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Topic: Widescreen Weekend 2008 (UK)
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Dick Vaughan
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1032
From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 02-02-2008 09:20 AM
The Midland is the official Festival hotel as stated on the BIFF08 Website
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Situated in the heart of Bradford, The Midland Hotel is the official hotel for the Bradford International Film Festival 2007, and as a sponsor, will host many of the Festival’s guests, as well as offering special rates for all film fans attending the Festival. Only a 10 minute walk from the Museum, the Midland is ideally located for Festival goers, and is convenient for both Forster Square and Bradford Interchange train stations.
The Midland played host to the rich and famous in it’s hey day, including legends such as Laurel and Hardy, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, George Formby and even the author of Dracula, Bram Stoker! Now restored to its original greatness, but with all the facilities of the 21st century, the Midland Hotel continues to welcome people to Bradford with friendly service, a great restaurant and a residents’ bar that never closes – ideal for that drink after a late night Festival screening.
Tel: 01274 735735
Web: www.midland-hotel-bradford.com
For sole occupancy then the Holiday Inn has a better rate
The Visit Bradford website has a full list of accommodation.
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Stephen Furley
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From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England
Registered: May 2002
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posted 02-02-2008 02:35 PM
I welcome the inclusion of digital presentation this year. Whether you love it or loathe it, or as is probably the case with most people, somewhere in between, I don't think you should ignore it. I still have serious doubts about the use of digital projection in cinemas at this time, though most of them are not technical. Hopefully the Pictureville will put on the best possible show with it, which is more than is happening in a number of other cinemas, including some well-known ones, from things that I've heard. I think it's a pity that it won't be possible to see a true 4k presentation as well.
Go to see the digital show, and judge it on its merits. Then report back here, and tell us what you thought.
What is it which is being presented digitally by the way? I haven't had a chance to look at the programme for this year yet.
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Ramon Lamarca Marques
Expert Film Handler
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From: Edgware, England, UK
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 02-02-2008 03:19 PM
quote: Stephen Furley
I welcome the inclusion of digital presentation this year. Whether you love it or loathe it, or as is probably the case with most people, somewhere in between, I don't think you should ignore it. I still have serious doubts about the use of digital projection in cinemas at this time, though most of them are not technical. Hopefully the Pictureville will put on the best possible show with it, which is more than is happening in a number of other cinemas
I just don’t watch old analog films in digital on the big screen, it is a personal choice. I watch them electronically at home or in analog format at cinemas. I think from a historical standpoint and an artistic viewpoint to show those films in digital is blatantly wrong and other art fields would not do something as tacky as this, but there you go, cinema is the 7th art not the first and gets a 7th grade respect not a first grade. The Great Escape is one of the films shown in digital, the other being Blade Runner (The nearly final director’s cut edition).
As for new presentations I have watched two digital films, The Counterfeiters which was quite poor in image quality but God knows where films lose quality these days, it could be the digital intermediate and therefore a 35mm print wouldn’t be much better, or maybe it is the way it was originated. The other one was No Country for Old Men, the colour was very good and the sharpness of some images very good as well, but these are just some of the qualities that make films look good, I personally felt that the steadiness of the system detracts from the enjoyment, still objects remain very still and this is very odd, it is like watching a still image with moving objects in front. Also because the main aim of this “new technology” is to get rid of the projectionists the screen masking was wrong and further to the left to the digital image and so leaving a bit of blank screen (I wonder if the projector was off centre). I prefer proper 35mm prints, properly screened and I will spend my money seeing them whilst they still exist instead of funding the morally dubious and not really amazing 2K technology.
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