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There is a picture in the book included in the set of the front of the Loew's State Theatre for the premiere of BEN-HUR and sitting on the corner next to the theatre entrance is a Cobbs Corner Restaurant. It looks like a type of Howard Johnson's type if Restaurant, which I know also served...

Was the program on white or some colored paper? Not sure why it matters but that is a great find.

Ben-Hur played 78 weeks at the Loew's State in New York, so I wonder if the "Ben=Hur" Bar and Cocktail Lounge stayed open that long. Can anyone shed any light on that aspect of the film's run. Was it just an area off the Lobby or was it an unused store front on one of the side streets? For...

Not only were two cameras used, there is a distinct different feel for each versions and different blocking in some scenes. Most noticeable is the "Kansas City" number and "Surrey With The Fringe On Top" number. As for as the feel to the different films, I always felt the Todd-AO version was...

It was the laser disc that I remember being a ribbon. It was actually that transfer that made me decide to get my first large 54" widescreen Pioneer TV. As I still recall, the controversy was very vocal between the OAR fans and the I need it a little bigger to see. I even believe George...

Check out the American Widescreen Musuem web site for TODD-AO and it is all explained. http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/ The web site also has a lot on Camera 65, which is the process BEN-HUR was filmed in. I just love the web site and always come away learning something new.

I think you will have to wait a long long time before Ambersons is released in Blu-ray. While Warners will give a general release of the DVD of Ambersons if not by December then sometime in the first quarter of 2012, the blu is not on the horizon. Just think how long it took for the title to...