I could care less if it shows in DLP at the new replacement theater. I posted the info for the people on this post that love the old 70mm. It was refreshing to read that a director wanted to use large format film.
In an unprecedented move, director Christopher Nolan is filming four sequences in the next installment of Warner Bros. Pictures' Batman franchise, “The Dark Knight,” with extremely high resolution IMAX® cameras using the giant 15/70 film format. While it is not unique for a feature lensed on traditional 35mm film to be re-mastered to screen in IMAX® theatres, this marks the first time ever that a major feature film has been even partially shot using IMAX cameras, marking a revolutionary integration of the two film formats. July 2008.
the expansion into a ten plex was the pinacle for the theater. After that it was down hill and who ever was the owner at any given time NEVER wanted to do any improvements. They were always talking of relocating. The projection equipment was piecemealed and getting parts was an adventure. Big business thrives on new.. bigger.. better. The old timers were suprised it lasted till now. The new movie patrons are so dazzled by all this digital garbage that they are fooled to think that it is better than tried and true 70mm and magnetic sound. From a business standpoint it makes perfect sense. Why not put a theater onto a mall? I truely miss the ten plex. I miss playing with the equipment. I miss walking through the maze of hallways to the projection booths. I miss the old noisy rectifiers, platters and projectors. The stories of past adventures, problems, drama. Sitting for hours with my father in the original lobby watching people. Oh well.. its gone but not forgotten.
William.. you might be right about the dolby. The magnetic system was thrown out long ago. But I do remember pushing the buttons on that unit forever. I will check with one of the projectionists that was a tech. That unit was around for magnetic sound though.
Justin.. The ‘stadium seating’ in theaters 4 & 5 was a result of consolidation. It was a balcony in the original theater design. As far as I can remember it was the only theater I was ever in that had seating like that.
The only theater that I missed was theater 6. It was running at the time I was there taking the pictures.
Jeff S… we all know that the theater is old. We all know that it will never go back to its original state. We do know that we will miss the memories of the place. That is what this site is for, so stop telling us to get over it.
Sorry I over reacted. What AMC should do is: take down theaters 6-10, remove the center divider down 4 and 5 and make it one theater again. It would have true stadium seating, remember it was a balcony! Remove 2 and 3 and make theater one big again like you said. That would be a partial circle of life. That would be a true “Showplace”. We have an old theater up here where I live and they play OLD movies there every now and again, they sell out every time.
I prefer Schneider lenses myself. You should watch your choice of words. The old ‘dump’ was a showplace. I remember it was good enough for special screenings of movies. When it was ran by real movie companys, it had curtains over the screens, colored lights, intermissions etc.. It wasnt run like a fast food Restaurant that played movies on the side. So is AMC’s new theater a ‘showplace’ or just a ‘cash cow’. Oh thats right… its attached to a mall.. hum.
I am going to work on the pics this weekend. I know you didnt mean anything to be disrespectful. I wonder if I can talk to Eric and see about a tour of the building. You would be amazed at the layout.
EQ’d… whats that??? Lol.. yes you are correct DTS is on cd-roms. To me Dolby digital is the most reliable and sounds the best of the 3. DTS does not follow the directors standards, they over saturate frequencies and EQ to make the sound track more dramatic. Dolby keeps it more subtle and true. Sometimes I will run a movie in Dolby SR and listen for differences. Sometimes a movie will sound best in SR!!
95crash.. believe it or not, the sound system in theater one is the same one that you heard the original Star Wars on. The problem is in the delivery system. Star Wars was 6 track magnetic. Now a days it is digital or optical. I know that theater one has DTS, which is played off of dvd disks. I can speak from experience that DTS and Sony SDD dont work as well as Dolby digital. All 3 formats will never sound like 6 track magnetic.. ever.
The memories of the film breaking are nothing compaired to the memories of the projectionists that had to work with 70mm film. It was heavy, stiff, and unforgiving. I dont think many people know the mechanics of the film delivery system.
emily24, the screening of star wars… are you speaking now? If so was it in 70mm?? I know theater one can run 70mm but it doesnt have a 6 track magnetic reader.
Well.. even though Imax is 70mm it is a slightly different format and would not be able to run on the old machines. An Imax makeover would be great. I saw the movie ‘300’ in Imax. I sat through the movie with goosebumps. It brought back memories of theater 1 with 70mm and 6 track magnetic sound.
Most of the century projectors were replaced a couple of years ago. Theater 1 still has a simplex projector that can run 70mm. Theater 6 has an old norelco that can run 70mm as well. All the other theaters are 35mm only.
My father was a projectionist at this theater for over 30 years, and I grew up there and learned how to be a projectionist there as well. On Thursday of last week I went down with my my Dad to say goodbye to the theater. I took pictures of all the auditoriums (except one), all the projection booths, lobby, and outside. If enough people are interested I will post them on photobucket or one of those sites.
Just to let you know that 2 of the theaters, to the day of destruction, are capable of running 70mm. In fact.. I have half a reel of 70mm film!
If anyone has questions about the place you can email me
I posted a picture under the picture tab of the dolby processor that was in theater one.
those photo’s are from me. The link is closed because there wasnt any hits.
I saw 300 in IMAX and still get goosebumps thinking about how great it was. I hope more directors choose IMAX over digital!!!
I could care less if it shows in DLP at the new replacement theater. I posted the info for the people on this post that love the old 70mm. It was refreshing to read that a director wanted to use large format film.
