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8000 Pixel By 8000 Pixel Big-Ass Screen Coming To Chicago

9:31AM April 27, 2011 | Casey Chan

The Adler Planetarium just renovated the Grainger Sky Theater with a big honking screen. The display will mimic being in space with a 8000 by 8000 pixel screen that’s supposed to deliver “the largest single seamless digital image in the world”. For reference, typical movie screens ‘only’ spit out 2000 by 4000 pixel images. More »


Entertainment

Gordon Brinkle’s Secret Cinema

6:00AM October 21, 2010 | Kendall Messick

This was no hobby. The Shalimar Theater grew from a man’s love, his dedication to a dying art. In The Projectionist, we see not just life’s inherent frailty but also glimpse at the possibility of creation that transcends our mortality. More »


United States’ First Megaplex Closing Before End Of Year

3:40PM June 3, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

In 1995, the AMC Grand opened in Dallas. It had 24 screens and it changed the movie theatre industry: It was the United States’ first megaplex. Sadly, the theatre will close on November 30. [Dallas News]


Two People, One Theatre

12:40PM May 1, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

One actor and one audience member will slip into this rather tiny theatre for a very private and intimate performance. I sincerely hope neither has gas. More »


Entertainment

The Seven IMAX Wonders of the World

9:15AM May 31, 2009 | 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.


Entertainment

Movie Theatre Popcorn, It Really Is That Expensive

6:40AM March 14, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Here you see a movie ticket and kernel popcorn, as scaled to their price increase over the past 80 years. On your left, 1929. On your right, 2009. Needless to say, things have changed.

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