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A unique streaming service that supports local theaters

Around 150 theatres from across the US have banded together to support the Kino Marquee initiative. The initiative is an effort to support local theatres by allowing users to stream films for 12$ and select a theatre they would like to support with a portion of that fee. Currently, it is just streaming Bacurau, but the schedule is being updated constantly.

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