Projected Film

In the next few weeks, Tarantino's (Sorry Prof) The Hateful Eight will be released on an unassuming public, but it's different this time around for the controversial filmmaker. This time, Tarantino filmed in 70 mm Ultra Panavision. If you have no idea what that is, you're not alone.

70 mm is one of the largest millimeter sizes film can be taken on or shown. If I'm not wrong, IMAX is the tallest and widest cumulatively, but Ultra Panavision means ultra wide. Maybe not as wide as the clip above, but certainly wide compared to many films today.

Here's the fun part, Tarantino is resurrecting the roadshow film format. What this mean is, it will be presented in film, not digital like most theaters show movies, and it will include all the things of classic epics. If you've seen a DVD of the original 2001: A Space Odyssey, you may have been confused by the overture before the film and the intermission. These pieces are remnants of the roadshow format. Seeing films like this meant a night on the town, like going to see theater, but the format died down in the late 60s and early 70s, nearly never to be seen again. But Tarantino, ever the preservationist, has brought the format back, and I must say, I'm excited to go, which I plan to do. So for better or worse, I'm going to find out what it's like.