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 Anonymous posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2000 - 12:14 pm
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DreamWorks Pictures' and Universal Pictures' 'Gladiator' Grows to IMAX
Proportions
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 -
On November 22, it will be Maximus on IMAX, as DreamWorks Pictures' and
Universal Pictures' "Gladiator" is re-released on IMAX screens in selected
cities nationwide. The release on IMAX screens comes one day after the
blockbuster hit also becomes available domestically on VHS for rental and
in a sell-through Special Edition DVD on November 21.
Thirty-five millimeter prints of "Gladiator" will begin showing on IMAX
screens on November 22 in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, San
Francisco, Toronto and other cities, with additional markets to be added as
available.
The VHS of "Gladiator" has already become the top rental of the year and
one of the top-five rental titles of all time in the U.K. following its
October 23 release there. In addition, the DVD of the film has set an
all-time record for initial shipment in the U.S., with initial orders of
2.6 million units. The special double disc DVD features more than four
hours of bonus programming, including a director's commentary from Ridley
Scott, additional never-before-seen footage, a behind-the-scenes look at
the making of the film, production notes, cast and filmmaker biographies,
and much more.
Originally released in the U.S. last May, "Gladiator" immediately became
the first must-see film of the summer, grossing more than $185 million at
the domestic box office. It went on to be an unqualified hit
internationally, earning more than $440 million worldwide to date.
"Gladiator" stars award-winning actor Russell Crowe as Maximus, a great
Roman general, who has been forced into exile and slavery by the jealous
heir to the throne Commodus, played by Joaquin Phoenix. Trained as a
gladiator, Maximus returns to Rome, intent on killing Commodus, now
Emperor. The one power stronger than that of the Emperor is the will of the
people, and Maximus knows he can only attain his revenge by becoming the
greatest hero in all the Empire.
The international cast also includes Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek
Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou and Richard Harris. "Gladiator" was produced by
Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig, from a screenplay by David
Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson, from a story by Franzoni.
Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald served as executive producers.
DreamWorks SKG was formed in October, 1994, by its three principal
partners-Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen-to produce
live-action motion pictures; animated feature films; network, syndicated
and cable television programming; home video entertainment; records; books;
toys; and consumer products.
CONTACT: Vivian Mayer of DreamWorks Pictures, 818-733-6674 |
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| Anonymous posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2000 - 12:34 pm
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Is this for real? Where did this come from?
So are these theaters going to preceed each showing and include in all promotions a statement indicating that this is not an Imax presentation? Didn't see such an explicit statement in the press release. Seems to suggest (by omission) that 35mm on a big screen is just as good as Imax... scary! |
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| Anonymous posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2000 - 12:42 pm
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| It has been in the USA Today either yesterday or today and we have received calls about it. |
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| Anonymous posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2000 - 12:43 pm
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| The image quality is not the same but the sound quality is almost identical. |
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| Anonymous posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2000 - 05:08 pm
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| I am employed by one of the theaters showing this film. This has been going on with other LF theaters & 35mm films for some time, but never on this scale. Usually, the engagements are theater-by-theater and film-by-film. I'm not impressed by this announcement/p.r. stunt. It merely seems as though the commercial market (with the earger participation of a major studio) is resigning itself to using the Imax brand name to fill seats, despite using conventional technology...and OLD FILMS. We will be canceling several evening Imax shows a day due to this (yes, every day). Evenings are typically the busiest for most commercial Imax theaters. Tough luck for the folks that actually expect to see an Imax film at an Imax theater. Meanwhile, our ($2 million+) Imax projection system sits idle. As for the sound, I beg to differ. It may sound BETTER than in a 35mm theater, but does not hold a light to the audio mixed specifically for the Sonics sound system. The image is bigger, but duller, fuzzer, and distorted. I hate to be the one to say it, but -- what's next? This is in NO WAY an Imax experience and should certainly not be marketed by exploiting the Imax (or any other LF) brand. |
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| Anonymous posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2000 - 06:29 pm
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| I have no idea what's going on up in Toronto. It seems like they have their heads up a specific orifice. Between building too many theaters too close together, providing crappy films, and now by watering down the IMAX brand name, they're going to ruin not only their company, but every theater to boot. Sad sad sad. |
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| Dick Vaughan posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - 03:46 am
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This is turning into the anonymous message centre!! I can understand the posting from the employee of the theatre currently screening Gladiator wanting to protect their identity /job but are all the other "anonymous" postings really necessary. For crying out loud the first posting is a PRESS RELEASE in the public domain ,with no added comment. Are we really that paranoid?
