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Just found this out while searching for showtimes for Heaven Is Real. Also noticed that my local theater is playing Ben Hur May 4th. Considering going to see both of them.
 

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Ben Hur is a completely different experience on the big screen. I've not seen 4K DCP, but I did see 70mm on a huge screen once.
 

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I'm going to try and catch this on Wednesday. BEN-HUR and SPARTACUS as well when they're showing.
 

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I was planning to go see this at my local Cinemark theater, but the poster scared me off. It advertised the film in Super VistaVision and Stereophonic sound. This is not the way it was released in 1956, when I saw it. Super VistaVision crops the film severely. So, what I'd like to know is whether the DCP is in the film's OAR of 1.85, as is the BD release.
 

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I'd be willing to bet a small sum of money that they're just playing the Blu-ray. I've seen several of these Cinemark oldies and they always play the Blu.
 

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They might have played the blu; however, I've seen Mary Poppins, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, and others that haven't (or hadn't yet) been released in blu. So maybe it's a crap game?
 

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I just returned from the screening and there were the 2010 restoration credits at the end. It seemed to be the 1:85 framing and the sound was pretty great with a bit of surround from time to time. The dialogue (all centered) was very clear. I assume it was DCP. It filled the whole screen. It was preceded by the TCM promo for the series. Very enjoyable presentation.
 

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bujaki said:
I was planning to go see this at my local Cinemark theater, but the poster scared me off. It advertised the film in Super VistaVision and Stereophonic sound. This is not the way it was released in 1956, when I saw it. Super VistaVision crops the film severely. So, what I'd like to know is whether the DCP is in the film's OAR of 1.85, as is the BD release.
That poster was for the reissue in the 80s. The current DCP is correctly formatted to 1.85.
 

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Yep. Overture, Intermission, Entr'acte, Exit Music all there. The Overture, Entr'acte and Exit Music were accompanied by title cards like on the video, which was probably OK as there were no curtains or anything in the theater (Cinemark) anyway.
Anyone know if BEN-HUR will also be DCP?
 

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Was there an actual break for intermission? That movie is incredibly long if there isn't.
 

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Steve Tannehill said:
Do Cinemark theaters project film anymore? Or 70mm?
Not sure about Cinemark specifically.

The AMC theaters are also offering these movies. When I had attended a previous classic Warner film at AMC, they were showing a DCP. I'm guessing with the one-day-only nature of the screenings, and the general trend of switching to digital, that that's what it'll be. I can't imagine them striking hundreds or potentially thousands of new prints (or having hundreds of older ones lying around), for a single day's screening.

Which actually brings up an interesting question, maybe someone here might know -- before this switch to digital, when a film would complete it's theatrical run, how many release prints were saved, and how many were destroyed? I imagine the number has changed over time, but does anyone know what the range might be like? For a 90s blockbuster like "The Matrix" or "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace", thousands of prints must've been made. How many do you think the studio held onto at the end of the run?
 

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I can't answer that specific question, but I can say the 70mm prints I've seen for special revivals were well travelled and very worn. This was in the 90's.
 

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Steve Tannehill said:
I can't answer that specific question, but I can say the 70mm prints I've seen for special revivals were well travelled and very worn. This was in the 90's.
I haven't seen a 70mm anything for a while (not including Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master", which was 2012 I believe). But when I saw "Spartacus" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" in 70mm in 2003 I think it was, they were in pretty good shape.

Most of the 35mm prints I've seen for non-new releases have been in far better shape than I would have guessed. I wish more places would list what the source of the print was and what kind of print it was (for instance, "studio archival 35mm print," "newly struck print," etc), but I can imagine for a lot of these screenings they might not even know what they're getting in advance.
 

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Steve Tannehill said:
Do Cinemark theaters project film anymore? Or 70mm?
Our Cinemark at Legacy is all 4K digital.
My worst experience with the Classic series was The Great Escape before the blu was released. It was painful to watch.
 

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Wayne_j said:
Was there an actual break for intermission? That movie is incredibly long if there isn't.
Yes, around 15 minutes. Which was great because I really had to pee.
Steve Tannehill said:
Do Cinemark theaters project film anymore? Or 70mm?
The only theater showing it in the Cincinnati area was a new Cinemark, so it is all digital, but they seem to try to present things as best they can. All of the AMCs are now digital-only, but none here seem to be showing the "classic" series.
 

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Saw this yesterday with maybe 15 other people. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Always wanted to see this on the big screen. I love Cinemark's Classic series, got to see some of my favorites. looking forward to seeing Ben Hur on May 7th.
 

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