Cinerama Hollywood

6360 Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles, CA 90028

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KramSacul
KramSacul on November 9, 2009 at 8:08 pm

I was actually there for that show. I didn’t hear any catcalls or noises. Must’ve been some idiots in the back. ;–)

Doris Roberts, the mom on Everyone Loves Raymond was there for that show oddly enough.

Chris Utley
Chris Utley on November 5, 2009 at 11:40 am

I’ve never noticed anything like that. Last time I was there was on Halloween for the 8:30 PM show of “This Is It.” Only strange noises I heard that night was MJ’s infamous “hee-hee’s” and other vocal cadences along with catcalls from the audience.

KramSacul
KramSacul on November 1, 2009 at 9:14 pm

Anyone else notice a kind of machine noise coming from the left side exit in the Dome? I assume it’s from the concession stand or some other place in the lobby. Even with the curtain drawn it’s pretty distracting.

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on November 1, 2009 at 7:29 pm

That’s useful and interesting, but I asked for “total seat count” for the entire megaplex because the listing now if for the whole place, not only the original auditorium.

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on November 1, 2009 at 6:54 pm

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.

JSA
JSA on November 1, 2009 at 5:18 pm

Pierre Cabrol, lead architect for the Cinerama Dome, died on Oct. 8 at age 84. Here’s the obituary from the LA Times:

View link

JSA

Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on September 11, 2009 at 3:27 am

Maybe they were selling Cinerama T-shirts. The one I got in Dayton OH is 13 years old, but no holes in it yet.

Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on September 10, 2009 at 4:47 pm

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.

delta
delta on September 10, 2009 at 8:44 am

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/

Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on September 9, 2009 at 6:30 pm

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).

Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on September 9, 2009 at 5:56 pm

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.

Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on September 9, 2009 at 11:25 am

Hollywood90038: if these were taken yesterday, how was the rest of the show?

MPol
MPol on September 9, 2009 at 10:03 am

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.

MPol
MPol on September 2, 2009 at 5:58 pm

Uh-oh! That doesn’t sound so good.

RogerA
RogerA on September 2, 2009 at 2:57 pm

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.

Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on August 25, 2009 at 7:22 pm

“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”).

MPol
MPol on August 25, 2009 at 6:35 pm

That’s funny. Thanks for the nighttime laughs, JSA.

JSA
JSA on August 25, 2009 at 6:07 pm

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

Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on August 25, 2009 at 12:06 pm

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!”

MPol
MPol on August 25, 2009 at 10:22 am

Glad it was such a great show! Too bad that there were so many empty seats, though

MPol
MPol on August 25, 2009 at 6:56 am

Glad everybody enjoyed the “Mad, Mad World” screening!

Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on August 25, 2009 at 6:22 am

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?

MPol
MPol on August 18, 2009 at 9:12 am

That’s what I thought, Lost Memory.

MPol
MPol on August 18, 2009 at 6:35 am

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.

MPol
MPol on August 17, 2009 at 9:08 pm

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.