Cinerama Hollywood
6360 Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6360 Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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Thank you Michael and to all who have responded to my question.
I have registered to join the Showmanship group and look forward to participatingin it.
Hearing of the demise of basically all reel-to-reel projection sadens me, however it'a a new world. To think, back in my day
we had as many as three projectors (and a few with four)in the booth We also had two projectionists on duty for 70mm,3-D,and studio previews and as many as 5 with Cinerama.
My, my how times have changed. I suppose the Dome and Arklight utilise one man two run both buildings. Thats how it was in Hawaii at Waikiki 1-2-3 after I retired.
The last time I was in the Dome’s projection booth was two years ago. At the time, they were using a single film projector with a platter . The booth also was equipped with a DLP projector. Photos from that visit were posted on the Fans of Showmanship website (registration required to access images).
That person that made those comments about the Dome’s booth operations most likely made those comments without asking his boss if he could. Some theatre chains have problems with employees using and making comments about operations on the internet. The last time I ran the Dome they still had two Century JJ 70/35mm projectors and two Christie AW-3 platters for the main house. Now they have Kinoton FP75 projectors. Most likely they replaced the second film projector with a Digital projector like the El Capitan did.
I know Fox had down some 4K restoration/transfers of ‘The Sound of Music’ early on, I’m expecting the eventual bluray to look great. I hope the recently struck 70mm print of ‘West Side Story’ makes it to cities on the East Coast.
As much as I like ‘South Pacific’ (the songs in particular) – I saw a great stage production of it here in DC at Arena Stage – the film isn’t as bad as I’m making it out to be, but the color scheme really irked me. I’m surprised Fox hasn’t restored the Roadshow version for this presentation, that’d be the version I like to see on the big screen.
Thanks you JSA, I sure would love an update on what’s going on in the booth at the Dome. Am I to understand that South Pacific
will be/has been shown at the Dome Digial and not 70mm? That would be a shame cause I am sure most of the folks going to that screening would prefer to see the film in 70mm.
Vito,
I hope it’s not true either. But it was posted here a few months ago by an Arclight employee that the Dome no longer ran reel-to-reel. He also mentioned that the “2001” screening earlier this year was run on a platter. Although it was not a bad show, the print was not exactly in mint condition. (You can see all our comments on the show in this thread from Jan 31.) The thing is that this person is no longer a CT member, has not posted in a while, and most, if not all of his comments have been removed. So we don’t really know the whole story of what’s going on at the booth these days.
JSA
Forgive an old man but I am confused, does the original Dome not run reel-to-reel anymore? I understand the reasons for platters at the Arclight but does the original Dome run on a platter? please say it isn’t so
The Dome sounds like a beautiful theatre. The film “How the West was Won” was another cool film, which I saw when it first came out, as was “2001: A Space Odyssey”, which I also saw when it was quit new. Have a great time. If I lived in that area, I’d make sure I was there for both of them, and for “West Side Story” at the Castro Theatre, too.
bkress, whenever I go to the Dome I try to sit at the front of the loge as the main floor is a little too close for me. This was perfect for HTWWW when I saw it.
Having seen HTWWW at the Dome a few years ago, I can only say it was way too dim and just didn’t have the power it should have. Nothing like when it was originally shown at the Warner Cinerama on Hollywood Blvd.
I’ve been told that the reason South Pacific will be digital is because Fox won’t let them platter the film. Bravo, Dome – get it together or stop the pretense.
I Got my tickets to HTWWW flying into Hollywood for the day
and going home to Sacramento later in the evening, this is a event not to be missed can anyone can give me how the seating is loges vs the main floor ?
I wonder if anyone from Arclight would be kind enough to update us in matters such as what’s on the booths, sound system, etc.
JSA
They just announced a showing of HTWWW for Sunday, Sept. 7th.
The digital projection at Arclight has been disappointing nowadays. The 1.2k DLP presentations years ago were actually better. Iron Man a few months ago looked out of focus AND the sound was just plain weak. In the same theater last week The Dark Knight in puny Dolby Digital rocked the house. What’s up with that?
I called and asked and was informed SP is D5 digital tape.
So to add a twist to the South Pacific event at the Dome later this month, the in70 mm site has now added SP to the list of coming 70 mm screenings. Keep the fingers crossed: maybe it will be “film” after all…
Here’s the link: http://www.in70mm.com/now_showing/index.htm
JSA
I was in Auditorium #3 (on the bottom level) on Saturday night 8/9/08 for (the VERY OVERRATED!) “Pineapple Express” in digital projection. The sound was decidedly “off” – the subwoofers had no juice, you could hardly hear anything coming from the surrounds during the “action” sequences and it wasn’t nearly as crisp as anything else I’d ever seen at Arclight. And the cherry on top of this fruitcake: midway through the movie, the film STOPPED! No sound, no picture, no nothing for about 30 seconds and then the film came back on again.
Rizzo, care to explain?
Damon it’s about the cost to replace a new 70MM print which is much different from those 70MM release prints that you had over at Mann Theatres in Westwood. The studios only make a select number of those restored 70MM prints. Why those large number release prints from the studios had large print runs from the labs and the cost was less.
thank god we still have the Egyptian and Aero running prestine 70 prints (on rare occasions) which may not happen again, or for a long time knowing how cautious and penny pinching the cinematheque is getting. Understandably when few people show up to see a beautiful new 70 print of “Star” or “Khartoum”. (God knows why they chose such a dull film like “Khartoum” to do a restoration on)
Though I thought the platter system could run 70, i even remember back in the mid 80’s when the platter took over and projectionists were being eliminated we were running 70 prints on platters, usually tearing them to shreads. I guess thats why
If the Dome does not run reel-to-reel anymore, it’s highly unlikely that we will see a high quality, pristine 70 mm print. It’s a shame, considering the number of 70 mm titles that have been restored in recent years. So it looks like the only viable options under those conditions for South Pacific are 35 mm (on a platter, assuming that a screenable 35 mm print exists) or digital. And with those choices, my guess is that they will opt for digital.
JSA
Is it for sure digital on South Pacific? I have no reason to see it if it is, but I’d love to see the 70mm print – and why would they show digital if they have the 70mm print.
Any word on “This Is Cinerama” popping up again? I’ve never seen it, believe it or not.
I’ve heard digital on “South Pacific.” Also, “2001” 70mm again and…..Cinerama: “How The West Was Won.”
A step in the right direction. No word on format. Although I don’t count SP as one of my favorites, the recent 70 mm DTS print is good. I wonder if they have re-installed the equipment for reel-to-reel.
Or, could this be a digital presentation?
JSA