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Angelika Film Center and Sony Pictures Classics Launch “Bring A Friend Back To The Movies” Initiative for ‘The Duke’ Starring Jim Broadbent & Helen Mirren
Angelika Launches Free Membership Program Initiatives to launch April 2022 to encourage moviegoers to return to theaters NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Angelika
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAngelika Launches Free Membership Program\n\nInitiatives to launch April 2022 to encourage moviegoers to return to theaters\n\n NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAngelika Film Center (an affiliate of Reading International, Inc. (NASDAQ:RDI)), with operating theaters across the nation in New York City, Texas, Washington, D.C., California and Virginia, and Sony Pictures Classics announced today a special \"Bring A Friend Back To The Movies\" initiative timed to the April 22, 2022 release of the upcoming Sony Pictures Classics dramatic comedy, The Duke starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. In addition, Angelika Film Center announced that the Angelika Membership program will be launching on Friday, April 29, 2022.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220413005352/en/\nThe \"Bring A Friend Back To The Movies\" initiative will provide one complimentary ticket to anyone who purchases a ticket directly from the Angelika website, app, or in theater to see the upcoming film, The Duke, during the first week of its release. The goal is to bring audiences back and remind them that nothing beats seeing a film on a big screen with a friend. Sony Pictures Classics will release the film in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on April 22, 2022, before expanding to additional cities over the following weeks. The Duke premiered at the Venice and Telluride Film Festivals in 2021 and is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes at 95%. We invite you to share the trailer, which you can find HERE.\n\n“We are thrilled that the Angelika has joined forces with us for The Duke to ‘Bring A Friend Back To The Movies,’” said Sony Pictures Classics’ co-president, Tom Bernard. “The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on theaters and the moviegoing experience, but with people being able to get vaccinated and boosted, as well as increased health and safety protocols at theaters like the Angelika, going to the movies is as safe or safer than going to a bar or a crowded restaurant. We know that people are finally ready to get back into their seats and Roger Michell's The Duke, starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent, is the ideal film to remind viewers and their friends of their fondness for the movie theater viewing experience.”\n\nThe Angelika Membership program, which will be free to join,...