Film scholar extraordinaire David Bordwell has been busily blogging about the challenges facing indie cinemas (including the Goetz Theatre of Monroe, Wisconsin; pictured above) and film festivals as they convert to digital formats. We expect digital projection to be hot topic at this year’s Convergence, and look forward to a lively discussion at our two-part [...]

The hottest topic in the indie cinema world today will be the focus of this special two-part session, taking place on Wednesday, January 18. Digital projection in the form of Blu-ray or DVD is a part of most art house operations, but for most — or all — theaters, DCI-compliant systems are soon to be [...]