vistavision

Updated 4/2/21 Cecil B. DeMille's second epic consideration of that trek across the desert, and all the surrounding hoopla has made it to 4k, with its VistaVision look intact. The new release appears to be derived from the same restorative efforts performed c. 2008, and while 4k does add some...

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Marlon Brando's only directorial effort, One-Eyed Jacks, has always stood outside of the norm. Positioned between old and new Hollywood, in both style as well as technical attributes, it was a film that 1961 audiences found confusing in some ways. Bosley Crowther, then lead critic for the New...

For those who know their film formats, there's a very specific "look," especially for early VistaVision productions. If that "look" is missing, be it on a new print, or any video format, something is amiss. Waiting for Olive's new Blu-ray of Anthony Mann's 1955 Vista production, to hit my...