Ziegfeld Theatre
141 W. 54th Street,
New York,
NY
10019
141 W. 54th Street,
New York,
NY
10019
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The last time I saw Superman was at the Criterion where it should have opened instead of the dreadful Astor Plaza.
There are no 70mm prints of Superman in circulation any longer (they would have all faded by now, anyway). The Ziegfeld is most likely running the “Director’s Cut” of Superman (which had a limited reisuue in 2000), probably the same print I played a couple of years ago. I don’t believe any prints of the original 1978 version are in circulation.
How was Superman? I haven’t seen that film on the big screen since..1979. I take it that the film wasn’t 70mm or is it? If so, someone and a friend will be driving up tomorrow…. :)
Hi Guys:
Sorry to chime in so late in the dialogue re: this latest series. I’ve been out of circulation, but will be back to introduce “JAWS” on Saturday night-so hope to see many of you there. As always, I get the greatest education by reading all these comments and am incredibly overwhelmed by the expertise and enthusiasm shown here. Positive or negative, I’m simply glad that the Ziegfeld classics continue (I remember putting “Jaws” on one of the comment cards last winter) and can only see it getting better and better with our collective input.
Thanks,
Gary
re BATMAN Mon. night: As happens more often than not at the Z. in my opinion, print was not correctly focused and a polite request at the concession stand for adjustment of the focus produced no change. Print had some kind of sound problem so that the dialog didn’t come out loud and strong, as if some speakers were out or some of the frequencies on the soundtrack weren’t playing. Only a couple of instances of surround sound. Tram lines if that’s the term on the print off and on.
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Thanks Peter, someday when I am up that way again I would love to pay you a visit. I wish I lived close by so I could run some shows for you.
By the way I am afraid you'r right about the zeigfeld not running 3-D
They just don’t seem to have any interest in doing it right, what with the mess they made with those roadshow movies last time.
What say you and I go over there, and show em how it should be done. Maybe we could get Craig to let us teach them a thing or so.
No, the whole screen is silver, since it’s the same screen we use for all shows. The silver really adds a “sparkle” to the image, particularly the black & white and Technicolor classics when we run them.
Mr. Apruzzese, when you run 3-D again at the Lafayette, you can assure yourself of at least two customers. Me, and whoever’s driving. One question: is the entire width of the screen “silverized” or only the 1.44-1.85 portion.
Vito – they could do it, but they most likely won’t. When I run 3-D again at the Lafayette next year, you’re welcome to come up and run a show, I could use the break :)
Re: 8th Street Dial M: Warner has new dual-strip polaroid 3-D prints of Dial M for Murder, I ran one at my 3-D festival at the Lafayette back in 2004.
Yes, why not bring back that 70mm print of the remastered “Vertigo” that played there a few years back? As for “Dial M…”, does that 3-D print that ran at the 8th St Playhouse in the 70’s still exist?
Assuming it will not be the 3D version I wonder why the Ziegfeld picked Dial M. There are much better Hitchcock films (Strangers On A Train, Vertigo) that could have been screened instead.
Did anybody go to GWTW Thursday? What format did they present it in?
WOW! What a great opportunity for the Ziegfeld to do something fun, “Dial M for Murder†in 3-D.
I guess it will never happen, but I wonder if Clearview ever even considered it, we know the prints are out there. Of course the guys in the booth would have to cover up that darn platter and run the print on reels, but surly there are some old 306 boys who remember how to run interlock 3-D and would love to do it again, I know I would. Oh well, like I said, it probably ain’t gonna happen.
The 6th week of Classics programming has been made available on the clearviewcinemas.com site… Looks like a week of Hitchcock: “Dial M for Murder” (flat, I presume), “Rear Window” and “The Birds”.
Someone needs to find out what the heck they do. I imagine they have remote control of most of what goes on in the booth. They can ride the fader, which of course should NOT be done. The film makers hire professionals in sound studios like Dolby, amoung many others, to properly mix the tracks. The last thing they need is someone adjusting levels in the theatre playback. I imagine everything in the console comes from the source, which is in the booth, so who needs em? Surly someone from the Ziegfeld can tell us more.
As to the Stones interlock, I have done many of those, often in studio previews, we would run a magnetic track interlocked with the picture, rather than what is called a married print which has the picture and sound combined, but of course the playback machine is located next to the projector and interlocked.
We have a lot of pros, Rob Endres for example, who post here and I would imagine know more than I do. Someone explain the mystery of “the man behind the curtain” or console
I told a story about the console back in 2004. The technician was actually ruining a showing of “West Side Story” back in 1970. All the loud popping noises and static went away when he turned the console off, closed it up and walked away!
Vito (and others), I always wondered what the console guy —– when he/she was present —– was doing. Only saw one of them working (it was a 4-channel interlock mag Rolling Stones concert film way back in the 70’s). Just what the heck did they do (when they were there to do anything at all)?
I will always remember giving the “console guy” a piece of my mind when he commented about not needing the guys up there (pointing to the booth) “Oh,so you thread the projectors and make changeovers”,
I barked. Well….no, he sheepishly replied, but we do everything else". “Then, I replied, I suggest you not take credit for something you can’t, or are even capable of doing.
After staring him down a minute I took my seat.
GREAT ad, Al. I’m really grateful that the Ziegfeld has lasted as long as it has and, especially, that it’s still here.
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It was for a fashion shoot that the Ziegfeld was closed on Wednesday- I was a block away and dropped by.
Was it a good print of GWTW? Just curious. I couldn’t believe how horrible and out of register the rerelease print was that I saw 8 or 9 years ago at the Sutton.
Bill, you make a good point. It may have been “All the Kings Men†which is in screenings now.
I saw it and hated it, a huge disappointment. I hope the Zeigfeld stays clear of that bomb, and if you are a fan of the original you will hate this version even more.
They would be better of with the new Scorsese film “The Departed†Although I must warn you it is very violent. Nickolson’s performance, although a little over the top, is something to see.
50% of the guys who go to screenings, who are old retired folks like me, were turned of by some of it, but the current generation of movie lovers are going to eat it up. I think it would be good for the Ziegfeld.
Bill,
Regarding the Ziegfeld’s “special event”: As a consolation, Grauman’s Chinese is hosting the premiere of “Jackass 2” tonight!
JSA
Bill
Luckily I called last night before i drove into the city, and like you I can’t go tonight. I will see it at the Lafayette next month.