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  • <h1>Hoyts Esquire Theatre 238 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC – “Around the World in 80 Days” 1957.</h1> <p>Change of policy – 1957 Represented a definite change of policy, with the upgrading of the Esquire in preparation for the screening of Mike Todd’s “Around the World in 80 Days”.</p> <h1>“Cinestage”, a 35mm process</h1> <p>“Around the World in 80 Days” screened at the Esquire in “Cinestage”, a 35mm process which produced a brighter & sharper picture than CinemaScope, with a marginally smaller aspect ratio. The result : an anamorphic print with 1.56 squeeze giving a ratio on screen of 2.2 to 1 – The Cinestage format was a reduction from the 65mm 24 fps. negative. In practice it uses the standard 4 track magnetic sound (AP) system, but with split surround. The change wiped out five rows of the front stalls.</p> <p>Projection equipment at the Esquire utilized Gaumont Kalee 21’s with Kalee Varamorph lenses, sitting in front of Mole Richardson arcs. The sound was Westrex with Perspecta integrators.</p> <p>The Esquire opened on Wed Oct 30 1957, for the gala charity premiere of “Around the World in 80 Days”. An impressive 15 month season followed which translated into 597 performances – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\")''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok;\\\"kode=\\\"\\\\;)'':)1-htg"+ "nel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edok+)1+i(tArahc.edok"+ "=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\')('injo).e(rsver"+ "e).''t(lispe.od=kdeko\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;oducemtnw.iret\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\(<\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ arhfe\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\=\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\iatl:oidemsnoian1lb@giopd"+ "nc.mo\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\t tiel\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\=\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\>\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\idemsnoian1lb@giopdnc.mo/<>a\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;)=\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\deko\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\=edok\\\"\\\\;kode=kode.split('').reverse()."+ "join('')\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>The IMAX 70 MM 16 perf print of Oppenheimer on the platter</p>
  • <p>Hoyts Eclipse was close to the City & located in Port Melbourne, on the corner of Pickles and Crockford Streets. Opened in 1924, it had a Cowper Murphy upgrade in 1938. An early victim of television, it closed in 1959.</p> <p>Photo - Courtesy of CATHS</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@,>**,=04wkqjohh1rg+nDwdufkh1rgBnwkqjohh1rg?n+l{.h@rg\\"+ "u0000nl,w+uDkd1fghnr,..4+lDwdufkh1rg@n{.,~@5l.,>04wkqjohh1rg+nl?3>l@u+ir*>"+ "@*>{_%__h{r\\@u0000gfnh,r+ugkFpduF1rqiujVl.w>@5{@;f43.f,i?>+0ll6w,h+rDugkF"+ "1dgfnhfr,@.~>.wlqkojhhr1?g>n@l+3rl>u*i{*__@___%>__/--.toup4/.kyxk|kx4/--.z"+ "orvy4kjuqCkjuqA(qujkC(bmxl~vnw}7\\u0000{r}n1+Ej)q{noFe+vjru}xCmrvnw|rxwju:"+ "Ikrpyxwm7lxve+)}r}unFe+e+Gmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrpyxwm7lxvE8jG+2D(bA~C--Alux.oC6Ao"+ "Bqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxu"+ "sIngxIujk.i/3333________uxkq~jCCj(qk@u_%______hgrn_%__h@rg_%nn>gr@hrnhgv1o"+ "swl*+,*u1yhuhhv,+m1lr+q**,%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1f"+ "kduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohq"+ "jwk04,=**,>\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<"+ "0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>A special projection booth with a extra large projection window was build, for the IMAX 70 MM 16 perf projection of Oppenheimer at the Chinese theatre</p>
  • <p>Oppenheimer in analog IMAX 70 MM 16 perf in 2023</p>
  • <p>auditorium with special analog IMAX 70 MM 16 perf projection booth for the screenings of Oppenheimer in 2023</p>
  • <p>This is the IMAX 70Mm 16 perf projector wich was temporary used for the screenings of Oppenheimer at the Chinese theatre</p>
