The current screen at the Chinese is 90 take out your tape measures and check it! It was open far beyond 65 feet for The Hobbit. Does it matter anyway the current management isn’t doing very well are they if they have to sell the name to make ends meet.
At one time there was two theaters in Plymouth the Old Colony and its sister theater in North Plymouth. The theater owner use to bicycle prints between the two theaters.
The Chinese had a 120 foot screen holder used for Cinemiracle presentations but a newer 90 foot screen holder was installed during the last remodel. They make a point showing off the size of the screen during the theater tour. Masking is used to reduce the viewing size depending on the format shown. It looked like the making was open to the full 90 feet for The Hobbit.
The largest picture with 35mm film was about 65 feet due to the amount of light required to fill a larger screen would damage the film. Of course 70mm has a larger frame size allowing more light and a larger picture. The maximum screen size depends on how much light the projector can put out.
I went to see The Hobbit at the Chinese and the presentation was impressive. The masking opened to the full 90 foot with and the picture was sharper than most of the movies they play there. The 3D was good too. I wasn’t happy to find out that the movie was in three parts and this is installment 1.
Pulling Twilight out of the main house to put it in two smaller houses allows them to schedule twice as many shows, giving patrons a larger choice of showtimes. The Arclight has much higher standards than most of the other chains like AMC. There are not many theaters left that can run 35mm 70mm and digital. Of course there is always someone who will bitch and complain.
A seat is bought for each performance and can be purchased online or at the box office. It is first come first serve and one can book far in advance. The ticket can be printed out at home allowing you admission so need to even go to the box office. It is worth the extra couple of dollars to get the seat you want and not have to fight long lines and pushy teenagers.
Aspect ratio It’s the filmmakers choice. If I shot a film in 65mm I would use the whole frame. To open in a limited roadshow engagement in the 70mm format got me to the theater to see a film I would have waited and watched on video. The screen at The Dome is big and there were scenes, even on close examination, that were very clear and with fine detail. I saw a 70mm blow up of “Camalot” in one of the big New York theaters with a huge one-hundred foot screen and there was one scene where the grain was a large as baseballs.
“The Master” was not a 35mm blow up it was shot on 65mm negative. The choice not to use the full frame and mask the sides was the decision of the director.
Like most films the quality varied and when any film is projected on a large screen one can see details that aren’t as obvious on a smaller screen. Some scenes in “The Master” were very clear, sharp with resolution seldom seen in theaters today but not every scene was crystal clear. Quality seem to depend on the camera lens that was used and of course the film stock. There was a tiny bit of jump and bounce but that was in the projector and it wasn’t that noticeable. I must be used to digital projection because there was extreme flicker in some of the bright scenes. Overall it was a excellent presentation but it clearly demonstrates the difference between high quality film and video. Let’s hope there is a future for both formats. There is no question that each has a different look.
I am told that the projection staff at the Kendall isn’t that good at what they do does anyone have a comment on that? I am sure that by Hollywood standards I could find many faults in their presentation. Are they actually running The Master in 70mm?
I bought my ticket for “The Master” a couple of weeks ago and there were plenty of open seats but the last time I checked most of the seats for the Saturday 4:45 show were sold. It looks like it will do big biz this weekend at the Arclight!
I heard about this new film called The Master http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560747/ Filmed with a 65mm negative. It is coming to the Dome. I’m surprised I got a good seat. I expect it will be a 70mm print. That would look good on that screen.
jsittig, you might want to think about putting in a second booth, in front of and below the current booth, and install two Norelco AA 35/70’s. Then you could run some of the 70mm prints that have to be run reel to reel. Those classic 70mm films still draw a crowd.
Well I have a ticket to see 2001 in 70mm at the Academy of Motion Pictures in the Goldwyn theater. It is nice of the Arclight people to run all of the tree strip Cinerama films and some of the 70mm Cinerama films.
Well I got a refund on my ticket for Cinerama’s Russian Adventure from what I can tell that is a video presentation. I still have a ticket for Cinerama Holiday I hope that is in three strip if not I’ll have to cash that one in too. I’m sure the 4K looks fine but it still isn’t as clear and sharp as a good 70mm print from a 65mm negative or as detailed as the three strip Cinerama.
I was expecting all the Cinerama movies to be shown using film on three projectors. I’m not driving into Hollywood to see video! I guess I’ll have to cancel some of my tickets and get a refund.
Yes it looks like they are running every three strip Cinerama film ever made. I expect the whole series to be sold out. Not bad for 50 year old movies.
Yes, tickets went on sale last night at 6pm for the Cinerama festival and their web site was jammed for 30 minutes. Also they should make it easier to buy multiple tickets with out having to enter you credit card information each time.
Ben Sack bought these theaters cheap because they were condemned as legit houses. The dressing rooms were infested with vermin. So he cleaned them up remodeled them and open them as movie theaters. The Astor was the only theater to rip out the stage the dressing rooms and the proscenium to make room for the huge curved screen.
The current screen at the Chinese is 90 take out your tape measures and check it! It was open far beyond 65 feet for The Hobbit. Does it matter anyway the current management isn’t doing very well are they if they have to sell the name to make ends meet.
