Archive for September, 2010
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Walt Disney Pictures has released more images and concept art from Tron: Legacy.
The film follows Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, who looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the digital world of Tron where his father has been living for 25 years.
Tron: Legacy ...
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Three new character posters have been released for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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.
Part I comes to ...
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
The Daily Progress reports:
Regal Entertainment Group announced Thursday that it would bring a new 14-screen theater with IMAX to a future Albemarle County town center, the area’s first such venue.
The theater will be located in the Albemarle Place development, which comprises 65 acres near the busy intersection of Hydraulic Road ...
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Regina, Canada's Saskatchewan Science Centre has switched to 3D projectors in their IMAX theater. News Talk 650 CKOM reports:
Regina’s Kramer IMAX Theatre at the Saskatchewan Science Centre now has 3D capability.
The theatre has been under “top secret” renovations since Sept. 12 as it installed the new 3D screen and ...
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
The Reno Gazette-Journal reports:
The construction of a 14-screen IMAX theater, set to open during the Thanksgiving week, has been delayed, Legends at Sparks Marina general manager Dennis McGovern said.
The Dickenson group, which first planned to open the theater, has pulled out of the project, McGovern said.
“We have gone out, and ...
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond talks with TheStreet on the recent Hollywood 3D boom:
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Portland, Oregon's KATU reports:
The book Shooting in the Wild is Chris Palmer's written confession about the lengths he and others went to in their quest to get compelling shots.
"I have just pulled back the curtain on the dark side of wildlife filmmaking," he said.
Palmer, who now teaches filmmaking at ...
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
The Hollywood Reporter reports from the 3D Experience:
Part symposium and part product expo, the inaugural edition of the 3D Experience opened Friday with daylong topic discussions and exec presentations in an auditorium of the AMC Theatres Empire 25 on Times Square. The three-day event also features 3D movie screenings and ...
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
The Indiana Insider Blog has reviewed 2008's Wild Ocean 3D, a film that captures the massive feeding frenzy that takes place off the South African coast:
Tonight I viewed “Wild Ocean” in IMAX 3D, and I walked away with an overwhelming gratitude that I do not have to live life in ...
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Illinois' Bensenville Press reports:
The brand new IMAX screen in Yorktown Center’s AMC Theater will have a special event opening from 6-8 p.m. this Friday.
This family-friendly event will include Owl Makeover by Funky Face Painting and ActionBooth’s interactive photo booth with on-site photo printing.
Prizes and giveaways included courtesy of AMC, IMAX ...
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution offers this review of Giant Screen film Animalopolis:
If your kid suddenly wants to know how long a polar bear sleeps, a gazillion websites can provide the answer (which is, in case you’re wondering, all day).
But learning about animals takes on a different appeal when informative tidbits are ...
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
From the Daily Echo:
A VISION of Bournemouth’s future is unveiled today with the publication of a blueprint for development in the town centre.
A radical new brief for developers includes: A “water-based family attraction” on the Bath Road South car park, near the home of the Waterfront Imax cinema.
Up to 2,000 ...
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
3D Entertainment Films to begin principal photography in 3D in Los Angeles studios this November
LOS ANGELES and LONDON, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- 3D Entertainment Films is pleased to announce that three-time Emmy Award®-winner Christopher Lloyd will star in the Company's new IMAX theatre film, "Time, the Fourth Dimension" (working title). ...
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
This Fantasy Family Adventure From Visionary Filmmaker Zack Snyder Introduces Moviegoers to the Magical Land of Ga'Hoole Through the Power of IMAX(R) 3D
LOS ANGELES, Sep 23, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX), Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures announce that Legend of the Guardians: The Owls ...
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Karo Film Management Enters Agreement for up to Three IMAX Systems in Moscow and St. Petersburg
IMAX Growth Momentum Continues to Build in Russia and CIS Region
NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the heels of last week's announcement in Kazakhstan and building on the momentum of the expanding ...
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
September 20, 2010: Giant Screen Films (GSF) is proud to announce a partnership with the newly-formed Giant Dome Theater Consortium (GDTC) in support of the highly anticipated giant screen film Tornado Alley, which is being released in March 2011. The partnership provides for a significant investment in the film by ...
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
From The Tampa Tribune:
When the new Harry Potter movie comes out in November, people in the Brandon area will have a chance to view it on a massive new Imax screen that's about to open at AMC Regency 20.
AMC's Imax Experience auditorium will have its grand opening on Friday with ...
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
New Hampshire's WBZ reports:
Developers have proposed building an IMAX movie theater in Greenland, N.H.
The town's Zoning Board of Adjustment postponed decisions on the project Tuesday night.
The Portsmouth Herald reports the 12-screen complex would feature one large-screen IMAX theater on Route 33.
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UPDATE: More on the possible Greenland IMAX:
SeacoastOnline.com: Proposed 12-screen ...
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
WCTV writes:
The biggest movie theater screen in Tallahassee is getting a new and improved makeover that's sure to make movie-goers go ga-ga.
The Challenger Learning Center's IMAX Theater is transitioning to a digital 3-D screen, complete with a brand new 18 thousand watt digital surround sound system.
The new silver, 5-story-tall, 72-foot-wide ...
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
Quad Cities Online reports:
The Putnam Museum and IMAX Theatre won RK Dixon's 2010 Make My Non-Profit Run Better contest, after more than 13,670 online votes were counted.
The Putnam will receive a complete office makeover. CPC Pregnancy Resources came in second, winning a $10,000 technology makeover, while Rivermont Collegiate was third, ...
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