I’d love to see old movies on the big screen again as they were intended. The problem is that the care and attention cinematographers/directors invest in images all but disappear when their work is projected at the local multiplex. Prints tend to be crappy and poorly projected. Also, I swear most multiplex theater projection systems are not throwing out enough candlepower for the distance...but maybe I’m wrong.
well, they arent showing a print...it is a digital screening, which means the images are coming via broadband. Not sure what kind of master they have....maybe they are using the WOPR to send it.
It is $10 + $1 surcharge in Burbank
WarGames 25th Anniversary
7/24/2008
Fathom and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios are proud to present WarGames back on the big screen after 25 years. Don’t miss this one-night-only event in select movie theatres nationwide on Thursday, July 24th at 7:30PM (local).
The event will include never-before-seen interviews with cast and crew on how the movie was ahead of its time and its relevance today. Additionally, only at this one night event, get a sneak peek at the making of the sequel – WarGames: The Dead Code.
Movie synopsis: Computer hacker David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) can bypass the most advanced security systems, break the most intricate secret codes and master even the most difficult computer games. But when he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department’s war computer, he initiates a confrontation of global proportions World War III! Together with his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy) and a wizardly computer genius (Tony Award® winner John Wood), David must race against time to outwit his opponent... and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
The good news about Fathom events is they aren’t running off of prints. Fathom pushes these things from their harddrive (or where ever they’re running it) to the satellite feed which then gets picked up by the theaters. They might not have the brightness up far enough but the process up to that point is out of the local theater’s hands. It’s a neat system, though so far it’s only been used for some fairly lame stuff like a Celine Dion concert, a U2 concert, and WarGames.