The Music Box Theatre Celebrates the Majesty of 70mm
WDCB’s Gary Zidek previews the Music Box Theatre’s 70mm Film Festival.
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The Music Box Theater’s 5th-ever 70mm Film Festival kicks off Friday September 14 and continues through Thursday September 27.
Seventy-millimeter is a bigger type of film, which means more light can be pushed through the projector gate, allowing for enhanced contrast, color, and brightness. Music Box Theatre technical director & 70mm Film Festival programmer Julian Antos compares the difference between a digital projection and a 70mm print to seeing an artwork in a book versus in-person.
An image from LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, one of the movies being screened at the Music Box Theatre’s 70mm Film Festival.
Each 70mm reel weighs 35 to 45 pounds. And there might be 6 to 12 reels per movie.
The six 70mm reels for THE THING
Inside the Music Box Theatre’s projector room
The Music Box Theatre’s Julian Antos threading a 70mm film into a projector
Twelve titles in all will be screened at this year’s festival. For a complete schedule click here.
Image from 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
