A popcorn bucket replica of the IMAX camera is filled up at the AMC Lincoln Square 13 in New York on July 19.EMMA ROSE MILLIGAN/The New York Times
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When’s the last time going to see a movie was a cultural event? Director Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has people flocking to theatres for its star-studded cast and action-packed storytelling — but also because of the way it was made. The Odyssey is the first full-length feature shot entirely with IMAX film, and getting a ticket to see it in ‘the best format’ has sent some Canadians on odysseys of their own.
Today, The Globe’s Deputy Arts Editor and Film Editor, Barry Hertz, is here. He’ll explain how this movie has become such a box-office phenomenon, what IMAX and its Canadian roots have to do with it, and why he thinks it’s the future of filmgoing.
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