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KingBiscuits commented about Big-screen giant Imax eyes digital future on Jul 10, 2008 at 10:23 pm

Looks like the first IMAX digital theatres will debuting with Fly Me To The Moon on August 8th.

And I’m liking those two coming to Kansas City. I’ve been to both of those theatres and I can’t to see the final results.

As for classic titles, I’d say it’s unlikely due to the restoration costs and the blowing-up and the potential complaints from purists. But if possible, I could see Warner Bros. and IMAX releasing such titles as 2001, Blade Runner, My Fair Lady, the first two Batman films, the first two Superman films, The Wizard Of Oz, Gone With The Wind, How The West Was Won, Around In The World In 80 Days, The Right Stuff and The Mission. Mostly stuff that was previously released in 70mm or are classics.

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KingBiscuits commented about Gillioz Theatre on Jul 9, 2008 at 10:35 pm

That’s correct.

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KingBiscuits commented about Cinema Centre 1 & 2 on Jul 9, 2008 at 5:53 pm

This must have been during his pre-eccentric years.

Plus, he was born in Gary, Indiana so I’m sure he knew where Ohio was.

Don’t forget that Michael Jackson walked out after a half hour of Deep Blue Sea (quite frankly, I don’t blame him).

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KingBiscuits commented about RKO National Twin on Jul 9, 2008 at 3:52 pm

When it first reopened as a twin in 1982, the premiere engagements were Porky’s and a dubbed version of Christiane F. How about that, a bad movie that made lots of money and a great movie that didn’t make as much.

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KingBiscuits commented about Muvico Peabody Place 14 & IMAX on Jul 7, 2008 at 2:49 pm

I guessing this theatre is now the second-largest (in terms of screens) to close behind the North Versallies 24 in 2001.

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KingBiscuits commented about Marcus Ronnie's 20 Cinema on Jul 4, 2008 at 11:40 pm

I saw Shine A Light on IMAX here back in April. I believe it was a city exclusive as they were the only theatre in St. Louis running it.

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KingBiscuits commented about AMC Village 7 on Jul 4, 2008 at 11:16 pm

They sometimes play indies for short runs before the DVD or if it’s a special run (Citizen Kane was a premiere engagement in 1991). Remember The Daze (aka The Beautiful Ordinary) was a co-production of First Look Studios and Freestyle Releasing. It’s now on DVD.

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KingBiscuits commented about SIFF Cinema Downtown on Jul 2, 2008 at 2:06 am

I meant AMC.

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KingBiscuits commented about SIFF Cinema Downtown on Jul 1, 2008 at 10:30 pm

I wonder how the theatre became the main theatre in Seattle for CC/DVS presentations. A good move by Mr. Allen, helping entertain the hearing and visually impared.

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KingBiscuits commented about AMC Village 7 on Jun 30, 2008 at 6:40 am

You left out an indie called Remember The Daze which opened on April 4th or April 11th. It ran for a week to promote the DVD release.

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KingBiscuits commented about Regent Showcase Theater on Jun 30, 2008 at 5:10 am

I can see why the theatre went out of business. A failing theatre/distribution company and bad DTV worthy titles.

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KingBiscuits commented about 34th Street East Theatre on Jun 27, 2008 at 10:44 pm

I wonder if there were any Night Of The Living Dead prints in the basement.

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KingBiscuits commented about Boulevard Drive-In on Jun 26, 2008 at 7:51 pm

Who is stupid enough to leave a half-eaten hot dog in a crime scene? You’ll get caught easier that way.

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KingBiscuits commented about iPic Westwood on Jun 26, 2008 at 1:15 am

Coppola wanted to release Apocalypse Now only in a specially-built theatre in Kansas. He mentioned a movie like his should be screened only in the best theatre and in the Heart of America, hence Kansas would have been the theatre.

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KingBiscuits commented about Big-screen giant Imax eyes digital future on Jun 26, 2008 at 12:41 am

Upcoming IMAX Titles:
The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) (IMAX 3-D) July 18th
Fly Me To The Moon (Summit/nWave)(IMAX 3-D) August 8th (this may change)
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa (DreamWorks) November 7th
Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince (Warner Bros.) (IMAX 3-D) November 21st
Monsters vs. Aliens (DreamWorks) (IMAX 3-D) March 27th, 2009
Shrek Goes Fourth (DreamWorks) (IMAX 3-D) May 21st, 2010

