Mike O said:

SilverWook said:

Doesn't bode so well for revival screenings if the studios aren't going to replace worn out rental prints, or convert their libraries to screen in the new format.

All the theaters near me were built before digital, but are totally converted now, or soon will be. Whether they've kept the 35mm projectors in place or ripped them out, I have no idea.

Actually knowing how to operate a film projector is on it's way to becoming a lost art.

Yeah, it's a damn shame. Projectionists are sadly a dying breed. Kermode's been vocal about it, and he's too right. I'm no fan of 3-D, but obviously digital is the future.

Indeed.

There are quite a few couple directors who choose to shoot on 35mm film, instead of digitally (Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, J.J. Abrams, Christopher Nolan), so there is a little hope.

Totally agree with Kermode as well. IMAX is the way of the future, not 3-D.

Mike O said:

Actually knowing how to operate a film projector is on it's way to becoming a lost art.

One of my tutor's used to be a projectionist before becoming a tutor. He's been teaching us how to operate film projectors as part of our studies. As well as film editing and whatnot...