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IMAX is short for Image Maximum, a film format that can show images larger and with higher resolution than images displayed at most movie theaters. The Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale has a 5-story-high single screen IMAX theater featuring 300 stadium-styled seats, a 15,000-watt digital sound system and 42 speakers. The theater plays 3D movies made specifically to work with IMAX projectors. They show both educational and mainstream movies, such as Dinosaurs Alive! 3D, Happy Feet, and Beowulf. Since the film is ten times larger than normal film, Imax films fully immerse you in the scene. Originally named after the Blockbuster video rental company, AutoNation g...
IMAX is short for Image Maximum, a film format that can show images larger and with higher resolution than images displayed at most movie theaters. The Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale has a 5-story-high single screen IMAX theater featuring 300 stadium-styled seats, a 15,000-watt digital sound system and 42 speakers. The theater plays 3D movies made specifically to work with IMAX projectors. They show both educational and mainstream movies, such as Dinosaurs Alive! 3D, Happy Feet, and Beowulf. Since the film is ten times larger than normal film, Imax films fully immerse you in the scene. Originally named after the Blockbuster video rental company, AutoNation gained naming right when it donated $3 million in August 2007. The AutoNation IMAX Theater is located at 401 SW Second Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312. Call 954-467-6637 or go to www.mods.org.
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Horse stuck in mud near Hansen Dam airlifted to safety
L.A. NOWA horse that was stuck in mud and halfway submerged in water near Hansen Dam was rescued by firefighters and airlifted to safety Saturday evening, fire officials said.... -
News Corp. buys stake in Chinese film studio
Company TownBEIJING – Twentieth Century Fox parent News Corp. has agreed to acquire a 19.9% stake in Beijing-based Bona Film Group, the latest attempt by Hollywood to cash in on Asia’s biggest movie boom. It also signals the global aspirations of...... -
'Avengers' smashes record: $200.3 million debut
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAfter breaking box-office records overseas, "The Avengers" has conquered America. The superhero action flick featuring Marvel superheroes such as Iron Man, Thor and Captain America had the biggest opening weekend of all time in the U.S. and Canada this...Tags: Walt Disney, Iron Man 2 (movie), Services and Shopping, Avatar (movie), The Avengers (movie, 2012)
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Box Office: 'Avengers' has top U.S. debut ever with $200.3 million
Company TownThis post has been updated. Please see the note at the bottom. After breaking box-office records overseas, "The Avengers" has conquered America. The superhero action flick featuring Marvel superheroes such as Iron Man, Thor and Captain America had the... -
'The Avengers' are box office superheroes, with $200.3 million
It was a weekend that made Hollywood stand back and marvel. "The Avengers," from Walt Disney's Marvel Studios, didn't just break the record for the best opening weekend in Hollywood history — the film smashed through it Hulk style, grabbing up big...
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Texting in movie theaters: An idea whose time has come?
24 FramesWhen it comes to people texting in movie theaters, I’m not just a crank. I’m a vigilante. When a couple of young women sitting near me starting texting at a screening the other night, sending bright shafts of light from their phones into my... -
Beijing film festival opens amid China's movie industry boom
BEIJING — The second annual Beijing International Film Festival opens Monday amid a film industry boom in China.
Box-office revenue totaled more than $2 billion for the first time in 2011. And in the quarter just ended China overtook Japan to...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Xi Jinping, Festive Events, Transformers: Dark of the Moon (movie), The Walt Disney Co.
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Matthew Bourne’s 'Swan Lake,' filmed in 3-D, one night only
Culture MonsterA one-night-only screening on March 20 of a 3-D film of Matthew Bourne's "Swan Lake." In Los Angeles area movie theaters.... -
Box Office: Greek gods, Snow White no match for 'The Hunger Games' [Updated]
Company TownIn its second week in theaters, "The Hunger Games" surged past the $200 million mark, collecting an additional $61.1 million and bringing its total to $251 million. Meanwhile, two new films didn't put up much up a fight against the blockbuster. The 3-D... -
Indie filmmakers praise China movie deal
Company TownIndie filmmakers gave two big thumbs up to the trade agreement announced late Friday that would allow more U.S. films into China.... -
U.S. and China reach deal to allow more movies into China
Company TownChina and US agreement to increase number of foreign films into growing Chinese film marketplace.... -
Patt Morrison Asks: Hollywood's pol, Chris Dodd
Hollywood loves comeback stories. Will SOPA/PIPA be one of them? The anti-piracy bills that were working their way through Congress with Hollywood's blessing got tanked by a massive online campaign — petitions, website blackouts, even T-shirts. From...Tags: The Hurt Locker (movie), Politics, Agricultural Research and Technology, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (movie), Media Industry
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