Current plans include roughly 100 standard 70mm installations plus 31 70mm imax theaters. The crystalclear images coupled with imaxs customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie. This is something for people to keep in mind when movies like interstellar are released next year. The limited release of interstellar bluray combo packs with included 70mm imax film cells has created a secondary market for the collectible pieces, with some individual cells selling for over. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Christopher nolans interstellar to be on 70mm imax in. Nolan intended it to be seen on the giant imax screen. Cinemas may soon replace the 125yearold projector screen with gigantic tvs. The brandconfused world of imax and liemax john canfield. Camerons cut came in at 2 hours, 46 minutes, and 54 seconds. The force awakens was released in thousands of theaters, a special few got to screen it in 70mm imax 2d. Christopher nolan wants you to see interstellar in 70mm.
The difference is remarkable, especially for the visually spectacular sequences like the miller. In the 70mm imax projection booth with interstellar november 7, 2014 s david morgan enters the projection booth where the new imax movie is being screened in 70mm. Starring matthew mcconaughey, anne hathaway and jessica chastain. The system replaces the xenon arc lamp of a traditional digital projector with a laser light source, and is capable of 60 fps with 50 percent greater brightness than the digital cinema initiatives spec, a contrast ratio double that of imax 1570mm film projection and higher than the 2500. Interstellar imax film cells have collectors scrambling. Some people are probably trying to avoid hearing too much about interstellar, christopher nolans next film, so they can go in totally fresh. These specific sequences, which will expand to fill more of.
Prepping dunkirk for one of the largest 70mm releases of last 25 years. When cooper goes in murphs room to say goodbye, his watch indicates something like 9 a. Hoyte handheld the imax camera for a few sections of interstellar very effectively. Director christopher nolans futuristic scifi spectacle is receiving a rare theatrical release on oldschool.
Go inside an imax projector room to see how star wars. So theres a lot higher resolution than a standard film projec. Interstellar and the birth of imax in toronto blogto. I figured we should probably have a separate thread for this. According to the hollywood reporter, the space adventure is set for 770 imax engagements worldwide. Obviously the regular option is inferior to the other two, but my question is, what is a better format to watch a movie in, 70mm without imax or imax without 70mm. Coming to an imax theater near you and everyone else, christopher nolans interstellar will have a record debut in the largescreen format.
Along with the reveal of the new interstellar trailer is a full list of theaters showing the movie in a huge variety of formats. Note that most of these will be temporary installations. In 1929, fox introduced fox grandeur, the first 70 mm film format, but it. Interstellar was so big it almost broke imax wired. Are there still imax movie theaters that use 70mm film. I saw this movie in an imax theatre when it was released. List of fullsized imax theaters entertainment geekly. When interstellar opened on 70mm imax, the studio pushed the.
The epic space film interstellaris wowing moviegoers with its stunning visuals on the imax screen, and weve got an amazing glimpse at how its makers were inspired by. In the 70mm imax projection booth with interstellar. Director christopher nolans futuristic scifi spectacle is receiving a rare theatrical release on old school. Dunkirks christopher nolan stands up for filmand against netflix. The imax experience is, of course, mindblowlingly amazing. Jessica chastain at an event for interstellar 2014 david gyasi in interstellar 2014 matthew. So my recommendation is if you want to see interstellar like its meant to be seen, please see it on a true 70mm imax and if theres a standard 70mm theater near you, you might want to check it out too.
In the 70mm imax projection booth with interstellar cbs news. In a digital age, interstellar unspools on film stock imax. Now interstellar is topping that record by seconds, including more than an hour of ultrasharp space footage shot with imax cameras. I very much plan on seeing that in a filmbased imax theater.
The 49 reels of 70mm film that make up christopher nolans latest imax extravaganza interstellar. Theres 70mm imax, 70mm film, 35mm film, imax, 4k digital and. I have called several imax theaters around texas, and so far, the following locations have confirmed that they will be projecting interstellar on 70mm film. As it looks like the force awakens will be the last feature length movie to have any scenes shot with imax 70mm cameras abrams did the vast majority on 35mm though and the remaining imax film projectors are being phased out just four left in the uk to make way for their new digital 4k laser systems.
