Just watched something on TCM or AMC (sorry can't remember which) about the evils of full screen. They used Lawrence of Arabia as an example. It worked perfectly. What are the advantages to full screen anyway. Sure it fits your TV screen but why not have the two black lines at the top.
I always thought the TV's should be widescreen STANDARD and if you want full screen, there should be two black bars on the sides.
Bizarre huh? Apparently this was done on Kubrick's instructions.Seems he hated them black bars on the top and bottom of the screen too. VERY odd.
Actually, I'm pretty sure Kubrick's later films, such as Barry Lyndon, The Shining, and Full Metal Jacket were all filmed in 1.33:1 because Kubrick saw the way that tv stations butchered 2001 and started filming in 1.33:1 so that none of his films could be messed with like that again.The irony is, there is now a Widescreen edition of The Shining (which was filmed in full-frame, so they crop the top and bottom of thet image) because people with widescreen tvs don't want black bars on the side.
The irony is, there is now a Widescreen edition of The Shining (which was filmed in full-frame, so they crop the top and bottom of thet image) because people with widescreen tvs don't want black bars on the side.
anybody know when those Kubrick SE's are supposed to be coming out?
Ha, one of my old threads! Thanks for digging this up.