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Author Topic: Star Wars Episode III Screening Kevin Woodard Film Handler Posts: 1 From: jacksonville, al/ united states Registered: Nov 2004 posted 04-21-2005 04:54 PM                        Our general manager just recently informed us that only he and the Projection Manager are allowed to build and preview all 3 or 4 copies that we get in of it. They have to sign some sort of agreement before we can even get the movie in.I was just wondering if anyone else had received this news or if he is just messing with us. It does sound like something that would occur however, so I wouldn't be that surprised.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-21-2005 05:10 PM                        What, is George going to send a cop around to make sure nobody unauthorized is catching a glimpse of his masterpiece?  |  IP: Logged Mike Spaeth Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1129 From: Marietta, GA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 04-21-2005 05:17 PM                        I will be viewing it on Wednesday, May 4, thank you very much.  |  IP: Logged Jesse Skeen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1517 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 04-21-2005 06:14 PM                     You're probably not supposed to tell anyone that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father. Oops!  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 04-21-2005 06:20 PM                     Sounds like bs to me, at least as far as Lucasfilm is concerned. Odds are it is either coming from the GM himself (so he won't be bothered by the kiddies during the screening) or it is coming from his district or home office because they don't want to have a big party on their hands (quite possibly for insurance reasons).  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-21-2005 06:56 PM                     The studios do use them on High profile films that are about tobe released or are in production. The Disclosure Agreements states that you can't discuss the film with the press. I get them all the time from Warner Bros., New Line and few others. But I get work-in-progress prints of films months in advance of release. So they don't want any info released. But this thing is a few weeks from release. That's Hollywood  |  IP: Logged R. Andrew Diercks Expert Film Handler Posts: 232 From: Marion, Iowa (In the middle of everywhere) Registered: May 2003 posted 04-21-2005 11:54 PM                     I will also be viewing it Wednesday, May 4.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 04-22-2005 12:16 AM                        It sounds exactly like something LucasFilm would do. When episode 1 came out, they had a rule that ONLY the projectionists were allowed to screen the prints, not even managers. Amazingly people at my theater didn't bug me to "let them in" because they didn't care too much about it. Not even the managers, which amazed me. Each of us took a print and watched it. We then had constant diarrhea for the following 3 weeks.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 04-22-2005 07:08 AM                     Curious if this release will indeed be "dCinema only" as threatened.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 04-22-2005 08:39 AM                    Is that a joke?  |  IP: Logged Anslem Rayburn Master Film Handler Posts: 476 From: Yuma, AZ, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 04-22-2005 12:14 PM                     quote: Manny Knowles Curious if this release will indeed be "dCinema only" as threatened. HA. We run Digital Cinema at my theater, and the new multiplex (which doesn't run digital) has been given Episode III. Forget digital only, they aren't even rewarding early adopters over film-only theaters.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-22-2005 12:51 PM                        The d-cinema "requirement" will be for the 3-D extravaganzas that will be out in 2007. Geez, I gotta get to the bank.  |  IP: Logged David Yauch Expert Film Handler Posts: 206 From: Mesa, AZ, USA Registered: Oct 2004 posted 04-23-2005 04:45 AM                     We have plenty of digital pre-show projectors that we would be more than willing to use to butcher the presentation of any such 'digital only' performance.  |  IP: Logged Ted Costas Expert Film Handler Posts: 119 From: Hollywood, CA, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 04-27-2005 05:43 PM                     I've already seen the movie in both 35mm and 2K Digital Cinema, and let me tell you this much... what?... no! NO!!!!! I can't, I can't breathe! Help...! NOOOOooooooooooooooo! Natalie!!!!! Ted  |  IP: Logged Bevan Wright Expert Film Handler Posts: 176 From: Fountain Valley, CA, USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 04-27-2005 10:35 PM                        Sounds like it is time for THE POLL..... how many D-cinema screens of SWIII?  |  IP: Logged

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