Archive for March, 2011
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
DVD Verdict has posted their review of the DVD version of IMAX: Hubble:
Video, as you would expect, is stunning, despite the absence of 3D. There is one drawback: The original aspect ratio was 1.44:1, but the image has been matted to 1.78:1, so that a fair amount of image is ...
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Walt Disney Pictures has released a new image from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise.
The film opens in IMAX 3D theaters May 20, 2011.
(L-R) Kevin Senn (Queen Anne’s Revenge ...
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
IFC.com has interviewed director Sean Casey on the making of his long-awaited film Tornado Alley, now playing in IMAX and Giant Screen theaters:
How did this film come together?
I was actually working on an IMAX film called "Amazing Journeys," so I was actually on a little, teeny island in the Indian ...
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
India's Premier Cinema Brand Enters IMAX(R) Theatre Business
LAS VEGAS, Mar 30, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and PVR Cinemas, India's leading cinema brand and operator of the country's top-performing multiplexes, today announced an agreement to install digital IMAX(R) theatre systems in four key locations throughout India. ...
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Fanboys and Fangirls Seek Out IMAX as Preferred Venue for Zack Snyder's Latest Action-Adventure in Record Fashion
LAS VEGAS, Mar 29, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) today announced that the IMAX release of Warner Bros. Pictures' Sucker Punch, contributed approximately $4.0 million in gross box office receipts ...
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Here are the first two trailers for Thor.
At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes ...
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Well it looks like Thor is coming to IMAX 3D theaters. Here's the poster for Thor: An IMAX 3D Experience.
At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced ...
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
The World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX 3D Theater has opened next to Bluegreen’s St. Augustine golf resort, Grande Villas at World Golf Village®.
PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 28, 2011 – Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG), a leading provider of Colorful Places to Live and Play, today announced that the World ...
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Russia's Cinema Park Becomes Europe's Largest IMAX Exhibitor
Strong Performance of Russian IMAX(R) Theatres Continues to Drive Brand in Region
LAS VEGAS, March 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Cinema Park, an exhibition chain owned by Russia's largest media holding company, Profmedia, today announced a sale agreement ...
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Monday, March 28th, 2011
Disney/Pixar has revealed two more new characters from Cars 2.
Star racecar Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship to exciting new places in CARS 2 when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car.
The film comes to ...
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Monday, March 28th, 2011
Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new poster for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
In Part 2 of the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the Wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is ...
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Monday, March 28th, 2011
A squall line thunderstorm approaches in north central Kansas.
From the daring vision of director Sean Casey, Tornado Alley hits the Giant Screen in a violent bombardment of the senses. Explosive and exciting, the film explores the genesis of a tornado by getting inside the storm. A dual effort ...
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Monday, March 28th, 2011
A popular subject in educational documentaries, Waking the T. Rex: The Story of SUE is a solid addition to the dinosaur genre. The film offers an inside look at one particular fossil: the largest and most complete T-Rex skeleton ever found. With director David Clark at the helm, ...
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
Big Picture Big Sound has posted their review of The Ultimate Wave Tahiti in Blu-ray 3D:
The Picture
Helicopter shots are a staple of IMAX films, and the 16:9 scenery is truly amazing, with individual leaves discernible on the trees even from hundreds of feet in the air, and jaw-dropping colors all ...
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
Warner Bros. Pictures has released a featurette on the Sucker Punch cast's boot camp training.
The film is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality.
Sucker Punch opens today in IMAX 3D theaters.
Training ...
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
Florida Today reports:
The first IMAX theater in Brevard outside of Kennedy Space Center will open today at Cobb Theatres' Merrit Square 16.
The digital IMAX system that will show the action movie "Sucker Punch" is a more commercially accessible, smaller-screen version of the large format, film-based technology typically found at major ...
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
Here we'll compile the latest reviews for the IMAX version of Sucker Punch. We'll add to this post as more reviews come in.
DVD Talk: "It's an ugly motion picture that represents the worst of Snyder's instincts, barreling forward as some proudly lunatic empowerment anthem when all it truly seeks ...
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Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Four new Fast Five TV spots have hit the web.
In the film, former cop Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) partners with ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) on the opposite side of the law. Dwayne Johnson joins returning favorites Jordana Brewster, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Matt Schulze, ...
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Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Check out the latest trailer for Disney/Pixar's Cars 2.
Star racecar Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship to exciting new places in CARS 2 when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car.
The film comes to IMAX ...
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Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Classic Giant Screen film Ring of Fire will play at the Rochester Museum in New York. The Daily News reports:
The giant-screen film "Ring of Fire" returns Saturday for a limited run at Rochester Museum and Science Center's Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Ave.
The film, first shown at the Planetarium in ...
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