to vindanpar- I compliment you on your Oct. 23 post.
speaking of souvenir programs. I went to see Star Wars
1st screening opening day May25, 1977 at the Loews Astor
Plaza. programs were kind of on the way out but I hoped
they’d have one anyway. when i entered theater and
didn’t see anyone at a table hawking the program i went
“ohm well”. as I approached the refreshment stand what
did i see but a huge stack of programs on a counter
behind the stand.
interestingly four and a half years later at the 1st
screening opening day of Reds they had a person at a
table hawking the souvenir program.
to vindanpar- since you missed out on Twilight Time’s
A+ blu-ray disc of Nicholas and Alexandra they recently
issued Anne of the Thousand Days on blu-ray. in terms
of the richness of the colors and the crispness, clarity
and sharpness of both the picture image and the
multi-channel audio tracks its everything a blu-ray
disc of a large scale historical drama should be.
I really liked The Last Jedi and simply don’t get the
hate for the film. so can someone in an intelligent adult
manner describe to me what was soooooooo wrong with
the film. I look at this way- if it was sooooo uneven why
did it make two truckloads of $$$.
to Howard B. -the Paris Theater has been a jewel in NYC’S
cultural like since May 1949. so I don’t know how much one
can say the landlord liked the Paris as a movie theater if
he jacked up the rent after the most recent lease
expired to a level City Cinemas was not willing to pay.
considering the landlord of the building that houses this
theater isn’t exactly a movie buff for closing it to
begin with I’m surprised it wasn’t already gutted. but
everytime I’ve passed by the theater which still has Pavarotti
marquee up I had a feeling something was up.
to vindanpar- yes I still have the long horizontal program
from when I saw 2001 at the Capitol. its in mint condition.
I looked at eBay and saw it goes for $125. damn.
also I myself went to the office for National Publishers
which was in a large office building that was at the N.E.
corner of Bway and 42 St.. this was toward the end of the
roadshow era say 69/70. several of my programs had been
damaged in an accident. the receptionist was kind enough
to let me look thru the stock room. It was like being a
kid in a candy store.
in recent comments I mentioned I had 140 movie souvenir
programs/brochures. of those 140 14 are hardcover-
Around the World in 80 Days
South Pacific
Windjammer
Ben-Hur
The Alamo
Spartacus
Kings of Kings
El Cid
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Mutiny on the Bounty
How THE West Was Won
My Fair Lady
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Hawaii
does anyone remember any other movie programs/brochures
that were hardcover?
to Al A. as always thanks for the info. two additional quick questions-
I ask about whether it was presented “in Cinerama”
since the Cinerama logo is used on the cover of the
new Twilight Time restored/remastered Blu-ray disc.
also was “Holiday in Spain” the exact same film as
“scent of Mystery” except for the Smell-o-Vision part?
to moviebuff82- thank you for your reply. I can see the
thought you expressed as valid for some small film no had
ever heard of. but for a big studio film on the opening
weekend is highly surprising.
I go to the 19tht St. a good deal and until rather recently
they had 10a.m., 10:30a.m. or 11:00 etc….. for any big
release on its opening weekend. so I’ve been surprised by
the rather late first screening of the day for a number of
such films.
I thought Russell did a rather nice job. but like Hepburn
she couldn’t hit the high notes well so her vocals were
enhanced by Kirk who assisted with the high notes.
to digital3d- I wouldn’t mind seeing GM in the Dolby Theater but without 3D. 3D is just a way of squeezing more $$$ out of moviegoers. it fact 3D does nothing for 99% of the films show that way.
a question for people knowledgeable with projection. what
was the point of Ang Lee shooting the film the way he did
if no theater can in fact show it that way?
it s kind of like his last film Billy Lynn’s Long Half Time
Walk. without the high frame rate projection there was
nothing special about it. it was just a average film about
a young man adjusting to home life after returning from war.
to vindanpar- I had a feeling she had to have known. on the
50th Anniversary blu-ray disc they included Wouldn’t It Be
Lovely and Show Me as Hepburn shot them. even better is on the
soundtrack cd they should have included the songs as she
shot them as a bonus. a few years ago they released a nicely
remastered cd of the Gypsy soundtrack album. what made it
special was simple- in addition to including all the
soundtrack LP tracks they also included as a bonus all of
Russell’s song as she shot them before her vocal’s were
enhanced by Lisa Kirk I think it was.
apparently very few theaters in the entire U.S. can show
Gemini Man exactly the way Ang Lee shot it? but apparently
some theaters will come damn close. which auditorium in
this theater will show the film as close as possible to the
way Ang Lee shot it?
i should have said the reprise of Just You Wait as
Eliza is kneeling front of the fireplace looking for
the ring is all Hepburn but that the original rendition
of the song was mostly Hepburn with an assist from Nixon.
also I have heard as well that till the premiere of MFL
at this theater that Hepburn had no idea her vocals had
almost totally been replaced. is it really possible she
had no idea whatsoever?
I saw Joker at the Valencia auditorium this past Sat. 10/5.
I thought it ties with Suicide Squad as the worst, most
lackluster most disappointing comic book derived film ever.
