You’re forgetting the cost of the Digital Cinema Server, which is required to run DCP. And I don’t think the studios will allow the server to run a DCP to a projector such as you described.
Read the entries on the Museum’s page here about the tech problems that plagued both shows on Saturday, Bill. My friend said there were about 150 people there for Playtime.
A friend who was there for both 70mm shows (Playtime and 2001) said the focus problem was also present during the Playtime screening. Between shows, they apologized and said that they were trying to work out the problem. One of the two projectors was having the focus problem, so his description of the day’s screening boiled down to “every other reel looked great”.
I was working at Cinema 46 the day of the “E.T.” sneak preview – people started lining up at 11am for the show. I called up the house manager at little while after opening when it looked like we were going to have a huge crowd (we hadn’t anticipated a crowd as the trailer and poster were met with indifference in the preceding weeks) and said that he should come in to supervise the event. We called in all off-duty staff as well. The official sneak preview (7:15, IIRC, and tagged onto the 5:30 show of Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid) was a complete sellout by late afternoon. After the show went in at 5, the manager decided to run an “unofficial” second show of ET at 9:30 by itself, which had about ¾’s of a house.
Thanks to everyone who came out to a Big Screen Classics show this season, it was one of our best yet and concluded with a sold-out house for “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
The first-run Christmas attraction at the Lafayette is the Coen brothers film of “True Grit”, which is shaping up as one of the best reviewed American movies of the year.
Yes Bob, we’ll be back in March for another season. We should start getting confirmations on the titles we’re selecting during January.
The 2010 Big Screen Classics By Acclaim series at the Paramount concludes this Saturday 11/20 at 7:30pm with HOLIDAY INN, starring Fred Astaire & Bing Crosby and presented in 35mm. Doors open at 7:00 for pre-show organ music courtesy of the NYTOS Mighty Wurlitzer.
Watch for a new monthly schedule of Big Screen Classics at the Paramount staring in January! Go to www.bigscreenclassics.com for more information.
The Lafayette Theatre’s world-famous HORROR-THON returns! November 5-6-7 at the Lafayette Theatre.
The “Horror-Thon” unspools with nine fantastic shows, including Saturday’s four movie salute to Universal Horror and the New York theatrical Premiere on Friday night of the indie horror film “What Really Frightens You?”, which had several scenes filmed at the Lafayette! Tickets are $9 for each movie; Full Festival pass – $70; special Saturday-only “Salute to Universal Horror” pass – $32.
Show schedule:
Friday, November 5
7:30 – Carnival of Souls (1962, Candace Hilligoss)
9:45 – What Really Frightens You? (2010, New York Theatrical Premiere of the indie horror film from director Richard W. Haines. Note: certain scenes from What Really Frightens You? were filmed at the Lafayette!
Saturday, November 6 – A Salute to Universal Horror!
2:00 – The Bride of Frankenstein (1935, Boris Karloff)
4:00 – House of Dracula (1945, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine)
7:30 – Phantom of the Opera (1943, Claude Rains)
9:45 – Dracula (1931, Bela Lugosi)
Sunday, November 7
2:00 – Roger Corman’s The Raven (1962, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre)
4:00 – Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath (1963, Boris Karloff)
7:30 – Poltergeist (1982, directed by Tobe Hooper, produced by Steven Spielberg)
Tickets are $9 for each film; Nine film Full Festival Pass is available for $70; Special Saturday-only four film “Salute to Universal Horror” pass is $32.
Details, posters, and movie trailers here: View link
I’m sorry but we hadn’t received the tickets for the Horror-Thon yet, so they weren’t available today. They will be available at the show of “Who Done It?” next week and at the opening night of the Horror-Thon on the 5th.
Friday 10/22 at 7:30 – Exclusive area screening of the documentary film “Ahead of Time”.
Saturday 10/23 @ 11:30am – The Big Screen Classics Fall season begins with David Lean’s epic adventure “The Bridge on the River Kwai” – presented in its new 2010 digital restoration with full CinemaScope picture and stereophonic sound.
