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The final words spoken by one of the pilots manning the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines flight were reportedly “goodnight Malaysian three seven zero.”

Last Words From Malaysian 370

Previous accounts of the last words heard by the Kuala Lumpur air traffic control stated that they were simply, “alright good night.” The final report by the Malaysian authorities has come in response to criticism for neglecting to provide sufficient information and mismanaging the search for the missing plane.

"We would like to confirm that the last conversation in the transcript between the air traffic controller and the cockpit is at 01:19 (Malaysian Time) and is "goodnight Malaysian three seven zero," the Department of Civil Aviation said in a statement, reported The Guardian.

Although the new version of the last words is similar to the initial report – “Goodnight Malaysian three seven zero” is decidedly more formal and more typical of a pilot’s sign-off from the cockpit.

Weekly Column: Just when it looked as though the Missing Malaysian Airliner story was running out of gas, officials announced this morning that French satellites have grabbed images of more than 100 “potential objects” from Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean about 1,500 miles off the coast from Perth, Australia, giving CNN fresh material with which to hang on to the story for dear life. The maybe-debris, which was scattered over 154 square miles — roughly the size of Denver – ranges in length from 3 to 72 feet which, some CNN pundits noted, is about the length of a wing on the Boeing 777 that disappeared March 8 as it was heading from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 on board. Reporters Who Cover Television, and Columnists Who Want In On The Web Traffic, who in the preceding three weeks had exhausted their repertoire of derisive comments about CNN’s flood-the-zone coverage of the missing plane, spent the day looking haggard and care-worn,...

Update, 1:40 Pm: We spoke too soon. TV news types blasted MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow after he tweeted/touted this morning that he had exclusive footage of the girlfriend of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 passenger Philip Wood when she received news from Malaysia Airlines that it believed the plane went down in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Australia and that there were no survivors. Farrow tweeted by way of promoting his MSNBC program that is telecast at 1 Pm. His tweet was deleted when outrage ensued, and sniffed at his earlier self in a subsequent tweet: 1pm @RonanDaily: the latest on how loved ones received the news – and yes, we will respect their dignity and privacy in what we show. — Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) March 24, 2014 But not until CNN editor Justin Lear tweeted: I wish @RonanFarrow would have thought more before tweeting about exclusive on MH370 family getting text about the plane.

Ever since its disappearance on March 8th, Malaysia Flight 370’s fate has been a mystery and now it is believed the Boeing 777 actually met its demise in the southern region of the Indian Ocean.

According to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, the distressed aircraft was far away from land and would not have been able to fly to safety.

Razak told press, "Using a type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort, [British analysts] have been able to shed more light on Mh 370's flight path … its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean west of Perth[, Australia].”

"It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that according to this new data, flight Mh 370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean."

"Malaysian Airlines have already spoken to the families of the passengers and crew to inform them of this development. For them,...

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 more than likely crashed into the southern Indian Ocean after it disappeared more than two weeks ago, according to the latest announcement from the Malaysian government.

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Ended In Indian Ocean

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak revealed the fate of the missing Boeing 777 in a statement Monday. "This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites," Najib said of the Indian Ocean west of Perth, Australia.

"It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean,” he added.

All families of passenger and crew aboard the plane were informed that there were likely no survivors.

New Debris In Indian Ocean

Although officials feel confident enough to state that the plane crashed into the southern Indian Ocean, they’ve yet to collect debris of the missing plane.

A satellite image released by China on Saturday offers the latest sign that wreckage from a Malaysia Airlines plane lost for more than two weeks could be in a remote stretch of the southern Indian Ocean where planes and ships have been searching for three days. China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense said on its website that a Chinese satellite took an image of an object measuring 72 feet by 43 feet around noon Tuesday. The image location was about 75 miles south of where an Australian satellite viewed two objects two days earlier. The larger object was...

Debris potentially from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 plane is being investigated in the Indian Ocean, roughly 1,550 southwest of Perth, Australia.

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Debris Found?

Australian authorities asked the Norwegian merchant ship St. Petersburg to change course and head in the direction of debris, which they believe is the best lead for the missing plane thus far, reported USA Today. In addition to the St. Petersburg, ships from the U.S., Australia and New Zealand are headed to the area.

The area the ships are searching stretches 16 nautical miles, making it likely that the search will take considerable time. As for the objects themselves, they are "of reasonable size and probably awash with water," John Young, general manager of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, said at a press conference.

