TCL Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6925 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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According to the information on the American Cinematheque website, the screen dimensions in the large theater at the Egyptian are 53 ft. wide by 27 ft. high.
from what I’ve heard, in an ideal situation the screen would be at a maximum size of around 60 feet wide by roughly 25 feet high for 2.40:1 35mm. I remember a film expert (John Ptylak of Kodak) saying that’s as big as 35mm can go and still have great picture quality.
Then, if the theater has a big enough proscenium (which the Chinese does, I don’t know about the Egyptian), when going to 70mm the top masking is raised and the screen is both taller and wider for 70mm than it is for 35mm.
Is the screen at the Egyptian much smaller than the one at the Chinese? I’ve only been to the Egyptian once, for “Dial M for Murder” in 3D, so I can’t really judge. I’m not even going to the TCM Festival (I live in NJ) but it’s fun to live vicariously.
Yes, the Chinese can run 70MM. But they run platter in that booth. The Fox restored 70MM prints are for reel to reel bookings as is many special format 70MM prints. The Egyptian Theatre is equipped to run 70MM reel to reel without any problems.
I saw “Titanic” the Monday after opening weekend (December 1997) in 70MM at Chinese myself.
No need to think that far back. In 1998, I enjoyed “Titantic” in 70 mm at the Chinese, and that was after seeing it in 70 mm at the Westwood Village.
I always assumed the Chinese could run 70mm too. I guess I’m still thinking about the time “West Side Story” played there for a full year.
It could be that they are showing those films in 70MM. Since they can run 70MM reel to reel and that Fox has restored 70MM DTS print available on “Cleopatra”. Also “Playtime” is playing there too. (Also available in 70MM DTS)
The TCM Festival schedule has been posted. Both “2001” and “Cleopatra” are playing at the Egyptian, even though the Chinese has a bigger screen. The Chinese is showing such non-widescreen films as “The Producers” and “The King of Comedy”. I guess they have their reasons.
Now that Regency Theatres is taking over the Village & Bruin in Westwood, how long will it take them to acquire Grauman’s Chinese & the Chinese 6 as well?
On the same topic, is anyone planning to attend the TCM festival? I sure wish I could. Hopefully we’ll get some good eyewitness reports here on Cinema Treasures.
Is “Cleopatra” being shown at the Chinese during the TCM festival in April? On their website they don’t say what movies are showing at which theater. Now there’s a movie that can take full advantage of the entire wide screen at the Chinese.
Does anyone have a photo of the larges CineMiracle curved screen that the Chinese had up in 1958 for ‘Windjammer’? I am told It had a huge curve to It. This is when they moved three projectors to one booth downstairs now the single projector is back upstairs in the booth but rumors are floating they may put back a VIP balcony upstairs, does this meen the 35mm/70mm film and digital projectors go back downstairs? The new people that take over the lease or buy the place need to stop playing this up and down projection game. The last time I was in the Graumans not to long ago and you can see the curve on the Scope screen. Seems the screen can open up larger but they have It all masked down, top and sides. I looked behind the curtains and black masking after everyone left and yes I saw many feet of unused white curved screen not being used and this was open wide for CinemaScope or Panavision. I think they need to project the image on the largest screen in Hollywood. It may be that they don’t want to project the digital video image they use from time to time to big for pixal problems. Bring on a 70mm film print and open up the drapes and masking in all it’s glory! It’s almost like they are embarrassed to show off what they can show and do.
Thank Goodness. Otherwise the attendance would have kept looking like CWalczak’s picture above.
repo men will be opening at the grauman’s on friday.
the curvature of the screen at the Chinese is just enough for optimal picture quality. To maintain optimal corner to corner focus and optimal uniform brightness, the curvature is just right. Unlike a certain other movie theater whose screen curvature is so overly exaggerated that it causes geometric distortion and washed out contrast <cough> Dome <cough>.
This picture is at least five years old, so there may have been a replacement of the screen since; it looks to me to have only a slight curve which is the way I remember it the last time I was there about three years ago: View link
Really? It must be pretty gentle.
Sorry Don, it does have a curve to it.
The Chinese has a flat screen, Terry.
Clash was shot in 2-D. They are just trying to make extra $ with the 3D poor mans 3D version they are trying to make from the 2D ‘Clash’ 35mm print. Just like the studios did at the end of 70mm to save money they did blow ups from 35mm to 70mm same is going on today Disney started It now everyone is going 2D to 3D. I have watched these conversions and they look bad. It will be nice to see a true 3D movie on the big Chinese curved screen someday but ‘Clash’ in 3D is a ripoff!
Here is a 1958 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yazd7w2
Never mind, Brad. Just saw the info on the Movie Tickets website.
The whole “Clash” thing makes sense because ArcLight’s 3D screen(s) will be occupied with “How to Train Your Dragon”, which releases a week before.
Brad: Where did you confirm Clash Of The Titans info?