Benny Har-Even

3 days ago | forbes.com | Benny Har-Even

Only a select few cinematographers have shot movies using IMAX film cameras, but on Sinners, the new thriller-cum-vampire movie from writer/director Ryan Coogler, another name can now be added to that exclusive roster — Autumn Durald Arkapaw. Sinners isn’t technically the first time Arkapaw had framed for IMAX, having done so on her previous collaboration with Coogler, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

1 week ago | forbes.com | Benny Har-Even

Here at Forbes, I regularly write articles discussing all the available formats for upcoming films and deciding what the best format to choose is. Things are a bit different for Sinners, however, as the film’s director, Ryan Coogler, has done my job for me, by doing exactly that for his own movie with an explanatory video on Kodak’s YouTube channel. Speaking in current parlance — I have never been so “seen”.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Benny Har-Even

It’s not often than minor miracles happen, but the BFI in London seems to have conjured one, with the news that an original print of Star Wars, sans its “Episode IV” title intro, is to be shown on the opening night of its BFI Film On Film Festival on the 12th of June 2025.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Benny Har-Even

In a world where high-budget blockbuster movies are struggling at the box office A Minecraft Movie has come out of the blocks flying, taking $163m in the US and Canada in its opening weekend and $151 million in the rest of the world. The movie seems to have connected with its intended young gaming demographic, and many of them will be delighted to experience the cutting-edge interactive ‘holographic’ experiences that have popped up across the USA this week across 30 Simon and four Macerich malls.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Benny Har-Even

It’s good news for IMAX fans across the USA as at the recent CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas, the company announces an extension to its partnership with AMC that will bring IMAX with Laser to eighty screens across North America. Of these, sixty-eight will be upgrades, while twelve will be in entirely new IMAX locations. With over 10,000 screens, AMC is the world’s largest cinema chain, and the deal will make it the largest operator of IMAX With Laser with over 180 locations.