Saturday 10/23 @ 8:00 – Live concert event: “Bernie Williams On Guitar” with his All Star Band
Sunday 10/24 @ 11:30am – The Rivertown Film Society’s fall season begins with the Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film: “The Secret in Their Eyes”.
They didn’t wire them with electricity – they mounted metal buzzers to selected seats that caused them to vibrate and rattle when activated during the climax of the picture.
Yes, we’ll have advance Horror-Thon tickets available starting October 23: the full 9-show pass will be $70. We’ve had a terrific response to the Saturday lineup that we’ll also be offering a Saturday 4-show pass for $32. Single tickets, available at the box office before each show, are $9.00
The Lafayette’s world-famous “Horror-Thon” returns the weekend of November 5-6-7 with 9 fantastic shows, including Saturday’s salute to Universal Horror and the New York theatrical Premiere on Friday night of the indie horror film “What Really Frightens You?”, filmed in part at the Lafayette! Here is the complete Horror-Thon lineup, tickets are $9 for each show:
Friday, November 5
7:30 – Carnival of Souls (1962, Candace Hilligoss)
9:45 – What Really Frightens You? (2010, New York Theatrical Premiere of the indie horror film from director Richard W. Haines)
Saturday, November 6 – A Salute to Universal Horror!
2:00 – The Bride of Frankenstein (1935, Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester)
4:00 – House of Dracula (1945, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine)
7:30 – Phantom of the Opera (1943, Claude Rains)
9:45 – Dracula (1931, Bela Lugosi)
Sunday, November 7
2:00 – The Raven (1963, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre)
4:00 – Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath (1963, Boris Karloff)
7:30 – Poltergeist (1982, directed by Tobe Hooper, produced by Steven Spielberg)
The ceiling project is in its final phase and we will be re-opening on October 23! Go to our photo gallery page for a slideshow of the latest pictures:
The Fall Big Screen Classics Saturday matinee series schedule is now finalized:
October 23 – THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI – new 2010 restoration!
October 30 – WHO DONE IT? (Abbott & Costello)
November 6 – THE WILD ONE (Marlon Brando)
November 13 – Howard Hawks' BALL OF FIRE (Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck)
November 20 – DEAD RECKONING (Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott)
November 27 – THE WIZARD OF OZ
December 4 – Alfred Hitchcock’s MARNIE (Sean Connery, Tippi Hedren)
December 11 – THE AWFUL TRUTH (Cary Grant, Irene Dunne)
December 18 – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
We’ll be announcing the final Horror-Thon schedule (November 5-6-7) shortly, but as of now here is the lineup:
Friday 11/5 – Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls
Saturday 11/6 – Bride of Frankenstein, House of Dracula, Phantom of the Opera (1943), Dracula (1931)
Sunday 11/7 – The Raven (Vincent Price, Karloff), Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath (Karloff). We have one more title to confirm for Sunday.
Also – the silent classic “Phantom of the Opera” with Lon Chaney will be showing on Saturday night October 30 with LIVE pipe organ accompaniment by Jeff Barker.
Quick updates – the ceiling painting is going very well – view a slideshow at the top of our photo gallery page: View link
Also – the Big Screen Classics fall season opens on October 23 with the new restored print of David Lean’s epic BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI.
Saturday, November 6, will be the “Salute to Universal Horror” during the Horror-Thon, featuring the films: DRACULA, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943), HOUSE OF DRACULA, and the 75th Anniversary presentation of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.
Evan:
You’re forgetting the cost of the Digital Cinema Server, which is required to run DCP. And I don’t think the studios will allow the server to run a DCP to a projector such as you described.
Re: Gigi’s roadshow at the Royale:
Variety Review: “Premiered reserved-seat policy May 15, ‘58, Royale, N.Y."
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117488038/
NY Times: GIGI' DUE TONIGHT ON ROYALE SCREEN; Legitimate Theatre to House M-G-M Movie…
View link
Read the entries on the Museum’s page here about the tech problems that plagued both shows on Saturday, Bill. My friend said there were about 150 people there for Playtime.
A friend who was there for both 70mm shows (Playtime and 2001) said the focus problem was also present during the Playtime screening. Between shows, they apologized and said that they were trying to work out the problem. One of the two projectors was having the focus problem, so his description of the day’s screening boiled down to “every other reel looked great”.
