August 19, 2008--The Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center in Mobile has been named Alabama’s 2008 Attraction of the Year. The awards ceremony took place on Tuesday, August 12, during the state Governor’s Conference on Tourism.

August 15, 2008--Reflecting yesterday's announcement that the release date of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has moved to July 2009, IMAX Corporation confirmed it is already exploring alternative titles for this year's holiday season and is confident it will secure a solid film for the IMAX theater network. The company says it looks forward to announcing a replacement film as soon as possible.

August 14, 2008--Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that it has moved back the release date of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to summer 2009. The sixth installment of the blockbuster Harry Potter franchise will now open day-and-date domestically and in the major international markets on July 17, 2009. The announcement was made by Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros.

August 7, 2008—IMAX Corporation and DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount will release Eagle Eye: The IMAX Experience on September 26th. Following this action thriller, as previously announced, IMAX will partner with DreamWorks Animation to release Madagascar 2: The IMAX Experience on November 7, for a two-week run followed by Warner Bros. Pictures' Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: An IMAX 3D Experience on November 21. Looking to 2009, IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures will release the film adaptation of the graphic novel Watchmen, directed by Zack Snyder, on March 6. In addition, the company has reached agreement on material terms to release IMAX versions of Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (20th Century Fox, May 22, 2009) and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount, June 26, 2009).

August 5, 2008--Since last September, the domed IMAX screen of the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s 25-year-old Omni Theater has been dark as crews made major renovations to the theater and constructed a link between the theater and the main portion of the new facility. In August, the theater will return to action, offering new guest amenities while marking a major step in the construction of the Museum’s new facility.

July 31, 2008—Calling attention to the need for more fresh water around the world, MacGillivray Freeman Films and its Educational Foundation today donated $26,500 to Ryan’s Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building wells and sanitation facilities in developing countries. The donation was matched by Ryan’s Well Foundation through student fundraising efforts, doubling the donation’s impact.

July 28, 2008--IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience continued its unprecedented box office performance with the highest-grossing second weekend in IMAX history. The IMAX release grossed $4.6 million on 94 domestic IMAX screens, from Friday July 25 through Sunday July 27, bringing the film's domestic total to $16.3 million. The film is expected to cross the $20 million milestone today.

July 28, 2008---Building upon the success of more than 150 million global views of the critically acclaimed IMAX production Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag, executive producer and distributor K2 Communications announced today the anticipated release date for the newest and most technically advanced aviation film ever produced for IMAX theaters. According to K2 Communications Chief Executive Officer Bob Kresser, the premiere of Legends of the Sky has been slated for March 2009 at the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum’s Lockheed Martin IMAX Theatre. Legends will be presented shortly thereafter at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center and in subsequent general distribution to IMAX theaters and other giant screen theaters worldwide.

July 28, 2008--According to Smithsonian V.P. of IMAX Theater Operations, Toby Mensforth, the dynamic giant screen film Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag has pushed the ticket sales envelope to new record heights. "Sometime in June we sold the 1 millionth Fighter Pilot ticket, proving the market for IMAX theater flight films and America's love affair withflying is boundless,” Mensforth said. Globally, the film--executive produced and distributed by leading independent giant screen studio K2 Communications, and underwritten by The Boeing Company--has been seen by over 150 million combined theater and DVD viewers in 40 countries and is still going strong in a number of locations.

July 28, 2008—Orbita Max has completed photography on The Magic Tale, the first stereoscopic 3D Spanish film. Filming completed on July 24 after a three-week shoot in Barcelona. The Barcelona shoot followed a three-month shoot in Namibia and South Africa that took place from March-May 2008. Filming in Barcelona took place on sets and at city exteriors like the Hospital de Sant Pau, Sant Sebastià beach, and on many streets in the Eixample, Poblenou, and Barceloneta neighborhoods. The film is scheduled to be released in December 2009.