{"id":19763,"date":"2017-07-21T13:12:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T18:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=19763"},"modified":"2017-07-21T13:12:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T18:12:50","slug":"music-box-theatre-70mm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/music-box-theatre-70mm\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Kong&#8217; Director Closes Out The Music Box\u2019s Two-Week Celebration of 70MM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-20-at-10.00.23-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19772\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-20-at-10.00.23-AM-300x260.png\" alt=\"music box theatre 70mm\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-20-at-10.00.23-AM-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-20-at-10.00.23-AM.png 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This past Saturday night, people gathered together in a dark room and watched a movie. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Such an event is far from news, but it meant something special to <i>Kong: Skull Island <\/i>director Jordan Vogt-Roberts. \u201cThere\u2019s so much going on in the city tonight,\u201d Vogt-Roberts said to those in attendance, \u201cand we\u2019ve got an almost packed house. I love it.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Phenom director Vogt-Roberts was just one of a few stars at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicboxtheatre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Music Box<\/a> on Saturday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BWlmNsilj6m\/?taken-by=musicboxchicago\" target=\"_blank\">Aubrey Plaza<\/a> and director Jeff Baena were also around in the afternoon for a premiere screening of the Catholic convent comedy <i>The Little Hours<\/i>. And then there was a hairy 100-foot Hollywood superstar who smashed his way across the screen Saturday night. But the biggest star of the evening, and the past two weeks, might have been a notoriously reclusive legend of cinema that continues to amaze fans and critics alike: the film print.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As the Music Box Theatre\u2019s 4th Annual 70MM Film Festival came to a close on Saturday, Music Box Technical Director Julian Antos marveled at it\u2019s continued popularity \u2014 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>\u201cI&#8217;m consistently impressed by how many people come to a film festival that highlights a format rather than specific films. Of course there&#8217;s always interest in heavy hitters like Lawrence of Arabia and 2001, and people feel like they \u2018need\u2019 to see those movies \u2018on the big screen,\u2019 but it&#8217;s the only event I can think of where a projectionist can introduce a movie and talk about post production for five minutes and people will actually be interested.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The big screen treats were many as fest attendees enjoyed old classics like <i>2001: A Space Odyssey <\/i>and <i>West Side Story, <\/i>fan favorites like <i>Hook <\/i>and <i>Top Gun<\/i>, and modern blockbusters like <i>Interstellar<\/i> and <i>Kong<\/i>. Music Box organist <a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/10\/05\/making-silence-sing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s2\">Dennis Scott<\/span><\/a> added to the atmosphere by dazzling audiences as they filed in with his mastery of the century-old theatre organ art form. And the Music Box Lounge and Garden was a perfect spot to kibbitz with drinks in hand before screenings or dissect the 70MM experience after the credits rolled. All in all, the festival seemed to enjoy another successful year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Back to Saturday, the <i>Kong<\/i> screening and subsequent Q&amp;A of director Jordan Vogt-Roberts \u2014 led by <i>Ain\u2019t It Cool News<\/i> luminary Steve Prokopy \u2014 was an apt finale for a festival that celebrated the past but still must consider the future. Spirits were high as Vogt-Roberts fielded questions from anime and Kaiju movie superfans, including one questioner who handed off a stage adaptation of <i>Metal Gear Solid <\/i>which Vogt-Roberts accepted with the disclaimer \u201cI accept this as a fan. Don\u2019t you dare sue me!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The director sang the praises of his many past cinematic influences and shared advice to one fan who dreamed to one day be in Vogt-Roberts\u2019 shoes: \u201cWatch tons of movies. And don\u2019t \u2018network.\u2019 Instead find other fans and collaborators.\u201d One point that Vogt-Roberts was repeatedly incredulous about was that his popcorn blockbuster was the film closing out the 70MM Festival. \u201cIt should be <i>Lawrence of Arabia<\/i> or something!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But the presence of a young director like Vogt-Roberts, who repeatedly spoke to the crowd about his love of people \u201cgathering together in dark rooms to watch movies,\u201d seemed like a more fitting, or even necessary, use of time as he passionately preached about the importance of theaters like the Music Box and the medium of film. While young movie fans are being encouraged to watch more films at home or \u2014 *heavy sigh* \u2014\u00a0<i>on their phones<\/i>, Saturday night was a reminder of the magic of the old movie house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/MB-Theater.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19776\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/MB-Theater-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"music box theatre 70mm\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/MB-Theater-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/MB-Theater.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Just as timely as the film fest conclusion is the debut of Christopher Nolan\u2019s World War II epic <i>Dunkirk<\/i> on 70mm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicboxtheatre.com\/films\/dunkirk\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s2\">at the Music Box this week<\/span><\/a>. Director Nolan made some waves recently when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2017\/07\/christopher-nolan-netflix\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s2\">he stated <\/span><\/a>that he would not partner with Netflix because they have a \u201cmindless policy\u201d of forgoing theatrical distribution. Indeed, as the entertainment universe charges ahead with a blitzkrieg of digital distribution, directors like Nolan and Vogt-Roberts seem more than ready to stand and fight for the future of film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If the past two weeks at the Music Box are any indication, they will have plenty of allies in their battle. Fans came from all over to the neon movie sanctuary on Southport to bask in the cinematic glow of films they could have easily caught for free on YouTube. The presence of so many at this festival was a testament to the enduring appeal of a crowd of people, a dark room, a film, and a projector. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past Saturday night, people gathered together in a dark room and watched a movie. 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