RU.08 said:
although there are plenty of cinemas around that will rent the DCP and swap in a 35mm print anyway for films where renting it on 35mm isn’t an option with the distributor.
That’s actually pretty funny. I assume they source their prints from private collectors. I always assumed cinemas just pay for the rights to screen something, never thought rights holders would come in and say you’re not allowed to use x format it has to be y.