‘Sinners’: A vampire wants to crash Michael B. Jordan’s party
Cornbread (Omar Miller) isn’t acting like his old self when trying to re-enter the party in Ryan Coogler’s period horror movie “Sinners.”
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” is back in IMAX 70mm for one week only due to “popular demand.”
“Welcome back to Club Juke,” IMAX announced May 1. “Starting May 15, #SinnersMovie returns to IMAX 70mm locations.”
Coogler’s period action horror film starring Michael B. Jordan was shot with IMAX film cameras, which are known for their high resolution. The display helps create a unique moviegoing experience, but there’s a catch: only a select number of movie theaters across the country have the ability to show the film in IMAX 70 mm.
Coogler said he “fell in love” with the format while in film school, but it was a Warner Bros. executive, Jesse Ehrman, who nudged him on using large IMAX film for “Sinners,” The Associated Press reported.
“In this day and age with folks having so much access to streaming and watching so many things on their phones, it’s nice to have a format like IMAX that can be an experience you can only experience in the theaters,” Coogler said in an interview with the AP.
“Sinners,” a movie about twin brothers who return to a small Mississippi town and open up a juke joint that becomes infested with vampires, has been a box office hit since it was released April 18, grossing more than $200 million in North America, according to Variety and Deadline.
What’s so special about 70mm film?
Films in 70mm have greater detail, color and depth than most other modern movies, the U.K. Science and Media Museum wrote during the release of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” which was also displayed in 70 mm screenings.
“70mm is a must-see experience for film fans,” the museum wrote at the time. “It’s the quality that digital has been working towards.”
Nolan even received a credit in “Sinners” for giving Coogler some insight on shooting the film with large-format photography, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Emma Thomas, Nolan’s wife and producing partner, also assisted Coogler during filming, the outlet reported.
Where to watch Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ in IMAX 70mm
Here’s a list of theaters showing “Sinners” in 70mm, according to IMAX:
- AMC Lincoln Square 13 & IMAX in New York, New York
- Universal Cinema AMC at Citywalk Hollywood & IMAX in Los Angeles, California
- Regal Irvine Spectrum & IMAX in Irvine, California
- AMC Metreon 16 & IMAX in San Francisco, California
- IMAX, Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Harkins Arizona Mills 18 & IMAX in Tempe, Arizona
- Autonation IMAX, Museum of Discovery & Science in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Cinemark Dallas & IMAX in Dallas, Texas
- Cineplex Cinemas Vaughan in Woodbridge, Ontario (Canada)
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Contributing: Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY
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