April 2009
54 posts
Warner Bros. showed trailers for “Terminator Salvation” and “The Hangover” at ShoWest which received huge applause.
Attending the DTS Digital Cinema and Qube Cinema dealer meeting at ShoWest. The owners of both companies are in attendance.
The RealD luch at ShoWest is starting incredibly late and running into the trade show. Very frustrating.
March 2009
99 posts
Met the team from Qube Cinema for breakfast. Going to get through some email and a few Celluloid Junkie posts before next meeting.
AMC Theatres Set To Deploy Sony 4K Digital... →
AMC Entertainment is set to announce that it will install Sony’s 4K digital projectors on all of their screens. According to Variety and the New York Times, world’s second largest cinema chain will…
GDC Comes On Strong With New Features and Dealer... →
It would be hard not to know what GDC Technology has been up to lately. After all, they’re not shy about telling you all their latest deals, most recent installations and newly released product…
DTS Digital Cinema Back From Not-Quite-Dead With... →
DTS Digital Cinema has been going through a bumpy ride in the past year, but appears to be seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Now the Company has staged something of a small comeback through a…
Darn it! Forgot my eye glasses at home and the plane to Vegas is an hour late. I guess ShoWest can only get better from here!
Las Vegas hotel (Bally’s) checked into, suitcase unpacked, clothes ironed… ShoWest can officially start now.
At Burbank Airport heading to Las Vegas for ShoWest.
RT @celluloidjunkie: Battle Brews Over 3D Glasses In Europe - http://bit.ly/5XhoZ
Good grief! Apple just sent me a new software notification that requires me to download half a gig of updates!
RT @celluloidjunkie: DFE Technologies Tackles Digital Cinema Hard Drive Distribution - http://bit.ly/muM0
Lionsgate Films will cut 8% of their workforce, about 45 jobs. Their staff will shrink to 500 employees. - http://bit.ly/hYC1t
RT @celluloidjunkie: Digital cinema consultant Michael Karagosian is now on Twitter. He is @karagosian.
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Some Bright Ideas At ISDCF’s 3D Luminance Level Demo - http://bit.ly/cXII
Some Bright Ideas At ISDCF’s 3D Luminance Level... →
The Inter-Society Digital Cinema Forum (ISDCF) held a luminance level demonstration of digital 3D content which had been mastered for different light levels. One of the goals was to examine the…
I ordered a Flip Mino HD camera today from Amazon, just in time for ShoWest.
President Obama is going to hold an online town hall meeting and answer submitted questions: http://www.whitehouse.gov/OpenForQuestions/
Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #film #movies #cinema
I’m not sure ShoWest would be the same without all the last minute convention hassles, but one of these years I’d really like to find out.
Just getting back to the office after the ISDCF’s 3-D luminance (light level) demos over at the AMC in Burbank.
Jennifer Aniston dumps @johncmayer because of his Twitter use? Since when did Star Magazine become reliable source?! - http://bit.ly/dbSC
RT @showest: “Twilight” receives first ever Fandango Fan Choice Award at ShoWest in Las Vegas on April 2nd. http://budurl.com/showest09
Finally saw “The Dutchess” starring Keira Knightley. A well made period piece with an engrossing subject matter.
Food Bloggers Take SxSW →
ays before hordes of hipsters in skinny jeans and dark glasses convened in central Texas for South by Southwest (SXSW), the buzz around the Austin Convention Center was all about food. This was in…
I am really liking the new Google Voice. It needs a few feature tweeks here and there but it is a nice upgrade from GrandCentral.com.
Blake Makes a food blog by One Ambitious Foodie →
An amateur foodie, Blake Killian decides to start a food blog and this is a document of his ongoing experiment with the medium.
“Duplicity” was pretty good. A nice little corporate espionage film with some good twists and turns and decent performances.
Will I be sorry that I’m about to sit through “Duplicity” starring Clive Owen and Julia Roberts?
Preping for ShoWest this year may do me in for good.
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Palace Cinemas Brings 3D To Central Europe →
Central Europe will soon be able to experience 3D digital releases the way filmmakers had intended thanks to Palace Cinemas. Tomorrow the exhibitor will announce they will be adding twelve 3D digital…
Palace Cinemas Brings 3D To Central Europe - http://bit.ly/5YIGm
Q & A: Head of Distribution Mark Christiansen Talks About Paramount’s VPF Deal - http://bit.ly/bs2fc
Celluloid Junkie is getting to break news now! An important movie theatre chain asked us to post a story 24 hours before its announced.
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RT @celluloidjunkie: Booming U.S. Box Office Makes Headlines - http://bit.ly/n0Qo5
For all of you who commented on my spelling of “role” in my last update, thank you. I did indeed mean “roll”.
Q & A: Mark Christiansen Talks About Paramount’s →
Mark Christiansen, Paramount’s executive vice president for motion picture distribution answers questions about the studio’s direct-to-exhibitor virtual print fee agreement to help fund the cinema…
I’m on a role… three blog posts in three days over at Celluloid Junkie!
RT @celluloidjunkie: ShoWest to honor film critic Roger Ebert with Career Achievement Award. - http://bit.ly/T3xsE
News of actress Natasha Richardson’s fatal ski accident is being spread by blogs and Twitter. I hope they are spreading rumor and not fact.
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RT @celluloidjunkie: Facebook Helps Malco Theatres Market To Moviegoers - http://bit.ly/SA1Yu
Facebook Helps Malco Theatres Market To Moviegoers →
Malco Theatres, a medium-size exhibition chain based in Memphis, TN, hopes that turning to online social networking sites such as Facebook will help them overcome the marketing challenge of decreased…