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I saw 174 feature films in 70mm (excluding Imax). plus numerous 70mm shorts. Can anyone beat this record?
Looking at that London list, I saw 35 genuine 70mm films (most first run but a few as reissues) and 75 70mm blow-ups, making a total of 110. So I beat you by 1.DP 70 said:I have just checked the list of 70mm films shown in London from 70mm.com and I saw 109 of them.Those were the days...
I missed about 6 from Adrian's list but caught one he missed(or forgot)-The Flaming Years- Russia's first 70mm which had a brief season at the Coliseum in London. Also I was able to catch Black Cauldron at the Chinese in Hollywood and although a blow up,The Empire Strike's Back, in D150 at the Egyptian .AdrianTurner said:These are the films, shot in 65/70mm which I saw in that format:
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Alamo
Barabbas
The Battle of the Bulge
Ben-Hur
The Bible . . . in the beginning
Cheyenne Autumn
Cleopatra
El Cid
Exodus
55 Days at Peking
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Far and Away
Grand Prix
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Hallelujah Trail
Hello Dolly
Ice Station Zebra
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Khartoum
King of Kings
Krakatoa East of Java
LaFayette
Lawrence of Arabia
Lord Jim
McKenna's Gold
The Magnificent Showman (Circus World)
Mutiny on the Bounty
My Fair Lady
Patton
Playtime
Porgy and Bess
Ryan's Daughter
South Pacific
Spartacus
Star!
2001: A Space Odyssey
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
War and Peace (USSR)
West Side Story
I think that makes 40 in all.
Damn good list.AdrianTurner said:These are the films, shot in 65/70mm which I saw in that format:The Agony and the EcstasyThe AlamoBarabbasThe Battle of the BulgeBen-HurThe Bible . . . in the beginningCheyenne AutumnCleopatraEl CidExodus55 Days at PekingThe Fall of the Roman EmpireFar and AwayGrand PrixThe Greatest Story Ever ToldThe Hallelujah TrailHello DollyIce Station ZebraIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldKhartoumKing of KingsKrakatoa East of JavaLaFayetteLawrence of ArabiaLord JimMcKenna's GoldThe Magnificent Showman (Circus World)Mutiny on the BountyMy Fair LadyPattonPlaytimePorgy and BessRyan's DaughterSouth PacificSpartacusStar!2001: A Space OdysseyThose Magnificent Men in Their Flying MachinesWar and Peace (USSR)West Side StoryI think that makes 40 in all.
Adrian's list beats me by several. I don't know why I never got to see EL CID in 70mm and I'd liked to have seen THE ALAMO and 55 DAYS AT PEKING as well. I caught up with KING OF KINGS at an NFT showing and caught up with the 70mm version of BEN-HUR around about 1964 when the roadshow version played at the Empire in continuous performaces. A few I saw on first release which aren't on his list (although I can well understand why he didn't want to see them!) are THE SOUND OF MUSIC, DOCTOR DOLITTLE, CUSTER OF THE WEST and DERSU UZALA (USSR) (which played at the Curzon, Mayfair)..AdrianTurner said:These are the films, shot in 65/70mm which I saw in that format:
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Alamo
Barabbas
The Battle of the Bulge
Ben-Hur
The Bible . . . in the beginning
Cheyenne Autumn
Cleopatra
El Cid
Exodus
55 Days at Peking
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Far and Away
Grand Prix
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Hallelujah Trail
Hello Dolly
Ice Station Zebra
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Khartoum
King of Kings
Krakatoa East of Java
LaFayette
Lawrence of Arabia
Lord Jim
McKenna's Gold
The Magnificent Showman (Circus World)
Mutiny on the Bounty
My Fair Lady
Patton
Playtime
Porgy and Bess
Ryan's Daughter
South Pacific
Spartacus
Star!
2001: A Space Odyssey
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
War and Peace (USSR)
West Side Story
I think that makes 40 in all.
I can email you a list if I can get your email address.Mine is: [email protected]bujaki said:I don't think I can beat that record, and I began in the late '50s. Would love to see the list.
It is unlikely that STAR WARS was shown on the full D150 screen .The system was copyright so they would have had to get permission to use the entire screen. I saw two 70mm films at the Rivoli cinema in New York. SAND PEBBLES and SERGEANT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND .They had a D150 screen but never used the entire screen. It was always slightly smaller when used for 70mm. They never had nor screened a D150 film. during the many years that they had the D150 screen installed.I thought that STAR WARS should have been called STAR BORES! The acting for two of the leads was pathetic. I also managed to see HEAVENS GATE in 70mm during its brief 2 week season in New York. It was also shown in Los Angeles in 70mm for 2 weeks at the same time as its NYC screening. It was never shown anywhere else in 70mm after those 2 brief seasons.It was also heavily cut for all future 35mm screenings.DP 70 said:I seen so many 70mm screenings since the early 1970s and still go to Bradford every year and attend 70mm showingsat the BFI Southbank today.Being in London I have seen so many original 70mm prints in NFT 1, MOMI/NFT 3 over the years including all in theDavid Lean, Charlton Heston seasons, many Dolby Demos and rare print sceenings.I have seen most of the Original 70mm features, shorts, and count myself lucky as I saw them just before theyall turned pink as most Large Format is now showing in Digital.I 1995 I saw 4 70mm screenings in 1 day for Cinema 100 day.I have booked my seat for this years WSW at Bradford I still count myself lucky that they brought back D-150 atthe Odeon Marble Arch for Star Wars in 1978.I must have seen Hundreds...
Send me you email address and I will email you the list. Mine is :cinerama10hotmail.combujaki said:I don't think I can beat that record, and I began in the late '50s. Would love to see the list.