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Blu-ray/DVD Dual-Format Edition The Best of Cinerama is comprised of all the greatest thrills of Cinerama, from the breathtaking roller coaster ride to the visit to La Scala, Milan, for Aida; from the hurtling bobsled run, to the stirring dances of the African Watusis. Made up of over 20 such exciting highlights, the film is not only an historic compilation, but also a stand-alone thrill-a-minute experience. The adventure begins with the Sabre jet precision flying team from Search For Paradise, and then whirls back to the iconic roller coaster sequence from This Is Cinerama, newly restored for this release. From there, the three-panel journey goes global, showcasing some of the rich and exotic locales of Cinerama Holiday, South Seas Adventure and Seven Wonders of the World. There's the Marian Year Celebration at St. Peter's Square in Rome, featuring the first commercial motion-picture footage of Pope Pius XII. There's the boat trip down the Ganges River at Benares. There are visits to Paris, Vienna, Athens, India, Brazil, Japan, Africa, Israel, and New Orleans, all in one spectacular Cinerama presentation. Flicker Alley and Cinerama Inc. are proud to present The Best of Cinerama in the Smilebox® Curved Screen Simulation. The film has been digitally remastered from original camera negatives, and includes an all-new restoration of scenes from This Is Cinerama! This edition celebrates a decade of Cinerama filmmaking, and over five years of bringing those treasures back to life on Blu-ray and DVD for future Cinerama audiences to enjoy! Bonus Materials Include: - Feature Length Audio Commentary: With Cinerama historian David Coles - Shellarama (1965): Shot in Super-Technirama and released on 70mm, this Shell-produced short follows the journey of Shell oil from raw source to refined fuel - Bridge to Space (1968): A 70mm short documentary shot on Merritt Island and at Cape Canaveral - The Rangerettes: Deleted scene from Seven Wonders of the World featuring Kilgore College Rangerettes - Battleship Iowa Arrives in San Pedro: A Cinerama short film shot in 2012 - Reconstructing The Best of Cinerama: A restoration demonstration with Dave Strohmaier - Cinerama Troika: Interview with the principles behind Cinerama travelogue restorations (Blu-ray only) - Remembering The Best of Cinerama: Interview with Norman Karlin, Cinerama editor (Blu-ray only) - Slideshows: Who's Who in Cinerama History, Show Places of the 1950s, and more! (Blu-ray only) - The Best of Cinerama Trailer: Theatrical trailer - Program Booklet: A facsimile representation of the original program booklet Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews The Best of Cinerama (Blu-ray/DVD Dual-Format Edition)

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Flicker Alley and Cinerama Inc. are pleased to announce the long-awaited re-release of This is Cinerama, now beautifully restored from the original three-panel, six-perforation camera elements. Presented in a deluxe Blu-ray edition, this is the most extensive and thorough restoration yet of the film that changed the shape and sound of the movies forever! On the evening of September 30, 1952, This is Cinerama premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. Robert C. Ruark of The New York World Telegram said of the event: “I have just looked at the movies’ answer to television, whether or not the movies know it yet.” Indeed, this unique, widescreen process was launched when television was deemed a major threat to US film exhibition. Fred Waller, Cinerama’s creator, dreamed of a motion picture experience that would recreate the full range of human vision. Using three cameras and three projectors on a curved screen 146° deep, Cinerama created an immersive cinematic event, wowing 20 million viewers in its original roadshow version. Now, audiences can experience the forerunner to all modern widescreen formats once again, and in a brand-new, definitive restoration. From Venice to Madrid, from Edinburgh Castle to the La Scala opera house in Milan, and all across America in the nose of a B-25 bomber, travel around the world with Cinerama, presented in the one-and-only Smilebox® curved screen simulation.