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Topic: David Lean on the Big Screen
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Graham Ritchie
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Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted September 05, 2011 05:04 PM
Well folks this Friday evening we will be running with intermission "Lawrence of Arabia" at 7.15pm. The 35m print will arrive "I hope" on Friday morning...so I better put it together right no second chances with this one. I understand the intermission is at the end on reel "8". ..its one long film.
I last watched it when it was re-released, I think that was back in the early 90s out here, my son was around seven years old and amazingly he sat throught it and still remembers that long shot of the arrival of Omar Sharif on his camel, anyway we are sreening on 35mm film all four of David Lean films over the month of September. I understand they come complete with overture...the works, so it should be good. It will be the last time to watch those films projected on film projectors on a large screen before the digital age takes over completly. As for us, the cinema will be closing down in the near future, hopefully we will be around for Christmas the owners are still to finilize the closing date, "making way for more new stores" so we thought....why not, lets go out with class with some movies, the likes we will never see projected on film like that again.
We will be screeing "Lawrence" five times over the next few days a 11am and 7.15pm with a 4pm this Sunday. The same for "Doctor Zhivago" the following week.
Anyone want to come. Graham.
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Graham Ritchie
Film God
Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted September 19, 2011 12:17 AM
Well what a fantastic day, watched the 11am 35mm screeing of "Doctor Zhivago" complete with overture, intermission etc. I last saw this film when it came out when I was young in the 60s and the chance to watch it once again on the big screen was not to be missed. The old Bauer ran perfect, rock steady image, nice and sharp. I brought in my CD soundtrack to add, for before the feature and during intermission music. Young Chris had to get full lights down at the right moment at the start of the second part as the screen is black as the train is in the tunnel for quite a while, he got it just right. The presentation was done manually and I gave strict instructions that any CD soundtrack music had to fully finish its track before start up.
Full marks to James the other full timer for putting it together late last week and young Chris for presenting it on screen as it should be.
The colour was really good, it reminded me of Kodachrome but in 35mm. "Doctor Zhivago" suits the big screen, also the soundtrack was excellent Maurice Jarr's music sounded great.
The feedback from the everyone was excellent. I might even go a second time before we finish with it tommorow night. I go back to work on Wednesday, brake it down for Aussie. screen shots from the projection room I took last weekend.
Graham.
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