Why would a director decide to use 70mm film in this day and age?

Well Christopher Nolan did it!  The result? For one, the prints span over 11 miles of film stock, weigh some 600 pounds and run through film projectors horizontally.

You can see the movie in IMAX with Laser, IMAX xenon, IMAX 70mm, 70mm…

But if you want to understand the differences, listen to the experts in these videos…