Archive for August, 2008
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
A brief post on the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center blog takes a look at how IMAX film gets projected onto a curved dome screen:
(Pic: The Fleet's IMAX projector climbs the 14-foot track to reach the focal point of the Space Theater's dome screen. Credit: Reuben H. Fleet Science Center)
Well, ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
MacGillivray Freeman Films has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Caméra Lucida and La Géode for the release of Van Gogh: Brush with Genius, a 40-minute giant screen film about the life and paintings of Vincent van Gogh. Filmed entirely in 15/70mm in France and the Netherlands, Van Gogh captures ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
The Reno Gazette gives a rundown of the IMAX aspect ratio compared to typical 35mm with the help of Brian Bonnick, executive vice president of technology for IMAX Corporation:
IMAX theaters can display films in three different aspect ratios: the square-ish 1.43:1 and the more rectangular 1.78:1 and 1.9:1. Bonnick says ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Chairman and president of IMAX Filmed Entertainment, Greg Foster, talks with Hollywood Reporter on IMAX's big push into Hollywood following The Dark Knight and IMAX's digital theater rollout:
Hollywood Reporter: Tell us one thing we didn't know about your plans for Imax-format film releasing.
Greg Foster: The only thing that none of ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Up on the Under the Sea website is the latest production webisode for the upcoming IMAX film.
Featuring Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay, the webisode has some behind-the-scenes footage of filming in the Pacific island.
The sequel to Deep Sea 3D from filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall, Under the Sea 3D will ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
nWave Pictures co-founder and director, Ben Stassen, talks with Animation World Network on his career working in 3D and his latest film, Fly Me to the Moon 3D.
Stassen takes pains to distinguish his use of 3-D to provide an "immersive experience" from the in-your-face seltzer bottle and paddleball gags that ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
WorstPreviews.com has posted ten new images from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
The film, recently pushed back to July 17, 2009, is the sixth installment of the Harry Potter series, and sees Dumbledore intent upon preparing Harry for the final battle with Voldemort that is fast approaching.
Photo Gallery >>
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Warner Bros. Pictures has released four new images from the upcoming film Watchmen.
Directed by Zack Snyder (300), the film is a multi-layered mystery set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society. The film is scheduled for released to IMAX ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
SM Mall of Asia's San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theatre in Pasay City, Philippines welcomes back the DMR films Spider-Man 3 and Superman Returns to their IMAX theater beginning August 27. Both films were converted for the IMAX screen using the IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology. Unlike Warner Bros.' ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Not likely says /film. Twilight, the teen vampire flick by Catherine Hardwicke, jumped to the November 21 release date left vacant by the now Summer '09 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Though rumors are swirling that Twilight could replace Harry Potter 6 in IMAX's now open holiday slot, ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
An operatic lion takes center stage in this exclusive clip from the upcoming film, Animalopolis.
The film will receive its 2D release September 12, followed by the 3D version opening in December 2008, playing in IMAX and other Giant Screen theaters, as well as digital theaters. With twelve hilarious segments, ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
We've posted the latest trailer to DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, coming to conventional and IMAX theaters November 7. The trailer features a bit more footage from the film not featured in the previously released teaser.
The sequel sees the return of Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Ann Coates gives high praise to The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience, the second installment to Christopher Nolan's cinematic reinvention of the Batman:
For first-timers to an IMAX film, this is probably an excellent introduction into the film format. Where other Hollywood films were simply letterboxed in their digital remastered ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
A recent Variety piece explores the current trend of CGI animators and their use of stereoscopic 3D, which brings new tools and new stories to filmmaking. Variety speaks with director Ben Stassen and his approach to creating 3D movies:
Animation directors need to think differently about their staging and pacing, ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Time Magazine has a feature on the latest crop of the 3D movies, and talks with 3D pioneers, director Ben Stassen and producer Charlotte Huggins, among others. Though only a handful of 3D films have been released so far, studios are looking to increase the number of 3D releases ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Reflecting yesterday's announcement that the release date of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has moved to July 2009, IMAX Corporation confirmed it is already exploring alternative titles for this year's holiday season and is confident it will secure a solid film for the IMAX® theatre network.
The Company looks forward ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Deseret News examines the future of 3D cinema, and takes a look at the latest 3D film to hit theaters, Fly Me to the Moon 3D. Fly Me director, Ben Stassen, predicts 3D as "the next big step in cinematic evolution."
Fly Me to the Moon director Ben Stassen. (Summitt ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Already playing at select institutional Giant Screen theaters, Fly Me to the Moon 3D begins its wide release tomorrow to commercial IMAX and digital 3D venues. Currently institutional sites are playing the 49-minute version of the film, while commercial venues will receive the 89-minute version. Per The Hollywood ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Warner Bros. Pictures announced it has moved back the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from November 21, 2008 to July 17, 2009.
Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros. stated, "Our reasons for shifting 'Half-Blood Prince' to summer are twofold: we know the summer season is ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
The next IMAX title to be released on Blu-ray will be 1999's Extreme.
Directed by Jon Long, the film features six nature based sports: big wave surfing, ice climbing, skiing, snowboarding, windsurfing, and rock climbing.
The Blu-ray edition will hit streets November 4.
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