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Here's why you can't see Interstellar in IMAX in Louisiana (UPDATE: You can!)
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:50 am
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:50 am
I thought I'd spread this for my fellow cinema snobs who were wondering why the only two true IMAX screens in the state of Louisiana didn't get Interstellar (nor any Hollywood features).
LINK
UPDATE: The Entergy IMAX will now be getting Interstellar! Here are the details.
LINK
UPDATE: The Entergy IMAX will now be getting Interstellar! Here are the details.
This post was edited on 12/16/14 at 1:20 pm
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Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:53 am to Udvarnoky
Good read 
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:55 am to Udvarnoky
Very interesting and good read
Bad arse response too
Bad arse response too
Posted on 12/10/14 at 12:22 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
other than being expensive, i've never thought twice about watching movies on IMAX in nashville 
didnt realize this was such a priviledge..i guess i wont bitch as much about not having an IKEA now
didnt realize this was such a priviledge..i guess i wont bitch as much about not having an IKEA now
This post was edited on 12/10/14 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 12/10/14 at 2:11 pm to Udvarnoky
it all makes sense... they did have the hobbit and dark knight rises there but after about a month or two of it being in regular theaters.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 2:30 pm to CAD703X
quote:I actually drove from Memphis to Nashville to see Interstellar in 70 mm IMAX. There are only thirty-seven 70 mm IMAX theaters in the US (unless I'm mistaken), and about 10 of those are in California. Definitely something to not take for granted.
other than being expensive, i've never thought twice about watching movies on IMAX in nashville
Posted on 12/10/14 at 6:27 pm to Udvarnoky
Well, crap, I thought I saw Gravity in IMAX here in Baton Rouge. That's how it was advertised. It just looked like the screen was full size instead of having the curtains covering part of it. So this is not surprising but how do they get away with lying about it?
Posted on 12/10/14 at 6:41 pm to BigB0882
not the same response I got when emailed them, Im sure they got alot of questions
Posted on 12/10/14 at 6:44 pm to BigB0882
A real IMAX screen is gigantic. The one at the AMC is only slightly larger than a normal screen.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 8:11 pm to Brosef Stalin
One at smnithsonian is much bigger
Posted on 12/10/14 at 9:00 pm to CAD703X
quote:
other than being expensive, i've never thought twice about watching movies on IMAX in nashville
Same here we have the 70 MM Imax here in Knoxville I guess I am gonna go check this flick out at 11:20 tomorrow I guess Regal being based here they put this thing in
Posted on 12/16/14 at 1:21 pm to Udvarnoky
The Entergy IMAX will now be getting Interstellar! Here are the details.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:06 pm to Brosef Stalin
So what are the ones in baton rouge? We are driving up tomorrow to go see the hobbit. Is it worth it? or just see it in regular theater? I remember seeing imax out of state a while back and it was huge... how lame is this going to be?
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:58 pm to BayouBengals337
This link should take you to the theater schedule.
NOLA IMAX Schedule
Looking forward to seeing this in IMAX.
NOLA IMAX Schedule
Looking forward to seeing this in IMAX.
This post was edited on 12/16/14 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 12/16/14 at 3:12 pm to Oenophile Brah
Hell yea, going on January 2nd.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 3:21 pm to Udvarnoky
Definitely one of the perks of Austin Bob Bullock
Bob BullockPosted on 12/16/14 at 3:30 pm to BayouBengals337
Nothing in Baton Rouge is real IMAX, but then, I don't think any of The Hobbit was filmed with actual IMAX cameras, so I don't think you're necessarily seeing an inferior product.
It's all very confusing, and deliberately so. In general, "IMAX Digital" is a synonym for LieMAX. Which is not to say that seeing a movie in that format isn't better than seeing it in a regular theater, especially depending on whether the movie was targeting that spec. As far as I know you're seeing The Hobbit in the best way available. The benefit of that movie being shown on a real IMAX screen (which it isn't in Louisiana, though was last year) is simply that it's a bigger screen, though of course the film wouldn't be taking up anywhere near all of it because IMAX dimensions are much more vertically inclined.
Movies getting shot on true IMAX are rare, and Nolan's films have been the most notable examples. And even then, it's too costly/impractical to shoot the whole movie in IMAX, so it tends to be a select amount, though Nolan's been upping the ante. (He shot 20-30 minutes of The Dark Knight in IMAX, but over an hour of The Dark Knight Rises and Interstellar in it.)
Other examples of movies partially shot in real IMAX were the latest Mission Impossible, the latest Star Trek, and the latest Hunger Games.
It's all very confusing, and deliberately so. In general, "IMAX Digital" is a synonym for LieMAX. Which is not to say that seeing a movie in that format isn't better than seeing it in a regular theater, especially depending on whether the movie was targeting that spec. As far as I know you're seeing The Hobbit in the best way available. The benefit of that movie being shown on a real IMAX screen (which it isn't in Louisiana, though was last year) is simply that it's a bigger screen, though of course the film wouldn't be taking up anywhere near all of it because IMAX dimensions are much more vertically inclined.
Movies getting shot on true IMAX are rare, and Nolan's films have been the most notable examples. And even then, it's too costly/impractical to shoot the whole movie in IMAX, so it tends to be a select amount, though Nolan's been upping the ante. (He shot 20-30 minutes of The Dark Knight in IMAX, but over an hour of The Dark Knight Rises and Interstellar in it.)
Other examples of movies partially shot in real IMAX were the latest Mission Impossible, the latest Star Trek, and the latest Hunger Games.
This post was edited on 12/16/14 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 12/19/14 at 1:29 pm to Udvarnoky
FYI: Anyone that lives in the North GA/AL/TN area Interstellar Playing at Chattanooga IMAX Dec 26-Jan 31
Posted on 12/19/14 at 1:34 pm to Udvarnoky
BTW, my brother called yesterday...
Entergy IMAX is a 70 MM Screen
Entergy IMAX is a 70 MM Screen
Posted on 12/19/14 at 1:54 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Still haven't seen it yet but definitely going over the next week or so at the real imax
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