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PeterApruzzese commented about Cinepolis Parsippany on Mar 8, 2019 at 8:39 am

I hope so, the place has been an utter disaster the past few years, to the point where we could not find three seats together last time we went because so many were broken. Not to mention the terrible auditorium lighting (blue & orange aisle lights shining up on the screen), lack of staff (could have walked in without paying), and general unclean facility.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Rivoli Theatre on Mar 5, 2019 at 11:26 am

The Twilight Time Blu-ray of Judgment at Nuremberg is uncut and contains the roadshow elements. The Kino re-release is the same uncut version, but missing the Roadshow elements.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Dec 26, 2018 at 6:34 am

Shot twice – IIRC, they would do the setup for the Todd-AO first, then do the CinemaScope take after.

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PeterApruzzese commented about AMC Lincoln Square 13 on Dec 10, 2018 at 3:28 pm

Yes, the IMAX version of mission Impossible Fallout had the changing aspect ratios; IIRC, it’s during only two sequences: the HALO jump and the helicopter chase/cliff fight.

I believe the Nolan Dark Knight films, Dunkirk, and few others have changing aspect ratios on their Blu-ray & 4K releases, mimicking the IMAX versions.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Cineplex Odeon Route 17 Triplex on Nov 16, 2018 at 7:53 am

That Stanley Warner Triplex in that ad is the Route 4 theatre, not the Century Route 17 twin.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Sep 20, 2018 at 1:25 pm

DEFG: thank you for the kind words – the 10 ½ years I spent doing those shows at the Lafayette were very rewarding.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Sep 19, 2018 at 8:29 pm

Bigjoe – For the VHS and LaserDisc releases of Grimm the source they used was the 35mm ‘scope reduction of the Cinerama version that was created for the general release after the Roadshow. It’s cropped on the sides and the panel mis-matching and join lines are pretty visible. That version airs on TCM from time to time.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Sep 18, 2018 at 1:10 pm

Yes, they did but based on what I know of HTWWW, it did not require the amount of restoration work that Grimm would. Grimm’s original negatives suffer from water damage and a host of other problems. HTWWW has also been a perennial best seller on video, even prior to the restoration. Grimm…wasn’t.

Moviebuff – if “what” is projected properly?

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PeterApruzzese commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Sep 18, 2018 at 9:19 am

“I hope someone with indepth technical know how can answer a question. if the Dome was able to find a print of Grimm good enough to show a few years back why isn’t it good enough to use for mastering for a Blu-ray disc?”

BigJoe – Using a theatrical print would probably not yield a very pretty image. The contrast from the dye-transfer print would obscure shadow detail and it wouldn’t be as sharp as going back to the original elements. Other video labels might do it if there were no other option – though the expense of making three transfers and then attempting to color correct and clean up the join lines might make it prohibitively expensive for something that can’t sell more than a couple of thousand copies. Warner’s studio policy regarding restorations means they wouldn’t do it that way.

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PeterApruzzese commented about AFI Silver Theatre on Aug 31, 2018 at 6:39 am

The new “unrestored” 70mm prints are from an IP made in 1999 and are not good at all – baked-in dirt, negative tears, faded color, scratches, etc. The new 4K DCP (and the IMAX derivative) is from a new cleaned-up scan of the original film elements; it is stunning and is the current definitive version of 2001 for large screens.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Aug 23, 2018 at 8:06 am

The only transfer of Hawaii that exists in HD is of the general release version, MGM has not restored or transferred the Roadshow version in HD. Twilight Time does not do transfers or restorations, they release the masters that the studios supply them with. MGM needs to step up and properly restore it.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Jul 9, 2018 at 10:28 am

RogerA – the new 35mm print of “2001” that I ran back in 2004 was pillarboxed on the sides to preserve the 2.20:1 aspect ratio. The current 2K DCP of “2001” is also pillarboxed, presumably the new 4K will do the same.

