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Looks like THE BEST MAN is shipping next week. It's back in stock at Amazon anyway.
Originally Posted by ajabrams
Does anyone know if it is difficult to release a film in anamorphic format? Does it involve any prohibitive costs to the distributor? Is that the reason these films aren't being released that way--or is it oversight or just "not caring?" I am curious to know. Whatever the reason, it's sure infuriating!!
How would these look on wide TV screen broadcast from TCM? The same with black bars all around?Originally Posted by Worth
The original film-to-video transfer needs to be anamorphic in order for there to be any advantage to it - and that is something that wasn't common until DVD started up.
Many of these transfers were likely created for laserdisc and/or television broadcast. While they could be squeezed into an anamorphic format, nothing would be gained in terms of resolution - it wouldn't look any different than zooming to fill the screen.
My replacement came today with the same problem. Back it goes.Originally Posted by Bob Cashill
I made an error a few weeks ago and said that my copy of THE BEST MAN worked fine. Well, it didn't, and died at around the 48-minute mark, like everyone else's. (I may have confused it with some other title that arrived that day.) In any event I was sent a replacement, and I noted that it was back in stock at Amazon. Buyer beware: the second copy proved to have the same defect. I'm getting a refund now. If anyone has received a fixed, working copy please let us all know, much obliged.
It is widescreen anamorphic as I checked my disc this morning because DVD Profiler had it as being full frame. I plan on watching the entire disc in the very near future.Originally Posted by Bob Cashill
ahollis (above) said THE GALLANT HOURS is widescreen anamorphic, which is a good start. I'm assuming (assuming) no other problems with that particular title.
Originally Posted by Bob Cashill
ahollis (above) said THE GALLANT HOURS is widescreen anamorphic, which is a good start. I'm assuming (assuming) no other problems with that particular title.