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Imax and the Return of 70mm

July 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

I saw The Dark Knight in Imax on Monday (read my review). Although once skeptical, I’m now a fan of the giant format as the best way to present the most spectacular of Hollywood entertainments.
Regular Bayflicks readers know that I’m a fan of 70mm. In that format’s second golden age (roughly 1977-1993), the movies I [...]

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Film is Dead! Long Live Digital Photography

October 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment

As far as I’m concerned, it’s official. You can get just as good a picture shooting with a digital camera as you can with 35mm film. Maybe better.
This afternoon I attended a press screening of an independent drama called Valley of the Heart’s Delight (I’ll post my review a little closer to the film’s 10/26 [...]

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Tags: Technical