At one time there was two theaters in Plymouth the Old Colony and its sister theater in North Plymouth. The theater owner use to bicycle prints between the two theaters.
The Chinese had a 120 foot screen holder used for Cinemiracle presentations but a newer 90 foot screen holder was installed during the last remodel. They make a point showing off the size of the screen during the theater tour. Masking is used to reduce the viewing size depending on the format shown. It looked like the making was open to the full 90 feet for The Hobbit.
The largest picture with 35mm film was about 65 feet due to the amount of light required to fill a larger screen would damage the film. Of course 70mm has a larger frame size allowing more light and a larger picture. The maximum screen size depends on how much light the projector can put out.
I went to see The Hobbit at the Chinese and the presentation was impressive. The masking opened to the full 90 foot with and the picture was sharper than most of the movies they play there. The 3D was good too. I wasn’t happy to find out that the movie was in three parts and this is installment 1.
Pulling Twilight out of the main house to put it in two smaller houses allows them to schedule twice as many shows, giving patrons a larger choice of showtimes. The Arclight has much higher standards than most of the other chains like AMC. There are not many theaters left that can run 35mm 70mm and digital. Of course there is always someone who will bitch and complain.
A seat is bought for each performance and can be purchased online or at the box office. It is first come first serve and one can book far in advance. The ticket can be printed out at home allowing you admission so need to even go to the box office. It is worth the extra couple of dollars to get the seat you want and not have to fight long lines and pushy teenagers.
Movies just are not the event they used to be! But the Arclight and the El Capitan do prove that showmanship is not dead.
jsittig will be able to answer that question but I think the Dome has movable top and side masking
I hope film is not dead and that some filmmakers will continue to use film. Of course video is here to stay and there is no going back.
Aspect ratio It’s the filmmakers choice. If I shot a film in 65mm I would use the whole frame. To open in a limited roadshow engagement in the 70mm format got me to the theater to see a film I would have waited and watched on video. The screen at The Dome is big and there were scenes, even on close examination, that were very clear and with fine detail. I saw a 70mm blow up of “Camalot” in one of the big New York theaters with a huge one-hundred foot screen and there was one scene where the grain was a large as baseballs.
Well if that is true than that would explain the difference in quality throughout the film.
“The Master” was not a 35mm blow up it was shot on 65mm negative. The choice not to use the full frame and mask the sides was the decision of the director.
Like most films the quality varied and when any film is projected on a large screen one can see details that aren’t as obvious on a smaller screen. Some scenes in “The Master” were very clear, sharp with resolution seldom seen in theaters today but not every scene was crystal clear. Quality seem to depend on the camera lens that was used and of course the film stock. There was a tiny bit of jump and bounce but that was in the projector and it wasn’t that noticeable. I must be used to digital projection because there was extreme flicker in some of the bright scenes. Overall it was a excellent presentation but it clearly demonstrates the difference between high quality film and video. Let’s hope there is a future for both formats. There is no question that each has a different look.
I am told that the projection staff at the Kendall isn’t that good at what they do does anyone have a comment on that? I am sure that by Hollywood standards I could find many faults in their presentation. Are they actually running The Master in 70mm?
I bought my ticket for “The Master” a couple of weeks ago and there were plenty of open seats but the last time I checked most of the seats for the Saturday 4:45 show were sold. It looks like it will do big biz this weekend at the Arclight!
I heard about this new film called The Master http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560747/ Filmed with a 65mm negative. It is coming to the Dome. I’m surprised I got a good seat. I expect it will be a 70mm print. That would look good on that screen.
jsittig, you might want to think about putting in a second booth, in front of and below the current booth, and install two Norelco AA 35/70’s. Then you could run some of the 70mm prints that have to be run reel to reel. Those classic 70mm films still draw a crowd.
Well I have a ticket to see 2001 in 70mm at the Academy of Motion Pictures in the Goldwyn theater. It is nice of the Arclight people to run all of the tree strip Cinerama films and some of the 70mm Cinerama films.
Why would they show a 2K digital of 2001 when there is a 70mm print available?
Well I got a refund on my ticket for Cinerama’s Russian Adventure from what I can tell that is a video presentation. I still have a ticket for Cinerama Holiday I hope that is in three strip if not I’ll have to cash that one in too. I’m sure the 4K looks fine but it still isn’t as clear and sharp as a good 70mm print from a 65mm negative or as detailed as the three strip Cinerama.
I was expecting all the Cinerama movies to be shown using film on three projectors. I’m not driving into Hollywood to see video! I guess I’ll have to cancel some of my tickets and get a refund.
Yes it looks like they are running every three strip Cinerama film ever made. I expect the whole series to be sold out. Not bad for 50 year old movies.
Yes, tickets went on sale last night at 6pm for the Cinerama festival and their web site was jammed for 30 minutes. Also they should make it easier to buy multiple tickets with out having to enter you credit card information each time.
Ben Sack bought these theaters cheap because they were condemned as legit houses. The dressing rooms were infested with vermin. So he cleaned them up remodeled them and open them as movie theaters. The Astor was the only theater to rip out the stage the dressing rooms and the proscenium to make room for the huge curved screen.
Radio City Music Hall had 8,800 seats what happened did they remove some?