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In response to "mop -- 70MM is just the size of the film, not the aspect ratio (all IMAX are 70MM but not all 70MM are IMAX) -- (link)" by humbug

I know a little something about aspect ratios. What I didn't know was that people other than IMAX did 70mm. -- nm

Posted by New Year's Mop (aka Rburriel) Dec 30 '15, 21:33

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Lots of big hollywood movies were 70mm...IMAX was running the film horizontally so it was about 3x square inches and higher speed - Chateau du zeitgeist Dec 31, 00:04 1
- Yep, the film width becomes the frame height so then the frame width can take a more space along the length of the film. -- nm - zork Dec 31, 05:14
What's even more interesting is that Hateful Eight is 2.76:1 while IMAX is 1.43:1. - New Year's Mop Dec 30, 21:45 5
- Weinstein Company has them all now, basically -- (link) - humbug Dec 30, 21:49 4
  - Da fuk? That's crazy. -- nm - New Year's Mop Dec 30, 21:54 3
    - they'll probably make about $10m on the 70mm roadshow, so . . . -- nm - humbug Dec 30, 21:58 2
      - I'm thinking of going again before it ends. -- nm - Krusty Dec 31, 05:33
      - That's cute. -- nm - Bob Iger Dec 30, 22:03

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