Los Angeles, CA—Aug 10, 2005
PILLAR ENTERTAINMENT TO DELIVER “SANDY MARKS’ MANHATTAN COMEDY NIGHT” TO
BROOKLYN’S PAVILION THEATRE
- AccessIT and Pillar Entertainment Utilize the Latest in Digital Cinema
Technology to Present Unique Entertainment Content in Movie Theatres -
Pillar Entertainment today
announced the theatrical release and Digital Cinema world premier of “Sandy
Marks’ Manhattan Comedy Night” exclusively at the AccessIT’s Digital Showcase
Pavilion theatre in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday, August 30th at 8:00 pm. The
evening of comedy was captured at a standing room-only event at the Community
Theatre in Morristown, New Jersey and features 5 standup comedians: Sandy Marks,
Lynne Koplitz, Dov Davidoff, Keith Robinson, and Andrew Kennedy. The five
participating comedians have collectively appeared on Comedy Central’s “Premium
Blend” & “Tough Crowd”, HBO’s “Comedy In The Park”, “The King of Queens”,
“Chapelle’s Show” and “Last Call With Carson Daly”.
Pillar Entertainment presents alternative entertainment content with the
cinema-grade technology usually only associated with major studio releases. The
show was shot with five high definition cameras before an enthusiastic live
audience and is presented exclusively at the Pavilion theatre in 1080/24p cinema
grade high definition using DLP projection technology. AccessIT is providing
managed services and satellite delivery for Pillar.
“We are delighted to work directly with Sandy and these outstanding comedians to
deliver what we believe will be the first of this type of ‘Entertainment
Event’,” said Michael J. St. Clair, Pillar’s President. “With the recently
adopted DCI Digital Cinema standard in place, we feel that this is only the
beginning of a seismic shift for In-Theatre Entertainment.”
“I’m thrilled to be a part of this new era of high definition entertainment
that’s being presented in movie theatres” said comedian Sandy Marks, the host of
the show. “Although to be honest, my agent keeps telling me I have a face that's
more suited to radio than to high definition. Honestly, Digital Cinema
technology allows our humor to reach a broader audience while allowing us to be
personally involved in the Event. I’ll be at the theatre on show night as the
emcee and I’ll probably sit in the row in front of you too - and I'm 6-5 which
means you should probably move to another seat.“
The Pillar presentation of ”Sandy Marks’ Manhattan Comedy Night” is exclusively
at the Pavilion theatre in Brooklyn, NY. This Pillar presentation was delivered
via the Access Integrated Technologies (AMEX: AIX) digital content delivery
system, which also provided back office management services.