Having already ruined the legacy
Having already ruined the legacy of the fourth best movie of all time, George Lucas is now trying to ruin every other film for the rest of time. "Digital film" will go down as another or our generation's great oxymoron's, along with "fresh frozen," "friendly fire," and "military intelligence."
The coverage from the Times pathetic film staff reads more like a press release from those who support such a move - the film execs who would love to ax movie production budgets and pocket the difference. The picture of the AMC, Miramax, Disney and Boeing execs all throwing film canisters in the trash is priceless, since it's such a literal interpretation of their working legacy. Also supporting this travesty is Ben Affleck, who must figure his next "Bounce" has to be in the upward direction.
Eloquent proponents of the superior Maxivision technology include Roger Ebert (here and more here), and Jeffrey Wells (mentioned here).