Cinema Sunshine has installed Christie RealLaser projectors and Vive Audio in its new flagship cinema complex in Tokyo. Known as Grand Cinema Sunshine, the luxuriously furnished multiplex located in the commercial and entertainment district of Ikebukuro is the first in Japan to have all 12 auditoriums equipped with RGB pure laser projection systems.
CJ 4DPlex today announced a new partnership agreement with GDC Technology to work together to identify new opportunities for ScreenX and 4DX to expand the companies’ exhibition network across Latin America.
Dolby, Warner Bros., and AMC Theatres today announced that, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Matrix, winner of four Academy Awards including Best Sound, audiences across the U.S. can experience the Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ film in the more than 135 Dolby Cinema at AMC locations around the U.S., beginning August 30.
National CineMedia, the managing member and owner of 48.6 percent of National CineMedia, LLC, the largest cinema advertising network in the U.S., announced today that the company’s board of directors appointed Thomas F. Lesinski to the role of chief executive officer, effective August 2. He will continue to serve on the NCM board in his new role.
D-Box Technologies is celebrating ten years of success in the movie business with the release of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Today, the company has installed nearly 750 screens in 41 countries.
Abramorama and Eagle Rock Entertainment are releasing a Banger Films documentary feature film that tells the story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard – became ZZ Top, one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet, all while maintaining a surrealist mystique that continues to intrigue fans and entice onlookers a half century after the band’s inception. All three band members will be in attendance at the premiere, as they prepare to embark on their 50thAnniversary Tour.
Arts Alliance Media has released new features and integrations to widely used theatre management system Screenwriter. The latest version provides AAM’s exhibitor customers with advanced automation options and support for the newest projectors and technology in digital cinema.
Melanie Martinez and Atlantic Records new album and accompanying full-length film, K-12 will be released September 6. Prior to that, the film will have its official Los Angeles film premiere on September 3 exclusively at Hollywood’s famed Arclight Cinerama Dome. An official New York City premiere will follow on September 5 at the AMC Empire 25 in Times Square.
Regal is opening a total of three new 4DX and four ScreenX auditoriums across multiple markets in the U.S bringing the exhibitor’s current count to 21 and 20, respectively. All of the installations are expected to be completed by the end of this month. The locations include:
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is leading the weekend’s ticket presales on Fandango and has outsold Tarantino’s previous titles in Fandango’s advance ticket sales. To celebrate the its release Fandango is launching a map of the film’s L.A. locations, while Fandango’s on-demand video streaming service, FandangoNOW, is hosting a playlist of movies that Quentin Tarantino screened for his crew to help inspire the ‘60s vibe of the film.
