A Few Words About While we wait for A few words about...™ Lawrence of Arabia -- in 4k/UHD Blu-ray (2 Viewers)

I hadn't watched the "Lawrence Of Arabia" Blu-Ray in awhile. It is nice, nice work. Now that a newer Blu-Ray restoration is once again a hot home theatre item, might Sony consider re-releasing it with a sticker reminder that it was "RESTORED BY THE CATS WHO BROUGHT BACK SPARTACUS"?

davidmatychuk said:

I hadn't watched the "Lawrence Of Arabia" Blu-Ray in awhile. It is nice, nice work. Now that a newer Blu-Ray restoration is once again a hot home theatre item, might Sony consider re-releasing it with a sticker reminder that it was "RESTORED BY THE CATS WHO BROUGHT BACK SPARTACUS"?

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RAH & Universal Team Leader [stand-up simultaneously]: "I restored Spartacus!"
Universal Team Members 2, 3 & 4 [stand-up]: "I restored Spartacus!"
Whole Universal Restoration Team [stands]: "I restored Spartacus!"

RMajidi said:

RAH & Universal Team Leader [stand-up simultaneously]: "I restored Spartacus!"
Universal Team Members 2, 3 & 4 [stand-up]: "I restored Spartacus!"
Whole Universal Restoration Team [stands]: "I restored Spartacus!"

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I was impressed with everyone in the restoration piece. Low key and very serious people. Fantastic work Universal and Mr.Harris!

RMajidi said:

RAH & Universal Team Leader [stand-up simultaneously]: "I restored Spartacus!"
Universal Team Members 2, 3 & 4 [stand-up]: "I restored Spartacus!"
Whole Universal Restoration Team [stands]: "I restored Spartacus!"

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Quite a few people were involved in the work, as there are in every restoration.

It's the end result that not only speaks for itself, but breathes anew.

RAH

Robert Harris said:

Quite a few people were involved in the work, as there are in every restoration.

It's the end result that not only speaks for itself, but breathes anew.

RAH

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This one was on life support for the better part of a decade so it's good to have it back better than ever!

This past Saturday night I treated myself to another screening of Lawrence in 4K. I saw the film in 4K a few years ago but this last one was easily the best presentation of the film.


The venue was the Cleveland Cinematheque, a theater blessed with a 4K /7.1 surround sound set up by Boston Light and Sound. I could see tiny grains of sand and the sound was exceptional (Although I was disappointed some people don't understand the Overture is part of the film. One guy even said aloud "I don't get this!"). It's probably been said many times in the last few years but at minimum the film should be seen on blu-ray. I can't believe I ever watched it on DVD years ago!

ShellOilJunior said:

This past Saturday night I treated myself to another screening of Lawrence in 4K. I saw the film in 4K a few years ago but this last one was easily the best presentation of the film.

The venue was the Cleveland Cinematheque, a theater blessed with a 4K /7.1 surround sound set up by Boston Light and Sound. I could see tiny grains of sand and the sound was exceptional (Although I was disappointed some people don't understand the Overture is part of the film. One guy even said aloud "I don't get this!"). It's probably been said many times in the last few years but at minimum the film should be seen on blu-ray. I can't believe I ever watched it on DVD years ago!

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If a venue is set up, or blessed by BL&S, you're in for a treat.

RAH

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/dec/19/a-new-golden-era-of-film-posters-in-pictures

Contemporary films reimagined in classic film poster style.

Charles Smith said:

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/dec/19/a-new-golden-era-of-film-posters-in-pictures

Contemporary films reimagined in classic film poster style.

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Replace the wine glass with a Walther PPK, and Paul Newman would have made a good James Bond!

I applaud Mr. Tarantino's efforts. But from what I've read elsewhere, it's not working out very well in every venue. Seems that proper 70mm projection is now a lost art.

Reed Grele said:

I applaud Mr. Tarantino's efforts. But from what I've read elsewhere, it's not working out very well in every venue. Seems that proper 70mm projection is now a lost art.

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70mm done right is not that easy to do, but maybe it is worth not giving up after just one movie but to have one or two tentpole releases each year to keep the 70mm projectors running - they can also run 35 and 70mm repertory on it which is also a big plus.


Obviously getting digital right should be easier so I am still surprised at the number of horrible digital presentations that I have seen so far - nobody seems to talk about those for some reason.


And while I am happy about this little revival of large format film I am a bit saddened that nobody seems to use 65 mm to shoot movies in a way that is more appropriate for the strengths of the format. Still even in The Master there are glimpses of image fidelity that I have not seen like that in other formats so far.


And one more thing that is not mentioned very often: For all their public appreciation of the big screen epics of the past neither Steven Spielberg nor Martin Scorsese ever shot a substantial part of a movie on large format film. I appreciate and applaud all their other efforts for the preservation of our film heritage but they also could already have made a difference in the 80s and the 90s with a large format release or two and they never did. Leave it to Nolan, then Anderson and now Tarantino to actually do this. They deserve all the praise they get and what I like the most is that for The Hateful 8 Tarantino just went back to a good old fashioned straight 65mm 5perf shoot, not some mixing of different gauges and aspect ratios but just straight large format, one single process, from beginning to end - I love it! And yes, making this anamorphic is rather eccentric but who would expect anything else from Tarantino?

I am glad I purchased this new restoration as it looks very good IMHO. There is only one way I might repurchase this title and that is if it comes out on 4K UHD and there is a good improvement over the 1080p version that just came out. Especially since my plans are to get a 4K UHD projector and a 120" projection screen.

To anyone in the Chicago area:


The Music Box Theatre just announced its 70mm festival line-up and Lawrence will be showing. The complete 70mm line-up is as follows:


2001: A Space Odyssey

A program of 70MM shorts

Brainstorm

Cleopatra

Ghostbusters

Inherent Vice

Interstellar

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Krull

Lawrence of Arabia

The Master

Starman

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

Vertigo

West Side Story

The Wild Bunch


The festival runs February 19 through March 10. As the name entails, all films will be projected from 70mm film prints. Tix for individual screenings should go on sale next week. Festival passes can be purchased now if you're a theatre member. More info can be found at the following link:


http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/festivals/70mm


Needless to say, I am psyched. This should be a really great event.

Apologies to resurrect this older thread, but I figured this would be the best place to ask fellow Lawrence fans:

I've been interested in tracking down a copy of Adrian Turner's book on the making of the film, but it's become such a rare bird that booksellers often have it for hundreds of dollars - completely out of my price range. I may be able to check it out for a while using my university's interlibrary loan program. First, however, I was curious how this book differs in content from L. Robert Morris and Lawrence Raskin's book on the making of the film from 1989? Do both tomes pretty much cover the same ground?

Also, is Howard Kent's memoir "Single Bed For Three: A Lawrence of Arabia Notebook" worth picking up?

I have those same questions.