Press Release Warner Archive Collection Press Release: The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[battlebeast]

There has been talk of this film for years - as long AS I've been a member here - and now that it's finally coming, I'm going to support WA by getting this in the hopes that it will lead to other restorations that I need, namely ATWI80D. I'm actually excited to see this, and the restoration bonus feature!

 

[Robert Crawford]

Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging provided the scanning of the original 6-perf 3-panel o-negatives. David Strohmaier and Tom H. March did the digital restoration.

Yeah, George Feltenstein expanded a little about the work done in one of those recent "The Extras" podcasts with Tim Millard.

 

[Randy Korstick]

The 3-panels of Cinerama did not have Mag stripping. The sound was on a separate 35mm strip of film. 3-panel Cinerama had an AR of about 2.6 with slight cropping on the sides at a Cinerama theatre. That's what you are seeing in the Smilebox version. In the flat version there is no cropping so it's about 2.85.

I know its a small amount but its strange they switched from 2.89 on HTWWW to 2.85 on Brothers Grimm.

 

[RolandL]

I know its a small amount but its strange they switched from 2.89 on HTWWW to 2.85 on Brothers Grimm.

No switch. It's "about" 2.85 or 2.9. Actual measurements will be different on your display.

 

[Randy Korstick]

No switch. It's "about" 2.85 or 2.9. Actual measurements will be different on your display.

I meant they switched on what they list the measurement as.

 

[Alan Tully]

I've never seen this & would probably pass, but I have to have that Smilebox presentation.

 

[Ethan Riley]

What other big, unreleased films should be worked on next?

--jthree

Around the World in 80 Days, but I don't know if the Todd-AO negative is in worse shape than Brothers Grimm. I keep hearing it's faded too much.

 

[RolandL]

I've never seen this & would probably pass, but I have to have that Smilebox presentation.

 

[BobO'Link]

2.89:1 is based on an extraction of all usable image area on a 3-panel Cinerama element. Battle of the Bulge is an Ultra Panavision Cinerama title, so like Ben-Hur, is "only" 2.76:1. Some sources claim the correct AR for Cinerama is "only" 2.59:1, but Cinerama is an odd duck because of the exhibition process, which involved mechanical "combs" known as "gigolos" oscillating rapidly to blur the join lines between the three panels, and a curved screen, which was designed to stretch portions of the image and reduce the fisheye effect of the extremely wide angle 28mm lens.

It didn't work for me when I saw How the West Was Won in a Cinerama theater a few months before my 8th birthday. I absolutely noticed the join lines (they had a kind of "rolling" effect when something moved through them or a pan occurred) and the fisheye effect (though had no idea what they were or were called at that time) and spent more time watching those than the actual movie. For some reason I was fascinated by the distortions.

It *was* pretty cool seeing it on that huge screen though. Even though we were in the balcony (at least the front row though) it still mostly filled your vision. It's the one movie I wished my sister and I hadn't insisted on balcony seats or that my dad had said "No. We need to see this one as close to the screen as possible."

 

[battlebeast]

Yeah, George Feltenstein expanded a little about the work done in one of those recent "The Extras" podcasts with Tim Millard.

I love those! So insightful!

 

[RolandL]

It didn't work for me when I saw How the West Was Won in a Cinerama theater a few months before my 8th birthday. I absolutely noticed the join lines (they had a kind of "rolling" effect when something moved through them or a pan occurred) and the fisheye effect (though had no idea what they were or were called at that time) and spent more time watching those than the actual movie. For some reason I was fascinated by the distortions.

It *was* pretty cool seeing it on that huge screen though. Even though we were in the balcony (at least the front row though) it still mostly filled your vision. It's the one movie I wished my sister and I hadn't insisted on balcony seats or that my dad had said "No. We need to see this one as close to the screen as possible."

You probably would have enjoyed it more siting in the orchestra and maybe being older.

 

[GerardoHP]

This is the best news I could have gotten today. This and A Star is Born are going to make March the month to beat this year.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

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[JamesSmith]

Ah, forgive me. Do we still order via Warner Brothers Archives anymore?

---jthree

 

[JamesSmith]

Wonder if Barbara Eden would feel up to an interview about the film? I'd like to hear what she would have to say.
--jthree

 

[Robert Crawford]

Ah, forgive me. Do we still order via Warner Brothers Archives anymore?

---jthree

WA doesn't have a retail outlet any longer.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Wonder if Barbara Eden would feel up to an interview about the film? I'd like to hear what she would have to say.
--jthree

Unfortunately, the extras have been announced so there won't be any Barbara Eden interview.

 

[JamesSmith]

Unfortunately, the extras have been announced so there won't be any Barbara Eden interview.

Maybe ET can do one?

--jthree

 

[Tommy R]

I’m SOOOO looking forward to watching this in Smilebox on my tv! Such a great movie!

 

[JamesSmith]

Would it have been possible to have done a 4K release of Brothers Grimm? How much more work would that have involved?
--jthree