 A
Brief History of
Wartime
By Mark Lyndon
Nolan applies this
dictum by ditching
conventional plot
and narrative
structure in favour
of something far
more complex and
subtle. Dialogue as
in Kubrick's "2001"
is used very
sparingly.
Underpinning the
frantic timing,
suspense and action
of "Dunkirk" is a
deeply philosophical
meditation on the
nature of time
itself and how it is
perceived. Time, is
the great theme and
preoccupation of
Nolan's film works,
principally
"Inception",
"Interstellar" and
now "Dunkirk". |
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Weekend in London
By Mark Lyndon
And so the Pilgrim returns, oftentimes to travel great distances to bear
witness to what is surely a great spiritual as well as artistic experience.
One such Pilgrim was our own editor, Thomas Hauerslev, who traveled from
Copenhagen to London
to bear witness. As
a pilgrim, albeit
one residing within
ten minutes walk of
The BFI IMAX, it was
a pleasure to host a
fellow pilgrim. Like
Chaucer's pilgrims
before us, we were
based in Southwark. |
 "Dunkirk"
in 70mm IMAX at the Langley theater
By Scott Pickering
I forgot how smooth IMAX film is on screen. And the detail mixed in with that.
Shots from air showing the water and beach areas for example were very detailed.
I didn’t care much for the hand held work in the film, as it was too jarring to
watch. But I understood why they shot it that way. IMAX works better when the
image is steady so you can actually see the detail in the shots. |
 "Dunkirk":
70mm Film Projectors Ready to Go!
By
David Granadino
Having seen the film at the Cinerama Dome and Universal City Walk IMAX,
I must say that this film was made for IMAX and works well in this medium.
The huge IMAX screen swallowed the viewer into the picture with clear sharp
pictures. The Cinerama screen surrounded the viewer in great huge panoramic
scenes but in softer tones. Both theaters surrounded the audience with clear
and high volume sound. |
 “Dunkirk”:
A personal first impression
By Mark Trompeteler
In “Dunkirk” Christopher Nolan has produced a mass audience, wide age
demographic, intelligent epic war film for modern times. I
was a little disappointed in the film at first viewing. I was expecting
something a little short of a masterpiece. However, this really is a “must
see” film in 70mm if you are a 70mm enthusiast. This is a film I definitely
want to see again. |
 Report
of the BFI "Dunkirk" preview
By Mark Lyndon
The
British Film Institute, the most prestigious organisation in the U.K,
devoted to The Seventh Art, screened a preview of Dunkirk on Thursday July
13, in the NFT. Nolan finally arrived twenty minutes late, flanked by two
minders in the shape of BFI Grande Dame Heather Stewart and spouse cum
fellow executive producer Emma Thomas. |
 The
Dunkirk 70mm Imax preview, plus the support film, Star Wars Rogue One
By Paul Sutton
The presentation of the "Dunkirk" footage reminded me of the super 8mm
edits of feature films one used to enjoy back in the day - a collage of show
scenes with just enough exposition (about 10 lines of dialogue) to get the
story across. Much of the footage was of an aerial dogfight, fabulously
filmed from within and without the cockpit, and of hordes of properly
pale-looking young Englishmen in uniform carrying stretchers, huddled in
boats, and looking very apprehensive as the sound of bombers zero in on them
and scream all around us. |
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 "Dunkirk"
Production Notes
By
Warner Brothers
“Dunkirk” opens as
hundreds of
thousands of British
and Allied troops
are surrounded by
enemy forces.
Trapped on the beach
with their backs to
the sea, they face
an impossible
situation as the
enemy closes in. The
story unfolds on
land, sea and air.
RAF Spitfires engage
the enemy in the
skies above the
Channel, trying to
protect the
defenseless men
below. Meanwhile,
hundreds of small
boats manned by both
military and
civilians are
mounting a desperate
rescue effort,
risking their lives
in a race against
time to save even a
fraction of their
army. |
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 "Dunkirk" in the
splendour of 7OMM
Where to see the film in 5/70 & 15/70 (IMAX)
Want to see "Dunkirk" on real film, in the splendour of 7OMM? This is a
Worldwide in-progress 7OMM Presentation Premiere list which has been
has been edited based on internet foras, reports by in70mm.com's readers and
theater web sites. Please note, this list is based on facts, and readers
calling their local cinemas, asking for the authentic 7OMM Experience, as
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 Christopher
Nolan to Direct
Thriller “Dunkirk”
in 65mm
Christopher Nolan
will direct
“Dunkirk” from his
own original
screenplay. An epic
action thriller,
“Dunkirk” is set
during the legendary
evacuation.
Warner Bros.
Pictures is
distributing
“Dunkirk” worldwide
and has slated the
film for a July 21,
2017 release. The
film will be
released
theatrically on
IMAX, 70mm, 35mm and
all other screens. |
 65mm
Filming for
“Dunkirk” on
Location in the
Netherlands!
By Jan-Hein Bal and
Johan C.M. Wolthuis
On Monday June 20th
a crew consisting of
200 men and nearly a
hundred local extras
arrived in the
harbour of the Dutch
village of URK, a
former island at the
IJsselmeer coast,
ready for action for
nearly four weeks!
And a fleet of
thirty boats were
available in the
little harbour of
Urk or off shore at
the spot, including
local fishing boats
decorated with
British flags and
locals dressed as
British fishermen. |
 Nolan's
"Dunkirk" will
feature over 100
minutes of IMAX
material
By
Tyler Purcell
Nolan's Dunkirk will
feature over 100
minutes of IMAX
material, according
to sources close to
the production. So
far almost all of
the still and video
images coming from
set are of the IMAX
camera, with only a
few brief moments
with the 5/70
Panavision cameras.
So far the
production has been
shooting on location
in France, close to
where the actual
rescue happened. |
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