In fairness to all, if that's your point then don't reference Bob's posts so he feels the need to defend himself against you.Yorkshire said:Yes Bob, we know that. It's not in dispute that this is what the article said.
Look Bob, no one is criticising your research or saying it's wrong. well done for finding those documents and articles - excellent stuff. I'm sure they are correct, in as far as they go.
What's being said is that the facts - what the directors of the time have told Criterion to do with the aspect ratio of their films - appear to show that the recommendation was ignored, certainly be 100% of the British directors who've had their films released on Criterion who composed for non-anamorphic widescreen during the late '50s and '60s.
Steve W