“Max”imum joy ride from “Inception”
“Inception” opens in a record 197 IMAX theaters and other traditional theaters today with near-unanimous critical praise. The latest Christopher Nolan cinematc mindbender will keep you riveted throughout the 2 1/2-hour running time, not only due to the fast pace, high energy, and frequent innovative action scenes, but also because of the challenge in deciphering [...]
Twilight’s first big IMAX debut
The much-anticipated third chapter in Summit Entertainment’s “Twilight Saga: Eclipse” makes its debut on the giant screen IMAX screens Wednesday. The movie will open on 193 IMAX screens in North America, for which it has been digitally re-mastered with proprietary technology, the companies announced today. The film will also open in 11 international IMAX theatres [...]
Shrek IMAXed Out
Updated May 28: If Shrek seems to be having a bit of an identity crisis in his new movie, maybe it’s because the DreamWorks/Paramount marketing people couldn’t seem to ever figure out what to call the fourth installment in the studio’s biggest franchise. It started out as “Shrek Goes Fourth,” and then became “Shrek Forever [...]
IMAX “Iron Man 2″ solid fun
“Iron Man 2” is one of the few non-3D movies this year to debut on IMAX screens this weekend (Friday, May 7), but the 3D will likely not be missed. “Iron Man 2″ is a lot of fun, and even bigger fun on an IMAX screen, where it is likely to continue IMAX’s unprecedented string [...]
Hubble 3D, premier experience
Thank you IMAX and filmmaker Toni Myers for providing audiences who think they saw 3D for the first time when watching “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland” with an example of how much more dynamic 3D can be in the visually and existentially impactful “Hubble 3D,” opening in about 50 original large format IMAX theaters on [...]
This is IMAX, is it?
After all the talk of scenes filmed in 3D for the Michael Jackson concert rehearsal film “This is It,” the movie comes to theaters Oct. 28 sans 3D for now, leaving the tall IMAX screen as its lone technologically distinguishing element. It’s a perfect showcase for IMAX — even the mini-MAX theaters where most people [...]
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