Chad Kennerk

@chadkennerk

Staff Writer @BoxofficeMagazine Digital Editor @FilmReviewDailyOfficial Film Correspondent @ManofMany MFA, The Actors Studio
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Wishing everyone a happy @cinemacon 2026! 🎉 For those in attendance — be sure to grab your copy of @boxofficemagazine CinemaCon 2026 edition from the convention media stand. This issue I’m in conversation with director Lee Cronin @warnerbros @leecroninsthemummy and director Simon McQuoid @warnerbros @mortalkombatmovie . I also talk to @boxofficeco Graeme Watt about how movie theaters can start winning in the age of AI search and speak with @fridleytheatres about their Iowa Oasis — the @palmstheatresimax #Boxoffice #BoxofficePro #CinemaCon #CinemaUnited #CinemaCon2026 @cinemaunitedofficial
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1 month ago
I haven’t had the chance to properly celebrate this, but as @searchlightpics ’ Is This Thing On? expands to theaters everywhere on January 9th, this seems like a great moment to share that my interview with fellow @theactorsstudiodramaschool alum Bradley Cooper is out now in the Dec/Jan print edition of @boxofficemagazine . When I was a student as ASDS, Bradley visited to speak about his directorial debut A Star is Born, so this felt like something of a full circle moment. Don’t miss seeing Bradley’s thoughtful, hopeful drama on the big screen — it’s in my 2025 top 10. #isthisthingon #BradleyCooper
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4 months ago
It’s been thrillifying to partner with team @universalpictures on the @boxofficemagazine November @wickedmovie cover story. My thanks to all the wizards behind the curtain for the candid and thoughtful conversations — casting director Bernie Telsey @thetelseyoffice , production designer Nathan Crowley, cinematographer Alice Brooks @_alicebrooks_ , costume designer Paul Tazewell @paultazewell , hair and makeup designer Frances Hannon @frances_hannon_official , and editor Myron Kerstein @mikfliks . The bewitching collaborative spirit instilled by @jonmchu came across in each conversation, and audiences will see, feel, and experience it when #WickedForGood arrives in theaters on November 21. You will be changed. 💚🩷✨🧹🫧 @cynthiaerivo @arianagrande @jbayleaf
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6 months ago
Out today on Blu-ray from @film__masters , The Red House brings the gem horror noir from director Delmer Daves back in restored HD. Edward G. Robinson stars in a compelling, Red Scare-era role. I had the honor of writing the liner notes for the release, which also features commentary from Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (All That Noir, Shadows and Satin) #TheRedHouse #EdwardGRobinson #DelmerDaves #Noir #classicfilm #bluray #classicmovies
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6 months ago
I got nothing if I ain’t got Santa Fe. @santafeintlfilmfest @rosewoodinnoftheanasazi @jeancocteaucinema @beastlybooksofficial #SantaFe #santafeinternationalfilmfestival #sfiff
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6 months ago
Celebrating Downton’s Grand Finale in style with @downtonabbey_official @focusfeatures @drafthouse and a visit from class acts @therealleech and @jofroggatt Don’t miss your chance to visit with the Crawley’s on the big screen. Grand Finale is a trilogy best! 🎉🤍🎩🥂 #DowntonAbbey #DowntonAbbeyTheGrandFinale #TheCrawleys #TomBranson #JoanneFroggatt Photo: Ian Zandi @ianzandi
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8 months ago
On the blue carpet @academymuseum for the preview of Jaws: The Exhibition—a below-the-surface look at the first blockbuster, currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. Stay tuned for my upcoming @filmreviewdailyofficial interview with exhibition curator Jenny He! #AcademyMuseum #Jaws #Jaws50 #JawstheExhibition #StevenSpielberg #FilmReview
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8 months ago
Another @CinemaCon has come and gone, so I guess it’s time for my annual Instagram post. Returning completely exhausted, yet enthused for all the moviegoing magic awaiting us in 2025 and beyond. Among the many moments I’ll take with me — Mark Hamill walking offstage with the Cinema Icon award to the swell of John Williams’ score. Speaking of score (and Williams for that matter) @universalpictures presentation boasted a live orchestra opening with a musical retrospective of the Universal catalog. From orchestral thrills to @Lionsgate treating us to a mini concert from The Weeknd, to the silence following Tom Cruise asking 4,000 people to take a moment to remember Val Kilmer in the @paramountpics presentation, it was another eventful, emotional year. @sonypictures surprised on the spot with Sam Mendes revealing not one, but four movies about the Fab Four. @amazonmgmstudios was a welcome addition this year, stunning with a first trailer for Project Hail Mary. I got to check into the Continental with the @johnwickexperience alongside Ana De Armas. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande delivered a thrillifying first look at @wickedmovie For Good. And all the studios shared a ton of films that I can’t wait to see — where they belong, on the big screen. P.S - Thanks @edgarwright for the tip on refrigerated Junior Mints. ☺️ Thanks to Stan Ruszkowski, Daniel Loria, and all of my @boxofficeco and @boxofficemagazine family and colleagues for bringing me on again to cover the conference and produce the CinemaCon 2025 podcast series. A big shoutout to Mitch M.Neuhauser, @cinemaunitedofficial Michael O’Leary and the entire @CinemaCon team for putting on another fantastic show! For more insights and full recaps, check out our CinemaCon coverage at And our CinemaCon 2025 podcast series, presented by Tapos by @jacrocinema , @barco.cinema and @icetheaters , where we break down the studio presentations movie by movie: @boxofficemagazine > Link in bio > Podcast #CinemaCon #CinemaCon2025 #Boxoffice
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1 year ago
And just like that, wrapped my second @CinemaCon ! 🎬 I even came home with a few new friends… Leaving Las Vegas inspired by all the creative voices that we heard from throughout the week, particularly for @jonmchu ‘s heart and passion for the world of @WickedMovie , the thrill of seeing the marvelous mind of @TimBurton in the flesh, the ever elegant and eloquent @LupitaNyongo , @AzizAnsari for going off script and stealing the stage, @bandrybarry for his heartfelt exhibition story, and to animation legend Mark Dindal — who I had the pleasure of chatting with about @sonypictures @garfieldmovie for our CinemaCon edition of @boxofficemagazine . Like @AMCTheatres ‘ Adam Aron, I’m headed home feeling incredibly optimistic about all the fantastic studio slates and the films set to hit exhibitor’s screens in 2024 and beyond. It’s encouraging to see distributors and exhibitors, along with tech and vendor partners, building the bridges that will continue to deliver the magic of the movies to the place where filmmakers and creatives intend their work to be seen — in community at the movie theater. Thanks to Julien Marcel, Stan Ruszkowski, and all of my friends at @boxofficeco , my awesome Boxoffice Pro colleagues Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle for bringing me on again to cover the conference and produce the CinemaCon 2024 podcast series. A special shoutout to Mitch M.Neuhauser and the entire @CinemaCon team for putting on another fantastic show! For more insights and full recaps from the editorial team, check out our CinemaCon coverage at And our CinemaCon 2024 podcast series, presented by Tapos by Jacro, where we break down the studio presentations movie by movie: @boxofficemagazine > Link in bio > Podcast #CinemaCon #Cinema #Film #Boxoffice
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2 years ago
Stay classy 🥃 Taking a break from posting, but check out my story or Threads link for updates!
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6 years ago
So much to love 💛
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6 years ago
Back home again in Indiana... @strangerthingstv
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6 years ago