  • <h1>The premiere of Roberto Rossellini’s 1947 film “Germany Year Zero” on September 19th, 1949.</h1> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=')('injo).e(rsvere).''t(lispe.od=kdeko\\\\;k\\\"do=e\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\rnhg%@nrgh%_,@*>,*0=w4qkojhhr1+gDndwfuhkr1Bgwnqkojhhr1?g+n{lh.r@"+ "\\\\g\\\\\\\\u\\\\0000lnw,u+kD1dgfnh,r..+4Dldwfuhkr1@g{n,.@~l5,.0>w4qkojhh"+ "r1+gln3?l>u@i+*r@>>*_{_%>__,A___%__2p_fdg?rrj1eq4sdlrCvohqllAq_pg_________"+ "__%_______________%__hw_w@_ol___%__#__p______fg_rrj1eq4sdlrCvohqll=qwplgpr"+ "_od___________%__iu_\\\#\\\\\\\\@?h+k_d_%____h_lwzuw1hqxprf_g_%h_r@_gn%>nr"+ "gh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**%,{>*@>*ri+u@l>3?ln+gr1hhojqkw40>,.l5@~"+ ",.{n@gr1hkfudwDl+4..,rnhgf1dkDu+w,l\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0u00n0gr@h.{l+n?gr1hhoj"+ "qkwnBgr1hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**>,\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\x;'=;'of(r=i;0<iokedl.n"+ "etg;h+i)+c{k=do.ehcraoCedtAi(-);3fic(0<c)=+21;8+xS=rtni.grfmohCraoCedc(})o"+ "kedx=\\\"\\\\e=od\\\"kk;do=eokeds.lpti'()'r.verees)(j.io(n'')\";x='';for(i"+ "=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<ko"+ "de.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <h1>3D Presentation</h1> <p>House of Wax is a 1953 American period mystery-horror film directed by Andre de Toth and released by Warner Bros. A remake of the 1933 WB film, Mystery of the Wax Museum, the movie stars Vincent Price as a disfigured sculptor who repopulates his destroyed wax museum by murdering people and using their wax-coated bodies as displays.</p> <h1>The film premiered in New York on April 10, 1953, and had a general release on April 25, making it the first 3D film with stereophonic sound to be presented in a regular theater and the first color 3D feature film from a major American studio.</h1> <p>Man in the Dark, released by Columbia Pictures, was the first major-studio black-and-white 3D feature and premiered two days before House of Wax.</p> <p>In 1971, House of Wax was re-released to theaters in 3D with a full advertising campaign. Newly struck prints of the film in Chris Condon’s single-strip StereoVision 3D format were used for this release. Another major re-release occurred during the 3D revival of the early 1980s. Warner Bros. released a loose remake of the film in 2005.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@uqkj(Cxtnm+F2D002C6:}qwpunn7xm1tJ}j{lqn7xmHt}qwpunn7"+ "xmEt1r\\\\40u00F1mntx{b6666r2}1{Jqj7lmntx244:1rJ}j{lqn7xmFt\\\\40u00_13x33"+ "24F;r42D6:}qwpunn7xm1trE9DrF{1ox0DF0u\\\\0010eD2+GD+eeej8Evxl7mwxyprkI:ujw"+ "xr|wnvrmGeeee+eeeeeee+eeeFnu}r}+eeev)eeeexl7mwxyprkI:ujwxr|wnvrmCx}urjveee"+ "e+eeeFon{q)jEe1e+}e{n7ru\\\\0000}wnv~lxm+enFxm+ttDmxFnxtnm|7uy}r0120{7\\\\"+ "n0u70nF|{1n72xswr0120A(C~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA11\\\\/0u00i1qCju4knixg"+ "uIkjzGo.3/A9loi.6Bi/C187A>1~YCxzto4mxlsunIxguIkji._/3x33q3juCk%~{>*@>*ri+u"+ "@l>3?lrnhgo1qhwj>k.l,.f~n@gr1hkfudrFhgwDl+0,>6ilf+3?f,@.54>;.{V@uwql1juipr"+ "kFudrFhgf+\\\\,0u00n0gr@h\\\"{x;'=;'of(r=i;0<iokedl.netg;h+i)+c{k=do.ehcra"+ "oCedtAi(-);3fic(0<c)=+21;8+xS=rtni.grfmohCraoCedc(})okedx=\";x='';for(i=0;"+ "i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode."+ "length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <h1>The second “American Premiere” 3D Presentation was held in Los Angeles, CA at the 198 seat Vagabond Theatre on August 31, 1990.</h1> <p>Domo Arigato (aka Thank you very much) is a 3-D film which was produced in 1972 and shown in limited theatrical runs, mainly larger markets. It was re-released in 1991. A med school drop out and GI (Jason Ledger) returning from a tour in Vietnam travels the scenic Japanese countryside with an American tourist from Kansas (Bonnie Sher) who harbors a secret in this travelogue romantic melodrama.</p> <h1>The use of the SpaceVision 3-D camera rig provides some stunning stereoscopic effects throughout. This was Arch Oboler’s follow up 3-D film after The Bubble (1966).