These are also the first DTS:X capable cinema auditoriums in Singapore; a treat for a screen that only has 26 seats. It is more like an “Avatar” theme park arrived from the future. Sign-up for the Popcorn newsletter and win movie tickets monthly! Unless it's the 1.30am screening, then okay. Our latest IMAX theatre at Shaw Theatres Jewel is equipped with IMAX’s next-generation laser projection system and immersive sound technology that will deliver the best experience possible. In the hall leading to the majority of the screens there is a wall with the history of the Shaw organisation, as well as an old 35mm projector, installed for display purposes. Besides the waterfall, they Jewel at Singapore’s Changi Airport features eating and entertainment, located in the circles around its edge and spread across several floors. The coolest movie app in town! 24), two new premium Lumiere halls, a family-friendly Dreamers screen (opening Apr. The shape is because at the centre of the Jewel is the world’s largest indoor waterfall; the HSBC Rain Vortex that falls 40 meters in the middle, situated inside the Shiseido Forest Valley. In Germany Aktualitätenkino (AKI) or Bahnhof Kino was a cinema in or near train stations with a 50-minute loop program of news, cartoons, culture and more, which existed from 1929 to 1999, gradually becoming more ‘adult’ oriented. Still, it lives on to this day and the youngest son’s descendants still run the different parts of the somewhat shrunken empire, including Shaw Theatres, which is one of the three major cinema operators in Singapore, together with Golden Village and Carthay. the first dedicated family cinema hall in Singapore, The Projector – our previous Cinema of the Month in Singapore, Cinema of the Month: Gloria Palast – Munich, Germany, Cinema of the Month: Kino Teatr – St. Leonards-on-Sea, UK. At one point Quentin Tarantino watched at least watching one Shaw Bros. film per day. Changi Airport has consistently been voted “Best Airport in the World”  by Skytrax for the last seven years. At the time when Shaw Theatres Jewel opened, Mark Shaw was quoted in the Straits Times as saying that the cinema is “the culmination of everything I have learnt.” When his forefathers Run Run and Runme Shaw first arrived in Singapore in 1926 from Shanghai to start a film production, distribution and cinema business they couldn’t even have imagined that there would be a world-class cinema in this part of the island – because like 25% of the city state it is built on land reclaimed from the sea. Soft lighting: won't lose your child in a pitch dark setting 78 Airport Blvd, Singapore 819666     Photo courtesy of Shaw Theatres Jewel Free tickets available during preview period. Shaw is to Asia what Warner is to Hollywood; a family of brothers who built a film empire that became a by-word for cinema. Shaw Theatres – The Jewel Significantly there is also wheelchair access in all screens, which is not a given in Singapore. Location: 78, Airport Boulevard, Jewel, #B2-237 Changi Airport Singapore, 819666 Date: All Days Hour: Based on Movie Timing Admission: From $5 (details in article) Shaw Theatres Dreamers. When the Shaw Theatre Jewel opened, Mark Shaw, Director of the Shaw Organisation Group of Companies, said: “We are staying true to our commitment to bring our patrons the best cinema experience. Seeing it in photos does not prepare you for the breathtaking spectacle of hearing, smelling, feeling and seeing it all. The most famous of the six Shaw brothers was the youngest, Sir Run Run Shaw, lived to the age of 106 and is thought to have produced over a thousand films. Shaw Theatres is the oldest cinema operator in Singapore with seven cinemas located island-wide. Yet by the time of his death in 2014 Shaw Brothers Studios was like Hong Kong, where it was based – no longer the mighty empire it once was. Celluloid Junkie selects the CJ Cinema of the Month based on our own independent survey. Shaw Brothers grind out 40 titles a year (newest crop: Black Magic, Killer Clans, Five Shaolin Masters)?a sort of column A, column B menu of Oriental weepers with suicidal beauties, or Eastern Westerns featuring Kung Fu Mandarins. It would be a shame if they only went into the mall to take pictures of the waterfall, because for all its compact size, the multiplex at the Jewel at Changi Airport is a much, much better film experience than even the best in-flight entertainment system, the films are newer and the popcorn is fresh. Asia’s oldest and most distinguished movie family, that’s who. Most transit passengers probably only stop to take a picture of the waterfall and perhaps grab a bite and impulse purchase, not realising that there is a multiplex underneath their feet. It could most politely be described as a baby-IMAX, but anyone wanting the full IMAX experience can get it at the Shaw Lido IMAX cinema on Orchard Road. For a start, the cinema has a 40 square meters green wall … Search Popcorn for Shaw Balestier movie showtimes, trailers, news, reviews and tickets for all movies now showing and coming soon. Visitors to Singapore will have been prepared for this if they had visited the two domes at the Gardens by the Bay, but the Jewel’s design also borrows influences from the light show at Marina Bay Sands, the Fountain of Wealth at SunTec City and the green-fringed shopping extravaganza that is Orchard Road. Yet Singaporeans are no less addicted to their smartphones and streaming services than people elsewhere, as well as being even more spoilt for choice when it comes to shopping, eating and drinking. Shaw Jewel has a total of 6 movie screens, featuring Digital 2D & 3D options. 6738 0555. Patrick was a Senior Analyst at Screen Digest, went on to launch the digital cinema operations of Unique and Deluxe Europe, then digitised Bollywood at Adlabs/RMW, and now writes, consults and appears on panels about cinema all over the world. Shaw Jewel is part of Shaw Theatres chain of movie theatres with 7 multiplexes, 57 screens and more than 8,700 seats in Singapore. The new Shaw Theatres Jewel will feature 11 cinema halls, including an all-new, all-exclusive IMAX theatre with 4K Laser projection. Situated at the site of the old car park between Terminals 1, 2 and 3 the term ‘mixed use development’ doesn’t do it justice. So next time you fly to or via Singapore, be sure to visit this small jewel of a multiplex hidden beneath a magic waterfall. More Virtual Theatre Productions are COMING. Shaw Jewel has a total of 6 movie screens, featuring Digital 2D & 3D options. Cinemas in airports: Nice, but would you use them? Needless to say, there is not even a projection booth in this futuristic multiplex. Shaw Theatres Jewel will open on Wednesday, 17 April 2019! We won’t just be featuring cinemas whose operators use Vista, but we will surely mention when that is the case. Vista is the world’s leading cinema management software solutions company. The multiplex at the Jewel is not particularly well signposted or advertised. Shaw Jewel is located in 78 Airport Blvd, Singapore 819666. Next stop were the two Lumiere auditoriums, Shaw’s new exclusive premium movie-going option with fully electric recliners that can recline 42 degrees and each have USB charging sockets. Whenever possible we take our own photographs of a cinema in lieu of corporate stock photos. Eighteen months ago it opened Terminal 4 while having already started work on Terminal 5.