Hollywood Slugger
Eye for an Eye with Judge “Extreme” Akim Anastopoulo will serve justice in the Charleston area Aug. 4-9. By then, his company, Atlas Worldwide Syndications and Distributions, Inc., will have completed construction of a facility in Hollywood, S.C., which Anastopoulo, who wields a baseball bat during the show with the word “justice” on it, says is the largest in the state. Eye for an Eye airs in 41 countries. If you’d like to be a part of the audience, tickets are free. Filming is 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. No children under the age of 13 will be admitted. For more information, call (843) 266-8586. —Caitlin Baker
Who’s watching TV?
The paradigm seems to be shifting, according to a new study reported in Variety. In it, researchers found the median age of viewers of broadcast TV is now 50. ABC, NBC, and FOX have grown older while CBS has remained the same, still attracting the older viewers. In order, from the oldest viewers to youngest viewers, the top six networks are CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, CW, and Univision. Fox and CW maintain median ages closer to the average age per household, which is 38. —Caitlin Baker
Time for new IMAX?
IMAX Theaters is going digital starting next month, Reuters has reported. By the end of the year, IMAX plans to convert 296 theaters to a digital format. The company hopes the upgrade will encourage more studio films to be made for IMAX theaters. It now has a deal with DreamWorks Animation that allows for the screening of movies such as Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, which is scheduled to be shown on 35 IMAX screens later this year. Also slated for release in the next two years: Monsters vs. Aliens, How to Train Your Dragon, and Shrek Goes Fourth. —Caitlin Baker
We choose 3-D movies
When given a choice, consumers chose 3-D to traditional movies, according to a new study by Nielsen. After the release of Beowulf in 3-D in November, box office sales increased 65 percent compared to sales of the regular movie. Reported in The Hollywood Reporter, Nielsen examined over 4,000 theaters featuring both kinds of screens. The study found that consumers were often unaware movies were available in 3-D. They also didn’t know where to find these theaters. In North America, there are more than 1,000 3-D cinemas where 10 titles are set to be shown in 2009. —Caitlin Baker
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