Cinerama Hollywood
6360 Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6360 Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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I’m sorry, I think I got confused – the D-5 is not the roadshow version – it’s the 157 minute version, but the DVD of it does have the intermission and exit music – the D5 doesn’t. Sorry for the the confusion – it was the initial post about why the intermission wasn’t there that confused me.
Well the restored 70 MM print of South Pacific that was shown at the Egyptian about two years ago was not the roadshow version. However, they did screen a faded roadshow print during the same weekend. According to the IMBD, the roadshow version is 171 min, while the other runs for 157 min.
JSA
It was the roadshow version – and the intermission and entr'acte was gone because they couldn’t fit them on the D-5, which is what they showed. Same thing happened when they did the screening at the Pacific’s a few years ago, and that was explained to us by the fellow who did the restoration.
Tickets go on sale Sep. 17 for AFI NIGHT AT THE MOVIES. The Oct. 1 event is scheduled to feature the following films with celebrity introductions:
THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (presented by Sean Connery)
AMERICAN BEAUTY (Annette Bening)
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Jim Carrey)
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (Cameron Diaz)
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Jodie Foster)
TOOTSIE (Dustin Hoffman)
THE APARTMENT (Shirley MacLaine)
THE JERK (Steve Martin)
WEST SIDE STORY (Rita Moreno)
AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY (Mike Myers)
THE MATRIX (Keannu Reeves)
GLORY (Denzel Washington)
Why did the recent screening of South Pacific have the Intermission (and therefore Entr'acte) missing? A friend who attended stated the restless nature of the audience, coming in and out of the auditorium – particularly in the second half of the film – ruined the experience.
Under the title “How the West was Shown”, the in70mm site has posted a short article and some pictures from this weekend’s Cinerama events at the Dome:
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I got Russ Tamblyn’s autograph at a sci-fi/horror convention a few years ago and he was extremely nice, talking with me about Cinerama and “The Haunting”, etc. He also posed for a picture with me.
To manwithnoname,
I was one of the autograph hounds “bothering” Russ Tamblyn during intermission of “How the West Was Won.” Mr. Tamblyn was perfectly gracious about giving autographs to my friend and me. He was not bothered in the least.
couchcritic
My last film in the Dome was “Rambo”. The CG expoding disembowelments looked great on the giant curved screen! I saw “Diving Bell & the Butterfly” on the same day. Probably the only person on earth who can say that.
J. Sittig,
I appreciate your response and, regarding the sound issue, somethings things just happen. The problem with these kinds of problems is that you can’t just stop and then start all over again (lest you risk some serious wrath). I certain appreciate the effort you guys put into the show, and I wouldn’t hesitate to attend another show in the future (This is Cinerama- please). I was sitting there during the overture staring up at the ceiling thinking how lucky I am to live in an area where this stuff is commonplace. I’m glad to see you guys finally putting the Dome to some good use (I was also there for the Wednesday showing of The Fly). Despite what some people think, The Dome is one of the few true Cinema Treasures left and I’m always happy to walk up that hallway and enter that auditorium (but more so when the film isn’t something like Scary Movie 17 or Jeepers Creepers 6).
J. Sittig, thanks for the info. I do know that when they finally showed three panel Cinerama there, it was not a louvered screen. But that explains why Mad World looked so good there.
Pictureville Cinema at the National Media Museum, Bradford, UK shows ‘This is Cinerama’ in 3-strip Cinerama from 3 booths and onto a louvered screen on the first Saturday of each month at 1.30pm. Other Cinerama, (plus CineMiracle and Kinopanorama), films are regularly shown during Bradford Film Festival which is held at this cinema every March. Pictureville is able to show any film format and sound process and next door is the IMAX 3D cinema.
As the Director of Sight and Sound for Pacific Theatres, I am respomsible for the Cinerama presenations at the Dome. FYI we did
run the entire film earlier in the week, as well as a short section Sunday morning. We also had outside technican to EQ the auditorium
Friday morning for the magnetic soundtracks for 2001 and HTWWW.
