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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-24-2002, 08:54 PM:

The Academy Awards are on in the room I am in and I am listening to them while I tend to more entertaining matters, but everyone seems to keep making a big hoopla over this brand new Kodak theater. They just can't get over the fact that the Academy Awards are being held in Hollywood. Where were they held before? Jersey?

Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 03-24-2002, 09:29 PM:

The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and the Shrine Auditorium are both in downtown Los Angeles, about 20 minutes (or an hour

) drive from Hollywood and Highland.

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-24-2002, 10:35 PM:

Wow! It's a good thing they built this new theater, then! They should have given me the money it cost to build instead. I could have spent it far more frivilously!

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-24-2002, 10:42 PM:

Congratulations to Kodak and to David Rockwell the Designer. People will be enjoying this theatre for decades to come. I can hardly wait to go to LA and vist this beautiful new multi-purpose theatre.

John P, you must be very proud. My best wishes to you.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 03-24-2002, 11:24 PM:

This was just on a few minutes ago. Did anyone else find the PSA placement for anti-drugs horribly placed in the Academy Awards show? Halle Berry had just finished her acceptance speech and on comes one of those MasterCard commercials about having dogs. (Example: "Dog bowl - $5, training school - $60, having a dog - priceless") Then immediately following was a commercial almost identical to the MasterCard campaign for "where do terrorists get their money?" (Example: "Explosives - $500, cell phones - $60, guns - $200, etc.)

Now of course the answer to the commercial was "terrorists get their money from you if you buy drugs", but still! Think the MasterCard people will be a little angry over that one?

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 03-24-2002, 11:35 PM:

I just wanna know where terrorists can get a brand new $300 Ford Taurus like in the PSA.

I tuned in halfway through. What's up with the "Live from Hollywood and Times Square" thing? Is that where they've banished Donald Sutherland and Glenn Close?

Posted by James R. Hammonds, Jr (Member # 673) on 03-25-2002, 12:11 AM:

<<Did anyone else find the PSA placement for anti-drugs horribly placed in the Academy Awards show?>>

I dont care where its put, propaganda annoys me.

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 03-25-2002, 12:34 AM:

Working closely with many of the Kodak people involved in the new Kodak Theatre, I know they are very happy that Kodak could continue our long partnership with filmmakers in such a wonderful way by supporting the new home of the Academy Awards. The Kodak Theatre will be a Hollywood landmark and "must see" for decades to come, and the centerpiece of a revitalized Hollywood. I personally found tonight's show to be one of the best and most enjoyable in years.

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John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7525A
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
Tel: +1 585 477 5325 Cell: +1 585 781 4036 Fax: +1 585 722 7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com
Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion

Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 03-25-2002, 12:37 AM:

Anyone else catch the way cool shot of the Simplex E-7 with 6000' reels up in the balcony running the opening montage of the ceremony? WAY cool, though there was a blatant DLP ad at the end of the telecast...

-Aaron

Posted by Jerry Chase (Member # 660) on 03-25-2002, 12:38 AM:

I like the looks of the Kodak theatre. I kinda wondered if it would be a big cubical bakelite box.

Will that O show ever come in on time? Why don't they give up and make it four hours fercrisake?

The local station (channel 10 Miami) newswrap crawl had Halle Berry winning for her part in "Monsters, Inc."

Posted by Dave Williams (Member # 299) on 03-25-2002, 01:28 AM:

What? You don't like propoganda??? HOW DARE YOU!!!

Don't you know that propaganda is how we get people to come to our movie theaters? 95 percent of all movies NEVER fulfil the reported fantasies promised by movie trailers!

And come on now! Get on the bandwagon! Everyone do what they are told and we will all be safer for it!

Note: The previous tirade a proud production of my own beautiful mind.

Lovely theater though. But SHREK?? I hated that damn film. WHY OH WHY... rehashed and retold jokes that were as funny as "you can call me ray" just did not make me understand why people laughed at that damn thing.

Congrats to randy newman, for winning FINALLY, but for a crappy song.

Dave

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-25-2002, 02:16 AM:

I was under the impression that Randy Newman ALWAYS won. I love MadTV's impression of him.

