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Author Topic: so how many 70mm capable screens ARE there currently? Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 07-21-2012 04:22 PM                     I know that this website/listing is out of date: http://www.redballoon.net/current70mmus.html but with the rumor that 'The Master' getting an exclusive 70mm run at the Westwood Village Theater in West LA come this Fall - it is even feasible for the Weinstein Co. to strike up more than one 70mm print for the select few theaters that could actually present the film as such: "The classic Village Theatre, in the Westwood Village/west Los Angeles area of L.A. is reported to be in view as a site for a 70mm run of the new film from Paul Thomas Anderson (PT Anderson), "The Master". Although the Village hasn't run a 70mm print for many years, a 70mm conversion kit for their venerable Norelco/Philips DP70 has been tracked down, and, pending final decisions and arrangements, it seems likely that L.A. will have its first commercial engagement of a new movie, presented "in the splendor of 70mm" in many years (last known previous one was "Hamlet", back in December 1996)'"  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 07-21-2012 04:40 PM                     5/70 is not Large Format. Moving to FHF.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 07-21-2012 04:50 PM                     sorry... and thanks.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-21-2012 04:53 PM                        As keeper of the list referenced above (which was started in 1997--when more 70mm houses existed--and which has been added/modified since), I can say that "70mm capable house" can mean one of several things: - able to show a 70mm print if it arrived today, with no additional equipment or service needed - able to show a 70mm print with minimal service or additional equipment (might need a mag A-chain or 70mm DTS readers, or maybe a platter conversion kit) - has some 70mm-capable equipment (e.g. projector head(s)), but would need other significant equipment installed (e.g. magnetic sound) in order to play a 70mm print; this is often the case in theatres that might have upgraded their sound systems, but which have not necessarily included magnetic sound capability in the new system Also, lots of theatres can play a format 42 print, but few can properly play a format 40 print without buying additional equipment. Anyway, I would say that relatively few theatres could play a 70mm magnetic print if it arrived today. The ones that come to mind are the AFI Silver, the Egyptian, the Aero, and possibly the Cinerama Dome, the Seattle Cinerama, Cinestudio, the Ziegfeld, Radio City, the Castro and maybe a few others.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-21-2012 06:10 PM                        Honolulu at one time had ten active theatres capable of playing 70mm films but one of them do not count because it now uses a 70mm system from one of the house that had it (Royal) after it had shut down. The theatre is Consolidated's Kahala #1 - the large auditorium and last I heard, the equipment is still there and the theatre is part of a active eight theatre complex. As I had mentioned the other week on another thread, one or two of the theatres at the kahala is used as an art house. All of Honolulu's other 70mm theatres have all shut down years ago.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 07-21-2012 06:29 PM                     it's not a commercial theater but the Museum of the Moving Image (in Astoria NY) has a 70mm projector.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 07-21-2012 06:42 PM                     Can the Chinese, El Capitan, or even the Loewe's Auditorium at the Lincoln Square 13 do it? AJG  |  IP: Logged Richard May Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1057 From: Floral Park, NY USA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 07-21-2012 06:54 PM                     Radio City Music Hall can run all 35/70 mag formats.  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 07-21-2012 06:56 PM                     Was this press release only referring to movies originating on 65mm shooting stock? If not, there are some ommissions. TITANIC played in 1997 at both the Chinese and Villager in Westwood in December, 1997.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 07-21-2012 10:33 PM                     ^ oh sorry here's the link (from in70mm.com) http://www.in70mm.com/library/rumour/index.htm it sounds like the story is referring to 65mm shot films, not 'blowups'.  |  IP: Logged Thomas Hauerslev Master Film Handler Posts: 451 From: Copenhagen, Denmark Registered: Aug 2000 posted 07-21-2012 11:44 PM                        I'm sure there are more 70mm cinemas here and there, but on this page: http://www.in70mm.com/now_showing/index.htm I have listed the cinemas which actually DOES show 70mm occasionally  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-22-2012 12:15 AM                     Is it me or is your "Now Showing in 70mm" bit more active this year than in recent past? It seems like not just the AFI is running more 70mm but so are the other popular 70mm venues.  |  IP: Logged Thomas Hauerslev Master Film Handler Posts: 451 From: Copenhagen, Denmark Registered: Aug 2000 posted 07-22-2012 12:39 AM                        It's as normal as ever - there are always more 70mm going on during the summer. People are very kind to send me the dates, which I add, and the list "comes alive". If you hear about 70mm shows, just send me an e-mail, and I will be happy to add it to the list.  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-11-2012 10:32 PM                     West L.A.'s LANDMARK Theatre has installed 70mm in their Theatre #7 for THE MASTER which opens this Friday (Sept 14). This theatre has recently gone all digital, removing their 35mm equipment. Even more strangely, the complex opened with Sony 4K's in almost every screen, large and small, but they were rearely used, as 35mm was the preferred format here. But now that they are all digital, they are not using the Sony's, but a combination of 2K and 4K DLPs.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 09-12-2012 12:39 AM                     quote: Paul Linfesty But now that they are all digital, they are not using the Sony's, but a combination of 2K and 4K DLPs. Prob found out how expensive it will be to operate SONY units compared to DLP units in the long haul. Looks like Chris Nolan's push to play "DKR" in 15/70mm is starting a trend to return 70mm presentations to the big screen, where it rightfully belongs ... where digital doesn't belong. Boise's Egyptian Theatre contains two Simplex XL 35/70mm projectors for dual film format presentations....and manual changeover operation.  |  IP: Logged

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