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Originally Posted by john a hunter 
If any of you are wondering how does the TCM broadcast compare to the above image, the sides and a bit of the bottom are cropped on TCM. Check it out here - http://cineramahistory.com/grimmtcm.htm
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Originally Posted by NY2LA
Connecting the dots...
Now that cinema retro and some online sources have some details that we didn't have before...
2) The magazine article adds a detail that the rare Grimm print comes from a collector in Australia, and mentions often such prints were abandoned in the theatres after the initial run. An article at IN70MM http://www.in70mm.com/news/2012/mitchell/index.htm profiles what has to be that same collector, including a picture of Grimm projected in 3 strip in his backyard cinema. The fact that his screen shows a narrow center panel flanked by two wider side panels is explained by a shot of his booth, in which the portals are all in a row, making the sides spread further from the throw angle. Mention is made about the prints typically being left behind after initial runs, which explains the existence of his prints. He also mentions aging of the prints and himself, has limited his screening them, sounding understandably weary of the effort and expense necessary to store and run those prints. He made a point of saying the upcoming discs would be an easier way to view the movies... without mentioning that Grimm is the only one not being transferred. I'd say fans owe him quite a bit of gratitude for allowing the Grimm print to be shipped all the way to England...
Another article online promises to show an "archival" print of Grimm at the Cinerama Dome this fall. http://www.in70mm.com/news/2011/cinerama/index.htm We can figure it's the same print unless someone announces otherwise. "Archival" doesn't sound like a print a collector has been holding onto, so who knows? Unfortunately, there hasn't been much in the way of unified communication among people close enough to today's Cinerama projects for us to draw any sure conclusions so we are left with speculation.
I was at that screening. The 3 projectors were in one box which does inded account for the "narrow' centre panel.
Connecting the dots...
Now that cinema retro and some online sources have some details that we didn't have before...
2) The magazine article adds a detail that the rare Grimm print comes from a collector in Australia, and mentions often such prints were abandoned in the theatres after the initial run. An article at IN70MM http://www.in70mm.com/news/2012/mitchell/index.htm profiles what has to be that same collector, including a picture of Grimm projected in 3 strip in his backyard cinema. The fact that his screen shows a narrow center panel flanked by two wider side panels is explained by a shot of his booth, in which the portals are all in a row, making the sides spread further from the throw angle. Mention is made about the prints typically being left behind after initial runs, which explains the existence of his prints. He also mentions aging of the prints and himself, has limited his screening them, sounding understandably weary of the effort and expense necessary to store and run those prints. He made a point of saying the upcoming discs would be an easier way to view the movies... without mentioning that Grimm is the only one not being transferred. I'd say fans owe him quite a bit of gratitude for allowing the Grimm print to be shipped all the way to England...
Another article online promises to show an "archival" print of Grimm at the Cinerama Dome this fall. http://www.in70mm.com/news/2011/cinerama/index.htm We can figure it's the same print unless someone announces otherwise. "Archival" doesn't sound like a print a collector has been holding onto, so who knows? Unfortunately, there hasn't been much in the way of unified communication among people close enough to today's Cinerama projects for us to draw any sure conclusions so we are left with speculation.
I was at that screening. The 3 projectors were in one box which does inded account for the "narrow' centre panel.
If any of you are wondering how does the TCM broadcast compare to the above image, the sides and a bit of the bottom are cropped on TCM. Check it out here - http://cineramahistory.com/grimmtcm.htm
