Archive for September, 2011
Friday, September 30th, 2011
Two new clips have been released from Real Steel. See the previous clips here: Link >>
Hugh Jackman headlines as washed-up fighter Charlie Kenton, who lost his chance at a title when 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. When he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son, Charlie gets ...
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Friday, September 30th, 2011
North Shore News reviews the latest film from director Stephen Low, Rocky Mountain Express:
The story of the trans-Canada railroad has been told many times, but there's a special lift in watching it from the front of old 2816, a class H1b Hudson-type locomotive. Back in the 1930s, 2816 pulled passenger ...
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Friday, September 30th, 2011
Dearborn's Henry Ford Museum will hold an IMAX film festival featuring the films, Tornado Alley, Rescue 3D, The Wildest Dream, Coral Reef Adventure, and Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West. CBS Detroit reports:
Starting October 1, The Henry Ford IMAX Theatre will send movie goers on the ultimate IMAX journey ...
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Friday, September 30th, 2011
The Hollywood Reporter writes:
Looks like Sony’s announcement it would stop paying for 3D glasses, which sunk RealD stock Wednesday, has rubbed off on Imax, even though its business model is such that Sony’s decision won’t affect the giant-screen movie company.
While shares of RealD, which actually could be harmed by Sony’s ...
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Friday, September 30th, 2011
Austin's NBC affiliate KXAN interviews Air Racers 3D co-director Christian Fry on his latest film:
The film is a never-before-seen exploration of the world's fastest motor sport -- the legendary National Championship Air Races and Air Show in Reno, Nevada.
Air Racers 3D will open in IMAX, Giant Screen and other ...
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Thursday, September 29th, 2011
Victoria, Canada's Times Colonist offers this great review of the classic Giant Screen film, Beavers, currently playing at the National Geographic IMAX:
The movie itself, shot in Alberta's Kananaskis country by Stephen Low, is as spectacular as the scenery which reflects on the surface of the beaver pond.
Beavers is worth seeing ...
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Thursday, September 29th, 2011
Tornado Alley opens tomorrow at Chattanooga's Tennessee Aquarium IMAX. From The Associated Press:
Five months after tornadoes hit the Chattanooga area and Tennessee, a movie about twisters is about to begin a run at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX Theater in the city.
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The Greater Chattanooga American Red Cross is ...
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Seven new clips from Real Steel have been released.
Hugh Jackman headlines as washed-up fighter Charlie Kenton, who lost his chance at a title when 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. When he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son, Charlie gets one last shot at a comeback.
The film opens ...
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Paramount Pictures has released new film still and character images for Puss in Boots.
The film tells the hilarious and courageous (daring, bold, brave) tale of Puss's (Antiono Banderas) early adventures as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) and the street-savvy Kitty (Salma Hayek) to steal the famed goose ...
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
(Evanston, IL—September 29, 2011) Giant Screen Films and D3D Cinema are pleased to announce promotions for Derek Threinen, Rob Grzymala and Deborah Raksany. Threinen has been promoted to Vice President, Film Distribution and Business Development, Grzymala to Vice President, Production and Finance, and Raksany to Vice President, Development and ...
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