Archive for June, 2010

Video: More clips from The Wildest Dream

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Here are even more clips from The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest. From National Geographic Entertainment comes The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest which explores George Mallory’s obsession with becoming the first person to summit Mount Everest. The film opens in IMAX and other Giant Screen theaters August 6, 2010. View ...

Cebu, Philippines gets first IMAX theater July 9

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

The Freeman reports: The most immersive movie watching experience is coming to Cebu! SM Cinema is once again leading the race towards technological evolution by opening the IMAX Theatre at SM City Cebu. The grand opening of the IMAX Theatre in SM City Cebu is on July 9, in time for the ...

Be the First to See Inception at Special Midnight Screenings on Thursday, July 15th at Cineplex Entertainment Theatres

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jun 30, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Cineplex Entertainment (CA:CGX.UN 19.53, -0.07, -0.36%) - WHAT: Advance tickets are now available for the special midnight screenings in traditional and IMAX® formats of Warner Bros.' Inception being held on Thursday, July 15th (officially 12:01 am on Friday, July 16th) at select ...

Twilight Eclipse IMAX review wrap-up

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Here are the latest reviews for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: The IMAX Experience. More to be added here as reviews get posted. Chicago Reader: "Unfortunately the backstories are much less effective in this screen adaptation, whose plot is encumbered by an endless series of flashbacks (all complete with the requisite ...

Video: Clips from National Geographic’s The Wildest Dream

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Check out these clips from National Geographic's upcoming film, The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest. You can view the trailer and more clips here: Link >> The film explores George Mallory’s obsession with becoming the first person to summit Mount Everest. It opens in IMAX and other Giant Screen theaters August ...

AP: Minn. Zoo Offers Discounts To Military, Families

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

The Associated Press reports: Military personnel and their families can receive special discounts at the Minnesota Zoo during the zoo's third annual Military Family Week. The discounts run through Sunday, July 4. The zoo in Apple Valley is offering free admission and free parking for military personnel — including active, retired and civilian. ...

Pennsylvania’s Manheim Township to get IMAX theater

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Lancaster County's Intelligencer Journal reports: Lancaster County, get ready for your first IMAX theater. The Manheim Township commissioners on Monday night gave the last major go-ahead needed for Penn Cinema to start building a much-anticipated 425-seat IMAX theater. It will open Thursday, Nov. 18, at 11:59 p.m., an excited Penn Ketchum, the cinema's ...

IMAX could boost Twilight Eclipse box office to $150M

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will open in 193 IMAX locations which could mean big box office revenue for the film. TheWrap reports: With that theater count including 193 IMAX locations, Summit Entertainment officials are moving “Twilight” out of November for the first time, giving the film access to its young-female ...

Summit Entertainment’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Opens in IMAX® Theatres Beginning June 30, 2010

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Jun 29, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Summit Entertainment announced today that The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the highly anticipated third film in the studio's Twilight franchise, will open in 193 IMAX® theatres in North America simultaneously with the film's launch on June 30, ...

Video: The Wildest Dream trailer, clips

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Check out the trailer and clips from National Geographic's upcoming film, The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest. The film explores George Mallory's obsession with becoming the first person to summit Mount Everest. The Wildest Dream opens in IMAX and other Giant Screen theaters August 6, 2010. Trailer George Mallory's Wildest Dream Finding George Mallory's Body View ...

Video: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I has debuted online. The final chapter of the Harry Potter film series begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione leave Hogwarts behind and set out to find and destroy the Horcruxes, the secret to Voldemort’s power and immortality. The film comes to ...

South Africa IMAX theaters set to close

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The two South African IMAX theaters, Gateway IMAX and Menlyn IMAX, are set to close this week due to low attendance. From the press release: IMAX Theatres to Close at the end of June 2010 Old Mutual Investment Group Property Investments (OMIGPI), in its capacity as managing agent on behalf of ...

THR: Alfred Haber sells 36 Imax doc titles abroad

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The Hollywood Reporter writes: Indie TV distributor Alfred Haber has racked up a number of key deals with broadcasters abroad for a package of three-dozen Imax doc titles. The package includes four Academy Award nominees: "The Living Sea," "Dophins," "Alaska:Spirit of the Wild" and "Amazon" as well as boxoffice hits "Africa:The Serengeti" ...

Video: Twilight Eclipse IMAX TV spot

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Here the TV spot for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: The IMAX Experience. In the film, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced ...

National Geographic teams with The North Face and REI for new Everest film

Monday, June 28th, 2010

WASHINGTON (June 28, 2010) -- National Geographic Entertainment (NGE) today announces a promotional partnership with The North Face, supplier of authentic, innovative and technically advanced outdoor apparel, equipment and footwear, and national outdoor gear and apparel retailer REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) in support of the new film The Wildest Dream: ...

Teaser poster to Legend of the Guardians

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Here's the teaser poster for the upcoming animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film is based on the beloved Guardians of Ga’Hoole books by Kathryn Lasky, and follows Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father’s epic stories of the Guardians of ...

Video: Four Inception TV spots, featurettes

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Here are few more TV spots for the film Inception. You can view the IMAX TV spot here: Link >> Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb, a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, who steals valuable secrets from deep ...

Video: Inception: The IMAX Experience TV spot

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Check out the TV spot for Inception: The IMAX Experience. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb, a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, who steals valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable. The ...

Video: Legend of the Guardians theatrical trailer

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

The theatrical trailer for Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole has been released. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film is based on the beloved Guardians of Ga’Hoole books by Kathryn Lasky, and follows Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father’s epic stories of the Guardians of Ga’Hoole, a ...

Video: Second trailer for Resident Evil: Afterlife

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Here's the second theatrical trailer for Resident Evil: Afterlife. In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Milla Jovovich) continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. The film comes to IMAX 3D theaters September 10, 2010. BMZ Film Page >> UPDATE: Also ...