Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Dolby EX releases

my profile | my password | search | faq & rules | forum home

»	Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE » Operations » Film Handlers' Forum » Dolby EX releases

Author

Topic: Dolby EX releases

Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 11-07-2000 02:13 AM

Christy Hannon from Dolby sent me this complete list of all EX released (and soon to be released) films.

Buena Vista
Toy Story 2 Released
Mission to Mars Released
Unbreakable November
102 Dalmatians November

Destination Films
Bats Released

DreamWorks SKG
The Haunting Released
Gladiator Released
Chicken Run Released
The Legend of Bagger Vance November

MGM/UA
The World Is Not Enough® Released

New Line Cinema
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Released

Sony Releasing
The Messenger: The Joan of Arc Story Released
Hollow Man Released

Twentieth Century Fox
The Fight Club Released
Star Wars: Episode One-The Phantom Menace Released
Minority Report TBD

USA Films
Pitch Black Released

Universal
The Bone Collector Released
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial TBD

Warner Bros.
The Perfect Storm Released
The Art of War August
The Exorcist-The Version You've Never Seen September

Independent
RXmas TBD
The Terminator

Everyone make sure to turn your EX units on for these films and if you must pay admittance, to ONLY patronize theaters running these films that have Dolby EX or DTS ES decoders.

| IP: Logged

John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 11-07-2000 06:39 AM

The Teminator? Is it being re-issued? I'd pay to see that one!

Still, not many are there...?

| IP: Logged

Gordon McLeod
Film God

Posts: 9532
From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 99

posted 11-06-2000 09:38 PM

On other internet sites there is much talk of the fact that with certain proprietarty systems no EX adapter is needed and in fact sounds better without it.
Should we pay for this line of snake oil

| IP: Logged

Rick Long
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 759
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 11-08-2000 10:12 PM

Thank you for the much-needed information, Brad.

At least the industry indicates, on the tails of the film, what digital formats are available.

Could they not also indicate whether or not they are EX encoded too?

| IP: Logged

Stefan Scholz
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 223
From: Schoenberg, Germany
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 11-09-2000 02:18 PM

The kids like it, EX is for the housefront and good for BO.
Did anybody ever use the "EX" channel - that's actually the surround from the box intended for overhead or off-stage effects? The rear wall (Center)stabilization is only neccessairy with non truly discrete digital formats and/or bab B chains.

| IP: Logged

All times are Central (GMT -6:00)

Printer-friendly view of this topic

The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.