The 35mm film: Grainy, glorious and timeless

The last new movie I saw projected on 35mm film was Baz Luhrmann’sThe Great Gatsby. In a packed cinema that had not yet made the switch to digital projection, the screening played out like a Mystery Science Theater-styled roast. Zach Galifianakis and other comedians lined the front row, watching this travesty of a film unfurl, while they skewered it mercilessly over a loudspeaker.