svarney wrote:
This maybe should go in the state of the marathon thread, but has any thought been put into what both marathons will do if/when their respective host theaters convert to digital projection? Are the theaters planning to keep an operating 35mm projector around for older films (I can see both the Grandview and the Drexel doing this)? Had this been discussed with the management of the theaters at all?
With 2013 being the last year that most newer titles will have 35mm prints struck (or so I'm hearing, and I am in the business), how will this affect the future of our twice a year gatherings?
At the horror marathon Bruce said that times are changing and the day wil come that all movies at the marathons will be Digital, there is no stopping progress.
A few years ago this would have upset me but there have been great advances in Digital Projection and to me the autmosphere of the Marathon remains the same regaurdless of the media being used to show the film. Also with Digital Projection there comes less chances of projection issues that seem to plague the marathons.