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Frustration is building at Pixar as movies like Soul and Luca aren t getting theatrical releases.
Several Pixar staffers spoke with Insider about their concerns.
Sources say Pixar s chief creative officer was disappointed Soul wasn t shown in theaters.
When it comes to a movie-theater experience, the Steve Jobs Theater on Pixar Animation Studios campus in Emeryville, California, is one of the most special.
Sitting in one of the theater s comfy red velvet seats and catching a glance at the twinkly lights on the ceiling that animates into a shooting star as the house lights go down, one can t help being in a good mood before watching Pixar s latest creation.
While movie theaters across the nation have struggled to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Theatre in Washington recently displayed words of appreciation for state and federal economic relief.
The world’s longest continuously operating movie theatre thanked Governor Kim Reynolds and Senator Joni Ernst for their support on their marquee as its owner Fridley Theatres recently received $10,000 for each of its movie theatre screens in Iowa through Governor Reynolds’ Iowa Movie Theatre Relief Program. Fridley Vice President Russell Vannorsdel says there has been about a 75% revenue loss for the State Theatre, with an 85% loss for the entire company, “To be entirely honest if it wasn’t for Governor Reynolds’ state aid of movie theaters across the state of Iowa I know I sit on a board of regional theaters, there were many theaters in Iowa that were going to close and maybe close permanently. In fact Fridley Theatres was having a hard time figuring out without h