According to system license agreements with Imax a theatre is obliged to include a statement in their advertising if any non 1570 films are shown in an Imax theatre .
Interestingly at one point a few years ago Imax tried to include a clause saying that nothing but 1570 films could be shown .
As for sound quality this depends not only on the audio mix but also on speaker placement i.e. are the left and right speakers within the image area of the 35mm or 570 presentation.
I would be interested to know from anyone screening Gladiator as part of the current promotion just how large the image is on the screen. When we run this sort of screening we keep the width of a 'scope or 570 picture to about two thirds of the screen width.
Aside from the degradation of the image if you blow up past this point you also push the edges of the picture past the 45 - 50 degree subtended angle guideline for the screening of 'scope films. |
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| Regarding IMAX Ltd. this is not their doing. In fact, I forwarded them the press release after we began getting emails and calls asking if we were going to show Gladiator in our IMAX theater. IMAX was already aware since they were also receiving calls from a confused public and there was something in Variety. I had been contacted several weeks ago by Dreamworks to see if we were interested but we told them we were not for several reasons including the confusion that is created by showing 35mm in an IMAX theater. Not to mention on a dome screen. I expressed my concerns about that confusion and they assured me that it would be made clear. I guess they forgot to clarify it with those writing the press release. |
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| Anonymous posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - 11:24 am
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The ad has itty-bitty type, "35mm presentation on the IMAX screen" The ad has the word "IMAX" three times. The poster is placed outside under the IMAX logo...with no mention that it is in 35mm.
The kicker is that we are running IMAX trailers before the film, including the branding trailer.
This is what happens when an organization doesn't know the first thing about booking/advertising/running IMAX films. |
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| Anonymous posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - 11:56 am
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Imax's stock drops more than 70% and there is barely a peep out of you so called experts despite an attempt to stimulate discussion via the thread "State of the Industry". Now Gladiator is being shown on large format screens (something that has happened for 20 years by the way - can anyone say Cinesphere?) and everyone is rushing to condemn the practice. As hard as it is for me to say this, it is not Imax's fault. This is the age old problem of "lack of viable commercial software". These multi-plex exhibitor's are struggling terribly and will do anything they can to bring people in, especially at night. We must acknowledge that everyone is having a tough time right now, and as good as film's like INTO THE DEEP, ACROSS THE SEA OF TIME, T-REX and ENCOUNTER IN THE THIRD DIMENSION are, they are not films that will drive teenagers and young adults to multi-plex large format theaters at night. So, although it may have long term negative impact, we should not begrudge these people from showing films like Matrix or Gladiator at night. First of all, it is their choice, not yours and not mine. Second of all, it has been going on for years. Sure Dreamworks cheated in what they have said in their press release, but so what. We need all kinds of large format films, not solely for mom & dad and the 6 year olds. We need variety and we need entertainment. The learning will happen naturally if the audience is engaged. We need space, science, animals, sports, drama, comedy, horror and even love stories. So all you purists, get over it. These people are trying to stay alive as best they can. As soon as there is a large format film for them that will drive audiences to their multi-plex theaters at night, they will stop showing 35mm films like Gladiator - I promise you. Calm down and give thanks for what we already have accomplished despite all the complaining.
Yours truly,
The Anonymous Preacher |
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| Anonymous posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - 12:06 pm
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The name to complain to is in the first post of this thread....Vivian Mayer at DreamWorks Pictures, for what good that would do.
