Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 64 |
| Posted: | | | | | | | They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care, They pursued it with forks and hope. They threatened it's life with a railway share, They charmed it with smiles and soap
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,494 |
| Posted: | | | | I have loved " Widescreen Letterbox movies" ever since I saw my first one on video back in the early 80's., and that first film (vhs/LaserDisc ?) for me was Woody Allen's Manhattan . Criterion/Voyager then took on an incredible journey of just releasing Videos that are in their proper aspect ratio. I then was on a personal crusade to educate my fellow peers and friends to the benefits of what that 'look' was all about. It also took Years and Years for the video industry to understand this. ( I understand there are still some hypocrites somewhere out there who still to this day hate those black bars.) Now 25 years later there has never been a doubt to what consumers want and demand from their retailers and Video rental stores. ( At one point in around 1998 MCA/ Universal was toying with the idea of charging $5.00 more for Letterbox DVD's over Pan and Scan but the Consumer again cried Foul.) So I have been Widescreen Forever .. The Marilyn Monroe Stance over the streetgrate with her flowing legs/breasts gives me the perfect opportunity to express Under the Double W, (as the movie The Seven Year Itch (1955) is of course in Cinemascope and is very 'wide' .. and is beautiful to enjoy.) | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote: I have loved " Widescreen Letterbox movies" ever since I saw my first one on video back in the early 80's., and that first film (vhs/LaserDisc) for me was Woody Allen's Manhattan . That's interesting because that film was also my first exposure to widescreen for home viewing. My name comes from Mister Cellophane from Chicago, because in my "real" life, it's pretty true: CellophaneMister CellophaneShoulda been my nameMister Cellophane'Cause you can look right through meWalk right by meAnd never know I'm there... | | | ...James
"People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them all, and I fake them very well. That’s my burden, I guess." ~ Dexter Morgan |
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Registered: March 22, 2007 | Posts: 95 |
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