CinemaNext has installed a Harkness Hugo SR screen in Screen 7 of Vienna's Cineplexx Donauzentrum. The Hugo SR screen, measuring 1980-by-900 centimeters, has been specifically engineered for laser projection. It is the centerpiece of the premium cinema auditorium, which also features Dolby Atmos sound, D-Box seats, and a Barco SP4K55B laser projector.
Culinary Khancepts has named Robert Saucedo as the artistic director of River Oaks Theatre. Saucedo has spent the last 13 years working for the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, first as programming director for local franchise operator Triple Tap Ventures and, most recently, as a senior film buyer for the company’s national programming and events team.
Muvi Cinemas, the largest exhibitor in Saudi Arabia, today announced that it is installing four new, Imax with Laser systems across some of the biggest commercial centers in the country.
Film fans in the UK can celebrate the re-release of the Spider-Man films by watching all eight big screen blockbusters at Showcase Cinemas nationwide this August and September.
Six years ago, Barco began giving private demos for key creatives and exhibition executives of its high dynamic range projection technology called Lightsteering. Today the Lightsteering line of products includes projectors for exhibitors as well as complimentary technology and software toolkits for studios and post-production professionals. Steering light to specific focal points within each frame, Barco says, produces brighter highlights and deeper darks for rich, brilliant, high-contrast images. This is what enables the patented laser projection technology at the core of the HDR by Barco eco-system to deliver a visual experience that the company says is unlike any other HDR system on the market today. HDR by Barco is expected to be widely available later this year. I recently spoke via email with Anders Ballestad, head of content and studio relations for Barco Cinema to learn more about HDR by Barco and, specifically, about Lighsteering. Here is that conversation.
Trafalgar Releasing and CJ 4DPlex are presenting a limited theatrical engagement beginning Wednesday, August 21 of the K-pop stage-breakers Seventeen as their historic first Seoul World Cup Stadium concert comes to big screens worldwide as Seventeen Tour Follow Again to Cinemas.
Cine Colombia has signed an agreement to move its cinema circuit to Moviegoer Engagement, Vista Group’s software as a service technology.
The Donkey from Shrek has been named the UK’s favorite film sidekick, according to new national research, which was commissioned by Showcase Cinemas UK.
The Ecuadorian cinema chain Multicines has opened two new multiplexes in Quito and Guayaquil. Both are equipped with Christie RGB pure laser projectors, which were installed by CES+.
Cinemark is teaming up with Mike’s Hot Honey to bring sweet heat to movie theatres across the U.S. for the first time in the honey’s history. Movie theatre concessions are a quintessential part of the moviegoing experience, and now the wildly popular Mike’s Hot Honey will spice up what cinema snacks can be with special limited time items only available at Cinemark, including hot foods, drinks and dip cups for the buttery, bingeworthy popcorn.
