There is a very good F/B page called Australia in 70MM - compiled by Doug Loudon. Very detailed info about all releases in 70 and info about the theatres where they were shown. Well worth looking into! Hope you find it as enjoyable as I still do. Cheers!
It did have two 70mm releases in Australia. It originally premiered in 35mm Cinestage on the 2nd October 1957 at the Paris Theatre in Sydney. The full version of the film in Todd-AO was reissued in 1963 at the Paris in Sydney, an 8 week run. Then 4 weeks at Brisbane's St. James and 3 weeks at...
The Longest day was reissued in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in 70MM on 5th June 1969 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of D-Day. Only a short run - 4 weeks in Sydney and 2 weeks in both Melbourne and Brisbane.
The Astor Cinema in the Melbourne suburb of St. Kilda is an art deco single (huge) screen rep house - can screen all formats - 16mm, 35mm, 70mm, 2K and 4K digital. They screen a 2.20:1 70mm print of Ben-Hur each year.
John was a true gentleman. Cinerama fans around the world have much to thank John for. I had the opportunity to see The Best of Cinerama and How The West Was Won in 3-strip his backyard Cinerama "theatre" in Willoughby, on Sydney's lower north shore.
"The Bible" roadshow version was exhibited in Sydney at Hoyt's Century - a narrow 70MM venue with a 13 -14 metre wide screen seating around 900. It was definitely not D-150 even though the end credits indicate it was photographed in the process, however it was advertised as "in 70MM and 6-track...
Hi, I can confirm that the Region 4 DVD is 16 x 9 enhanced. It does have the overture, intermission and entr'acte. Excellent picture quality for DVD. Have not watched it for a while but think it also has exit music. Actually the overture and entr'acte are the same. You should be able to...
In Sydney for the first week F&A was shown in 70MM at Greater Union's George St complex in cinema #3, which at that time was the largest screen in Sydney. (Larger than Hoyt's cinema #7).It also had a season at the Astra in Parramatta, again in 70MM - the only time in this city that a film had a...
Extended Editions of all three for me - fleshes out character, story and superior transfer in the case of TFOTR. BTW the Orpheum in Sydney suburb of Cremorne is currently showing the entire trilogy in their extended versions in 35mm today. Began at 10am and should finish around 11.30pm. $20 for...
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I attended the 4K Australian premiere screening at the Orpheum in the Sydney suburb of Cremorne last Monday evening. Having seen LoA many times in 70MM I was pleasantly surprised with this HD version. Very film like with an absolutely thundering soundtrack - I have never heard Maurice...