Very jealous you saw Jedi in curved 70mm! But anamorphic IMAX wouldn’t be possible unfortunately, either in terms of designing the lenses, building the cinemas or getting projection bulbs bright enough.
Yeh, It was a cool theatre here in town. When I got older it was one of my first jobs. I loved working there. The memories remind of the kid in “Last Action Hero”, although the theatre wasnt that ornate, but it still was a cool theatre. In the lobby, there was a wall of fame lined with pictures of movie stars that had visited there from 1940-1980ish along with two marble slabs that were signed by each star. Walt Disney signed it and drew Mickey and Donald next to his signature. Even Anthony Daniels signed it! The lady that worked the box office had been working there since the 50’s and was in nearly every picture in the background of the stars. It was very cool. Even after 30+ yrs working there, she only made minimum wage ($3.35 hr in 87’).
Yeh, I was more or lessing venting because of how theatres have takien a nosedive when it comes to design and advertising. The hardware is top notch, but they fall short on viewing medium. To add to your comment, I guess a 700mm IMAX anamorphic would be so wide at that size youd be hard pressed to see the whole screen. IMAX is great for documentaries or nature flicks, but Im old school and prefer the scope screens when it comes to movies. The least they could do is maintain CIH, thats what bugs me the most. This is the theatre I saw Jedi in.
