Classic Movies @ The Cinema | Times & Dates

Sinister Kid · 23-05-2014 1:27pm

I was there

WHIP IT! · 23-05-2014 4:40pm

paulieeye wrote: »

Was anyone else at the Pulp Fiction screening the other night? Almost a full house and you could bring you beer in!!!

Anyone know what format it was?

Aw Man - I'm always a day late checking this thread!

paulieeye · 23-05-2014 5:42pm

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Aw Man - I'm always a day late checking this thread!

follow the thread and set up notifications..some good stuff coming outta this!

06-08-2014 9:33pm

Lots in the lighthouse from October to November - the shining, 2001, full metal jacket, a clockwork orange etc.

http://lighthouse.admit-one.eu/index.php?s=LHSMITHF&PHPSESSID=b5qm9vsq1g5gk76trnnf507fu2

paulieeye · 13-08-2014 9:37pm

Lighthouse, alladin and Good will hunting in aid of Pieta House: Suicide and Self Harm Crisis Centre

http://www.lighthousecinema.ie/newsarticle.php?sec=NEWS&_aid=7020&utm_source=13+August+2014&utm_campaign=Newsletter+13+August&utm_medium=email

Catcher7791 · 14-08-2014 10:23am

Outdoor screenings of Dead Poets Society tonight in Merrion Square and Good Will Hunting on Saturday night in Fitzwilliam Square, again with all proceeds going to Pieta House:

http://happenings.ie/dublin/a-tribute-to-robin-williams/

14-08-2014 7:54pm

Meant to mention it before but IMC cinemas have a Ghibli season staritng on the 20th of this month.

The films being screened are:
My Neighbour Totoro on the 20 August
Tales from Earthsea on the 27 August
Howl's Moving Castle on September 3
Grave of the Fireflies on September 10
The Wind Rises on September 17
Princess Mononoke on September 24

Sad Professor · 14-08-2014 8:24pm

Technocentral wrote: »

Went to see "Rear Window" in the Lighthouse on Monday, great to see once I was there but it was only a DVD, wish they'd advertise the fact in advance and I wouldn't have bothered.

Are you sure it was a DVD? Bit of a joke when they could have picked up a copy of the Blu-ray for a tenner.

The only classic screenings I go to are the ones in the IFI, and even then, only when I’m sure it’s a proper digital print and not a DCP with the crappy DNR’d-to-death Blu-ray master on it, which the studios are very fond of doing.

14-08-2014 10:17pm

Sad Professor wrote: »

Are you sure it was a DVD? Bit of a joke when they could have picked up a copy of the Blu-ray for a tenner.

The only classic screenings I go to are the ones in the IFI, and even then, only when I’m sure it’s a proper digital print and not a DCP with the crappy DNR’d-to-death Blu-ray master on it, which the studios are very fond of doing.

I remember going to a screening of Coppola's Dracula with a masterclass from the writer afterward and we were told that the film would be screening from a print. On the day what we got was the film projected from a DVD that skipped a number of times. I still don't know what was worse, the fact that they didn't even bother getting a Blu-Ray copy to project or the fact that nobody bothered to sit down beforehand and check the DVD would play properly.

vidor · 15-08-2014 8:42am

What's the difference between a 'proper' digital print and a DCP? On the IFI site, iirc, they say it's a film print, d-cinema or blu/DVD.

Sad Professor · 15-08-2014 12:54pm

D-cinema means DCP. It's how pretty much all films are projected these days.

A proper DCP is sourced from the highest quality digital transfer of the film. A bad DCP is just the heavily compressed Blu-ray master. Projectionists often speculate based on the file size but there's no way of knowing for sure without watching the film where the presence of excessive DNR and compression artefacts are the giveaway.

vidor · 15-08-2014 4:34pm

How can you be sure it's going to be a good digital print? Obviously when I just scanning through the programme, I'm just working off the film being shown in DCP.

Sad Professor · 15-08-2014 4:35pm

That's my point, you can't.

15-08-2014 4:53pm

They really should advertise what format they are projecting from, I've sent multiple emails to IMC and tried ringing them to find out what the format is being used for the Ghibli season. So far I have yet to get a definite answer. Had the same issue with the Dublin Grindhouse screenings, took multiple messages both on here and on facebook before someone got back to me with an answer.

