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Ensuring high-quality 3D in cinemas
There is lots of discussion within the industry regarding good-quality 3D and what the public mandates when paying a premium price to see a 3D movie. The debates increase in frequency when it comes to shooting a movie in 3D or planning a conversion from 2D to 3D. More »
Taking new steps against piracy
Perhaps the biggest problem facing the motion picture industry today is piracy. The industry has addressed this issue for decades, but with the advent of the Internet and broadband, the problem has gotten worse. More »
Dramatic changes for European cinema business
The worldwide motion picture industry has experienced a major transformation over the past 12 months—perhaps the largest ever in the history of the business. More »
Exploring new alternatives at the multiplex
The main attraction at the multiplex will always be the latest movie blockbuster, without question. But adventurous cinemas are increasingly testing other forms of programming, and bringing new and varied audiences to their auditoriums. More »
3D films face a screen crunch
2009 was an exceptional year for the movie industry. Box office reached a record level and attendance beat the previous year. More »
A first for the Directors Guild
For the first time in Directors Guild of America history, a woman has won their annual award for best director of a feature film: Kathryn Bigelow for her acclaimed Iraq War drama, The Hurt Locker. More »
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Metropolitan Opera HD series adds 300 theatres
“The Met: Live in HD,” the Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series of live performance transmissions into movie theatres around the world, will expand in its fifth season to 1,500 theatres (an increase of 300 theatres), while adding Egypt, Portugal and Spain to its network of now 46 participating countries. More »
DLP ships 4K chips to licensees
Texas Instruments (TI) began shipping DLP Cinema® Enhanced 4K chips to its licensees, Barco, Christie Digital and NEC. Projectors with the DLP Cinema 4K chip are expected to be installed in Q1 2011 and several industry demos are anticipated before then by DLP Cinema licensees. More »
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