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Letterboxd, the social network of film critics that has attracted millions of moviegoers (Martin Scorsese) adds movie listings to its service.
Starting Wednesday (Dec. 13), Letterboxd Patron members in the U. S. will be able to continue their efforts to continue to participate in the U. S. The U. S. , Canada, U. K. , Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia will have to film shows that are shown lately in nearby theaters over the next seven days. Letterboxd introduces this feature (which it calls beta testing) in collaboration with the aggregator Assemble, which in the United States collects movie showtimes for about 9,000 theaters.
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Initially, the service offers the movie list feature to Patron members ($49 per year in the U. S. ). U. S. Homeland Starting December 24, Letterboxd will launch the feature for all members.
You may not be able to purchase tickets directly through Letterboxd: when a user clicks on a viewing time, they will be redirected to a separate ticketing site to purchase tickets.
“It’s a natural progression for us to offer screening times to our community, as moviegoers return to watching video after the pandemic,” Matthew Buchanan, co-founder of Letterboxd, said in a statement. “We are committed to providing our members with all the equipment they want to delight in watching movies and this inclusion of streaming systems is just the beginning, with more regions and a more comprehensive integration (including notifications) coming soon. “
Letterboxd said theaters in release regions whose listings don’t appear can submit their screening times by emailing their URL to showtimes@assemble. me.
Regal Cinemas is one of the cinema chains participating in the beta version of Letterboxd. “As longtime enthusiasts and members of the Letterboxd community, Regal is proud to see them put the theatrical experience even more directly into the hands of cinema’s most passionate advocates,” said Drew Justice, Manager of Loyalty Promotions at Regal Cinemas. “Being able to read or write reviews and immediately locate nearby movie theaters is a luxury that Regal and Letterboxd movie enthusiasts deserve. “
Below is an example of what Letterboxd’s movie listings look like:
About 87% of Letterboxd’s paid members happen to watch the videos at least once a month, and 39% spend 3 or more times a month, according to a March 2023 survey of 5000 Letterboxd members.
Letterboxd was founded in 2011 through Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow from New Zealand. It claims to have more than 10 million registered accounts. This fall, the founders sold a 60% majority stake to Canadian investment firm Tiny in a deal that priced the company. in more than 50 million dollars.
To promote the addition of movie showtime listings to Letterboxd, the site released a video of filmmakers and celebrities — including Keegan-Michael Key, Finn Wolfhard and Jessica Chastain — discussing their favorite seats in a movie theater:
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