LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Legion M, the world’s first fan-owned entertainment company, will celebrate filmmakers, films and fans at the Sundance Film Festival. With support from sponsors, including Cinemark’s (NYSE: CNK) innovative Movie Club membership program, the Legion M Lounge will be open from Thursday, January 18, to Sunday, January 21.
Located at Red Banjo Pizza Parlour, 322 Main Street, the Legion M Lounge will be open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily to all registered festival-goers, though space is strictly limited: To secure a spot in the Legion M Lounge, guests are requested to sign up in advance on the Legion M website; additional entry may be granted at the site on a space-available basis.
On Thursday night, January 18, the Legion M Lounge will be the site of a special invitation-only reception for Sundance Midnight selection MANDY. Along with SpectreVision, XYZ Films and Umedia, Legion M is a production partner on MANDY, a highly-anticipated thriller by director Panos Cosmatos and starring Nicolas Cage.
MANDY will have its first official screening at the Sundance Film Festival at 11:59 p.m. Friday, January 19.
The Legion M Lounge will also be home to an ongoing series of live streaming interviews hosted by film critic, historian and Legion M adviser Leonard Maltin and by Movie Pilot’s Russ Fischer. Reaching more than 30 million fans through digital and social channels, the combination of Legion M and Movie Pilot will bring a unique fan-driven perspective as Maltin and Fischer interview filmmakers and actors from such films as MANDY, Summer of ’84, Clara’s Ghost, Hearts Beat Loud, Beirut and Assassination Nation, among others. Interviews will take place between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Friday, January 19 through Sunday, January 21, and will be available to view on Movie Pilot’s various channels.
On Sunday, January 21, the Legion M Lounge plays host to one of indie film’s most influential voices, Chris Gore’s Film Threat. From 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Gore will podcast live, discussing the films premiering at Sundance and the talented filmmakers behind them. Fans can listen to the podcast on iTunes. Then, from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., Chris Gore, in partnership with Legion M, will close down the Legion M Lounge with the Film Threat Sucks party.
All weekend inside the Legion M Lounge, guests will be able to learn more about Cinemark Movie Club, a unique monthly in-theatre membership program offering exclusive benefits such as ticket and concession discounts for members and friends for just $8.99 per month. Sundance movie-lovers can instantly join and begin taking advantage of their membership benefits by downloading the Cinemark app or by visiting www.cinemark.com/movieclub.
Legion M uses new equity crowdfunding laws enabled by the federal JOBS Act to give fans the opportunity to invest directly in an early stage entertainment company. Legion M has raised more than $3 million in equity crowdfunding, making it one of the most successful JOBS Act companies in history.
Legion M encompasses a global community that has grown to more than 20,000 members, including more than 7,000 fan-owners. Its slate of film, TV, digital and VR projects includes feature-film projects in various stages of development; multiple series for network, cable and digital TV; as well as interactive and VR-based projects. Legion M was an investor in the critically acclaimed Colossal, starring Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis, and directed by Nacho Vigalondo.
To learn more about Legion M, please visit www.legionm.com. For more information about Cinemark Movie Club, please visit www.cinemark.com/movieclub.
About Cinemark Holdings, Inc.:
Cinemark is a leading domestic and international motion picture exhibitor, operating 533 theatres with 5,957 screens in 41 U.S. states, Brazil, Argentina and 13 other Latin American countries as of September 30, 2017. For more information go to investors.cinemark.com.