Possible IMAX Titles (only predicting here):
Watchmen (Warner Bros.) March 6th, 2009
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins (Warner Bros./Columbia) May 22nd, 2009
Night At The Museum 2 (Fox) May 22nd, 2009
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (DreamWorks/Paramount) June 26th, 2009
G.I. Joe (Paramount) August 7th, 2009
Hotel Transylvania (Columbia) September 25th, 2009
A Christmas Carol (Disney) (IMAX 3-D) November 6th, 2009
Avatar (Fox) (IMAX 3-D) December 18th, 2009
Alice In Wonderland (Disney) (IMAX 3-D) March 5th, 2010
How To Train Your Dragon (DreamWorks) (IMAX 3-D) March 26th, 2010
Iron Man 2 (Paramount) April 30th, 2010 (this date may change)
Superman: The Man Of Steel (Warner Bros.) (IMAX 3-D) Summer 2010
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part I (Warner Bros.) (IMAX 3-D) November 19th, 2010

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KingBiscuits commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Jun 25, 2008 at 7:30 pm

Kit Kittredge did $44,500 per theatre on opening weekend. That’s especially good since all the other theatres showing it (in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta) were megaplexes. Makes you wonder if the New York average was higher than the average (more like $60,000-70,000).

And a question for Michael Coate: wasn’t 70mm DTS tested at this theatre for My Fair Lady? I remember reading that on in70mm.com.

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KingBiscuits commented about Odeon Luxe London Leicester Square on Jun 24, 2008 at 3:29 am

Leatherheads probably was meant to sound that way. The film itself was a throwback to 1930’s screwball comedies so I’d say Clooney intended for a mono-like mix for the soundtrack.

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KingBiscuits commented about Metro North Mall 6 Theatre on Jun 20, 2008 at 9:30 pm

The SDDS is there because AMC was a big backer of the format.

Didn’t this theatre also have THX?

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KingBiscuits commented about Watts Mill Cinema on Jun 19, 2008 at 7:35 am

This theatre was later quadded and became a second-run house.

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KingBiscuits commented about After 30 years, GREASE is still the word! on Jun 16, 2008 at 12:30 am

Well, it was popular enough to inspire the mega-popular ripoff High School Musical and its two (at the moment) sequels.

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KingBiscuits commented about Happy 15th anniversary, "Jurassic Park" and DTS!!! on Jun 14, 2008 at 8:50 pm

I’m guessing these were the other test titles:

Dr. Giggles
Scent Of A Woman
Trespass
Lorenzo’s Oil
Mad Dog and Glory
Cop and A Half
Splitting Heirs
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

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KingBiscuits commented about Happy 15th anniversary, "Jurassic Park" and DTS!!! on Jun 13, 2008 at 2:57 pm

Some notes:

-there were 876 DTS-ready theatres on June 11th, 1993.

-a 70mm version was planned but DTS 70mm had not been invented yet and Spielberg (a major backer of DTS) would only release the film with DTS on the prints. So the 70mm version was canceled and its downfall began soon after.

-Cineplex Odeon was then owned by Universal and since Universal was also a major backer of DTS, this (along with the low conversion prices) led to the wide rollout immediately.

-oddly enough, DTS rival SDDS was developed originally for Spielberg’s Hook. But due to delays, Hook was instead released in Dolby SR and SDDS debuted 18 months later with Last Action Hero.

-other 1990’s mega blockbusters before Jurassic Park (besides Terminator 2) were Ghost, Home Alone and Aladdin.

-the other 1993 DTS releases were Heart and Souls (the second film, was sneak previewed with Jurassic Park before opening), Hard Target (the third), The Real McCoy, For Love Or Money, Gettysburg, Judgment Night, Flesh and Bone, Carlito’s Way, Man’s Best Friend, We’re Back: A Dinosaur’s Story, Schindler’s List, Beethoven’s 2nd, Heaven and Earth (the first to feature Dolby Digital and DTS together) and In The Name Of The Father.

Meanwhile, I could see this being reissued someday in REAL-D. Lucas is doing it with Star Wars so I bet Spielberg does the same with Jurassic Park.

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KingBiscuits commented about Aquarius Theatre on Jun 11, 2008 at 11:14 pm

The two films whose titles aren’t mentioned in the description were Medium Cool and The Rain People.

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KingBiscuits commented about Orpheum Theatre on Jun 8, 2008 at 10:58 am

The theatre is seen in the background of a scene in Repo Man. The film showing then was Staying Alive.

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KingBiscuits commented about Hollywood Galaxy on Jun 7, 2008 at 9:57 pm

Films showing in the 1993 photo:

1- either Jurassic Park or Undercover Blues (hard to make out)
2- The Secret Garden
3- Needful Things
4- Kalifornia
5- Calendar Girl
6- Hard Target