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IMAX Available in Georgetown Beginning Sept. 9

AMC Loews Georgetown 14 will be IMAX capable

Georgetowners have one less excuse to skip town for their entertainment now that the will offer IMAX films.

Screens at the K Street theater were replaced with a larger, slightly curved and specially treated IMAX screen positioned closer to the audience, according to a press release from AMC.

The IMAX theatre at AMC Georgetown 14 will feature films that have been digitally re-mastered into IMAX’s format. Upcoming Hollywood movies to be released in IMAX format include: "Reel Steel" (October 7), "Puss in Boots" (November 4), "Happy Feet 2" (November 18), "Mission Impossible" (December 16) and "The Adventures of TinTin" (December 28).

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The opening of the IMAX theatre at AMC Georgetown 14 is part of a joint-venture agreement by AMC and IMAX to install 125 IMAX digital projection systems at AMC locations in major U.S. markets and Canada, according to a news release from AMC.

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