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Topic: Last films released on 70mm
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Claus Harding
Phenomenal Film Handler
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From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted January 25, 2008 09:27 AM
Since we are on the subject, Ron Howard's "Far and Away" was the last studio release I recall actually being shot on 70mm (Super Panavision, I believe.)
James, the Uptown, to my knowledge, hasn't run a 70mm print in years, a real pity as they still have both the Century machines to do so and that big Cinerama screen. I did broadcast coverage for the gala-premiere of "Black Hawk Down" there, and even then, the producer went with 35mm.
I still recall how the Uptown used to have summer screenings of 4-6 classics in a row in 70mm, as a break from the regular schedule, but that, too, is long gone.
Claus.
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Brad Miller
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From: Dallas, TX, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted January 26, 2008 04:46 AM
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According to the same website, 70mm prints were struck for special (one-of) screenings for some later films: 'Tomorrow Never Dies', 'Armageddon', 'Godzilla', 'Mulan', 'Dinosaur' and 'Pearl Harbor'
Those also had no sound on them or dts timecode. They were picture only, and the sound was derived from a 35mm print interlocked with the 70mm print, of which the Dolby Digital soundtrack was used.
And there were 14 70mm prints of Titanic. Only 3 in the US survived the run, mine being the best remaining print in the US (quoted as "flawless" by the late John Pytlak of Kodak when he came by and saw it about a week or two before we lost it).
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Eberhard Nuffer
Expert Film Handler
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From: Stuttgart, Germany
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted January 26, 2008 07:49 PM
John Clancy,
you are right. The last feature film to be shot on 65mm negative and released on 70mm was Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet" (1996). 65/70mm was also an option for Terrence Malick's "The New World" (2005) and Bryan Singer's "Superman Returns" (2006), but in the first case finally only small segments and in the second case only tests were shot in 65mm. In 2006, a 6-minute demonstration film called "As Good as It Gets", that should remind producers and directors of the excellence of 70mm, was co-produced by Kodak, Arri and Foto-Kem. As magnetic stripe for 70mm films is not available any more, the sound for this film comes from a CD.
http://www.in70mm.com/news/2007/as_good/index.htm
At the moment, Ron Fricke is shooting "Samsara" in 65mm - a sequel to his documentary "Baraka" from 1992.
Now, some guys are intending to re-establish 70mm by shooting 48fps. They call this "Super Dimension 70". Their special business idea is that the cinema owner does not have to buy the new projector: The SDS-70-projector remains property of Super Vista Corporation who will also be responsible for servicing the projection equipment. This shall be financed by charging $ 3,00 more for the cinema tickets: http://www.superdimension70.com/
I don't think their idea will be really successful, but I like their efforts.
[ January 27, 2008, 07:11 AM: Message edited by: Eberhard Nuffer ]
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Osi Osgood
Film God
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted March 26, 2008 04:51 PM
Hey James!!
I went to school over there and never even knew if anybody was collecting Super 8 over there. Bad on me! Next time I end up over, with your permission, I'll look you up!
Are there any shops over there selling any old Super 8mm?
Just curious.
Yeah, I remember a lot of old movie theaters over there too. I think when I was there, there was one closing down and they were showing as they're last feature, "Raiders of the Lost Fart er .. Ark" was I right on that? (note, that was 2003, I believe)
Cool town.
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