Thinktank - IMAX   Introduction Welcome to Birmingham's IMAX ® Cinema website. The IMAX® is part of one the country's most exciting visitor attractions, right in the heart of Birmingham. For excitement, scale and sheer sensory overload nothing comes close to the IMAX experience. With a screen as high as a five storey building and as wide as four buses nose to tail, 2D presentations are spectacular enough, but the special 3D films will have people reaching out to touch the images on the screen. The crystal clear picture and 42 speakers of digital surround sound ensure a truly captivating experience. You'll never look at a trip to the cinema in the same way again. Latest News & Films from IMAX Birmingham THE POLAR EXPRESS December 2005 (3D, U) The POLAR EXPRESS: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE is the first full-length feature ever converted into IMAX® 3D. This holiday themed film, based on the classic Caldecott medal-winning children's book written by Chris Van Allsburg, is directed by Oscar® winner Robert Zemeckis and stars two-time Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks. Using state-of-the-art CGI and performance capture technology to create a unique blend of realism and fantasy, it tells of a doubting young boy who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole and embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the