Bloody massive, isn't it. The only films I can stand on C4 now are 2.35:1 ones, where it sticks in the black bar (just) rather than graffiting the film itself.

Who else noticed that ITV 1 has started adding an unwelcome pimple to the top-left corner of that particular channel? Thank god I don't watch it very often...[/quote]


I think he means the fact it says 'ITV' on SD, too. The HD DOG is effectively smaller.

On other news, and after 5's 16:9 showings, it looks like 300 is an OAR premiere on ITV tonight.

That's the one.


Yes, I was surprised to see that, too. And surprised to hear that it's only ever been on the C5 platform to date. Before I saw your post, I coulda sworn this had been on ITV sometime in the past, but you're right.

(Unless otherwise indicated, all films in the following list were projected at 2.35:1 prior to 1971, and at 2.39:1 thereafter)

* = May not be screened in all areas (check your local listings).

Scope and 3-D movies across the Freeview platform for the coming week (6 - 12 April):


Saturday (6 April)

• Bad Boys II (5 USA)
• Carlito's Way (ITV 4)
• Coriolanus (BBC 2)
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (Film 4)
• Escape to Victory [Victory] (ITV 1)
• Guns of the Magnificent Seven (C5)
• The Interpreter (ITV 2)
• The Mummy (ITV 2)
• Peter Pan (ITV 2)
• Raid on Rommel (C5)
• Rollerball (Movie Mix)
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (5 USA) [CinemaScope] [2.55:1]
• Shout at the Devil (BBC 2)
• Shrek Forever After (BBC 3) [3-D]
• Sorority Row (Film 4)
• The Spiderwick Chronicles (Film 4)
• Taken (C4)
• What Lies Beneath (Film 4)


Sunday (7 April)

• Bird on a Wire (ITV 3)
• Bulletproof (C5)
• Evening (BBC 1)
• The Golden Compass (Film 4)
• Gunfight in Abilene (5 USA)
• How to Train Your Dragon (BBC 3) [3-D]
• The Jewel of the Nile (Film 4)
• A Knight's Tale (C4)
• Memento (Film 4)
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (C5)
• The Mummy Returns (ITV 2)
• Practical Magic (C5)
• The Scorpion King (ITV 1)
• Unknown (Film 4)


Monday (8 April)

• The Bourne Identity (ITV 2)
• The Matrix (5*)
• Nowhere Boy (Film 4)
• Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief [Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief] (Film 4)
• Pushing Tin (Film 4)


Tuesday (9 April)

• Asylum (Film 4)
• Battle for the Planet of the Apes (Film 4)
• Eraser (5 USA)
• The Fox and the Child [Le Renard et l'Enfant] (BBC 2)
• He's Just Not That Into You (Film 4)
• Hostage (Film 4)
• In God's Hands (Movie Mix)
• Knock Off (5 USA)
• Scarface (ITV 4)

Wednesday (10 April)

• Carlito's Way (ITV 4)
• Definitely, Maybe (Film 4)
• Enemy of the State (BBC 3)
• Shrooms (5*)
• A Time to Kill (Film 4)


Thursday (11 April)

• District 13: Ultimatum [Banlieue 13: Ultimatum] (Film 4)
• The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec [Les Aventures Extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec] (Film 4)
• In God's Hands (Movie Mix)
• The Little Norse Prince [Prince of the Sun: The Great Adventure of Horus] [太陽の王子　ホルスの大冒険] (Film 4)
• What Just Happened? (BBC 1)


Friday (12 April)

• The Bourne Supremacy (ITV 2)
• Clear and Present Danger (More 4)
• "Crocodile" Dundee [Crocodile Dundee] (Film 4)
• D.A.R.Y.L. (Movie Mix)
• Death Race (5 USA)
• How to Train Your Dragon (CBBC) [3-D]
• The Interpreter (ITV 2)
• Knowing (Film 4)
• Paycheck (BBC 1)
• Runaway Bride (Film 4)
• Supercop [Police Story III - Super Cop] [警察故事III超級警察] (Movie Mix)
• The Thing (ITV 4)

Hairspray airing in OAR on Film4+1

Have they changed the schedule? My Radio Times doesn't list HAIRSPRAY as due for broadcast on that channel today.

It was yesterday

Ah, that explains it. I thought I was going doolally...

