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Ben Wales
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 602
From: Southampton. England
Registered: Jul 99

posted 03-05-2001 03:02 PM

Anyone this side of the pond planing to see some of the greatest 70mm and Cinemrama films in Bradford Yorkshire (England) this weekend.

Who is planning to be at Bradford?.
Let's meet up for a drink or two...

Leo Enticknap
Film God

Posts: 7474
From: Loma Linda, CA
Registered: Jul 2000

posted 03-05-2001 03:53 PM

I wish! Sadly I'm at work here (in York) all weekend...

Neil Chue Hong
Film Handler

Posts: 19
From: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 03-05-2001 07:42 PM

I was supposed to be in Bradford last weekend to see "This Is Cinerama" but the dates got moved.

Can't make it this weekend... and I was looking forward to it.

There are rumours that a group may try to resurrect the Cinerama screen at the (currently dead) former ABC cinema in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland.

I've been told that it's the last remaining original Cinerama screen in Britain- anyone got any other information?

Thomas Hauerslev
Master Film Handler

Posts: 451
From: Copenhagen, Denmark
Registered: Aug 2000

posted 03-06-2001 02:27 AM

I'll be there from Friday afternoon to Monday afternoon.

See you there Ben

Best from Thomas

Ari Nordström
Master Film Handler

Posts: 283
From: Göteborg, Sweden
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 03-07-2001 03:05 PM

>>There are rumours that a group may try to resurrect the Cinerama screen at the (currently dead) former ABC cinema in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland.

I've been told that it's the last remaining original Cinerama screen in Britain- anyone got any other information? <<

Are you talking about an original Cinerama _screen_ or just an auditorium once used to show Cinerama? Because if you're talking about a screen (with a thousand thin aluminum stripes), how is it that the screen's still intact, after 36 or so years?

Or is it just me that misread your post?

Ben Wales
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 602
From: Southampton. England
Registered: Jul 99

posted 03-07-2001 04:23 PM

There are rumours that a group may try to resurrect the Cinerama screen at the (currently dead) former ABC cinema in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland.

The Cinerama screen was removed many years ago at this cinema, the last screen was about 45ft wide & they had Philips DP75.

The last time I was at this cinema, they where screening "Far & away" in 70mm

Neil Chue Hong
Film Handler

Posts: 19
From: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 03-08-2001 11:41 AM

Sorry, meant to write auditorium - as mentioned above, the actual screen was removed some time ago.

I'm sure that there must be some other ex-Cinerama auditoria that haven't been converted in the UK though.

Phil Connolly
Film Handler

Posts: 80
From: Derby, England
Registered: May 2000

posted 03-09-2001 04:28 AM

Should be great - good luck to Dick and the team, I hope it runs smoothly.

I'll be their tomorrow

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