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Topic: Dayton Cinerama Is Ending
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Sean Weitzel
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 619
From: Vacaville, CA (1790 miles west of Rockwall)
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-18-2000 02:17 AM
Just picked this up from rec.arts.movies.tech - Mark Lensenmayer wrote:
The Cinerama Preservation Society has announced in its latest newsletter
that Cinerama screenings will end in Dayton this April. A new owner has
taken control of the facillity, and they want to put back in the seats
removed for the big screen and add a stage for small musical events. It's been a great ride for many of us on R.A.M.T., with many of the
regulars heading to Dayton for a look at Old 3-Eyes. Each of the 4 films will be shown for one last time. April 1 -- THIS IS CINERAMA
April 2 -- CINERAMA HOLIDAY
April 8 -- SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
April 9 -- HOW THE WEST WAS WON Cinerama in Dayton is dead. Long live Cinerama in Seattle. Mark L.
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Harry Robinson
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 155
From: Franklin Tennessee
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-25-2000 11:04 AM
I talked with John Harvey (the fellow who is responsible for the Cinerama revival) yesterday. He is working on some technology that could make it possible to take the Cinerama films on tour. It seems to me it would go great on both the college circuit and in some of the classic old theaters, i.e., the Broadway, the Uptown, the Roxys.Today's audiences have never seen film presentation as we did 20-30 years ago. I know everybody on this sight would love to see some old-fashioned showmanship come back to the cinema. Cinerama was the ultimate example of the old roadshow movie, complete with souvenier programs in the lobby and kitchy overtures. While retaining the standard auditorium format it produced an image that in many ways surpasses IMAX. I'd sure hate to lose it forever. ------------------
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