NEON MARQUEE NEWS UPDATE!
Where to see Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood on celluloid, Joker to screen in 70mm and a rare chance to see the original Star Wars trilogy on the big screen.
Some news tidbits for all you retro connoisseurs and celluloid aficionados, including where you can catch Quentin Tarantino’s latest feature as it was meant to be seen; on film!
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD SCREENING IN 35MM AND 70MM
With Tarantino being an adamant shooter of celluloid, it’s make sense to see it the way the Director intended. This is good news , as many digital presentations are seriously lacking in terrible color grading (Spiderman Far From Home was particularly bad), and with the subject matter of OATIH being a trip back to the end of the 60s, it’s a blessing to have the movie transferred to 35mm and 70mm. Here’s where to catch it:
35MM FORMAT
Alamo Drafthouse Tempe, Az
California 3, Berkeley CA
Arclight Culver City, CA
Arclight Hollywood, CA
Arclight La Jolla, CA
Alamo Drafthouse Los Angeles, CA
New Beverly, Los Angeles CA
Vista, Los Angeles, CA
Grand Lake 4, Oakland, CA
Pacific Palisades, CA
Arclight Pasadena, CA
Balboa Twin, San Francisco, CA
Four Star Twin, San Francisco, CA
Arclight Sherman Oaks, CA
Sie Film Center 3, Denver, CO
Alamo Drafthouse Littleton, CO
Sun-ray Theater, Jacksonville, FL
Logan Theatre, Chicago, IL
Alamo Drafthouse Main St, Kansas City
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
Somerville Theatre 5, Somerville, MA
AFI Silver Theatre, Silver Spring, MD
Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Willow Creek 12, Plymouth, MN
Alamo Raleigh, NC
Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn, NY
Bam Rose Cinemas, Brooklyn, NY
Nitehawk Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville, NY
The Little Theatre, Rochester, NY
Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers, NY
Gateway Theatre 7, Columbus, OH
Cinemagic Portland, OR
Hollywood Theatre, Portland, OR
Roxy Theatre Philadelphia, PA
Belcourt Theatre, Nashville, TN
Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, Austin, TX
Alamo Lakeline, Austin, TX
Alamo South Lamar, Austin, TX
Alamo Village, Austin, TX
Alamo Drafthouse Cedars Downtown, Dallas, TX
Angelika Dallas, TX
Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo, El Paso, TX
Alamo Drafthouse Los Colinas, Irving, TX
Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock, TX
Alamo Drafthouse Marketplace, New Braunfels, TX
Angelika, Plano, TX
Alamo Drafthouse Richardson, TX
Alamo Park North, San Antonio, TX
Uptown, Seattle, WA
Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
Astor Theatre, Melbourne Australia (From August 15th)
70MM FORMAT
City Cinemas East Village, New York City
Alamo Drafthouse, New Mission SF
Arclight, Hollywood CA
Music Box Theatre, Chicago
Cineplex Varsity, Toronto Canada
LIMITED SCREENINGS OF ‘JOKER’ IN 70MM
We didn’t see this one coming, but this rather unique take on Batman’s arch nemesis will play in select locations in grand 70mm Print Format. In what is looking to be a very interesting interpretation, Joaquin Phoenix lays down a vulnerable performance somewhere between Travis Bickle of Taxi Driver and Heath Ledger’s version of the Clown Prince of Crime. We quite like the more restrained, lower budget feeling approach DC is taking with their movies (Shazam and the upcoming Harley Quinn / Birds of Prey continue this trend, hopefully shying away from the grandiose ambitions of shared movie universe). So far The Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA and City Cinemas East Village NY have been conformed with more to come, given 70mm equipped theaters trebled in the U.S thanks to Tarantino’s explicit instructions for Hateful Eight to be screened in the format in 2015.
ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY RETURNS TO TEXAS THEATRE
Can it really be called the ‘original trilogy’ if it’s those 1997 Special Editions? Regardless, while we wait for the original versions to return (the prints are out there Disney… just do it already!!), The Texas Theatre, Aviation Cinemas and The Majestic Theater will present The Original installments at the historic Majestic Theater $1 of each ticket sold to each screening will be donated by Aviation Cinemas to the Peter Mayhew Foundation. Dates as follows;
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope – Sunday Aug 4th
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back – Thur Aug 15th
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi – Sunday Aug 18th
Tickets available HERE
READY PLAYER ONE IN 70MM
The new Spielberg fantasy flick continues the roll out of new 70mm prints. See it the way it was meant to be expreienced!
