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    Barcard: The new Star Trek movie was the first feature film I saw in IMAX and I don't recommend it. I know this is subjective and others may feel differently, ... more »
    andrewcep: That little jab at the Red One is pretty pointless. Sure, 35mm should be scanned at 6k...but 99% of the time it's scanned and finished in 2k, leaving ... more »
    bjcbjc: As Kodak makes IMAX film out of the same ink/material that they make 35mm film Mark? Film is not made out of ink. Perhaps I could write the next IMAX ... more »
    Sora57: Seeing those reels of film in the frame/footage counter reminds of the days when I used to sync up dailies (35mm) at the editorial house. Then editin... more »
    Nick: hey Mark. the main picture for the article -- what movie is that 70mm film from? that frame looks like it has a Pegasus in it. more »
    Fine Corinthian Leather Is Mandatory: Everyone knows IMAX is magic. more »
    OMG! Ponies!: So then, financially speaking, how much of a waste of time, money and celluloid is each IMAXed copy of "Transformers"? more »
    bornonbord: @Mark You've got hundreds of millions for talent and marketing, but you don't have enough cash to buy a truckload of 70mm film and deal with tricky ca... more »
    Monty: Considering the number of movies today that are on lower budgets and the major studios trying to cut their own "homemade" look to pictures, I can unde... more »
    badhatharry: Does blowing Night At The Museum 2 up to 70mm make it funny? more »
    ripfire: "o while typical 70mm motion picture film runs vertically and takes up 5 perforations on the film strip," Umm. Don't you mean 35mm? more »
    bornonbord: That's incredible. I can't imagine the nerves of the guys who actually manufactured the housing when they first saw it going underwater with the came... more »
    Will Nickelson: There is no such thing as "zero-G," it's called micro-gravity. more »
    Monty: Technically, isn't this someone taking a picture of someone filming a Hubble repair practice? And isn't repairing the Hubble difficult enough without... more »
    Iggy: Who makes their 70mm film? more »
    TheCrudMan: Talk about classy industrial design...a giant black box with some switches, a view finder, and a follow focus...very nice. more »
    jonhapimp: woot dfw has one, i seen watchmen on it more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: No offense Mark but that image looks kinda like a movie poster about a boy and his robot, named IMAX 3D.. more »
    GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: So they sent one of these into space. How much did it cost to actually send up, lb wise. more »
    Nick: Because there is no reloading IMAX film in space. I would pay to watch Mr. Bean try. I am gonna go out and watch something IMAX now. it only seems ri... more »
  • #imax

    The Seven IMAX Wonders of the World

    Far from your local cineplex's marginally enhanced "IMAX Experience," these seven theaters are the best, the biggest, and the craziest thunderdomes IMAX has to offer.
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    How Regular Movies Become "IMAX" Films

    Pretty as it is, 70mm film has been deemed too expensive for shooting Hollywood productions. So this is how IMAX preps finished movies for the up close and personal demands of IMAX. More »
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    Filming Hubble Repair Practice, Underwater

    While the Hubble repair eventually took place in space, the microgravity environment of a pool is where astronauts practiced repairs and IMAX scored some footage for the upcoming film Hubble 3D. More »
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    A Rare Tour of IMAX Cameras

    There are 26 IMAX film cameras in the world today. At IMAX HQ, I got to play with 4 of them (and take plenty of photographs for you). More »
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    Why We Need IMAX: A Pilgrimage to the Mothership

    In my lifetime, a cellphone will beam 20 megapixel images right into my brain while transmitting to a surround sound track that requires no speakers. But until that day comes, IMAX is our best bet. More »
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    The Biggest Lens Cap I’d Ever Seen Reveals an Exciting Secret

    Just where did I unearth this mega lens cap? Take your best guess...because the answer reveals a feature package making its way to Gizmodo this week... More »
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    Gizmodo Goes to IMAX

    In case you missed it, Gizmodo visited IMAX to check out all of the wonders of priceless cameras and gargantuan film standards. Here are the stories we've published so far. Keep checking in for new updates: More »
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    Cineplexes Getting IMAX, But Is It IMAX or CONSPIRACY?

    You've probably seen the new phenomenon with your own eyes: A cineplex IMAX that doesn't have the monster screen you grew up with in science-museum IMAX theaters. Here's the what, the how and the why. More »