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Restoration of "Play Time" By Jean-René FAILLIOT I saw about forty 70mm boxes come in; among those are about twenty boxes of 300m. size, quite rusty, but identified as being the original film. I expected the worst. | How Cinerama got the name "Cinerama" By Dick Babish Fred Waller called a meeting of all the employees and offered to award a prize of a case of champagne to the one who came up with the most appropriate name. The winner was Waldo McLaury. |
Recreating Sensurround By Darren Briggs We first brought "Earthquake" back in November 2003 at City Screen York. We were asked by Bill Lawrence to bring the re-creation to the Widescreen Weekend. | Mike Todd, Jr. Obituary Michael Todd Jr., who made a Smell-O-Vision film that combined movies with changing odors, died May 4, 2002 at his home in Ireland. He was 72. |
Digital Symposium by Bill Kallay | "Fanny´s Wedding" in 70mm DTS |
| How not to project "2001" in 70mm | Change Comes To LFCA by Bill Kallay |
| A recent 65mm Production | Cinerama at the Placa by Eric White |
A Report from Oslo By Sheldon Hall | 70mm at the Paramount in Austin, Texas, USA |
| DVD release of "Around the World in 80 Days" | The Picturehouse in Liverpool, UK Darren Briggs |
| | Presenting "Earthquake" in Bradford Darren Briggs At 8am we turned up to test the new final position of the subs on the stage front, and although the effect wasn’t quite as good as the original tested position, they still gave you a good effect |
| | Die Restaurierung von „Tatis herrliche Zeiten“ |
Projecting Circlorama in London by James Robertson | La restauration de Playtime a été une aventure passionnante et très enrichissante by Jean-René FAILLIOT |
Memories of Circlorama | |
Swissorama by Lukas Piccolin | The Wide Screen Revolution (1952 - 1970): Roll The End Credits? by Rick Mitchell |
"Digital Cinema Initiatives" by Rick Mitchell | "Scent of Mystery" Variety review |
Closure of the Comoedia in Lyon, France by Jean Noel Durand Bourat | An Historical Overview Of Wide Screen Motion Pictures by Rick Mitchell |
1968: A Roadshow Odyssey By Mike Coate “2001: A Space Odyssey” had its world premiere on 2 April 1968 at the Uptown Theatre in Washington, D.C. The critically acclaimed film had what is believed to have been a record number of 70-millimeter wide gauge prints made for a film during the roadshow era. | An Historical Overview Of Wide Screen Motion Pictures by Richard Greenhalg |
Mike Todd, Jr. Interview By Roy Frumkes “This Is Cinerama” opened to rave reviews. All of Dad's ideas had worked - the name of the film was his, the roadshow concept was his. No one had believed his predictions about Cinerama; now everyone was listening. | Mike Todd, Jr. Interview by Roy Frumkes |
Widescreen Weekend 2004, audience reviews, my story and a report | "2001" Openings By Mike Coate Original 1968/69 reserved seat engagements of “2001: A Space Odyssey”. Each was a 70mm six-track stereophonic sound presentation, with most having been promoted as a “Cinerama” presentation. |
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