Archive for February, 2010
Friday, February 26th, 2010
IMAX has released some great images from their upcoming film Hubble 3D. The film opens in IMAX theaters March 19, 2010.
This image of a stellar jet in the Carina Nebula observed in light was captured by Hubble’s new Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) installed by NASA astronauts during the ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
Australia WWOS via NineMSN has posted this interview with Kelly Slater who speaks on his latest film, The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D:
When asked why he took on the added workload of making an IMAX feature film in the middle of chasing a possible 10th world title, Kelly Slater says it ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
Bloomberg TV will air the special program, "Inside Arabia," a behind-the-scenes look at the new Giant Screen film, Arabia 3D. MacGillivray Freeman Films writes:
This weekend, Bloomberg TV will air a special half-hour program called “Inside Arabia” featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Arabia 3D, MacGillivray Freeman’s new ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
Advance tickets are on sale today for Alice in Wonderland: An IMAX 3D Experience at Hampton' Virginia Air & Space Center. Daily Press reports:
Advance tickets to the 3D IMAX version of "Alice in Wonderland" starring Johnny Depp will go on sale Friday Feb. 26.
The Tim Burton film will open ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
IMAX's Hubble 3D recounts the amazing journey of the most important scientific instrument since Galileo's original telescope and the greatest success in space since the Moon Landing -- the Hubble Space Telescope. The film is set for release March 19, 2010. Suite 101 writes:
IMAX Space Team
The seventh film ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
Alt Film Guide takes a look at the numbers of James Cameron's biggest films, Avatar and Titanic:
Avatar has just beaten Titanic’s worldwide box-office record in inflation-adjusted US-dollar terms. As per the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ inflation calculator, Titanic would have grossed $2.450 billion in 2010 US dollars, or about ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
The second theatrical trailer to How to Train Your Dragon has been released online.
The film is the riotous story of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, heir of the Viking chiefdom, and his quest to hunt down the fiercest dragon, bring it into submission, and — hopefully — pass his initiation.
The film ...
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
The viral marketing push for Tron: Legacy will culminate into an IMAX Event to be held in five major cities. MTV Movies Blog reports:
The "Tron" team has launched a viral campaign ala "The Dark Knight" to build up the hype and excitement for the December releasing science fiction movie. ...
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Market Intellisearch sees interesting activity with IMAX stock:
IMAX options saw interesting call activity today. A total of 263 put and 1,721 call contracts were traded raising a low Put/Call volume alert. Today's traded Put/Call ratio is 0.15. There were 6.54 calls traded for each put contract.
Options are useful tools for ...
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
The Wall Street Journal reports:
Imax Corp.'s (IMAX) recent box-office numbers suggest the U.S. could support a larger number of theaters than the large-format movie company originally envisioned.
The advent of its lower-cost digital system and joint-venture theater initiative has resulted in a huge expansion of its network recently. Imax installed about ...
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