Debris Search Postponed

As Thursday came to a close in the region, the continuation of the search was postponed until Friday,...

Azio - The Bogan Spy Agency, Crazy Bastards, I'm With Stupid, Fancy Boy, Food for Peasants and Pet Quarantine..judging by some of the titles and synopses , the ABC TV/Screen Australia Fresh Blood initiative will spawn some weird and wonderful comedies.

A mix of puppetry, animation, parodies, improv and absurdist humour, the 25 projects selected will each receive $10,000 to produce three short-form sketches.

The shows will air on ABC.s iView platform this year. ABC controller Brendan Dahill tells If that some may later screen on ABC2 after they premiere on the catch-up service.

The initiative is designed to unearth the next generation of comedy performers and producers. There were 492 applications, many of such a high calibre that the ABC and Screen Australia decided to commission 25, one more than originally planned.

Here are the recipients: Aunty Donna Mark Samual Bonanno, Adrian Dean, Broden Kelly, Zachary Ruane

Mentored by Tim Minchin,...

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The big opening this week is Roger McGough's new version of Molière's The Misanthrope at Liverpool Playhouse, which should be fun. Theatre meets music gigs in 154 Collective's Dancing With the Orange Dog, which is at Stockton Arts Centre on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Hairspray is out on tour again and is at the Lowry in Salford. In Manchester, meanwhile, Queer Contact celebrates the best in Lgbt art and culture this weekend. The moving first-world-war drama, The Accrington Pals, continues at the Exchange. David Copperfield begins at the Oldham Coliseum tonight. This looks intriguing: at Haphazard at Z-arts on Saturday is Word of Warning's day of live art for all ages. The Edinburgh hit, Unmythable – all the Greek myths in 70 minutes...

Sandra Devahasdin

Perth PR agency Devahasdin has fired client Qatar Airways.

In an email to contacts, the agency’s founder Sandra Devahasdin described the relationship as “untenable”.

Devahasdin would not reveal the reason for the split, telling Mumbrella Qatar Airways “does not fit into our business plans”.

Devahasdin began working with the fast-growing airline, recently voted the best in the world for the second year running, nine months ago.

The email from Devas read:

Devahasdin will no longer be the PR representative for Qatar Airways, effective immediately.

While we very much enjoyed working on and achieving great results for the launch and several promotions, an ongoing effective relationship is untenable.

We would like to thank you for your support of Qatar and Devahasdin, and trust we will be in touch with you before too long regarding other client matters.

Qatar Airways were unavailable for comment at the time of writing.

The wait is nearly over. This weekend, starting Thursday at Midnight (technically Friday at 12:01 am), the long-awaited fantasy adventure The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will open across the globe. IMAX has released their full theater listings for this Peter Jackson directed prequel, which recounts Bilbo Baggins adventure with a band of dwarves out to save their homeland from a deadly dragon. Read on to find out where you can see this magical movie experience in glorious IMAX and in 3D!

United States

Alabama

Hoover - Rave Patton Creek 15 + IMAX

Huntsville - Rave Valley Bend 18 + IMAX

Tuscaloosa - Cobb Hollywood 16 Cinemas + IMAX

Alaska

Anchorage - Regal Tikahtnu Stadium 16 + IMAX

Fairbanks - Regal Goldstream Stadium 16 + IMAX

Arizona

Glendale - AMC Westgate 20 with IMAX

Mesa - Dickinson Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre

Phoenix - AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX

Phoenix - AMC Desert Ridge 18 with IMAX

Tempe - Harkins Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX

Tucson...

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IMAX Corporation and Columbia Pictures today announced that the highly anticipated 3D action-adventure, The Amazing Spider-Man, will be released in the immersive IMAX 3D format in 447 IMAX theatres worldwide. Domestically, the film will launch in IMAX on Tuesday, July 3 - simultaneous with the film's North American wide release - in 307 theatres. The film began its rollout to a total of 140 IMAX theatres internationally on June 27. Additional playdates will be added as pending bookings are confirmed. To date, the Spider-Man motion pictures have generated more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office receipts. Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3 were also released in IMAX.

The film will benefit from an IMAX exclusive one week early release in the 20 IMAX theatres currently open in Russia beginning Friday, June 29.

