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". . . the Blu-ray release offers an exclusive in the form of the “SmileBox” version of the film which presents the image with a unique curvature that virtually recreates the true Cinerama® experience in a home theater."
So, buy the premium version of the film, get a warped/distorted image? That's going to make masking for constant image height setups a real chore. |
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Originally Posted by Giles
I wish! I've been itching to build a CIH setup for some time, now.:) This "SmileBox" thing seems more like an ill-conceived gimmick, though, as -- if I'm understanding it correctly -- it will actually display on a flat screen as a warped image bowing downward in the middle. That couldn't be fixed by a curved screen, as the purpose of their curve is to compensate for pincushion effect from an anamorphic lens. I rather suspect that a curved screen would just make the "SmileBox" effect even more obnoxious. |
Sleepwalking - July 8
Starz Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Sleepwalking' to Blu-ray on July 8th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The film, which stars Charlize Theron and Nick Stahl, was selected for the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. No technical specs have been announced at this time, and the only special feature to be announced is the featurette "A Mother's Shame, A Family's Pain: The Making of Sleepwalking". www.blu-ray.com |
Originally Posted by applesandrice
I wish! I've been itching to build a CIH setup for some time, now.:)
This "SmileBox" thing seems more like an ill-conceived gimmick, though, as -- if I'm understanding it correctly -- it will actually display on a flat screen as a warped image bowing downward in the middle. That couldn't be fixed by a curved screen, as the purpose of their curve is to compensate for pincushion effect from an anamorphic lens. I rather suspect that a curved screen would just make the "SmileBox" effect even more obnoxious. Let me try to provide some more background here. As the diagram above shows, Cinerama was shot with 3 panels of 35mm film (6 perfs instead of 4 so each is taller than normal film) and displayed with 3 projectors. There was also an interlock mag film for 7-track stereophonic sound. <Editorial>This process is absolutely fantastic. All improvements to film and video for the last 56 years have been an effort to replicate Cinerama. Nothing has. See this at the Seattle Cinerama Theatre (best) or the Hollywood Cinerama Dome (good but compromised.</Editorial> Anyway, there is a huge problem in converting Cinerama to other formats. HTWWW was converted to 35mm Cinemascope/Metrocolor in 1963 and everything we have seen of it since has been made from the 35mm master. It totally destroys the film's cinematic effect. The aspect ratio is, formally, over 3:1, but since it is shown on a heavily curved screen, it is actually less from the audience's perspective. Efforts to flatten it out result in huge optical distortion on the two side panels since you are flattening something that was shot "curved". Smilebox is a solution to this problem. It creates a flat version of what you would see if you had a heavily curved 146-degree screen. I have seen it and it works. It is featured in a documentary called Cinerama Adventure which has been around since 2002 but rarely seen due to rights issues. Warners has included both the documentary and also a version of HTWWW using Smilebox. This should be a real treat since it is probably the nearest thing to having a Cinerama setup in your house (which someone did BTW!) Thank you Warners!!! Here are links with information about the documentary and the Smilebox process. http://www.cineramaadventure.com/ http://www.cineramaadventure.com/smilebox.htm |
"Smilebox" - it sounds like an alternative rock band.
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BD added at DVDEmpire today:
Dark City DC (7/29) House of Fury (6/24) Meet The Browns (7/1) Vantage Point (7/1) The Moody Blues: Lovely To See You - Live (7/8) Roy Orbison: Black and White Night (7/8) |
Per TVShowsonDVD.com...
Justice League: Season 1 on Blu-ray! So we could finally be seeing Season 1 in widescreen! It's about time. fitprod |
Originally Posted by fitprod
Per TVShowsonDVD.com...
Justice League: Season 1 on Blu-ray! So we could finally be seeing Season 1 in widescreen! It's about time. fitprod Hopefully Batman Beyond is next :up: |
Originally Posted by candyrocket786
nice.
Hopefully Batman Beyond is next :up: fitprod |
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Good news on Justice League series - I watched the 3 episodes on the New Frontier disc, and they were much better than the movie I thought.
:up: on Pale Rider too. |
Listed at DVDEmpire today in addition to Pale Rider and the Paramount titles:
How The West Was Won: Special Edition (8/26) |
Originally Posted by matome
Listed at DVDEmpire today in addition to Pale Rider and the Paramount titles:
How The West Was Won: Special Edition (8/26) it's also up for preorder at Amazon. |
Probably a repost but Tiger Blade aka Seua khaap daap is coming out on 7/29/08 from Brentwood/BCI Eclipse.
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Drillbit Taylor (7/1)
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh..._for_July/1698 Paramount Preps 'Drillbit Taylor' Blu-ray for July Thu May 01, 2008 at 03:00 PM ET Tags: Disc Announcements, Paramount (all tags) In an alert to retailers, Paramount has set an early-July Blu-ray bow for the comedy 'Drillbit Taylor.' Fresh off of their official return to Blu-ray, Paramount has issued a street date of July 1 for the Owen Wilson comedy, with the high-def version arriving day-and-date with the standard DVD. Due to the early nature of the announcement, there are no tech specs or supplemental details, but we'll keep you posted. