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Tony L. Hernandez
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 158
From: Windsor, CO, USA
Registered: Dec 2005
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posted 01-27-2011 12:43 PM
Classic Films for the Late Winter/Spring of 2011 at The International Film Series-Muenzinger Theater, CU-Boulder Campus, Boulder Colorado
"The Killers" Starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner (1946, 1.37, B&W, 35mm, 103min)
Sunday, January 30th at 7:00pm ONLY * I would like to add that I received this print & personally inspected it on Tuesday and fount it to be in almost perfect condition*
"Touch of Evil" Starring Charlton Heston, Orson Welles and Janet Leigh (1958, B&W, 1.37, 35mm, 111min)
Sunday, February 13th at 7:00pm ONLY
"The Third Man" Starring Joseph Cotten, Valli and Orson Welles (1949, B&W, 1.37, 35mm, 93min)
Sunday, March 6th at 7:00pm ONLY
Hiroshi Teshigahara's "Woman in the Dunes" (1964, B&W, 1.37, 35mm, 147min)
Sunday, April 3rd at 7:00pm ONLY
"On The Bowery" (1957, B&W , 1.37, 35mm, 65min)
Thursday, April 7th at 7:00pm AND 9:00pm
"The Incredible Shrinking Man" (1957, B&W, 1.85, 35mm, 81min)
Sunday, April 10th at 7:00pm ONLY *According to Universal, this is the last 35mm print of this movie in know existence*
"Brazil" Starring Jonathan Pryce, Bob Hoskins and Robert De Niro
(1985, Color, 1.85, 35mm, 142min)
Thursday, April 21st at 7pm ONLY
Honorable Mentions (not quite "classics" but older titles worth mentioning)
"Every Man For Himself" (1980, Color, 1.37, 35mm, 87min)
Wednesday, February 16th at 7:00pm AND 9:00pm
"Dead Man" Starring Johnny Depp (1995, B&W, 1.85, 35mm, 121min)
Sunday, February 20th at 7:00pm ONLY
"Sing Cowboy Sing" Starring Dean Reed and Vaclav Neckar (1981, Color, 1.85, 35mm, 86min)
Friday, April 8th at 7pm ONLY
99% of our classics are presented in the 35mm format. All features are presented in their correct aspect ratio. Once in a blue moon, we will screen a classic on 16mm or a digital format when no other print is available, but this is always noted. Most films are shown in our 500 seat theater, in the 2k changeover format on our 2 Century SA projectors either by yours truly or on a few occasions by our Senior Union Projectionist with over 35 years of experience. Here is the website IFS Home
Other Classic Film Screening Locations Near Me:
The Rialto Theater, Loveland, Colorado (I project here on the film screenings)
Shows several classic films and silent films per year on either 35mm, 16mm or digital. I must note that unfortunately, most films screened here these days are on DVD. Hopefully this will change in the near future. Rialto Theater Homepage
Landmark Theaters Esquire Theater, Denver, Colorado
Has a series called "Midnight Madness" that screens cult classics from the 1960's-1990's, geared to a 18-35 age group. The films run on Friday and Saturday nights at 12:00pm. The good news is that almost all titles are presented in 35mm by a pretty good projectionist Landmark Theaters-Denver
Boulder Public Library's Joel Haertling Film Series, Boulder, Colorado
Programmed by local film maker, film historian, DJ, eccentric and all around great guy, Joel Haertling. All films are shown in the Canyon Theater at the main branch of the Boulder Public Library. All films are free to the public.
Most films are arthouse or avant-garde however he regularly programs mainstream classics and silent films. It's a 50/50 split on what format they are screened in...either 16mm or digital. There is no 35mm capability. Boulder Library Film Series
Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, Colorado
Screens many silent films (and a few classic talkies)in their historic theater that dates back to the 1890s. Films are screened in either 16mm or digital. There was a full 35mm booth up until the early 1990's but some brilliant mind had the equipment torn out and disposed of so now it has no 35mm capabilities. Chautauqua Film Series
Lyric Cinema & Cafe, Fort Collins, Colorado
Shows classics off and on throughout the year. Almost all classic screenings are on either DVD or Blu-Ray Lyric Cinema Homepage
Kress Cinema & Lounge, Greeley, Colorado
Offers a free classic almost every Sunday night, pretty much always shown digitally (the listings are on their Facebook page, not the main website) Kress Cinema-Homepage
Film on the Rocks, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver,Colorado
I really do not know much about this series except for the fact that they screen classics, on 35mm, throughout the summer
Film On The Rocks
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Mitchell Dvoskin
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1869
From: West Milford, NJ, USA
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 01-27-2011 01:11 PM
"The Incredible Shrinking Man" (1957, B&W, 1.85, 35mm, 81min)
Sunday, April 10th at 7:00pm ONLY *According to Universal, this is the last 35mm print of this movie in know existence*
This is one of those statements that is both true but meaningless. What they are really saying is that this is the only release print they have available. They have the negative, they could strike as many new prints as they wish, whenever they want. In fact, Universal has actually been rather good at striking new 35mm prints since the archive fire. I assume that their fire insurance has been paying for them.
