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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...
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It was on ITV about 3 weeks ago.
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(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 (27 April - 3 May): Saturday (27 April) Eclipse (Film 4) Just Wright (Film 4) Last Holiday (Film 4) The Libertine (C4) Matilda (Movie Mix) The Matrix Revolutions (5*) Never Been Kissed (Film 4) The Number 23 (Film 4) Public Enemies (ITV 4) The Quest (ITV 4) Road to Perdition (More 4) Street Fighter (Movie Mix) Up Periscope (C5) The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (5*) Sunday (28 April) Blue Thunder (Movie Mix) Cheaper By the Dozen 2 (C5) Failure to Launch (E4) The Fifth Element [Le Cinquiθme Ιlιment] (C5) Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (ITV 1) Harry Brown (C5) Hot Fuzz (ITV 2) The Hunt for Red October (Film 4) L.A. Confidential (ITV 4) Legend (Film 4) Marmaduke (C4) Matilda (Movie Mix) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (ITV 2) The Phantom (C4) Twister (ITV 2) The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (5*) Monday (29 April) Another Stakeout (Film 4) Escape From New York (ITV 4) Hell and High Water (Film 4) [CinemaScope] [2.55:1] Iron Man (Film 4) Showgirls (Film 4) Sleepers (ITV 4) Street Fighter (Movie Mix) The Time Machine (5*) Tuesday (30 April) The Aviator (BBC 1) Blue Thunder (Movie Mix) Cheyenne Autumn (Film 4) [Super Panavision 70] [2.21:1] Dark Blue (5 USA) Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (Film 4) The Long Kiss Goodnight (5 USA) Wednesday (1 May) The Conqueror (Film 4) [CinemaScope] [2.55:1] Die Hard 4.0 [Live Free or Die Hard] (Film 4) Franklyn (C4) In Too Deep (Movie Mix) Journey to the Center of the Earth (E4) [3-D] [1.85:1] Michael Clayton (BBC 1) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film 4) Thursday (2 May) Blood Alley (Film 4) [CinemaScope] [2.55:1] The Hunt for Red October (Film 4) Last Night (Film 4) On Deadly Ground (C5) Public Enemies (ITV 4) Rollerball (Movie Mix) Supercop [Police Story III - Super Cop] [警察故事III超級警察] (Movie Mix) Friday (3 May) Animal Kingdom (Film 4) Dark Water (BBC 1) Eclipse (Film 4) Escape From New York (ITV 4) The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (ITV 1)* Felicia's Journey (BBC 2) Hot Fuzz (ITV 2) Manhunter (ITV 4) Never Been Kissed (Film 4) The Patriot (5 USA) The War Wagon (ITV 1)* The X Files (More 4) |
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If I did see it, it was much further back than that. I'm guessing it premiered in cropped format, then ITV quietly updated their print for re-runs.
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If I did see it, it was much further back than that. I'm guessing it premiered in cropped format, then ITV quietly updated their print for re-runs.
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(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 (27 April - 3 May): Saturday (27 April) Eclipse (Film 4) Just Wright (Film 4) Last Holiday (Film 4) The Libertine (C4) Matilda (Movie Mix) The Matrix Revolutions (5*) Never Been Kissed (Film 4) The Number 23 (Film 4) Public Enemies (ITV 4) The Quest (ITV 4) Road to Perdition (More 4) Street Fighter (Movie Mix) Up Periscope (C5) The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (5*) Sunday (28 April) Blue Thunder (Movie Mix) Cheaper By the Dozen 2 (C5) Failure to Launch (E4) The Fifth Element [Le Cinquiθme Ιlιment] (C5) Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (ITV 1) Harry Brown (C5) Hot Fuzz (ITV 2) The Hunt for Red October (Film 4) L.A. Confidential (ITV 4) Legend (Film 4) Marmaduke (C4) Matilda (Movie Mix) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (ITV 2) The Phantom (C4) Twister (ITV 2) The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (5*) Monday (29 April) Another Stakeout (Film 4) Escape From New York (ITV 4) Hell and High Water (Film 4) [CinemaScope] [2.55:1] Iron Man (Film 4) Showgirls (Film 4) Sleepers (ITV 4) Street Fighter (Movie Mix) The Time Machine (5*) Tuesday (30 April) The Aviator (BBC 1) Blue Thunder (Movie Mix) Cheyenne Autumn (Film 4) [Super Panavision 70] [2.21:1] Dark Blue (5 USA) Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (Film 4) The Long Kiss Goodnight (5 USA) Wednesday (1 May) The Conqueror (Film 4) [CinemaScope] [2.55:1] Die Hard 4.0 [Live Free or Die Hard] (Film 4) Franklyn (C4) In Too Deep (Movie Mix) Journey to the Center of the Earth (E4) [3-D] [1.85:1] Michael Clayton (BBC 1) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film 4) Thursday (2 May) Blood Alley (Film 4) [CinemaScope] [2.55:1] The Hunt for Red October (Film 4) Last Night (Film 4) On Deadly Ground (C5) Public Enemies (ITV 4) Rollerball (Movie Mix) Supercop [Police Story III - Super Cop] [警察故事III超級警察] (Movie Mix) Friday (3 May) Animal Kingdom (Film 4) Dark Water (BBC 1) Eclipse (Film 4) Escape From New York (ITV 4) The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (ITV 1)* Felicia's Journey (BBC 2) Hot Fuzz (ITV 2) Manhunter (ITV 4) Never Been Kissed (Film 4) The Patriot (5 USA) The War Wagon (ITV 1)* The X Files (More 4) ![]()
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That was the premiere about 3 weeks ago on ITV,I did mention it a few pages back
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Can't believe I forgot HARRY BROWN was screening last night on C5. Anyone know if it premiered OAR?
