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BERLIN 2012: Berlin Festival Honors Sound Pioneer Ray Dolby

Berlin festival director Dieter Kosslick will present Dolby with a Berlinale Camera award on Feb. 16. More »

Chemical Brothers concert film debuts in Dolby Surround 7.1

The Chemical Brothers—Don’t Think became the world’s first theatrical concert film mixed in Dolby Surround 7.1. More »

Harkness launches Foldable Digital 220 screens

Harkness Screens announced the launch of Foldable Perlux® Digital 220 screens manufactured from its U.S. plant in Virginia. More »

Harkness plans web seminar on 3D and screen brightness

Harkness Screens will offer a free web seminar on Feb. 29 on the subject of 3D and screen selection. More »

ACS to distribute CineGeneis projector mount system

CineGenesis and ACS Enterprises signed a master distributor agreement for the exclusive sales, marketing and distribution of the world’s first production projector mount lift system for “boothless” theatres. More »

Gold Medal announces 2012 catalog

Concession equipment and supply company Gold Medal Products Co. will release the 68th edition of its catalog in early 2012. More »

Gold Medal raises money for Make-A-Wish

Gold Medal Products, its distributors and employees raised $7,500 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, Southern Ohio Region, during the company’s annual Distributors' Conference in December. More »

Sid Ganis joins Dolby as strategic advisor

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. has engaged Sid Ganis to support its cinema business and expand relationships with the industry's creative leaders. More »

GDC to distribute imm 3D sound systems in Asia

GDC Technology was appointed by imm Sound to exclusively distribute imm’s 3D sound systems in Asia, including in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. More »

Harkins selects Vista management software

Harkins Theatres, the largest privately owned theatre circuit in the U.S., chose Vista as their new enterprise management and point-of-sale software partner to manage ticketing and concessions at all of its locations. More »

Tivoli publishes new lighting catalog

Tivoli, LLC announced the publication of a new, comprehensive venue and auditorium catalog. More »

Doug Darrow to lead Dolby cinema business

Doug Darrow joined Dolby Laboratories as senior VP of Dolby's cinema business. He will be based in San Francisco and will report to Ramzi Haidamus, executive VP, sales and marketing. More »

imm Sound expands to Brazil

imm Sound, specializing in 3D immersive sound, has been installed in nine movie theatres in Brazil. More »

New products at the CineAsia trade show

FJI presents a selective preview of new products and technologies which will be on display at CineAsia in Hong Kong. More »

NCM and Mobile Theory launch 'Mobile Movies Network'

NCM Media Networks and Mobile Theory launched “The Mobile Movies Network,” a new mobile vertical ad network targeting on-the-go movie patrons. More »

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REVIEWS

The Woman in Black
Film Review: The Woman in Black

The unimaginative approach of both director and screenwriter make this attempt at classy horror singularly uninvolving and lacking in the essential element of surprise. More »

Big_Miracle_
Film Review: Big Miracle

Fictional treatment of the 1988 effort to rescue three whales trapped under Alaskan ice features a wide-ranging cast of characters and offers solid family entertainment. More »

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