So what will become of the Kodak Theater when not hosting Oscars? Will it show movies? How many subwoofers does it have?

quote:
Bob Maar said:
I can hardly wait to go to LA and vist this beautiful new multi-purpose theatre

Bob, you don't get it. The Kodak theater is in HOLLYWOOD! Not LA. HUGE difference here. Now that the Academy Awards ceremony is back in Hollywood again, movies will be much more gooder and the Academy Awards ceremony will be just that much more special.

I liked how they said "Live from Hollywood and Times Square". What happened from Times Square? Nothing!

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-25-2002, 06:18 AM:

Joe, I always thought Hollywood was a section of Los Angeles, is that wrong?

I walked through Times Square yesterday, maybe they saw me.

The kodak Theatre has more subwoofers than you can count.

Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 03-25-2002, 06:45 AM:

Woofers? Don't you mean it has more than you can eat?

Posted by Gerard S. Cohen (Member # 994) on 03-25-2002, 09:37 AM:

"Live from Times Square?" Apparently the giant [Sony?] TV screen
up high broadcast the Oscar show live for the thousands below.

I really enjoyed seeing Whoopi Goldberg's descent from the ceiling
on a golden swing in her spoof of Moulin Rouge. Her beautiful, smiling face, her glittering costume with those outrageous feathers
making her look like a proud peacock, set a cheerful fun tone to the show. And her many costume changes, like the maid's Gosford Park bit,
gave a running gag to her parodies. The unnamed A.P. photographer captured a most memorable shot of Whoopi which appears on the front page of the NYTimes 3/25. Her circus entry called attention to the vastness and beauty of Kodak's new theater, and the antics of the Circ Du Soleil expanded on its stage capabilities.

For me the speech of Sidney Poitier gave another tone entirely--one of powerful dignity, as he summed up the history of recognition of blacks to the movies, culture and history of America and the world.
The film clips of his movies (nearly all of which I've seen or projected) showed the kinetic dynamism of his youth. His address on
receiving his honorary award had the seriousness of his maturity.

..................................................
Si tienes prisa, paseme por encima.

Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 03-25-2002, 10:31 AM:

Glad to find I'm not the only person who hated Shrek. I actually walked out of it. It was making me angry. I hated Mike Myers' voice -- all I could think of was Fat Bastard. I also hated Eddie Murphy as the donkey. That's all I remember about this rotten movie, and all I need to know about it.

ACK!

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 03-25-2002, 10:50 AM:

The Kodak Theatre is a multi-use facility designed by prominent architect David Rockwell to host major musical productions, concerts, comedy, dance, and variety shows.
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-110801holly.story
Kodak Theatre Details

Here's a link to some info on the sound system:
http://www.qscaudio.com/news/kodak.htm

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-25-2002, 11:37 AM:

Well obviously someone has to jump in here and defend "Shrek." It was far funnier than "Monsters." Had more likable characters and a better story, IMHO. I loved the potshots it took at Disney (and I am a Disney fan but dammit, they deserve it!).

Monsters was clever, but parts of it were overlong (the whole "doors" segment at the end didn't even come close to being as much fun as the ending of "Toy Story"). Billy Crystal kinda got on my nerves, and the put-on "bloopers" at the end really weren't very good...that gimmick is really getting old.

In other awards....I thought Halle Barry was ridiculous. I mean, congratulations, but get a grip already.

Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 03-25-2002, 11:56 AM:

It seemed like the projection screen on stage was constantly changing aspect ratios. Presumably they were using rear-projection and multiple projectors. Anyone have any info on this?

And it appeared that many of the interview clips (such as the tributes to Sidney Poitier) were done on film, not video. Nice touch.

All in all that venue was very impressive to see, even just on TV.

Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 03-25-2002, 02:10 PM:

Yes I liked that old simplex with no less than an Ashcraft C70 lamphous eon the back and of all things a Bell & Howell Anamorphic adapter

Posted by Dave Williams (Member # 299) on 03-25-2002, 02:34 PM:

OK!! NOW YOU HAVE GONE AND DONE IT!!!

Now I have to defend Monsters Inc!

I admit that the really stupid fake bloopers are old and dumb, but at least its at the end! You can leave! With shrek, you have to keep watching the really old and very unfunny jokes as told by two of the unfunniest people of all time. Eddie murphy was funny in 1980, and Mike Myers was great in 1990, but only for a few moments.

