formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
With the switch to digital cinema now nearly five years in the past in the UK, the true value of the way film was shown for the first hundred years is thrown into relief. Yet, despite the ubiquity of digital cinema prints (DCPs), there … Continued
Deluxe is to close its UK restoration operation at the end of March with the potential loss of 12 jobs. Source: Deluxe to close UK restoration operation | News | Broadcast
Once a film is distributed, its makers tend to move on; with few exceptions they don’t spend a lot of time dwelling on where the product of their years of hard work will end up. Source: Film Preservation 101: A … Continued
As film gives way to digital, Richard Nicholson gained access to an endangered habitat where most cinema-goers never venture – the projection box – to document the people who make the movies move Source: Keeping it reel: the dying art … Continued
Quentin Tarantino asked a bunch of newly trained projectionists to screen a 350-pound film on over 100 salvaged projectors. What could go wrong? Source: Does The Hateful Eight’s 70mm roadshow really impact the future of film? | The Verge
If the headline of this Newswire makes sense to you, you already know why the American Genre Film Archive’s new Kickstarter campaign is a big deal. If not, thanks for clicking on it anyway. Here’s what’s up: The American Genre … Continued