CinemaCon 2022, Day 4: official Lionsgate video

Lionsgate has released its official video clips from yesterday afternoon's final studio presentation of CinemaCon 2022. Below are red carpet interview snippets with most of the talent that appeared on stage at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret. star Abby Ryder Fortson,
director/screenwriter/producer Kelly Fremon Craig,
and producer Julie Ansell



Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret. star Rachel McAdams



About My Father star Robert De Niro



About My Father star/co-writer Sebastian Maniscalco,
stars Leslie Bibb and Kim Cattrall, and director Laura Terruso



John Wick: Chapter 4 star Keanu Reeves
and director Chad Stahelski

(Very special thanks to Heather Lewandoski and the CinemaCon PR team for all their helpful and generous assistance at the convention, as well as Mitch Neuhauser and the CinemaCon crew and John Fithian, Jackie Brenneman, and the National Association of Theatre Owners)

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The Movie Report #1167 - April 29, 2022

#1167 - April 29, 2022

MOVIES:

• Dual
• Memory
  

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CinemaCon 2022, Day 4: Big Screen Achievement Awards + Closing Night Party

(photo by Michael Dequina)

CinemaCon 2022 came to its traditional close with the Big Screen Achievement Awards and Closing Night Party, honoring notable acting and filmmaking talent, most of whom involved in upcoming releases featured throughout the week at the various studio presentations. Likely owing to the ongoing pandemic, the lineup for the final night was much smaller than in previous years, plus two awards, the inaugural Trailblazer of the Year and the Entertainment Icon of the Decade, were respectively given earlier in the week to Viola Davis and Dwayne Johnson during their appearances at their current films' studios' official presentations. This year's complete list of honorees for the awards night:

• CinemaCon Star of the Year: Zoe Saldaña
• Star of Tomorrow: Glen Powell
• Rising Star of the Year: Abby Ryder Fortson
• CinemaCon Vanguard Award: Rachel McAdams
• Comedy Star of the Year: Billy Eichner
• Cinema Vérité Award: Robert De Niro

Also due to the pandemic, the usual pre-awards show press conferences understandably did not take place this year, and so I made an earlier than usual departure from the convention after the final studio presentation of the week, from Lionsgate.

And so ends another full springtime week at CinemaCon. Hopefully I will be returning on April 24 - 27, 2023 for CinemaCon 2023!

(Very special thanks to Heather Lewandoski and the CinemaCon PR team for all their helpful and generous assistance at the convention, as well as Mitch Neuhauser and the CinemaCon crew and John Fithian, Jackie Brenneman, and the National Association of Theatre Owners)

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CinemaCon 2022: Day 4 Rundown

And now, the audiovisual overview of the fourth and final day's events at CinemaCon 2022: the Paramount Pictures presentation, the Top Gun: Maverick screening and lunch panel, the Lionsgate presentation, and the Big Screen Achievement Awards.

(Very special thanks to Heather Lewandoski and the CinemaCon PR team for all their helpful and generous assistance at the convention, as well as Mitch Neuhauser and the CinemaCon crew and John Fithian, Jackie Brenneman, and the National Association of Theatre Owners)

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CinemaCon 2022, Day 4: Instagram round-up

While the fourth and final day of CinemaCon 2022 is still in progress as I write this, my time at this year's convention has come to an early end. Here is a recap of my live updates on Instagram throughout the day today.

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The in-depth reports on all of the final CinemaCon 2022 events are, as usual, on the way.

(Very special thanks to Heather Lewandoski and the CinemaCon PR team for all their helpful and generous assistance at the convention, as well as Mitch Neuhauser and the CinemaCon crew and John Fithian, Jackie Brenneman, and the National Association of Theatre Owners)

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CinemaCon 2022, Day 3: Instagram round-up

The third day of CinemaCon 2022 is in the books! Here is a recap of my live updates on Instagram throughout the day today.

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Stay tuned here and on my Twitter and Instagram all week for ongoing coverage of all the goings-on at CinemaCon 2022!

(Very special thanks to Heather Lewandoski and the CinemaCon PR team for all their helpful and generous assistance at the convention, as well as Mitch Neuhauser and the CinemaCon crew and John Fithian, Jackie Brenneman, and the National Association of Theatre Owners)

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CinemaCon 2022: Day 3 Rundown

And now, the audiovisual overview of the third day's events at CinemaCon 2022: the presentations by Walt Disney Studios and Universal Pictures and Focus Features.

(Very special thanks to Heather Lewandoski and the CinemaCon PR team for all their helpful and generous assistance at the convention, as well as Mitch Neuhauser and the CinemaCon crew and John Fithian, Jackie Brenneman, and the National Association of Theatre Owners)

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CinemaCon 2022, Day 2: Trade Show

(photo by Michael Dequina)

As usual, the CinemaCon trade show floor and demonstration suites opened their doors to attendees in time for lunch on Day 2, but despite all initial outward appearances, it did not take long for the ever-lingering effects of the pandemic to be glaringly obvious. Where three short years ago the Julius and Augustus Ballrooms at Caesars Palace Las Vegas were more or less packed with vendors, the amount of unused space, either left empty or, in the case of the more tech-centered Augustus, filled out with tables and chairs.

Empty vendor space in the Julius Ballroom
(photo by Michael Dequina)

Tables and chairs in the Augustus Ballroom
(photo by Michael Dequina)

That all said, what vendors were there conducted business as usual with typically eager and enthusiastic convention attendees. First, down the escalators to the more typically active of the two halls, the food and drink-dominated Julius Ballroom...

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CinemaCon Cola Wars, 2022 edition, Part 1:
Coca-Cola trade show display
(photo by Michael Dequina)

Another angle of Coca-Cola's typically expansive trade show footprint
(photo by Michael Dequina)

CinemaCon Cola Wars, 2022 edition, Part 2:
PepsiCo's now-typically modest display
(photo by Michael Dequina)

This is the first time I've noticed Keurig Dr. Pepper
joining the CinemaCon Soft Drink Wars
(photo by Michael Dequina)

M&M's-themed Mars, Incorporated trade show display,
as usual only second behind Coca-Cola
in floor real estate size
(photo by Michael Dequina)

American Licorice Company, the company behind
cinema candy mainstays Red Vines and Sour Patch,
unveiled a new non-GMO product, Red Vines Made Simple.
(photo by Michael Dequina)

The beloved Los Angeles-based arthouse exhibitor
Cinelounge made its trade show debut to
tout its equally (or more?) beloved popcorn,
which has already been served at the Colosseum the last two days.
(photo by Michael Dequina)

Now, a trip up the escalators to the Augustus Ballroom, and the more tech-oriented vendors...

(photo by Michael Dequina)

Dolby, as usual, was the big draw in this room.
Once again, the film tech giant did not
have a larger demonstration suite at the convention.
(photo by Michael Dequina)

With the more widely known 4D cinema technologies,
4DX and MX4D, not having a large presence this year, a third,
4D E-Motion, picked up the slack with a demonstration booth.
(photo by Michael Dequina)

Stay tuned here and on my Twitter and Instagram all week for ongoing coverage of all the goings-on at CinemaCon 2022!

(Very special thanks to Heather Lewandoski and the CinemaCon PR team for all their helpful and generous assistance at the convention, as well as Mitch Neuhauser and the CinemaCon crew and John Fithian, Jackie Brenneman, and the National Association of Theatre Owners)

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