How many people really give a damn whether it's *really* in Imax or not, as long as the picture is bigger than usual and the sound is extra loud? The majority of the viewing public (expecially for something like 'Gladiator') is just not going to give a rat's ass, though at some level they will be disappointed that the image doesn't fill the screen. Few will notice any difference in sound. Most people think it's "just a big VCR", and have no idea that film size, etc., is a factor in their movie experience.
The main point is that most people will have already paid for their ticket, and after that, no one at DreamWorks really cares what quality of show they get. This appears to be a deliberate deception of the viewing public (especially those few genuine Imax fans) for purpose of profit. But, hey, that's what America is all about anyway...why is everyone so surprised? This type of thing will happen more and more as the economy declines over the next few years, count on it. |
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| Anonymous posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - 12:50 pm
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I keep thinking that IMAX should make an adult soft core film. You might not bring in some of the more proper filmgoers, however you are more than sure enough to make money.
I'm sure to get enough backlash with the above statement.
Cinesphere has been showing 35/70 for many years in Toronto. In fact I try to attend some of those screenings. If 'Gladiator' was being shown in 70mm in these IMAX theatres, maybe everyone wouldn't be making such a fuss. I realize its not the 'Ultimate Film Experience', but if some of you have a better way for us to make money, please let us know. |
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Hey thanks for giving yourself an identity Preacher.
Makes it easier to follow the discussion.
Every time I see "Anonymous" I picture a gray non-descript entity floating in an ethereal field of interesting takes and idle prattle.
Even if you Anon's could just label yourselves with an "ANON 69" or "ANON the Righteous"- or some such moniker- it would makes things a bit nicer.
Thanks,
SprocketHead Aurelius (or AuREELius if you prefer) |
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| Ken Larson posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - 01:14 pm
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While I was at Muvico it was common practice to use the IMAX theatre for 35mm films in the evenings and for special showings. There was always a disclaimer that the show was not filmed in large format, was not an IMAX film, and did not utilize the entire screen.
Films that were getting great reviews, especially action films, packed the theatre with patrons who enjoyed the larger image and superior sound.
Although I was not thrilled about it, we stopped ALL Imax presentations for three months while we showed a premier print of STAR WARS-EPISODE 1. We had guests coming from all over the state to see the show in our venue and then bringing friends back.
With many multi-plexes losing their shirts right now I expect we will see a lot more large screens being used for 35mm. As long as the public knows that it is not a large format film, is NOT an Imax product,and is properly informed as to the difference then we shouldn't begrudge the theater chain for doing what seems logical to keep their theaters open.
If the image is good and the sound pulls me futher into the action on screen I too would, and do, watch 35mm showings in an Imax theater.
Lets tell all those people that come in to see a 35mm film in our venue that " if they liked it here in 35mm then they would have LOVED it in full large format. If they will show more support for the Imax films then we can get more features shot and shown in 70mm"
Inform the public, be proud of our product and the utilize the 35mm to futher our cause rather than being elitest about the large format venue. |
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It would also MAKE things a bit nicer.
Sorry about that.
Sprock |
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| Anonymous posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - 01:44 pm
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| I do not have a problem with commercial theatres showing 35mm films on their IMAX screens late at night- the Sony NY theatre has been doing if for years but only the midnight show- not really taking away from the regular large format films. What I find hard to believe is that IMAX found out about it for the first time from the public or reading it in Variety as they suggested to Cherie. I cannot believe that Dreamworks would issue such a release without getting IMAX's ok first. It also really bothers me how IMAX lets Dreamworks use the IMAX name so cavalierly when it has such strong restrictions on other distributors actually distributing in large format! |
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| Anonymous posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - 02:28 pm
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speaking of 'idle prattle'...
could we keep the discussion on topic? I believe there's a thread on one of the other discussion areas for your anti-anon ranting. Some of us like being employed and are tactful (and smart) enough not to bite the hand the feeds us. At least say something substantive if you're going to post; you can rant in complete privacy at your computer screen, and that's definitely "nicer".
