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Author Topic: Finding Classics on the Big Screen John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-29-2012 03:33 PM                     The STATE THEATRE in Sydney will be screening a series called '100 Years Of Universal Tickets' from July 22. Link to bookings site.  |  IP: Logged Jeff Taylor Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 601 From: Chatham, NJ/East Hampton, NY Registered: Apr 2000 posted 05-29-2012 05:46 PM                     I remember reading recently that virtually that same package played recently in California--UCLA possibly? Supposedly all spectacular prints. Anyhow, glad it made its way down under.  |  IP: Logged Mitchell Dvoskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1869 From: West Milford, NJ, USA Registered: Jan 2001 posted 05-30-2012 06:57 PM                     The Landmark Loews Jersey – The Wonder Theatre Of New Jersey The Landmark Loews Jersey Theatre is the metro area’s favorite venue for classic films! The theatre is located directly across from the PATH subway station connecting Manhattan with Jersey City and 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. As Always, All Our Show Are Still Presented Exclusively From High Resolution 35mm Motion Picture Film With Genuine Carbon Arc Projection, On Our Giant 50 Foot Wide Screen. The coming 2 weekends will conclude this seasons classic films at The Landmark Loews Jersey. For June 1st & 2nd Friday June 1st at 8:00pm – The Producers (1968) Starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, Estelle Winwood. Directed by Mel Brooks. (90 minutes, Color). Down-on-his luck Broadway producer Max Bialystock takes an offhand comment by his new accountant Leo Bloom and turns it into the ultimate ponzi scheme: the two will over sell shares in a new musical, make sure the show is a flop that closes on the first night, and keep all the money. Saturday June 2nd at 6:30pm – My Man Godfrey (1936) Starring William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Jean Dixon, Eugene Pallette. Directed by Gregory La Cava. (95 minutes, B&W) In the midst of the Great Depression, a spoiled daughter of a wealthy family wins a prize by bringing an unemployed man living at the town dump to a party. The girl falls in love with the man and impetuously hires him as her family’s butler. We soon find there’s more to the man than the girl or we suspect, and less to girl’s wealthy family. Saturday June 2nd at 8:30pm – Bringing Up Baby (1938) Starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charlie Ruggles, Barry Fitzgerald, May Robson. Directed by Howard Hawks. (103 minutes, B&W) One of the crowning comic achievements in the careers of director Howard Hawks and of stars Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, “Bringing Up Baby” is also the ultimate distillation of the screwball comedy. The story, such as it is, involves a nerdish paleontologist, an heiress determined to snag him, two leopards, a dinosaur bone and mistaken identity. A non-stop parade of inspired gags, incredibly smart and funny wordplay and the pointed if hysterical skewering of the archetypes that screwball comedy so deftly makes fun of: the idle rich, eggheads and officialdom. For June 8th & 9th Friday June 8th at 8:00pm – Mothra (1961) The Toho Monster Classic, presented in Japanese with English Subtitles. Saturday June 9th at 6:00pm – Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971) For the kid in all of us. Saturday June 9th at 8:10pm – Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) Return to Hogwarts when learning to be a wizard was still filled with awe, mystery, and fun. Visit The Landmark Loews Jersey web site for details.  |  IP: Logged John Stewart Film Handler Posts: 67 From: Austin, TX, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 05-30-2012 11:23 PM                     On May 24th, we played ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT and TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD both out of the Universal Centennial series. We also played PILLOW TALK but it was a like new archive print struck in 2005 or there about. Both prints of Western Front and Bird were extremely nice. This was the beginning of our summer series. See www.austintheatre.org to see the film schedule.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-04-2012 12:32 AM                     Jeff, I imagine they will all be digital. JAWS certainly is.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-08-2012 11:55 AM                        On Monday, June 11, at noon in Providence, RI., the Providence Performing Arts Center (formerly the Loews State) will be screening the short "The Butcher Boy" (1917) with live accompaniment on the Wurlitzer theatre organ. They have a nice 35mm print. Admission is free. This is part of their regular series of Wurlitzer concerts. This is a rare chance to see a film screened in this beautiful 3000-seat Rapp & Rapp-designed movie palace (and the first time I get to work there!). The organ is not original to the venue, but it is in top condition and is played on a regular basis.  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-08-2012 12:14 PM                        John Wilson: We showed Jaws last night. 35mm with digital track. gorgeous print. Which brings up a question that's been bugging me: Why do they do digital tracks of pre-digital soundtracks and not mix them to modern specs. This is the second 35mm film (Goldfinger the other, also a gorgeous print) where there is a digital track, but it just sounds awful. I presume the are both mixed to the Academy curve originally. The highs are loud and screechy, the lows are flat. Our modern shows sound fine. Are other people running into this, and if so, what workaround do you suggest?  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 06-08-2012 04:26 PM                     Did you try playing the analogue track, and if so how did that sound?  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-09-2012 09:10 AM                        I did not have time to do a comparison on this print, and did not want to mess with it during the single show we had. Past analog tracks of pre-dolby films have sounded too high end for me, but have not noticed the remarkable volume difference between music and voice that I did in Goldfinger and Jaws.  |  IP: Logged Victor Liorentas Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: london ontario canada Registered: May 2009 posted 06-09-2012 10:17 AM                     On my CP55 I hate how the original Jaws in IB Tech sounds in mono. It used to sound great through our old Smart Mod 8 and that is the only thing I miss about the Mod 8. On the CP55 I tried adjusting the mono eq by ear to improve it but it is as Martin describes! My solution is pull out center channel cat 64b card, turn the treble way down(I have the positions marked)then I play it in SR with the surround amp off. In this mode it sounds mostly great except for some loud shouting or whistle blowing. The bass response is fantastic! I had this idea of having a spare cat 64b for old pre Dolby mono and eq it by ear for better mono sound instead of doing the SR thing which hurts when anyone shouts.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-11-2012 10:42 PM                     While I'm sure (at least I hope) there are 35mm prints of all the movies in the series being played at the State in Sydney, owing to distance and therefore expense I'm pretty sure they will all be DCP's. As I said, JAWS certainly is.  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-12-2012 07:19 AM                        I hope we can get a report back as to whether the track on the DCP sounds as bad as the digital track on the 35mm  |  IP: Logged Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 08-08-2012 08:18 PM                        Cinemark will be showing JAWS in on the big screen on August 23rd (and some other movies over the following weeks.) They will be presented digitally. I wish there was some way to know if a given theatre was showing 4k, or something else. Link 8/23 JAWS 8/30 High Noon 9/06 Doctor Zhivago 9/13 Chinatown 9/20 The Bridge on the River Kwai 9/27 The African Queen  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-12-2012 04:24 PM                        After two and a half years' worth of renovations, the Norwood Theatre in Norwood, MA. (which has nothing to do with me, except sharing a name) will re-open, primarily as a performing-arts house, on August 31. The facility will also host occasional film screenings. The first film will be "Mary Poppins," which will play for most of a week starting on Sunday, September 2. Admission will be free. The details of the program have not yet been worked out, but a short, newsreel, and/or other goodies may play as well. The venue will also screen the short "The Red Balloon" on September 15 for the "Norwood Day" town festival. There might be other events that day as well. Admission to this will also be free. The above screenings will be in 35mm. Other screenings (probably not free, but still reasonably priced) are in the works as well. I was heavily involved with the planning and installation for film and video aspect of this theatre, so picture and sound quality should be quite good for this sort of multi-use venue. And if it's not, send the hate mail to me. We have a changeover setup for 35mm that can accommodate archive prints and a Christie HD12K video projector for non-film material.  |  IP: Logged Jock Blakley Expert Film Handler Posts: 218 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Registered: Oct 2011 posted 08-13-2012 08:20 AM                     THE ASTOR THEATRE's latest selection of big-screen classics - old and new - is out now. Some highlights below: Thu 9 August: GET CARTER (1971) then POINT BLANK (1967) Both original Technicolor Dye-Transfer prints. Mon 13 Aug: DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1968) then FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED (1969) Both original Technicolor Dye-Transfer prints. Sun 19 Aug: LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS (1945) Re-issue 35mm print. Sun 26 Aug: THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966) then THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953) 2K D-Cinema / Re-issue 35mm print. Mon 27 Aug: NASHVILLE (1975) Re-issue 35mm print, Panavision. Mon 3 Sep: FASTER PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! (1965) then VIXEN (1968) Both 35mm prints. Fri 7 Sep: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) 4K D-Cinema Sat 15 Sep: DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) Restored 35mm print, Panavision, DTS Digital Sound. Sun 16 Sep: THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (1979) then QUADROPHENIA (1979) Both 35mm prints. Mon 17 Sep: CAT-WOMEN OF THE MOON (1954) then ROBOT MONSTER (1953) Classics for all the wrong reasons. Both 35mm prints. Thu 20 Sep: AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) then TWO-LANE BLACKTOP (1971) Both re-issue 35mm prints. Techniscope. Sat 22 Sep: THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957) New 4K restoration. Sun 23 Sep to Sat 6 Oct: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) New 4K restoration. Mon 8 Oct: PINK FLOYD - THE WALL (1982) IN 70 MM. Dolby Stereo 70mm Six-Track. Sat 13 Oct: ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (1969) 2K D-Cinema. Special introduction by and Q&A with George Lazenby. Sun 14 Oct: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 2K D-Cinema. Sun 14 Oct: CAMILLE (1936) then NINOTCHKA (1939) Both re-issue 35mm prints. Mon 15 Oct: TITANIC (1997) IN 70 MM. DTS Digital Surround. Sun 21 Oct: MILDRED PIERCE (1945) Re-issue 35mm print. Mon 22 Oct: THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (1973) then EL TOPO (1971) Re-issue 35mm prints. Dolby Digital. Mon 29 Oct: THE GODFATHER (1972) 4K restoration. Sat 10 Nov: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) SUPER PANAVISION 70. Mon 12 Nov: APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX (1979 / 2000) Technovision, Technicolor Dye-Transfer, Dolby Digital. Sun 18 Nov: HAMLET (1996) PANAVISION SUPER 70, Dolby Stereo 70mm Six-Track. Wed 28 Nov: BARAKA (1992) TODD-AO 70mm, Dolby Stereo 70mm Six-Track. See the full programme at http://www.astortheatre.net.au !  |  IP: Logged

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