It is cheaper and easier to work in digital filming. A director would prefer to stay in budget and spend more cash on the effects after filming. Film looks better but the problem with directors is that it cost way more. Plus it is way easier to work with digital cameras because you don't waste anything. But you would think it would the directors perogative to make the film he/she worked so hard on to look as good as possible. But they don't seem to care. With me I like the film grain. I like to see the dust spots pop up every once in a while. I look for that when I watch newer films because I know that the director might just care about their motion picture when I see the film grain. If you look even at 720p dvd's at movies shot from the beginning to 1999, the films just look so much better. Film may be dead to commercial film makers. But I would not make a movie without using film. I imagine digital being better than film someday but as of now Film>Digital.