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Unsung Heroes
Have you ever stayed in your seat and watched the credits after a movie? Sometimes it is just a good strategy to let the crowds clear, sometimes we just want to stay in the moment after a particularly impactful closing scene, sometimes we want to know who played a particular…
A Private Cinema Tasting Flight of Oscar Nominated Movie Scenes
This year’s Oscar nominees are amazing examples of cinematic art, but for the experience nonpareil, the best location to enjoy them is in your high-performance private cinema. From thrilling action scenes to larger-than-life musical numbers, the following scenes will be experienced to their utmost potential and will clearly illustrate the…
Art Connoisseurship in a Digital World
Collecting art has long been a passion for those who wish to own and display a piece of work that captures emotional and intellectual connections. Perhaps the work or artist evokes strong positive memories, or they feel the piece speaks to the design, mood and aesthetic of their home. The…
How Silence Enhances the Audio and Visual Fear Factor in A Quiet Place
If silence rules in A Quiet Place, this movie breaks all the rules, delivering a multitude of amazing demo scenes. The movie masterfully highlights the true impact sound has on storytelling. The irony: it’s the absence of sound that makes this movie great. The lack of sound, in some cases,…
The Immersive Environment
Have you ever been so drawn into a film that you forgot you were sitting in a cinema? That transportive experience, known as “the willing suspension of disbelief”, is ultimately the goal of every filmmaker. An artistic work has done its job when it is able to pull the audience…
A Coming of Age, The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Fine art has The Louvre, The Met and Mus’ee d’Orsay. Fine motorcars, Cité de l’Automobile. Now Film, the industry and artform most vital to private cinema, has The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Opening October 1, 2021, nearly a decade after the Academy selected architect Renzo Piano to lead the design and…
Redefining Luxury
Is luxury a term that suggests things worthy of our desire? For those accustomed to the finer things, this has become a valid question. Traditionally, the luxury designation indicated a product, service, or experience that was, due to the quality of materials, workmanship and intellect, clearly superior. If that definition…