Academy Hosting ‘The Last 70mm Film Festival’ in LA This Summer

Another summer screening series from AMPAS, aka The Academy, and this time it’s not outdoors, but something else spectacular. They’re hosting a series dubbed “The Last 70mm Film Festival” (meaning no more 70mm after? oh no!) that will feature six screenings of 70mm classics, usually with a cast reunion or rarely screened 70mm shorts. The line-up includes Stanley Kramer’s It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World to open, plus classics like Sleeping Beauty, Sound of Music and, of course, Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. If you’re lucky enough to live in Los Angeles, you should be able to see a couple of these 70mm screenings. From the official event listing on Oscars.org, found via Thompson on Hollywood. It states: “Join us for six 70mm classics, each from a different genre.” Screenings are on Monday nights, and they are open to the public, but you have to buy a “Series Pass” if …