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Author Topic: When was the last day 35 MM was run in your building? Cassandra Palko Film Handler Posts: 30 From: Menomonee Falls, WI USA Registered: Jul 2009 posted 09-14-2011 09:57 PM                        The building I work in is almost finished with 35 MM. We have a film festival at the end of the month that features many 35 MM features. But by October 3rd - the lamp houses will go dark and the platters will cease to spin... Has anybody else out there reached this milestone?  |  IP: Logged Edward Havens Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 614 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Mar 2008 posted 09-14-2011 10:56 PM                     The building I currently work in has never run film of any kind.  |  IP: Logged Frank Cox Film God Posts: 2234 From: Melville Saskatchewan Canada Registered: Apr 2011 posted 09-14-2011 10:57 PM                        My last movie on film was Justin Beiber Never Say Never, and the last day was March 31 of this year. The film equipment was all dismantled and carried out on Friday, April 1. My first digital movie was 3D Mars Needs Moms and I started playing that on April 8.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 09-14-2011 11:53 PM                        Both Reading International, the operators of Consolidated Theatres in Hawaii and Regal are rather slow in converting their theatres to digital in Honolulu. Among the two operators, it seem Regal has converted more theatres to that format than Reaing at their Dole Cannery Theatres (18) with six but all of them so far was for 3-D exhibition. Their Pearl Highland 12 complex so far has four converted over to digital for Real D presentations. Reading's Kapolei 16 has only one and both the Millani (14) and Pearlridge (16) has two. Only the Ward 16 has more. I believe they have four. The Kahala (7), Koko Marina (8) and the Koolau (10) still has no digital screens . The Koko Marina and the Koolau has 3-D but only the 35mm film format. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 09-15-2011 01:37 AM                     My last 35mm film was on Monday -- "Kagemusha" My next 35mm film will be tomorrow -- "The Story of GI Joe" and "Rejoice & Shout" Last digital was on Tuesday -- "Drive" sneak preview The two AMC's around here are making slow-but-steady progress. One out of 23 screens (2 sites) a year ago. The 12-plex has 6 digital screens now. Not sure about the other one -- bad presentations, so I avoid going there.  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 09-15-2011 02:13 AM                     Wednesday August the 10th. Rise of the Planet of the Apes.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-15-2011 02:39 AM                        Our last film was the Russell Crowe show, "Robin Hood," played on June 16 of 2010. We were closed Thursday, June 17 but we are closed about 80% of Thursdays so we didn't miss any scheduled shows. Our first digital show was on June 18, Toy Story 3 in 3-D. Due to a few unforeseen difficulties (like, they forgot to send us a lens), the equipment was going through testing, tweaking and etc. right up until about 6:00 pm the night of the first show.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 09-15-2011 03:02 AM                     The last film I ever remember running for a paying audience was Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008. I inspected a print of Schindler's List, sometime in the fall of that year too, but I didn't run the changeovers. I'm having some serious withdrawal too. Can someone please find me a Simplex and DTS reader? AJG  |  IP: Logged Ian Parfrey Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1049 From: Imbil Australia 26 deg 27' 42.66" S 152 deg 42' 23.40" E Registered: Feb 2009 posted 09-15-2011 04:17 AM                     We still run 35mm and will continue to do so as long as prints- old and new- will be available. Any pretence of removing the Vic 8 will be alleviated by me buying the machine and doing all maintenance and upgrades necessary to keep her running sweet as. The joys of arthouse!  |  IP: Logged Richard May Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1057 From: Floral Park, NY USA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 09-15-2011 06:35 AM                     Dam Ian. You beat me to it. We also will be running film as long as we can get prints. We were told that that won't be a problem for a very long time. We will not be converting to video at any point and our customers seem very happy about that.  |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 09-15-2011 07:15 AM                        The Help on 9/13/2011. 9/15/2011 will be the first day all 5 screens will run in digital.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 09-15-2011 08:47 AM                     Still running film in 21 out of the 30 screens at my location. Obviously, it's a matter of time but I highly doubt they'll be able to get all or most of them changed out by December when I'm graduated and moving on from this business anyway. On the other hand, I hadn't expected the place I was working at for the last couple years to switch to all-digital when they did and let me go (but it was a much smaller location so significantly easier and cheaper to switch).  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 09-15-2011 09:45 AM                     I'm trying to remember the last time our town's Carmike location ran something in 35mm. Perhaps sometime last year? Screens #5 and #7 are still set up to run 35mm (alongside digital).  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-15-2011 09:56 AM                        Still all 35mm, with the some DVD/BluRay. Still have 16mm if needed. We expect film in the arthouse world to last as long or longer than it will take to raise the money to redo our building and booths. At this point I plan to have mixed booths. I guess technicolor expects film to last, as I got a call from a sales person pitching their 3D Solution a couple of days ago.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 09-15-2011 12:05 PM                     I'd take that as Technicolor hoping you'll pay for their system rather than them thinking film will last.  |  IP: Logged

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