Archive for October, 2009
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Splash Pensacola Beach profiles the National Museum of Naval Aviation's IMAX Theater:
Located aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, the National Naval Aviation Museum is one of the world’s largest aviation museums. And not only is the museum a record-setting facility, it boats a rare “Giant Screen” IMAX® screen in its Naval ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
A little late, but we've posted the Tron Legacy footage shown at this year's Comic-Con.
In Tron Legacy, a father and son embark on a life-and-death journey of escape across a visually-stunning cyber universe. The film is set for release to conventional and IMAX theaters December 17, 2010.
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating the largest theatre circuit in the United States, today announced fiscal third quarter 2009 results and declared a cash dividend of $0.18 per common share.
Total revenues for the third quarter ended October 1, 2009 were $673.5 million ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Tampa, Florida's MOSI will open Where the Wild Things Are: The IMAX Experience on November 7. The Tampa Bay Informer has this write-up:
Where the Wild Things Are, Spike Jonze’s big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s beloved children’s book, will be screened in the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)’s ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
If you haven't had enough Avatar with the new trailer, featurette and website, here's a helping of the latest pics released from the film.
Directed by James Cameron, Avatar comes out on 3D and 2D in conventional and IMAX theaters December 18, 2009.
View the rest of the images after the jump.
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Along with the debut of the new theatrical trailer, the official site for Avatar has been updated with new content including images, wallpapers and more.
Check out the site here: Link >>
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
The Osceola News Gazette reviews two new Giant Screen films released on Blu-ray, Dinosaurs Alive! and Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs:
Dinosaurs Alive! is sort of like look what dinosaurs are up to now (and how far technology has gone), after you have seen Jurassic Park.
While Jurassic Park was all ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
The new theatrical trailer to James Cameron's Avatar has hit the web. The film opens in 3D and 2D in conventional and IMAX theaters December 18, 2009.
Watch it below:
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UPDATE: ComingSoon.net is also reporting the trailer and tv spots will air on Fox and its affiliates throughout ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Associated Press reports:
Shares of IMAX Corp. jumped in Thursday trading after Piper Jaffray put its highest rating on the company, saying more theaters are likely to install its big screens as film distribution costs drop.
Improving digital technology is a boon to IMAX, analyst James Marsh said in a note to ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
The UK's Guardian speculates on the hype surrounding Avatar in lieu of the new featurette and trailer:
I'm a sucker for getting caught up in the hype for big blockbuster sci-fi movies that know exactly how to market themselves in order to look like the coolest thing since Ripley took out ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
ComingSoon.net has posted a 4-minute behind-the-scenes featurette on James Cameron's Avatar featuring new footage from the film.
The new trailer is expected to also hit the web later today.
The film tells the story of a reluctant hero who embarks on a journey of redemption, discovery and unexpected love, as he ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
The Times of Malta reports on the now closed IMAX Vodafone Theatre in Malta:
The Imax cinema in Paceville will be doubling as a theatre for plays, adding another level of entertainment to the night-life zone and some culture to the clubbing scene.
Following a few changes to maximise the use of ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Michael Jackson's This Is It breaks Tuesday October release record with $2.2 million box office. Entertainment Tonight reports:
The highly anticipated Michael Jackson documentary 'This Is It' has already set a record following Tuesday night's limited theater release.
The Sony film grossed an estimated $2.2 million at the domestic box office ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
East Valley Living reports:
In celebration of Halloween and Arizona Mills Mall “Spooktacular” event, IMAX Theatre will be offering kids the chance to experience films by way of a six-stories-high and eight-stories-wide screen with 12,000 watts of digital surround sound and, of course, 3D glasses for FREE. That’s right – children ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
10connects covers the opening of Michael Jackson's This Is It at Tampa, Florida's Channelside Cinemas and IMAX:
Fans of the King of Pop packed four theatres at Channelside Cinemas and IMAX moments after midnight Wednesday morning to see the local debut of Michael Jackson's final performance.
Fans who streamed out of those ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Here are the latest reviews for the IMAX version of Michael Jackson's This Is It. We will continue to add to this post as more reviews come in.
The Huffington Post: "[S]ince much of the footage is the standard video quality, the core appeal of the IMAX format is getting ...
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Billboard anticipates a big box office weekend for Michael Jackson's This Is It:
The Gloved One looks likely to have a posthumous hit at the box office this weekend.
Sony Pictures bows the Michael Jackson documentary "This Is It" as the week's sole wide release. Sony will get the jump on the ...
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Stormchasers and Hurricane on the Bayou open this Friday at Pensacola's National Museum of Naval Aviation's IMAX Theater. Baldwin County NOW reports:
“Stormchasers” is a tale of scientific discovery and natural wonder that takes audiences on a journey across the planet to experience our most extreme storms and to witness ...
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
The San Francisco Indie Movie Examiner reports on the buzz around the opening of Michael Jackson's This Is It:
As in hundreds of other cities worldwide, today San Francisco residents get a jumpstart on seeing the Sony Pictures concert documentary “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” in select theaters before the film ...
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
Apple has posted a new behind-the-scenes clip from Disney's A Christmas Carol. The clip features star Jim Carrey and director Robert Zemeckis discussing Jim's multiple roles in the film.
Disney's A Christmas Carol is director Robert Zemeckis’ motion capture re-telling of the classic Charles Dickens tale. The film opens ...
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