So on Thursday, I was looking through the upcoming movies playing here in the city and I saw that there was a special edition of The Shining playing in IMAX. This, of course, made me curious. Why was The Shining playing? Was this an anniversary? And why in IMAX? The movie was never filmed in IMAX!

I didn’t know what to expect, but I could not refuse the opportunity to see a Stanley Kubrick movie in an actual movie theater. In my life, I saw Full Metal Jacket and Eyes Wide Shut in a theater, but those were the only opportunities to see Kubrick’s movies on the big screen. This was another chance!

I have spoken here at times about the notion of my views on cinema evolving over the years. I used to view the concept of digital cinematography and the ability to watch movies at home as the great democratizer of film. I loved that film was no longer an elitist notion and I scoffed at people like Christopher Nolan, who insisted that his movies only be shot on film. Snobbery! I would say as I clucked my tongue and tut-tutted at such high-minded nonsense. They simply want to gatekeep film!