Sad Professor · 15-08-2014 5:20pm

A DCP or 35mm print costs a lot to transport, so if they don't explicitly state what format it is you can assume it's a DVD or Blu-ray. The Lighthouse's upcoming Kubrick season is a good example of this. The only mention of projection format is in the 2001 blurb, which says it is a "remastered digital print". I assume this is the recently released BFI print, which came from a transfer provided by Warners. Whether it's actually remastered or not was still unknown the last I read.

encryptix · 16-08-2014 10:54pm

Sad Professor wrote: »

A DCP or 35mm print costs a lot to transport, so if they don't explicitly state what format it is you can assume it's a DVD or Blu-ray. The Lighthouse's upcoming Kubrick season is a good example of this. The only mention of projection format is in the 2001 blurb, which says it is a "remastered digital print". I assume this is the recently released BFI print, which came from a transfer provided by Warners. Whether it's actually remastered or not was still unknown the last I read.

Where did you see this? Im interested in going to see this but not if its a DVD copy

johnny_ultimate · 16-08-2014 11:05pm

Having seen 2001 in glorious 70mm twice, I think I'll be avoiding that Lighthouse screening regardless!

e_e · 17-08-2014 1:59am

Sad Professor wrote: »

A DCP or 35mm print costs a lot to transport

I understand 35MM but DCP? Is it not just a digital file?

johnny_ultimate · 17-08-2014 2:11am

They usually come on special hard drives delivered by courier:

Digital delivery is possible and likely to become the primary method in future, but I think HDDs are still the main form of transport and deliver.

Still a ****load cheaper than a print though!

Technocentral · 20-08-2014 6:48pm

Sad Professor wrote: »

Are you sure it was a DVD? Bit of a joke when they could have picked up a copy of the Blu-ray for a tenner.

The only classic screenings I go to are the ones in the IFI, and even then, only when I’m sure it’s a proper digital print and not a DCP with the crappy DNR’d-to-death Blu-ray master on it, which the studios are very fond of doing.

Yep 100% because I have the DVD they used in my own collection! It had a weird aspect ratio (kind of 12/9) and a momentary freeze at the exact point as my copy that I've only ever seen on my dvd version, plus the credits are the same, its actually poor even for a dvd!. Its this exact one:

adamski8 · 20-08-2014 7:56pm

If anyone has 2 tickets to alladin and cant make it give me a shout. Went to buy tix last week and said id leave it until later to add my loyalty card num and by then it was sold out

Liam McPoyle · 03-10-2014 6:08pm

Grindhouse Dublin are screening Brandon Lee's coup de grace The Crow on Halloween night in the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield at 22:30.

candy-gal1 · 04-10-2014 5:44am

I would say yay!!! to that but mehopes not as I have tickets to see The Shining at that same time and place Halloween night :P:confused: Think someone at the cinema got mixed up!

Liam McPoyle · 04-10-2014 9:52am

I dunno.

Ageyev · 04-10-2014 1:29pm

Sad Professor wrote: »

The Lighthouse's upcoming Kubrick season is a good example of this....

I was interested in going to some of these films but saw no mention of the format so I'll pass. I assume they are just projecting blu-rays unless they have stated otherwise somewhere?

Much like another poster, I have emailed cinemas about format enquiries but rarely if ever get proper information back.

Technocentral · 13-10-2014 5:55pm

See that Dr, Strangelove is on tonight, any idea what the format is? Were previous Kubrick season films only Blu Ray or are they at least D Cinema?

Arkaron · 20-10-2014 1:42pm

Jean Cocteau's La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast) from 1946 will be shown on Monday, October 27, at Brooks Hotel (Dublin 2).

Hugo_Whoriskey · 20-10-2014 4:08pm

The Wickerman (the original obviously) will be shown in The Sugar Club on Wednesday 29th October as a fundraiser for First Fortnight, a charity that aims to challenge mental health prejudice through the arts.

Tickets are 10 euro and can be bought here and on the door if not sold out http://entertainment.ie/show-/The-Sugar-Club/First-Frightnight-Wickerman-Party-Night-in-aid-of-First-Fortnight/event-2728253.htm

franer1970 · 20-10-2014 4:50pm

Alien & Aliens double bill, Vue Cinema, Halloween night (Friday 31st Oct).

Ageyev · 20-10-2014 5:52pm

35mm screening of American Psyho in Lighthouse, 19.15 Monday, 27 October

http://www.lighthousecinema.ie/newsarticle.php?sec=NEWS&_aid=1643

Sad Professor · 20-10-2014 6:20pm

They must be reading this thread.

BrokenHero · 26-10-2014 3:28pm

Late night Withnail & I screening tonight in the Lighthouse.

Showing on Screen 1, their largest.

Ageyev · 27-10-2014 5:15pm

franer1970 wrote: »

Alien & Aliens double bill, Vue Cinema, Halloween night (Friday 31st Oct).

Do you know what format this is being shown in?