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PeterApruzzese commented about AMC Garden State 16 on Jun 21, 2018 at 10:53 am

I count the ceiling titles to get an approximate measure of screen width, the tiles are 2 feet wide.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Jun 4, 2018 at 6:52 am

“This coming November will mark 55 years since it’s opening…it was ahead of its time and it predated Omnimax!!!


The screen wasn’t a dome like Omnimax, ‘Dome’ refers to the building’s shape.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Village East by Angelika on May 22, 2018 at 7:57 am

Howard – unfortunately there were already a few minor projection scratches visible on the print at the show I saw on Saturday. Thin black tramlines on the extreme right side that should not be there on what would have been the 6th or 7th running of the print (hell, they shouldn’t be there even after the 100th running of the print). Plus some dirt/lint near the reel changes and visible splicing tape.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Village East by Angelika on May 19, 2018 at 6:25 pm

There are projection and print issues with 2001 at the Village East, and I think a $20 ticket is a bit much, but it’s still worth seeing.

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PeterApruzzese commented about AMC Lincoln Square 13 on Apr 5, 2018 at 5:36 pm

“if Snyder didn’t finish directing the film how can there be a Zack Snyder cut?”

There isn’t one. At best, there’s a rough cut of his version with unfinished special effects.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Uptown Theatre on Apr 1, 2018 at 9:25 am

Howard – 70mm used to have five backstage speakers: Left, Left/Center, Center, Center/Right, and Right. The mixers eventually used those channels on the prints for subwoofers, so many theatres took them out.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Mar 19, 2018 at 5:25 pm

Bigjoe – a major studio like WB is unlikely to use a damaged collector’s print.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Radio City Music Hall on Mar 12, 2018 at 4:46 pm

The RCMH and the Roxy did humongous business:

https://immortalephemera.com/58216/king-kong-1933/

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PeterApruzzese commented about AMC Empire 25 on Nov 9, 2017 at 10:29 am

Mark – “pillarboxing” is when they put a flat image inside the ‘scope digital container on a DCP. Or it can refer to a theatre that has a scope screen and shows a flat film without bringing in side masking. Basically, the reverse of “letterboxing”.

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PeterApruzzese commented about AMC Rockaway 16 on Oct 10, 2017 at 6:46 am

Regarding the seats, I didn’t even realize they had the rumble feature beforehand. I may not have been paying attention during the demo as we got there just as the trailers started. I could feel vibrations at certain points in the movie where it seemed logical but it wasn’t until about halfway through it that I realized the seats were vibrating. So they’ve either toned it down or I’m not sensitive to it. Be curious to see another high-powered movie there soon and see if I react differently to the effect.

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PeterApruzzese commented about AMC Rockaway 16 on Oct 9, 2017 at 7:04 am

alpinedownhiller:

I saw Blade Runner 2049 Saturday at the 11:15 am show – there were about 15-20 other people there. My first time at a Dolby Cinema showing and I echo the words of your post back on 9/29. With just a bit more thought into light placement this would be a 100% winner of an auditorium. The blue aisle lights that go up to the screen cast a blue glow and the red exit light to the immediate left cast a red glow. Also, the high-level sound from the surrounds was causing something in the ceiling to rattle. Plus the overall level was too high, could tell the speakers were starting to distort. The seats did rumble, but I didn’t find it distracting as others have since it seemed they rumbled coinciding with scenes that had heavy bass levels.

Other than the light issues, the image is superb, though it would get even better if the scope screen was masked properly on the top & bottom.

For a $12 matinee ticket and extremely comfortable seats, I can’t complain too much though I hope AMC listens to the note I sent in about the lighting issues.

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PeterApruzzese commented about Kings Theatre on Apr 12, 2017 at 3:28 pm

Yeah, not exactly the kid of comment from staff that should be made public. He blames the poster for being late…except the poster wasn’t late. And, sorry, with a nearly 4 hour event the venue should open earlier than usual to be certain of starting the show on time.

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PeterApruzzese commented about AMC Wayne 14 on Mar 1, 2017 at 8:26 am

Grand opening was in 1982, not 1981.