Well, this is pretty much an angels-on-the-head-of-a-pin question for many of us, I think. Certainly, I'd prefer to use film, and I'd prefer to use 35mm rather than 16mm. However, I teach classes such as "Third World" Film and Chinese Film, and the celluloid resources here have been and continue to be slim indeed--New Yorker, Third World Newsreel, some consulates, etc. So I use a *lot* of video 'cause it's the only way to get access to movies that I want the students to see. (And all too often, those video copies--often VHS, not laser--are better than available 16mm prints: clear subtitles, struck from better prints, etc.). As we all know, the number of sources for 16mm prints (of any films) has dwindled drastically. Will "new" technologies (e.g., HDTV, cdrom, video-on-demand) help to alleviate these problems of resolution, aspect ratio, and availability? Or will small players not be able to buy into a market dominated by Rupert Murdoch and telecom corporations? Steve Fore ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]