So it may be a brand new movie, but anytime a film is chosen to be released in 70mm it's becoming a bigger deal, thanks to film makers like Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino opting to shoot and release in this beautiful presentation format. And now Steven Spielberg joins the ranks with his latest science fiction odyssey.
Shot in Super 65mm, Ready Player One adds to the list of recent 70mm releases captured in Super 65mm negative format such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Interstellar, The Master, Murder on the Orient Express, Dunkirk, The Hateful Eight and even 35mm to 70mm blow ups such as Inherent Vice and The Phantom Thread.
As this is the format it was captured in, and that 70mm remains unsurpassed for presentation quality, we'd implore you to check out the latest film joining this most welcome resurgence of celluloid presentation. We've collected all the locations below that you can catch it. Click the link for each theatre to see more info;
**Please note that venues were correct at time of posting. Cinemas can, and will, change their programming, including substituting digital screenings. Check ahead of time to be sure.
City Cinemas 1, 2 & 3, New York City
Arclight Cinemas: La Jolla (San Diego), Hollywood (Los Angeles) & Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles).
Grand Lake Theatre, Oakland CA
Emagine Willow Creek, Plymouth, MN
Alamo Drafthouse (Various: Ensure to select your local venue to check for 70mm screenings)
Somerville Theater, Somerville MA
Gateway Film Center, Columbus, OH (**Update: Now in 35mm)
NEW 70MM SCREENINGS AT THE PRINCE CHARLES
Last Action Hero, Willow and more come out of the woodwork in 70mm at this UK film institution!
With Christopher Nolan's new film Dunkirk gearing up for a 70mm release, The Prince Charles Cinema in London are offering a chance to experience some earlier films given the grand 70mm treatment. Unlike 2001 which was captured in Super 65mm for the 70mm format, the below films are 35mm to 70mm 'blow ups', which meant a special 70mm print was struck to cater for the premium large film format. Some of these are quite rare to see in the larger format.
DUNE (1984)
In the year 10191, a spice called melange is the most valuable substance known in the universe, and its only source is the desert planet Arrakis. A royal decree awards Arrakis to Duke Leto Atreides and ousts his bitter enemies, the Harkonnens. However, when the Harkonnens violently seize back their fiefdom, it is up to Paul (Kyle MacLachlan), Leto's son, to lead the Fremen, the natives of Arrakis, in a battle for control of the planet and its spice. Based on Frank Herbert's epic novel.
July 8th, 12th, 16th, 20th and 24th at 8:45pm
LAST ACTION HERO (1993)
Following the death of his father, young Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) takes comfort in watching action movies featuring the indestructible Los Angeles cop Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger). After being given a magic ticket by theater manager Nick (Robert Prosky), Danny is sucked into the screen and bonds with Slater. When evil fictional villain Benedict (Charles Dance) gets his hands on the ticket and enters the real world, Danny and Jack must follow and stop him.
Sat 29th July 5:45pm
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of a short story by revered sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. When Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their ship's computer system, HAL, begins to display increasingly strange behavior, leading up to a tense showdown between man and machine that results in a mind-bending trek through space and time.
Sat 5th Tue 8th, Fri 11th, Thurs 17th August 8:01pm (on a 24 hour clock, that's 20:01. Clever!)
Sun 20th Aug 2:20pm and Tue 29th Aug 8:01pm
WILLOW (1988)
Enter the world of "Willow." Journey to the far corners of your imagination, to a land of myth and magic, where dream and reality live side by side ... to a place that never existed, a time that never was. It is a world where a young man named Willow lives out an adventure that explodes beyond the boundaries of his own hopes and fears
Fri 1st Sept 8:45pm, Sun 3rd Sept 3pm, Wed 13th Sept 8:45pm, Sat 16th Sept 8:45pm, Tues 26th Sept 8:45pm
Program notes by The Prince Charles Cinema
1982-CENTRIC 70MM COLLECTION AT THE EGYPTIAN, L.A.
Head back to 1982 with a collection of films that made the jump from 35mm to 70mm blow-ups.
After it was discovered that films originally shot in 35mm could be blown up to 70mm to take advantage of the latter format’s superior sound and brighter imagery, numerous blockbusters were converted to the widescreen format, a process that peaked in the 1980s. Join The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood for the continuation of their two weekend collection of fantasy, horror and sci-fi as they turn the clock back 35 years with some of the most memorable movies of 1982. Although some of the prints have been noted to have faded in color, this in itself adds to the sense of experiencing a true celluloid artifact and the fragility of the medium.
