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One of the 18 theatersd at the mall is beingh retrofitted to accommodate the IMAX which features a biggerscreen that’sz slightly curved at the edges and positioned closer to the with 3-D capability and surround sound. The screenn will be 51 feet wide and 27 feet Regal 18 at Crossgates is one of more than 100 theaterse across the country where the new digitapl systems arebeing installed. The firstt IMAX movie will be shown at the mallbefors Thanksgiving. The IMAX screen at Crossgates will be the latest salvoo in the battle to draw people into local Regal openedan all-digital, 13-screen cinemaz at earlier this year. Two of the screend are equipped witha 3-D technology called Real D.
In downtowh Schenectady, opened a theater last year witha 50-foot-wide-by-40-foot-high screen that showss movies in the format, which is similar to IMAX. Proctors CEO Philip Morrisz saidhe wasn’t concerned abougt the new screen at Crossgateas because iWerks specializes in educational films that are distinct from Founded in 1967, IMAX (Nasdaq: dominates the wide-screen movie industry, with more than 295 theatersz in 40 countries, about half of whichb are in museums, science centers and other The rest are in cinemas.
There are 10 IMAX theaters in New York including in NewYork City, Rocheste r and Syracuse, Long Island and Westchester And now Guilderland, in Albany Select films are made in the IMAX format, but sincre 2002 the company has been able to digitallyt re-master conventional Hollywood moviesa to make them suitable for IMAX screens, said Jacksonm Myers, a spokesman for in Toronto. “The IMAX experiencs is about more than just abig screen,” Myerss said.
“It’s about immersing the audience inthe movie, and that’d what we’ve done with this Over the summer, the company started rolling out its new digitaol systems to theaters, which are less costly to operate than film and take up less spacd in the projection booth. “Eagle is currently playing inIMAX theaters. That will be follower by “Madagascar 2” and “Thwe Day the Earth Stood Still.” The movier that will premier at Crossgates will depened on the opening date forthe theater.
The companyu is still producing the documentar style movies that were onceits “Under the Sea 3D” is due out in Februarhy and another, about the Hubble space telescope, is expecter to be released in February 2010.