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Saturday, July 7, 2007

Today The Stranger Suggests…

posted by on July 7 at 11:22 AM

‘Shaft’

(BLAXPLOITATION NOIR) I love Central Cinema—home to beer, pizza, old-school previews, and DVD-projected flicks—so much I’d suggest going there to watch paint dry. So I doubly suggest going there to see Shaft, Gordon Parks’s 1971 blaxploitation classic featuring one smooth black detective, the Italian mob, and a classic Isaac Hayes soundtrack. (And don’t be scared to drink lots—at Central Cinema, there’s always a pee-friendly intermission.) (Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave, 686-6684. 7 and 9:30 pm, $5, late show 21+.) DAVID SCHMADER


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Just wondering,

Are DVD projections worse than normal film?

Posted by ecce homo | July 7, 2007 1:28 PM
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I notice no difference at all, but I've heard some cinephiles sniffing about the heresy of DVD vs. film projection. Apparently there's some kind of slight blurring in the corners of the screen that's the DVD giveaway, but I've never noticed it.

Posted by David Schmader | July 7, 2007 2:32 PM
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Yes, absolutely, DVD projections are worse than normal film. Even if you think you don't notice it--you certainly would if you saw a DVD and a print projected side by side.

Though blurring and pixelation are the dead giveaways, the real loss, in my opinion, has to do with the quality of the light.

Posted by annie | July 8, 2007 3:08 PM

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