thanks to Peter A. again for his reply. as you state HTWWW
has been available on home video(vhs,dvd,blu-ray) since the
dawn of the home video market. now the only time TWWOTBG
has ever been issued on home video is a vhs from MGM Home Video
at the advent of the home video revolution which has been long
been out f print. so what would they have used to strike(if that’s the correct term)the vhs from approx. 30? years ago if
as you say the original camera negative has water damage.
thanks to Peter A. for his reply. if I understand your
reply correctly Warner Bros. Hone Video which has home
video rights to all of MGM’s roadshow epics wouldn’t
want to spend the necessary $$$ to restore Grimm. but
didn’t they do an extensive restoration/remastering of
HTWWW before they released the Blu-ray disc Oct. 2008?
I hope someone with indepth technical know how can
answer a question. if the Dome was able to find a
print of Grimm good enough to show a few years back
why isn’t it good enough to use for mastering for a
Blu-ray disc?
in response to vindanpar’s 9/2/18 comment about
Camelot’s 1968 Labor Day schedule posted on the
photos page. in said post vindanpar said the film’s
run was pretty good at the Dome compared to its
roadshow run at the Warner in Manhattan-
“it pretty died as a roadshow in New York”. how is
34 weeks pretty much died as a roadshow in New York?
to dickneeds111, I agree with you a well run theater
is a we’ll run theater regardless of where its located.
I was just wondering out of curiosity how many of the
grand old movie theaters that were built from the get
go specially as 1st run venues have continued to
operate as such since the day they opened.
to markp thanks for your reply. as I said the screening
at the Cinema 1 was at the absolute most 20% full. so
when I see a film on the opening weekend and the
theater isn’t very full and then I hear it had a huge
opening weekend I say to myself “where?”.
to anyone who saw Crazy Rich Asians at this theater
the opening weekend August 17-19. i saw it Sat. 8/18
at the Cinema 1 and the theater was at the most 20%
full.
I thought the only IMAX 2001 print to play NYC was
the unrestored one playing this week at Lincoln
Square. when is an IMAX print of the restored 4K
version playing NYC?
thanks to Peter A. for clearing up my questions about
the Twilight Time Hawaii Blu-ray. many prominent road-
show films can’t have complete roadshow prints on Blu-
ray since in many cases the complete roadshow print no longer exists. but it does for Hawaii so the fact their
did an HD transfer of the general release print only
baffles logic.
also for another bit of info. I always thought Twilight Time did the remastering themselves.
I enjoy chatting with fellow movie buffs via this site
since IMDB did away with their message boards. to which
a thought- I wish people would stop equating being
able to reserve seats online nowadays with traditional
roadshow engagements popular from 1952-1972.
to Bill H.– i agree its fortunate that the complete
roadshow cut of Hawaii at least exits. but to repeat
my question since the roadshow cut was in decent
condition why use the general release print for the
blu-ray?
also if they had used the original Super Panavision 70
negative for the Twilight blu-ray of Exodus how different
would it have looked and sounded?
to Bill H.– you might be able to answer this question.
why in the name of God, Mother Nature and all things
would Twilight Time have used the general release
print to do the HD transfer when a complete copy of
the original roadshow cut exists. I can think of no
rationale behind their decision.
also I think the Twilight Time Blu-ray of Exodus is
perfect in both picture and sound. if they had used the
original Super Panavision 70 print instead how would
Blu-ray disc have looked and sounded differently?
as many people are I am a bit confused by screen
aspect ratios. for instance when 2001 played the
Village East in May in was advertised as being shown
in 70MM film. so is the upcoming screening in the
IMAX auditorium going to be the same 70MM film
print or will in be in IMAX. i’m of course assuming
an IMAX film would have a larger aspect ration.
I saw Hawaii twice during its roadshow at this theater.
quite enjoyable. an interesting fact it was the last
roadshow film to have a hardcover souvenir program.
another interesting fact. although a complete copy
of the roadshow cut exists when Twilight Time issued
a Blu-ray disc they used the general release print.
thanks to Bill H. for his info. I had always thought
that the only engagement that used the original cut
was the world premiere engagement in D.C. if the original cut did in fact play the Capitol for a few
days I might seen it.
