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Author Topic: 70mm film series in LA May 15 through June 1 Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 05-02-2008 12:41 AM                        The American Cinematheque will run another of their 70mm film series this month at the Egyptian in Hollywood and the Aero in Santa Monica: Seeing the Big Picture: 70mm (at the Egyptian) Seeing the Big Picture: 70mm (at the Aero) Friday, May 9 - 7:30pm - Aero (not part of the series, but it's still 70mm!) Lawrence of Arabia Thursday, May 15 - 7:30pm - Egyptian Sunday, May 25 - 5:30pm - Aero Playtime - Restored print Friday, May 16 - 7:30pm - Egyptian Saturday, May 24 - 7:30pm - Aero Apocalypse Now Saturday, May 17 - 7:30pm - Egyptian Vertigo Sunday, May 18 - 7:30pm - Egyptian Sunday, June 1 - 5:00pm - Aero Khartoum - MGM Repertory's latest restoration print Friday, May 23 - 7:30pm - Aero 2001: A Space Odyssey Thursday, May 29 - 7:30pm - Aero Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines Friday, May 30 - 7:30pm - Aero Patton Saturday, May 31 - 7:30pm - Aero Star! - 20th Century Fox' latest restoration print  |  IP: Logged Brian Guckian Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 594 From: Dublin, Ireland Registered: Apr 2003 posted 05-02-2008 10:57 AM                     Khartoum should look amazing in Ultra Panavision Star! also looked fantastic at Bradford this year.  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 05-02-2008 10:44 PM                     So what's happened to the SOUND OF MUSIC 70mm print. The Egyptian is showing this in 35mm only on Mother's Day. Also, the LACMA had it noted in 70mm as part of their R&H weekend last fall, and a couple of weeks before the weekend, dropped that notation (while keeping it for South Pacific). I saw the recently made print just the year before at the Aero, and it looked in great shape (the physical print, that is. The film itself looked rather dupey). For myself, I hope to finally catch Playtime as well as Patton and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines. I just saw LOA last summer at the Aero and 2001 this March at the Egyptian (I'll probably skip Vertigo this time). BTW, the Castro in SF will be holding another 70mm week (July 1-9) this summer. Titles aren't up on their website yet.  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 05-02-2008 11:33 PM                        I'm hoping to get down there for Khartoum and Star! myself, assuming a new job and finances will allow for it.  |  IP: Logged Todd McCracken Master Film Handler Posts: 263 From: Northridge, CA, USA Registered: Mar 2008 posted 05-05-2008 09:41 PM                    Paul, Thanks so much for the heads up. Ive been hoping to see Patton in 70mm for years.  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 05-08-2008 11:44 PM                     Just added. The UCLA Film Archive will debut a new 70mm print of WEST SIDE STORY on Friday, May 16 at the Billy Wilder Theatre in Westwood Village (UCLA Hammer Art Museum).  |  IP: Logged Thomas Hauerslev Master Film Handler Posts: 451 From: Copenhagen, Denmark Registered: Aug 2000 posted 05-13-2008 01:37 AM                        More 70mm screenings here: http://www.in70mm.com/now_showing/index.htm 70mm is the new 35!  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-14-2008 03:31 AM                     they ran SOUND OF MUSIC in 35mm for Mother's Day and they ran the 70mm print two years ago!  |  IP: Logged Jean-Marc Toussaint Film Handler Posts: 60 From: Paris, France Registered: May 2008 posted 05-14-2008 03:20 PM                        Darn, there's a 70mm print of Playtime on your shores??? The film was originally photographed in 65 but reissue prints here were only 35mm... (Hi all, first message on this forum )  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 05-14-2008 04:03 PM                     Looks like the "2010" screening at the Castro has been cancelled. Title TBA Castro titles July 1 "Blue Thunder" and TBA (2010 cancelled) July 2&3 "Little Shop of Horrors" July 4 "Tron" and "Brainstorm" July 5&6 "Lawrence of Arabia" July 7 "The Wild Bunch" July 8&9 "Playtime"  |  IP: Logged Todd McCracken Master Film Handler Posts: 263 From: Northridge, CA, USA Registered: Mar 2008 posted 05-18-2008 01:09 AM                    Saw the screening of Apocalypse Now at the Egyptian last night, A rather shabby print (heavy red where blacks should be) but it was great to see it in a theater.  |  IP: Logged Paul H. Rayton Expert Film Handler Posts: 210 From: Los Angeles, CA , USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 05-31-2008 12:03 AM                    "We" do apologize for the rather "red" print of "Apocalypse Now" we had to run. From the edge codes, this print was an "original" print, from 1979, which was, of course, when the Kodak dyes were about the *worst*, in terms of fading characteristics... Apparently, there were 1 or 2 prints made later, like in 1982 or so, that were on "low fade"-type stock. American Zoetrope (the original producing company) told us they didn't want to circulate their print any more, and we were directed to the University of North Carolina, whose print was, they said, of "unknown" quality. We asked. We were told it was "red shifted" a bit (which is a rather odd term, for archival prints), but we decided to run it, based on that description, and considering the rarity of seeing it in 70mm. Maybe that decision was not such a great idea, but it's too late now! In terms of the full sound playback, it was fine, even with the split surround. (We played it that way, though the "split" part of it was, to my ears, on the subtle side...) The other things running in our current 70mm series are much more presentable, so please don't give up! The print of "Khartoum", (which is a bit of a "wannabe" follow-up to "Lawrence of Arabia") will be presented in the correct 2.76:1 aspect ratio of true Ultra Panavision, as we did a few years ago for "Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World". It was some fun getting these lenses all set up, so I hope the audience enjoys (and appreciates) the effort!  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 11-10-2018 07:32 PM                 It has been 3815 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 11-10-2018 07:32 PM                     quote: Bill Gabel July 1 [2008] Blue Thunder" and TBA (2010 cancelled) Does anyone familiar with the Castro and their semi-regular 70mm fests recall which movie ended up being screened in place of "2010"?  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 11-11-2018 02:25 AM                        thinking i might have gone that night, i checked my notes and found that i did indeed see blue thunder, but not the other feature, whatever it was... presumably something i'd seen before. i probably have the castro calendar from then... somewhere. i'll ask, though, next time i'm there. edit: i realized i have it in my database. there were 2 screenings of blue thunder that evening. so no other film.  |  IP: Logged

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