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Posted by Dick Vaughan (Member # 540) on 07-23-2002, 03:05 AM:
Just heard that the three strip print of This Is Cinerama is being screened at The Cinerama Dome for a week from October 4th. Tickets should go on sale at the end of this week.September 30th is the actual 50th anniversary of the premiere screening in New York . Not sure if they are holding any special event on that date.
Shameless plug warning! You can of course see This Is Cinerama on the first Saturday of every month in Bradford. 
Posted by Mark Ogden (Member # 43) on 07-23-2002, 06:42 AM:
The new 70mm DTS print of Lawrence of Arabia will play from 9/20 until 10/4 at the Dome, which will cross over that date.
Posted by Richard Fowler (Member # 893) on 07-23-2002, 06:59 AM:
Some of the Cinerama techs are still around, such as Andy Marglin the still very active owner of Kelmar Systems, the "widget" maker for many manufacturers in our industry. He was working for them at the age of most of the people on this site ( older than Josh, younger than me )....so there is hope that film done right. I first saw Cinerama when I was 12 years old and it blew me away.
Richard Fowler
TVP-Theatre & Video Products Inc. www.tvpmiami.com
Posted by Tony Ratcliff (Member # 1196) on 07-23-2002, 12:47 PM:
Dick,
Is your theatre the one that John Harvey went over to help set up? Last I heard John was involved in getting the Seattle Cinerama (Paul Allen's) theatre going again.
I had the priviledge of seeing "How the West Was Won" in John Harvey's set up in his house.
Tony Ratcliff
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-23-2002, 01:11 PM:
In 1964 at the New York World's Fair I managed the Cinerama Dome with the show "To The Moon and Beyond" At that time I reported to Howard Minsky who was the Excutive Vice President of Cinerama. This was a single projector carbon arc installed so the dripping from the carbon would not hit the reflector. Well I think we bought about eight reflectors a week. Jayne Mansfielf married Mickey Haggarty on top of the Cinerama Dome. Some Great Memories. Andy Marglin installed a Cinerama screen and projector in Harrisburg in September 1966 for Trans-Lux.
Lots of great memories.
The Cinerama Public Relations VP was Arthur Manson who presently lives in the Bronx and is a good friend. 
Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 07-23-2002, 02:02 PM:
Andy Marglin has fascinating stories to tell of his days with Cinerama.Bob: I supplied Marty Hart's American Widescreen Museum some information and photos of the Cinerama Inc. production "To the Moon and Beyond" that was shown at the 1964 World's Fair:
http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/wingcr6.htm
(Is that you in the hat on the escalator? 
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Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 07-23-2002, 03:44 PM:
That's not an escalator, that's a moving stairway! Is this the same Graphic Films that does large format production work today?
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-23-2002, 05:06 PM:
John, What a treat - Thanks so much for a trip to the past. It is hard to believe that over 39 years have gone by so quick. I had forgotten about the involvement of KLM with the show. They paid for a majority of the construction of the Dome and were active in the presentation. I was fortunate in 1963 for in addition to managing the Cinerama Dome for Cinerama, I was also the manager of "The American Journey" exhibit which took up the top floor of the United States Pavilion. The show had traveling stadium seating cars that sat 58 people. There were 10 stadiums moving around the top pf the building. Screens popped out of the walls and down from the ceiling. Want to talk about a maintenence nightmare. We would go to work at 8AM and leave at 3AM and I would not trade the experience or change a thing.
Once again John, thanks for the trip back in time.
P.S. The guy in the hat is standing on my back.
Posted by Dick Vaughan (Member # 540) on 07-24-2002, 03:56 AM:
Adam
Yes it is the same Graphic Films. Lester Novros produced To The Moon and Beyond .See the LFCA press release at http://lfca.org/Pressreleases/990500novrel.html for a resumee of his career.
Tony
Yes John Harvey came across here back in '93 and along with Willem Bouwmeester helped us set up the Cinerama in Bradford
Posted by Richard Fowler (Member # 893) on 07-24-2002, 07:09 AM:
Had the preasure of working with Graphic films on a production for a museum in Key Biscayne Florida which we supplied the projection system in the early 1970's. The screening room they had at the time for 70mm sat four people and was less than 12 feet deep. John Dykestra, the man who later did special effects for Star Wars did work for them, models and effects ( which also involved our show ). Our projection system was also a test site for the Lavezzi VKF sprocket since our system ran non-stop ( film loop cabinet ) 8 to 10 hours a day, six days a week.
Richard Fowler
TVP-theatre & Video Products Inc. www.tvpmiami.com
Posted by Bernard Tonks (Member # 809) on 07-24-2002, 10:58 AM:
I must make the effort to see “This Is Cinerama” again. What an awesome experience it was for me 50 years ago at the London Casino Cinerama (now the Prince Edward Theatre). The massive picture and sound system was just out of this world.There was only academy ratio then. At the large cinema where I started as a trainee, the screen with 3 sets of curtains measured only 18 x 12 feet.
Posted by Darren Briggs (Member # 1071) on 07-24-2002, 04:04 PM:
Bernard,
You must go to Dick's Picturville cinema and see 'This is Cinerama' It reallyis a treat to see that huge screen behind the great sexy red tabs's revealed at the start of the show.
Highly recomended!!
Wish i had Tabs!!!!!Darren
Posted by Bernard Tonks (Member # 809) on 07-24-2002, 05:58 PM:
Yes I must do that Darren. I did visit Bradford many years ago to see one of the first Imax epics, which was also a wonderful experience to me.
Posted by Dick Vaughan (Member # 540) on 07-25-2002, 02:45 AM:
Bernard We would love to see you in Bradford any first Saturday. Just let me know when you are likely to visit and i will make sure someone is here to show you the (very cramped) projection rooms.
Posted by Bernard Tonks (Member # 809) on 07-25-2002, 08:23 AM:
Thank you Dick, that is extremely kind of you. I shall really look forward to visiting the Pictureville. Will e-mail you in plenty of time.