A few years ago, I went to see Christopher Nolan’s grand sci-fi movie Interstellar again on the big screen. One of my local art house theaters was running a 70mm retrospective of many various movies and they just so happen to own a 70mm print of this one (which they play once or twice a year). What better way to watch it? My screening was mostly full but not entirely sold out – plenty of open seats. Beginning this weekend in December, Paramount is re-releasing Interstellar again with a limited IMAX run (starting on December 6th). According to early reports, all of the IMAX showtimes at a prominent theater in New York City were sold out entirely a month in advance already. Turns out lots of people LOVE this movie. And not the usual love where they enjoy Nolan’s movies so they always watch them on the big screen – Interstellar seems to be having some kind of resurgence. The time-traversing, love-is-the-fifth-dimension science fiction thriller first opened in theaters in November 2014 – just over 10 years ago. It wasn’t a huge hit – only at #2 at the box office opening weekend. Why are more people connected to it now? Let’s go into the black hole to find out… // Continue Reading ›
