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Paul Mayer
Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under!
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From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 09-28-2002 12:50 PM
Copied from Jeff's post on rec.arts.movies.tech (not up on the Cinematheque's site yet). Yet another reason for me to get back to LA:4-TRACK MAGNETIC STEREO FESTIVAL - Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles Presented by SabuCat Productions
Friday, November 29 - 7:30 PM
Original 4-Track Technicolor Print - Complete Version!!
PORGY & BESS, 1959, 138 min. Dir. Otto Preminger.
Discussion following with actor Brock Peters and other guests (tbc).
Saturday, November 30 - 4:00 PM
Only Existing 4-Track Stereo Print!!
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, 1959, 20th Century Fox, 132 min.
Dir. Henry Levin. British LPP print.
Saturday, November 30 - 7:30 PM
Double Feature:
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, 1967, Universal, 138 min.
Dir. George Roy Hill. Technicolor
SWEET CHARITY, 1969, Universal, 133 min. Dir. Bob Fosse. Technicolor
Friday, December 6 - 7:00 PM
SCARFACE, 1983, Universal, 170 min. Dir. Brian de Palma.
Friday, December 6 - 10:15 PM
AIRPORT, 1970, Universal, 137 min. Dir. George Seaton. Technicolor
Saturday, December 7 - 5:00 PM
PAINT YOUR WAGON, 1969, Paramount, 166 min. Dir. Joshua Logan.
Technicolor
Saturday, December 7 - 9:00 PM
THE CONQUEROR, 1956, Universal, 111 min. Dir. Dick Powell. Technicolor
Plus, the rare Atomic Era short, "Survival City," 1955,
20th Century Fox, approx. 20 min. Dir. Anthony Muto.
Sunday, December 8 - 5:00 PM
PEPE, 1960, Columbia, 195 min. Dir. George Sidney.
Uncut Technicolor print!
Plus, the short "The Miracle of Stereophonic Sound," 1954
20th Century Fox, approx. 20 min.
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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!
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posted 09-28-2002 11:41 PM
Probably Fantasia was one of the last 4-track releases in the mid-80s. For Early 80s (post Dolby), Scarface, Blues Brothers, and Yentel come quickly to mind.A good 4-track print can bury a Dolby SVA print...given equivalent noise reduction. Yentel and Fantasia had Dolby-A (format 23), I don't know about the others. Steve ------------------
"Old projectionists never die, they just changeover!"
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Paul Linfesty
Phenomenal Film Handler
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posted 09-29-2002 04:01 AM
I think AGAINST ALL ODDS (January, 1984) was the last mag 4-track film released. The tracks were Dolby "A" encoded. It would be a bit nicer if they would show Porgy and Bess and Airport in 70mm prints. I just saw Hello Dolly in 70mm there and it was truly incredible in its image, even besting 2001: a Space Odyssey shown right before it. BTW, does anyone out there know if Thoroughly Modern Millie used 70mm blow-ups for its roadshow engagements? Or was this 35mm 4-track magoptic only?
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Michael Coate
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posted 09-30-2002 12:38 AM
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Probably Fantasia was one of the last 4-track releases in the mid-80s.
Weren't the '50s, '60s & '70s rereleases of Fantasia magnetic four-track stereo, and the '80s rereleases optical Dolby Stereo?
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[Mag Stereo releases after the introduction of optical Dolby Stereo]: Scarface, Blues Brothers, and Yentel come quickly to mind.
Some others: The Deep, Damnation Alley, The Buddy Holly Story, The Swarm, Hair, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, and Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane
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Paul Linfesty
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posted 09-30-2002 12:48 AM
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Wasn't the 1977 rerelease magnetic four-track stereo, and the '80s rereleases optical Dolby Stereo?
The 1983 release with replaced digitally recorded music was rleased in both Dolby stereo optic and Dolby A encoded 4-track magoptic prints. The Avco played the mag print accompanied with Michael Jackson's THRILLER music video. The IDOLMAKER was another dual inventory Dolby stereo optic/4-TRACK mag (Dolby encoded)film.
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Bill Gabel
Film God
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From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA
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posted 09-30-2002 10:44 AM
No sound info. on track. Just like "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
was 4 track Mag stereo, but no surround info on track. (L/C/R only)
And yes, there was a four stripe of mag on the print. Sometimes the
studios would release films with no surround. We checked this at
three theatres. The mix was really not that great, I remember
Universal was not happy with it either.Right now the double system preview print for Columbia's "Maid in Manhattan" is a 3 Track (L/C/R). A fews years ago we ran a late show of "Airport" in 4 Track Mag stereo
in the Chinese Theatre's mainhouse. It looked and sounded so Good.
We also ran "West Side Story" and "The Great Race" both in 70MM on
a late show. Across the street at the Paramount Theatre we ran a
preview 3 track print of "Empire Strikes Back". Those were the best
days those theatres will every have. I gave Jeff, two 70MM reels of "Porgy and Bess".
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