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Can't believe I forgot HARRY BROWN was screening last night on C5. Anyone know if it premiered OAR?
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Yes it did. I caught sight of the first few mins. I'll watch it at some point, but not via C5 where I can't view it in HD and a huge DOG obscures the picture.
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In fairness, Channel 5's DOG has recently got smaller, more transparent and is right in the corner of the screen now. The HD DOG from what I saw of it has also been modified, so shouldn't be as bad as it once was. It's also nowhere near as bad as say The History Channel HD, a big coloured opaque DOG and it's even further in the screen than the 4:3 safe zone requires it to be (even though it should be in the 16:9 safe zone as it's a HD channel!)
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It's also nowhere near as bad as say The History Channel HD, a big coloured opaque DOG and it's even further in the screen than the 4:3 safe zone requires it to be (even though it should be in the 16:9 safe zone as it's a HD channel!)
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Pleasantly surprised to see IN TOO DEEP being broadcast OAR on Movie Mix last night.
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I have watched Twister, The Time Machine and The Aviator and none of them were shown OAR they were all 16:9 pan and scan! annoying! Oh and The Aviator on BBC1 wasnt in HD! even more annoying!
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I have watched Twister, The Time Machine and The Aviator and none of them were shown OAR they were all 16:9 pan and scan! annoying! Oh and The Aviator on BBC1 wasnt in HD! even more annoying!
OTOH, I would love the 16:9 version of Prometheus, which was used for IMAX, which was a combination of open-matte and cropped shots (such as filling the screen with Noomi's face in an early scene - you'll get the impact of this when you see it). Sadly, there's only the regular 2D/3D versions, at present. |
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OTOH, I would love the 16:9 version of Prometheus, which was used for IMAX, which was a combination of open-matte and cropped shots (such as filling the screen with Noomi's face in an early scene - you'll get the impact of this when you see it). Sadly, there's only the regular 2D/3D versions, at present.
Not sure I'd like to see PROMETHEUS given this treatment all the way through, since it was shot 35mm and blown-up for IMAX. I imagine it looked pretty magnificent on the HUGE screen, but it still represented a compromise of the original 2.39:1 ratio. Each to their own, though.
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(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 (4 - 10 May): Saturday (4 May) 30 Days of Night (Film 4) Avalanche Express (C5) Basic Instinct (ITV 1)* Doctor Dolittle (More 4) [Todd-AO] [2.21:1] Dogma (Film 4) Fool's Gold (Film 4) G-Force (BBC 3) [3-D] Jaws 2 (ITV 4) Legend (Film 4) The Long Kiss Goodnight (5 USA) Premonition (C4) Rollerball (Movie Mix) Star Trek (C4) Twister (ITV 2) Vera Cruz (5 USA) [2.00:1] The X Files (More 4) Sunday (5 May) 300 (ITV 2) Another Stakeout (Film 4) Bad Education [La Mala Educaciσn] (Film 4) [2.39:1 and 1.85:1] Gulliver's Travels (C4) [3-D] Happy Feet (ITV 2) Inkheart (Film 4) Journey to the Center of the Earth (E4) [3-D] [1.85:1] Peter Pan (ITV 2) Romance & Cigarettes (BBC 2) Seabiscuit (ITV 3) True Lies (Film 4) What a Girl Wants (C5) Monday (6 May) Anastasia (Film 4) Anna and the King (More 4) The Bone Collector (C5) Die Hard 4.0 [Live Free or Die Hard] (Film 4) Flipper (ITV 2) G-Force (BBC 3) [3-D] Happy Feet (ITV 2) Multiplicity (Movie Mix) Night at the Museum 2 [NIght at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian] (Film 4) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (BBC 1) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan [Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan] (Film 4) Tuesday (7 May) Blood Alley (Film 4) [2.55:1] Fool's Gold (Film 4) In God's Hands (Movie Mix) Manhunter (ITV 4) Rambo (5 USA) Rollerball (Movie Mix) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Film 4) [Panavision and IMAX] [2.39:1 and 1.44:1] What Just Happened? (BBC 1) Wednesday (8 May) Fast & Furious (ITV 1)* Goodbye Lover (C4) In God's Hands (Movie Mix) Multiplicity (Movie Mix) The Prophecy (Movie Mix) Red Cliff [赤壁] (Film 4) Soldier (ITV 4) Surrogates (BBC 1) The Violent Men (Film 4) [2.55:1] Volver (Film 4) Thursday (9 May) 30 Days of Night (Film 4) The Chronicles of Riddick (ITV 2) Jaws 2 (ITV 4) The Ninth Gate [La Neuviθme Porte] (C5) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Film 4) The Tall Stranger (More 4) To Kill a Priest (Movie Mix) True Lies (Film 4) Vinyan (Film 4) Friday (10 May) 300 (ITV 2) Along Came a Spider (More 4) Doctor Dolittle (More 4) [Todd-AO] [2.21:1] Firefox (ITV 4) In God's Hands (Movie Mix) Inkheart (Film 4) The Ruins (BBC 1) |
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I caught bits of DARK WATER and FELICIA'S JOURNEY, both showing in 16:9.
