Recent content by MrMiniver

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    AFI Silver Theater 70mm Spectacular Part 3

    The theater 2 stadium seating cinema sure looks like a cookie cutter stadium seating theater to me. I could care less about the art deco. The only redeeming quality is that is THX approved.
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    AFI Silver Theater 70mm Spectacular Part 3

    Those theaters look like a horrible place to watch a movie.
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    Forrest Gump: An IMAX Experience

    No doubt it, 35mm can look great and so can 70mm IMAX. However both can look awful, I have seen bad 70mm IMAX a few times with dim bulbs and scratched prints. Single projection digital usually looks great on smaller screens while IMAX dual projection digital can look very good on larger screens.
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    Forrest Gump: An IMAX Experience

    Digital cinema is not bad at all, it can look bad but so can film presentations. Digital IMAX benefits from dual projection which IMO is better than most single projection digital shows. Especially if the screen is more than 50 feet wide.
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    Forrest Gump: An IMAX Experience

    Hi Josh, interesting post. I believe IMAX supplies the 15/70 distribution via Kodak in New York, but the studios do pay for the print costs. I happen to believe that there is a bit of a conspiracy on the part of IMAX and the end of 15/70 prints. Here is why: 1. IMAX knew Gravity was going to...
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    Empire 1 Cinema Leicester Square London

    Totally agree.
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    Empire 1 Cinema Leicester Square London

    I know the difference between 15/70 and digital IMAX, I will actively seek out 15/70 at some of theaters near me when there was 15/70 prints still available. Where I live, there were three 15/70 theater that were classic built, they were located inside a mulitplex, today they have changed to...
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