I have heard people talking about "film look" photo in the digital era but never given must thoughts about what is "film look". I've found this discussion in DP review is very interesting which I lik to share:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1032&thread=25282277&page=1
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1032&thread=25282277&page=1