BFI IMAX http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/venue/47/bfi-imax Britain's biggest cinema screen opened in 1999 at Waterloo's Bullring. It took just a year to transform the desolate roundabout at the end of Waterloo Bridge and within the first 12 months it is estimated that half a million people visited the new attraction.

Canadian-founded IMAX corporation has opened 180 cinemas but the £20m Waterloo IMAX, part funded by National Lottery money, has the most sophisticated motion-picture projection system yet. The 26mx20m screen is the height of five double-decker buses and the 482-seater auditorium has digital surround sound.

The London IMAX is part of the British Film Institute which screens feature films, shorts and television programmes to audiences at the nearby BFI Southbank.

Until 2006 the outside of the IMAX building featured a mural by Howard Hodgkin. Amid some controversy the building is now used as a giant advertising billboard. en Dinosaurs 3D http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/2561/dinosaurs-3d London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Friday 29 June 2007 to Thursday 27 November 2008. 3D movie 2007-06-29 The Dark Knight http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/5177/the-dark-knight London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Friday 25 July 2008 to Thursday 27 November 2008. Eagerly awaited sequel to Batman Begins 2008-07-25 Fly Me To the Moon http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/5569/fly-me-to-the-moon London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Friday 3 October 2008 to Thursday 27 November 2008. Three tiny astronauts embark on an amazing adventure 2008-10-03 Eagle Eye http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/5570/eagle-eye London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Friday 17 October 2008 to Thursday 27 November 2008. Race-against-time thriller with Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan. 2008-10-17 Bugs! 3D http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/5769/bugs-3d London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Friday 31 October 2008 to Thursday 27 November 2008. 2008-10-31 La Damnation de Faust http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/5542/la-damnation-de-faust London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Saturday 22 November 2008. Live opera from New York 2008-11-22 Thais http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/5543/thais London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Saturday 20 December 2008. Live opera from New York 2008-12-20 La Rondine http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/5544/la-rondine London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Saturday 10 January 2009. Live opera from New York 2009-01-10 La Orfeo ed Euridice http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/5545/la-orfeo-ed-euridice London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Saturday 24 January 2009. Live opera from New York 2009-01-24 Lucia di Lammermoor http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/5546/lucia-di-lammermoor London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Saturday 7 February 2009. Live opera from New York 2009-02-07 Madama Butterfly http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/5547/madama-butterfly London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Saturday 7 March 2009. Live opera from New York 2009-03-07 La Sonnambula http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/5548/la-sonnambula London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Saturday 21 March 2009. Live opera from New York 2009-03-21 La Cenerentola http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/5549/la-cenerentola London SE1 <see-website-for-real-email-address@london-se1.co.uk> Saturday 9 May 2009. Live opera from New York 2009-05-09