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post #31 of 44
4/5/04 at 5:34pm
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Gah! You're kidding! Trailers are a good source for showing bad framing, for sure.


Yes, but in this case the trailer was put together before the film was processed for SuperScope. It actually gives you a pretty good idea of what the film would look like un-matted.
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post #32 of 44
4/5/04 at 5:37pm
The theatrical aspect ratio is 2:1. The film was shot for 1.37:1. That's as simple as it can be... it was filmed for one ratio and presented in another.

Correction: Shot for wide, but not for 2:1 SuperScope.
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post #33 of 44
4/5/04 at 5:40pm
Clear enough for me! Thanks.

Nelson
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post #34 of 44
4/5/04 at 6:44pm
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There ARE superb elements for The Quiet Man. UCLA holds the original acetate 3-strip camera negatives. Given the wonderful quality of other UCLA Technicolor restoration/preservation efforts (like She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rancho Notorious), a fantastic transfer could result from UCLA's elements.
I ran a 35mm print of The Quiet Man (via Paramount) a year ago and it was superb. It was a print from 2002, IIRC, so it's pretty certain that Paramount will treat the film correctly on DVD when it's time for them to release it.
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post #35 of 44
4/6/04 at 3:48am
Yes, the 2:1 transfers faithfully represent the original theatrical ratio. But, originally, the film was shown at the WRONG ratio! 2:1 is the correct ratio for a SuperScope film, but Body Snatchers was never intended by Siegel or cinematographer Ellsworth Fredericks to be a SuperScope film, but a beautifully shot deep-focus Academy gate movie.

Siegel is one of American Cinema's most important filmmakers and Body Snatchers is unequivocally one of the most important American films ever made.
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post #36 of 44
5/8/09 at 2:08pm

Re: 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Anamorphic - When?

I am curious if there is any word on a new release of this outstanding movie. Either on DVD or better yet Blu-ray?
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post #37 of 44
5/8/09 at 2:17pm

Re: 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Anamorphic - When?

My website provides some information about the UK version of the DVD (and how it compares to the US DVD): Zeta Minor - Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Menus
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post #38 of 44
5/10/09 at 7:33am

A TRUE 1950s SF FILM CLASSIC!!!!!


I never tire of this marvellous SF suspense thriller!

This is a project that would aptly be well suited to both standard and Blu-ray DVD edition releases.

In addition to a newly digitally remastered and fully restored anamorphic widescreen (enchanced for 16x9 tv screens) video transfer Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter the two surviving leads of this seminal 1950s SF screen masterpiece could further be recruited to participate in an indepth joint audio commentary and all-new oncamera interviews.

There is a lot of never-before-seen archival material including rare colour "home movie" footage of Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter seen on the actual Santa Madre town square shooting site which would make wonderful bonus additions as well.

Is there any DVD distributor out there that will accept this all-important undertaking! Why is that we always have to ask for these things?! Just for once show some initiative...please!

Sheesh!

Jeff T.
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post #39 of 44
5/10/09 at 8:21am

Re: 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Anamorphic - When?

Another tidbit, a friend of mine whose is one of the best sound restorationists for films mentioned that Paramount found the original Perspecta soundtrack and he was able to transfer this track properly to a digital format, so I would think when this film is ever released again, we will have a playable Perspecta soundtrack on it.
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post #40 of 44
5/12/09 at 12:46pm

Re: 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Anamorphic - When?

Other extras that I would like to see in a new release of this, however improbable:

1. The film as originally cut, without the beginning and end wraparounds.
2. The original aspect ratio, before it was sliced on top and bottom for "SuperScope".
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post #41 of 44
5/12/09 at 2:11pm

Re: 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Anamorphic - When?

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Originally Posted by John Morgan
Another tidbit, a friend of mine whose is one of the best sound restorationists for films mentioned that Paramount found the original Perspecta soundtrack and he was able to transfer this track properly to a digital format, so I would think when this film is ever released again, we will have a playable Perspecta soundtrack on it.
Isn't Perspecta in its raw form just optical mono? Why would anybody need to go and look for it?
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post #42 of 44
5/12/09 at 4:15pm

Re: 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Anamorphic - When?

It's been awhile since this thread was started, has anyone determined if the original negative still exits? And if it does, how feasible is it to expect a full blown deluxe set that has both versions of the movie? In other words, historically, is this movie a decent seller? (Like on par with something like Touch of Evil which just got a 3 version- release)
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post #43 of 44
5/13/09 at 6:29am

Re: 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Anamorphic - When?

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Originally Posted by Lord Dalek
Isn't Perspecta in its raw form just optical mono? Why would anybody need to go and look for it?

I don't think they looked for it, but discovered it by accident. Sort of like Universal finding the stereo soundtrack to IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE in film cans marked "Spanish track."

For a mono track and moving the frequencies around, I guess a Perspecta track can be quite impressive.
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post #44 of 44
5/13/09 at 7:39am

Re: 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Anamorphic - When?

Properly heard, it's more impressive than people realize. When we ran FORBIDDEN PLANET in Perspecta through a restored Fairchild integrator on a 50 foot screen , many people though it was real stereo. They're not just panning a mono signal, but controlling gain levels as well, sometimes through all 3 speakers.
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