Many thanks to you dave and your team and will save a space on my shelf when this new restoration is released. The voyage of the christian radich new restoration. Just today got my bluray version of cinerama holiday and south sea adventure. Cineramas south seas adventure proved to be the 5th and last of the. Southseas adventure, for example had several actors in the australian outback sequence including one actor from disneys prince and the pauper. Has this is cinerama ever seen video or dvd release.
The cinerama travelogue south seas adventure was narrated by orson welles. Unfortunately the second half is too damaged to project, so itll be screened in digital. A big 50s film fad returns san antonio expressnews. Does anyone really want to see windjammer or cinerama south seas adventure. The quiet village podcast is presented in m4a format, allowing each episode to display constantly changing artwork and photos as well as web links in most players, including apple itunes. The best of cinerama 1963 discussion in bluray and uhd started by strohmaier, nov 21, 2014. Releases in october to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the cinerama dome in hollywood. I hadnt seen this one during one of the frequent cinerama festivals at the seattle cinerama so it was new to me.
The voyage of the christian radich, it is at moments similar, although overall an entirely different tale than previously seen in the format. The best of cinerama bluray disc details highdef digest. It was filmed dualstrip in black and white, and single strip color anaglyphic release prints were produced using a. The one im most interested in seeing is search for paradise, to hear the delirious music score by dimitri tiomkin. Cinerama south seas adventure proved to be the 5th and last of the. The restored color looks good on holiday and very good on south seas adventure, even when sections of the films had to be recovered from less than. As he says, cinerama south seas adventure introduces a halfdozen characters on unrelated travels. From there, the threepanel journey goes global, showcasing some of the rich and exotic locales of cinerama holiday, south seas adventure and seven wonders of the world. South seas adventure 1958 cinerama holiday 1955 how the west was won 1962. Trailer for upcoming this is cinerama release now online.
It was filmed dualstrip in black and white, and single strip color analglyphic release prints were produced using. The fun was being initially overwhelmed by the sense of being involved in the nonsense. This is cinerama sept 25 bluray movies north america. O toole slips into the dissolute life of a south seas drifter, until the day he comes to the aid of a cargo ship in distress and impresses the owner as someone who. Film society of lincoln center announces special series of 70mm film screenings. Flicker alley has released several cinerama films on bluray in smile box format. Home cinema in the algarve wednesday, 3 december 2014. Get your tickets while you can, the seats are selling out fast.
The are moving the best of the biz over to the new this is cinerama release. There is a very good threestrip print created by crest labs about ten years ago and. Although flicker alley has released several cinerama films on bluray, including this is cinerama 1952, search for paradise 1957, seven wonders of the world 1956, cinerama holiday 1955, south seas adventure 1958, and windjammer 1958, holiday in spain 1961 is distributed by redwind productions via screen archives. Cinerama south seas adventure proved to be the 5th and last of the original, 3panel cinerama travelogues. The camera rig was a product of the films producer, harry k. South seas adventure 1958 1080p bluray regret rarbg. There will be one showing on friday september 28, and one showing on thursday october 4.
I suspect this is a sign that they might pull some of the other cinerama titles out of print. It is filled with amazing video footage of the south pacific and island life from that time period. Peter s square in rome, featuring the first commercial motionpicture footage of pope pius xii. And of the fake cinerama films, does anyone want to see circus world, mediterranean holiday, the greatest story ever told, the hallelujah trail, the battle of the bulge, khartoum, grand prix, custer of the. In this approach, a regular motion picture camera system is used to record the images as seen from. How the west was won mgms cinerama epic of the american. Flicker alley presents cinerama holiday and south seas adventure. Flicker alley announces two new upcoming cinerama bluray. There are two versions that can be shown at the dome. To purchase the dvdbluray version of this title, please visit. Released in 1958, and 4 months after the 3panel competitor, windjammer. Cinerama south seas adventure 1958 was the last of the 1950s cinerama. South seas adventure on dvd and bluray from flicker alley starring orson.
Could the documentaries also be classed as only partial documentaries. Windjammer, cinerama holiday, and south seas adventures have all been. My 2 cents worth on brothers grimm home theater forum. Watch cineramas south seas adventure online vimeo on. Like 3d, smellovision and sensurround, few took this is cinerama, cinerama holiday, seven wonders of the world, south seas adventures and search for paradise as anything more than demonstration. Cinerama south seas adventure 20 in settings set to 720p how the west was won 1962 in settings set to 1080p. Cinerama holiday was the second three strip cinerama film made. A facsimile representation of the original program booklet, more in. The most common approach to the production of 3d films is derived from stereoscopic photography. Fans of cinerama can also get their annual fix with 1958 travelogue south seas adventure and cineramacana, and the festival will have a 50th anniversary moon landing slant, with imax screenings of both ryan gosling drama first man and documentary flick apollo 11. Film society of lincoln center announces special series of. Cinerama south seas adventure is a great video that will make you long for the past.
Peters square in rome, featuring the first commercial motionpicture footage of pope pius. Widescreen weekend to kick off with 70mm presentation of. Where the nile divides, the great cinerama adventure begins. I did notice that there was much more of a subwoofer kick to the explosions on this blu ray disc so its probable that they enhanced them from the standard edition. South seas adventure bluray preorders are being taken at flicker alleys website now. The film was made in 1955 and is a great trip back in time. South seas adventure on dvd and bluray from flicker alley. For me one of the best parts is riding the western pacifics zephyr.
Cinerama holiday south seas adventure nov 2 20 bluray. The towering inferno is identical to the earlier special edition dvd except that the added pixel count makes the image sharper. Id be happy to play your tunes on the quiet village. Most of the cinerama documentaries contained segments that told a story and had wellknow actors in the film. Wonderful to be able to see these cinerama travelogue films again on blu ray dvd and in the curved screen ratio.
A threedimensional stereoscopic film also known as threedimensional film, 3d film or s3d film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception, hence adding a third dimension. I also wonder about the 2017 aspect of the restoration. Flicker alley presents the best of cinerama and cineramas. Download the south seas adventure 1958 1080p bluray x264regretrarbg torrent for free with torrentfunk. South seas adventure bluray release date november 2, 20. Super wide filming with three interlocked cameras and seven channel sound. It was the first of a number of novel processes introduced during the 1950s, when the movie industry was reacting to.
Theyve gotten hold of the last remaining print of south seas adventure. Come on board the magnificent norwegian squarerigger as it sails its spectacular 17,000 mile journey, manned by a crew of young sailorsintraining, all photographed in the widescreen splendour of cinemiracle and cineramas only true competitor. My memory is that the 1950s cinerama films only used a handful of different focal lengths, so it might not be that hard to just have four or five different settings. The only issue i can see would be if they changed lenses frequently, and that would result in a different amount of optical distortion. Further, the bluray a dvd version of the film is also included, but youll. Personally, the only cinerama show i saw when new was south seas adventure, when i was a kid in honolulu. Im looking forward to the widescreen weekend event this year as itll mark the end of a 23year quest to see all the threestrip titles in cinerama. I have all the cinerama bluray releases and all of them great and i do love the extras on them. This is cinerama cinerama south seas adventure windjammer cinerama holiday i just finished watching windjammer.