IMAX Ultimate Collection

A National Wildlife Federation and Science North Presentation of a Primesco Film Discover the world of bears and experience a fascinating encounter with one of nature's most inspiring and misunderstood creatures. From a past steeped in mythology to a future shrouded in uncertainty, this film contains stunning footage of these enterprising omnivores in the full glory of their varied natural habitats. Come closer than ever before to polar bears on the arctic tundra, black bears in Montana and grizzlies in Alaska as they struggle to raise their cubs and, most importantly, to survive in an increasingly human-dominated world. Learn about the specific challenges facing each of these species -- and why protecting them benefits wildlife and people everywhere.

A short 9 minute documentary, part of the DREAMTiME project, a commercial high-definition television (HDTV) system was flown on the Space Shuttle. Most of the footage was shot during the STS-99 Mission on Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105)

'Journey into Amazing Caves' is a visceral, suspenseful expedition with a new breed of scientists who boldly explore places once thought off-limits to human presence, let alone IMAX cameras. Join Dr. Hazel Barton and Nancy Aulenbach as they travel to unique and forbidding ice caves in Greenland, underwater caves in the Yucatan, terrestrial caves in the Grand Canyon and other spectacular locations. You will wriggle through tiny, twisting passages, swim through flooded underground vaults, drop into gleaming blue labyrinths of ice, and enter a world so extreme the microscopic creatures who live there are called extremophiles. For those compelled to push their limits in the world's most hostile environments, the risk of fatal danger and thrill of new discovery are the everyday factors that make cave exploration such an awe-inspiring experience. Narrated by Liam Neeson, with music by The Moody Blues.

The Greatest Survival Story Of All Time. Notice: Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success. - Ernest Shackleton Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure recounts the extraordinary true story of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 - 1916 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, which many consider "the greatest survival story of all time." This expedition has become a testament to heroism and human endurance, with all 28 men surviving nearly two years in the barren, frigid Antarctic when their ship, the Endurance, was caught in pack ice and eventually crushed. The giant screen film features stunning Antarctic images and re-creations filmed in 1999 and 2000, plus the remarkable original still photography and 35 mm motion-picture of Frank Hurley, the official photographer of the Endurance expedition.

A young musician is summoned to his mother’s castle in accordance with her final wishes. Upon his arrival, Johnny quickly discovers that things are not as they appear. The castle begins to come alive as materializing spirits lead him to Mephisto (voiced by Harry Shearer), the ghoulish henchman to Mr. D (also Harry Shearer), who makes Johnny a tantalizing offer. The same offer that his mother accepted over twenty years earlier: surrender your soul in exchange for fame and fortune. Experience a whirling visual thrill ride as Johnny explores the underworld of the castle to the explosive climax where Johnny confronts Mr. D and fights to free his mother’s spirit.

Deep in the jungles of Guatemala, a black jaguar prowls the ruins of Tikal, a Mayan city that has lain abandoned for thousands of years. What can it's fate tell us about our own cities, our ouw society> To find out, join narrator Harrison Ford on an exploration of the mysteries of our planet's biological diversity. Tunnel into a metropolis of micro-organisms beneath New York, swim through kelp forests of the Pacific, and climb to the top of the mysterious mountains in Venezuela that inspired Sir Airthor Cocan Doyle's novel, The Lost World. Discover the wonderous relationships of living things, explore humanity's interconnections with nature, and gain insight into the puzzle of human survival itself.

An iceberg looms, huge and luminous. A river winds through a wide glacial valley, surrounded by stark mountains. A rainbow arches over the rocky terrain. "My name is Adamic Inukpuk," says the Inuit, drinking from the glacial stream. "I have lived in this land for over 5,000 years." The grandson of the legendary Nanook, who burst onto the screen and into our hearts in 1922's Nanook of the North, Adamie guides you through the land, traditions, and culture of the Inuit. Experience a whirling journey of rich landscapes, course over the rugged terrain with a rhythmic energy like that of a heard of migrating caribou, and share the extraordinary plight of the people who have long lived in harmony with the harsh elements of the Arctic.

Experience the world of the magnificent and rare Giant Panda as you travel back in time on an exciting expedition through the breathtaking splendor of 1936 China. Inspired by the true-life story of widowed New York socialite Ruth Harkness, a fiercely independent woman who dared to take up her late husband's expedition, journeying deep into the forests of China to study the Giant Panda.

Experience a whirlwind journey of rich landscapes, course over the rugged terrain with a rhythmic energy like that of a herd of migrating caribou and share the extraordinary plight of the people would have long lived in harmony with the harsh elements of the Arctic.

Ye'll take the high road and I'll take the low road, and I'll be in Scotland afore ye... There is one Scottish song known the world over that touches the heart of all who hear it--Loch Lomond--but while many know the song, few know the legend behind it. Set on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond in breathtaking Scotland, Legend of Loch Lomond is the dramatic ghostly love story of a brave eighteenth century Highlander and his lovely sweetheart, cruelly separated by war but reunited in the modern day by a beautiful young singer who inadvertently becomes entangled in their tale