IMAX NEWS

Alice provides an interesting new role model for girls

Tuesday, March 30 by Julie Brown

Interest in Alice in Wonderland 3D from schools has not surprised us here at IMAX. While few feature films tick all the boxes when it comes to school excursions (after all, educational content is obviously the highest priority for teachers when planning out of the classroom experiences) Alice in Wonderland 3D has certainly bucked the trend.

Over 2000 students have been booked to see the film as part of our education program for schools here at the Theatre in Darling Harbour.

Alice, played by Australian actress Mia Wasikowska, is not your traditional 19 year old girl by any means. Her indepedence, curiosity and spirited desire to follow her dreams, provides young girls today with an interesting new role model.

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SPACE STATION 3D to be retired and replaced by HUBBLE 3D

Tuesday, March 30 by Julie Brown

Popular educational title SPACE STATION 3D has been been running continuously as part of our our school library for the past 10 years and it's time for the print to be retired and replaced by newcomer HUBBLE 3D. Close to 100,000 students have seen Space Station 3D in its lifetime here in Darling Harbour, making it one of our top educational films (second only after Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure).

With Hubble 3D, teachers and students have a unique opportunity to not travel into space but also see images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope... images that when presented eight storeys high on the giant IMAX screen, will simply take your breath away. Astronaut Mike Massimino, one of the seven who flew aboard the shuttle Atlantis on a daring bid to rescue and repair the Hubble Space Telescope last year, saw the footage for the first time last year, prompting this emotional response:

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Share the BIG SCREEN experience and save!

Tuesday, March 30 by Julie Brown

Advance bookings for feature films are the only way for groups to visit IMAX. Take advantage of group discounts that bring down your ticket price from $27 per adult (full priced adult ticket for a feature film) to just $19.50 per adult (pre-booked in a group of 10 or more people). Call IMAX Group Sales on (02) 9213 1600 and have your credit card ready now.

Stars Robert Downey Jnr., Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, Sam Rockwell, Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow.

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Darling Harbour Open Day for Teachers 2010

Tuesday, March 30 by Julie Brown

Did you attend the Darling Harbour Open Day for Teachers on 21 March? If you did, you were one of over a thousand teachers who came along to Darling Harbour to preview FREE the extensive range of educational facilities available for schools.

Registration this year was divided between IMAX, the Aquarium and Powerhouse Museum, with the aim of speeding up the arrival process on the day. And this year we dispensed with the formal presentation in order to give everyone more time to explore the precinct at leisure, in addition to an extended admission validity to 21 April. Save those unused vouchers and come back anbother day! Darling Harbour's a big place and one single day just can't do it justice.

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See pictures from the latest IMAX film premiere

Monday, March 29 by Julie Brown

IMAX in Darling Harbour was the location for one of two world premieres for new film ULTIMATE WAVE TAHITI 3D. The evening kicked off with Tahitian dancers entertaining the crowds at the front of the Theatre, much to the bemusement of the throng of summer tourists who were caught up in the action as they lazed about on the boardwalk overlooking Cockle Bay.

Give your next event the IMAX red carpet treatment. Take a look here at some of the pictures from the night...

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