Who loves the old 70mm movies transferred to Blu-Ray?

[in2video2]

As of Wednesday March 13, 2013 the following 70mm movies (not including 70mm blow-up originally filmed as 35mm) have yet to make it to Blu-ray:-

Oklahoma! (1955) - Todd-AO
Around the World in 80 Days (1956) - Todd-AO
Raintree County (1957) - MGM Camera 65 - never projected in this format
The Big Fisherman (1959) - Super Panavision 70
Porgy and Bess (1959) - Todd-AO
Can-Can (1960) - Todd-AO
The Alamo (1960) - Todd-AO
Exodus (1960) - Super Panavision 70
Cleopatra (1963) - Todd-AO - To be officially released May 2013 in USA
Cheyenne Autumn (1964) - Super Panavision 70
Lord Jim (1964) - Super Panavision 70
The Hallelujah Trail (1965) - Ultra Panavision 70
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) - Todd-AO
Khartoum (1966) - Ultra Panavision 70
Doctor Doolittle (1967) - Todd-AO
STAR! (1968) - Todd-AO
Krakatoa - East of Java (1969) - Todd-AO
McKenna's Gold (1969) - Super Panavision 70
Hello, Dolly! (1969) - Todd-AO - To be officially released April 2013
Ryan's Daughter (1970) - Super Panavision 70
Far and Away (1992) - Super Panavision 70

Brainstorm (1983) - Super Panavision 70 (only partial scenes)



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[Arkadin]

a few of these have been released overseas other than Cleopatra.
btw: Brainstorm is already out in the US.

[Visco.]

Cool list.

[Maggot]

I would love to certainly have "Oklahoma" and "Porgy & Bess".
Can't wait for "Cleopatra" and "Hello Dolly".

[HD Goofnut]

Still waiting on The Alamo and The Agony and the Ecstasy.

[Musicguy]

"Can-Can" will most likely come from Twilight Time and was included in the Fox poll

No Doubt WB Will release "Porgy and Bess" since they got the rights throught the Goldwyn deal - but the film needs rmajor estoration work to be released on Blu-ray - could take a while.

"OKlahoma" was announced years ago and then pulled


McKenna's Gold (1969) was released in 35mm though parts were filmed in 70mm (Twilight Time will most likly released this too)

"Exodus" & "Doctor Dolittle" are available overseas

[Arkadin]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Still waiting on The Alamo and The Agony and the Ecstasy.

well The Alamo needs to be restored, and all work was halted years ago due to the MGM bankruptcy according to RAH. If it gets released anytime in the next year or so it will simply be a cash grab.
The Agony..... on the other hand, is probably done now, and I could see a TT release for that one. Fox mentioned it long ago.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

well The Alamo needs to be restored, and all work was halted years ago due to the MGM bankruptcy according to RAH. If it gets released anytime in the next year or so it will simply be a cash grab.
The Agony..... on the other hand, is probably done now, and I could see a TT release for that one. Fox mentioned it long ago.

I'd like the remake as well. My widescreen DVD doesn't looks horrid.

[yellowcakeuf6]

The Khartoum DVD looks pretty good as well and this film has a very stirring score, one of my favorites. I am hoping to see Khartoum and The Agony and the Ecstasy on BD. Exodus doesn't even have an anamorphic DVD release!

[Pirate King]

I would purchase them all. Everyone of them. The news is not good for The Alamo.... but I am still have hopes.

[Pirate King]

imdb lists The Great Race as a 70mm 6-track. I am not sure if that is accurate. But would love to have this movie on Blu-ray as well

[Maggot]

Originally Posted by Pirate King

imdb lists The Great Race as a 70mm 6-track. I am not sure if that is accurate. But would love to have this movie on Blu-ray as well

I think the Great Race was shot on 35, but there may have been some blow ups?

[Pirate King]

Originally Posted by Maggot

I think the Great Race was shot on 35, but there may have been some blow ups?

You are correct. I verified that the 70mm runs of The Great Race were blow ups...... still...... I want this movie!!

[Dubstar]

two missing films I want are

Dersu-Uzala
War and Peace

[rkolinski]

I want all of the above; especially Khartoum!

[Maggot]

Originally Posted by Pirate King

You are correct. I verified that the 70mm runs of The Great Race were blow ups...... still...... I want this movie!!

I know, I want it bad too. For 35mm, it's one of those movies that I think tends to pop so much with sharpness and color that it looks like it was shot on something better. The DVD looks remarkable, so I imagine the Blu-ray will please for sure when it comes out.

[yellowcakeuf6]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

two missing films I want are

Dersu-Uzala
War and Peace

Yes where is Bondarchuk's War and Peace (6 hrs.+)! Does RusCiCo even do Blu-rays? I did Netflix this a couple years ago and got the anamorphic version
and can tell you it needs restoration. With 5 discs and Netflix sending one every other day it took a week and a half to watch the whole movie.

[Pirate King]

There may be others, but my only disappointment in 70mm films that are already released on Blu-ray was the first Patton. Thankfully they fixed it and the re-issue looks fine. Lawrence of Arabia and The Sound of Music look about as perfect as one could expect. Perhaps there will be more 70mm films announced soon.

[Canada]

Do 70mm have twice as much resolution as 35mm prints. Shouldn't 70mm prints look better in the theater as well as Blu Ray due to there superior resolution.

[yellowcakeuf6]

Originally Posted by Canada

Do 70mm have twice as much resolution as 35mm prints. Shouldn't 70mm prints look better in the theater as well as Blu Ray due to there superior resolution.

In a word: yes. 35mm film is roughly equal to 4k resolution while 70mm film, I think is roughly 7k, maybe more. I believe I read 70mm IMAX film was equal to 9.2k resolution but I'm leaving myself an out.