Cinerama Hollywood
6360 Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6360 Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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Seat count above for this cinema says “unknown” If anybody looks for press releases and finds a total seat count when the Arclight opened, the webmasters can put such a seat count above.
Pierre Cabrol, lead architect for the Cinerama Dome, died on Oct. 8 at age 84. Here’s the obituary from the LA Times:
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JSA
Maybe they were selling Cinerama T-shirts. The one I got in Dayton OH is 13 years old, but no holes in it yet.
Good to hear they’re selling Cinerama merchandise. Last January I asked about that in the Arclight store, but they had nothing. Things are looking up.
hdtv267 May I advise you that the National Media Museum Pictureville Cinema in Bradford UK shows 3-strip ‘This is Cinerama’ on the first Saturday of each month at 1.30pm. Every March during Bradford Film Festival, their Widescreen Weekend always includes various Cinerama movies, 3-strip and 70mm. Pictureville is equipped to show every film format ever produced. There is a 3D IMAX cinema in the museum. Find a penpal and accomodation costs will be negligible!
http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/
http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/
I’m hoping Cinerama in September will become an annual event. I was lucky enough to be able to attend last September, and even got a free Blu-Ray of “How the West Was Won” (which has since been screened more than any other movie in my collection).
Thank you, Manwithnoname, for making me feel like I attended the show myself. Looking forward to your next comment.
Was either show sold out, or at least close to it? Big crowds for Cinerama can only mean more Cinerama shows.
Hollywood90038: if these were taken yesterday, how was the rest of the show?
Thanks for the info, hollywood90038. Since I admittedly know nothing about cinematic cameras, let alone any type of movie projection(s), it’s hard for me to interpret the pictures, however.
Uh-oh! That doesn’t sound so good.
I too went to see the showing of It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and while I was impressed with the screen width I only heard three channels in the front left center and right. The left extra and right extra were silent.
“Last night, John Sittig said that shortly into the screening it will be easy to see why it was never released.”
Now I’m more curious than ever. I never would’ve believed a Cinerama film would fall into the “so bad it’s good” category (though some people do feel that way about “Krakatoa East of Java”).
That’s funny. Thanks for the nighttime laughs, JSA.
I attended last night’s “Mad World” show, and had a wonderful time. First, many thanks to the crew at the Dome. The argument can be made that the film needs a proper restoration, but the fact is that the print looked and sounded terrific. Although there were empty seats, I thought it was a good turnout considering it was Monday night.
Mrs. Kramer shared two interesting anecdotes. First, how a bet between Stanley Kramer and a NYT film critic eventually resulted in IMMMMW. The critic bet Mr. Kramer that he could not direct a comedy. Second, during the initial roadshow engagements a lady had complained that she heard a man’s voice inside the women’s restroom, completely unaware that these were the infamous police calls!
JSA
I hope the Cinerama shows in September are better attended. I also hope we get some reports here on the various shows. I’m really curious about “The Golden Head”, and why it never got a U.S. release.
Reminds me of Bette Davis as Baby Jane being delusional about her flop 1934 love story “The Longest Night”: “It was the best thing I ever did. They never even released it in the United STATES!”
Glad it was such a great show! Too bad that there were so many empty seats, though
Glad everybody enjoyed the “Mad, Mad World” screening!
I hope everyone who attended “Mad Mad World” last night had a wonderful time. Any reports from the front lines … I mean, the front rows?
That’s what I thought, Lost Memory.
Thanks, Lost Memory.
This is in Boston? Or is it a theatre that has long since been closed/demolished. When was this photo taken? Just curious.
I know the Wang Center Screen, Roger. The place is now called citicenter for performing arts, and they don’t do movies there any more.
Ooh…when and where? Just curious, Roger. Thanks for the info? Do you have any furthur details and/or updates on it? Just curious, because I’d LOVE to know about it. Are there any links?
and Davis Square is getting 70mm
there is a large screen 70mm theater in boston it is called the Wang Center now
The schedule and ticket purchase links for the Cinerama showings on Sept. 8, 9, and 10 are now on the Arclight website. Click on the link in the lower left corner of the homepage that says “Arclight Presents”.