NBA All Star Game Weekend Goes For The 3! Live 3D Broadcast to 80 Theaters...
**SAME DAY UPDATE: Readers were asking about the exact theater locations involved so I have appended the list - check it out at the end of the post!
Jim here. This is a slam dunk guys - seeing the top specialists in the game during the NBA All Star Game Skills Challenges live in 3D! The events include:
- Haeir Shooting Stars – 2008 champion Team San Antonio: David Robinson, Tim Duncan and Becky Hammon
- Playstation Skills Challenge – 2008 champion Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams
Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout – 2008 champion Toronto Raptors forward Jason Kapono
- Sprite Slam Dunk – 2008 champion Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard
Basketball is one of the few sports where a skills challenge can be as exciting as the actual all star game itself - remember Jordan swooping down from the foul line? Or Spud Webb taking an elevator to the rim? Classic memories and it will only get better in Live 3D on the big screen. Count. Me. In.
This isn't the first time the NBA has been involved with 3D - they used 3DHD for the 2007 All Star Game and also for Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Further my friend Mark Cuban delivered the world's first live 3DHD event to a movie theater for 500 fans.
The Saturday night events will be broadcast live in 3DHD to 80 theaters on 160 digital screens using Carmike Cinemas, Celebration Cinemas, Cinema West, Emagine, Galaxy Theatres, Marquee Cinemas, MJR, NCG, Rave Motion Pictures, Showcase and UltraStar Cinema locations, and will serve fans in 35 states across the country.
The skills challenges are being brought to you through the NBA and the technology of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. and Turner Sports/TNT.
One interesting side note: CORALINE opens in wide release on February 6th in 3D theaters. If the movie opens as large as some predict, the theaters may have reservations about opening a Saturday night slot up. Hey, for one night - it's worth it to see a live 3D sporting event!
THEATER LOCATIONS:
| DMA | CIRCUIT | THEATER |
| Atlanta, GA | Carmike | Carmike Conyers Crossroads 16 |
| Austin, TX | Galaxy Theatres | Galaxy Highland 10 |
| Baton Rouge | Rave | Rave Mall of Louisiana 15 |
| Billings | Carmike | Carmike Wynnsong 10-Billings |
| Birmingham, AL | Rave | RMP Patton Creek 15 |
| Buffalo | Carmike | Carmike 8-Olean |
| Champaign-Springfield | Carmike | Beverly Center 18 |
| Charleston, SC | Carmike | James Island 8 |
| Charleston-Huntington | Marquee Cinemas | Marquee Southridge 12 |
| Charlotte, NC | Carmike | Carmike 14 |
| Charlottesville | Carmike | Carmike 6-Charlottesville |
| Chattanooga | Rave | East Ridge 18 |
| Chicago, IL | Carmike | Carmike Market Square 10 |
| Cincinnati, OH | Rave | RMP West Chester 18 |
| Cleveland / Akron | Atlas | Atlas Cinemas Great Lakes Stadium 16 |
| Colorado Springs | Carmike | Chapel Hills 15 |
| Columbus, GA | Carmike | Carmike 15 |
| Columbus, OH | Rave | RMP Polaris 18 |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX | Rave | RMP Ridgmar 13 |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX | Rave | RMP North East Mall 18 |
| Denver, CO | Carmike | Carmike 10 |
| Des Moines-Ames | Carmike | Carmike Wynnsong 16-Johnston |
