Playtime
Being a child of the ’70s and ’80s, I came to cinephilia through video and therefore treasure opportunities to rewatch classic films projected on the big screen. Many of the benefits of film are notorious–increased resolution and detail, a greater range of mid-tones, projected rather than emitted light; other differences are more subtle–a soothing shutter rather than a nervous scanning frequency and a more rigid relationship between the viewer and the film (video allows a viewer to start and stop a movie at his or her own whim).
Sometimes, watching a video favorite on film can amount to a revelation, …
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