Cinerama Hollywood
6360 Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6360 Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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BRADE48, I agree, except the theaters and studios aren’t giving us the choice. If you want to see Harry Potter 7.2, great news… It’s showing at Grauman’s and The Village in Westwood, except BOTH theaters are showing it in 3D. So if you want to see it in the best theater possible, you’re forced into seeing it 3D; dark, gimmicky, extra surcharge 3D. Same with Transformers. If you want to see it in The Dome, you’re forced into 3D. I asked why they can’t designate a late showtime for 2D presentation and the manager said the studios wouldn’t allow it. I don’t buy that for a second, except to say the studio and theater knows they’d almost certainly sell out a 2D showtime in the Dome faster than 3D and they don’t want to have to acknowledge that they’ve been extorting movie-goers. 3D is a form of extortion… You want to see it in IMAX- only in 3D. You want to go to The Dome, The Chinese, The Village- only in 3D and only if you pay extra.
I thought Super 8 looked good. Nice 35mm film print. The problem is that ever since Arclight took over Sherman Oaks and then added Pasadena and Beach Cities, their attention to detail and dedication to quality has radically diminished. They seem to be spreading themselves too thin. They’ve been showing 35mm in there for the last week and a half, so they’ve had plenty of time to get the room ready for T3 without other digital presentations getting in the way, but from what the manager said, they really only spent 3 hours to get the projectors set for 3D on Transformers. They certainly (and I told this directly to the manager last night) have NO BUSINESS charging a premium for a mediocre presentation. And in this case, they’re charging a DOUBLE premium for a poor presentation (Arclight charges topped with 3D charges). The fact that anyone who works to set up their projection in the Dome thought that what they showed last night was “good enough” is insulting. They should have been handing out refunds to everyone in that auditorium last night. The upside is that I know someone working with Michael Bay right now and I texted them to try and get word to Bay that the Dome really botched the 3D, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they got a very LOUD phone call today, which may actually force them to correct the problem.
AVATAR 3D got great reviews from Dome viewers… wonder if something has changed since then. I never thought it was a good place to put 3D. Then again, I heard a lot of complaints about the presentation SUPER 8 there, too, so perhaps there is just something up in the booth.
The studios just need to stop producing 3D films, It is an awful gimick that has never been good enough to last for long periods of time. Lately it is a ploy to get audiences to see lousy movies that need some kind of hook to entice people. I’m reading that films like Harry Potter, Pirates…, Green Lantern have seen declines with people favoring 2D instead. Pull the plug already!
OUCH!
Although I’m not surprised. As I said in my post “Thor” comments, 3D doesn’t quite work in there. I’m going to Transformers 3 at Rave 18 (The Bridge) IMAX.
Transformers 3 in The Dome was a disaster. That screen has no business showing 3D anything in there. Half the screen was out of focus/misaligned and it was terribly distracting. I told one of the managers that they better start getting reacquainted with quality presentation because they’ve really been dropping the ball a lot lately. Certainly not the Arclight that most people came to appreciate and depend on.
Best place to see a first run film in Los Angeles. The other is the theatre on the Paramount lot but that’s not open to the public.
speaking of “Darling Lili”. aside from the quality of the film
as a whole it does contain two of the best musical sequences ever-
“Whistling Away The Dark” and “I’ll Give You Three Guesses”.
RE: “Darling Lili” – that twenty weeks must be some kind of record. Perhaps Michael Coate might be able to add some detail. I know that in Cleveland, I doubt if it ran more than two weeks and I don’t think it ran as a roadshow ( I would be curious about how many cities had a roadshow run of it). Personally, I think the film is very underrated – it is certainly, IMHO, far better than “Star.” I think Paramount mishandled this film, and I am sure that many CT members know that the experience Blake Edwards had with this film later influenced his satirical film, “S.O.B.”. Unfortunately , this is probably one of a number of failed films of that that hastened the end of the roadshow era.
This site has a selection: http://www.greetingsfromhollywood.com/index.htm. In addition, they show up from time to time at Amazon. Regarding eBay, sometimes a souvenir program will be offered as “Buy Now” item, which can be lower or higher than what you might pay if you decide to offer a bid. They also occasionally show up occasionally on eBay’s sister site, Half.com. The one that are there are most often used.
Also, if you are ever in Hollywood, some of the memorabilia shops on or around Hollywood Boulevard often have some, in varying conditions.
do any of my fellow posters know of a say 2 maybe 3 websites that
sell movie souvenir programs? of course there’s EBay but
i don’t want to bid and wait i just find to buy them outright.
“Darling Lili”’s Roadshow engagement opened at the Dome on June 24, 1970 and played for 20 weeks in 70MM.
