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Topic: Your Favorite Theater
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Ian Price
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1714
From: Denver, CO
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 03-14-2000 05:03 PM
Cape Cinema, Route 6A Dennis, MA (First love)The Flick, Laramer Square in the '70s, Denver, CO (First Art Films) The Crystal, The Wilma, Missoula, MT, (Proving that you can do cinema anywhere) Mayan, Denver, CO (Architecture) UA Continental, (Screen #5 only) Denver, CO (Sound & Image) The Cooper, Denver, CO (1977 Star Wars, 70mm 6-track mag)(Now a Barnes & Noble) The Vogue, Denver, CO (Now Condos) (Most fun to run) The Ogden, Denver, CO (Now a concert venue) (Cool Staff) The Nugget, The Max, The Strand (Now Gone), The Chuck, Minnie and The Masons, Telluride, CO, Telluride Film Festival, (Best Audience, Best Films, Best Staff)(Funky Venues) Rialto Cinemas Lakeside, Santa Rosa, CA (Because I own it) Pacific's Rohnert Park 16, Rohnert Park, CA (Because I have to see a film every now and then without getting up every five minutes to fix something)
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Joe Redifer
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From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-14-2000 06:30 PM
Mann Kipling Place 6, Littleton, CO (Back when it was a Mann Theater. It was my first theater that I worked at, where I learned projection, and the quality of the place was so bad that it was funny.)Mann Chinese 16, Aurora, CO. (Because I work there. Absolutely no theatre in the state puts on a better, or even as good of a presentation. No theatre is as comfortable either. Also -- best sound and picture) Greenwood Plaza 12, Englewood, CO (Lots of toys to play with in the booth. Not really an acceptable theatre anymore, but it was once the best in town) AMC Highlands Ranch 24, Littleton, CO (Because they just wipe the floor with everyone else in quality and presentation. J/K, of course) GCC Northpark, Dallas Texas (Because Brad says it was good, so I believe it.) Ian- The Continental has a fantastic picture in #5 if you get a kick out of a whopping 8 footlamberts! Yeah! [This message has been edited by Joe Redifer (edited 03-14-2000).]
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Scott Norwood
Film God
Posts: 8146
From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 03-14-2000 08:33 PM
Byrd Theatre (Richmond, VA.), Senator Theatre (Baltimore, MD.) - overall favorites
Cinerama Dome (Los Angeles, CA) - it's a dump, but the sound system is AWESOME!
Williamsburg Theatre (Williamsburg, VA) - I used to work there and I spent a lot of time in the audience before then...it has "charm" and shows good stuff; also recommended - Naro Expanded Cinema (Norfolk, VA.), which has similar programming and superior pix/sound quality, though not as nice an auditorium
Wang Theatre / fmr. Metropolitan Theatre (Boston, MA.) - rarely shows films, but is a really classy place...definitely recommended, esp. if they're showing 70mm.
AFI Theatre (Washington, DC) - usually shows good stuff; picture and sound quality are top-notch
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Mark Gulbrandsen
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Posts: 16657
From: Music City
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 03-14-2000 10:16 PM
A few are: CHINEESE #1: Hollywood,Ca: A really neat place to step back in time. The CHICAGO THEATER: not equipped to run film anymore but a simply magnificent theater with a great pipe organ. Have seen a number of absolutely amazing silent film shows there with the organ acompanying. CINERAMA DOME: Wasn't a dump last time I was there(to see Roger Rabbit)perhaps it is now since all the hoopla about tearing it up. Seeing that film there was a great experience. ELGIN FOX #1: Elgin, Ill. Originally an independent theater, bought by, and probably ruined by Marcus by now. Century JJ 35/70 SN 102, Full blown CP-200 with 1/3 octave eq on the surrounds,SRD,DTS,you name it. Huge 5 channel THX system with full frontal baffle wall 60 feet wide by 28 feet tall. Also had the BGW M2200 subwoofer running on 240 vac!! A no holds barred sound system that I designed and installed. An article about it appeared in Film journal shortly after the theater opened. REEL THEATERS:ONTARIO,OREGON #1 and #2. These identical theaters have full baffle walls and the JBL 5672 3 way speaker systems, tri-amped, dual JBL 4642 subs. All QSC power. Dolby SRD, and EX.
The effortless sound reproduction there is absolutely amazing. EGYPTIAN THEATER: Boise,Idaho: This place just underwent a major renovation by a fanatic restoration architect that recreated every nuance that was originally there when it was built. Thank god Cineplex left and this happened!! Pretty good to see and hear a film, but the screen is a bit smallish for the size of the room, and the acoustics lack quite a bit. Still overall enjoyable though and the double procenium will knock you dead in your tracks. Has the Simplex 35/70 that was in the Seattle Cinerama Theater. SRD, and real Dolby EX. All QSC powered. I managed to sneak in a BGW M2200 there as well and its also powered by 240 vac. There are alot more, The CHINEESE #2, CINESPHERE in Toronto, and of course last but not least the most important one: HIGHLANDS CINEMA in Kinmount, Ontario which boasts the most unique theater set up in the world. 5 theaters atached to the owners home and all surrounded by antique projection equipment,posters,lobby cards,etc. Expect to be blown away when you walk in the front door and plan on several hours just looking around the corridors, lobbys, and theaters filled with all this stuff. This collection is one of the largest in existance. A MIND BLOWER!! This guy does more buisness in a week during the summer than most large plexes do in a month. There have been numerous articles written about it. If interested contact me and I'll scan them for you. Mark
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Ari Nordström
Master Film Handler
Posts: 283
From: Göteborg, Sweden
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 03-15-2000 02:03 AM
My favourite theatre is, of course, my theatre, the Draken in Göteborg, Sweden. It's got excellent (new!) sound, a huge screen, and an auditorium mostly intact since its Cinerama days.Most other theatres around here that I love are closed (specifically a small one called Spegeln where I used to work), but the Victoria is still there even though it's a dump now. A favourite of mine abroad is the Colosseum in Oslo, Norway, supposed to be the largest THX theatre in the world. I also like the Empire theatre in London.
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) and went to the Chineese Theater (the one with the foot prints in front) that was pretty awsome
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