Why would there have been a 30fps print of Spartacus? The film was made in Technirama, which used standard 24fps.
I was working at Cinema 46 the day of the “E.T.” sneak preview – people started lining up at 11am for the show. I called up the house manager at little while after opening when it looked like we were going to have a huge crowd (we hadn’t anticipated a crowd as the trailer and poster were met with indifference in the preceding weeks) and said that he should come in to supervise the event. We called in all off-duty staff as well. The official sneak preview (7:15, IIRC, and tagged onto the 5:30 show of Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid) was a complete sellout by late afternoon. After the show went in at 5, the manager decided to run an “unofficial” second show of ET at 9:30 by itself, which had about ¾’s of a house.
Thanks to everyone who came out to a Big Screen Classics show this season, it was one of our best yet and concluded with a sold-out house for “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
The first-run Christmas attraction at the Lafayette is the Coen brothers film of “True Grit”, which is shaping up as one of the best reviewed American movies of the year.
Yes Bob, we’ll be back in March for another season. We should start getting confirmations on the titles we’re selecting during January.
Congrats to all who make Cinema Treasures live & breathe!
Ah, Fathom Events. It certainly wasn’t a 70mm or 35mm showing, then.
Could be. The question is, did they actually make any new prints in 70mm with DTS for Sound of Music?
What’s a ‘digital 70mm print’? It’s either digital or 70mm. Can’t be both.
The 2010 Big Screen Classics By Acclaim series at the Paramount concludes this Saturday 11/20 at 7:30pm with HOLIDAY INN, starring Fred Astaire & Bing Crosby and presented in 35mm. Doors open at 7:00 for pre-show organ music courtesy of the NYTOS Mighty Wurlitzer.
Watch for a new monthly schedule of Big Screen Classics at the Paramount staring in January! Go to www.bigscreenclassics.com for more information.
Not this week. “Waiting for Superman” starts Friday, the 12th. “Harry Potter” starts November 19.
A mere bag of shells…
:)
The Horror-Thon begins Friday night!
The Lafayette Theatre’s world-famous HORROR-THON returns! November 5-6-7 at the Lafayette Theatre.
The “Horror-Thon” unspools with nine fantastic shows, including Saturday’s four movie salute to Universal Horror and the New York theatrical Premiere on Friday night of the indie horror film “What Really Frightens You?”, which had several scenes filmed at the Lafayette! Tickets are $9 for each movie; Full Festival pass – $70; special Saturday-only “Salute to Universal Horror” pass – $32.
Show schedule:
Friday, November 5
7:30 – Carnival of Souls (1962, Candace Hilligoss)
9:45 – What Really Frightens You? (2010, New York Theatrical Premiere of the indie horror film from director Richard W. Haines. Note: certain scenes from What Really Frightens You? were filmed at the Lafayette!
Saturday, November 6 – A Salute to Universal Horror!
2:00 – The Bride of Frankenstein (1935, Boris Karloff)
4:00 – House of Dracula (1945, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine)
7:30 – Phantom of the Opera (1943, Claude Rains)
9:45 – Dracula (1931, Bela Lugosi)
Sunday, November 7
2:00 – Roger Corman’s The Raven (1962, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre)
4:00 – Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath (1963, Boris Karloff)
7:30 – Poltergeist (1982, directed by Tobe Hooper, produced by Steven Spielberg)
Tickets are $9 for each film; Nine film Full Festival Pass is available for $70; Special Saturday-only four film “Salute to Universal Horror” pass is $32.
Details, posters, and movie trailers here: View link
Hi bolorkay –
I’m sorry but we hadn’t received the tickets for the Horror-Thon yet, so they weren’t available today. They will be available at the show of “Who Done It?” next week and at the opening night of the Horror-Thon on the 5th.
They also screened it back in 2002.
The Lafayette Theatre re-opens this weekend!
Friday 10/22 at 7:30 – Exclusive area screening of the documentary film “Ahead of Time”.
