So according to the LA TIMES, there are going to be 70mm showings of classics such as The Wild Bunch, Lawrence of Arabia, 2001 Space Odyssey and Vertigo this week at the EGYPTIAN THEATER. (Anyone want to go? :D)
Because genre is about semantics as much as syntax, the style and form of a movie plays a large part in audience identification. We've talked a lot about producer perception of genre, but what about exhibitors? Some movie theaters exhibit only "indie films" while others go for the tentpole movies, and yet others only exhibit documentaries (like science centers). I know, as a movie-viewer, I will go to specific movie theaters depending on the kind of movie I am looking for.
In the article, the author describes these movies that are being shown at the Egyptian as EPICS. SO I'm thinking maybe 70 mm film is a FORM reserved for that genre. Can we group these pictures as the "70 mm genre?" If you are thinking a flat NO in your head then what about 3-D movies? Don't we talk about these as a genre already?
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