Archive for May, 2011
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Network to Premiere More Than 20 Hours of Original, Native 3D Content in June
CULVER CITY, Calif., May 23, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- 3net, the joint venture 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX will premiere an unprecedented number of original, native 3D programs throughout June, it was announced today ...
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
The Sarasota Herald Tribune writes:
At 28 feet tall by 52 feet wide, the AMC Sarasota 12 IMAX screen in Westfield Sarasota Square Mall is a far cry from the monsters that dominate the the IMAX Corporation brand name and command premium prices.
From the massive 62 foot high by 82 foot ...
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
The UK's Globe and Mail reviews 2003 Giant Screen film Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure:
They may be tiny subjects for an Imax camera to capture, but bugs inhabit a massive world. Just one square mile of rain forest is home to more insects than there are people on Earth, each one ...
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Check out the TV spot for upcoming Giant Screen film Rescue 3D.
Audience members will experience first hand, the long-standing tradition of military and civilian response to a humanitarian crisis that may occur anywhere in the world. Through the eyes and reflections of the film’s featured characters, we will get an ...
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Producer/Director and stormchaser Sean Casey talks about his film latest Giant Screen film Tornado Alley with USA Today:
Does what we see on an IMAX screen even do a tornado any justice to actually watching it happen in front of you?
The obvious difference is that we’re risking our lives to get ...
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Check out the latest reviews for the IMAX version of 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 is currently playing in IMAX 3D theaters.
WFMZ Allentown: "You'd be hard pressed ...
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Friday, May 20th, 2011
Escutia to Spearhead D3D Museum Theater Sales & GSF Film Distribution Efforts in Europe.
EVANSTON, IL (May 20, 2011) – Giant Screen Films (GSF) and D3D Cinema (D3D) are pleased to announce the addition of industry veteran Domingo Escutia Muñoz as Director of Sales and Distribution for Europe, effective May 25, 2011. Based ...
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opens tomorrow in IMAX 3D, and there's as expected buzz surrounding the film's opening:
The Sacramento Bee: Ahoy! Premiere of new IMAX 'Pirates' movie prompts all sorts of pirate-themed events today
The Wrap: Box Office: It's $100M or Bust for 'Pirates 4'
Business News Network: IMAX ...
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Filming will take place on three continents, with an all-star cast working under the direction of Christopher Nolan.
BURBANK, CA, May 19, 2011 - Principal photography has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "The Dark Knight Rises," the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.
Leading an all-star international ...
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
The first trailer for The Adventures of Tintin has been released.
The film stars Jamie Bell as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig as the nefarious Red Rackham.
The film opens in IMAX 3D theaters ...
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Northeast News writes:
It was an exciting Grand Opening, almost like Hollywood, as hundreds of invited guest and a few celebrity “look-alikes” gathered to cut the film (ribbon) and cake to officially open the new 20 screen Cinema at Greenspoint Mall.
The event took place last Thursday night, and the theater is ...
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
IMAX to have 22 commercial theatres operating in Canada by November
Halifax, NS and Toronto, ON - Empire Theatres, a Canada-wide film exhibition company with 50 theatres, and IMAX Corp. (NYSE: IMAX) (TSX: IMAX) announced today that Empire Theatres will be adding three new IMAX digital theatres to its network this ...
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Paramount Pictures has released the first poster for The Adventures of Tintin.
The film stars Jamie Bell as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig as the nefarious Red Rackham.
The film opens in IMAX 3D ...
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Four TV spots for upcoming thriller Super 8 have been released.
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable ...
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Disney/Pixar has released this new trailer for upcoming film, Cars 2.
Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in Cars 2 when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World ...
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
The Hesperia Star reports:
When Hesperia’s 12-screen movie complex opens its doors it will likely be one of the few in the area to offer restaurant-quality meals, and beer and wine in designated areas.
The project, which is being developed by Northern California-based Cinema West Theatres, was given the green light Thursday ...
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Telugu Movie News reports:
Hyderabad's landmark entertainment complex Prasad's Imax has now become India's first green theatre after it installed a 100 KWP solar photo voltaic power generation system for it IMAX 3D screen. The system was inaugurated on Monday on the roof top of Prasad's Multiplex in Hyderabad.
Mr. Ramesh Prasad, ...
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
The Highly Anticipated Fourth Chapter in the Pirates of the Caribbean Film Series Sets Sail as IMAX's Largest Release in 402 Theatres
LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and The Walt Disney Studios announced today that the action fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: ...
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Monday, May 16th, 2011
Giant Screen films The Greatest Places and Search for the Great Sharks will be coming out on Blu-ray tomorrow, May 17. They will be followed by the Blu-ray releases of Ring of Fire and Tropical Rainforest on July 12. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports:
Imax films have always been ...
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Monday, May 16th, 2011
Gutierrez to Lead Business Affairs and Legal for Network
CULVER CITY, Calif., May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 3net, the joint venture 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX has named Carlos Gutierrez to the newly-created position of Vice President, Business Affairs and Legal, it was announced today by Tom Cosgrove, ...
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