List of 70mm films on Bluray?

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Originally Posted by AintNoSin

For 70mm, you almost have to be because it is so rarely used today. The format's heydey was the 1960s.

There are a few 70mm films that absolute scream for BD releases:

Ben Hur
Lawrence of Arabia
West Side Story
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - (assuming they do a proper restoration).
Grand Prix
Hamlet (Branagh)

The HDNet Movies broadcast of these looked stunning

doh! how could I have forgotten Grand Prix - another HD-DVD only release from Warners that needs a bluray release.

Originally Posted by Uberbot

You would think with the HD revolution that filmmakers would start to rediscover 70mm. The level of texture and clarity is vastly superior.

I've heard Nolan wants to film the next Batman movie 100% IMAX.

given how much money Warner's made from The Dark Knight - fronting the budget to do a complete feature length film in IMAX is not out of the question. If not IMAX, at least bring back actual filming with 65mm cameras/film. With the success of the IMAX editions of TDK, Bay has filmed select scenes with IMAX cameras for Transformers 2. IMAX is traditionally much more expensive than 35mm, however the middle ground with 70mm cameras makes much more sense.

Given how much acclaim the bluray edition of Baraka is getting, you'd think the release of more 70mm films on bluray would be coming down the pipeline. (fingers crossed) Speaking of Ron Fricke, if you don't know this already his next 70mm opus is coming out sometime this year, Samsara.