I heard they were using the Ultra Panavision lenses that Tarantino used on Hateful Eight, but that they were being used on a digital camera and not a film one. That would be so cool if I misread that and it turned out that they actually did shoot it on film!
Thanks! It just arrived, haven't had a chance to watch it yet. But I couldn't resist a little sneak peak, so I watched the first ten minutes of the 35mm version... even at 1.33:1, the scope of the setting in the opening scene, with all the wagons and extras, was amazing. And then I watched those...
There's a fantastic article about "The Big Trail" in the most recent edition issue of American Cinematographer. I'd never seen (or even thought of seeing) the movie before, but after reading that article, I'm in. Found a new copy on Amazon from a third party seller for under $7 so I ordered it...
If you're including IMAX films that were partially shot with 70mm film (running horizontal), in addition to "Interstellar", there's also:
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009)
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Star...