Archive for 'Theaters'
2d Being Phased Out? Not likely….
Posted on17. Feb, 2010 by The James.
Apparently, over at Cinemablend.com they are pushing for a boycott of Alice in Wonderland in 3D. They have the notion that the popularity of 3D movies will cause theaters to phase out 2D movies. Well, the beginning of their logic is sound, but after that, it is a little comical. If theater [...]
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2D to 3D Conversion – How is it done?
Posted on01. Feb, 2010 by The James.
There is a great article over at Slate discussing the process of converting 2D footage to 3D footage. During the current 3D boom, a lot of feature films will be converted rather than shot in two camera stereoscopic style. This includes Tim Burton’s upcoming “Alice in Wonderland”. Here’s a bit on how the conversion process [...]
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3D TV Technology vs. Cinema Technology
Posted on26. Dec, 2009 by The James.
A few days ago Home Media Magazine released results from a 3D patent study done by Thomson Reuters. The results are pretty much as expected. In the last year there were a larger number of patents filed for 3D television technologies than cinema technology. The conclusion drawn by these results doesn’t seem to be quite [...]
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Xpand grows international market
Posted on24. Dec, 2009 by The James.
Just a quick post before the holiday…according to Variety, Xpand is continuing to increase it’s hold on the international 3D market. They’ve put together an agreement with Arclight to release the 3D films “Mulan” and “Bait” in Spain and some former Yugoslovian territories. Also, it looks like Xpand has also acquired the rights for Spanish [...]
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3D Cinema – Box office numbers for 2009
Posted on11. Dec, 2009 by The James.
As we’ve been reporting all along, the numbers look great for 3D market share in theaters. Apparently, the UK is about to have a record breaking year, topping $1 billion in box office gross and 3D plays a major role in the high level of success. The Guardian has a great article highlighting 3D dollars [...]
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RealD Theaters make up for 50 pecent of ‘Disney’s A Christmas Carol’
Posted on08. Nov, 2009 by "Mitch".
There may be something to be said about taking a classic story and showing it in a new format. However in this case with ‘A Christmas Carol’ it appears that the CGI really got in the way of both the performances and the 3D experience itself. However that didn’t stop RealD from proving that there [...]
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IMAX – Big screens, big bucks
Posted on06. Nov, 2009 by The James.
It looks like Imax has posted a healthy third quarter profit this year. This is great news considering 2008 saw an overall loss for the company. No one is making direct statements regarding the reason for the upswing, but healthy speculation would lead to two key changes in the recent past. First, Imax has been [...]
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Cinemark Launches Two New XD Large Format Digital Auditoriums
Posted on03. Nov, 2009 by "Mitch".
Looks like the two very cold cities will have an extra entertainment option this winter starting Friday (Nov. 6th). Both Anchorage and the Chicago area will have Cinemark XD auditoriums, which now brings Cinemark XD theaters in the US to about 10, with about 7 more in planning stages….
“PLANO, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), a leading motion picture exhibitor, today [...]
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