I can’t be the only one with this reaction.
to Mike(saps)– as they say beauty is in the eye of the
beholder isn't it?
to vindanpar- a year or so before the Katz/Harris
restoration of MFL i bought an A+ cd
that was imported from Holland. it contains
the same tracks as on the soundtrack
released by Columbia Records when the
film first opened. it doesn't contain
any of the extraneous noise etc... that's
on the expanded cd issued with the Katz/
Harris restoration.
to Al A.– if I am not mistaken Marni Nixon did not
do all of Eliza's singing in MFL. i can
swear i read a few years ago the Just You
Wait number is Hepburn as is the reprise
of the song after Eliza and Higgins have
their big fight after they get home from
the ball.
I happen to like Dr. Dolittle and saw it twice during its
roadshow run at the Loews State. the still available Twilight
Time Blu-ray disc in terms of richness of colors and the
crispness, sharpness and clarity of both the picture image
the multi-channel is everything a Blu-ray disc should be.
talk about a film being edited just before its premiere.
aside form the image of Harrison riding on the giraffe
on the cover of the soundtrack album the booklet enclosed
has a description of a Prologue sequence that doesn’t
appear on the Blu-ray. also the souvenir program sold in the lobby of the State has a description of Harrison singing
a song about Emma(Samantha Eggar)at the end of the film
that doesn’t appear on the Blu-ray disc either.
fortunately an A+ 2 disc cd set was released last year of ALL the music recorded for the film.
to Mikeoaklandpark- I saw The Rose three times during its
70MM exclusive engagement at the Ziegfeld. so I can imagine
your horror when you took your friend to see it in one of
the lower level auditoriums here. its kind of like who in
God’s name would want to watch Lawrence of Arabia on an
iPad or tablet?
to Al A. thanks as always for your info filled
replies. be that as it may I’m sure they had a number
of other lobby cards they could have used. I don’t
know how much before Nicholas and Alexandra opened
that the staff at this theater did up the display
cases to either side as you entered. but to include
a photo of a scene they most have known wasn’t in the
film while it may not meet the legal definition of
false advertising was certainly a really odd thing
to do.
I thank you for your reply. its just I would say roadshow
engagements where a film played at only 1 theater in all of
NYC for weeks, months or in many cases well over a year is
a somewhat different case. the only thing I can think of
is this- I think the film is just about perfect as is but
the big wigs at Columbia may have said “hey at 3hrs. 9mins.
it s long enough” so at the last minute they cut out any
scenes not pertaining to the title characters. so I’m
assuming the posters, lobby cards etc…. were shipped out
even before the final cut was arrived at.
Hello-
to vindanpar- I compliment you on your Oct. 23 post.
speaking of souvenir programs. I went to see Star Wars 1st screening opening day May25, 1977 at the Loews Astor Plaza. programs were kind of on the way out but I hoped they’d have one anyway. when i entered theater and didn’t see anyone at a table hawking the program i went “ohm well”. as I approached the refreshment stand what did i see but a huge stack of programs on a counter behind the stand.
interestingly four and a half years later at the 1st screening opening day of Reds they had a person at a table hawking the souvenir program.
Hello-
to vindanpar- since you missed out on Twilight Time’s A+ blu-ray disc of Nicholas and Alexandra they recently issued Anne of the Thousand Days on blu-ray. in terms of the richness of the colors and the crispness, clarity and sharpness of both the picture image and the multi-channel audio tracks its everything a blu-ray disc of a large scale historical drama should be.
Hello-
a question- if Netflix does wind up taking a long term lease on the theater will they show other films or just their prestige Oscar Bait films?
Hello-
I really liked The Last Jedi and simply don’t get the hate for the film. so can someone in an intelligent adult manner describe to me what was soooooooo wrong with the film. I look at this way- if it was sooooo uneven why did it make two truckloads of $$$.
Hello-
to Howard B. -the Paris Theater has been a jewel in NYC’S cultural like since May 1949. so I don’t know how much one can say the landlord liked the Paris as a movie theater if he jacked up the rent after the most recent lease expired to a level City Cinemas was not willing to pay.
Hello-
considering the landlord of the building that houses this theater isn’t exactly a movie buff for closing it to begin with I’m surprised it wasn’t already gutted. but everytime I’ve passed by the theater which still has Pavarotti marquee up I had a feeling something was up.
Hello-
to vindanpar- yes I still have the long horizontal program from when I saw 2001 at the Capitol. its in mint condition. I looked at eBay and saw it goes for $125. damn.
also I myself went to the office for National Publishers which was in a large office building that was at the N.E. corner of Bway and 42 St.. this was toward the end of the roadshow era say 69/70. several of my programs had been damaged in an accident. the receptionist was kind enough to let me look thru the stock room. It was like being a kid in a candy store.
Hello-
in recent comments I mentioned I had 140 movie souvenir programs/brochures. of those 140 14 are hardcover-
Around the World in 80 Days South Pacific Windjammer Ben-Hur The Alamo Spartacus Kings of Kings El Cid The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm Mutiny on the Bounty How THE West Was Won My Fair Lady The Greatest Story Ever Told Hawaii
does anyone remember any other movie programs/brochures that were hardcover?