As far as showing major studio releases in Imax theaters, what's the big deal? As pointed out before, lots of theaters have been doing this for years to little or no ill effect. In fact, these types of things help bring in more customers for the 'real thing', and I agree that it may bring more and better productions to the Large Format gamefield.
The thing I disagree with is what I'm seeing of the ad campaign for the Gladiator release, which seems to suggest that the film is *in* Large Format; that could be damaging to Imax's brand name, and I can't figure why Imax would let Dreamworks release it in this way. I do think it's unfair that Imax is so restrictive about their brand with smaller companies and institutions, but lets DreamWorks walk all over them.
If it makes money, there will be more of this sort of thing. If not (like having multi-screen theaters on every street corner), then we'll see an abrupt about-face on this in terms of large-scale releases. Regardless, some theaters here and there will continue the late 35 show tradition because it keeps them in the black.
In the meanwhile, why don't we go check it out? It's still sure to be better in an Imax theater than in a regular rinky-dink 35 house. It's probably not all that bad.
plain ol' Anonymous |
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I screened my print last night...not too bad actually. The Dolby digital track sounded nice...my only complaint is that the sub is a sum of the screen channel with Sonics, and Dolby has a discrete sub track.... Oh well...like someone said above, they won't really notice that.
Otherwise, hey! It fills seats! And exposes the average moviegoer to the fact that there is a huge screen in there...and may come back to see an IMAX feature during the day or early evening. |
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(Please give me a call sometime 'Plain Ol', I'd love to chat.)
(If anyone is interested please go to www.senator.com and have a look at one of the more illustrious 'rinky dink's.)
And now back to the thread:
"Dreamworks" called me a few weeks ago and asked if I'd run "Gladiator". In the conversation they were very specific about the film being IMAX® 2D.
I thought it was a joke one of my very inventive 'Hollywood' friends might be playing on me.
Further research led to some interesting revelations. And now here we are. |
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| Anonymous posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - 05:42 pm
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I suspect that the reason DreamWorks is
slamming IMAX with Gladiators is because of
the failed "Shrek" deal. They're in essence
saying "We'll show you how to get crowds in
your theater and make money from them
whether you like it or not! Even if you don't let
us do "Shrek," we and your disappointed
exhibitors will make money in your previously
mostly empty theaters anyway!" |
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| Anonymous posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - 05:56 pm
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What about the theatres such as San Antonio which already show feature films in the evening?
-- Anon 1569 |
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| Heath Poe posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - 06:36 pm
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For the "Shrek Anon", Shrek will be released in the late Spring or Summer in 35mm theatres across the nation.
Patrick we run Dolby Digital through DTAC and had the same Sub problem as you on Gladiator. We have a CP500 Dolby Digital Processor and were able to adjust the Sub settings on the CP500 Dolby so that the Subs during Gladiator sounded much closer to the Subs during an IMAX Feature. This might work for you depending on what kind of Processor you have. |
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| Perhaps Dreamworks is testing the water to see what a pre realeased action film would actualy do in Imax theatres. Maybe with their sights set a little further down the road. |
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| Dick Vaughan posted on Thursday, November 23, 2000 - 03:25 am
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Let's get things straight I have no problems with Imax (or other large format) cinemas screening commercial 35mm and 70mm films.We are an institutional theatre and have been doing the very same thing for 17 years.Until we opened our second auditorium ,Pictureville Cinema,in 1992 our Imax cinema was the only auditorium within a 100 mile radius where you could see 70mm movies on a regular basis and people would travel for hours to get to see them. The real moan,which I think most of you agree with ,is the attempt to hoodwink the people in to thinking Gladiator is being screened in Imax format and whether this is actually the best place to see such a movie.
With regard to Shrek ,one thing which I don't think has been raised as as yet is who was going to end up paying for the equipment modifications in order for a full length 3D movie to be screened without an interval?
