List of Supposed REAL IMAX Screens Across the United States

[krazeyeyez]

Thanks, i have seen this list before and while at the time at least one theatre was outdated and one was going digital () thanks to the new dark knight movie and nolan pushing IMAX as opposed to 3D i have found a few articles that seem to confirm one theatre i thought had gone digital did not. I will have to follow up with a call but it would be nice to have a theatre option in addition to the museum i normally go to as they rarely get hollywood movies.

Either way thanks for bringing this back to my attention.

Originally Posted by blu-ray_girl_fan

http://www.imax.com/countries/US/

There are a couple of IMAX venues that were once digital-only but have now installed 15/70 film projectors. The Cinemark IMAX in Dallas is like this. These screens are smaller than the traditional museum IMAX screens, though they are showing real film.

Most "IMAX" venues nowadays are the digital LIEMAXes that everyone complains about since AMC has been very aggressive about installing these in their multiplexes. To be fair, the screens are pretty big -- just not as big as a museum IMAX screen.

Are you sure they are going digital to film, because i was under the impression it was the opposite since digital is more cost effective and convenient.

Also i will look for the articles but i remember reading those AMC screens that are "pretty big" are a trick of theatre construction, rows are removed and the seats "pushed up" to give the impression of a larger screen when they are the same as the rest. AMC has done a disservice to the brand although the brand itself was fading regardless.

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/201...WS01/703319871

"It is a multiplex-style Imax, created by removing the existing screen and the first few rows of seats and adding a new, slightly curved Imax screen closer to the audience. "

EDIT: it appears your cinemark did make the change TO film which i find strange, anyone know of any others that actually did this.

[Kryptonic]

Does anyone know if the AMC Easton Town Center 30 in Columbus is a real one based on personal experience? The Google Maps one says it's genuine, but that is a few years old. Thanks.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=e...745,117.773438

[krazeyeyez]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

Does anyone know if the AMC Easton Town Center 30 in Columbus is a real one based on personal experience? The Google Maps one says it's genuine, but that is a few years old. Thanks.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=e...745,117.773438

Hey can't speak from personal experience but being an ohio resident i was under the impression the only OHIO ones that were still 15/70 were the museums and unlike the Henry Ford i could never seem to catch them playing anything other then the standard IMAX documentaries (which are great btw).

@Blu-ray girl fan - yeah i was just reading up on that rail system, apparently a result of the companies $$$ generation by selling out to the likes of AMC and the profit margin on the digital presentations, i guess something good did come out of that alliance.

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

Does anyone know if the AMC Easton Town Center 30 in Columbus is a real one based on personal experience? The Google Maps one says it's genuine, but that is a few years old. Thanks.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=e...745,117.773438

http://www.imax.com/corporate/media-...tres-near-you/

That will be a Digital IMAX presentation.

[Kryptonic]

Do they show the digital ones in the IMAX aspect ratio or is it still 2.35:1?

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

Do they show the digital ones in the IMAX aspect ratio or is it still 2.35:1?

No, it gets expanded to 1.78:1. Digital IMAX screens are 16x9 like widescreen TVs.

Only 15/70 theaters show the IMAX ratio of 1.43:1.

[Kryptonic]

Originally Posted by blu-ray_girl_fan

No, it gets expanded to 1.78:1. Digital IMAX screens are 16x9 like widescreen TVs.

Only 15/70 theaters show the IMAX ratio of 1.43:1.

That's very disappointing, considering I was traveling from out of town and that's the closest IMAX screen. Ugh. Hopefully I can get a refund on my tickets and just wait for the Blu-Ray since it's apparently the same thing.

[krazeyeyez]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

That's very disappointing, considering I was traveling from out of town and that's the closest IMAX screen. Ugh. Hopefully I can get a refund on my tickets and just wait for the Blu-Ray since it's apparently the same thing.

Might not be worth the drive, probably about 3 hours, less if you drive like me and you could go to the Henry Ford in Dearborn MI which i can confirm is the real deal with one hell of an audio system.

[Phoenix Theory]

I wanna go to imax sturdya but only know one real imax dome 10 min away was wondering if anyone knew if this theater is a real imax theater.
AMC Loews Jersey Gardens 20 & IMAX

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Originally Posted by krazeyeyez

Thanks, i have seen this list before and while at the time at least one theatre was outdated and one was going digital () thanks to the new dark knight movie and nolan pushing IMAX as opposed to 3D i have found a few articles that seem to confirm one theatre i thought had gone digital did not. I will have to follow up with a call but it would be nice to have a theatre option in addition to the museum i normally go to as they rarely get hollywood movies.

Either way thanks for bringing this back to my attention.



Are you sure they are going digital to film, because i was under the impression it was the opposite since digital is more cost effective and convenient.

Also i will look for the articles but i remember reading those AMC screens that are "pretty big" are a trick of theatre construction, rows are removed and the seats "pushed up" to give the impression of a larger screen when they are the same as the rest. AMC has done a disservice to the brand although the brand itself was fading regardless.

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/201...WS01/703319871

"It is a multiplex-style Imax, created by removing the existing screen and the first few rows of seats and adding a new, slightly curved Imax screen closer to the audience. "

EDIT: it appears your cinemark did make the change TO film which i find strange, anyone know of any others that actually did this.

http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjourn...89970b540cb2de

Yeah, some places that used to be Digital IMAX are now adding film projectors. They can switch between digital and film using a "rail" system. They will show 15/70 if a movie was shot with IMAX cameras (Mission Impossible 4, The Dark Knight Rises, etc.).

The Hunger Games was shot in 35mm, and Lionsgate didn't want to create film prints for its initial theatrical release. Thus, the movie was shown in Digital IMAX.

Because of this, the Bob Bullock IMAX in Austin did not show The Hunger Games because it is a film-only theater.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by blu-ray_girl_fan

http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjourn...89970b540cb2de

Yeah, some places that used to be Digital IMAX are now adding film projectors. They can switch between digital and film using a "rail" system. They will show 15/70 if a movie was shot with IMAX cameras (Mission Impossible 4, The Dark Knight Rises, etc.).

The Hunger Games was shot in 35mm, and Lionsgate didn't want to create film prints for its initial theatrical release. Thus, the movie was shown in Digital IMAX.

Because of this, the Bob Bullock IMAX in Austin did not show The Hunger Games because it is a film-only theater.

rumour has it, that select scenes for the next Hunger Games movie will be shot with 15/70 IMAX cameras.

[Cook]

Ok so the Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 & IMAX that opened last year is listed as 15/70+DIG in OPs site so I called down there and they said they are playing the movie in FILM, and that their screen demensions are 6 STORIES X 8 STORIES. That sounds like a real IMAX. Also, IMAX site says it is a 15/70 theater. Can anyone confirm this? My main concern is I want to see it projected in 15/70 film, and I want the IMAX scenes in the proper ratio.