Ster Kinekor to bring new movies to SA sooner

I am not sure what SK means.

When a movie is released, it has different release dates for different countries. Some movies may take up to a year or longer before it releases in a certain country. This has all to do with money and the movie producers securing release slots. It has nothing to do with cinemas wanting to release movies when they want....

As example, here are the release dates for the Smurfs 2:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2017020/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ov_inf

These dates are fixed. South Africa will only be getting it on the scheduled date. The cinemas, however, may decide to postpone screenings if they wish.
 
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House said:
I am not sure what SK means.

When a movie is released, it has different release dates for different countries. Some movies may take up to a year or longer before it releases in a certain country. This has all to do with money and the movie producers securing release slots. It has nothing to do with cinemas wanting to release movies when they want....
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In fact we've had movies released here before they've opened in the UK, or even in the US (on a few rare occasions). So I was also under the impression that it was released throughout the world according to a schedule, rather than being dependent on the availability of a particular projection technology.

Still good news that they're converting their cinemas. That means we'll be able to get the full 48fps experience at all cinemas then?
 
Badly needed, Superman was so blurry I had basically given up on cinemas.
 
saor said:
In fact we've had movies released here before they've opened in the UK, or even in the US (on a few rare occasions). So I was also under the impression that it was released throughout the world according to a schedule, rather than being dependent on the availability of a particular projection technology.

Still good news that they're converting their cinemas. That means we'll be able to get the full 48fps experience at all cinemas then?
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Yes, movies are indeed released according to a schedule.

Getting your movie released simultaneously around the world will cost you a lot of money. Getting it released in South Africa, before the US will cost you substantially less.

We had many, many movies released in SA before they were in the US or Europe.
 
I think it has something to do with the old format (35mm) that is apparently in limited supply not being supplied so easily, so the use of the new digital format will help speed up the process of viewing movies rather than having to wait for the old formats.

Of course that could also just be a PR BS excuse, either way show less 3D and more 2D movies (had to wait for Man Of Steel to actually show in 2D as my cinema was only showing it in 3D) and start making use of those digital projectors to show movies instead of the old spinning cracking inkstain/worms effect projectors.
 
That's music to my ears, its definitely what we want, an entirely different enhanced movie watching experience. We want to watch movies at the same time as they release too, tired of spoilers, lol ;)
 
Joker said:
Badly needed, Superman was so blurry I had basically given up on cinemas.
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You know those little black shades they sell at the cinema entrance?
You're supposed to put them on when the word "3D" shows up in the movie title... :p
 
Bad headline as we've had day and date movie releases in SA for many years already.
 
Joker said:
Badly needed, Superman was so blurry I had basically given up on cinemas.
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Ironically, I watched it at Sandton City in 2D (it is a digital cinema) and it was outstandingly clear, both audibly and visually. It was slightly blurry (hazy) in 3D, and I realised that a lot of the finer detail was lost in the upconversion. Never again.
 
So how exactly are ster kinekor going to convince hollywood that regional release is a bad idea?
 
Maverick Jester said:
Ironically, I watched it at Sandton City in 2D (it is a digital cinema) and it was outstandingly clear, both audibly and visually. It was slightly blurry (hazy) in 3D, and I realised that a lot of the finer detail was lost in the upconversion. Never again.
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3D is beautiful in a proper cinema, ie those overseas or one of the two 4K cinemas in South Africa. Every other cinema in SA is a joke in comparison. It's just not worth it.
 
Well this is like 20 years too late. Hopefully Nu Metro will follow suit.
 
Sterkinekor lost me as a client the day they stopped properly cleaning their sticky salt-covered cinemas.
 
Joker said:
Badly needed, Superman was so blurry I had basically given up on cinemas.
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It usually means the operators are too lazy/useless to check that the focus is adjusted properly. It takes someone in the audience to get up and complain. If you do it properly (the complaining!), you score a free ticket. Happened to me more than once.

RaptorSA said:
You know those little black shades they sell at the cinema entrance?
You're supposed to put them on when the word "3D" shows up in the movie title... :p
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:D

The piece does not explain what the new technology is. I assume they are converting from film to data projectors? Sounds like a lot of marketing blabbering to me. Again.
 
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