It could be just me, but when a joke is told more than twice, I go looking for different, and when it is rehashed, I start to get a bit of nausea in my belly.

Sure some of the potshots at disney were cute, but it all started to get just a little predictable after a while. John Lithgow was the ONLY good thing about that film, as he was the ONLY real actor in that film. I don't recall any of the other three EVER having any real acting in thier careers, just a lot of very silly slapstick style comedy. John fell into comedy as of recent, which is why he can pull off a role such as this.

Serious actors always come off funnier in comedies anyway, because they know how to play the straight man to the joke.

NIETHER of the three entries in that category deserved it anyway.

It is a HORRIBLE category, why dont we just merge the golden globes with the oscars while we are at it???

Really, I am a happy camper.

Dave

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 03-25-2002, 02:57 PM:

Aaron said: "Anyone else catch the way cool shot of the Simplex E-7 with 6000' reels up in the balcony running the opening montage of the ceremony? WAY cool".

I agree that it was , but that vintage projector, lamp and lens were not the ones actually being used --- likewise, I suspect the costumed "projectionist" was an actor.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 03-25-2002, 03:32 PM:

"...likewise, I suspect the costumed "projectionist" was an actor."

Of course he was an actor. I don't know of any real projectionist who would happily wave to a video camera sticking it's lens into booth operations.

BTW, they were running emulsion out Steve.

Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 03-25-2002, 05:04 PM:

Yes brad they were running emulsion out but not on a platter but on reels

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 03-25-2002, 05:57 PM:

Reels...platter...it's all good so long as the emulsion is out.

Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 03-25-2002, 06:01 PM:

I missed the show last night. Maybe someone can post a pic of the E-7 in operation?

Posted by Tao Yue (Member # 836) on 03-25-2002, 10:46 PM:

John Pytlak said:

quote:

I agree that it was , but that vintage projector, lamp and lens were not the ones actually being used --- likewise, I suspect the costumed "projectionist" was an actor.

Kind of like the shot of the Shrek characters becoming joyful when they won. The people in tuxedos and gowns somehow didn't look like they were actually at the Awards.

Posted by John Lasher (Member # 968) on 03-28-2002, 01:35 AM:

Has anyone else heard that the Oscars hit an all-time low for ratings this year? Goldberg is being sighted by some as the reason for the low ratings which were the lowest near the center of the country.

Posted by Dave Williams (Member # 299) on 03-28-2002, 03:05 AM:

Remember that this year was the lowest in SHARE, not necesarrily in audience. There are more people than ever watching TV, so when you add people to the frey, and they dont watch your show, your share goes down.

The audience level was about one million households less than last year, but still killed in the ratings regardless.

I agree, that whoopi just was not on her game. I think that they would have done better giving ol Dave a shot again. His popularity skyrocketed after his heart attack and 9/11.

My thought is that perhaps maybe having the remaining members of Monty Python host the next oscars. They would bring an all time ratings sweep and bring the house down.

Dave

Posted by Richard Fowler (Member # 893) on 03-28-2002, 04:12 AM:

And the "dead parrot" lifetime achievement award goes to.....

Richard Fowler
TVP-Theatre & Video Prdoucts Inc. www.tvpmiami.com

Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 03-28-2002, 08:07 AM:

Richard said"And the "dead parrot" lifetime achievement award goes to..... "
Well there is some documentation first year it went to the Knights who say Ni
the next year they were runners up to Roger the Shrubber this year the SPCA boycotted the awards as the rabit died in costume

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-28-2002, 12:37 PM:

I think Whoopi Goldberg is seriously over-rated. Bring back Steve Martin...he adds some much needed class.

Also for the record, Letterman did not have a heart attack...he had bypass surgery. (He probably WOULD have had a heart attack otherwise!)

Posted by Dave Williams (Member # 299) on 03-28-2002, 04:14 PM:

Yes yes yes, he had quintuple bypass surgery, not a heart attack. Heart attack sounds better.

Dave

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-28-2002, 06:53 PM:

Which is why he keeps saying on the show, "I had a MASSIVE heart attack." That sounds better yet!