Even those theatres that had larger platters and reel unit mods to run Fantasia 2000 would require extra work. In the case of ourselves ,and other SR equipped locations,where we were able to run F2K with no mods to the QTRU because of the ability to run change overs this would mean 4(or 5) new longer arms and larger platters not forgetting modifying or replacing the MUT. .
Oh and by the way , Happy Thanksgiving to all you in the colonies!! |
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Are the theatres running Gladiator independant or IMAX owned and operated?
If they are independant affiliates anyone can call them and book a "private screening" of sorts and the head office would have little control or may not even be informed that this is happening. I do not think that IMAX would let this happen in an o and o theatre. From my knowlagde o and o theatres do not have 35mm projectors and if they do they do not use them. Correct me if I am worng.
I do agree though that this will cause confusion in the film formats if the theatres showing Gladiator do not indicate that this is not a 15/70 presentation.
At our theatre on weekends we show 35mm films at night after IMAX films are over and it is very popular. To help distinguish between the formats we do run a disclaimer and show a trailer or two through the IMAX projector for a film that we are running. This proves also to be a great way to advertise to a captive audience. |
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| Anonymous posted on Thursday, November 23, 2000 - 03:30 pm
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| My theater is built into a huge muliplex. Why use the only Imax screen for second-run 35mm films?! I understand why a museum Imax might do this, but not a commercial Imax...where there are 14-20 other screens available. |
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| We run older popular titles that can not bee seen anymore in theatres, at least not here, like the Indiana jones flicks, Terminator, Twister, Top Gun and all the old stand by classics like gone with the wind to name a few. We run them late at night when it would not be able to attract a more family type crowds to the theatre. |
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Off-thread a bit. For those who don't know it yet,
'Shrek' has been shelved. No other news is available right now.
Lauren, I wish we could do what your able to do by running some of the older films, especially if they're in 70mm. I've had some great discussions with people, saying that we could run a 'Star Wars' weekend, or an 'Indiana Jones' weekend as an alternative to just running IMAX all the time.
Hey, I love IMAX and their films, but just being able to show something a little different, or doing something different to bring the people in.... |
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| Imax's first corporate theatre was equiped with 35/70 platter system in Vancouver. Still has it at far as I know. |
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Does anyone know which theaters are
showing Gladiator? How many times day?
Are people coming? (Since it was just
released in DVD and VHS) |
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As far as I know the Vancouver theatre has not used the 35/70 projector in a long time.
How come Shrek has been shelved? |
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| Marco: I believe ten theatres are showing it. Dreamworks had 10 new prints struck that I believe were timed at 14 footlamberts. |
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I also show odler 35mm films on my large format screen that you can't see in your local movie theatre. For instance tonight and tomorrow night at 8:00pm I am running White Christmas (1954), and for the next 4 weeks will be running Jingle All the Way (1996), Scrooge (1970), A Christmas Story (1983), & Miricle On 34th Street (1947). We only run 35mm features on Friday and Saturday nights, typically brings in large crowds.
Before each show I give an announcement about the difference between 35mm and 1570 film. That way when the image doesn't fill the screen we don't get any complaints. In my opinion some type of announcement should be giving before any 35mm film presented on a large format screen.
Sound is great, even with the L & R channels not directly behind the image. Having them really spread out makes for a cool sound effect. I was also fortunate enough to be able to rewire my sound system so that I could using the LFE channel from the SRD track for the Subs. One advantage to owning the system I guess. |
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Off-topic thread: 'Shrek'
For those of you who are lucky enough (or rich enough) to subscribe to LF Examiner (MaxImage), James Hyder tells all about it in the current issue. Since I can't afford to subscribe to it (the conversion to US funds from the Canadian peso is terrible), all I got was a little blurb on it. I will try to find out more. |
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The Simplex 35/70 projector was still at the CN Imax Theatre in Vancouver last time I visited their booth a couple of months ago. I don't believe they've used it for some time though. I have no idea if they'll be using it to run Gladiator. There are two Famous Players SR theatres in the region as well and they are reputed to have 35mm gear, though I've never seen it.
