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Author Topic: Tucson 70mm Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 03-20-2013 12:04 PM                     Post edited by admin to remove unappreciated snarkiness. [ 03-20-2013, 12:56 PM: Message edited by: Brad Miller ]  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-20-2013 12:27 PM                     Yikes. Continuous showings 24 hours a day? I shudder to think how that sort of thing would work out with the current trend of under-staffing theaters to maximize profit. "What? Give the salaried managers time to go home and sleep? Hell, they can sleep on the weekend. Oh wait. They work the most on the weekends. Never mind. If they want to sleep they can just find a job some other place! Wow, our next quarterly report is going to look so good I might as well give myself a huge bonus right now!"  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 03-20-2013 02:36 PM                     Are there still tickets available?  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 03-20-2013 03:00 PM                     Back in that day I would have loved to work that overnight stint. I wonder how well attended the 1:30 AM to 7:30 AM showings were...  |  IP: Logged Connor Wilson Expert Film Handler Posts: 190 From: Sterling, VA, USA Registered: Jan 2011 posted 03-20-2013 06:41 PM                     I remember seeing showtimes for "The Dark Knight Rises" in 15/70 IMAX at AMC Loews Lincoln Square in NYC go as far as 6:00 am. Although there are very few people in this age that handle film well, there are even fewer that can handle IMAX film well (the 15/70 type). If the managers don't have two trained IMAX projectionists working alternate shifts, then that print is damaged. Although this is not the Large Format forum, I just wanted to put that in here. I wonder how El Con handled the 5/70 prints of "Return of the Jedi"...  |  IP: Logged Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 03-20-2013 09:36 PM                     quote: James Westbrook Back in that day I would have loved to work that overnight stint I LOVED working those overnight shifts, especially since I got paid time-&-a-half union scale for the late nite call. One summer I made so much money running 'overnites' that I was able to go out & buy a new car. Yea- - many nites the shows between 3 & 8am were pretty sparsely attended, but heck- - that wasn't MY problem. They had to pay me even if nobody showed up. If there was no show, I'd lock the booth door & take a nap.  |  IP: Logged Jarod Reddig Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 513 From: Hays, Ks Registered: Jun 2011 posted 03-21-2013 12:17 AM                     I think this proves of the existence of 70mm at the El Con.  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 03-25-2013 03:09 PM                     UA Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood ran "Alien" when it opened on one of those 24 hour showing schedules in 70MM. And during "The Empire Strikes Back" the Egyptian ran 7 shows daily.  |  IP: Logged Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 03-30-2013 01:51 PM                     quote: Jarod Redding I think this proves of the existence of 70mm at the El Con I'm sure most reasonable-thinking people already came to that conclusion after seeing the scans I had posted in that other thread. I think it bears repeating here, though, because (1) I find it disappointing the previous discussion thread got locked, (2) I find it unfortunate that some people refuse to recognize the unreliability of long-term memory, and (3) I felt it out of line that one person in particular accused me of fabricating information and lashed out at me for daring to challenge their memory with documentation and published information.  |  IP: Logged Jim Henk Master Film Handler Posts: 364 From: San Diego, CA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 03-30-2013 08:07 PM                     Always remember that it takes two to tango. Seems to me that it's back and forth baiting that got it locked. Best to move on... all... Many thanks.  |  IP: Logged Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 03-31-2013 03:19 PM                     quote: Jim Henk Best to move on... I'll move on when Tony Bandiera and Will Kutler concede they have misremembered things and after Tony apologizes for his accusation that I doctored the scans that were posted. quote: Jim Henk Always remember that it takes two to tango. Jim, I didn't start this mess. What set this thing in motion was Tony's mistaken recollection of where he saw TRON, his mistaken recollection of which brand of projectors were installed at the Plitt El Dorado, and Will's erroneous claim that El Dorado was Tucson's only 70mm-equipped movie theater. The only thing I believe I'm guilty of is trying to resolve the matter. Tony acted like a jerk from the moment Mark Lensenmayer posted a link to one of my articles, which was intended to set the record straight and prevent a subsequent argument. He (and Will) should have conceded right then. If not then, then they certainly should have realized details were being misremembered once the newspaper ads and Dolby install info got posted.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-31-2013 03:41 PM                     quote: Michael Coate I'll move on when Tony Bandiera and Will Kutler concede they have misremembered things and after Tony apologizes for his accusation that I doctored the scans that were posted. MOVE ON!!! Thread closed. Anyone re-initiating this stupid drama will be banned. Get over it.  |  IP: Logged

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