

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WB Movies Going Straight to Streaming

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Article

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Warner Bros. announces its intentions to simultaneously release its films in theaters and on its streaming service, HBO Max. This illustrates the changes in business practices that film studios have had to consider due to the pandemic’s effect on the theater industry and audiences’ willingness to go see movies in theaters at this time. This decision would be a somewhat controversial one as filmmakers gave polarizing reactions to their films being released this way.

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films, streaming, movies, theaters, performingarts

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https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/warner-bros-hbo-max-dune-matrix-4-godzilla-kong-1098343/

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Daniel Kreps

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2020-12-03
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