Archive for August, 2012
Thursday, August 30th, 2012
(L-R) Directors Christian Fry and Jean-Jacques Mantello
AIR RACERS 3D takes a look at the fastest race in the world at Nevada's legendary Reno National Championship Air Races. Directors Christian Fry and Jean-Jacques Mantello chat with BMZ on their latest film.
Hello and thank you for doing this Q&A with us. ...
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Connecticut's HamletHub reports:
Here’s your chance to say, “You’re in my seat” – and have a plaque to back you up – in The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk’s IMAX movie theater.
The Aquarium is selling seat plaques in preparation for renovations to its theater, the largest giant-screen IMAX theater in Connecticut. The ...
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Giant Screen film Rescue will open in Atlanta's Fernbank Museum IMAX Theatre:
Beginning Sept. 4, visitors to Fernbank Museum of Natural History will have the unique opportunity to get an inside look at what it takes to be a first-responder in the new IMAX film “Rescue.”
Profiling four individuals who dedicate their ...
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Monday, August 27th, 2012
Two clips and two TV spots have been released for Resident Evil: Retribution.
The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead.
The film opens in IMAX 3D theaters September 14, 2012.
Heads Up
It Will Be Enough
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Monday, August 27th, 2012
The Wichita Business Journal writes:
Bill Warren opened his Wichita IMAX theater in 2010 with much fanfare.
Those involved with the $10 million project launched confetti out of plastic champagne bottles and took turns lauding the theater, which is outfitted with a screen that is six stories tall and roughly 84 feet ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2012
Delware Online reports:
A few feet from cars rumbling on I-95 and speedy Acela trains zipping by, the newest addition to Wilmington’s Riverfront is rising toward the sky.
The new, independently-owned Penn Cinema Riverfront, complete with the state’s first IMAX screen, is on track to open Nov. 8, coinciding with the release ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2012
GSCA conference to include industry premiere of 3D Entertainment Distribution's Kenya 3D: Animal Kingdom
August 24, 2012—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce 3D Entertainment Distribution will sponsor this year's GSCA Members Luncheon. 3D Entertainment Distribution is a Premier Level sponsor of the association's annual International Conference and ...
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
The Orange County Register reports:
You still have time to buy tickets for Thursday night's appearance by Orange County IMAX filmmaker Greg MacGillivray as part of the "Basic Needs" summer speaker series at The Ecology Center, 32701 Alipaz St., San Juan Capistrano.
MacGillivray has produced and directed IMAX films such as "To ...
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
GSCA Achievement Awards to be held on September 18, 2012, at the Esquire IMAX Theater in Sacramento, California
August 23, 2012 -- The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce that IMAX Corporation will sponsor this year's GSCA Achievement Awards Gala. IMAX is a Premier level sponsor for the ...
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
The Hollywood Reporter writes:
Batman and Spider-man are set to clash in China.
Imax on Wednesday revealed Warner Bros. Pictures’s The Dark Knight Rises and Columbia Pictures’ The Amazing Spiderman will open simultaneously in China on its screens from August 27.
The clash, out of the hands of Imax as Chinese authorities direct ...
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
A Skyfall featurette on London has been released.
Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in Skyfall, the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes ...
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Thursday, August 16th, 2012
The IMAX trailer and IMAX poster have been released for Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Indiana Jones, archaeology professor and swashbuckling adventurer, has unearthed many an ancient treasure. But now the very future of the world depends on his finding one specific relic.
The film opens in IMAX ...
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Thursday, August 16th, 2012
Check out the first trailers, featurette and images for Resident Evil: Retribution.
The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead.
The film opens in IMAX 3D theaters September 14, 2012.
Trailer #1
Trailer #2
Featurette: Alice's Story
View the images after the jump.
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Thursday, August 16th, 2012
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg offers his thoughts on the IMAX conversion of Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark. The film opens in IMAX theaters for a limited one week engagement beginning September 7, 2012.
Q.
How does a film that wasn’t shot for Imax get converted to be shown ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Warner Bros. has released three new images from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
The film follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug.
The film opens in IMAX theaters December 14, ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Three new images from Frankenweenie have been released.
After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students, teachers ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
The Hollywood Reporter writes:
Raiders of the Lost Ark is heading back to the big screen -- but this time, it’s the really big screen.
Paramount is re-releasing the classic 1981 adventure movie, directed Steven Spielberg, executive produced by George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford, in Imax theaters next month, ahead of ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
The IMAX trailer and an Aston Martin featurette for Skyfall has been released.
Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in Skyfall, the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt ...
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Friday, August 10th, 2012
Action-Adventure to Feature Expanded Aspect Ratio, Optimizing IMAX Canvas
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and Universal Pictures announced today that Oblivion will be released exclusively in IMAX on April 12, 2013, one week ahead of its wide release on April 19, 2013. The ...
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Friday, August 10th, 2012
Lionsgate recently announced upcoming sci-fi film, Ender's Game, will be released in IMAX. The Wrap reports:
"Ender's Game" will premiere in IMAX, Lionsgate said Friday on a conference call with analysts.
The adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel is set to debut in theaters on Nov. 1, 2013. That means that ...
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