I attended the Fathom showing of The Birds at the Arclight in Hollywood. Truly one of the worst experiences I've ever had at a major theatre - I think largely due to Fathom's use of a satellite to cheaply beam the movie to the theatre (as opposed to in-theatre digital presentation, which has 99.9% worked fine in my experience.) I've seen The Birds projected on film before, and this was nothing like it. It was comparable to watching a large screen TV with many of the same issues: breakup of image, a moire pattern that developed occasionally, skipping dialogue. Fathom showed a trailer for an upcoming screening of Lawrence of Arabia promising audiences would get to experience it on the big screen - what a joke. Unless the disc is at the theatre, don't go - satellite technology is not ready for prime time (or at least Fathom's version of it.) - Ron
From: Joseph Bonelli <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] TCM SCREENING OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Kirby, Do you think the presentation was film or a digital beam-in?? Joe From: Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 10:00 PM Subject: [MOPO] TCM SCREENING OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD QUESTION for Mopolistas. Did anyone of you happen to see the TCM theatrical presentation of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (from Fathom Entertainment) at a theater tonight? I attended a screening in Austin at Regal's Arbor Theater. The transfer was exquisite, but the projection was too dark. I have a feeling that this was the fault of the exhibitor. Did any of you go in your community? Kirby McDaniel MovieArt Original Film Posters P.O. Box 4419 Austin TX 78765-4419 512 479 6680 http://www.movieart.net/ mobile 512 589 5112 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at http://www.filmfan.com/ ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at http://www.filmfan.com/ ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
