Steven Spielberg’s entertainment masterpiece Raiders of the Lost Ark is finally heading back to AMC Theaters for a limited run this September. This time, fans will get to see the classic like never before, with a fully restored and remastered print that’s been up-converted from the original 35mm film to the 70mm IMAX format. The extensive conversion and remastering is all part of the reformatting for […]
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Christopher Nolan Talks IMAX Vs Digital 3D
Today’s film-making has been revolutionized by the advent of digital technology; cinema has been transformed with the introducion of 3D movies, and to lesser extent stereoscopic conversions. For some directors such as Peter Jackson and renowned auteur Ridley Scott, the realm of digital 3D has changed the way they shoot films, enhancing their creative vision and the movie-going experience for audiences. However director Christopher Nolan, who revitalized […]
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Villains and Heroes
Expectations are running high for a new trailer for The Dark Knight Rises which is expected to play before ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows’, as well as a 6 minute prelude that will feature on some 70mm hi-res IMAX screenings of ‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol’. With filming now wrapped on Christopher Nolan‘s final installment of his Batman legacy […]
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL Trailer #2
As the December release date draws near, a new trailer for Brad Bird’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol has been released. It offers more clues to this latest mission and highlights some of the visually appealing action sequences to maximize interest. Where the third installment utilized a retrospective narrative with Ethan Hunt strapped to a chair and the majority of the flick shown in flashback, this new one […]
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE Gets Early IMAX Release
Brad Bird‘s first live action directorial feature Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol will be opening a week earlier in the prestigious IMAX format, ahead of the film’s national December 21st release. The original movie directed by Brian De Palma had some fantastic twists not to mention it’s show-stopping train top finale, though the new film is said to take […]
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES – Now Filming
Filming is now underway on the highly anticipated third installment of the Batman saga. Production started early this month in Jodhpur, India, before moving to other locations which include North America (Pittsburgh, New York, and Los Angeles), Europe (England and Scotland), and Asia (India). With the commencement of shooting comes the first image of a […]
Will The Dark Knight Rise in IMAX?
With the advent of digital 3D film-making, more movies are jumping on the bandwagon in an attempt to attract movie goers with the visual appeal similar to Avatar. Whilst most films can’t boast the CGI worlds that were brought to life through James Cameron’s technology, it seems that more flicks are vying to use the […]