Benny Har-Even

5 days ago | forbes.com | Benny Har-Even

A couple of weeks back, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith was released into cinemas for a limited run to celebrate its 20th anniversary. I went along to see it in 4DX format, which involves seats that move in sync with the on-screen action, along with other effects such as flashing lights, air blasts, and kicks in the back. It was fab! Being tipped forward and back in my seat as Obi-Wan says his classic “another happy landing” line was every bit as much fun as I had hoped.

1 week ago | forbes.com | Benny Har-Even

As inevitable as the sun rising, another MCU Marvel movie is never too far away, and as of this weekend, the latest instalment, Thunderbolts*, has arrived in theaters. As you would expect for a major studio release, there’s a wide variety of formats to choose from, which brings us to the perennial question: which format is best to watch it in?

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Benny Har-Even

Only a select few cinematographers have shot movies using IMAX film cameras, but on Sinners, the new thriller-cum-vampire movie from writer/director Ryan Coogler, another name can now be added to that exclusive roster — Autumn Durald Arkapaw. Sinners isn’t technically the first time Arkapaw had framed for IMAX, having done so on her previous collaboration with Coogler, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Benny Har-Even

Here at Forbes, I regularly write articles discussing all the available formats for upcoming films and deciding what the best format to choose is. Things are a bit different for Sinners, however, as the film’s director, Ryan Coogler, has done my job for me, by doing exactly that for his own movie with an explanatory video on Kodak’s YouTube channel. Speaking in current parlance — I have never been so “seen”.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Benny Har-Even

It’s not often than minor miracles happen, but the BFI in London seems to have conjured one, with the news that an original print of Star Wars, sans its “Episode IV” title intro, is to be shown on the opening night of its BFI Film On Film Festival on the 12th of June 2025.