Summary
IMAX is short for Image Maximum, a film format that can show images larger and with higher resolution than images displayed at most movie theaters. The Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale has a 5-story-high single screen IMAX theater featuring 300 stadium-styled seats, a 15,000-watt digital sound system and 42 speakers. The theater plays 3D movies made specifically to work with IMAX projectors. They show both educational and mainstream movies, such as Dinosaurs Alive! 3D, Happy Feet, and Beowulf. Since the film is ten times larger than normal film, Imax films fully immerse you in the scene. Originally named after the Blockbuster video rental company, AutoNation gained naming right when i...
IMAX is short for Image Maximum, a film format that can show images larger and with higher resolution than images displayed at most movie theaters. The Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale has a 5-story-high single screen IMAX theater featuring 300 stadium-styled seats, a 15,000-watt digital sound system and 42 speakers. The theater plays 3D movies made specifically to work with IMAX projectors. They show both educational and mainstream movies, such as Dinosaurs Alive! 3D, Happy Feet, and Beowulf. Since the film is ten times larger than normal film, Imax films fully immerse you in the scene. Originally named after the Blockbuster video rental company, AutoNation gained naming right when it donated $3 million in August 2007. The AutoNation IMAX Theater is located at 401 SW Second Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312. Call 954-467-6637 or go to www.mods.org.
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Film American Visionary Art Museum800 Key Highway / 410-244-1900 / Flicks from the Hill film series / Free •9 p.m. today: Quiz Show. An die Musik409 N. Charles St. / 410-385-2638 / Jazz film series / Admission fee. •7 p.m. Wednesday:...Tags: Patapsco, American Visionary Art Museum, John Coltrane, Dundalk, Maryland Science Center
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The Stony Brook University presidential search committee
Here are the members of the Stony Brook University presidential search committee. (Note: six faculty members will be appointed after the start of the fall semester, through a process set up the university's Faculty Senate) Chairman: Richard Nasti...Tags: Stony Brook University, Brookhaven, Forest Hills, Heads of State, Health and Safety at School
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'The Dark Knight' exceeds its buzz
Sun movie criticHarry Potter, give your Hogwarts robes a rest. Spider-Man, hang up your spidey-suit. There's a new box-office savior in town from the world of fantasy fiction, and he wears a cape and cowl. Beating the reigning champ Spider-Man 3, The Dark Knight set...Tags: Animal Science, Sales, Heath Ledger, White Marsh, Harry Potter
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'Dark Knight' sets weekend record with $155.34M
Batman has sent Spidey packing as king of Hollywood's box-office superheroes.
"The Dark Knight" took in a record $155.34 million in its first weekend, topping the previous best of $151.1 million for "Spider-Man 3" in May 2007 and pacing Hollywood to...Tags: Spider-Man, Batman
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No joke! 'Dark Knight' makes a killing
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBatman has sent Spidey packing as king of Hollywood's box-office superheroes. "The Dark Knight" took in a record $155.34 million in its first weekend, said Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros., which released the "Batman Begins" sequel....Tags: Film Festivals, Spider-Man, Heath Ledger, Batman
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Fans flock to 'Knight' Rock on, readers Pitchfork Festival highlights
Read Greg Kot's blog chicagotribune.com/turnitup and a review in Monday's Tempo section. Fans show up in costume at Navy Pier's IMAX theater to see the midnight premiere of the new Batman movie. PAGE 14 Julia Keller writes about music, literature...Tags: Navy Pier, Batman
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Tonight's the 'Knight' for Batman
With rave reviews, talk of an Oscar for the late Heath Ledger and advance tickets selling out for screenings that start tonight at precisely 12:01 a.m., it seems a foregone conclusion: You'll soon be seeing The Dark Knight. There are no back stories to...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Batman, AutoNation
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Knight falls on Gotham
The much anticipated Batman sequel, "The Dark Knight," flew into theaters last night with packed midnight showings at area cinemas. Christian Bale is back as the caped crusader, but this time around, Heath Ledger is the Joker, a much darker, more sinister...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Jack Nicholson, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Christian Bale, Heath Ledger
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IMAX AutoNation host 'bat chat' as part of opening weekend of the movie 'The Dark Knight'
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Dark Knight at IMAX The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience (PG-13) opens today at the AutoNation IMAX Theater inside the Museum of Discovery & Science, 401 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale. Opening weekend activities feature Batty Bats of Florida at 12:...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, AutoNation
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Colorful turnout before the dawn of 'Dark Knight'
Chicago Tribune reporterTruth is, most of the people who came out for Friday morning's first three showings of "The Dark Knight" (midnight, 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.) at Navy Pier's IMAX theater were like 24-year-old Chris Mosley of Plano. Yeah, yeah, they dig the superhero antics of...Tags: Waukegan, Navy Pier, Heath Ledger, Batman
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