Archive for July, 2011
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS/SAANICHTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA (July 28, 2011) -- Grammy Award-winning percussionist Evelyn Glennie will narrate and perform in Just Listen 3D (working title) which is being produced for the network of IMAX® and Giant Screen Theaters with a scheduled release in both 2D and 3D in 2014. ...
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Thursday, July 28th, 2011
HIGHLIGHTS , Jul 28, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Company Reports Second Quarter 2011 Revenues of $57.2 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $16.2 million
52 Theatre Signings in Second Quarter Leads to Record Backlog of 294 Systems
Q3 2011 Box Office off to a Strong Start at $88 million in Three and a Half ...
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
CityNews Toronto talks with Tornado Alley director Sean Casey on his Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV):
In Tornado Alley -- the latest IMAX movie now playing at the Ontario Science Centre -- director and storm chaser Sean Casey takes viewers on a wild ride to experience tornados' destructive power.
Casey appeared on Breakfast ...
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
South Jersey's The Central Record profiles Giant Screen film Rescue 3D. The film is currently playing in IMAX, Giant Screen and other specialty theaters in 3D and 2D.
The film documentary “Rescue” is not so much about global disasters, including the earthquake in Haiti, but about the rescuers and volunteers ...
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
IMAX Adds New Installment of the Spider-Man(R) Motion Picture Franchise to Its 2012 Film Slate
LOS ANGELES, Jul 26, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX), and Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that the highly anticipated 3D action-adventure, The Amazing Spider-Man, will be released to IMAX(R) theatres simultaneously with ...
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Monday, July 25th, 2011
Film Grosses a Record $3.7 Million, or $120,000 Per Screen, in China's IMAX(R) Theatres During Opening Frame
LOS ANGELES, Jul 25, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX), and Paramount Pictures announced today that Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the highly anticipated third film in the blockbuster Transformers franchise, ...
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011
The Hesperia Star writes:
When Hesperia’s movie theater opens in 2012, it’ll offer two amenities that make it unique among Victor Valley theaters: IMAX screens and alcohol.
“We’re looking for mid-September” groundbreaking for the theater, Steve Lantsberger, Hesperia’s Director of Economic Development, said Thursday. “Of course, we have a small dirt pile ...
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Check out the poster for Steven Soderbergh's upcoming film Contagion.
CONTAGION follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the ...
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Check out these promo shots of the Dwarves featured in the upcoming film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
The Hobbit, and its sequel, deal with the 60-year period between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring, the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The film comes to IMAX screen ...
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Film Set for Worldwide Release in IMAX(R) Digital Theatres Starting September 9, 2011
LOS ANGELES, Jul 22, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the global thriller Contagion, from Academy Award(R) winning director Steven Soderbergh, will be released to digital IMAX(R) theatres ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
phillyBurbs.com writes:
Imax, the ultra high-definition movie theater known for its jaw-dropping picture and sound, is coming to Warrington.
Theater owner Regal Entertainment Group said it would add an Imax theater to the Warrington Crossing Stadium 22, expanding its already existing partnership with the Imax Corp. The new theater, along with eight ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
What's On Xiamen reports:
Xiamen on Wednesday auctioned 9 plots of land for RMB4.33 billion, 4 for residential buildings and 5 for business, reports Xiamen Economic Daily.
Dalian's privately owned Wanda Group won a plot in the east part of Jimei District at the opening bid of RMB366 million.
Wanda intends ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
The Desert Sun writes:
As Harry Potter cast a $20,000 spell on the Desert IMAX Theatre last weekend, a new projector system has Cathedral City officials seeing even more movie magic on the horizon.
A new $498,000 projector system is being installed and may be used once “Harry Potter and the Deathly ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
The Eye of the Storm
Tornado Alley
By Ross Anthony
Threatening, charcoal clouds watercolor-wash across the gigantic large format screen. Lightning flickers in and out with menacing might. Wind bends bark and branches as if they were toothpicks, then rushs through that massive sound system with the might of river currents breaching timid ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Orphan Rescue in Africa and Indonesia
Born to be Wild 3D
By Ross Anthony
Born to be Wild is an endearing collection of large-format, 3D images comprised of baby African elephants in Kenya, and Indonesian orangutans in Borneo. What soul among us wouldn't be melted by the vulnerable and innocent eyes of these ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Prehistoric Marine Life
Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World
By Ross Anthony
Dinosaurs, though extinct for millions of years, have done quite well with the public in more recent history. Kids, especially, seem to be instantly fascinated with them. So why then should a little water dampen that prehistoric reptilian allure? ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
See what rescue professionals are saying about Stephen Low's Rescue.
The film plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster.
Rescue is now playing in IMAX, Giant Screen and other specialty theaters in 3D and 2D.
BMZ Film Page >>
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Sony Pictures Entertainment has released the teaser trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man.
Directed by Marc Webb, the film opens in IMAX theaters July 3, 2012.
BMZ Film Page >>
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Universal Pictures has released four clips and new featurette from Cowboys and Aliens.
The film stars Daniel Craig as a stranger with no memory of his past who stumbles in the hard desert town of Absolution. The town is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city ...
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
WGHP reports:
High Point will be home to the Piedmont's second IMAX theatre by the end of the year.
Regal Entertainment Group announced Wednesday the theatre would open at Palladium Stadium 14 in north High Point.
The High Point opening was announced in a company release that included the future opening of eight ...
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