I just read an article that said tickets for
the film’s one week release in IMAX went on sale
August 3rd. i see nothing on this theater’s
official ticket order page.
to Al A. I see what you mean by it being sold as a light comedy based on the critics quotes you quoted.
another question about 55 Days at Peking. you said
based on the screening times given in the ad for its
run at the Trans Lux 85 St. that theater probably
didn’t use an intermission. now the other day I was
listening to the 55 Days….. soundtrack album
and it does have a track titled “Intermission”. so
did the Palace run it with an intermission?
to Al A.. you have been most helpful with replies
to my many questions but I simply can not believe
TDOAF was sold in Miami as a light comedy. that would
have been an insult to any Holocaust survivors living
in the Miami area.
I may have asked this question in the past if so
please so kind as to reply with any additional
thoughts on the matter. I like The Greatest Story
Ever Told which i saw twice during its roadshow here.
now at the time it was considered a financial
dud for United Artists. this is where my question
comes in. the film’s roadshow run at this theater
ran 44 weeks which is a decent run for a roadshow
film. so if it was such a $$$ dud for UA couldn’t
the Warner have gotten out of showing it? i can’t
believe they’d show the film for 44 weeks if it
wasn’t at least breaking even each week.
recently I watched TDOAF on blu-ray and its a quite
well made touching film. i don’t know if its non-
success every place except NYC and Miami is a sign
of subliminal anti-semitism or people just didn’t
want too see such a depressing film no matter how
good is was.
as always thanks to Al A. for your info. I can’t help
but wonder why 55 Days…… went the continuous
performance route whereas Kings of Kings, El Cid,
The Fall of the Roman Empire and Circus World had
traditional roadshow engagements.
you’ll find this interesting assuming of course I understood my friend out in Calf. correctly. whereas The Diary of Anne Frank had a roadshow engagement at this theater that lasted 5? months its sole first run engagement in San Francisco was a 2 week run at the S.F. Fox.
Hello-
thanks to Peter A. again for his reply. as you state HTWWW
has been available on home video(vhs,dvd,blu-ray) since the dawn of the home video market. now the only time TWWOTBG has ever been issued on home video is a vhs from MGM Home Video at the advent of the home video revolution which has been long been out f print. so what would they have used to strike(if that’s the correct term)the vhs from approx. 30? years ago if
as you say the original camera negative has water damage.
Hello-
thanks to Peter A. for his reply. if I understand your reply correctly Warner Bros. Hone Video which has home video rights to all of MGM’s roadshow epics wouldn’t want to spend the necessary $$$ to restore Grimm. but didn’t they do an extensive restoration/remastering of HTWWW before they released the Blu-ray disc Oct. 2008?
Hello From NYC-
I hope someone with indepth technical know how can answer a question. if the Dome was able to find a print of Grimm good enough to show a few years back why isn’t it good enough to use for mastering for a Blu-ray disc?
Hello-
in response to vindanpar’s 9/2/18 comment about Camelot’s 1968 Labor Day schedule posted on the photos page. in said post vindanpar said the film’s run was pretty good at the Dome compared to its roadshow run at the Warner in Manhattan- “it pretty died as a roadshow in New York”. how is 34 weeks pretty much died as a roadshow in New York?
Hello-
to dickneeds111, I agree with you a well run theater is a we’ll run theater regardless of where its located. I was just wondering out of curiosity how many of the grand old movie theaters that were built from the get go specially as 1st run venues have continued to operate as such since the day they opened.
Hello-
to markp thanks for your reply. as I said the screening at the Cinema 1 was at the absolute most 20% full. so when I see a film on the opening weekend and the theater isn’t very full and then I hear it had a huge opening weekend I say to myself “where?”.
Hello-
to anyone who saw Crazy Rich Asians at this theater the opening weekend August 17-19. i saw it Sat. 8/18 at the Cinema 1 and the theater was at the most 20% full.
Hello-
I thought the only IMAX 2001 print to play NYC was the unrestored one playing this week at Lincoln Square. when is an IMAX print of the restored 4K version playing NYC?
Hello-
thanks to Peter A. for clearing up my questions about the Twilight Time Hawaii Blu-ray. many prominent road- show films can’t have complete roadshow prints on Blu- ray since in many cases the complete roadshow print no longer exists. but it does for Hawaii so the fact their did an HD transfer of the general release print only baffles logic.
also for another bit of info. I always thought Twilight
Time did the remastering themselves.
