I've finally seen 4K digital projection--the cutting edge of image reproduction without film. I'm talking about an image with more than four times the resolution of the best HDTV; the technology that Imax may use to replace Imax. And my verdict: it's okay, but it didn't wow me. On Monday night I attended a special … Continue reading The Best in Digital Projection

Call me George Lucas if you must, but I'm ready to embrace digital projection. Chicken Little, in digital 3D at the Sony Metreon, blew me away. Let me explain. Chicken Little, a paint-by-the-numbers studio assembly-line piece of junk that tried vainly to recreate the Pixar magic, did not blow me away. The characters were family … Continue reading Great Digital Projection

Movie technology is about to change--big time. And like its other big changes--sound, widescreen, home video--this one is going to be both a blessing and a curse. Within the next few years, movie theaters will go digital, not just for sound, but for projection. That's inevitable. What's still in question is how much that change … Continue reading Digital Projection