I am personally enbarrassed by the sound problem, but it was not due
to lack of concern.
The Cinerama Dome did have a louvered screen when it opened in 1963
and it was replaced once before we went to a solid sheetin the mid 1970’s. Interestingly, the LA review of Its A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
mentions the cross light reflection.
William, I remember now the drapes covering the other booths, so I was wrong about that part, but not wrong about the fact that they never had the louvered screen, which is the only way to get enough light on the side panels.
Bruce when the Dome originally opened it was designed to handle 3 panel Cinerama and the new Super Cinerama presentaions. The theatre did have three booths. The Able and Charlie booths were covered by drapes.
For those with Blu-ray players the film is presented in two formats to see. First version is what they call a SmileBox version which gives the viewer a somewhat and bigger letterbox of what the Cinerama theatre type screen viewing. And a regular letterbox matted at 2.89:1 aspect ratio. Plus that Wonderful Doc. “Cinerama Adaventure”. The transfers look GREAT on both. The regular DVD edition is three discs with the film on 2 discs (only the regular letterbox version) and the doc on the last disc (with the special SmileBox presentation).
I was also at the HTWWW show and, unfortunately, I walked out about an hour in. The soundtrack mishap was really so annoying and distracting that I couldn’t sit through it. It was exciting to be able to see the film in this format, but the whole thing was just really poorly executed (including starting the show 45-minutes late).
And could they have found worse seats for the special guests? Putting Russ Tamblyn and his family on the floor way over to the side seemed wrong.
I attended the last engagement of HTWWW and there was none of the audio issues. I noticed in the Arclight ad in the LA Times that Tropic Thunder showed in the dome after HTWWW in digital. I think they should have had HTWWW be the only film in the dome that day, do a run through in the morning, work out the kinks, and then play it later in the afternoon or evening for an audience. Its not every day you get to run 3-strip Cinerama and perhaps they should have been more prepared.
I wish I could work up enthusiasm for seeing three-panel Cinerama at the Dome, but they have never had a proper Cinerama screen to project on (louvered) and the image is just too damn dim for it to have the effect it had in true Cinerama theaters. Remember, the Dome was not designed to show true three-panel Cinerama, and a few years ago when they renovated, they should have installed the proper louvered screen – THEN you’d be seeing Cinerama the way it should be seen.
The 8:00 PM “2001” show is sold out as well!
JSA
It looks like Warner Home Video will be giving away to the first 100 Ticket Holders in line, copies in Blu-ray of “2001” and “How The West Was Won” for the upcoming screenings.
It’s nice to see the Arclight actually giving The Godfather/The Godfather Part II a one-week run at the Dome. Too bad they couldn’t have done the same with 2001 and How the West Was Won. Even a weekend for each would have been sufficient.
Dave Strohmaier (“The Cinerama Adventure”) posted a neat flyer for the upcoming Cinerama showings of “HTWWW” and “2001” at the Dome on the “In 70mm” website:
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I presume that the Godfather films presented will be the recent restoration effort by Robert Harris, in collaboration with Gordon Willis. If so, I’m giving digital a chance: truly an offer you can’t refuse!
JSA
Before the upgrade in the booth a few years ago at the Dome. On the projectionists control panel there was masking setting buttons for the masking stops on the screen. There was Flat (1.85), Scope (2.40), 70MM (Spherical), 70MM (Widescreen) and Cinerama. Up until the 70’s the Cinerama masking setting button was still wired and could be used (carbon arc lamphouses still in the booth). But after that time and the xenon lamphouses were added to the booth. They only used the masking up to the 70MM (widescreen) setting. There was still more screen hidden behind the main curtains.
The D5 Digital format is Panasonic’s Professional Digital playback deck format. HD-Cam and HD-Cam SR is Sony’s Professional Digital playback deck formats.
However, wouldn’t a Warner Pacific showing be an industry screening closed to the public, thus making the Cinerama Dome showing the proper West Coast premiere for the public?