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Chris Pine To Narrate Documentary ‘Space: The New Frontier’

Chris Pine, who famously played Captain Kirk in the Star Trek reboot, is set to narrate Space: The New Frontier, a documentary made for IMAX, Giant Screen and specialty theatres by Definition Studios Australia in association with K2 Studios. See trailer here. The doc examines how humankind has continued to push the scientific boundaries of what is possible in space, following the pioneers and visionaries from private companies as well as NASA and other international space agencies – expanding the limits of science, engineering and the human body to enrich life [...]

By Tammy Barrett|2024-04-22T21:52:16+00:00April 22nd, 2024|Categories: Home Feature, Latest Headlines|

Wild Salmon Film to Swim into Giant Screen Theaters in 2025

Wild Salmon Film to Swim into Giant Screen Theaters in 2025 Denver, Colorado--For the first time ever, the profound and mystical journey of wild Pacific salmon will arrive in giant screen theaters around the world starting late next year. The new film in production from a team of seasoned giant screen veterans will be set in one of the Earth’s wildest, most pristine, and threatened places – the stunning mountainous river systems of the North Pacific. The [...]

By Tammy Barrett|2024-04-08T23:37:56+00:00April 8th, 2024|Categories: Animals, Documentary, Ecology, Home Feature, Latest Headlines, Nature, Oceanography, Science Center|

John Krasinski Narrates MacGillivray Freeman’s “CITIES OF THE FUTURE”

Award-Winning Actor John Krasinski Narrates MacGillivray Freeman’s 3D Documentary for IMAX® and Giant Screen Theatres “CITIES OF THE FUTURE” In select theatres starting February 16, the large-format film invites audiences to step into the future and discover the exciting innovations that are transforming our world. LOS ANGELES, CA, January 30, 2024– MacGillivray Freeman Films, the world’s foremost independent producer and distributor of original giant-screen 70mm films, today announced that award-winning actor John Krasinski will narrate “CITIES OF THE FUTURE,” the company’s [...]

By Tammy Barrett|2024-04-04T17:52:13+00:00April 4th, 2024|Categories: Home Feature, Latest Headlines|

Matthew McConaughey Narrates MacGillivray Freeman’s “Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels”

Academy Award® Winner Matthew McConaughey Narrates MacGillivray Freeman’s 3D Documentary for IMAX® and Giant Screen Theaters “Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels” Los Angeles, California, March 26, 2024 – MacGillivray Freeman Films is pleased to announce that Academy Award®-winning actor Matthew McConaughey will narrate the company’s newest 3D giant screen film, Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels, for release in select IMAX® and giant screen theaters starting April 12, 2024. Combining state-of-the-art CGI with live action cinematography and the immersive 3D giant [...]

By Tammy Barrett|2024-04-04T17:40:28+00:00April 4th, 2024|Categories: Home Feature, Latest Headlines|

Smithsonian Theaters seeks an experienced Projectionist

Smithsonian Theaters seeks an experienced Projectionist to operate IMAX digital and IMAX film projectors, conventional digital cinema projectors, 16-, 35-, and 70-mm film cinema projectors, various audio/visual equipment (including a range of ADA equipment), digital dome projection and sound systems, PowerPoint and similar presentation projectors, meeting room A/V systems, theater and planetarium audio and lighting systems, computers, and other audio/visual systems, as needed. The Projectionist will work at either the Albert Einstein Planetarium (National Air and Space Museum), or the Airbus IMAX Theater (National Air [...]

By Tammy Barrett|2024-03-25T23:15:34+00:00March 25th, 2024|Categories: Job Opening, Latest Headlines, Museum|

Remembering David Breashears

David Finlay Breashears (December 20, 1955 – March 14, 2024) We were terribly saddened to hear of the passing of the renowned climber, mountaineer and filmmaker, David Breashears. As director and expedition leader high on the mountain, David played a crucial role in the success of the 1996 production of the record-breaking IMAX film, Everest. His determination, courage, intelligence, experience, and sheer talent helped lead the expedition through the tragic events [...]

By Tammy Barrett|2024-03-21T03:32:40+00:00March 21st, 2024|Categories: Home Feature, Latest Headlines|

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is undertaking a transformation of its East Wing

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is undertaking a transformation of its East Wing that will provide a new community gathering space and reimagine the museum’s historic theater, lobby, and plaza. The project is supported by a $20 million gift from the Sturm Family Foundation, the largest private donation in the museum’s history. Read more here

By Tammy Barrett|2024-01-25T19:22:56+00:00January 25th, 2024|Categories: Latest Headlines, Museum, Science Center|

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh receive an historic $65m gift from Daniel and Carole Kamin

Daniel and Carole Kamin make a transformational $65 million gift in support of Carnegie Science Center The Science Center, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, will be renamed in honor of the Kamins to recognize their history-making gift. In recognition of the transformational gift, which includes an initial contribution to the museum’s endowment as well as a bequest, the Science Center will be renamed the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center. Read more here

By Tammy Barrett|2024-01-23T21:24:11+00:00January 23rd, 2024|Categories: Historical, Latest Headlines|Tags: Science Center|

OnSight posts IMAX version of QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL

QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL will be released in over 400 IMAX theatres globally for four days beginning January 18th, 2024. IMAX and Pathé Live in partnership with Mercury Studios and Queen Films announced, for the very first time, one of the world’s biggest bands will perform on cinema’s biggest screens with the global release of QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL, exclusively in IMAX beginning January 18th, 2024. This exhilarating live concert from 1981 is a window into Queen in their most unalloyed form, giving audiences [...]

By Tammy Barrett|2024-01-02T22:10:46+00:00January 2nd, 2024|Categories: Concert/Movie, Concert/Music, Latest Headlines|

MacGillivray Freeman Films Partners with BASE Xperiential to Bring Holographic 3D Theater Experiences to Museums and Themed Attractions

December 19, 2023—MacGillivray Freeman Films (MFF), the world’s foremost independent producer and distributor of giant screen films, has finalized a partnership with BASE Xperiential, producers of holographic experiences and other mixed-media and live entertainments, to expand the marketplace for BASE’s cutting-edge HoloTheater immersive cinema experience around the world. The company’s first such HoloTheater recently made its debut and is currently playing at the Houston Museum of Natural Science along with the world premiere of the immersive 3D holographic show Dinosaur Discoveries: The Holographic Experience.

By gscanew|2024-01-12T20:08:47+00:00December 19th, 2023|Categories: Latest Headlines|