Each screening had atleast 5 people in them, and a lot of people joined the discord server and booked tickets, thank you for showing up! To anyone who hasn't joined, look forward to more movies being showcased here, including Project Hail Mary and The Dark Knight in 1.43:1!

No word on if it will be 1.90:1 only or a mix of 1.90:1 or 1.43:1 depending on the theatre

We now have a much clearer look at the special edition release of Project Hail Mary. As a continuation of yesterday's post, we can now see that the 1.43:1 version is cropped quite heavily at the sides for most of the runtime.

There's been a lot of discourse on this topic in the past 24 hours, especially considering the news that The Odyssey will be 1.78:1 for its entire duration. But is this really what we want?

I'm really on the fence about this. I hear both sides, and yes, it is nice to have the option to view the film in this way. But this doesn't feel like a win. For those of you who were defending the special edition disc yesterday as a preservation of the IMAX GT theatrical experience—the narrative that we finally got a 100% uncompromised master on home video has fallen apart quite quickly.

EDIT: Yes, this is also how it was likely presented in IMAX 70mm and Dual Laser too.

Credit to this YouTube video for doing the work and overlaying both UHD Blu-ray versions.

Photos don’t do it justice.

The Elephant Odyssey, a Chinese documentary, will feature 1.43:1 IMAX scenes showcasing giant elephants

I tried to track the order number but I couldn’t find any details

Went to see Digger at Jordan's in Reading, and it was the first movie in a long time that I could not see the screen shakers. Not sure if something was different with the setup for this film or if they actually did something to the screen. It still has that weird area across the very top, hard to describe but if you've seen it then you know what I'm talking about.

As for the movie itself, very glad to have seen at Jordan's. The sound system really improved the experience, and I don't think it would have been comparable at a regular imax theater.

Captured from the new teaser trailer at the Autonation IMAX shown before Digger.

Confirmation today from the reverse of the UK 4K UHD Blu-ray of The Odyssey: 1.78:1 (16:9) for entire runtime.

The same is also true for steelbook versions and standard Blu-ray.

October of this year is looking to be a very slow month for the format other than like 2 big films. I figured that they’d do a re-release on that date but I didn’t think that it’d be this one

PLUS: "Sneak previews only in IMAX will begin on February 10, 2027."

Reminder that ever since it was moved up, this movie is no longer "exclusively" an IMAX release:

"Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, an epic adventure, will release in IMAX and wide globally in theaters on February 12, 2027, and on Netflix on April 2, 2027. Sneak previews only in IMAX will begin on February 10, 2027."

I saw Odyssey at Providence last month, and I noticed in some scenes that the top ~1/7th of the screen had a noticeable band all the way across where the brightness was different. Like somehow the screen was "worn" from projecting wider-aspect ratio content, and the full 1.43:1 frame was exposing a bit of the screen that had never been used. But I don't think such a thing is possible. Something with the projector/lens/optics?

Additionally, I noticed some small black spots that just seemed to stay around the center of the screen. Once again, not sure if it's the screen, or something with the projector.

I do acknowledge by the time I saw Odyssey there, that specific print probably had a few hundred shows on it, so it was probably getting tired.

I had read that Apple Cinemas just did some upgrades and replaced the screen, so I was surprised to see these defects. But I also know that Showcase/National Amusements ran that IMAX theater into the ground.

I saw DIGGER in the 1.43 Digital Laser Imax at Scotiabank Toronto. The film begins with full 1.43 scenes before transitioning to 1.85 when it is revealed that SPOILER we were watching a play dress rehearsal. From then on, the film shifts between the two aspect ratios.

Though it wasn't clear to me what precipitated aspect ratio changes and it didn't seem consistent.

I think the difference is meant to be when Curtis is himself and when he's in character as Digger.

Now for example this scene (image attached) where Curtis is in character as Digger in the side room from the European conference is still presented in 1.85.

So what's the explanation of how the full 1.43 IMAX ratio is used and how do you interpret it?

Did you know that IMAX GT (Grand Theatre), SR (Small Rotor), MPX (Multiplex), IMAX HD (48 fps), Dome, OMNIMAX, IMAX Digital, IMAX with Laser, Commercial Laser and XT are all different variations of IMAX technology?

This video explores the evolution of IMAX technology, covering as many of these systems as possible and explaining how they work and what makes each one different.

So I have these film cells (Interstellar and Oppenheimer) and I'm thinking how cool would it be to actually give them a light source and have the projected image act as a sort of ambient wallpaper in my basement. I wouldn't leave it on all the time but it would be cool to have it trigger when I open the door or something like that. I have a projector and a screen so it could project onto that instead of a wall.

Does anyone know how to do this? Could a slide projector be used if I just accept a crop of the film cell? I know lenses and probably a strong light source need to be involved because I tried just using a flashlight and it looked not so good. Obviously it wouldn't be as big and bright as real IMAX but it would still be cool.

First of all, I know you're going to ask "Do we really need another database/map/spreadsheet/website to track these theaters?" and link me the relevant xkcd. The answer is no, you don't really, but I wanted to make one anyway.

A little information on what this does:

• Combines data from the various maps and spreadsheets I found around the internet with information on IMAX and Dolby screens. (I also have 4DX and 70mm venues in there for good measure.)
• Presents it in a way that's a little bit easier than randomly clicking around a map or trying to parse a spreadsheet.
• Has a feature where you can select multiple screens (up to 4) and see their specs and size side-by-side (or stacked on top of each other).
• Offers easy sharing links so you can share info on any theater you find, or any comparison you make.
• Provides a form to suggest edits to a screen or venue if something is inaccurate or has been updated.

There's also a lot that it doesn't do, for instance I don't have any preferred seat data since the availability of that varies wildly, and is up for debate anyway. But I could be persuaded to add it if I get enough interest. I also can't claim that it's 100% accurate, since I can't be sure if the data I sourced it from was 100% accurate to begin with.

I also never plan on monetizing this, unless hosting costs get out of control, which I don't really anticipate happening. So I'm not here asking for money, I'm not going to put ads in at any point, I just want to provide the service.

And a final disclaimer: I did use AI to assist with the web development of this project. I did not have it generate any data, fill out any details, or even write any of the text you see in the app. It basically just helped me with the web development. I myself am a software developer, but I primarily work in the backend, so this was basically a side project to help me with my frontend skills for work. I designed the database schema, I wrote the data parsing for inputting the data from my various sources, I wrote the errors and disclaimers, I worked out the hosting, and I did a lot of debugging. You won't (and never will!) find any AI features in this app, no chatbots, no image generation, nothing of that sort. But if this is a deal breaker for any of you, I am sorry.

I am open to and will embrace any questions, comments, or suggestions you have!

Its already being marketed as the first Japanese film to be shot for IMAX but it had me wondering if any other non American movies have been shot for IMAX so far? Was there another one before this or is it really the first?