One of the local TV stations ran a blurb on this Gladiator business the day the story reared its ugly head and the wording used certainly would lead a person to believe that they were going to see an Imax presentation. I got the feeling that the reporter had been fed what to say, in order to
achieve the desired amount of vagueness.
One question I have is whether or not new prints will be struck for this rerelease. In my other life I spin the reels at a 35mm rep theatre and just about every print we get has been trashed during its first run. I did run Gladiator and it arrived with the usual contingent of scratches. |
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| Heath Poe posted on Friday, November 24, 2000 - 06:59 pm
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The Gladiator print that I am running is a New Print. No scratches at all.
The first night we ran Gladiator we had over 100 people show up. The second night, Thanksgiving, we had over 200 people show up. It has really brought in a lot more business here. |
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| Anonymous posted on Saturday, November 25, 2000 - 11:38 am
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You know,
I think for one, everyone needs to stop talking about Imax like it is something sacred. Like it is a sin what they are doing out there. For one, Dreamworks is a business and they are trying to make money. And taking advantage of Imax while coinciding with the vidio release of Gladiator was a damn good idea. (Wish I would of done it) Two, do you realize that the majority of the people that go to an Imax film, or a 35mm film on an Imax screen dont know what the hell 1570 is or that the film is actually bigger or that the projector is different. I saw Gladiator this weekend and guess what, I enjoyed it. Isn't that the important part. Remember, we are in the entertainment industry, not the show off industry where it comes down to flexing muscles over who has the bigger film stock or who has the bigger projector. You know, I have seen several horrible Imax films on the screen this past year, and the use of what has been a dormant waste of space with trash films, for Gladiator, was a welcome to us here in our town where there is an Imax theatre. C'mon people, in the end it is about entertainment and money, not about 35mm or 70mm or whatever. I happily spend most of my time in the 35mm theatres watching films because those are the films that are the best. I do go and watch the small amount of 70mm films that come out but as far as films go, the best ones are on 35mm. Perhaps the LF film makers will decide that maybe they should get off their asses and make more entertaining films. That would be an excellent place to start, I think. For all of those skeptics who have lost hope in the 35mm world I ask you why? There is nothing wrong with it. Are the films not entertaining? Well, just remind me, what was the last LF feature to win an oscar?
The other day I was watching Shindlers List. A great film. Gee, wouldnt it be great to put this on the large screen. Now, for those of you that are worried that everyone will put 35mm on the Imax screen now, sit tight, dont worry. Yow know, a lot of films do not translate to the scope of Imax, and require a more intimate setting (one word I am sure Imax knows nothing about).
Now I have rambled on and dont know where I am going with this. So I will leave now.
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| Anonymous posted on Saturday, November 25, 2000 - 12:13 pm
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| looks like observer went to one of those dollar fifty houses to see his last film. If you go to some cleaner houses you wont get such a large bug up your ass. |
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| Anonymous posted on Sunday, November 26, 2000 - 12:10 pm
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What is "best" really?
I think one of the best films I have ever seen in
any format is "Blue Planet" |
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| Anonymous posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2000 - 01:15 pm
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For anyones info, I would like to state that when I said I saw crap Imax films and that they were trash, I was not talking about the quality of the picture but the substance of the picture. And you know, the worst picture quality I have seen in any film in my life was in the film Everest at the Imax O & O in Sacramento. I saw it once and it appeared that there was a horrible emultion problem. I went back to see it again about a month later, and once again, it had horrible emultion problems. That is a fact.
The Observer |
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| Anonymous posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2000 - 02:18 pm
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hey Observer;
You mentioned in your Saturday posting that you see a "small amount of 70mm films that come out".
Really? where? what titles?
As you probably know, very very few (conventional 35mm) films are released in 70mm anymore, (I didn't think this was happening at all) and you can count on one hand the number of films actually shot in 5/70.
