Hollywood Theater showing the 35mm film “Titanic” on the day the Titanic sank

The captain always goes down his ship… and if he’s lucky, he does it on glorious celluloid.

Sunday, April 14, 2024 – the 112th anniversary of the day on which Titanic It sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, where the Hollywood Bowl will show James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster. Titanic On 35mm film. In the spirit of the occasion, the theater encourages audiences to “dress in their best and prepare to go down like gentlemen.”

It won 11 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. Titanic It is a ubiquitous part of popular culture. But the upcoming Hollywood screening is unique not only as a commemoration of the loss of 1,503 lives, but as a rare opportunity to see one of Cameron’s films on film.

It is usually re-released in digital 3D, Cameron’s preferred format. Titanic It has never been seen on celluloid. Translation: The showing on the 14th will be a rare opportunity to see the movie without the sleek shine of a digital remaster or the 3D paddles poking your eyes out.

Doubling up on film screenings has helped the theater burnish its cinephile-biased brand. With the exception of the (not so notable) Regal Bridgeport, Hollywood is the only theater in the state that can project 70mm, the large format associated with epics like Oppenheimer And The Hateful Eight.

One can imagine Cameron laughing at the awkwardness of moviegoers searching for his films on the celluloid. The director recently made 4K edits of two of his films, True lies And The abyssleaving fans to debate the adaptations in the context of the special edition version of the original star Wars Triple. The results might have been a downgrade, but try telling the King of the World that.

Acceptance in Titanic It is $10-$12. Tickets are available at hollywoodtheatre.org.