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Author Topic: Tarantino Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is Buck Wilson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 894 From: St. Joseph MO, USA Registered: Sep 2010 posted 09-07-2014 10:26 PM                     Are you trying to say Regal screwed something up? Never!  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 09-08-2014 12:26 AM                        quote: Geoff Jones If you're trying to show off film, wouldn't it make more sense to do it on a bigger screen, like the Newport Big 6 or the Continental in Denver (before Regal screwed it up)? Screw the Continental. As long as we're living in dreamlands of the past, you should suggest the Cooper that was on Colorado Boulevard. Might as well go to the Century 21 before the Continental as well (though it had fewer seats). Should also suggest that Northpark place in Dallas. I've heard it was fairly decent.  |  IP: Logged Randy Pryde Film Handler Posts: 32 From: Casper, WY, USA Registered: Feb 2013 posted 09-08-2014 10:52 PM                        For those who never got the chance to visit Denver's Cooper, Century 21 and Continental theatres: I made a lot of road trips to all of them and saw a lot of 35mm and 70mm product at each. All three had exceptional presentation in the pre-platter days. The Century 21 had the most seats (1000+) even though it was not the largest auditorium. The rows were tightly spaced and the front row was quite close to the flat screen. The Century 21 had the smallest screen ("only" about 60 feet wide). After the THX install, I would give it the edge for best sound (not that the others were slackers). The Continental was the largest room, but due to the wide row spacing and wider chairs, the capacity was just over 900. After the fire, the proprietary deep curved D150 screen sheet was replaced with a standard matte white. They started playing 35mm product full height and I never saw a bright image on that screen after that. Now an RPX auditorium, it seems that the attendance has decreased since the deep curve screen was removed. United Artists did much better with the Cooper. It was the smallest of the three (a bit over 800 seats), but with the largest (Cinerama) screen and the shortest throw. They replaced the yellowed strip screen with a lenticular. With new lenses, they wisely reduced the height for 35mm product and had a sharp, bright image. 70mm did not fill the full Cinerama curve, but was excellent. Here is a photo I took on the day they started to dismantle the Cooper booth.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 09-09-2014 06:45 PM                        Awesome picture! You should post some photos of the Century 21 if you have them. I have not seen any pictures of the interior anywhere. My memory is that they had yellow-ish seats. It was kind of long and skinny (remembering from the Indiana Jones days). But that competes with my memory of The Fugitive which recalls it being kind of short and wide. Memory sucks.  |  IP: Logged Randy Pryde Film Handler Posts: 32 From: Casper, WY, USA Registered: Feb 2013 posted 09-09-2014 11:29 PM                        Sorry, I don't have any interior photos of the Century 21. However, the architect's plans, sketches and photos are located near you: Richard Crowther Architectural Records, WH1504, Western History Collection, Denver Public Libary. There are also some stories about the Century 21 in the book "The Flick and I" by Ralph Batschelet. It is his story as a life long theatre manager for Fox Intermountain (eventually Mann Theatres). Some Denver houses he managed include the Bluebird, Denver, Aladdin and C21. It is out of print, but there are a couple used copies available on Amazon.  |  IP: Logged Jarod Reddig Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 513 From: Hays, Ks Registered: Jun 2011 posted 10-13-2014 04:57 AM                     Sounds like a great book!  |  IP: Logged

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