Dolby Laboratories hits a huge milestone this week, passing the 200th Dolby Atmos title announced. With the commitment of Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out, Dolby Atmos comes full circle since its launch with Disney•Pixar’s Brave in 2012 to reach 200 titles. In addition, Dolby Atmos has expanded its reach to more than 750 screens worldwide (installed or committed).
Dolby Atmos is a revolutionary audio technology that transports audiences from an ordinary moment into an extraordinary experience with a breathtaking, multidimensional sound in the cinema, at home, and on the go.
New Dolby Atmos titles are currently scheduled from major studios including DreamWorks Animation, Lionsgate, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Marvel Studios and Pixar Animation Studios. Four Warner Bros. releases, American Sniper, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and In the Heart of the Sea are also scheduled to be mixed and released in Dolby Atmos.
Upcoming Dolby Atmos titles
2014 Scheduled Releases:
· Twentieth Century Fox, Book of Life, October 17, 2014
· Disney, Big Hero 6, November 7, 2014
· Lionsgate, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, November 21, 2014
· Twentieth Century Fox, Dreamworks Animation, Penguins of Madagascar, November 26, 2014
· Twentieth Century Fox, Exodus: Gods & Kings, December 12, 2014
· Warner Bros., The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, December 17, 2014
· Twentieth Century Fox, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, December 19, 2014
· Universal Pictures, Unbroken, December 25, 2014
2015 Scheduled Releases:
· Warner Bros., American Sniper, January 16, 2015
· Disney, McFarland USA, February 20, 2015
· Twentieth Century Fox, Kingsman: The Secret Service, February 23, 2015
· Lionsgate, Insurgent, March 20, 2015
· Warner Bros., In the Heart of the Sea, March 23, 2015
· Disney, Marvel Studios, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, May 1, 2015
· Disney, Pixar Animation Studio, Inside Out, June 19, 2015
· Warner Bros., The Man from U.N.C.L.E., August 14, 2015
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More