Saturday 10/23 @ 11:30am – The Big Screen Classics Fall season begins with David Lean’s epic adventure “The Bridge on the River Kwai” – presented in its new 2010 digital restoration with full CinemaScope picture and stereophonic sound.
Saturday 10/23 @ 8:00 – Live concert event: “Bernie Williams On Guitar” with his All Star Band
Sunday 10/24 @ 11:30am – The Rivertown Film Society’s fall season begins with the Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film: “The Secret in Their Eyes”.
Hope to see you at a show!
Details about these and other upcoming shows (including the Horror-Thon!) are on the website: http://www.bigscreenclassics.com
They didn’t wire them with electricity – they mounted metal buzzers to selected seats that caused them to vibrate and rattle when activated during the climax of the picture.
Oops, I wasn’t clear in that post – the Saturday pass I mentioned is for the Horror-Thon’s “Salute to Universal Horror” on Saturday, November 6.
The full details page for the Horror-Thon, including posters and trailers, is now up:
View link
Yes, we’ll have advance Horror-Thon tickets available starting October 23: the full 9-show pass will be $70. We’ve had a terrific response to the Saturday lineup that we’ll also be offering a Saturday 4-show pass for $32. Single tickets, available at the box office before each show, are $9.00
Thanks Bill.
Final Horror-Thon Schedule:
The Lafayette’s world-famous “Horror-Thon” returns the weekend of November 5-6-7 with 9 fantastic shows, including Saturday’s salute to Universal Horror and the New York theatrical Premiere on Friday night of the indie horror film “What Really Frightens You?”, filmed in part at the Lafayette! Here is the complete Horror-Thon lineup, tickets are $9 for each show:
Friday, November 5
7:30 – Carnival of Souls (1962, Candace Hilligoss)
9:45 – What Really Frightens You? (2010, New York Theatrical Premiere of the indie horror film from director Richard W. Haines)
Saturday, November 6 – A Salute to Universal Horror!
2:00 – The Bride of Frankenstein (1935, Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester)
4:00 – House of Dracula (1945, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine)
7:30 – Phantom of the Opera (1943, Claude Rains)
9:45 – Dracula (1931, Bela Lugosi)
Sunday, November 7
2:00 – The Raven (1963, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre)
4:00 – Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath (1963, Boris Karloff)
7:30 – Poltergeist (1982, directed by Tobe Hooper, produced by Steven Spielberg)
Some updates for you about the Lafayette Theatre:
The ceiling project is in its final phase and we will be re-opening on October 23! Go to our photo gallery page for a slideshow of the latest pictures:
View link
The Fall Big Screen Classics Saturday matinee series schedule is now finalized:
October 23 – THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI – new 2010 restoration!
October 30 – WHO DONE IT? (Abbott & Costello)
November 6 – THE WILD ONE (Marlon Brando)
November 13 – Howard Hawks' BALL OF FIRE (Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck)
November 20 – DEAD RECKONING (Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott)
November 27 – THE WIZARD OF OZ
December 4 – Alfred Hitchcock’s MARNIE (Sean Connery, Tippi Hedren)
December 11 – THE AWFUL TRUTH (Cary Grant, Irene Dunne)
December 18 – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
We’ll be announcing the final Horror-Thon schedule (November 5-6-7) shortly, but as of now here is the lineup:
Friday 11/5 – Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls
Saturday 11/6 – Bride of Frankenstein, House of Dracula, Phantom of the Opera (1943), Dracula (1931)
Sunday 11/7 – The Raven (Vincent Price, Karloff), Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath (Karloff). We have one more title to confirm for Sunday.
Also – the silent classic “Phantom of the Opera” with Lon Chaney will be showing on Saturday night October 30 with LIVE pipe organ accompaniment by Jeff Barker.
More to come…
Yes, NYTOS placed it in the first one on the right-hand side.
Quick updates – the ceiling painting is going very well – view a slideshow at the top of our photo gallery page:
View link
Also – the Big Screen Classics fall season opens on October 23 with the new restored print of David Lean’s epic BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI.
Saturday, November 6, will be the “Salute to Universal Horror” during the Horror-Thon, featuring the films: DRACULA, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943), HOUSE OF DRACULA, and the 75th Anniversary presentation of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.