I sat on the floor level (back row to be exact). Sitting that close can make things distracting. For IMAX (I don’t do IMAX-Lite or LieMax – Citywalk & Rave are the only true IMAX houses in LA County), I sit exactly in the back row of the theatre itself. The “overkill” is not so bad. Maybe that’s because of the vertical depth of the screen. Sitting so close at The Dome coupled with its horizontal depth probably spaced me out.
I have a souvenir program of “Darling Lili” which I believe my parents purchased at the Dome.
How is it different than IMAX 3D in terms of “overkill”?
Saw “THOR 3D” at The Dome on Saturday (5/7). 3D may play well in standard issue multiplexes. Not so much at The Dome. That ginormous screen is enough to add scope and texture to any given blockbuster. The 3D was massive overkill to the entire experience!
Each week the dome is playing the best picture nominees. They have Social Network this week. This Friday they’ll have King’s Speech. Hopefully they’ll have Inception there again.
i thank William for the info as to what films other than
“It’s Mad…..” played their premiere roadshow runs at the
Cinerama Dome. to which i have a follow up question. now
7 films are listed in addition to the 4 i mentioned in my
post. this is my follow up question- did the roadshow run at
the Cinerama Dome of “Darling Lili” include an intermission
and souvenir program? when the film opened in New York it
was not a roadshow engagement but played Radio City Music Hall
and there was no souvenir program.
These were the 70MM Roadshows.
“It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” (11-8-1963) 67 weeks
“The Greatest Story Ever Told” (2-18-1965) 43 weeks
“Battle of the Bulge” (12-17-1965) 27 weeks
“Khartoum” (6-24-1966) 24 weeks
“Grand-Prix (12-23-1966) 44 weeks
"Camelot” (11-2-1967) 51 weeks
“Ice Station Zebra” (10-24-1968) 29 weeks
“Krakatoa East of Java” (5-15-1969) 23 weeks
“Paint Your Wagon” (10-23-1969) 35 weeks
“Darling Lili” (6-24-1970) 20 weeks
“Song of Norway” (8-11-1970) 35 weeks
One thing to note on the Dome’s bookings was it would have a month to two month exclusive booking on select engagements before going city wide. This lasted till the early 1980’s. Pacific’s former Director of Operations Harold Citron maintained this policy on the Dome
The Dome NOT a Hillbilly Multiplex. If anything the Arclight addition has enhanced the theatre and the success of it SAVED THE DOME. Exclusive Roadshow Engagements do not work anymore. A film can open perhaps exclusive like The Fighter did for about a week or two, but films are so costly these days and the studios cannot logically have those types of runs any longer.
Back in the day when the Dome, Chinese, National, Village, Pantages etc had the exclusive runs it was the norm to platform films and later expand. The films would play for months or even up to a year. Now in today’s market it is not logical.
You have to be an ArcLight Member AND get your ticket online to get the dollar off.
Do you have to get your ticket online to get the dollar off?
With all due respect, dctrig’s idea of doing roadshow only runs at The Dome wouldn’t work. They’d attract film geeks like us…but it wouldn’t be enough to sustain consistent attendance for all 800 plus seats in there. In addition (and this is what I’ve learned from the good folks who post on this website), high quality prints that can be shown using The Dome’s projection system aren’t that easy to come by.
FWIW, the presentaiton in The Dome for both “The Fighter” and “True Grit” were not too shabby.
Have to agree 100% with dctrig. It’s pretty disgusting how the Dome is treated like a hillbilly multiplex nowadays. Arclight pretends to be this ultimate movie going experience, but it has quickly deteriorated to just another mainstream theater chain. It’s time to either step it up a notch to justify them high ticket prices or just refocus on indies and classics. When the main Arclight Hollywood location has the exact same movie lineup as an AMC theater in Burbank then there really is no point anymore in putting on all the pageantry.
The “Bullitt” movie only was projected in the center of the Dome’s screen, so I returned on 11/14, for the 7PM screening of “Megamind”, to see how the full screen would look. The screen at the Chinese is more impressive and the Crest’s new 3D is just as good as the Dome.
I have to say that I don’t appreciate the price gouging by Arclight: $18, with no evening senior discount! As I came in from the rear of the loge there was unswept popcorn all over; also, I had to get replacement 3d glasses because they were smudged and spotted from their “steam cleaning.” Other patrons complained. I consider my $18 a donation to the continued existence of the Dome but would not go back expect for a special screening. The 2002 refresh is starting to show its age.
The fact that “Megamind” was playing in an additional Arclight theatre takes away from the exclusivity of the Dome, which had about 90 in my audience. The Dome should revert to a roadshow style format, two shows a day of classics like “The Sound of Music” with a printed program. The Goldwyn Thatre on Wilshire is run by the Oscars organization is a model: They charge only $5 for their screenings and give out a complimentary glossy program.