Not exact matches
Certainly, after the bland history lesson of «The Lady» and the joyless family - friendly shenanigans of the «Arthur» trilogy, this is easily the director's most alert, energized and recognizable piece of direction in years — a
movie that, with its muscular
widescreen imagery, vibrant streaks of color and pulsing musical beats,
as well
as its occasional tonal missteps and moments of unintentional hilarity, feels unmistakably like the work of its director.
As a 1954
movie, On the Waterfront was made right when the industry was transitioning from the long - standard Academy Ratio to
widescreen formats, devised and touted in response to television's widespread popularity.
But, like the fact tracks occasionally found on DVD, it is mildly enriching for those who already like the
movie (and are able to overlook not seeing it in 2.35:1
widescreen as intended).
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken is presented not in anamorphic
widescreen like it was in the parts of the world where it was released to DVD first, but in a reformatted 1.33:1 fullscreen transfer
as it was for its Disney
Movie Club DVD debut last year.
As an added «screw you» to those who don't or won't do
widescreen, this is only available for your hearing pleasure on the original aspect ratio version of the
movie.
The DVD also presents the
movie in 1.78:1
widescreen, looking fantastic
as well.
Seeing
as how cinema was twenty years into the
widescreen age when the
movie was released, it probably was exhibited in 1.85:1 and should be seen that way.
It's impossible to imagine this
movie not being presented in CinemaScope,
as the
widescreen format is integral in supporting the imaginative use of split - screen techniques.
On Blu - ray, the
movie is presented in 1080P high definition 2.40:1
widescreen; audio comes in the form of 7.1 DTS - HD, with a French language Dolby digital 5.1 mix
as well.
Director Gerardo Naranjo admittedly does a superb job of initially drawing the viewer into the proceedings,
as the filmmaker has infused Miss Bala with an engrossing and consistently inventive visual style that proves impossible to resist - with the
movie's striking appearance heightened by Mátyás Erdély's often jaw - dropping camerawork (ie fans of
widescreen cinematography and / or long takes will be especially captivated).
Rob Cohen, the director behind such early 2000s guilty pleasures
as The Skulls, The Fast And The Furious, and xXx, delivers a credible throwback to the mid-budget action - thriller programmers of his heyday with The Hurricane Heist — but though his
widescreen competence has aged well (it almost seems classical now), the wind - machine - assisted B -
movie thrills are few and far between.
Alvin and the Chipmunks releases
as single flipper disc, offering the
movie in both full screen (1.31:1 aspect ratio) and
widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) formats.
Especially
as a new owner of a
widescreen television, I'm happy that Disney's finally gotten with the times and started releasing its cable
movies on DVD in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio with which they air on Disney Channel HD.
The single disc version delivers both full frame and
widescreen presentations of the
movie,
as well
as an extended ending and deleted scenes.
Son of the great animator Max Fleischer, he had an artist's eye
as he adapted to both traditional
movie frame ratios and the expansive
widescreen format that he himself helped usher in.
As well, there is a history lesson on CinemaScope, an audio interview with screenwriter Philip Dunne (recorded in 1969), press materials from the
movie's début, a comparison of the
widescreen and standard versions of the film and a picture - in - picture mode.
And the fact is that a
widescreen movie even on the iPad's larger 1.33:1 display is the same size
as on the smaller
widescreen display.
But TV is
widescreen,
movies are
widescreen, why not explore having another visual medium, comics,
as widescreen?
Its screen is just
as gorgeous
as the Tab S2's, and the
widescreen format will be better - suited to
movie watching.
This is a super-convenient shape and size, getting you a screen that feels huge for games (rather than
widescreen movies) and apps, while the tablet is
as about manageable
as a 7 - inch
widescreen one.
With a Thunderbolt port, Mac mini can connect to peripherals such
as high - performance storage devices, RAID arrays and the new Apple Thunderbolt Display, a stunning 27 - inch IPS
widescreen display that's great for making FaceTime HD video calls, surfing the Web and viewing
movies and photos.