I thank my fellow posters for their replies to my
question as to what constitutes a “wide release”. the
film in question was “We Are Your Friends” with
Zac Efron. so since it opened in only 2 theaters
in Manhattan I don’t see how that constituted a
“wide release”.
I wonder if after the renovation is complete they’ll
jack up the already high ticket cost even higher. what
I liked about the Chelsea Multiplex is after Bow Tie
renovated it they didn’t jack up the prices.
does anyone know what constitutes a “wide release”?
a year or two ago i saw an article online about the
five films in “wide release” with the lowest opening
weekend grosses that year. i happened to like one
of the films mentioned but doubt it had a “wide
release”.
to Al A. believe me its the smallest movie theater men’s room I’ve ever seen. for instance they have only 1 stall. again I can’t believe it meets the NYC Building Code.
thanks for your post. but what do you think'
of my comment about the fact the CV’s men’s room
has got to be the smallest of any movie theater
in the city. I can’t believe it meets the NYC building
code.
I apologize if this question has already been asked.
the recent 50th Anniversary 70MM print of 2001 was of
the 2hr. 25min. cut ever knows. if I am not mistaken
the only time the original 2hr. 40min. cut was used
was for the World Premiere engagement at the Uptown
in D.C.. now was it ever written about what the cut
15mins. contained?
I was at this theater this past weekend but went
directly to the IMAX auditorium so I didn’t notice
any construction around the Loews auditorium. speaking
of which. regular adult movie theater tickets in
Manhattan are already too frigging high. so all
the new hyped up auditoriums such as Dolby Cinemas and
4DX at the Union Square are just ways to squeeze
even more $$$ from the patrons. I’ve experienced
both and the extra mark up in $$$ really didn’t make
me enjoy the films in question better than if I had seen
them in a regular auditorium with A+ projection and
sound.
I thank xbs2034 for replying. granted films rated
PG before the creation of the PG-13 rating the fall
of 1984 would certainly get a PG-13 today. but what
surprised me was films with a G rating having more
than one scene of bare butt nudity and in the case
of the 1968 Planet of the Apes a very quick shot of
everything where they’re swimming near the waterfall.
I appreciate people replying to my original post.
but it seems the intent was nothing correctly
understood. I admitted I saw it at the Orpheum but
wondered if people who saw it at the Lincoln Square
had the same problem. so why would asking patrons
their experience at the Lincoln Square belong on
the Orpheum’s page?
Hello-
to alpinedownhiller- I thank you for your reply.
but I spoke to the manager of the Orpheum after
the showing and he said it was the film itself
and had nothing to do with their screening/projection
of it.
to Al A. you certainly have a valid point. I asked on
this page to see if the problem existed in other
theaters. in fact the film was so dark at times I
couldn’t see who was talking. in one scene I only
knew it was Paul Bettany because he has a very
distinct voice.
in reference to moviebuff82’s May 21 post. many
“classics” weren’t rated till they first came out
on home video. 2001 got a G rating i thought at
least a PG since there’s the scene where one ape
beasts another ape to death. also how did Ben-Hur
get a G rating with the scene where Messala gets
pounded into a cube steak the horse’s hoofs. also
the original 1968 Planet of the Apes likewise
got a G rating. yet there is a scene when the American
astronauts land on what they think is an uncharted
planet they bath in a pool underneath a waterfall
naked and you get a very quick glimpse of
everything.
i saw Solo this past Sat. at the Orpheum. I thought it was THE DARKEST FILM i have ever seen. I complained
to the Orpheum’s manager and he said its the film
itself not their projection. have people who saw it
here have the same experience?
to Ed S. thank you for your reply. I was fortunate to have seem 2001 twice during its roadshow run at the
Capitol on the gigantic curved Cinerama screen. I
suppose every viewing of the film in a theater will
be judged against those two viewings.
to markp. I like your witty comment. I don’t see
what would have been soooooooooooooo horrible if
Nolan had restored the print before making the 70MM
prints for the 50th Anniversary. is Nolan saying
classic films should never be restored?
I went to the 1:10p.m. screening on the opening
day May 18th. unfortunately there was no program
at all whether a freebie hand out or one for sale.
since when the 70MM engagement of TPT opening
at the Lincoln Square they had a rather nice
freebie hand out I had my fingers crossed. but it
didn’t work.
to Howard B. do you know if a chart that will
adjust for inflation? for instance A Daughter of
the Gods produced by William Fox which opened
Oct. of 1916 cost a cool $1,000,000 making it the
most expensive film made up to that time. what
would that $1,000,000 be today?
I saw 2001 this past Sat. at the Village East. It
was ! WOW !. but I noticed three slight rips. why
would it have been so horrible if Nolan had repaired
the rips. is Nolan saying classic films should never
be restored?
to Bill H. if its only at the Village East so be it. i just looked at the site and noticed something interesting. the Village East site gives the running time at 2hrs. 44mins.
another thought on the 50th Anniversary. no matter
how WOW the new print supervised by Nolan is are
they opening it here or the Village East because
the Loews auditorium at the Lincoln Square and
auditorium 12 at Regal 42 St. can’t show 70mm?
Hello-
I thank my fellow posters for their replies to my question as to what constitutes a “wide release”. the film in question was “We Are Your Friends” with Zac Efron. so since it opened in only 2 theaters in Manhattan I don’t see how that constituted a “wide release”.
Hello-
I wonder if after the renovation is complete they’ll jack up the already high ticket cost even higher. what I liked about the Chelsea Multiplex is after Bow Tie renovated it they didn’t jack up the prices.
