Kermode Uncut: Long Live 35mm

[vanzonhl]

I imagine Nolan, J.J., Tarantino and Apatow walking in slowmo into the Kodak HQ and Quentin puts on Little Green Bag by George Baker ;-)

[GoldenGyroBalls]

There was also Gravity, which did mind blowing things in the digital format.

Still, I am hopeful that 35mm will be around for a while. I think that it'll become like Vinyl; Something for a niche market.

[jonnyboy]

Digital and 35mm are chocolate and vanilla, two different flavours of the same thing, sure you can have a preference but you're still eating ice cream.

[jd]

I agree, hopefully the industry will take note.

[reptongeek]

Another point to mention about digital movie making is that we're not just shooting digital, we're editing on digital machines and doing digital intermediates. The last time the Oscar for Film Editing lived up to it's title was when Michael Kahn won for Saving Private Ryan. Additionally I was very disappointed when I discovered that Jimmy's Hall has apparently had a digital intermediate rather than a photochemical finish.

As a result an interesting question I've always wanted an answer to is what the last fully traditionally made movie to be made I.e. Shot, edited and completely finished on film. My current answer is Munich released in 2006

[logangray]

I really love what digital video can do. Because of it, a revolution started in how we do film-making. But what Paul Thomas Anderson achieved with The Master was in my view even more magnificent. There's something about 65mm that I'm not sure digital can replicate.

[tutkufilms]

I jumped back on vinyl. Sound quality much better than download!

[patrikez]

There was a film that me and my buddies rented locally, Time Bandit, a C-Movie at best but it ticked my box at the time.Now i am enjoying the film "devil in a blue dress.

[Wilks]

You will never earn a ticket to Elysium with that Attitude Mark...!

[snfsav]

Going back to the point of Vinyl, yes Digital can be used to produce music in various ways and you can change the sound using software, but Vinyl will always have a certain richness to the sound. that sound when the needle touches the record before the album starts will never be forgotten. as for 35mm, it will always remain traditional (to me anyway). and I agree with The Doctor. it's all about choice.

[MrJellin]

Regardless of what you think looks better (personally for me it's always film), celluloid IS cinema. It just is, it's a fact. That's where it all began, there most likely wouldn't be such a thing without it. Shooting on actual film is an art form and art forms should never die. It should always remain an option. That being said digital is great for young aspiring filmmakers looking to make cost effective projects in order to advance their career.

[Luvie]

When is Mark coming back to review movies on his show, so that we wont have to sit through other people to review weekly films? 

[hanshotfirst]

It's still borrowed time. It's all about the money, and higher cost means the idea of the two existing side-by-side is no longer feasible. MAYBE film can hang on a few more years for production, but for distribution, it's done. And I think it's just a matter of time. I love vinyl and celluloid too, but all of our love and nostalgia doesn't equate to faster mass production. The battle is over, I fear.

[hanshotfirst]

I'd love a "long live film" T-shirt. Come on, Kodak!

[rsrowlands]

I personally think that 35mm is a more cheaper but still great way to shoot a film but if you want a slicker look well I'd go for digital

[patrikez]

My favorite just now is "The thing from another world".Second to "The third man"The African queen.Maltese FalconThe searchers minus the music bits."Pelle evrövraren" etc.

[lifeandThings]

P.S. Kermode is the man by the way. First saw him on The Exorcist: Fear Of God documentary.
       Followed by The Exorcist (BFI Modern Classics)


**Peace

[patrikez]

SAAB JA-37 Viggen is still the most powerful weapon unleashed to the world.

[alptigin]

Not really a good analogy; a "7-inch" compared to a CD or high-bit-rate MP3 is more like 35mm compared to a 576i or widescreen 480p DVD.  Comparing 35mm to digital projection is like comparing a 78 record to a 24-bit FLAC.

[patrikez]

Whwn i was a boy "Star Wars", and that one the time traveller.