| Detroit | MJR | MJR Sterling Heights Marketplace 20 |
| Detroit | MJR | MJR Brighton Town Square 20 |
| Detroit, MI | Emagine | Emagine Entertainment Novi |
| Detroit, MI | MJR | Southgate 20 |
| El Paso | Carmike | Carmike 16-El Paso |
| Evansville, IN | Showplace | East 18 Evansville |
| Fresno- Visalia | Galaxy Theatres | Galaxy 10-Tulare |
| Grand Rapids et al, MI | Celebration Cinemas | Celebration! Cinemas Grand Rapids - North |
| Greensboro-H. Point-W. Salem | Carmike | Carmike Wynnsong 12-Winston-Salem |
| Greenville-N. Bern-Washngtn | Carmike | Carmike 16-Jacksonville |
| Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And | Carmike | Carmike 10-Asheville |
| Harligen-Brownsville-McAllen | Carmike | Carmike 20 |
| Houston, TX | Rave | RMP Yorktown 15 |
| Hunstville | Rave | Valley Bend 18 |
| Indianapolis, IN | Rave | RMP Metropolis 18 |
| Jacksonville, Brunswick | Carmike | Carmike Amelia Island 7 |
| Kansas City | Carmike | Carmike University 8-Warrensburg |
| Knoxville | Carmike | Carmike Wynnsong 16-Knoxville |
| Lansing | NCG | NCG Lansing Eastwood |
| Las Vegas | Galaxy Theatres | Galaxy Cannery 16 |
| Las Vegas | Rave | Rave Town Square 18 |
| Little Rock-Pine Bluff | Rave | Rave Colonel Glenn 18 |
| Los Angeles | UltraStar | UltraStar Apple Valley 14 |
| Memphis | Carmike | Carmike 9-Dyersburg |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | Carmike | Carmike Oakdale 20 |
| Missoula | Carmike | Carmike 10-Missoula |
| Mobile-Pensacola | Carmike | Wynnsong 16 |
| Mobile-Pensacola | Rave | Rave Bayou 15 |
| Montgomery | Rave | Rave Festival Plaza 16 |
| Nashville, TN | Carmike | Thoroughbred 20 |
| Nashville, TN | NCG | Gallatin Cinemas |
| New York, NY | AccessIT | Pavillion Digital Showcase Theatre |
| New York, NY | Marquee Cinemas | Orchard Cinema 10 |
| Oklahoma City | Carmike | Carmike 10-Stillwater |
| Orlando et al, FL | Rave | RMP Avenue 16 |
| Peoria-Bloomington | Rave | Grand Prairie 18 |
| Philadelphia, PA | Rave | RMP Promenade 16 |
| Phoenix | UltraStar | UltraStar Surprise Pointe 14 |
| Pittsburgh | Carmike | Carmike 10-Pittsburgh |
| Raleigh-Durham | Carmike | Carmike Market Fair 15 |
| Raleigh-Durham | Marquee Cinemas | Marquee Wakefield 12 |
| Reno | Galaxy Theatres | Galaxy Fandango 10 |
| Roanoke-Lynchburg | Carmike | Carmike 10 |
| Sacramnto-Stktn-Modesto | Galaxy Theatres | Galaxy 12-Riverbank |
| Salt Lake City | Carmike | Carmike Wynnsong 12-Provo |
| San Diego | UltraStar | Del Mar Highlands 8 |
| San Diego | UltraStar | Mission Valley 7 (San Diego, CA) |
| San Francisco et al, CA | Cinema West | Boulevard Cinemas 12 |
| San Francisco-Oak-San Jose | Cinema West | Cinema West 13-Livermore |
| San Francisco-Oak-San Jose | Cinema West | Cinema West Contra Costa 8 |
| Savannah | Carmike | Carmike Wynnsong 11-Savannah |
| Seattle-Tacoma | Galaxy Theatres | Galaxy Uptown 10 |
| Tampa-St. Pete et al, FL | Carmike | Carmike Royal Palm 20 |
| Topeka, KS | Carmike | Seth Childs 12 |
| Tri Cities, TN-VA | Carmike | Johnson City 14 |
| Tyler-Longview (Lfkn&Ncgd) | Carmike | Carmike 14-Tyler |
| Utica | Marquee Cinemas | Marquee Orchard 14-New Hartford |
| Washington, DC | Marquee Cinemas | Marquee Southpoint 9 |
| West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce | Rave | Rave Port St. Lucie 14 |
