Thanks so much for explaining this. Yes, the projection at MIT, which is usually very good, looks absolutely great with deep dark reds and very black blacks. I recently saw Taxi Driver in 35mm & of course it was a damaged copy but the colors were absolutely glorious. I never notice the colors while watching the films at Loews—the picture is always clear but as you say doesn’t pop. Having seen No Country for Old Men, Gone Baby Gone, and Darjeeling Limited at both Loewes & MIT, the difference was so striking. Interestingly enough, my plasma tv screens a similar image with very strong blacks and deep colors. Does anyone know how many theaters are projecting digital images already?
It’s not that one is better than the other (I do prefer the MIT projection though) but that it’s so different. Watching the MIT films, I’m more aware that I’m watching 35mm film projecting. With Loews, I don’t even think about it. Maybe the projection system at Loews is cleaner or perhaps automated or even partially digitalized? But whatever it is, it’s like two different films. Sorry that this is so unclear & vague but it’s difficult to describe.
I would like to ask a question about projection. I watch films at Loews Boston Commons as well as at MIT (LSC series), Harvard, and the MFA. The films screened at Loews appear so different, much flatter, clearer, cleaner. I watched No Country for Old Men and Gone Baby Gone at Loews & MIT & it was like watching 2 different films. I don’t think it was the bigger screen, the different sound systems but the actual projection itself. The image at MIT is more evocative & poetic. How does Loews BC project its films? Is it automated? I know it’s equipped to do digital projection but this is only for special occasions—right? Can someone explain these differences to me & tell me about projection? Thanks!!
Thanks so much for explaining this. Yes, the projection at MIT, which is usually very good, looks absolutely great with deep dark reds and very black blacks. I recently saw Taxi Driver in 35mm & of course it was a damaged copy but the colors were absolutely glorious. I never notice the colors while watching the films at Loews—the picture is always clear but as you say doesn’t pop. Having seen No Country for Old Men, Gone Baby Gone, and Darjeeling Limited at both Loewes & MIT, the difference was so striking. Interestingly enough, my plasma tv screens a similar image with very strong blacks and deep colors. Does anyone know how many theaters are projecting digital images already?
It’s not that one is better than the other (I do prefer the MIT projection though) but that it’s so different. Watching the MIT films, I’m more aware that I’m watching 35mm film projecting. With Loews, I don’t even think about it. Maybe the projection system at Loews is cleaner or perhaps automated or even partially digitalized? But whatever it is, it’s like two different films. Sorry that this is so unclear & vague but it’s difficult to describe.
Yes, MIT, Harvard, & MFA show 35 mm, not DVDs.
I would like to ask a question about projection. I watch films at Loews Boston Commons as well as at MIT (LSC series), Harvard, and the MFA. The films screened at Loews appear so different, much flatter, clearer, cleaner. I watched No Country for Old Men and Gone Baby Gone at Loews & MIT & it was like watching 2 different films. I don’t think it was the bigger screen, the different sound systems but the actual projection itself. The image at MIT is more evocative & poetic. How does Loews BC project its films? Is it automated? I know it’s equipped to do digital projection but this is only for special occasions—right? Can someone explain these differences to me & tell me about projection? Thanks!!