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Exclusively in IMAX, Prometheus will feature a larger aspect ratio of 2.0:1 versus the traditional 2.39:1 ratio. This aspect ratio, which is optimized to take advantage of the IMAX screen, will allow audiences to see more of the image and result in a full panorama of the action - further immersing audiences into the vast scale and scope of the film.

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IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Studios announced today that the action fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be released in the immersive IMAX 3D format to a record number of theatres worldwide this Friday, May 20th. This is the first film of the series to be released in IMAX and is making a considerable splash, marking the largest IMAX release ever with 257 IMAX screens domestically, simultaneous with its North American wide release. At least six supplementary theatres will launch after May 20, to be confirmed in coming days. Additionally, the movie will open day-and-date on 139 IMAX screens internationally. Advance ticket sales for the film have also been robust.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX Dmr (Digital Re-mastering) technology for presentation in IMAX 3D.

By Sean O’Connell

Hollywoodnews.com: We knew Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” would be big. But we didn’t know it would be record setting.

According to a release from the IMAX Corporation, however, it appears that the fourth “Pirates” will open on 402 IMAX theaters globally, setting a new record. Here is the full press release, as well as a listing of the IMAX theaters (courtesy of ComingSoon):

IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Studios announced today that the action fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be released in the immersive IMAX(R) 3D format to a record number of theatres worldwide this Friday, May 20th. This is the first film of the series to be released in IMAX and is making a considerable splash, marking the largest IMAX release ever with 257 IMAX screens domestically, simultaneous with its North American wide release.

IMAX Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Zack Snyder's epic action fantasy feature film Sucker Punch will be released in the immersive IMAX format on Friday, March 25th. The film will open on 229 IMAX screens domestically, simultaneous with its North American wide release. The film will also open on at least 78 IMAX screens internationally, with 22 screens releasing day-and-date. Additional international playdates are expected to be confirmed in the coming days.

Sucker Punch has been digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX Dmr (Digital Re-mastering) technology for presentation in IMAX. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique immersive environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.

About Sucker Punch:

Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared. Sucker Punch takes us...

Full IMAX listings for Avatar Re-release Following the record-breaking IMAX 3D release of the highest grossing movie of all-time, IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that Avatar: Special Edition will open in 175 IMAX theatres worldwide - 125 domestic and 50 international locations - on August 27, 2010, simultaneously with the motion picture's re-release in conventional theatres. This enhanced release will feature approximately nine additional minutes of never-before-seen footage and offers fans the opportunity to see it in IMAX theatres for a limited time only. Avatar has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience.

Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.

Shrek Forever After opens in record number of IMAX theaters IMAX Corporation and DreamWorks Animation Skg, Inc. today announced that Shrek Forever After will open in 194 IMAX theatres domestically on May 21, 2010, simultaneous with the film's wide release. The movie will also open in 45 IMAX locations internationally starting on May 20. Shrek Forever After has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of "The IMAX Experience with IMAX Dmr technology and will be presented in IMAX theatres in IMAX 3D.

The list of IMAX theaters showing the film:

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Arizona

Glendale -- AMC Westgate 20 with IMAX

Mesa -- Dickinson Gateway 12 + IMAX

Phoenix -- AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX

Phoenix -- AMC Desert Ridge 18 with IMAX

Tempe -- Harkins Arizona Mills IMAX

Arkansas

Little Rock -- Dickinson Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre

California

Alhambra -- Edwards Renaissance Stadium 14 + IMAX

Aliso Viejo -- Regal Aliso Viejo Stadium 20 + IMAX

Arcadia -- AMC Santa...

IMAX, Marvel and Paramount have sent out a press release listing which theaters will be playing Iron Man 2 in IMAX. If you are planning on catching the film in the large screen format, you’re going to want to do it soon as it’s only playing for a limited two-week engagement. According to the release, Iron Man 2 will play in 182 IMAX theatres domestically on May 7, 2010, and in 68 IMAX theatres internationally, with 51 of those runs opening this weekend. If you’re curious which theaters and showing the film, we’ve got the list after the jump. I saw Iron Man 2 in IMAX and thought it looked great – even though it wasn’t filmed in the format like The Dark Knight.

United States

Arizona

Glendale – AMC Westgate 20 with IMAX

Mesa - Dickinson Gateway 12 + IMAX

Phoenix - AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX

Phoenix - AMC Desert Ridge 18 with IMAX...