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Cinematic Convergence
Oct. 14-21: The 11th annual Austin Film Festival
"...Imax..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Screens Feature

Comin' at Ya!
3-D is back on the big screen -- again.
"...film shot with the RCS can be used in IMAX theatres and theme parks with polarized glasses, in theatres..."

July 25, 2003 Screens Feature by Ken Lieck

Calling All Lonely-Hearts
IMAX movies and swingin' singles meet up, make out, at i-mixers.
"...food, music, and really big movies in the museum's IMAX theatre to create a lure like few others. The..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Extreme
"...Directed by: Jon Long. The Imax camera seems tailor-made for extreme sports. Here we see..."

May 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Journey Into Amazing Caves
This film follows expedition leaders Dr. Hazel Barton and Nancy Aulenback as they tunnel through Greenland's ice caves, explore the aquatic chambers beneath the jungles of the Yucatan, and rappel the limestone caverns of the Grand Canyon.
"...Judson. Starring: Greg MacGillivray and Liam Neeson. Austin's first Imax screen opens this Saturday at the new Bob Bullock..."

April 18, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Let's All Go to the Movies
Skip the multiplex: Austin has a better idea
"...nothing better than sinking into a seat in its IMAX theatre – the largest IMAX screen in the state,..."

March 3, 2017 Screens Post

Narrative Reviews
"...7:30pm, Stateside at the Paramount; Monday, Oct. 28, 9:30pm, IMAX Theatre A Birder's Guide to EverythingD: Rob Meyer; with..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature

Metallica Creates a New Monster
Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, and Nimrod Antal go 'Through the Never'
"...itself, the film is larger than life. Shot in IMAX 3-D, it combines two components: a concert film of..."

Oct. 2, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Interactive 06 Web Awards
Eminem.com and Technorati win big, while the Dewey Winburne goes to Dale Thompson
"...Film/TVIMAX's Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D www.imax.com/magnificentdesolation..."

March 17, 2006 Screens Feature

Short Cuts
Spongebob and the Lips converge on Austin Studios, and the local IMAX pumps up its technology for 'The Polar Express'
"...More Bigger, Better, Hanks-ier: The IMAX theatre at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Dream of a New Circus
In the two decades it has taken for Cirque du Soleil to reach Austin for the first time, this Montreal-based troupe has not only reinvented circus as performance art but grown into one of the most unexpected and unlikely of entertainment empires.
"...In 2000, the company filmed Journey of Man for IMAX, a format befitting its larger-than-life presentations. Such activities have..."

May 2, 2003 Arts Feature by Michael Point

Moonage Daydream
David Bowie, the transgressive and compassionate iconic artist in cosmic, intimate detail
"...Daydream may be the first midnight movie of the IMAX age. This audaciously crafted documentary about the late David..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Top Gun: Maverick
Tom Cruise proves he’s the last of his kind
"...built for you to make your way to an Imax screen. While the sorely missed Tony Scott’s original film..."

May 27, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Godzilla vs. Kong
The madcap royal rumble we were always promised

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Aladdin
Another needless Disney remake buoyed on nostalgia and a handful of charming performances

May 24, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Dr. Seuss' The Grinch
Everyone's favorite Christmas misanthrope loses his edge
"...Whoville’s wintry slopes. (I didn’t see the film in IMAX, but I could see the filmmakers’ framing for it..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Wrinkle in Time
Ava DuVernay's adaptation of the children's classic rarely soars.
"...chair, there jolting to extreme close-up (very extreme in IMAX). Maybe director Ava DuVernay (Selma, Netflix doc 13th) meant..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Blade Runner 2049
This visually lush sequel was worth the wait.
"...immersive experience. I didn’t see it in 3-D or IMAX, but I suspect that viewing Villeneuve’s film in the..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Essential History Museums and Cultural Spaces
Fun for everyone from history buffs to kids who like hands-on science
"...place at the Texas Spirit Theater and the Bullock IMAX, the largest IMAX screen in Texas and renovated in..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Jupiter Ascending
The Wachowskis' space opera starring Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum is a visual dazzler but a narrative splice-and-dice.
"...flat-out stunner – I didn’t see it on an IMAX screen, but you should – which is pretty much..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

300: Rise of an Empire
Better than the first movie, this sequel is a more deserving Aegean “epic.”
"...as their onscreen counterparts, especially when viewed on an IMAX screen (which is, obviously, recommended for this particular film)...."

March 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stalingrad
3-D Russian film about the bloody Battle of Stalingrad.
"...Russian patriotism and military pride hold sway in Bondarchuk’s IMAX 3-D apocalypse, but so, too, does a cordite-scented romance,..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dark Knight Rises
An uncannily accurate mirror of the contemporary cultural zeitgeist, this epic finale to the Batman trilogy is just that: epic.
"...opted to hold the press screening in a tiny, non-IMAX theatre replete with some truly awful sound issues, the..."

July 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Friggin' Genius
SXSW Film announces feature film lineup
"...SPECIAL EVENTS Live Soundtracks, cult re-issues, IMAX, 3D and much more. Our Special Events section offers..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2010 Kicks Ass, Drops Some Names
SXSW Film announces Opening Night Film Kick-Ass, docs on SNL and Motörhead
"...public screening of Hubble 3D at the Bob Bullock IMAX® Theater. Through the power of IMAX® 3D, Hubble 3D..."

Jan. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Critics Picks for the Week: Jan. 1-7
"...Fantastic Mr. Fox Where the Wild Things Are Avatar (IMAX)..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Movie Review

Film News
Claire Danes eyes an Austin shoot
"...of it in spots around the globe on an IMAX camera, with plans to both integrate that section into..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Who Needs Hannah Montana?
U2 finds a new dimension
"...U2 3D, which press-screened on Wednesday night at the IMAX Theater at the Bob Bullock History Museum. The feature-length..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

First Descent
This vertiginous documentary about snowboarding talks with the sport's greats and shows them in action, rocketing down crag-encrusted, virgin slopes like buckshot fired from God’s own 20-gauge.
"...vertiginous documentary (which really ought to be playing on IMAX screens) echoes skateboarding’s parallel history and Stacy Peralta’s brilliant..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Film News
Ron Perryman, an Austin film pioneer, died last Saturday
"...hit up the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's IMAX Theatre for some seriously large films? It's twice the..."

July 1, 2005 Screens Column

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