Technocentral · 04-11-2014 12:47am

VHS

johnny_ultimate · 04-11-2014 12:55am

Playtime is in the IFI from Friday. A strong candidate for greatest comedy film in the history of cinema. Remove the comedy bit and you wouldn't be too far off either

JohnMearsheimer · 04-11-2014 12:59am

I wish cinemas in Cork would screen classic movies more often. The only one I've seen was Back to the Future for its 25th anniversary.

vidor · 04-11-2014 3:06pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Playtime is in the IFI from Friday. A strong candidate for greatest comedy film in the history of cinema. Remove the comedy bit and you wouldn't be too far off either

Tempted but d-cinema is putting me off slightly.

Faith+1 · 04-11-2014 11:07pm

Next Wednesday 12th @8.30pm in the Lighthouse Cinema

Ageyev · 04-11-2014 11:18pm

Fight Club, Lighthouse November 24, 18:30

http://www.lighthousecinema.ie/comingsoon.php?_mc=15475

encryptix · 08-11-2014 2:52pm

On the mobile version of the vue site under coming soon is 2001 A Space Odyssey is on 30 Nov

http://m.myvue.com/now-booking.aspx?cinemaid=60

( http://m.myvue.com/film-info.aspx?cinemaid=60&filmid=5265 )

Ushabye · 09-11-2014 4:32pm

Try not to be put off by 'D-Cinema'. The restoration of PLAYTIME was done at 4K retaining all the original grain of the celluloid. It looks magnificent. Though, on saying that, it doesn't beat the 70MM version I saw a couple of years ago, complete with a new DTS soundtrack. The experience was stunning.

Fingers crossed for the BFI's restoration of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY coming at the end of the month. The newly made trailer is currently running (in Cinemascope) at the IFI. But the image is worryingly dark. I hope this isn't reflected in the actual print.

Ageyev · 09-11-2014 11:02pm

Is that a new restoration Ushabye?

Ushabye · 10-11-2014 2:10pm

According to the BFI it is a new restoration. If the trailer was struck from the final restored print, it'll be disappointing. The cut from the spinning bone to the missile platform...there's nothing but shadow, most of the detail is lost. I may be spoiled from watching the 70mm version a few times, but the detail is there on the bluray also.

johnny_ultimate · 10-11-2014 2:14pm

Frustrating that the IFI has no evening screenings of Playtime, but that seems to almost always be the case with their classic screenings

vidor · 12-11-2014 11:04am

Ushabye wrote: »

Try not to be put off by 'D-Cinema'. The restoration of PLAYTIME was done at 4K retaining all the original grain of the celluloid. It looks magnificent. Though, on saying that, it doesn't beat the 70MM version I saw a couple of years ago, complete with a new DTS soundtrack. The experience was stunning.

Thanks but as mentioned above, the showing times are crap so I won't get a chance to see it. I wonder what sort of numbers the IFI are pulling in for screenings like this, seems senseless to have them on during the day only.

Ciaran_B · 12-11-2014 6:03pm

vidor wrote: »

Thanks but as mentioned above, the showing times are crap so I won't get a chance to see it. I wonder what sort of numbers the IFI are pulling in for screenings like this, seems senseless to have them on during the day only.

There were only 1 or 2 empty seats at the 16.00 screening today but that was in the smallest screen. Unfortunately none of us got to see the film because of a power failure in the area! No Playtime for me.

e_e · 12-11-2014 6:29pm

Ciaran_B wrote: »

There were only 1 or 2 empty seats at the 16.00 screening today but that was in the smallest screen. Unfortunately none of us got to see the film because of a power failure in the area! No Playtime for me.

Yeah was there too. Thought the staff handled it well and replacement tickets were offered but disappointing all the same.

Was at Leviathan right before it so at least my trip into town wasn't a complete waste.

Kiith · 01-12-2014 2:40pm

Blade Runner is on in Cineworld on the 14th. Definitely going to see that.

Liam McPoyle · 15-01-2015 2:44pm

"Grindhouse Dublin" are screening John McNaughtons classic - Henry : Portrait of a Serial Killer - this month, date tbc.

IMO it's Michael Rookers finest hour and easily the best serial killer movie ever made.

Ageyev · 15-01-2015 3:59pm

Business Cat wrote: »

"Grindhouse Dublin" are screening John McNaughtons classic - Henry : Portrait of a Serial Killer - this month, date tbc.

IMO it's Michael Rookers finest hour and easily the best serial killer movie ever made.

How can I keep up to date with these? The last post on their website was for Tango & Cash last November/December. Don't have FB so I can't see their page.

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