The original UK DVD of FELICIA'S JOURNEY, back in 1999, was 4:3 - and as the film was shot anamorphic, that means it was cropped. There was a new DVD in 2008 which I haven't seen, but a comment on Amazon suggests that's 4:3 as well. I have a Region 1 copy which is in 2.40:1. Egoyan does keep the characters within 4:3 bounds in his shots, but his use of landscape (Ireland and that not commonly used English city location, Birmingham) doesn't come across as well. |
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One I missed off my weekly listings: JEEPERS CREEPERS II was screened OAR on the Viva channel last night. No Saturday repeat, though.
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I just saw the Blu-ray version of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES the other day and that alternated between 2.39:1 for the scope scenes and 1.78:1 for the IMAX material. Some people have complained about this, but they're full o'stuffing - it really worked for me, and I hope this becomes the norm for films which mix the two formats in this fashion.
Not sure I'd like to see PROMETHEUS given this treatment all the way through, since it was shot 35mm and blown-up for IMAX. I imagine it looked pretty magnificent on the HUGE screen, but it still represented a compromise of the original 2.39:1 ratio. Each to their own, though. ![]() I agree it's better to have the 1.78 sections than not, though.BTW are you only listing Freeview films here? If not, De Palma's Obsession was in OAR on The Horror Channel today (freesat). (Pity it had a huge DOG, so I skipped most of it.) |
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Going to 1.78:1 is still only half way there though--on a proper IMAX TDKR opened out to the full 1.4:1--and (in Manchester) was about 25m high! The Blu Ray, whilst an exquisite picture, can't come near it.
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BTW are you only listing Freeview films here? If not, De Palma's Obsession was in OAR on The Horror Channel today (freesat). (Pity it had a huge DOG, so I skipped most of it.)
I think if all satellite/cable channels were included, we'd be here all day talking about them, as most are (on Sky, at least)
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Going to 1.78:1 is still only half way there though--on a proper IMAX TDKR opened out to the full 1.4:1--and (in Manchester) was about 25m high! The Blu Ray, whilst an exquisite picture, can't come near it.
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BTW are you only listing Freeview films here?
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Indeed. The alternative is to have narrowboxed (or whatever it's called) 1.44:1, which would look at bit odd.
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Oh, it goes without saying that the IMAX presentation will trump any other, and that the 1.78:1 BR version is a bit of a compromise from the original 1.44:1 (as DVDfever pointed out).
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But given that even the best home video version can never even approximate the theatrical experience (at least until 8K resolution on home video becomes a reality), the current compromise just seems to fit really well.
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Viewed objectively, I'm sure the top and bottom sections of the IMAX frame would appear superfluous. It's just that when you're sitting in front of a C-O-L-O-S-S-A-L screen, you're so overwhelmed by the sheer size and scale of it, you don't notice what's superfluous and what isn't, if you see what I mean.
It's the sheer extravagance of headroom and legroom (or whatever you call it), along with the massive amount of detail (and of course the scale) that makes it a unique experience bordering on a God's eye view.
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Yes. I'd love to be able to list everything on UK TV - Freeview, Freesat, Sky, etc. - but with the best will in the world, it just isn't possible. Freeview is available to the vast majority of viewers, whereas the others are 'minority' platforms (I put the word 'minority' in quotes deliberately!!), so virtually all of the films listed here on a weekly basis will be accessible to most of the UK readers who venture into this particular thread.
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Yes, but just to underline, digital IMAXes only have a ratio of about 1.9:1, so there's not that much difference (except scale!) between that and TV. Grand theatres are a different beast.
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A Bullet for the General is on Movies4Men in a very decent 2:35:1 print, I mention this only due to the crossover with More > Movies and Freeviews Movie Mix. It may well crop up on the latter at some point.
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You could knock me down with a Sherman tank, and no mistake! Perhaps I'm getting mixed up with another film starring Leonardo DeCapitate, or something...