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Think Like a Man Starts Production

Fri, 07/29/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Production for Think Like a Man has begun in Los Angeles. The highly-anticipated comedy is an adaptation of comedian and nationally-syndicated radio host Steve Harvey's New York Times best-selling book Act Like A Lady Think Like A Man. Tim Story (Fantastic Four Barbershop) will direct. Will Packer (Stomp The Yard Obsessed Takers) will produce via his Rainforest Films banner. In the film four interconnected and diverse friends have their love lives shaken up after the women they are pursuing buy Steve Harvey's book and start taking his advice to heart.

XDC Signs VPF Agreements for 35 New Screens in Spain

Fri, 07/29/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

XDC has signed three new VPF agreements in Spain. In the framework of these agreements another 35 screens in Catalonia the Community of Valencia Andalucia and Castilla León will be deployed. The installations are already in progress. The agreements include the two complexes El Punt Cerdanyola and El Punt Alzira in Catalonia and the Community of Valencia operated by Pere Sallent. Twenty-one screens will be equipped with digital cinema technology in the next months.

Sterling Vineyards Hosts 9th Silver Screen Series for Charity

Fri, 07/29/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Sterling Vineyards the landmark Calistoga winery has announced the ninth annual Sterling Silver Screen Series. Once again through the generosity of NBC Universal the 2011 summer season of movies in the vineyards will feature classic and neo-classic films in a range of genres from the Universal archives. All proceeds from the summer screenings will benefit two local non-profits: the Calistoga Family Center and the St. Helena Family Centers.

GDC Signs Server Deal with Stellar International Cineplex

Fri, 07/29/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

GDC Technology has signed a major digital cinema server contract with China’s Stellar International Cineplex. The agreement involves the deployment of a total of 300 GDC SX-2000A digital cinema servers with Integrated Media Block with deployment completion scheduled for 2012.   Founded in March 2003 Stellar is a subsidiary of the Stellar Media Group. It is jointly held by Stellar Media Group and Stellar International a Hong Kong listed company.

The Look in Soho Installs a LightSpace CMS

Wed, 07/27/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The Soho boutique post house The Look has installed a LightSpace CMS for facility-wide color management control. 

For Thomas Urbye managing directyor of The Look the selection of LightSpace CMS was the perfect solution to the growing needs for accurate calibration throughout the facility as well as extending into associated operations and workflows including VFX editorial and on-set look management.

Marcus Theatres Signs Licensing Agreement with Cinedigm Subsidiary CDF2 Holdings

Wed, 07/27/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Marcus Theatres has signed a master license agreement with CDF2 Holdings a subsidiary of Cinedigm Digital Cinema to deploy digital cinema systems in approximately 630 first-run screens at 47 company-owned locations. The agreement includes 64 previously installed systems.  When completed digital projection technology will be offered at virtually all screens operated by Marcus Theatres.

Norway World`s First All Digital Cinema Country Film Distribution Ends

Wed, 07/27/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

All cinemas in Norway were digital by the end of last month. Film & Kino the Norwegian cinema association conducted the roll out of 420 screens all over the country. This means that no more 35mm will be distributed. The rollout started in June 2010 and has taken a year. The association said it has been a challenge due to Norway`s elongated shape with sparsely populated areas but the process took one year less than anticipated. Mainly Christie projectors and Doremi servers have been used in the roll out but 65 Sony 4Ks have also been installed.

PostWorks NY Partners with Technicolor to Provide Post Services in New York

Wed, 07/27/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Telecorps Holdings the parent company of PostWorks NY has signed a binding agreement to partner with Technicolor to jointly provide editorial color grading and other post-production services in New York. The company’s PostWorks facility and Technicolor’s Technicolor East Coast facility both located in Soho will operate as a single unit under the name Technicolor/PostWorks. The companies’ aim is to take advantage of their complementary talent resources and experience in order to deliver the highest quality post-production experience in the New York market.

First Arabic 3D Music Video Playing in the Middle East

Wed, 07/27/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

As a result of a joint venture between the Rotana Audio Visual Group and Sony Gulf Arabic audiences are currently enjoying their first 3D experience a music video clip on Najwa Karam in her song Ma Fi Nom. The 3D music clip marks the beginning of the era of 3D production in the region. The feat was pulled off with the assistance of three professional teams from the US and the UK.

Technicolor to Acquire Cinedigm’s Distribution Business

Wed, 07/27/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Cinedigm Digital Cinema and Technicolor have entered into a binding letter of intent for Technicolor to acquire the assets of Cinedigm’s physical and electronic distribution business as well as to create a strategic software design partnership between the two companies. The transaction is expected to close within 45 days subject to the execution of definitive documentation.

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