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Issue 52 |
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 The
First Todd-AO Theatre in Scandinavia
By Thomas Hauerslev
The 3 Falke Bio opened to the public on Friday October 24, 1958.
It had a 1000 seats and was the most luxurious cinema in Denmark a
that time. The designer was Mr. Ole Hagen, a
famous Danish architect, responsible for numerous schools, public buildings
and houses. His company Ole Hagens Tegnestue was the largest
architectural firm in Denmark for many years. |
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3 Falke Bio, Denmark
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Life With THX In Hollywood Part 2 |
"Titanic" Gets a Record 14
OSCAR Nominations!! |
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From the editor |
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Issue 53 |
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 Time
Traveling to the New Neon
By David Joachim
I bought my first class tickets in April of '97 and booked passage for a
three day trip. My fellow travelers came from America's East and West
coasts, as well as parts of Europe. We shared a common bond: an undying love
of the world's greatest widescreen process, Cinerama. |
 The
Miracle of Todd-AO Final review May 1, 1956
Todd-AO's intense feeling of realism and its possibilities
for intimacy and emotional participation convinced Richard
Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein that this was the medium in
which to present on the screen their American classic,
"Oklahoma!" |
 "Mulan"
in 70mm at the Hollywood Bowl
By Paul Rayton
The Walt Disney Company had several DTS 70mm
prints made of their new animated film "Mulan".
We doubt that any further uses of these prints are contemplated, but they
were at least being used locally for an invitational premiere on June 5 --
in L.A. at the Hollywood Bowl! The film opened nationwide in the US in 35mm
on June 19, 1998. |
 Mission
Report from Widescreen Weekend 1998
By Thomas Hauerslev
The audience often visited the
box/booth to ask the patient projectionists questions about
performance and 70mm prints. The projectionist crew, Duncan, Jennifer,
Juan and Tony, did a fantastic job working almost around the clock to
satisfy the desires of the ever-demanding 70mm aficionados in the
assemblage. They all got a rousing round of applause from the audience
at the end of Sunday for a job well done. |
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A "Titanic" Day Out |
That Sinking
Feeling...... |
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..in 70mm in Aalborg. A 70mm
get together at "Biffen" |
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Issue 54 |
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 Jan Jacobsen - His Story
By Bill Shaw
Jan suggested: "I can build a 15-perf 65mm camera. No optical
printing will be needed." So, he went to work in his shop in
Copenhagen and, within 4 months, showed Graeme a very compact
camera, based on a tandem 7-1/2 perf mechanism. On Dec. 3, 1968, Jan
delivered the camera to Galt, Ontario, Canada, home of Multiscreen
Corporation, the original name of Imax Corporation. |
 Jan
Jacobsen
By
Gerhard Fromm
Jan Jacobsen, died June 23, 1998 following cancer surgery in a
hospital in Augsburg, Germany. He was 81. Highlights of his career include
the first IMAX
camera, a series of
MCS 65mm cameras,
the UltraScope
lenses and a 360
degree Swiss-O-Rama
65mm camera for a
360 degree cinema |
 Pik-A-Movie
By British
Kinematography Sound and Television
The Panacolor cartridge, incorporating 10 rows of a modified 8mm format on a
70mm film, uses a cartridge containing up to 350 ft (106,68m) of the 70mm
film with a film projection rate of 24 frames/s at 26 ft/min incorporating
photographic sound and a left-to-right and vise versa instead of up-and-down
transport. |
 Projecting the Widescreen Weekend
By Thomas Hauerslev
The audience ask about the difference between the curved and
flat screen. They are very keen to see what happens on the
different screens. Some films are made to be shown on the
Cinerama curve, and if it is well done, it looks good and
develops a more 3-dimensional aspect. You feel more drawn
into the picture. They forget everything else because of the
picture in front of them. The audiences clearly prefer the
curve to the flat screen. |
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"Ryan´s Daughter" Revisited |
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Issue 55 |
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 The Biggest format in the Smallest
Cinema
By Thomas Hauerslev
I run 70mm at Biffen for the simple reason I think it is a fabulous format.
I like to look at it, it is easy to handle and we can run it. It is
a pleasure for me to see a large well-illuminated 70mm image on the
screen. And with that large hole in the projector aperture plate, it
is easy to punch some light onto the screen. Those are the primary
reasons why I run 70mm here. |
 Jan Jacob Kotte
By
Anton
Kotte
The
most remarkable moment came at the end of a working day in
1963. My father entered our living room, wearing a hat and
coat, which was very unusual for him, and told to us: “We
won an OSCAR"! |
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ABC Shaftsbury Avenue 1+2,
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1998 Best 70mm Vote |
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