Photos favorited by Kinospotter

  • <p>July 3rd, 1970</p>
  • <p>The Empire Theatre with a long line for “Guys and Dolls” in London</p>
  • <p>December 19th, 1962</p>
  • <p>Inner foyer (former auditorium of Pykes Cinematograph Theatre)</p>
  • <p>Cool pic</p>
  • <p>screen 2</p>
  • <p>Wayne Theatre projection booth in 1940 with Wenzel Ace projectors and Syncrofilm’s Syncro-Magnetic Sound</p>
  • <p>June 30th, 1965</p>
  • <p>2-23-69</p>
  • <p>6-26-50</p>
  • <p>The original 70 MM TODD-AO deeply curved screen</p>
  • <p>The large 3 metre tall Art Deco chandelier in the foyer of the Regent Theatre was originally designed by Georges Chevalier and was the centrepiece of the Baccarat/Christofle pavilion at the 1925 “Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes” in Paris.</p> <p>The chandelier was sold after the exhibition and sent to Australia where it was installed in the foyer of the Regent Theatre. The Regent opened in 1926 and was demolished in 1990.</p> <p>The chandelier was salvaged and stored by the Regents owner in a city basement for 20 years. Learning of its world significance he had it reassembled in 2009 and restored to prepare it for sale.</p> <p>In December 2010, the chandelier was sold to an undisclosed buyer in Paris and left Australia for good.</p>
  • <p>Both Sydney and Adelaide had similar arched prosceniums lit in changing colours, 3/15 Wurlitzer organs and fly tower stages with full facilities. The original photographs, taken by professional photographers for Hoyts Theatres, have been used as the only ones available for this purpose. Copyright remains with them.</p>
  • <p>The screen, moved to the first of the original arches framing the stage, had a pleasing pseudo-proscenium to hide the curtain tracking. The resident organist was still heard by the patrons, but had to listen to himself on earphones as he played hidden under the new screen area. A similar huge CinemaScope screen lasted for a few months in Melbourne until it was moved back onto the stage, the full proscenium was again revealed, and the stage facilites restored to use.</p>
  • <p>Here is a picture of the Regent Theatre Art Deco chandelier hanging in a city basement after being reassembled after 20 years in boxes. It was sold to an undisclosed buyer from Paris in 2010.</p>
  • <p>Regent Theatre 487-503 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 – Young usher or lolly boy? from 1938.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\";'):'1)h-gt"+ "en.ldekot(rAha.cdekoh?gten.ldekoi<+(=xdeko)}(iAtarche.od+k1)i+t(rAha.cdeko"+ "+={x2)+=;i1)h-gten.ldeko<(;i=0(ior;f''x=\\\"\\\\;;)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArah"+ "c.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edok+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-h"+ "tgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\"\\\\)'\\\\\\\\('injo).e(rsvere).''t(lispe.o"+ "d=kdeko\\\"\\\\;k\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\d=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\oe\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\""+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\rx\\\\\\\\hgwfzplqh1%udwk+h?@#\\\\%udio_rpglpw"+ "q=llqhovCrlds4qe1jrr_g#flpo%@w%w%hg_p_qAllqhovCrlds4qe1jrr?gdf%p>2\\\\\\\\"+ "A,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\x'\\\\\\\\;;o=('=f;r<io0"+ "eilkndt.;e+g)hcik+d{.=horeoceatCid-A;(f)c30ic(=<2);++1S8rxn=.trimghfrooCea"+ "cC}do(e)xk=d\\\\\\\\=\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\\\\\od=k\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\edok=\\"+ "\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>During 1953 news coming from America about revolutionary Cinemascopic widescreen and 3-D processes with surround sound, caught the imagination of the Australian movie-going public. News media were anxious to provide the latest news on developments, and naturally companies like 20th Century-Fox and Hoyts were keen to provide as much promotional material as the market could stand. Newspapers were happy to print press releases verbatim, without questioning dubious claims. Case in point: this Fox diagram widely published around the world, mis-representing CinemaScope as being three times the width of the standard screen size (2.55:1 is not even twice 1.33:1).</p>
  • <p>Proscenium viewed from stalls, August 2011</p>
  • <p>Auditorium viewed from the stalls, August 2011</p>