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4:30PM Nick Broughall | Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen Director Michael Bay loves IMAX so much, he’s cut a special version of the film for IMAX viewers with extra robot fight scenes. Awesome! More »
IMAX Melbourne Screening Transformers 2 At Midnight June 23
4:30PM Nick Broughall | Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen Director Michael Bay loves IMAX so much, he’s cut a special version of the film for IMAX viewers with extra robot fight scenes. Awesome! More »
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The Seven IMAX Wonders of the World
9:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Far from your local cineplex’s marginally enhanced “IMAX Experience,” these seven theatres are the best, the biggest, and the craziest thunderdomes IMAX has to offer.
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How Regular Movies Become ‘IMAX’ Films
6:40AM Mark Wilson | Pretty as it is, 70mm film has been deemed too expensive for shooting Hollywood productions. So this is how IMAX preps finished movies for the up close and personal demands of IMAX. More »
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Filming Hubble Repair Practice, Underwater
12:00AM Mark Wilson | While the Hubble repair eventually took place in space, the microgravity environment of a pool is where astronauts practiced repairs and IMAX scored some footage for the upcoming film Hubble 3D. More »
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A Rare Tour of IMAX Cameras
4:00AM Mark Wilson | There are 26 IMAX film cameras in the world today. At IMAX HQ, I got to play with 4 of them (and take plenty of photographs for you). More »
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Why We Need IMAX: A Pilgrimage to the Mothership
2:00AM Mark Wilson | In my lifetime, a mobile phone will beam 20 megapixel images right into my brain while transmitting to a surround sound track that requires no speakers. But until that day comes, IMAX is our best bet.
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The Biggest Lens Cap I’d Ever Seen Reveals an Exciting Secret
12:00AM Mark Wilson | Just where did I unearth this mega lens cap? Take your best guess…because the answer reveals a feature package making its way to Gizmodo this week… More »
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Aziz Ansari vs. IMAX Battle Escalates: Ansari Challenges IMAX CEO to Debate
3:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Utterly lovable comedian Aziz Ansari made a fair-sized splash when he lambasted IMAX’s watered-down “IMAX Experience” theatres as a ripoff. But now his single blog post has turned into a full-on debate with IMAX’s CEO. More »
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Cineplexes Getting IMAX, But Is It IMAX or CONSPIRACY?
5:00AM Mark Wilson | You’ve probably seen the new phenomenon with your own eyes: A cineplex IMAX that doesn’t have the monster screen you grew up with in science-museum IMAX theatres. Here’s the what, the how and the why. AU: Hoyts in Australia have done the same thing, if you remember… More »
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