Hello-
does anyone know what constitutes a “wide release”? a year or two ago i saw an article online about the five films in “wide release” with the lowest opening weekend grosses that year. i happened to like one of the films mentioned but doubt it had a “wide release”.
Hello-
to Al A. believe me its the smallest movie theater
men’s room I’ve ever seen. for instance they have
only 1 stall. again I can’t believe it meets the
NYC Building Code.
Hello-
thanks for your post. but what do you think' of my comment about the fact the CV’s men’s room has got to be the smallest of any movie theater in the city. I can’t believe it meets the NYC building code.
Hello-
I apologize if this question has already been asked. the recent 50th Anniversary 70MM print of 2001 was of the 2hr. 25min. cut ever knows. if I am not mistaken the only time the original 2hr. 40min. cut was used was for the World Premiere engagement at the Uptown in D.C.. now was it ever written about what the cut 15mins. contained?
Hello-
I was at this theater this past weekend but went directly to the IMAX auditorium so I didn’t notice any construction around the Loews auditorium. speaking of which. regular adult movie theater tickets in Manhattan are already too frigging high. so all the new hyped up auditoriums such as Dolby Cinemas and 4DX at the Union Square are just ways to squeeze even more $$$ from the patrons. I’ve experienced both and the extra mark up in $$$ really didn’t make me enjoy the films in question better than if I had seen them in a regular auditorium with A+ projection and sound.
Hello-
I thank xbs2034 for replying. granted films rated PG before the creation of the PG-13 rating the fall of 1984 would certainly get a PG-13 today. but what surprised me was films with a G rating having more than one scene of bare butt nudity and in the case of the 1968 Planet of the Apes a very quick shot of everything where they’re swimming near the waterfall.
Hello-
I appreciate people replying to my original post. but it seems the intent was nothing correctly understood. I admitted I saw it at the Orpheum but wondered if people who saw it at the Lincoln Square had the same problem. so why would asking patrons their experience at the Lincoln Square belong on the Orpheum’s page?
Hello- to alpinedownhiller- I thank you for your reply. but I spoke to the manager of the Orpheum after the showing and he said it was the film itself and had nothing to do with their screening/projection of it.
Hello-
did the Dome screen the original 2hr 40min. cut of 2001? that’s what is implied by Roger A.’s use of the term “original roadshow version”.
Hello-
to Al A. you certainly have a valid point. I asked on this page to see if the problem existed in other theaters. in fact the film was so dark at times I couldn’t see who was talking. in one scene I only knew it was Paul Bettany because he has a very distinct voice.
Hello-
in reference to moviebuff82’s May 21 post. many “classics” weren’t rated till they first came out on home video. 2001 got a G rating i thought at least a PG since there’s the scene where one ape beasts another ape to death. also how did Ben-Hur get a G rating with the scene where Messala gets pounded into a cube steak the horse’s hoofs. also the original 1968 Planet of the Apes likewise got a G rating. yet there is a scene when the American astronauts land on what they think is an uncharted planet they bath in a pool underneath a waterfall naked and you get a very quick glimpse of everything.
Hello-
i saw Solo this past Sat. at the Orpheum. I thought it was THE DARKEST FILM i have ever seen. I complained to the Orpheum’s manager and he said its the film itself not their projection. have people who saw it here have the same experience?
Hello-
to Ed S. thank you for your reply. I was fortunate to have seem 2001 twice during its roadshow run at the Capitol on the gigantic curved Cinerama screen. I suppose every viewing of the film in a theater will be judged against those two viewings.
Hello-
to markp. I like your witty comment. I don’t see what would have been soooooooooooooo horrible if Nolan had restored the print before making the 70MM prints for the 50th Anniversary. is Nolan saying classic films should never be restored?
Hello-
to Howard B.–
I went to the 1:10p.m. screening on the opening day May 18th. unfortunately there was no program at all whether a freebie hand out or one for sale. since when the 70MM engagement of TPT opening at the Lincoln Square they had a rather nice freebie hand out I had my fingers crossed. but it didn’t work.
Hello-
to Howard B. do you know if a chart that will adjust for inflation? for instance A Daughter of the Gods produced by William Fox which opened Oct. of 1916 cost a cool $1,000,000 making it the most expensive film made up to that time. what would that $1,000,000 be today?
Hello-
I saw 2001 this past Sat. at the Village East. It was ! WOW !. but I noticed three slight rips. why would it have been so horrible if Nolan had repaired the rips. is Nolan saying classic films should never be restored?
Hello-
what would have been so horrible if Nolan had repaired the quite obvious scratches? he wouldn’t have changed the film just repaired it.
Hello-
to Bill H. thanks for noting the 7:30 show is
sold out. I made sure to reserve a seat for the
show most convenient for me.
since you mentioned it- why isn’t the late but
great Ziegfeld not liked by many members?
Hello-
two items-
*the Village East has shows every 3hrs. 10mins.
so they could fit in a 15 maybe 10min. intermission.
*since has articles have stated the film hasn’t been restored or remastered will I notice visual and audio imperfections?
Hello-
to Bill H. if its only at the Village East so be it.
i just looked at the site and noticed something
interesting. the Village East site gives the running
time at 2hrs. 44mins.
Hello-
oops! I meant to say Cinema 1 not “here”.
Hello-
another thought on the 50th Anniversary. no matter how WOW the new print supervised by Nolan is are they opening it here or the Village East because the Loews auditorium at the Lincoln Square and auditorium 12 at Regal 42 St. can’t show 70mm?