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Kylie 3D – Aphrodite Les Folies in Theatres June 19th

Mon, 06/13/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Tickets are now on sale for Kylie 3D – Aphrodite Les Folies which will have special 2K digital screenings in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on June 19th. The Blink TV production for Darenote/Parlophone EMI Music in association with Sky 3D and directed by William Baker and Marcus Viner captures Kylie’s Aphrodite Les Folies world tour in 3D. Tom Colbourne produced. Brett Turnbull was director of photography. Melissa Byers was head stereographer. Steve Anderson and Toby Alington handle the audio post.

Scaring up Customers

Mon, 05/30/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

No one ever suggested that the wholesale reinvention of the global entertainment industry was going to be pretty or easy. As studios filmmakers distributors and exhibitors experiment with new digital cinema technology business models and content factions take sides mistakes are inevitably made but successes are also achieved. That’s the nature of experiments and no one can say with absolute certainty precisely what the international entertainment business will look like when all is said and done.  The recent dispute over the video-on-demand release of feature films is one example.

Phoenix Big Cinemas Signs with Screenvision

Mon, 05/30/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Screenvision has signed a new long-term agreement with Phoenix Big Cinemas Management
Headquartered in Knoxville Tennessee Phoenix Big Cinemas operates 14 theatres and 128 screens with a variety of locations including Los Angeles Washington D.C. Cleveland-Akron Orlando-Daytona Beach and Kansas City. Additional cities include West Palm Beach Florida; Las Vegas Nevada and Norfolk Virginia.

ScreenSingapore to be held June 5-12



Mon, 05/30/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Singapore is scheduled for June 5-12. The organizers have planned a long list of events including world international and Asia-Pacific premieres of prominent Hollywood European and Asian films through a series of red carpet gala and preview evenings. The opening night at Golden Village Vivocity will unveil a special presentation of the latest thriller The Devil Inside Me by director Zhang Qi and starring Tony Leung Ka-Fai (Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame) and Kelly Lin (Reign of Assassins).

Maine Media Workshops Sony Schedule Summer Courses

Mon, 05/30/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Maine Media Workshops is joining forces with Sony Electronics to give students and working professionals a chance to get their hands on the next generation of digital production technology. Starting this summer workshops are available using Sony’s new handheld Super 35mm PMW-F3 and NEX-FS100U camcorders and XDCam EX camcorders. “Working with Maine Media we’re able to offer something for everyone in digital production ” says Wayne Zuchowski marketing manager at Sony Electronics.

Iceland Cinemas Install Management Systems for Digital Conversion

Mon, 05/30/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Iceland exhibitors Sena and SamFilm have installed the Rosettabridge Theatre Management System from Unique Digital as an integral part of their conversion to full digital cinema in their respective facilities in Reykjavik. SamFilm currently operates a total of six cinemas with 19 screens; Sena operates three cinemas with 12 screens. UK integrator Sound Associates was responsible for supplying and installing a full digital cinema package including Barco projectors Dolby servers and QSC audio processors in each multiplex.

Unit Upgrades Color Grading Services

Mon, 05/30/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

In a significant boost to its color grading services for commercials Soho post-production company Unit has purchased a Baselight HD color grading system from FilmLight. The new grading system is installed at Unit’s newly opened 9400 square-foot facility and is part of the service offering of the company’s specialty sub-brand The Finish which also provides visual effects and compositing services.

Warner Bros. to Acquire Flixster Rotten Tomatoes

Mon, 05/30/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has announced an agreement to acquire Flixster a highly popular movie discovery application company with over 25 million worldwide users per month. The acquisition also includes Rotten Tomatoes a top website devoted to film reviews information and news. Under the terms of the deal Flixster will continue to operate independently and will expand its services beyond movie discovery to enable digital content ownership and delivery across any connected digital device. Warner Bros.

Doremi Cinema Achieves DCI Compliance for IMB

Mon, 05/30/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Doremi Cinema has become the first server manufacturer to pass the Compliance Test Plan with an Integrated Media Block for use in a DLP Cinema Series II projector. The DCI standard was created by the Digital Cinema Initiatives to maintain specific criteria for the digital cinema industry such as high quality image interoperability and content security. The Compliance Test Plan was created by DCI as a uniform testing procedure for these standards. CineCert is the third part testing facility licensed by DCI to administer the testing procedures defined in the CTP in the United States.

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