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Author Topic: Django Unchained: 35mm only? Michael Putlack Expert Film Handler Posts: 187 From: Fort Collins, Colorado Registered: Sep 2011 posted 06-21-2012 08:15 PM                        I know a few years ago with Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino refused to allow the film to be released on anything other than film. Does anyone know if it'll be the same for Django Unchained?  |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 06-21-2012 08:50 PM                        Unless QT wants the movie to do very little business, this is not practical. The industry is so far along with the digital conversion that very few of the high grossing theatres are still running 35mm. For the most part, insisting on a 35mm only release will do nothing but ensure the movie will primarily play in a small handful of low grossing theatres.  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-21-2012 09:04 PM                        Unless Rave kept its 35mm projectors up and running here, Inglorius Basterds played digital. Maybe QT had enough pull to get it to play 35mm in certain flagship theatres.  |  IP: Logged Chase Pickett Expert Film Handler Posts: 142 From: Irving, Texas, USA Registered: Nov 2010 posted 06-21-2012 10:05 PM                     On IMDb it lists the printed film formats as being 35mm and D-cinema.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-22-2012 01:12 AM                     quote: I know a few years ago with Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino refused to allow the film to be released on anything other than film. And any attempt to only release Django Unchained on film will be as effective as his attempt was with Inglorious Basterds, as I played that in digital on it's release. Seriously, NO director has enough clout for that. Even Spielberg failed.  |  IP: Logged Chase Pickett Expert Film Handler Posts: 142 From: Irving, Texas, USA Registered: Nov 2010 posted 06-22-2012 04:16 AM                     Brad, what's prompting some IMAX theaters to reinstall 15/70mm just for DKR? Is it IMAX, the studio, or Mr. Nolan?  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 06-22-2012 04:20 AM                     Mr.Nolan -- since he shot over 70% of DKR using IMAX 65mm camaeras.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 06-22-2012 10:29 AM                    I'm not so sure they're being reinstalled so much as being left where they were when the digital was put in. It was mentioned here by someone that at least one theater was told when they converted that the film projector was staying for an unnamed movie this summer.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 06-22-2012 12:59 PM                     Yep..they got installed- they put the Christies on tracks to slide them out of the way.  |  IP: Logged Bob Bregazzi Film Handler Posts: 17 From: Hampshie, England Registered: Jan 2010 posted 06-22-2012 02:14 PM                     'The Dark Knight Rises' on insistence of director Christopher Nolan will be shown at the Odeon, Leicester Square in 35mm. All rehearsal's, press/trade shows, premiere and entire run will be in 35mm. A show print will also be struck by Technicolor London.  |  IP: Logged

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