Just last week i told some friends that i planned to drive two hours to go see interstellar in 70mm imax, and they were all puzzled why i didnt just drive. Video shows an imax projectionist preparing an analog 70 mm print of interstellar on a 6foot platter with 48 reels of 1570 stock. In the 70mm imax projection booth with interstellar youtube. Imax ceo greg foster revealed in an interview with collider that interstellar will in fact be projected in 70mm imax, in a limited amount of theaters. Interstellar opened two days early in standard 70mm in approximately ten theaters across the united states. Do the right thing and use this handy dandy list of full size, 15perf, 70mm imax auditoriums near you and get there before tron leaves so you can really see that film the way it was designed to be seen. Luckily, nobody really knows all that much about interstellar, so. See this page for hateful eight news and locations. Nolans film about a group of explorers searching for a new habitable planet has finally hit theaters, and if youve been waiting to see this cosmic spectacle and are heading out to your local multiplex to experience it you might want to. Greg foster, ceo of imax entertainment and executive vice president of imax corp. While most imax digital screens those in cineplexes are not anywhere near as large as a true 70mm imax screen, they. This is the colossal film roll it takes to screen interstellar in 70mm imax. Which one should one prefer to watch movies like interstellar.
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanitys survival. Whats the difference between 70 mm imax and digital imax. Thats more than the 50 venues nolans last movie, interstellar. In the 70mm imax projection booth with interstellar duration.
In my local movie theater, i have three ways of seeing christopher nolans movie dunkirk. Showing you the film path and constant checking and. The imax film standard uses 70 mm film run through the projector horizontally. Dunkirk could launch a 70mm film presentation renaissance. Nolan shot on a mix of anamorphic 35mm and imax 70mm and a select group of cinemas in europe will actually show it. The imax experience in 70mm film showtimes for local movie theaters. Did a similar situation with 70mm dunkirk as much of the old staff that ran the machines no longer work for the theatres. Jordan hoffman 70mm imax i saw interstellar at a press screening in imax 70mm at new yorks lincoln square theater, one of new yorks only two true imax theaters the other one is. Director christopher nolans futuristic scifi spectacle is receiving a rare theatrical release on oldschool, largeformat film stock. The nearly threehour movie, opening wide on friday, was released two days earlier in a handful of u.
How to prepare a 70mm interstellar print for projection. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing interstellar. The future of imax 1570mm theaters home theater forum. Interstellar director chris nolan remains a purist and continues the use of film as an acquisition format in the digital age where the market provides images cleaner and sharper than ever. Fort lauderdale floridas autonation imax theater chief projectionist armando mena recorded a video explaining how a 70mm print of christopher nolans interstellar is prepared and projected. Size matters when it comes to nolans interstellar las. Imax films should deal with sensations rather than ideas, and while there may be some gigantic ideas in interstellar everything from nasa to the theories of physicist kip thorne to worn.
The 70mm screening was noticeably darker and flickering in some areas. Imax is a proprietary system of highresolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and. Well, quite a lot, it turns out, as we see in this video hosted by armando mena, an imax projectionist in fort lauderdale, florida. The odeon leicester square invited us to look inside their projection room during a screening of interstellar on 70mm film. Pictures and paramount pictures present, in association with legendary pictures, a syncopylynda obst productions production, a film by christopher nolan, interstellar. In the 70mm imax projection booth with interstellar video. We understand that his most recent nonbatmanrelated movie, inception, was pretty twisty, and it would be a shame to have whatever this movies craziness is spoiled ahead of time. A brief look the arrival, inspection and loading of interstellar on 70mm motion picture film at willow creek cinemas twelve stay connected. Interstellar gets 70mm projection treatment in imax theaters. Of course i understand not many people are able to see it on these formats since there arent a lot of imax and 70mm theaters around. And we are one of only 53 theatres in the world showing this film the way mr. Christopher nolans new world war ii film, dunkirk, is a remarkable, mesmerizing experience. Interstellar is slated to open worldwide beginning november 7, 2014. Experience dunkirk in imax 70mm film and imax with laser.
This is because the end credits are played in an abbreviated slideshow form rather than scrolling from bottom to top, due to the size capacity of the imax platters, which can hold a maximum of 167 minutes of film. The future of imax 1570mm theaters discussion in movies started by brian dobbs, dec 5. It uses a special film that is four times the size of 35mm which used to the the standard format before movies moved to digital exhibition. The imax control panel is seen inside a projection booth as a clip of a movie trailer is seen on the big screen at the brenden. And jeers to the imax site, who have taken off the indepth descriptions of their imax theaters and lumped liemax in with full size. The imax experience in 70mm film and bypass the lines by buying movie tickets online. Which is technically visually of higher quality 70mm. Imax just started looking for projectionist to help run the projector and booth for this coming summer.
The imax digital screening had a much better picture. Imax digital has a picture quality that is higher than a standard theater, but lower than imax or 70mm. I cant say if the projector wasnt set up right but i have the feeling that the hype around the 70mm version is bigger than it can live up to compared to the digital imax version. The current film imax projector will be removed and replaced with an alldigital system.
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