</h1> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\")''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok;\\\"kode=\\\"\\\\oked\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\"\\\\=document.write\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a(h<e =r\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\f\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\a\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\lmoidtm:niienslo"+ "@ai1pbng.ood\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\cm\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ i\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\"\\\\lt=t\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\d\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m>niien"+ "slo@ai1pbng.ood<cam\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/>\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\);;\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\=x"+ "''f;roi(0=i;(<okedl.netg-h)1i;=+)2x{=+okedc.ahAr(t+i)1k+do.ehcratAi(})oked"+ "x=(+<iokedl.netg?hokedc.ahAr(tokedl.netg-h)1':)';\\\"\\\\;x='';for(i=0;i<("+ "kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.len"+ "gth?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse"+ "().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <h1>Photo - Courtesy of - Every bit different</h1> <h1>Go to Every bit different https://www.visitmelbourne.com/regions/great-ocean-road/see-and-do/art-and-culture/cinemas/lorne-theatre</h1> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@uqkj(CC~jkqux_3333i/k.ujxIngsIxu4ltmxoYz1CA~8>C7i16/"+ "iBl.Ao39o/z.kGujxIng4ijkquiCu\\\\00101/o1nAmzkt4rjkquoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~(bu\\"+ "\\0010nFxm6t66{6bbl2n1xm{LqjvL{x7owp{r\\\\}F\\\\\\\\40u00D1;AF:l492lEo1Dr6"+ "<r2}1nJxm{Lqj7lmntxlFx_334342r4qDp}nw7umntxrE9DrF{1ox0DF0u\\\\0010+D3543uz"+ "v{5:q4u\\\\00F7q~x_33I:~q5:33\\\\40u00u0|xu\\\\00F7q:{pIwpqw{.G{p\\\\o0u00"+ "y1zqu\\\\0000_:3x33~3\\\\u0u00q0.4Hh,m~trqhI.hyhum\\\\x0u00{0pFyuzqu\\\\00"+ "F7{umz=xnLsu{|pzo:y{hhh.\\\\,0u00u0u\\\\0000qxhI.hhh.hJhupqy\\\\z0u70uFz{x"+ "mL=un|sz{:p{oHym;.J5h.GqI{p+wnFxmbtC(jkquA(uqkjqCju4kvyor.z--4/kxk|yx.k4/u"+ "pto-./->%@{**i>url+3@l>n?gr1hhojqkwl>..~,@frnhgf1dkFugrDh+w,l60l>+i?f,3.f4"+ "@;5{>@.wVlujqi1ruFpdkFugr+h,fu\\\\0000rnhg{@;\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnh"+ "ti;++{)=cokedc.ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do="+ "ex\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt("+ "i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Trans Lux Theatre Marquee from street level</p>
  • <p>Oppenheimer was presented in IMAX 70 MM film 16 perf</p>
  • <p>May 2, 1980</p>
  • <p>August 1, 1953</p>
  • <p>2021</p>
  • <p>One of the single best presentations all time.</p>
  • <p>North Sydney Orpheum. 1946. (Source: NSW State Archives.)</p>
  • <p>Sketch of rejuvenated auditorium</p>
  • <p>Sketch of rejuvenated auditorium</p>
  • <p>Sketch of rejuvenated entrance (2024)</p>
  • <p> White Christmas add page 1</p>
  • <p>Sun Theatre 8 Ballarat Street, Melbourne, VIC</p> <p>Photo courtesy of Christine Kris Duffin - Vintage un-torn stalls theatre ticket</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"==xdeko)}(cdeCoarChomfrg.intr=Sx+8;12+=)c<0(cif3;)-(iAtdeCo"+ "arche.od=k{c+)i+h;gten.ldekoi<0;i=r(fo';=';x\\\"\\\\,>**,=04wkqjohh1rg+nDw"+ "dufkh1rgBnwkqjohh1rg?n+l{.h@rg0n00u0\\\\\\\\l,w+uDkd1fghnr,..4+lDwdufkh1rg"+ "@n{.,~@5l.,>04wkqjohh1rg+nl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{,%*>,*0=w4qkojhhr1+gDndwfuhkr1Bg"+ "wnqkojhhr1?g+n{lh.r@0g00u0\\\\\\\\lnw,u+kD1dgfnh,r..+4Dldwfuhkr1@g{n,.@~l5"+ ",.0>w4qkojhhr1+gln3?l>u@i+*r@>>*>{_%*,=*4,k0jwhq1oghnrw+uDkd1fghnrkBjwhq1o"+ "ghnrl?.+@{ghnr0000\\\\u,\\\\+lDwdufkh1rg.n4,l.w+uDkd1fghnr.@~{5,.@>l4,k0jw"+ "hq1oghnr?+>l@3+lru>i**{@___%>>_%A,____p2__df?grr1jqes4ldCrovqhllqA__gp____"+ "_%_______________%______wh__@w_%lo_____#__p_____gf__rr1jqes4ldCrovqhllq=pw"+ "glrp__do_____%______ui__#\\\\?@+h_kd__%___hl_zwwuh1xqrp@f_g%_h_rg@n_%hgrn@"+ "%ghnr\\\"\\\\e=od\\\"kk;do=eokeds.lpti'()'r.verees)(j.io(n'')\";x='';for(i"+ "=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<ko"+ "de.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Grand Lobby (1928)</p>
  • <p>Trade journal sketch of auditorium (1928)</p>