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The article presents a guide to different movie formats. Topics mentioned include the laser projection and improved color and contrast in Dolby Cinema, motion chairs and environmental effects in 4DX screen and the film strip projected on a four-story screen in Imax. The disadvantages of each formats are also given, such as the paired seats in Dolby Cinema, distracting effects in 4DX, and the tendency of a movie to look puny on an Imax screen.

The article discusses the U.S. film industry's production of three-dimensional (3-D) motion pictures, including on large 3-D Imax motion picture screens. An overview of American 3-D films, including "Gravity," directed by Alfonso Cuarón, "In the Heart of the Sea," directed by Ron Howard and "The Walk," directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Joseph Gordon- Levitt, is provided.

The article discusses a deal announced between Internet video-streaming company Netflix and motion picture company the Weinstein Company regarding the simultaneous release of the film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend” in Imax theaters and on Netflix. Topics addressed include the implications for the distribution system of the motion picture industry, as well as the prospects for ticket sales for the film.

The article discusses a trend of motion picture theaters offering more large-format screen options in an effort to increase business in the United States and Canada as of April 11, 2014. Topics addressed include the implications of the trend in terms of the business model of motion picture company Imax, as well as the strategy of motion picture theater company Cinemark Holdings.

Details the career of mountain climber Ed Viesturs. Description of the mountains that Viesturs has climbed, including Mount Everest and Annapurna; Some of the unusual sights seen on the mountains; Dangerous moments while climbing; Death of friends on Everest while filming the IMAX movie "Everest."

IN 2008 the director Christopher Nolan's ''Dark Knight,'' the second in his trilogy of Batman movies, introduced some audiences to a character not before seen in the franchise, or any studio narrative feature until that time. But that character wasn't on the screen. It was the screen. That would be Imax, a vast screen that can be as tall as an eight-story building. Though the name is popularly used to refer to screens, it is primarily a format involving special cameras and large-scale film, and before ''Dark Knight'' it had been known best for short documentaries about ocean life and space travel. Mr. Nolan shot parts of ''The Dark Knight'' using Imax cameras, with 30 minutes of such footage making it into the final film. When those images were seen in an Imax theater, they filled the screen from top to bottom with a giant, high-resolution image. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Hollywood has finally come to view Imax as a star. Will Wall Street be the next convert? Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Imax has struggled for more than a decade to be taken seriously in the film and finance capitals. Hollywood was turned off by Imax's costly and clunky equipment for its large-format movies, not to mention the location of its theaters at science centers and history museums. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the use of a new wide-screen, three-dimensional format to convert certain Hollywood motion pictures for Imax theaters. Financial success of "The Polar Express: An Imax 3-D Experience" as well as "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" and "The Matrix: Reloaded"; Use of new software that has been developed to convert standard 35 millimeter film to larger formats; Opportunity for films to generate more revenue before going to video; Requirement that audiences wear glasses with either polarized lenses or electronic shutters.