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Mark Ogden
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Little Falls, N.J.
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posted 11-25-2005 07:57 AM

quote: William Hooper
On the other hand, he does correctly mention that SW EP1 was running at the Zeigfeld in 2000 (in murky lo-res digital).

Actually, no, it wasn't. In the first place, Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace was released in 1999, not 2000. Also, the film was projected digitally in only two theatres in the entire New York City area, at the Loews Meadowlands 6 in DLP, and at the Cineplex Route Four in the abandonded CinnComm/JVC format. The Zeigfeld run was 35mm. The first DLP screening there was Monsters, Inc. in 2001, for which they leased a Barco system.

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Paul Linfesty
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posted 11-25-2005 11:17 AM

I saw STAR WARS: episode 2 at the theatre in 2002 in DLP. Slides were being shown on the screen. The red front curtains only closed at the end of the slides for approx. 2 minutes before showtime The sheer curtains were never used). They reopened for rolling stock ads that were on 35mm film. Then the screen stayed blank for about 30 seconds until the previews (digital) started up and hit the screen. After the previews and logos for the DLP system and server started, the presentation went straight to the main feature, with no curtains being used. The timings seemed to be off for this presentations.

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William Hooper
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posted 11-28-2005 02:07 AM

I stand corrected, it was July 2002, so it must have been the last show of SW EP2 at the Zeigfeld. I still recall the grand curtain not being used, grotty picture, & remember many other bizarre things like cheers & applause from the mostly young male audience at the start of the movie when a card came up at the top of the show identifying it as Lucasfim Digital Projection or something. It was like a religious or political meeting.

I also recall struggling to keep from nodding off after about 20 minutes in, & getting truly murderous glares when I laughed aloud at the little cartoon Yoda flying around Christopher Lee in the swordfight & poor Christopher Lee looking silly flying on some very unlikely flying razor scooter at the end. Not a full house, maybe 50% if that.

Put me in the camp with the other folks who really can't differentiate between SW movies after the first 3.

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