Cinephiles are crossing oceans to see the film at its highest possible resolution – and only 41 cinemas in the world are equipped to do it In Homer’s Odyssey, the hero Odysseus embarks on an epic journey spanning oceans, monsters and gods to return home to his family. In a remarkable parallel, Christopher Nolan’s fans are embarking on epic journeys of their own to see his adaptation of The Odyssey in one of the few surviving Imax 1570 cinemas around the world, the Oscar-winning film-maker’s preferred format. Nolan has long been a champion of Imax 1570 film, the highest-resolution film format in existence, named for the width of the film stock (70mm) and the 15 perforations on each frame. The Odyssey is the first feature film ever shot entirely on 1570 cameras, which are notoriously heavy, loud and require frequent reloading; the film stock had to be changed every three minutes during the Odyssey shoot, with Nolan working with Imax to develop a soundproofing “blimp” to house the 180kg camera to make it quiet enough for him to record dialogue on 1570 for the first time. But 1570 is old technology; most cinemas shifted to digital around a decade ago, which means there are now only 41
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From missing scenes and characters to a brand new ending, the director has taken some artistic liberties with Homerâs epic poem Peter Bradshawâs five-star review and a less enthused classicistâs take Will women…
Read original at The Guardian →Nothing could stand between Christopher Nolan and another hit movie. In its first weekend, The Odyssey has made $264.1 million and beating 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises for the biggest opening of his career. Per Variety,…
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Read original at Mashable →With only a few dozen places in the world capable of showing Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in its truest format, 70mm IMAX, the jealousy and anger are already very real. Plus, now, it’s about to get worse, because…
Read original at Gizmodo →If you want to see Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey the way he intends it to be seen, you're going to want to see it in IMAX. But if you're looking at that price tag and the amount of sold-out sessions, there are a few…
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Read original at IGN →Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has sent fans far and wide to find one of the 41 cinemas in the whole world capable of projecting the Imax 70mm format it's filmed in. So why aren’t there more theaters able to show the…
Read original at IGN →Cinephiles are crossing oceans to see the film at its highest possible resolution – and only 41 cinemas in the world are equipped to do it In Homer’s Odyssey, the hero Odysseus embarks on an epic journey spanning…
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From missing scenes and characters to a brand new ending, the director has taken some artistic liberties with Homerâs epic poem Peter Bradshawâs five-star review and a less enthused classicistâs take Will women also enjoy Nolanâs…
View source →Nothing could stand between Christopher Nolan and another hit movie. In its first weekend, The Odyssey has made $264.1 million and beating 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises for the biggest opening of his career. Per Variety, it was a near-even…
View source →Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, anything he did post-Oppenheimer would be worth paying attention to, even when we first thought he was tackling helicopters or vampires. Nobody probably thought he’d dip a toe into Greek mythology…
View source →If last week's trailer for Dune: Part Three wasn't enough to tide you over until the film's Dec. 18 release, you're in luck. You might be able to catch exclusive footage from Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic before screenings of The Odyssey.…
View source →With only a few dozen places in the world capable of showing Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in its truest format, 70mm IMAX, the jealousy and anger are already very real. Plus, now, it’s about to get worse, because those locations alone…
View source →If you want to see Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey the way he intends it to be seen, you're going to want to see it in IMAX. But if you're looking at that price tag and the amount of sold-out sessions, there are a few things to know. Based…
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