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Frank Aston
Film Handler

Posts: 54
From: Albrighton, Shropshire, UK
Registered: May 2000

posted 11-16-2001 07:42 PM

Hope this isn't "off-topic" Brad. Please point me in the right direction if it is.

The other evening I was wallowing in some of Jerome Moross's wonderful music from this Cinerama travelogue, which I saw as a kid, and I wondered if anyone felt that it would be nice to see a restoration of the film for theatres capable of showing it.

One prestigious venue in the UK has been showing "This Is Cinerama", for several years now. Is it possible that more of the early Cinerama features could be unearthed from the archives?

"It's always better on the Big Screen".

Frank.

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Paul Linfesty
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1383
From: Bakersfield, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 11-16-2001 07:53 PM

I know the Crest labs in Hollywood is working on restoring and re-printing three strip Cinerama films. They're even building a screening room for this purpose.

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John Pytlak
Film God

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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 11-16-2001 08:16 PM

I saw "Seven Wonders of the World" and "How the West Was Won" at the New Neon theatre in Dayton Ohio, when John Harvey was still running his 3-strip "labor of love" there. Fantastic experience, despite the worn condition of the decades-old prints. Look forward to the restorations being done by Crest Labs, who have a good reputation for this kind of print restoration. Who (Pacific Theatres? Paul Allen? Warner Bros.?) is actually funding these restorations?

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Paul Linfesty
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1383
From: Bakersfield, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 11-16-2001 11:22 PM

I BELIEVE its Pacific Theatres, at least for the Old Cinerama Releasing titles.

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Mark Nicol
Film Handler

Posts: 13
From: Perth, Western Australia
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 11-19-2001 05:27 AM

Have a look at this link Frank to see what Crest National are doing: http://www.cineramaadventure.com/crest.htm

...courtesy of Marty Harts brilliant website:
http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/

"It is always better in 70mm "

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