If you can let this thread know something about this theater and its programming or marketing approach, we all might learn something.
I've heard that an old theater in Toronto used to do (still does?) festivals of old 35mm films optically blown up onto their Imax screen, Is that what you're talking about?
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| Anonymous posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2000 - 03:27 pm
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While Imax is breaking new ground in technology, it should consider breaking new ground artisticly as well.
The Observer |
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| Anonymous posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2000 - 03:27 pm
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-Observer,
Sorry if this sounds nit-picky but it's spelled emulsion. No offense is meant
-Rcynic |
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| Anonymous posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2000 - 06:31 pm
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The theater business has been making screens smaller and smaller in order to fit more auditoriums into their multiplexes. There is no grandieur in cinema, unless you happen to be lucky enough to live near an "historic" theater that perhaps has a 35/70mm projector and a full size screen. I can certainly see the appeal in seeing a 35mm film on a large screen, but quite honestly...any "largeness" brought to Gladiator by showing it in an Imax is lost to the fact that the image is further away and is situated on an unmasked screen. By the way, does anyone realize that most (if not all) Imax theaters DO NOT have reclining seats...in that sense, I am spoiled by conventional cinema...that and the concept of AISLES! Just my 2 cents worth. Cheers!
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| Screens beeing made smaller and smaller I don't know what planet you have been in but all the new builds these days have the smallest picture starting at around 58 feet and getting bigger from there |
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| Anonymous posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2000 - 08:06 pm
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| Whatever, Gordon. |
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| Anonymous posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2000 - 06:05 am
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yeah Gordon. How dare you point out the truth! That, plus the fact that we really need reclining seats in most Imax's because the seats are soooo close to the screen and not in stadium style seating. Most of all, I really wish they'd put some kind of space, for us to walk, next to the walls so we don't have to climb over the seats. Maybe they could even put aisles over there.
Ya think? |
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| Heath Poe posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2000 - 10:39 am
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Gordon is very righ Gluteus. The 16 screen next to me has a few that are 58 feet but the rest are all considerably larger. Also if you come visit one of our theatres in Dallas, Rochester, Woodridge, Tulsa, and starting Dec. 15th Colorado Springs you would realize that not all IMAX theatres lack reclining seats. And if you go see Gladiator you might realize that the unmasked image is not a big deal considering you forget about the screen when all the lights go down.
Dreamworks put Gladiator out on the IMAX screens to keep the picture in the Oscar race. Let's just keep that in mind as we discuss it. |
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| Hum... I have been to a lot of IMAX Theatres and they all had stadium or raked sytle seating. Just curious out of all of the anon posters out there, and you do not have to give away your secret idenity, how long have you guys been involved in cinema and are you managers, c.p's or relief projectionists? |
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| Anonymous posted on Friday, December 01, 2000 - 07:24 am
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Lauren,
I have been in cinema for approx. 14 years now. I have worked at three Imax, been a c.p. at two of them, a manager, and a managing director. In case it was missed, my comments were a tad bit sarcastic.
Sorry to all of you out there. I will try to behave and place nice with others from now on.
anon of 11-29 @ 7:05
(whatta want at that time of the morning. and no first cup of coffee!!) |
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| Jim DiDio posted on Friday, December 01, 2000 - 10:11 am
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| Public disclaimer, as I've also worked at three Imaxes, been C.P. at two of them, a manager, and drink a lot of coffee..... "Anon" wasn't me. :) |
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RE: The Observer's message 12:38 November 25, 2000
"Well, just remind me, what was the last LF feature to win an oscar?"
Guess it depends on your definition of feature, but it was this year.
As recorded in a press release on www.oldmansea.com "Montreal, March 27th, 2000 – "The Old Man and the Sea" won the Oscar® for Best Short Animated film, thanks to Alexander Petrov's work, the first large format animated film to receive such an award."
Please see www.oldmansea.com for more information. |
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