Unless my mind is playing tricks on me, I recall the 1.37 version being totally different than the scope version. All non-theatrical prints were derived from the alternate. One was not derived from the other. There should be two distinctly different SE Onegs. Note on the new DVD that the...
70mm mixes weren't necessarily more directional, although they were generally played in larger venues. Most 4 track mixes were either derived from the 6 (or 7) track original or were the originals themselves (sometimes with trigger tones added) as quite a few 70mm productions were mixed in 4...
In some cases during the '50s, much like 70mm, a theater could order a magnetic stereo print, and pay toward its costs, which was appreciably higher than optical mono.
The "full-screen" version appears to be, while not a "nasty old pan and scan," a newly produced pan and scan derived from the new master. While it would have been interesting to do a comparison between the original CinemaScope and flat versions, it would also have necessitated that Disney do...
The "keepers of the frames" at Disney have been doing it correctly. For their most recent DVD releases of the acknowledged Disney feature length animated classics, they've been returning to the original camera and audio elements and re-working these great films from the foundation up. With...