Hello Andy, Sounds amazing. Happy Christmas

Hello Andy, Good to hear from you. I think many home cinemas are better than real cinemas. You can set your sound to fit your room and as you like it. In my home cinema I hear loads of surrounds which I never hear in cinemas. My image is also very good. I have a German LED projector which gives me a really good picture. You have an amazing set up. I have neighbours I have to think of, which dampens any heavy bass frequencies, but it is what it is.

this is not Empire 1 JBL THX approved , come on put on inidana jones and the last crusade in , region 1 dvd with five screen discrete matrix so all the dialog pans most are sent to Lc Rc and some to L or R and yes C with matched 2nd hand JBL 4673A are cheap , works great here with the real , lucasfilm ltd THX sound system , up to 165 JBL speakers

Fred , really come on now , sonic this is a joke , right lol ? get a pioneer laserdisc player with theatrical mixes better than the optical 35mm noisy ones , but blu 4k really those are just near field mixes , the man with the golden gun , here in laserdisc mono original mix often feels like an earthquake in JBL THX , and now i be able show that with five screen wide spread over , L Lc C Rc R with sub bass extension from the Dolby Stereo CP200 , but sonic

1:34 casablanca can be presented here at the THX cinema with , five mono spread behind the screen on the L Lc C Rc R , try doing that at home with sub bass extension , it almost puts commercial DCP atmos cinemas to shame , why is that ? maybe cos i can freely think , stuff the directors/mixers intent that's a marketing technique to brainwash rest of the public with room is echo free no slap or pinging sounds , other than what echo effect is used on a film mix or music for effect use should only be heard at this THX cinema

oh this is 2nd most interesting if it ain't gonna be Empire Leicester Square JBL THX then its baby fox , i throw food out for the foxes but cats got be safe , cats are number 1 above Empire 1 , nature got give something in return to nature expect for the greedy rich politicians that are letting all uk freeze in their homes as no winter allowance under corrupted labour , but the fox has good fur coat and is adapted to the outside and i'm sure the fox will like a indoor outside house with heating blanket but the cat maybe in it and there is flea issue thou fleas don't do well and are toast in winter but there is the fox

Looks like a younger Peter Knight.

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Out of curiosity, how often do those explode? I did 35mm projection at a 10 screen theater for about a year and don't recall ever having one explode.

I worked there many years ago. I think the lady in the film was angie but i could be wrong. I remember dressing as jafar when aladin came out and painting a projection guy blue for the genie. I remember knicking ould drums to build the Flintstones car. What ever happened to all the pictures that were taken

I'm surprised any cinema will screen this with only a 7 day window before it shows on TV.

Changing two 15k Xenon's in a GT IMAX Projector is more challenging.

Where was that filmed Fred?

Better camera and talk through the steps and you got a pretty cool channel here man, keep it up!

wrap up warm fred the evils of keir labour have taken away the uk for rich class the poor like myself are freezing not a fantastic year , i been hospital more times than most have had hot dinners , i lost one my cats in sep and i'm not a happy kitty bunny , also need more empire 1 70mm JBL THX videos , morale is low in the uk since empire was gutted for a fake imax aka liemax , need more colour empire 1 laser 70mm THX videos , again stay warm clam , kier gov will soon be kicked out of 10 that pm is loony toon

i was expecting to see a THX sound system at de lane lea , oh well how about empire 1 need more empire leicester square JBL THX videos of empire 1 in THX sound system 70mm action

Hi Fred. I normally give any religion-based films a very wide birth. However, your brief review has tempted me to give it a watch. Sadly, it won't be anywhere in a cinema!

Happy Christmas Fred. I still cannot get used to temperatures in the mid to late 20s over Christmas here in New Zealand. I guess someone's gotta do it, might was well be me. I'm so pleased I'm out of the cinema business. It is a fond memory, probably kept as a memory. Don't think I like modern cinema.

I tried to get a job here on leaving school in 1988

Never saw it with the Harrison console in Th1, was DFC when I was there

This was my childhood memory of going to the cinema. Theatre's on this scale are hard to find. But the best way, in my opinion, is to watch a blockbuster. I hoped it would be restored, then found out it burnt down. Still have my good memories.

Well I wont be wasting time or money on this woke fest!!!

eric you need a medal ,when you explained that you closed the tabs for presentation i had tears in my eyes.that is how it used to be for pesentation, sad the cinema closed i hope you are still working because people like you are very scarce in cinema, brilliant.

It said 1989 but digital sound did not come out until 92 & 93

No "orb",its a dust particle.

Did any one who left the ABC cinema in Fishergate move to the Odeon when it the ABC closed?

I remember the old ABC cinema in Fishergate that closed in 1982. My mother worked at the ABC. There must have been quite some competition between the Odeon and the ABC.

This was back in the days when IMAX cinemas felt more like tourist attractions rather then Cinemas.

Saw a few films here the empire young brother cinema

34:23 OH DEAR LOOKS LIKE THE MOVIE HAS ENDED! PARAMOUNT What movie is that?

Rugrats In Paris? 5:30

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How long time the big film reels? 60 minutes possible?

I remember we wanted to go and see the presidio at the empire but there was a premiere on so we needed to find somewhere else and we went to the this cinema we had a mash dash to get here did not help as the tube station was a long walk to the cinema

I went there a lot as I was on very low wages at the time

0:36 Funny thing is with this site now (2024), the seafront entrance is *now* the main entrance to its' current main facility (Pier Nine's gambling complex), whilst it's former entrance in East Street is unused for now (last remember it being a Chinese/Oriental buffet). Actually went there once or twice, but it had *no* reference to its' past cinema heritage.