Hello-
I enjoy chatting with fellow movie buffs via this site since IMDB did away with their message boards. to which a thought- I wish people would stop equating being able to reserve seats online nowadays with traditional roadshow engagements popular from 1952-1972.
Hello-
to Bill H.– i agree its fortunate that the complete roadshow cut of Hawaii at least exits. but to repeat my question since the roadshow cut was in decent condition why use the general release print for the blu-ray?
also if they had used the original Super Panavision 70 negative for the Twilight blu-ray of Exodus how different would it have looked and sounded?
Hello-
to Bill H.– you might be able to answer this question. why in the name of God, Mother Nature and all things would Twilight Time have used the general release print to do the HD transfer when a complete copy of the original roadshow cut exists. I can think of no rationale behind their decision.
also I think the Twilight Time Blu-ray of Exodus is perfect in both picture and sound. if they had used the original Super Panavision 70 print instead how would Blu-ray disc have looked and sounded differently?
Hello-
to Bill H.–
why was the Cinerama logo at the end of The Hateful Eight if it wasn’t presented “in Cinerama”?
Hello-
as many people are I am a bit confused by screen aspect ratios. for instance when 2001 played the Village East in May in was advertised as being shown in 70MM film. so is the upcoming screening in the IMAX auditorium going to be the same 70MM film print or will in be in IMAX. i’m of course assuming an IMAX film would have a larger aspect ration.
Hello-
I saw Hawaii twice during its roadshow at this theater. quite enjoyable. an interesting fact it was the last roadshow film to have a hardcover souvenir program.
another interesting fact. although a complete copy of the roadshow cut exists when Twilight Time issued a Blu-ray disc they used the general release print.
Hello-
when 2001 had its 50th Anniversary 70MM reissue earlier this year at the Village East the Cinerama logo came up at the end.
Hello-
thanks to Bill H. for his info. I had always thought that the only engagement that used the original cut was the world premiere engagement in D.C. if the original cut did in fact play the Capitol for a few days I might seen it.
Hello-
I thank mhvbear for their reply. if understand the info correctly 2001 won’t be the IMAX theater’s sole occupant such limited screenings.
Hello-
I just read an article that said tickets for the film’s one week release in IMAX went on sale August 3rd. i see nothing on this theater’s official ticket order page.
Hello-
to Al A. I see what you mean by it being sold as a
light comedy based on the critics quotes you quoted.
another question about 55 Days at Peking. you said based on the screening times given in the ad for its run at the Trans Lux 85 St. that theater probably didn’t use an intermission. now the other day I was listening to the 55 Days….. soundtrack album and it does have a track titled “Intermission”. so did the Palace run it with an intermission?
Hello-
to Al A.. you have been most helpful with replies to my many questions but I simply can not believe TDOAF was sold in Miami as a light comedy. that would have been an insult to any Holocaust survivors living in the Miami area.
Hello-
I may have asked this question in the past if so please so kind as to reply with any additional thoughts on the matter. I like The Greatest Story Ever Told which i saw twice during its roadshow here. now at the time it was considered a financial dud for United Artists. this is where my question comes in. the film’s roadshow run at this theater ran 44 weeks which is a decent run for a roadshow film. so if it was such a $$$ dud for UA couldn’t the Warner have gotten out of showing it? i can’t believe they’d show the film for 44 weeks if it wasn’t at least breaking even each week.
Hello-
recently I watched TDOAF on blu-ray and its a quite well made touching film. i don’t know if its non- success every place except NYC and Miami is a sign of subliminal anti-semitism or people just didn’t want too see such a depressing film no matter how good is was.
Hello-
what exactly is the schedule of 2001 being shown
in the IMAX auditorium?
Hello-
as always thanks to Al A. for your info. I can’t help but wonder why 55 Days…… went the continuous performance route whereas Kings of Kings, El Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire and Circus World had traditional roadshow engagements.
you’ll find this interesting assuming of course I
understood my friend out in Calf. correctly. whereas
The Diary of Anne Frank had a roadshow engagement at
this theater that lasted 5? months its sole first
run engagement in San Francisco was a 2 week run at
the S.F. Fox.