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Thomas T · 03-11-2008, 10:00 PM

Dana, as John as correctly pointed out, Shane was shot Academy and never intended to shown in any wide screen format. From Pauline Kael:

"The cinematography by Loyal Griggs won the Academy Award; this must have struck him as a black joke, because Paramount, in order to take advantage of the new fashion for the wide screen, had mutilated the compositons by cutting off the top and bottom."

03-11-2008, 10:00 PM	#10 of 188
Thomas T Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Local Time: 12:01 AM Local Date: 10-16-2008 Posts: 1,126	Re: Hell Just Froze Over.... Dana, as John as correctly pointed out, Shane was shot Academy and never intended to shown in any wide screen format. From Pauline Kael: "The cinematography by Loyal Griggs won the Academy Award; this must have struck him as a black joke, because Paramount, in order to take advantage of the new fashion for the wide screen, had mutilated the compositons by cutting off the top and bottom."