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Superstar
If anyone here is a fan of the movie Blade Runner, Toronto is getting a rare opportunity to see this version on the big screen starting on Friday Nov. 9th.
Director Ridley Scott revisited this film finally assembling his true version (1992's "Director's Cut" version apparently had little involvement from him) and the film has been painstakingly restored for release in mid-December on DVD, HD-DVD and BluRay disc. The original negatives have been completely cleaned up, colour re-timed as per Ridley Scott's specifications, scenes trimmed and slightly altered, special effect shots have been fixed and the original sound stems have been remixed to bring the sound up to today's sonic standards. Warner Brothers tested this in NYC and LA where it did strong box office numbers and received strong acclaim so they are expanding the release through until Feb. 2008 in key markets. But here's the best part. The film will open at the Regent Theatre on Mt. Pleasant with 2K digital projection and Dolby Digital sound. For those unfamiliar with the Regent it's a cool old theatre which is used as a film sound mixing studio by day and movie theatre by night by the same group who saved the Royal Cinema on College West. The Regent has a big screen, great acoustics and a terrific sound system.
This is a rather unique movie event for Toronto and this is a film that really deserves to be seen on a big screen so I thought I'd pass it on to anyone who may be interested here.
Director Ridley Scott revisited this film finally assembling his true version (1992's "Director's Cut" version apparently had little involvement from him) and the film has been painstakingly restored for release in mid-December on DVD, HD-DVD and BluRay disc. The original negatives have been completely cleaned up, colour re-timed as per Ridley Scott's specifications, scenes trimmed and slightly altered, special effect shots have been fixed and the original sound stems have been remixed to bring the sound up to today's sonic standards. Warner Brothers tested this in NYC and LA where it did strong box office numbers and received strong acclaim so they are expanding the release through until Feb. 2008 in key markets. But here's the best part. The film will open at the Regent Theatre on Mt. Pleasant with 2K digital projection and Dolby Digital sound. For those unfamiliar with the Regent it's a cool old theatre which is used as a film sound mixing studio by day and movie theatre by night by the same group who saved the Royal Cinema on College West. The Regent has a big screen, great acoustics and a terrific sound system.
This is a rather unique movie event for Toronto and this is a film that really deserves to be seen on a big screen so I thought I'd pass it on to anyone who may be interested here.
