CJ 4DPlex unveiled what it called the world’s first four-sided 4DX Screen movie theatre at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show currently underway in Las Vegas. The company also introduced an indoor AR platform that seamlessly combines reality with virtual objects and announced an ultra-wide zoom lens in development, which can reduce projection distance by 70 percent compared to standard projection lens.
CJ 4DPlex today named Don Savant CEO of CJ 4DPlex Americas, the U.S. branch of the groundbreaking next-generation motion picture technology company. Savant will be responsible for growing both premium formats, 4DX and ScreenX, in the Americas, while continuing to collaborate with movie studios to deliver the best films in both formats for consumers.
The organizers of the upcoming Göteborg Film Festival have posed a question: Do you have what it takes to put yourself in a woman’s position? In a unique interactive film experience created by celebrated artist and filmmaker Anna Odell, powerful men such as hockey legend Börje Salming, a former president of Interpol and a Swedish former minister of justice are offered the chance to undergo gynecological exams as a way of showing their vulnerability. Welcome to The Gynecological Cinema Chair at Göteborg Film Festival.
CJ 4DPlex will launch the company's newest theatre concept at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, which starts January 7 in Las Vegas. This is the first time the company will exhibit at CES.
Studio Movie Grill is partnering with Warner Bros. Pictures and Participant to offer pre- and post-opening private screening experiences of the new film Just Mercy, scheduled to release nationwide on January 10. During these special screenings, SMG will donate five percent of the proceeds from food and beverage sales to the Equal Justice Initiative, founded by Bryan Stevenson.
Cinemark Holdings, one of the world’s largest movie exhibitors, operating more than 6,000 screens, has signed a 10-year deal with Cinionic to upgrade the chain with Barco Series 4 laser projectors and integrated Barco Alchemy media servers. The agreement further solidifies both companies’ commitment to elevating the movie-going experience for global audiences. Today, Cinionic and Cinemark renew their commitment to the future of cinema, their partnership, and laser to power the next generation.
CineLife Entertainment, the event cinema division of Spotlight Cinema Networks, and More2Screen announce the U.S. theatrical release of Gauguin from the National Gallery, London, in select theatres nationwide beginning January 21.
Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas in San Mateo, California installed its first ScreenX format auditorium in time for the December 13 opening of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Jumanji: The Next Level. Auditorium One at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas San Mateo seats 101.
Cineplex, Canada, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by the Cineworld Group. With more than 11,200 screens around the globe, the proposed transaction will create one of the world’s largest cinema companies, providing Cineplex with scale and all the benefits associated with a global enterprise, the company said.
Cineplex today announced that it had added new immersive theatre formats 4DX and ScreenX in locations across Canada. The multi-sensory 4DX experience is now open at three new locations: Cineplex Cinemas Winston Churchill in Oakville, Ontario; Cineplex Cinemas Hamilton Mountain in Stoney Creek, Ontario; and Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton in Edmonton, Alberta.
