Film News: Last 4 Days of Music Box Theatre’s 70mm Film Festival in Chicago

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CHICAGO – In the midst of all the Oscar-oriented news, Chicago’s best movie venue – the Music Box Theatre – has been conducting an “ultimate” 70mm Film Festival. It is the last four days of this fest, so this is a reminder to experience it if you haven’t already. 70mm refers to a historical widescreen film format that expresses an amazing cinema canvas, and was used with great fanfare in Quentin Tarantino’s most recent film, “The Hateful Eight.”

Lawrence of Arabia
’Lawrence of Arabia’ will be Screened Twice This Week at the 70mm Film Festival
Photo credit: Music Box Theatre

Films that remain in the festival are “West Side Story,” “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Cleopatra” and the Christopher Nolan’s recent “Interstellar.” Click the link below for dates and times. The 70mm format has four times the resolution as 35mm, and provides the best motion picture experience possible. As the Music Box Theatre press itself expressed, “This is film turned up to 11.”

The 70mm Film Festival runs through March 10th at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 North Southport, Chicago. Click here for film schedules and information.

HollywoodChicago.com senior staff writer Patrick McDonald

By PATRICK McDONALD
Writer, Editorial Coordinator
HollywoodChicago.com
pat@hollywoodchicago.com

© 2016 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com

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