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Mike Blakesley
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From: Forsyth, Montana
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posted 07-09-2015 12:38 PM
Looks like Carmike is bringing "the Imax experience" to Montana by not enlarging two of their theaters.
Get ready to see holiday blockbusters in Imax at Shiloh 14 in Billings
By Jaci Webb
If plans go as scheduled, Billings movie fans will get to see holiday blockbusters in the “Star Wars” and “James Bond” franchises in Imax this fall at Shiloh 14.
The final installment of the “Hunger Games,” “Mockingjay Part 2” could be the first Imax film shown at Shiloh 14 when the film is released Nov. 2. It will be quickly followed by “Spectre,” featuring Daniel Craig as James Bond on Nov. 6, and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” on Dec. 18.
Directors like JJ Abrams, who is directing the “Star Wars” film, work with Imax cameras to expand the video and sound to fill the screen and create a more immersive format for moviegoers. Imax theaters are specially shaped, and seats are set around a wall-to-wall curved screen.
An announcement was made Tuesday about the first commercial Imax theaters coming to Montana this fall. The partnership of Carmike Cinemas Inc., which is based in Columbus, Ga., and Imax Corp. of New York, announced plans to open the Imax theaters in Missoula’s Carmike 12 and in Billings.
A spokesman for Imax said Wednesday that the Billings project to create an Imax theater at Shiloh 14 will begin in September. It should be completed in November.
“In addition to providing cutting-edge projection and sound and a wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling Imax screen, Imax works with each filmmaker to remaster the film specifically for the Imax format — enhancing both the image and sound for playback in Imax theaters,” the spokesman said.
Shiloh 14 will not be expanded, but an existing theater will be remodeled to accommodate Imax.
Carmike expects the Imax format to increase attendance, which could in turn lead to additional staff members.
Carmike Cinemas will have 24 Imax theaters when the new theater systems are complete.
Billings Gazette article
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