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Mitchell Dvoskin
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1869
From: West Milford, NJ, USA
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 02-21-2011 11:25 PM
The Landmark Loews Jersey – The Wonder Theatre Of New Jersey
This coming weekend of February 25th and 26th, The Landmark Loews Jersey Theatre located on Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey, continues its 10th consecutive year of classic films with three films featuring one of the great couples of cinema, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
The theatre is located directly across from the PATH subway station connecting Manhattan with Jersey City, it is also easy to reach from most area highways. Secure discounted parking is located directly behind the theatre. Have your parking ticket validated at the theatre’s boxoffice.
Unlike Some Other Classic Motion Picture Venues, All Our Show Are Presented Exclusively From High Resolution 35mm Motion Picture Film With Genuine Carbon Arc Projection, On Our Giant 50 Foot Wide Screen.
Friday February 25th at 8:00pm – To Have And Have Not (1944)
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Walter Brennan
Directed by Howard Hawks. (100 Minutes)
This is the movie that brought Bogart and Bacall together – both on screen and off. Bogart is the owner of a charter boat in Vichy-controlled Martinique. Approached by Free French activists, Bogart doesn’t want to stick his neck out for them – until he finds that doing so will help Bacall. While the screenplay by William Faulkner and Jules Furthman owes as much to Casablanca as to the Hemingway novel they were adapting, it nevertheless is a terrific blend of romance and action leavened with comedy, and Howard Hawks’ direction is, as usual, masterful. But what makes the film truly electric is the unmistakable chemistry that was boiling over for real between Bogart and Bacall as the cameras rolled.
Saturday February 26th at 6:00pm – The Big Sleep (1946)
Starring Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall
Directed by Howard Hawks. (114 Minutes)
One of the most popular noir films and most influential detective movies ever made, The Big Sleep nevertheless has one of the most convoluted scripts of any movie made in classic Hollywood. Director Howard Hawks literally blew past red herrings and possible dead ends by letting dialogue and action spill out so fast that there is barely time to acknowledge, never mind contemplate, a new plot twist. But Hawks did slow down to let the audience fully appreciate the erotic innuendo in the repartee between Bogart's Philip Marlowe and Bacall's Mrs. Rutledge -- performances that were made palpable by the couple's real-life relationship. This was cutting edge stuff for a Hollywood still under the Production Code. It's the combination of this razor sharp sexual edge with the disquieting murky mystery that gives the film its distinctly hot yet cold, dream/nightmare feeling.
Saturday February 26th at 8:30pm – Dark Passage (1947)
Starring Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall.
Directed by Delmar Davis. (107 Minutes)
A well constructed Film Noir that is one of the most darkly seductive but seldom revived pairings of Bogart & Bacall. Bogart is a man wrongly accused of his wife's murder who undergoes plastic surgery to conceal his identity. Bacall, more vulnerable here than in other roles, is a lonely heiress who shelters Bogie -- and falls for him -- while he tries to find his wife's real killer. The film makes great use not only of its stars' real life chemistry but also of its San Francisco setting. The Bay Area's hills and winding roads, world-famous bridges and even prison proximity are integral to the story, while the city's mixture of affluence and squalor, misfits and money men give texture to the shadowy atmosphere. The supporting cast more than hold their own, and Director Delmar Davis makes great use of the tight, efficient script. The opening scenes filmed from Bogart's perspective are especially effective, adding a distinct, perhaps even Hitchcock-ian feel. Don't miss this rare chance to see this noir gem on the Big Screen.
Visit The Landmark Loews Jersey web site for details.
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Frank Angel
Film God
Posts: 5305
From: Brooklyn NY USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-22-2011 04:32 PM
quote: Claude S. Ayakawa
are they the commercial pressings that I could buy at a store like Best Buy or are they specially pressed discs made for theatrical showings?
That's what they SHOULD be, Claude....
quote: Martin McCaffery
They are your basic consumer DVD. The majors just tell you to go out and get one from wherever you want.
What Martin said, and it is outrageous. I have been ranting about this to the distribs every chance I get since the first time I was caught missing a logo that starts ahead of the film logo which said 20th Century Fox HOME ENTERTAINMENT and had it play on the screen. A howl went up from the audience. People were nasty about it.
My complaint -- the studio is making me pay $400 for the license, the VERY LEAST the fockers can do is make a theatrical version with NO "menu" gack, NO "Home Entertainment" logos, NO freakin FBI statement that can't be passed....in short, NOTHING BUT THE FILM!. In fact, color bars and tone with a countdown would be nice as well, but I would settle for just, say, 5 seconds of black and the start of the film.
