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Author Topic: 70mm screenings in the UK Darren Briggs Master Film Handler Posts: 371 From: York, UK Registered: Dec 2001 posted 10-02-2004 07:58 AM                        I emailed the danish film museum and got a reply back from the director of the museum. He said it ws down to the expence and not having money to install 70mm when the cinemas were built, also said they didnt have enough room in the projection room! Any excuse on the space issue. Our York cinema has very little room behind the projectors but perfectly safe to operate the gear with in Health and Saftey guide lines. A 35/70 platter is the same size, projectors are of similar sizes, the Cinemeccanica Vic 8 is probably one of the most compact projectors. DP70's and DP75's are a litle bigger. So really the Danish museum would instsall it if they were to get a projector very cheaply? Book your tickets now for Oklahoma in Todd-AO at City Screen York. See www.uk70mm.com for all the info on the other 8 70mm films screening. Darren  |  IP: Logged Peter Hall Master Film Handler Posts: 314 From: London, UK Registered: Dec 2000 posted 10-02-2004 09:28 AM                        What is it with Scandanavians when they get involved in exhibition ?  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 10-04-2004 04:29 AM                        Darren = was the person you got the reply from Thomas Christiansen? If so, he gave a presentation at AMIA last year on digital restoration (which, of course, included footage of Asta Nielsen). It seems that he's a big fan of ...  |  IP: Logged Darren Briggs Master Film Handler Posts: 371 From: York, UK Registered: Dec 2001 posted 10-08-2004 05:02 AM                        His name was Dan Nissen Best book your tickets for the weekend asap as we have lots of interest for the screenings. Cheers Darren  |  IP: Logged Darren Briggs Master Film Handler Posts: 371 From: York, UK Registered: Dec 2001 posted 10-23-2004 07:46 AM                        Full programme details for the 70mm Experience at CIty Screen York. Saturday October 30th Halloween Saturday Late night fright! ‘Poltergeist’ - 11pm Thursday November 4th Afternoon Matinee ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ - 12-30pm Super Panavision 70 Friday November 5th Tim Burton’s classic (late night performance) ‘Edward Scissorhands’ - 11pm Saturday November 6th - ‘Sci-fi / Space day’ The Rarely seen Disney film ‘TRON’ - 1:30pm Super Panavision 70 – Print by BVI ‘The Right Stuff’ - 3:30pm ‘Mystery Film’ - 7:45pm Mystery blockbuster sci-fi adventure film ‘Starman’ - 10:30pm Sunday November 7th - ‘Classic’s day’ ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ - 12:30pm Super Panavision 70 ‘Oklahoma!’ - 5:30pm Presented in 30fps Todd-AO Print by arrangement from Samuel Goldwyn USA ‘West Side Story’ - 8-50pm Original 1961 archive print from the BFI National Film and Television Archive Box Office 01904 541144 info@uk70mm.com  |  IP: Logged Per Hauberg Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 883 From: Malling, Denmark Registered: Jul 2000 posted 10-23-2004 08:17 AM                        F... The Danish Filmmuseum. Who ruined one of the last existing 70mm prints of Kurosawas beauty DERSU UZALA by using a WET chamber under the ceiling as store ?? Who send all their 70mm prints to Norway ? - hope they been taken better care of up there... No respect for the art of arts ! Per  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 10-23-2004 02:33 PM                        What is it with Mo i Rana (the Norwegian film archive)? Some pushy wanker from there rang me up about two years ago offering a commercial nitrate storage service. He did a real hard sell on how dangerous nitrate was, that they were professionals who could look after it for us, blah blah blah. I very politely explained that we have perfectly good nitrate storage facilities ourselves, which meet FIAF and SMPTE guidelines for temperature and humidity and which are approved by the local fire brigade; but he kept going on and said that he would call back later 'after I'd had time to talk about it'. He did exactly that - in fact he was 'phoning us constantly for about a month until I eventually had to tell him in rather firm language that we weren't interested. If I had to hazard a guess as to what's going on, it would be that they had built much bigger vault facilities than they needed and were trying to make some money back by offering storage facilities to other archives. But shipping preservation master elements hundreds of miles when you don't need to is something no responsible archivist would do (let alone the safety risks of moving nitrate). I was astonished that this guy seemed to be touting for business all over Europe. Presumably he did his hard sell stunt to the Danish Film Museum and they bit.  |  IP: Logged Darren Briggs Master Film Handler Posts: 371 From: York, UK Registered: Dec 2001 posted 11-02-2004 12:18 PM                        Oklahoma! Additional screenig date anounced as part of The 70mm Experience November 11th at 6-15pm Oklahoma! in Todd-AO 30FPS. See www.uk70mm.com for all info about the 70mm experience Darren  |  IP: Logged Alexander Smith Expert Film Handler Posts: 128 From: Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Registered: Jun 2003 posted 11-08-2004 01:38 PM                     For myself, and everyone else who attended, a "Very well done" to the projectionists of City Screen who put on this event. I particularly enjoyed Terminator 2 in 70mm with mag. sound. Fantastic! Alex.  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 11-08-2004 01:48 PM                        Here here - a great result for Darren, Joanna, Bill, Charlie, Nelson and anyone I've accidentally left out! I'm sure that the York 70mm weekend will grow from such a great start to be a regular feature in the calendar, alongide Bradford's Widescreen Weekend and Nottingham's British Silent Film Weekend.  |  IP: Logged Darren Briggs Master Film Handler Posts: 371 From: York, UK Registered: Dec 2001 posted 11-15-2004 04:22 PM                        Thanks alot Leo, Not sure how we can top the bill of 'Lawrence of Arabia', 'Oklahoma' and West Side Story'! Well i have some ideas, but any requests will be welcome. Back again next year for sure. Bigger, Better and full of the best and rarest 70mm film. Many thanks for all the support from the people who attended the '70mm Experience' Darren  |  IP: Logged

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