Greetings!
The September issue of LF Examiner has just been published. Here is a summary:
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Top Stories
Making Sense of DMR
Mark Bretherton describes how he's balanced DMR and traditional giant-screen films at the Sydney IMAX Theater. Gary Monti from the Cradle of Aviation Museum in New York provides a counterpoint.
The Impact of the Recession on Giant-Screen Theaters, part 2.
Reporter Judith Rubin speaks with representatives of several international giant-screen theaters about the effect that the economic situation is having, and how they're coping.
Making Molecules to the Max!
Screenwriter and producer Kurt Przybilla describes how a team of scientists and filmmakers turned atoms into animated characters to teach children and adults about science.
In Memoriam: Mark Simpfendorfer
The director and writer of Red Crabs died suddenly of a heart attack in Perth, Australia, on Sept. 4, at age 45.
Imax discloses prices for digital "prints"
Several producers have received quotes for getting their films into IMAX digital theaters, and aren't happy.
Rumor: Batman 3 to be shot entirely in 15/70?
LFX editor James Hyder explains why he's skeptical.
The
Biz (Headlines)
- Imax posts $2.6 million Q2 profit
- Imax sells more common shares
- AMC reports $8.2 million profit
- Imax makes theater deal with Taiwan's VieShow
- Vancouver IMAX to close on Sept. 30
- 3D Entertainment to distribute Sea Rex
- Destination Cinema is consulting to San Antonio IMAX
- MacGillivray Freeman makes To the Arctic deals
- Julien Bollee made COO of 3D Entertainment Distribution
- Alex Page is manager of Bristol's Harbourside IMAX
- Steve Thorburn re-elected president of TEA
- Anna Viladot joins Orbita Max
- Wes Wenhardt leaves Vancouver Maritime Museum
Shorts
(Headlines)
- Avatar publicity push begins with free screenings
- Under the Sea and Star Trek fill in end of Potter run
- Meatballs and Wild Things coming
- Theater chains testing IMAX substitutes
- Imax's Greg Foster hints at future DMR titles
- McMinnville museum to add water park
- Attempted robbery at Reading, PA, IMAX
Other features:
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Premiering this summer: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- In Production: 33 films with credits and
production updates
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Summer bookings: 960 bookings of 92 films in 396 theaters
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Worldwide LF Theater Inventory: 517 screens
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Sincerely,
James Hyder
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