In an unprecedented move, director Christopher Nolan is filming four sequences in the next installment of Warner Bros. Pictures' Batman franchise, “The Dark Knight,” with extremely high resolution IMAX® cameras using the giant 15/70 film format. While it is not unique for a feature lensed on traditional 35mm film to be re-mastered to screen in IMAX® theatres, this marks the first time ever that a major feature film has been even partially shot using IMAX cameras, marking a revolutionary integration of the two film formats. July 2008.
This could be a start!!!
the expansion into a ten plex was the pinacle for the theater. After that it was down hill and who ever was the owner at any given time NEVER wanted to do any improvements. They were always talking of relocating. The projection equipment was piecemealed and getting parts was an adventure. Big business thrives on new.. bigger.. better. The old timers were suprised it lasted till now. The new movie patrons are so dazzled by all this digital garbage that they are fooled to think that it is better than tried and true 70mm and magnetic sound. From a business standpoint it makes perfect sense. Why not put a theater onto a mall? I truely miss the ten plex. I miss playing with the equipment. I miss walking through the maze of hallways to the projection booths. I miss the old noisy rectifiers, platters and projectors. The stories of past adventures, problems, drama. Sitting for hours with my father in the original lobby watching people. Oh well.. its gone but not forgotten.
I bet it does, I have to settle for IMAX.
thanks Justin.. lol.. 100-plex with a fast food resturant in each one!
William.. thanks for the info, I do miss 70mm and magnetic sound.
William.. you might be right about the dolby. The magnetic system was thrown out long ago. But I do remember pushing the buttons on that unit forever. I will check with one of the projectionists that was a tech. That unit was around for magnetic sound though.
Justin.. The ‘stadium seating’ in theaters 4 & 5 was a result of consolidation. It was a balcony in the original theater design. As far as I can remember it was the only theater I was ever in that had seating like that.
The only theater that I missed was theater 6. It was running at the time I was there taking the pictures.
where did everyone go?
yes it is a norelco 35/70. It was by theater 10. There is also one in booth six. They just sat there longing for 70mm :(
Well here is the link to see some of the pics
View link
enjoy
don’t know much about the sony sdds.. it didnt work most of the time.
the theaters had magnetic, optical, dolby, dolby sr, dolby digital, DTS and Sony sdds.
Jeff S… we all know that the theater is old. We all know that it will never go back to its original state. We do know that we will miss the memories of the place. That is what this site is for, so stop telling us to get over it.
Sorry I over reacted. What AMC should do is: take down theaters 6-10, remove the center divider down 4 and 5 and make it one theater again. It would have true stadium seating, remember it was a balcony! Remove 2 and 3 and make theater one big again like you said. That would be a partial circle of life. That would be a true “Showplace”. We have an old theater up here where I live and they play OLD movies there every now and again, they sell out every time.
I prefer Schneider lenses myself. You should watch your choice of words. The old ‘dump’ was a showplace. I remember it was good enough for special screenings of movies. When it was ran by real movie companys, it had curtains over the screens, colored lights, intermissions etc.. It wasnt run like a fast food Restaurant that played movies on the side. So is AMC’s new theater a ‘showplace’ or just a ‘cash cow’. Oh thats right… its attached to a mall.. hum.
did anyone try going to the towns assessors office, or receiver of taxes? They will have the corporate address and most likely telephone numbers.
I am going to work on the pics this weekend. I know you didnt mean anything to be disrespectful. I wonder if I can talk to Eric and see about a tour of the building. You would be amazed at the layout.
EQ’d… whats that??? Lol.. yes you are correct DTS is on cd-roms. To me Dolby digital is the most reliable and sounds the best of the 3. DTS does not follow the directors standards, they over saturate frequencies and EQ to make the sound track more dramatic. Dolby keeps it more subtle and true. Sometimes I will run a movie in Dolby SR and listen for differences. Sometimes a movie will sound best in SR!!
95crash.. believe it or not, the sound system in theater one is the same one that you heard the original Star Wars on. The problem is in the delivery system. Star Wars was 6 track magnetic. Now a days it is digital or optical. I know that theater one has DTS, which is played off of dvd disks. I can speak from experience that DTS and Sony SDD dont work as well as Dolby digital. All 3 formats will never sound like 6 track magnetic.. ever.
The memories of the film breaking are nothing compaired to the memories of the projectionists that had to work with 70mm film. It was heavy, stiff, and unforgiving. I dont think many people know the mechanics of the film delivery system.
emily24, the screening of star wars… are you speaking now? If so was it in 70mm?? I know theater one can run 70mm but it doesnt have a 6 track magnetic reader.
Did anyone from this forum take any pictures?
Well.. even though Imax is 70mm it is a slightly different format and would not be able to run on the old machines. An Imax makeover would be great. I saw the movie ‘300’ in Imax. I sat through the movie with goosebumps. It brought back memories of theater 1 with 70mm and 6 track magnetic sound.
Most of the century projectors were replaced a couple of years ago. Theater 1 still has a simplex projector that can run 70mm. Theater 6 has an old norelco that can run 70mm as well. All the other theaters are 35mm only.
Hello all,
My father was a projectionist at this theater for over 30 years, and I grew up there and learned how to be a projectionist there as well. On Thursday of last week I went down with my my Dad to say goodbye to the theater. I took pictures of all the auditoriums (except one), all the projection booths, lobby, and outside. If enough people are interested I will post them on photobucket or one of those sites.
Just to let you know that 2 of the theaters, to the day of destruction, are capable of running 70mm. In fact.. I have half a reel of 70mm film!
If anyone has questions about the place you can email me
Frank