This idea that they tell you, oh yah, go ahead and just buy it, is BS. I should be able to deduct that cost from the rental, the LIST PRICE.
So how is it, they are wildly cavalier about you using any old DVD or BluRay that you can get your hands on, but they get all erectile dysfunctional when you say you want to run a 35mm collector's print? Maybe that should be my next approach when I do want to run a collector's print. When they quote the rental price and I say, "And I can just get it on my own?" and they say, "Sure." I'll say, "Great; I have access to a 35mm collector's print. We'll use that." That ought to make someone's head to explode.
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Kenneth Wuepper
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1026
From: Saginaw, MI, USA
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-25-2011 09:17 PM
The Temple theatre in Saginaw Michigan offers this series:
The Odd Couple • March 31 2011
(1968) Felix Ungar has just broken up with his wife. Depressed, he goes to kill himself but is saved by his friend Oscar Madison. With nowhere else to go, Felix is urged by Oscar to move in with him, at least for a while. The only problem is that Felix is neat, tidy, and neurotic, whereas Oscar is the absolute opposite.
To Catch a Thief • April 21 2011
(1955) John Robie is a one-time cat burglar, now reformed and living in a plush villa. When a fresh set of burglaries rocks the Riviera, all bearing the hallmark of Robie’s own robberies, he is the natural suspect. Robie sets out to catch the new burglar himself, mainly to prove his innocence.
Breakfast at Tiffany's • May 19 2011
(1961) Struggling writer Paul Varjak moves into a New York apartment building and becomes intrigued by his pretty, quirky neighbor Holly Golightly. Holly’s lifestyle confuses and fascinates Paul; in public she flits through parties with a sexy, sophisticated air, but when they’re alone she changes into a sweetly vulnerable bundle of neuroses.
A Place in the Sun • June 23 2011
(1951) George Eastman is thrust into a rich uncle’s family business and becomes involved with Alice Tripp, a simple girl on the assembly line. When he is finally introduced to high society he forgets all about Alice. Only Alice won’t be gotten rid of so easily - especially since their affair is about to result in an unexpected and unwanted dividend.
All films are 35MM with Carbon Arc illumination on our giant screen. General Admission is $7.00. Features start at 12:45 PM.
The Barton organ is being restored and is not available until May of 2011 when Movies will again be preceded by an organ concert of 30 minute duration.
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Mitchell Dvoskin
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1869
From: West Milford, NJ, USA
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 04-17-2011 04:15 PM
As Always, All Our Show Are Presented Exclusively From High Resolution 35mm Motion Picture Film With Genuine Carbon Arc Projection, On Our Giant 50 Foot Wide Screen.
Friday April 29th at 8:00pm – The Matrix (1999)
Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving.
Directed by The Wachowski Brothers. (136 minutes., Rated R)
What if everything that we think is real about our world is instead unreal, a virtual reality created by malevolent, all-powerful computers to fool and enslave humans? This film is a dark, convoluted and action-packed film that was one of the biggest sci-fi titles of its decade. If the ever-more complicated story gets confusing enough at times to make you feel as if you've become hopelessly lost in the user's guide to the latest version of Windows -- that's the point: the film deliberately creates a kind of techno-intoxication to overload and confuse you, break your hold on the ordinary and numb you before completely overwhelming your senses with its special effects. Few films mess with your mind and cause your eyes to pop so far out of your head as "The Matrix." It is a must to be seen on the Big Screen.
Saturday April 30th at 6:00pm – The Thing From Another World (1951)
Starring Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, James Arness. Produced by Howard Hawks. Directed by Christian Nyby. (87minutes.)
An intelligent script; a fast pace; rapid-fire overlapping dialogue; a tight, controlled atmosphere; a smart and competent female character; and relaxed, natural performances -- all are hallmarks of this movie by Howard Hawks. The “thing” itself is seen only in fleeting glances, a directorial decision that built incredible tension while also mostly avoiding the unintentionally funny “man in a rubber suit” scenes that plague so many sci-fi films of the era. The cast is excellent, though none were stars at the time Underlying all is the palpable dread of a lurking, unforgiving enemy that gripped America in the McCarthy era.
Saturday April 30th at 8:10pm – John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)
Starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat.
Directed by John Carpenter. (108 minutes., Rated R)
When it was released in 1982, John Carpenter’s "The Thing” was mostly panned as a debasement of the original. But time has lent perspective, and today the film is generally recognized as that most rare of remakes: not a copy, but a successful new adaptation that stems from distinct creative instincts and different sensibilities. The Cold War allusions of the earlier film are gone, and there is much less of an “us vs. it” feeling than an even more paranoid “you can’t trust anyone” mindset. And to top it off, the John Carpenter film is actually truer to the short story that both films were based on. Watching to two films back to back gives one an intriguing look at how two very different film-makers interpreted the same story, giving us two films that are at once the same, yet so different that having seen just one, you will not know the outcome of the other.
Visit The Landmark Loews Jersey web site for details.
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