Libretio has anyone said what a great service you provide on here? I for one find it very informative to see what films are in their OAR on TV. Thank you.

From now on, I don't think we should mention any more if a film is in OAR on any of the Channel 4 family of channels, as they almost always are. We should only mention if they aren't as that's as rare as finding one in OAR on the other terrestrial channels.

It's the BBC/ITV/C5 who are slowly but surely getting there regarding OAR stuff so we shoul be pointing out when they do it right.

(BLUSH!) A few people have said some very nice things, and I'm happy that some posters find these lists useful on a regular (or even not-so-regular) basis. Enjoy!

By the way, last time I looked, Film 4 were running a colourised version of 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH, though today's broadcast was back to good ol' black 'n white. Good thing, too.

Will that really be in 3D on CBBC?

It might be the old style 3D with the orange and blue lines

Shout at the Devil (BBC 2) sadly not, unless the opening credits count! The print quality was a bit ropey with muffled audio track.

Sadly not. But as with everything else on the list, I only include the 3-D notation to let you know that's how it's supposed to be. That way, you can make an informed choice whether to view the film in 2-D or not.

(Unless otherwise indicated, all films in the following list were projected at 2.35:1 prior to 1971, and at 2.39:1 thereafter)

Scope and 3-D movies across the Freeview platform for the coming week (13 - 19 April):


Saturday (13 April)

• Alien (Film 4)
• Battle for the Planet of the Apes (Film 4)
• The Black Dahlia (C4)
• Black Knight (E4)
• Donnie Brasco (Dave)
• Enemy of the State (BBC 3)
• Eraser (5 USA)
• Highlander: The Source (BBC 1)
• In God's Hands (Movie Mix)
• McLintock! (More 4)
• Planet of the Apes (Film 4)
• Sudden Death (ITV 4)
• The Thing (ITV 4)
• Thunderbolt [霹靂火] (Movie Mix)


Sunday (14 April)

• 12 Rounds (Film 4)
• Crash (Film 4)
• The Haunting (BBC 2)
• How to Train Your Dragon (CBBC) [3-D]
• Kangaroo Jack (ITV 2)
• Land of the Dead (ITV 4)
• Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief [Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief] (Film 4)
• Practical Magic (C5)
• Stepmom (C5)


Monday (15 April)

• Black Rain (Film 4)
• The Bourne Supremacy (ITV 2)
• Comanche Station (Film 4)
• Damn the Defiant! [HMS Defiant] (Film 4)
• D.A.R.Y.L. (Movie Mix)
• Definitely, Maybe (Film 4)
• Hombre (More 4)
• The Matrix Reloaded (5*)
• Outlaw (C5)


Tuesday (16 April)

• The Last of the Mohicans (5 USA)
• Like Minds (BBC 1)
• Sudden Death (ITV 4)
• Until Death (5 USA)
• Wild Things (Movie Mix)
• Zulu (Film 4) [Super Technirama 70] [2.21:1]


Wednesday (17 April)

• Clear and Present Danger (More 4)
• "Crocodile" Dundee [Crocodile Dundee] (Film 4)
• Do Not Disturb (Film 4)
• Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (5 USA) [3-D sequence] [1.85:1]
• Gallipoli (Film 4)
• The Number 23 (Film 4)
• Thank You for Smoking (C4)
• Tropic Thunder (BBC 3)
• Wanted (ITV 2)


Thursday (18 April)

• 23 Paces to Baker Street (More 4)
• 8 Mile (ITV 4)
• Comanche Station (Film 4)
• D.A.R.Y.L. (Movie Mix)
• Exit Wounds (C5)
• Genova (Film 4)
• Knowing (Film 4)
• Runaway Bride (Film 4)
• Sahara (Movie Mix)


Friday (19 April)

• Black Knight (E4)
• Braveheart (More 4)
• Butterfly on a Wheel (BBC 1)
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (ITV 2)
• KM 31: Kilometre 31 [KM 31: Kilometro 31] (Film 4)
• MacGruber (Film 4)
• McLintock! (More 4)
• Planet of the Apes (Film 4)
• Vampires (Movie Mix)
• War (5 USA)
• Wild Things (Movie Mix)

Anyone know if EXIT WOUNDS played OAR on C5 last night?

