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"But, what fulfilled an audience's fantasies in 1939 doesn't play too well in a 2001 film. Of course, it's the favored fare for some filmgoers and always will be the kind of presentation to satisfy their need for..." ~~ The Filmiliar Cineaste http://variagate.com/movrevue.htm?Forum:thumbsdown:

The discussion of aspect ratios here, as well as some emails I've received, leads me to think there are some who might want to get into the more technical details and, for them, I've added a faq sheet on the subject to my RotLD page. I hope it will clarify some of the questions. Also, having...

Let me add something by way of clarification concerning aspect ratios. While it's true that the information in a frame may contain more than what a cinematographer composes for, the essential things, are: (1) the theatrical ratio (1.85:1 in this case) and (2) a TV "protection" area which in...

In answer to Michael Allred's request for someone from the crew to confirm the original aspect ratio, it was 1.85:1. It was definitely not 4:3. Jules Brenner Director of Photography