Not as far as I know. Very few cinemas are equipped to properly show films at Academy ratio. Since these were proper theater releases, they were shown at theatrical ratios here and abroad. Again, once these storyboards and diagrams in this book have been seen, no one will question this stuff...
Glad to see some counterpoint to Mr. Harris' earlier posting. I got a copy today and started watching it - I must say, I'm thoroughly engrossed by its first thirty minutes, and the quality is, as you guys have stated, pretty terrific. Somehow I missed this film back when it was released, which...
Seems like 2.0 to me, Stephen. As Joe Caps pointed out, quite wide across the stereo spectrum. I just managed to pick up yet more upcoming Fox titles, but one does get gun-shy about posting about them. They include Forty Guns, The Best of Everything, The Razor's Edge, and The Lady in...
Huh? I simply was curious Joe Caps. No offense meant, and I don't believe I "sling mud" at you. In fact, I think we've had several pleasant exchanges and agreed on several things, or am I misremembering. As to your apologies and the accusations, I'm afraid I'm at a loss there. As the...
I'm just curious. Joe Caps always has these threads inquiring about stereo tracks. He gets very up in arms if they do the fake mono spread thing. But here, we have confirmation that the DVD has the real stereo tracks, and not a word. My question is - is he just asking these things to find out...
The only DVD worth having of L'Appartement is from France. The others don't compare, image-wise. That Man from Rio is out in France, sans subtitles, totally faded and non-anamorphically letterboxed at 1:66. The film deserves better - one of my favorites, and one can only hope we'll get a...
I have the strongest feeling that the next release of these films on DVD (which I have been told is coming sooner than you might all think) will include widescreen transfers of all the films that should be done that way, i.e. The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, and Eyes Wide Shut. I also think we'll...
Here is the link to the thread - you will see several of my posts after just having gotten the book - they mirror JulianE's almost verbatim. And you will see how nobody wants to hear it, or they simply go away without acknowledging what this information means...
JulianE, I have been saying the same thing for weeks, in other threads where it was once again brought up, ever since I got the book. There it is, in Mr. Kubrick's own writing. There it is in the storyboards and the back projection plate. There it is - frame for 1:85. No one wants to hear it.
Nope, not looking for a fight at all. You may feel about Columbia however you wish. And while I shan't defend their pricing practices, I most certainly will continue to defend the bulk of their transfers.
Having finished the disc, it's a disappointment. It's just not sharp enough. I think the color is okay, from my memory of prints I've seen over the years, but it's just too fuzzy-looking throughout.