Taking in a movie at the Cinerama dome, even a standard ratio feature, is a
special treat. I went to see the only remaining 35mm of the Hong Kong
martial arts feature "Master of the Flying Guillotine" (1975) at the
Cinerama Dome in a special screening. It was basically a junk print, but it
looked fabulous. And the atmosphere really puts you into the right frame of
mind to sit still. I'm a fidgeter, and the mall cinema down the street
holds no attraction for me as a moviegoer.
Uncle Dave Lewis
Lebanon, OH
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Cary Ginell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> According to their website, the Cinerama Dome will be celebrating the 60th
> anniversary of Cinerama this fall. I'm hoping to see "Windjammer," which I
> have never seen before. I have seen "How the West Was Won" at the theater
> and it was spectacular.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
> 2012 marks the 60th Anniversary of Cinerama, and plans are now being
> finalized for the biggest, most complete Cinerama festival of the last 50
> years. In September, The Cinerama Dome will present all five of the 1950's
> Cinerama travelogues, (This Is Cinerama, Cinerama Holiday (1955), Seven
> Wonders of the World (1956), Search for Paradise (1957), South Seas
> Adventure (1958)) plus Windjammer (1958) which was filmed in the rival
> CineMiracle process, Cinerama's Russian Adventure (1966), HOW THE WEST WAS
> WON and Cinerama oddities including a 3 strip Renault automobile commercial
> which played with HOW THE WEST WAS WON in France. More information will be
> available later this year through the ArcLight Cinemas website:
> arclightcinemas.com . It has been 49 years since The Cinerama Dome showed
> its first film, and yet, it is still "the only theatre of its kind in the
> world!"
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 07:31:47 -1000
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Cinerama Screenings (was archiving slide-tape
> shows, was voca-film technology)
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > If you get a chance to see 2001: A Space Odyssey in Cinerama on
> > September 28th, do so. When I saw it in NYC when it was first released
> > in 1968 that's how I saw it. I was mightily impressed!
> > Malcolm
> >
> > *******
> >
> > On 8/7/2012 6:00 AM, Scott D. Smith wrote:
> > > OK, this topic is getting a bit far afield now, but since Mike started
> > > it it, I figured I might as well follow up...
> > >
> > > For those interested in Cinerama, the Arclight Theaters in Hollywood
> > > will be presenting another run of all the Cinerama titles (some with
> > > new prints), running from September 28th to October 4th. See:
> > >
> https://www.arclightcinemas.com/news/promotion-cinerama?promo=spotlightM1
> > >
> > > If you've never had the opportunity to view these films in their
> > > original format, you don't want to miss this. While some of the titles
> > > will unfortunately have to rely on digital projection (in 4K, I hope),
> > > many will be projected in the original Cinerama three-projector film
> > > format. Although there are still Cinerama system in Seattle and
> > > Moscow, it is highly unlikely that all of these titles will be
> > > presented together at showing anytime in the near future, so see 'em
> > > now while you can.
> > >
> > > FYI: The screenings that Mike alludes to were done by John Harvey at
> > > the New Neon Cinema, which had been extensively remodeled for the run.
> > > What started out as a special one month run ended up going for 3 1/2
> > > years before they finally had to shut it down! (BTW: The print of "How
> > > the West Was Won" was an original Technicolor IB print, and was not
> > > faded in the least. Some of the other titles though, such as "Roman
> > > Holiday", were unfortunately Eastman color prints, which had gone
> > > severely magenta).
> > >
> > > It was John who was responsible for putting Cinerama back on the
> > > screen, and is owed a huge debt of gratitude by the entire film
> > > community. When I first met John, he had assembled full Cinerama
> > > system in the living room of his home in Dayton, where we were treated
> > > to a private screening of "How the West Was Won" (with all three
> > > projectors run single-handedly by John)! While I had seen the film in
> > > it's original Chicago run, I was really too young to appreciate it (or
> > > even remember it, for that matter...) It was stunning.
> > >
> > > Fortunately, I was not the only one who was enthralled to see the
> > > original presentation of the film, and soon John had a steady stream
> > > of visitors arriving at his door in Dayton, which prompted him to
> > > mount a special run at the New Neon theater (with lots of assistance
> > > from Larry Smith). Sadly, John has suffered from a series of strokes,
> > > which has severely curtailed his activities. A huge loss, IMHO.
> > >
> > > For those who are interested in more information on Cinerama, see:
> > > Martin Hart's excellent site
> > > at:http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/wingcr1.htm, along with
> > > Thomas Hauerslev's site:
> > > http://www.in70mm.com/newsletter/1997/49/afterglow/index.htm These two
> > > guys have assembled a massive amount of material-you could spend days
> > > on their sites.
> > >
> > > RE: 30 FPS Todd-AO, we have the original Norelco projectors (along
> > > with the curved gates), just no venue to set them up with a curved
> > > screen!
> > >
> > > Sorry to get so far astray on this thread, but thought it might be of
> > > interest to some...
> > >
> > > --Scott
> > >
> > > Scott D. Smith CAS
> > > Chicago Audio Works, Inc.
> > >
> > > On 8/6/2012 6:21 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
> > >> About 10 to 15 years ago there was a theater in Dayton, Ohio which
> had a
> > >> local collector re-do the theater for Cinerama, and they had weekly
> > >> showings using original prints. Unfortunately most were not
> Technicolor
> > >> so have faded to magenta. But it was still great to be able to have
> > >> Leah experience it. There are about four or five theaters that can
> still
> > >> show it including one in Seattle, and Moscow, Russia, and I understand
> > >> that the one in London does not use original equipment. Now, if only
> > >> there was some place to see original curved-negative, 30 fps Todd-AO.
> > >>
> > >> Mike Biel [log in to unmask]
> > >>
> > >> -------- Original Message --------
> > >> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] archiving slide-tape shows (was voca-film
> > >> technology)
> > >> From: "Randy A. Riddle" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> Date: Mon, August 06, 2012 6:10 pm
> > >> To: [log in to unmask]
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Richard L. Hess
> > >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> The point I think I was originally trying to make was that properly
> > >>> archiving one of these shows is very difficult to retain full impact.
> > >> Any kind of audio-visual preservation is only giving the viewer and
> > >> listener and approximation of what the original experience of the
> > >> media was like.
> > >>
> > >> With film, it's really impractical to set up a Cinerama system without
> > >> a great deal of basic funding and maintenance. Even a chemical or
> > >> digital based restoration of an old film isn't going to have the same
> > >> look and feel of original nitrate or Technicolor elements. It's can
> > >> be a compromise in some cases to save something and make it available
> > >> for later researchers versus not having it in a viewable form at all.
> > >>
> > >> Doing a plan for a "proof of concept" for one of these multimedia
> > >> slide shows would make an interesting journal article or presentation
> > >> that might look at the relative costs, advantages and disadvantages of
> > >> doing it through a 4K or 6K master versus a computer controlled
> > >> version using multiple high-def projectors and some approaches with
> > >> the major audio-track formats used to control the systems.
> > >>
> > >> rand
> > >>
> > >
>
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