Comments from KramSacul

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KramSacul commented about Rialto Theatre on Oct 12, 2007 at 6:44 am

I wonder when the blade marquee burned out or was it just not turned on to save electricty.

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KramSacul commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Oct 10, 2007 at 2:42 am

Until the projection angle is fixed I can’t imagine sitting thru any 35mm, 70mm, 2k, 4k, film in the Dome. Just no.

How good can Digibeta look on a theater-sized screen? I would’ve asked for my money back but it sounds like it was passable.

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KramSacul commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Sep 18, 2007 at 12:19 pm

I can’t imagine a more painful experience than seeing your favorite movie distorted on the Dome’s screen. I remember seeing Lawrence of Arabia in there and it was like viewing the desert through a fishbowl.

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KramSacul commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Sep 17, 2007 at 2:47 pm

There’s lobby shots at http://www.graumanschinesetheater.net

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KramSacul commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Sep 17, 2007 at 2:45 pm

How different was the interior in the 70s and 80s in comparison to the 90s? The stage and proscenium collumns were removed decades before if I’m not mistaken. The exterior is certainly better but they should’ve put back the palm trees and fixed the fountain on the east side. Whenever I’m there it’s not working.

Were there ever little bonzai trees in the theater or is this a false memory?

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KramSacul commented about Loud previews disturb patrons, hurt exhibitors on Sep 17, 2007 at 1:20 pm

I would think a rock concert with a long set would be far more damaging than a few minutes of the loudest trailers. Of course it’s a real problem for film mixers and jobs of that kind but I don’t think the audience is in any real danger unless the sound system is louder than it should be.

“…the loud but tonal varied and superb THX Sound trailer, the equally loud DLP and Qualcomm trailers…”

Actually, that Techicolor Digital trailer has been pulled or is being fazed out. It’s powered by Thomson now and the trailer is pretty weak.

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KramSacul commented about Loud previews disturb patrons, hurt exhibitors on Sep 15, 2007 at 11:38 pm

LorenzoRodriguez = Lorenzo Rodriguez? ;–)

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KramSacul commented about Cinema Treasures Needs Your Help! on Sep 15, 2007 at 2:24 pm

How about banner ads?

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KramSacul commented about Loud previews disturb patrons, hurt exhibitors on Sep 15, 2007 at 12:03 am

Could someone name the trailers they think were loud? Just curious.

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KramSacul commented about Loud previews disturb patrons, hurt exhibitors on Sep 13, 2007 at 6:08 pm

Exactly. I say play everything at the intended level. Let the trailers be loud if that’s how they were mixed.

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KramSacul commented about Loud previews disturb patrons, hurt exhibitors on Sep 13, 2007 at 10:58 am

I’ve actually had the opposite experience: soft trailers and soft main feature. Mostly going to Grauman’s, Mann Village, El Capitan, and Arclight is probably the reason. Grauman’s and the Village use to really crank it though.

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KramSacul commented about Raymond Theatre on Sep 7, 2007 at 11:20 pm

What a waste. Way to go, Pasadena.

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KramSacul commented about Hollywood's Famous Grauman's Chinese Theater sold on Sep 7, 2007 at 11:11 pm

I’ve never seen a tour go thru the auditorium during a show. That must be a day time thing.

Did the Chinese Theater ever close during the refurb? It must have since all the seats were replaced.

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KramSacul commented about Raymond Theatre on Sep 7, 2007 at 9:11 am

Any updates on this theater? Drove by it the other day and the front is still covered up. What’s the state of the interior?

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KramSacul commented about Pacific's Hastings 8 on Sep 6, 2007 at 1:05 am

The thing is that they did use to have all the movies listed on the marquee, with the one playing in the big theater using bigger letters.

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KramSacul commented about Pacific's Hastings 8 on Sep 6, 2007 at 12:49 am

What’s the reason for not putting the showtimes on the marquee? It doesn’t seem like Pacific wanted this place to succeed, does it?

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KramSacul commented about Pacific's Hastings 8 on Sep 5, 2007 at 11:25 pm

Thank you for the pictures. I spent way too much time at this place.

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KramSacul commented about Hollywood's Famous Grauman's Chinese Theater sold on Sep 5, 2007 at 11:20 pm

An AMC Grauman’s Chinese? Oh god, no.

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KramSacul commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Sep 5, 2007 at 5:47 am

I agree but what kind of showmanship?

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KramSacul commented about Hastings 8 in danger on Sep 3, 2007 at 6:46 am

Robins is the name. Stil open.

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KramSacul commented about Landmark Theatres on Aug 30, 2007 at 8:16 am

Are all the screens common width? What a waste.

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KramSacul commented about Hollywood Galaxy on Aug 28, 2007 at 4:39 am

A good street level view can be seen near the begining of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie.

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KramSacul commented about Pacific's Hastings 8 on Aug 28, 2007 at 12:17 am

Wow, the management sounds like a bunch of inept idiots. Good riddance. I’m sad that this theater is going though. I remember seeing many movies in the main auditorium: MIB, Mars Attacks, The Rock, Star Wars SE, Twister, Batman Forever, Nightmare Before Christmas, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Dark City…

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KramSacul commented about Pacific 1-2-3 on Aug 27, 2007 at 3:11 am

Wow, there was no riff raff back then.

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KramSacul commented about Rialto now dark on Aug 26, 2007 at 7:03 pm

I guess I’ll just have to visit the Alex myself someday. The pictures available online show a pretty ornate theater with a balcony and a big stage. Not really a movie house though.