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January 26, 2017—The Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium, opened its doors in 1930 and has been a Chicago cultural icon ever since. The Adler Planetarium operates two domes, all day, 363 days a year—presenting nearly 5000 planetarium presentations each year. For this demanding schedule, the Adler is refurbishing both of their dome theaters with 8K resolution Digistar 6 systems from Evans & Sutherland. Digistar 6 provides a rich feature set that allows the team at the Adler quickly and intuitively to create high quality real time [...]

January 24, 2017—Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges lends his voice to narrate Dream Big: Engineering Our World, a new MacGillivray Freeman 3D film for IMAX and giant screen theaters opening globally beginning February 17, 2017. Directed by two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray, and produced in partnership with American Society of Civil Engineers and presented by Bechtel Corporation, Dream Big is a first of its kind film that will transform how we think about engineering.   From the Great Wall of China and the world's tallest [...]

January 18, 2017—Wired visits IMAX Corporation's new virtual reality center and interviews IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond on what he thinks is the future of movies. Read the full Wired article on IMAX VR here.

January 18, 2017—We regret to report that IMAX Technical Services legend Russell “Russ” Cardinell died January 2, 2017, at the age of 75. Russ was instrumental in training and coaching IMAX projectionists from around the world and was deeply respected for his passion and dedication to the film business. He was born into a family of film projectionists and technicians and dedicated his whole life to ensuring that theater patrons experienced the highest quality presentations possible. Russ was also a proud member of the Canadian Armed [...]

January 10, 2017—IMAX has opened a virtual reality (VR) center at the Grove in Los Angeles. The center is the first of half a dozen facilities to test VR experiences and explore the potential of VR as a business for IMAX. Read the full article about IMAX VR at NASDAQ.com.

January 3, 2017—D3D Cinema, in partnership with Christie®, is proud to announce that the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) has selected D3D to install its laser-illuminated, ultra-high resolution projection system into MSI’s five-story domed theater. The new technology will premiere to MSI’s visitors in summer 2017 and subsequently will be featured during the Giant Screen Cinema Association conference in September, a forum that will showcase the new technology to giant screen operators and delegates from around the globe. Replacing the existing 15/70mm film projection [...]

December 27, 2016—IMAX and the Montreal Science Centre today announced an agreement to install IMAX's next-generation digital laser projection system—IMAX® with Laser —at its IMAX® TELUS theatre. The groundbreaking new laser technology will replace the current IMAX film projection system and further enhance The IMAX Experience® for visitors. IMAX with Laser represents a quantum leap forward in cinema technology—providing audiences with the sharpest, brightest, clearest and most vivid digital images ever, combined with a whole new level of immersive audio. The technology will enable the Montreal [...]

December 22, 2016—K2 Communications and Giant Screen Films are pleased to announce that the 40-minute version of Aircraft Carrier: Guardians Of The Sea (wt) is confirmed for wide release into the giant screen and museum cinema market on Memorial Day weekend, 2017 (May 27-29). This large-format, immersive film is a stirring tribute to the modern aircraft carrier as well as the international naval air and sea support system vital to protecting the world’s oceans. With unprecedented logistical assistance and access by the United States Navy, the [...]

December 2, 2016—Indie factual producer Atlantic Productions has made a series of key hires and promotions as it looks to bolster its UK team. Mike Davis has been promoted as creative director across Atlantic’s television, IMAX, theatrical and VR slate. Read the full article from realscreen.com here.