Hello-
to Al A. as always thanks for the info. two additional
quick questions-
I ask about whether it was presented “in Cinerama” since the Cinerama logo is used on the cover of the new Twilight Time restored/remastered Blu-ray disc.
also was “Holiday in Spain” the exact same film as “scent of Mystery” except for the Smell-o-Vision part?
Hello-
to moviebuff82- thank you for your reply. I can see the thought you expressed as valid for some small film no had ever heard of. but for a big studio film on the opening weekend is highly surprising.
Hello-
did both “Holiday in Spain” and “The Golden Head” open here and if so were they advertised as being “in Cinerama”?
Hello-
I go to the 19tht St. a good deal and until rather recently they had 10a.m., 10:30a.m. or 11:00 etc….. for any big release on its opening weekend. so I’ve been surprised by the rather late first screening of the day for a number of such films.
Hello-
would anyone happen to know why a number of the AMC/Loews theaters recently have had rather late first screenings of the day even on Sat. and Sun.?
Hello-
I thought Russell did a rather nice job. but like Hepburn she couldn’t hit the high notes well so her vocals were enhanced by Kirk who assisted with the high notes.
Hello-
to digital3d- I wouldn’t mind seeing GM in the Dolby
Theater but without 3D. 3D is just a way of squeezing more
$$$ out of moviegoers. it fact 3D does nothing for 99%
of the films show that way.
Hello-
a question for people knowledgeable with projection. what was the point of Ang Lee shooting the film the way he did if no theater can in fact show it that way?
it s kind of like his last film Billy Lynn’s Long Half Time Walk. without the high frame rate projection there was nothing special about it. it was just a average film about a young man adjusting to home life after returning from war.
Hello-
to vindanpar- I had a feeling she had to have known. on the 50th Anniversary blu-ray disc they included Wouldn’t It Be Lovely and Show Me as Hepburn shot them. even better is on the soundtrack cd they should have included the songs as she shot them as a bonus. a few years ago they released a nicely remastered cd of the Gypsy soundtrack album. what made it special was simple- in addition to including all the soundtrack LP tracks they also included as a bonus all of Russell’s song as she shot them before her vocal’s were enhanced by Lisa Kirk I think it was.
Hello-
apparently very few theaters in the entire U.S. can show Gemini Man exactly the way Ang Lee shot it? but apparently some theaters will come damn close. which auditorium in this theater will show the film as close as possible to the way Ang Lee shot it?
Hello-
i should have said the reprise of Just You Wait as Eliza is kneeling front of the fireplace looking for the ring is all Hepburn but that the original rendition of the song was mostly Hepburn with an assist from Nixon.
also I have heard as well that till the premiere of MFL at this theater that Hepburn had no idea her vocals had almost totally been replaced. is it really possible she had no idea whatsoever?
Hello-
I saw Joker at the Valencia auditorium this past Sat. 10/5. I thought it ties with Suicide Squad as the worst, most lackluster most disappointing comic book derived film ever. I can’t be the only one with this reaction.
Hello-
to Mike(saps)– as they say beauty is in the eye of the
to vindanpar- a year or so before the Katz/Harris
to Al A.– if I am not mistaken Marni Nixon did not
Hello-
I happen to like Dr. Dolittle and saw it twice during its roadshow run at the Loews State. the still available Twilight Time Blu-ray disc in terms of richness of colors and the crispness, sharpness and clarity of both the picture image the multi-channel is everything a Blu-ray disc should be.
talk about a film being edited just before its premiere. aside form the image of Harrison riding on the giraffe on the cover of the soundtrack album the booklet enclosed has a description of a Prologue sequence that doesn’t appear on the Blu-ray. also the souvenir program sold in the lobby of the State has a description of Harrison singing a song about Emma(Samantha Eggar)at the end of the film that doesn’t appear on the Blu-ray disc either.
fortunately an A+ 2 disc cd set was released last year of
ALL the music recorded for the film.
Hello-
to Mikeoaklandpark- I saw The Rose three times during its 70MM exclusive engagement at the Ziegfeld. so I can imagine your horror when you took your friend to see it in one of the lower level auditoriums here. its kind of like who in God’s name would want to watch Lawrence of Arabia on an iPad or tablet?
Hello-
to Al A. thanks as always for your info filled replies. be that as it may I’m sure they had a number of other lobby cards they could have used. I don’t know how much before Nicholas and Alexandra opened that the staff at this theater did up the display cases to either side as you entered. but to include a photo of a scene they most have known wasn’t in the film while it may not meet the legal definition of false advertising was certainly a really odd thing to do.
Hello-
to Al A.–
I thank you for your reply. its just I would say roadshow engagements where a film played at only 1 theater in all of NYC for weeks, months or in many cases well over a year is a somewhat different case. the only thing I can think of is this- I think the film is just about perfect as is but the big wigs at Columbia may have said “hey at 3hrs. 9mins. it s long enough” so at the last minute they cut out any scenes not pertaining to the title characters. so I’m assuming the posters, lobby cards etc…. were shipped out even before the final cut was arrived at.