In fact, the DVX100 is proof of our argument. Just shooting in 24p without any other setting or change makes it look more film-like than anything shot at 60i straight out of the camera without post-processing.

I always thought that "the film look" was subjective. Shooting in progressive with the DVX100 is one such look. Another may be with shooting in MPEG2 HD with with those 2 new 1 chip JVCs. Then there's those big 1/2" CCD (or larger) cams, were you can shoot with a shorter depth of field, similar with pro film-look movie cameras, for the real film look. Yet another is my own opinion, the one which I already mentioned.

But I would have to argue that as far as the telelvision domain is concerned, the overwhelming attribute that gives any footage the film-look would have to be the motion artifact from the pulldown process. Of course, taking into account that you take some care not to purposely butcher the image to make it resemble video. In any case, it could just as well be a bunch of B-rolls with no narrative content but it would still look like it was shot on film.