Wed Jun 21st 7:30pm
THE THING
Director John Carpenter took the 1951 sci-fi classic THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD, produced by Howard Hawks, and turned it into something darker, fiercer and altogether more disturbing, pitting sombrero-wearing helicopter pilot Kurt Russell and a crew of Arctic scientists (Wilford Brimley, Donald Moffat, Richard Dysart) against a ravenous, shape-shifting alien being. From the haunting opening shots of a sled dog fleeing across the snow, to the apocalyptic, fire-and-ice ending, this ranks with Ridley Scott’s ALIEN as one of the finest (and most beautifully crafted) sci-fi films of the past 30 years. The film was terribly underrated by critics on its initial release, but its stock has constantly risen in the ensuing decades as one of the most intelligent, scary and uncompromising horror films of the 1980s. Also starring Keith David and David Clennon. Please note that color has partially faded on this print, the only known 70mm copy.
Thu Jun 22nd 7:30pm
MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR
Hockey mask-wearing Lord Humungus whips his speed freaks into a frenzy, while Road Warrior Mel Gibson tries to save the remnants of civilization in director George Miller’s lean, mean, thrill machine. Please note that color has faded on this print.
Fri Jun 23rd 7:30pm
E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
Arguably director Steven Spielberg’s most popular film, it follows several children (including Henry Thomas and a very young Drew Barrymore) who shelter and try to help a stranded alien back home to the stars. Magical and enchanting. With Dee Wallace Stone and Peter Coyote.
Fri Jun 23rd 10:00pm
THE DARK CRYSTAL
Introduction by filmmaker Bernard Rose (whose first job in the movies was as a PA on THE DARK CRYSTAL).Legendary Muppets creator Jim Henson was inspired by a Lewis Carroll poem to create his own fairy tale about Jen, the last surviving Gelfling, who is sent by his dying master on an epic quest to fulfill his destiny to heal the fractured Dark Crystal. After three years of brainstorming with a team that included renowned fantasy artist Brian Froud and screenwriter David Odell, Henson wove the ideas into a story that was fleshed out by Odell, and the task shifted to bringing those words and images to life in this charming film which used then-state-of-the-art technology to create a groundbreaking alchemy of puppetry and electronics on a scale never before attempted.
Sat Jun 24th 7:30pm
TRON
Hacker Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) is digitally abducted into the inner realm of the ENCOM computer, where he must compete in virtual gladiatorial games in order to survive. During a Light Cycle match, Flynn teams up with the brave security program Tron (Bruce Boxleitner) and together the two battle the system to try to free the Digital World. With Cindy Morgan.
Program notes by American Cinematheque
SCI-FI IN 70MM AT OREGON'S HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
Sci Fi greats come to Portland in 70mm Print Format this April.
This April, the Hollywood Theatre in Oregon will present a 70mm Sci-fi Weekend, featuring three spectacular Sci Fi favorites with the 1984 classic GHOSTBUSTERS, the 1982 Disney production TRON, and Christopher Nolan's acclaimed 2014 film INTERSTELLAR.
With a greater aspect ratio and higher resolution than 35mm film, 70mm imagery is sharper, richer, and more immersive. There is no projectable digital format that exceeds the clarity of 70mm, and even then, formats like 4K retain an almost 'too sharp' image and often lifeless, flat digital color palette. The Hollywood Theatre is the only venue in the state of Oregon capable of screening films in 70mm! Tickets to the April 70mm Sci-Fi Weekend are on sale now. Hollywood Theatre members received pre-sale access to these screenings.
Without further ado, here's a recap of the lineup;
TRON (1982) - A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games, where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program. Starring Jeff Bridges, David Warner and Cindy Morgan, and featuring groundbreaking special effects. Fri 4/7, 7:00pm & Sat 4/8, 9:00pm
INTERSTELLAR (2014) - A team of explorers travels through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Sat 4/8, 1:00pm & Sun 4/9, 6:00pm
GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) - A group of former parapsychology professors set up shop as a ghost removal service. When an ancient god is resurrected to bring an end to humanity, who you gonna call??? Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson and Harold Ramis. Directed by Ivan Reitman. Fri 4/7, 9:30 pm & Sat 4/8, 6:00pm
Contains program notes by Hollywood Theatre.
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