The idea of the theater "changing the channel" if the crowd doesn't like a movie sounds terrible.

How I get to spend my two hours should not be a democracy if money is exchaning hands. If I'm enjoying the film but nobody else is, it shouldn't matter, I paid 10 bucks to see THIS fucking film.
Even if we're talking about the middle of the day instead of the middle of the film, it shouldn't matter, people who wanted to see something shouldn't be punished based on what time they were able to arrive at the theater.

Only read the thread title? The projector priority isn't mid-movie.

I misread the text a bit, actually. Caught the mistake and editted accordingly, but it's still a terrible, outright oppressive idea to take the privilege of seeing a film away from people who show up to late showings WANTING to see it and with the money to do so, just because the matinee crowd wasn't satisfied.

I'm still a little mad that I didn't get to see Man with the Iron Fists, even though I heard it was terrible, because I dared to wait a week and by then, all the local theaters had taken it off the marquee.

It's things like that, that make internet piracy start to look like a good idea. A blurry bootleg is better than no movie at all.

- Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan and Judd Apatow Lead the Charge to Keep Film Stock Alive

According to The Wall Street Journal, after being lobbied by the A-list directors, a coalition of Hollywood studios are close to sealing a deal with Kodak which will ensure the continued production of film stock. As part of the deal, studios would commit to buying a certain amount of film stock even though they don't know how much of it they will use on future productions.

Nolan has been vocal about his support for film, which earlier this year at the Scientific & Technical Academy Awards he said "still represents the gold standard" for filmmaking technology. Tarantino has also been a critic of digital filmmaking. "As far as I'm concerned, digital projection is the death of cinema," said Tarantino at last year's Cannes Film Festival. "The fact that most films aren't presented in 35mm means that the world is lost. Digital projection is just television in cinema."

Interesting development.

"Digital projection is just television in cinema." - Quentin Tarantino

- Chinese Moviegoers Lead the the Way For Interactive Onscreen Text Messaging



I'm wondering if Mr. Nolan overlooked a different apocalyptic vision for the future, or this is just the harbinger of his -- a delivery system by which people change theatrical schedules! DUN DUN DUNNN!

Pretty much like taking annoying commentary in video games vids on Youtube to the big screen...Oh god, what have I done? I think I just suggested the next step for this already dreadful idea: commentary during movies!

Sure, we already have annoying moviegoers who talk during the movies, but if this idea was applied, we'd be hearing all that commentary on the speakers.

- [WATCH] THE ART OF FILM WITH CINEMATOGRAPHER RACHEL MORRISON, CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, AND COLIN TREVORROW

One of the cool things about this year’s Sundance Festival is that for the first time, they’re live streaming some of their panels so that those of us who can’t afford the trip to Utah can still enjoy some of the festivities. One such event that’s already made its way online is the Power of Story: The Art of Film panel in which moderator Alex Ross Perry, director of LISTEN UP PHILIP and QUEEN OF THE EARTH, discussed the power, significance, and necessity of film with director Christopher Nolan (INTERSTELLAR, INCEPTION), director Colin Trevorrrow (JURASSIC WORLD, upcoming STAR WARS EPISODE IX), and One Perfect Shot favorite, cinematographer Rachel Morrison (DOPE, FRUITVALE STATION).

All three, it should be noted, are advocates of shooting on film over digital, and for 90 fact-filled and fascinating minutes they explain their advocacy, from Nolan’s appreciation for the finity of film and how it instills a sense of urgency and a need for perfection in cast and crew, to Trevorrow’s view of film as more than a method of moviemaking, but a way to retain storytelling authenticity, to Morrison’s opinion that the tactility of film lends to its humanity. This isn’t a film versus digital pissing contest, rather an insightful and often-times personal exploration of what film means to three people who have spent their careers putting it to very good use. This one’s a commitment, but for aspiring directors or cinematographers, not to mention anyone who gets enthralled when great artists bear their thought processes, it’s well worth the invested time.

This narrative of the future of film and protecting what makes it good continues to bubble away. If you check out the link, you can watch the Sundance panel.