And certain titles (Bond, for example) are distributed by Universal. Before anyone says anything, yes, I’m aware that Universal is the foreign distributor for the Bond titles, but there are other MGM titles handled by Universal for home entertainment; Licorice Pizza and Fighting With My Family...
Not exactly. Remember that Cinerama in its original incarnation was 3-strip, 6 perf 35mm running at 26 fps. We could debate all day about magnification, but Cinerama simply used more film, resulting in a sharper, smoother image. Check out the comparison at the American Widescreen Museum here...