Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott talk about how digital technologies are changing the movies (New York Times):

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/movies/how-digital-is-changing-the-nature-of-movies.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

"...a photochemical image contains the mass of the subject and dimension; a digital image often feels as if it is mass-less. " (Keanu Reeves)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/oct/10/steven-spielberg-martin-scorsese-celluloid?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9037&#start-of-comments

Many theaters are facing "a last picture show."

"... major Hollywood studios are planning to complete the switch to digital by ceasing to release 35-millimeter film altogether; 20th Century Fox promises to phase out film by the end of next year, and the others are expected to follow. Which means that the analog projectors that have whirred along for decades will be suddenly rendered incapable of playing modern movies."

To read more:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/movies/resort-towns-face-a-last-picture-show.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hpw

July 20, 2012

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/opinion/weve-seen-this-movie-before.html?_r=1

A detailed post from another arthouse exhibitor regarding their path to digital conversion.

http://www.renewtheaters.org/blog/2012/county-theaters-journey-digital-cinema/#more-6336

Coming this Fall to the IFS!

http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-trailer-for-tribeca-multiple-award-winning-documentary-planet-of-snail#

Our Biggest Challenge

Simply put, if you don’t make the decision to get on the digital train soon, you will be making the decision to get out of the business. -John Fithian, President of the National Association of Theatre Owners

This means that the theatre will require full 2K/4K projection, and the exhibitor will need a DCI-compliant projector and a server for every screen... The need to show art house blockbusters will eventually push most art-house operators toward buying or leasing the high-end equipment. - David Bordwell.

Statistically, these major changes for smaller arthouse exhibitors mean that more than 2,000 arthouse cinemas will go dark.

The IFS has been around since 1941. Despite over 70 years of service, we're not sure we can survive this one. We need your support. Now, more than ever.

Links:

http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/12/04/the-end/

http://www.studiodaily.com/blog/?p=8384

http://astortheatreblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/what-happened-last-night/

http://digitalcinema.disney.com/dcIngestMov.aspx

http://digitalcinema.disney.com/dcKDMsMov.aspx

http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2012/01/30/pandoras-digital-box-art-house-smart-house/

http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/technology/e3i7cfb89cd186864c3e7d84318f2b402f9

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/02/as-35mm-film-dies-how-do-revival-theaters-cope/252621/

http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/technology/e3i7cfb89cd186864c3e7d84318f2b402f9