(Unless otherwise indicated, all films in the following list were projected at 2.35:1 prior to 1971, and at 2.39:1 thereafter)

* = May not be screened in all areas (check your local listings).

Scope and 3-D movies across the Freeview platform for the coming week (20 - 26 April):


Saturday (20 April)

• Braveheart (More 4)
• Cahill: United States Marshal (C5)
• Damn the Defiant! [HMS Defiant] (Film 4)
• Double Jeopardy (C4)
• Kangaroo Jack (ITV 2)
• Land of the Dead (ITV 4)
• The Last of the Mohicans (5 USA)
• Little Manhattan (Film 4)
• The Matrix Reloaded (5*)
• My Super Ex-Girlfriend (Film 4)
• New Moon (C4)
• Over Her Dead Body (5*)
• The Prophecy (Movie Mix)
• Rush Hour 3 (E4)
• Sahara (Movie Mix)
• Scary Movie (Film 4)
• Tropic Thunder (BBC 3)
• Von Ryan's Express (More 4)
• Zulu (Film 4) [Super Technirama 70] [2.21:1]


Sunday (21 April)

• 8 Mile (ITV 4)
• Blood Work (C5)
• Enemy at the Gates (C4)
• The Fifth Element [Le Cinquième Élément] (C5)
• The Getaway (BBC 1)
• Just Wright (Film 4)
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (ITV 2)
• Max Payne (C4)
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (ITV 2)
• Semi-Pro (Film 4)
• Shaun of the Dead (ITV 2)


Monday (22 April)

• Death Drums Along the River (More 4)
• Gallipoli (Film 4)
• The Matrix Revolutions (5*)
• The Quest (ITV 4)
• Revolutionary Road (BBC 4)
• Wanted (ITV 2)


Tuesday (23 April)

• Air Force One (BBC 1)
• Do Not Disturb (Film 4)
• Julia's Eyes [Los Ojos de Julia] (Film 4)
• L.A. Confidential (ITV 4)
• Last Holiday (Film 4)
• War (5 USA)


Wednesday (24 April)

• Body of Lies (ITV 2)
• Failure to Launch (E4)
• Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (Film 4)
• Iron Man (Film 4)
• Munich (BBC 1)
• Sleepers (ITV 4)
• The Time Machine (5*)


Thursday (25 April)

• Away We Go (Film 4)
• The Conqueror (Film 4) [CinemaScope] [2.55:1]
• The Electric Horseman (More 4)
• Hell and High Water (Film 4) [CinemaScope] [2.55:1]
• Matilda (Movie Mix)
• Vampires (Movie Mix)


Friday (26 April)

• 2 Fast 2 Furious (ITV 1)*
• Body of Lies (ITV 2)
• Cheyenne Autumn (Film 4) [Super Panavision 70] [2.21:1]
• Dante's Peak (ITV 1)*
• Metro (BBC 1)
• My Super Ex-Girlfriend (Film 4)
• Road to Perdition (More 4)
• Rush Hour 3 (E4)
• Shaun of the Dead (ITV 2)
• A Town Called Panic [Panique au Village] (Film 4)

I didn't think to look, and it's not on again in the next 2 weeks, according to Digiguide.

I know it's been on before, and I'm sure I checked a previous broadcast, but I can't remember what I found.

Nurse, the screens!...

C5 replaced PISTOL WHIPPED with the widescreen 'epic' CRIMSON TIDE last night - cropped to buggery, though.

why do they bother panning and scanning? its much more work to do! I can sort of see why they did it for 4:3 as the 2.35/4:1 format has a lot of letter boxing to do, but I really dont understand why they pan and scan to fit in a 16:9 frame? it does not make any sense any more!

Chances are the distributor did it for the US market and they got the same print...

In a lot of cases, these prints were done a long time ago and it costs them nothing to just play out the same print they've got rather than take time to source a 2.35:1 one. Only C4 actively bothered to do that.

PS. Air Force One on BBC1 - is this an OAR premiere? I don't recall it ever being in 2.35:1 before.

Not a premiere. I saw this for the first time on the Beeb over a year ago, and wouldn't have watched if it hadn't been OAR.

Surprised to see BODY OF LIES playing OAR on ITV 2 last night. Coulda sworn I'd seen some of this on another ITV channel some time ago and it was cropped/reframed. Oh, well - I ain't complainin' about the upgrade...