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Are You Ready For IMAX-Caliber SUPER HI-VISION TVs?!

1:50AM May 20, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Because they have nothing better to do, Sharp went ahead and crammed 33,177,600 pixels into a prototype 85-inch display— a resolution of 7680×4320 with a pixel density of 103ppi—labeled it SUPER HI-VISION and called it a day. More »


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IMAX Is Opening 100 Cinemas A Year In China

7:40PM March 24, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Guess we know which country likes “larger than life” 3D films the most. IMAX is opening 100 cinemas a year there, over the next three years. That’s a lot of pairs of 3D glasses. [Variety]


Entertainment

This Is The First IMAX 3D Porn Movie (Yes, IMAX 3D Porn)

12:35PM August 17, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

I can understand 3D porn movies at home, but IMAX 3D porn? Who wants to sit through two hours of explicit 18m-tall 3D sex scenes, no matter how engrossing the plot could be? With other people around, I mean. More »


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Christopher Nolan May Shoot All Of Batman 3 In Non-3D IMAX

5:20AM July 22, 2010 | Adam Frucci

Here’s a rumour that gets me excited: according to Christopher Nolan’s long-time cinematographer Wally Pfister, he really wants to shoot the entirety of the next Batman movie in IMAX. And he hates 3D. More »


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Avatar Returning To IMAX 3D For Two Weeks

2:00AM July 10, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Look guys, James Cameron has only made $US350 million thus far on Avatar. I think I speak for us all when I say I’d sleep better knowing he made an even half billion. More »


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Hubble 3D Review: A Gift From NASA To Us

3:00AM March 16, 2010 | Joel Johnson

Hubble 3D is a pretty simple movie. It’s also one of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen in my life. More »


Science

New NASA Solar Spacecraft To Record Sun At IMAX Resolution

12:20AM February 4, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

This is the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly. Together with the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager, and the Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment, it will capture the Sun at IMAX resolution every 10 seconds. They will travel together inside NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. More »


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I Am Iron Man. 2. In IMAX.

2:42AM January 16, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

That’s right, Marvel’s first IMAX movie is, appropriately, gonna be Iron Man 2 – perfect, since we’ll need a mega-sized screen to hold that many mecha flying around, going pewpewpew. Unfortunately, it wasn’t shot in IMAX (like parts of The Dark Knight), it’s just gonna be remastered. [Comic Book Resources via io9]


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IMAX Hubble 3D Trailer: Avatar What?

5:40PM January 14, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

This trailer is unbelievable, you guys. IMAX Hubble 3D is the story of the Hubble repair, and the visuals are stunning beyond any teal fantasy jungle you could imagine. Just watch it. [YouTube]


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24-Hour 3D Television Channel Coming In 2011

1:39AM January 6, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

If Discovery, IMAX and Sony have it their way, 3D television may actually start to go from novelty to reality in 2011. I can’t wait for the sensory overload of white sharks trying to eat the pants out of me. More »