Archive for the ‘Theaters’ Category
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
As August came to a scorching close, attendance numbers at the Ontario Science Centre also set a new high, with 330,605 visitors during July and August. This is a 13 per cent increase over last year’s attendance for the two months, making it the busiest summer in 11 years. At ...
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Photo by Andreas Praefcke
IMAX's underwater documentary Under the Sea opens at Fort Worth Museum's IMAX Dome theater this weekend. From the Fort Worth Star Telegram:
Consider the leafy sea dragon. Or the flamboyant cuttlefish.
Yes, they're real. And you'll have the chance to consider them up close -- almost face-to-face -- ...
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
The Bournemouth Echo reports:
NOW you see it – soon you won’t? As the bid to rid Bournemouth of its hated IMAX building continues, potential developers are being issued with a strict set of instructions for the site.
And these include a condition that the building – either the current one or ...
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
The Arizona Daily Wildcat wants you to know 10 things about the new digital IMAX opening at Tucson's AMC Loews Foothills 15:
You don’t need to make the pricey pilgrimage to Phoenix to see movies in IMAX anymore. This Friday, the AMC Loews 15 Theater at the Foothills Mall will be ...
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
The Alamogordo Daily News reports:
THe Clyde W. Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater and Planetarium at the New Mexico Museum of Space History will be closed Monday through Wednesday for maintenance on the Spitz starfield projector. The projector is capable of showing the night sky on any given date in history or ...
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Sudbury, Ontario's Science North IMAX Theatre will open The Twilight Saga: Eclipse beginning September 9. The Sudbury Star reports:
On Sept. 9, Twilight fans of all ages will be lining up at Science North to be among the first to sink their teeth into Twilight Eclipse: The IMAX Experience.
Advance tickets ...
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Largest IMAX Operator in Central and Eastern Europe Adds Locations in Israel
Exhibitor Also Upgrades Its Existing IMAX Locations With IMAX's Digital Projection Technology
NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) today announced an agreement with Cinema City International, the largest exhibitor in Eastern Europe and long-standing ...
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Event Cinemas in New Zealand will open The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D beginning next week. 3 News writes:
Surfing fans are in for a treat next month when Event Cinemas play a 3D surf film on the Giant Screen.
The Ultimate Wave Tahiti is said to plunge audiences into the stunning ...
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Coming up at IMAX Palisades Center: Avatar Special Edition, Dinosaurs Alive 3D, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, & Harry Potter
The IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center in West Nyack, NY is well known for hosting fun value-added promotions and offering movie-goers an exceptional movie experience on the biggest ...
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Illinois' The Peoria Journal Star reports:
Despite the overwhelming support, some council members expressed frustration with a recent lack of communication on several museum-related issues, namely IMAX.
Some council members questioned why the name "IMAX" - the Canadian-based company and the largest and most recognizable brand of large digital screens and immersive ...
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
St. Augustine, Florida's World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater will open two new IMAX films beginning September 3, Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean an Dinosaurs Alive!:
The World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater is opening two new films, Dolphins & Whales: Tribes of the Ocean and Dinosaurs ...
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Beginning September 3, Science Museum Oklahoma will host the Extreme Sports Expo, which will also feature 1999 Giant Screen film, Extreme and 1998's Everest. From the Oklahoman:
Brett Mahoney has a message for people about skateboarding, mountain biking, BMX stunt riding and other "extreme" or "action" sports: Definitely try this ...
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
IMAX® 3D Release Features Approximately Nine Minutes of Never-Before-Seen Footage
LOS ANGELES, Aug 25, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Following the record-breaking IMAX® 3D release of the highest grossing movie of all-time, IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that Avatar: Special Edition will open in 175 IMAX® theatres ...
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Friday, August 20th, 2010
Kansas' The Wichita Eagle reports:
Work on Bill Warren's IMAX theater at 21st Street and Tyler has reached the midway point, with its owner confident that the six-story structure will open on time on Dec. 17.
"The more this thing goes up, the more excited I get about getting it open," Warren ...
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Thursday, August 19th, 2010
The Orange County Register writes:
The CinemaFusion movie complex at the GardenWalk mall went dark on Wednesday and will remain down at least until Friday.
After months of contentious bankruptcy hearings, the theaters' owners handed over the keys.
. . .
CinemaFusion won a loyal-but-small following since opening in 2008, gaining regional attention with ...
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
CBS 4 Denver reports:
The Phipps IMAX Theater at the Denver Museumof Nature and Science will be upgrading to brand new state of-the-art 3D technology. They will start installing the upgrades next week which include new seats, new speakers, a new screen and a 3D digital projector.
The museum opened the Phipps ...
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Arlington VIBE writes:
Arlington has a new IMAX theatre located at AMC 18 on the third level of The Parks at Arlington Mall (northeast corner, I-20 @ S. Cooper St).
IMAX is a digital projection system with two digital projectors plus image enhancers and custom lenses that make the images on screen ...
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
KTBS Shreveport reports:
Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science Center will be closed on Mondays from September through February in an effort to reduce operational expenses. The Center will be open on the following Mondays that are regularly scheduled Caddo and/or Bossier school holidays: September 6, October 18, October 25, November 22, December 20, ...
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
KOLD News 13 reports:
Movie watchers will be able to get The IMAX Experience on Sept. 3 at the AMC Loews Foothills 15, located at 7401 N. La Cholla Boulevard, according to a press release.
The IMAX theatre at this Tucson location has been custom-designed for a multiplex. To maximize the field ...
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Critically Acclaimed IMAX®3D Co-Production from Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Returns for a Special Limited Time Engagement
"Breathtaking, extraordinary and awe-inspiring!" - Access Hollywood
"'Hubble 3D' truly dazzles." - Associated Press
"An awesome 3D documentary." - Entertainment Weekly
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX)(TSX:IMX), and Warner Bros. Pictures today ...
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