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From Hollywood to Nollywood: Are cinemas bouncing back?

From Hollywood to Nollywood: Are cinemas bouncing back?

Update: 2024-12-11
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There’s nothing quite like going to see a new film in the cinema; the big screen, surround sound, buckets of pop corn and collective gasps from the audience. But the film industry has experienced a number of setbacks in recent years, including the pandemic, competition from streaming, and Hollywood strikes.

Annabel Rackham, a BBC culture reporter, talks us though whether cinema in the United States, and elsewhere, is bouncing back, and how mega hits like Wicked and Gladiator 2 are helping.

We also speak to Mr C, a film critic from Nigeria who now lives in the UK, about how cinema is faring in Nigeria. And Adam Chowdhury from the What in the World team quizzes Hannah on some (pretty surprising) film-related Guinness World Records.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Adam Chowdhury and Mora Morrison
Editor: Verity Wilde

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From Hollywood to Nollywood: Are cinemas bouncing back?

From Hollywood to Nollywood: Are cinemas bouncing back?

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