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The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

Immersion
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere is a tremendous immersive experience leveraging all sorts of modern technology.

Norman carries a body out from a room at the Bates Motel

Filmmaking
Mattopia Jones and the Hollywood Horrors
An experiment in terror, all captured on iPhones and the Osmo Action 6.

John Wick Experience bounty text message

Immersion
John Wick Experience at Area 15, Las Vegas
I always thought the world was out to get me. Having a $1.5 million bounty put on my head (second only to Mr. Wick) simply proved me right. As I told the manager of the Continental Las Vegas, I like my chances.

On location filming Oppenheimer

Behind the Scenes
Oppenheimer on Film and in IMAX
Consider Christopher Nolan as the father of mainstream IMAX filmmaking.

Barbenheimer

Conspiracy Theory
Barbenheimer: Movieland D-Day
Much like a theme running through Oppenheimer, in the end nobody will really win the theatrical war.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Retrospective
Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Game Changer
It’s time to put this series about the famed archaeologist into its own historical perspective.

Nomadland

Pandemic
Nomadland
The pandemic has altered the work landscape and most of the changes are likely a permanent shift in work habits for many.

James Bond in No Time to Die

Dossier
No Time to Die
Burdened with a hefty $250 million price tag and a problematic production history, James Bond’s 25th theatrical adventure seeks a quantum of solace with a twice-delayed release, now set for April 2021.

AMC Arapahoe Crossing IMAX theatre

Pandemic
Movie Theatres Look for an Alternate Opening
Turns out reopening U.S. movie theatres in August — in the midst of the COVID pandemic — needed a little more pre-production planning.

Reopening Regal Cinemas

Pandemic
Reopening Movie Theatres in a COVID World
With Inception's 10th anniversary and $6 IMAX tickets as enticements, it's time to go back to the movies

Gotham clown masks

Travel & Gallery
Hooray for Hollywood!
As U.S. theatres start to reopen, it's time to celebrate some great movie-related tours and other travel experiences.

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Live Event
Pee-wee's Big Adventure:
35th Anniversary Tour with Paul Reubens

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Business Analysis
Star Wars: From Mystique to Commodity (in 12 Parsecs)
Disney should proceed with caution and remember what made Star Wars so very special to so many people.

Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Travel & Immersion
Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar
I did a terrible job of containing my enthusiasm. I put it right out there for the bartender and explained to her I was totally geeking out. I was highly entertained as I took it all in.

Travel & Immersion
Pandora at Walt Disney World
At the very least it’s a sample of what’s to come as Disney builds out its Star Wars attraction, which is anticipated to bring a whole new level of interaction between the rides and the riders.

Mad Max: Fury Road

Annual Review
The Best of 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Rocky in Creed

Retrospective
Rocky through the Decades

Rocky II

Unbroken

Annual Review
The Best of 2014

Birdman

The Company You Keep

Annual Review
The Best of 2013

Frances Ha

Lincoln

Annual Review
The Best of 2012

Skyfall

Midnight in Paris

Annual Review
The Best of 2011

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Inception

Annual Review
The Best of 2010

Black Swan

Apocalypse Now

Retrospective
Full Disclosure:
Renewed Appreciation for
Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

Sherlock Holmes: BD-Live Event

Online Event
Robert Downey Jr.:
BD-Live Community Screening
of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes: Blu-ray

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Annual Review
The Best of 2009

Precious

Dark Knight: BD-Live Event

Online Event
Christopher Nolan:
BD-Live Community Screening
of The Dark Knight

Dark Knight: Blu-ray

Wanted / The Dark Knight

Commentary
September 2008
Movie Rant:
We Are Not Your Babysitter!

Adventures in Babysitting

Summer Movies

Commentary
June 2008
Movie Rant:
These days, every movie is a
"tent pole."

Kung Fu Panda

Spike Lee

Annual Review
The Best of 2006

Rocky Balboa

Commentary
The Original Star Wars Saga:
George Lucas v. Film Preservation

The Natural

Commentary
4 July 2006:
Are These Movies Patriotic Enough?

Forrest Gump

Inconvenient Truth

Live Event
An Inconvenient Truth
Questions and Answers
with
Al Gore
- United Artists Pavilions Theater,
Denver, Colorado -

Inconvenient Truth

Da Vinci Code

Commentary
The Da Vinci Controversy

Da Vinci Code

Domino

Annual Review
Mattopia's Year in Movies: 2005

Batman Begins

King Kong

Preview
2005 Fall/Winter Remakes
(Written for Turner Classic Movies)

Pride and Prejudice

Atlantis

Atlantis Photos © Disney Enterprises, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

Live Event
Atlantis In Depth:
Go Behind the Scenes
with Don Hahn, Producer;
Kirk Wise, Director;
and John Pomeroy, Supervising Animator
- Press Junket -
- Brown Palace, Denver, Colorado -

Atlantis

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