New Pricing at AMC Theatres
Entertainment and business collided early this week when AMC Theatres announced a new way to price tickets.
The movie theater company announced "Sightline at AMC" — a new initiative that separates seat selection into three groups: Value Sightline, Standard Sightline and Preferred Sightline.
As AMC describes it: "Sightline at AMC provides moviegoers with seating selections based on their sightline of the movie screen within the auditorium ..."
That's to say, the price of your ticket depends on the location of your seat.
Actor Elijah Wood was quick to call out the new policy.
The movie theater is and always has been a sacred democratic space for all and this new initiative by @AMCTheatres would essentially penalize people for lower income and reward for higher income.
— Elijah Wood (@elijahwood) February 6, 2023
According to the press release, Sightline will come to every domestic AMC location by the end of the year.
Awards
Viola Davis reached EGOT status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) after earning a Grammy on Sunday.
Only 18 people have achieved this. The Hollywood Reporter put together a list of those accomplished artists and producers. They are:
- Richard Rodgers
- Helen Hayes
- Rita Moreno
- John Gielgud
- Audrey Hepburn
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Jonathan Tunick
- Mel Brooks
- Mike Nichols
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Scott Rudin
- Robert Lopez
- John Legend
- Tim Rice
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Alan Menken
- Jennifer Hudson
- Viola Davis
Beyoncé also made history. She is now the most-awarded Grammy winner in history.
Plus, Billboard's Woman of the Year has been announced: SZA. You can watch the awards in March, or even get tickets.
Music
Rihanna has secured 14 number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100. What will she perform at the Super Bowl tomorrow?
Billboard also released its list of the greatest rappers of all time. Here are the top 10:
- Jay-Z
- Kendrick Lamar
- Nas
- Tupac
- Eminem
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Lil Wayne
- Drake
- Snoop Dogg
- Nicki Minaj
Fashion
New York Fashion Week is here.
Lindsay Lohan, Julia Stiles and Quinta Brunson were front row at Christian Siriano's fall/winter 2023 show. See images from Harper's Bazaar.
Dogs even hit the runway this season. Reuters has more on that one.
Here's the full schedule of events.
PR maven Kelly Cutrone spoke with Interview magazine about the intricacies of NYFW.
A question that stands out: Who’s more important in 2023, the editors or the fashion influencers?
"The editors, because at least they’re interested in the topic that they’re writing about. A lot of the influencers are doing things in a super fly-by-night way, and there’s more to the fashion business than how many followers you have on Instagram."