*I am amazed* it still kept going after the Brighton Marina Village multiplex opened and then leaving their largest screen to close and rot. *Maybe* the other three screens were busy by themselves and took away enough trade from Odeon to keep it viable for as long as it did. PS: I walked pas it, but *never* went in as a child, and my mum can remember watching "Flash Gordon" there in it's heyday. I would have *loved* this video to actually go into the foyer and the screens to show how it was like entering/watching a film even in it's dying days! *But alas........*

Thank you broski

Hi do you have anymore videos from cinemas in the cumbria area like barrow, ulverston or even lancaster? I have too watched many of your videos and work at the roxy cinema in ulverston would love to see old footage of cinemas i remember cheers

Hi Fred. I trained this lad at UCI. Cinema Thurrock all those years ago. He originally started as an usher but showed a great interest in projection. He’s now in Australia 😀

I have been enjoying watching the various cinemas. It brings back memories, as I worked at the Odeon Richmond when it was still a single screen and Kalee 21's with change overs and President carbon arc lamps. Coke fired boiler too! We had a projection box staff of 5. Ther sound was Duosonic including 4 track magnetic, The valve amplifierswere like those in your Odeon Harlow video. We also had a Brennel tape recorder for foyer background music. Those valve amplifiers used KT88 or KT66 output valves in parallel push pull configuration and they were vastly underrun to give very long life and reliability. The Monitor amplifier used a single 6V6 valve. I enjoyed it when we got a magnetic sound print, one of the best was "South Pacific" . The Odeon Richmond also had a Holophane lighting system but most of this was not in use when I was there. Although I had left the industry I have been back to the Odeon since it became a triple and got Cinemania projectors with "Cake stands" and Xenon arcs, not the same I preferred the old days. I also visited a 14 screen Cineworld multiplex projection box using film. At Richmond Odeon the week before the film "The Great Escape" we had an escapologist act on the stage each evening show before the trailers as a publicity stunt, It was good using the spotlight (carbon arc) on the act, Of course, now it is digital, and a projectionist is no longer required. No presentation and no real film. John

I used to save my pocket money so I could go and watch the latest big releases at the Empire (and the neighbouring Odeon) during the 1970s. I especially remember seeing 'The Towering Inferno' as well as 'Earthquake', 'Midway' and 'Rollercoaster' the latter three presented with the logistically challenging 'Sensurround' system. I would dress smartly and go on a Saturday evening whenever possible (rather expensive for a young teen like me!) because the exciting atmosphere and grandiose sense of occasion of those show times were utterly intoxicating in what was unquestionably Britain's grandest film venue. Fun facts; the Empire changed from a live theatre to a cinema in 1927. Its last live theatre production starred *Fred Astaire* who also featured in 'The Towering Inferno' and the pilot of 'Battlestar Galactica' both of which were shown at the Empire. The Empire's Wiki page is a real gem.

Hey do you have some footage of the Reel Cinema Quinton? as Danilo, Essoldo, Classic, Cannon, ABC, Odeon or Reel itself? Don't worry if you don't or if you haven't heard of that cinema but thanks anyway. 😅

Ich war in diesen Kino, da war ich 7 Jahre alt. Und das vor 60 Jahren. Damals hieß es auch schon Intimes.

I really like those wall decors in the auditorium showcasing the major Hollywood studios, back when they actually use to mean something.

The first SDDS print I can recall was 'To Die For' 1995, which also carried SRD and DTS. Sadly, at the time, we were not equipped to run any of them - so Dolby 05 was 'order of the day'. Academy Mono was the only option when the print was transferred to our small Cinema 2 (140 seat) club screen with Westar 2001a/2002 sets of 1948 vintage. You'd be surprised by the number of patrons (mainly older) who preferred the limited dynamic range of Cinema 2 where a bomb or gunshot sounded barely louder than a whisper, and where dialogue was paramount. I've still Dolby EQ cards here.... but why did we bother???? We very rarely ran at 'Dolby 7, '. Fader 4-5 was typical though still 'too loud' for some. If we had a 'Director' screening, it was a different matter..... just crank it up !!!! Danny Boyle was easy to work with on both Trainspotting and Shallow Grave. He had the option to run at 1.85 or, at my suggestion 1.75. Having demonstrated both, ... !.75:1 it was. At least we could offer him the choice. Danny had not previously seen his work shown in single reels with carbon arcs.

My 80,90's local Cinema, many good times,who remembers the very late naughty films shown ,i think on a Friday, starting at 11-00 finishing at 2 in the morning if memory serves me right.. Thank you for upload.

Thanks fred! I used to work here as chief when richard was promoted to engineer in 2003. aside from southend (i was one of michael's seniors dual site with chelmsford) this is the only 2 of your videos ive worked at. Keep them coming, i love watching them all. I worked at Chelmsford, Southend, Cineworld Milton keynes, Cineworld rugby, uci northampton, odeon tunbridge wells , hemel, barbican centre and sound associates. had a little blast from the past when i left youtube on, left the room and heard the cinemation alarm and came back to the room, almost in auto-pilot! Sadly I said goodbye to the career when I suffered a stroke, now self employed in phone repair.

Remember the Pearl and Dean advert logo and 20th Century Fox title music ?

Fantastic. Brand new multiplex with what looks like quite an eclectic mix of 40 year old + (but still very good!) kit. You'd expect it all to be brand new Vic5 consuls or similar 😊 Interesting....wonder where it all came from?