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Mark Ogden
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 943
From: Little Falls, N.J.
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 03-16-2000 05:43 PM
For technical presentation, the best theater in the USofA has to be the Mann Fox Westwood Village in LA. One Norelco AAII, beautifully maintained, and a sound system that cannot be beat (wired together with Monster Cable, for heaven's sake). Every show flawless. Whenever you see footage of a premiere in Hollywood, 9 times out of ten it's at the Village, and for good reason.(or maybe the Bruin, its sister theater across the street).As far as the Cinerama Dome on Sunset goes, there will always be debate about the projection there. There is a strong horizon sag problem there on the curved screen, (honestly, there isn't a straight line to be found anywhere) and focus always seems to be an issue as well. The projectionist there once told me that he fought the foucs throughout the show because of heat from the lamp (35mm: 7500w.) deforming the lens elements, that's tough to belive though (but it is a mighty damn big screen). I used to travel to Toronto quite a bit and always enjoyed the big screen at the Varsity, which I understand has been chopped up now. Also, the upstairs #3 screen at the (Uptown?) theater on Yonge just before Bloor was pretty impressive, best balcony conversion I ever saw. And the late, lamented University. For sheer love of cinema: The Castro theater in San Francisco's Castro District. Stunning old palace and Hal Rowland (the head) puts on a great show.
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Mark Ogden
Jedi Master Film Handler
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From: Little Falls, N.J.
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posted 03-17-2000 05:09 AM
Wellllll, I've been to a bunch of them, Joe, including the Cinerama in Seattle, and a few out your way, especially the Mayan, The Continental (when it was a single), and the old Cinerama house (The United Artists, was it called?) out near Cherry Creek, I think it's a Barnes and Noble now. (including the rowdiest night I ever spent at the movies, at the Flatiron in Boulder). Never made it to any of the Mann theaters but i'm sure they are all top notch.
I mentioned the Fox Westwood Village because I've been there a number of times, and it just floors me every time I see a movie there. Rock steady, and the sound just can't be beat, IMHO. Westwood is coming back slowly but surely, and Mann seems to be putting a few dollars here and there into it's screens. They've recently redone the Festival, and there are new seats at the Village and the Bruin, and there is talk about finally doing something about the National, which also has great picture and sound but must have the rankest seating and carpets i've ever seen.
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Chris Erwin
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 195
From: Olive Hill,KY
Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 03-18-2000 09:16 AM
The University Cinema,Morehead,KY.This place (even before I started working there) feels like a big 600 seat living room. A Simplex PR1014 keeps even the WORST prints steady and on the screen. The AW2 that will NEVER die faithfully pays-out and takes up again all the shows. We run Dolby via a CP50,but the room was built for sound! Personal memories surround this place. I went there when I first started dating. Sadly I watched ALL the films!  --Chris
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Monte L Fullmer
Film God
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From: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 01-04-2010 03:04 AM
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REEL THEATRES:ONTARIO,OREGON #1 and #2. These identical theaters have full baffle walls and the JBL 5672 3 way speaker systems, tri-amped, dual JBL 4642 subs. All QSC power. Dolby SRD, and EX.
The effortless sound reproduction there is absolutely amazing.
Now, No.1 contains the same sound equipment, but now has a NEC1600C digital shooting on a silver screen.
As for the EX for No.2: never got the upgrade software for the CP500 to handle the EX, let alone don't think that there is any more soundtracks encoded for EX reproduction. Thus, it sits idle now.
..just wish that those floating screens were masked, for we get occasional complaints on flat movies not filling the screen completely and the patrons think that they're not getting the full picture for the price.
-Monte
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