Brian Borst
Screenwriter
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When I saw Magnolia for the first time (beautiful cinematography by Robert Elswit) it was on the BBC, and our cable company was still cutting of the edges off widescreen broadcasts and because the BBC already cut off the edges to fill the 16:9 screen, it was just panned and scanned exactly in the middle of the screen. It was ugly. The title wasn't even seen totally. There was one scene when Melora Walters and John C. Reilly have a discussion and both are at opposite ends of the frame, so you couldn't see them both for a couple of minutes
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And of course Star Wars. That was probably the first time I noticed something must've been missing from the picture.
And of course Star Wars. That was probably the first time I noticed something must've been missing from the picture.