Rave Motion Pictures to Show NCAA Final Championship Games LIVE in 3-D

LOS ANGELES, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- No matter who wins the NCAA Championship, LA's die-hard basketball fans now have something every one of them can rave about.

Rave Motion Pictures, the nation's largest all digital projection theater circuit, will present two historic LIVE 3-D events:

The games will be shown LIVE in 3-D in the Los Angeles area at Rave Motion Pictures 18 + IMAX, formerly The Bridge.  

CBS Sports has teamed up with the NCAA, LG Electronics USA and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. to make the LIVE 3-D event happen. According to Jeremy Devine, vice president of marketing for Rave, this will be the first time ever the NCAA Men's Final Four® championship games will be broadcast to the public in LIVE 3-D on a nationwide basis.

The games in 3-D on Saturday, April 3 and Monday, April 5 will be a fully-produced CBS Sports event with CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK announcers Dave Ryan and Steve Lappas calling the action.

College basketball fans will be able to experience the games as if they were on the court as the country's top collegiate teams compete for the coveted National Title, Devine said.

Ticket prices for each event are $25.

(Both Semifinal Games 1 & 2 are included in the $25 ticket price for the April 3rd, 2010 NCAA Men's Final Four® Semifinals Event).

Advanced tickets can be purchased online or at the box office of participating locations.

About Rave Motion Pictures

Rave now operates 62 theaters and approximately 1,000 screens located in 20 states across the country, and has a presence in seven of the top ten Designated Market Areas (DMAs) in the country.  Rave is now the fifth largest domestic circuit by box office gross and number of screens. 

Since its inception in 1999, Rave Motion Pictures has been dedicated to enriching the movie-going experience for audiences across the country.  Rave Motion Pictures has set the industry standard for customer experience and comfort by featuring stadium seating, unobstructed viewing utilizing 18-inch risers, and a remarkable 48 inches between rows for maximum legroom and ease of motion.  Rave Motion Pictures was also a pioneer in the adoption of current 3-D technology and is a leader in alternative content programming from live sports to concerts to opera. 

SOURCE Rave Motion Pictures