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| The illustration on the left (select thumbnail for larger image) shows a standard, 35mm print of Ben-Hur with an anamorphic ("squeezed") CinemaScope-type image. On the right is a 70mm print of the same film. |
It is immediately obvious that the picture-area on the 70mm print is much bigger than on the 35mm film - in fact, it is more than three times bigger!
This means that the 70mm film has to be magnified far less than the smaller film to get a screen-filling image. The result is a brighter, sharper picture with more detail and better colour.
The Astor Theatre is dedicated to the best-possible presentation of all films.
And with 70mm you get the best of the best!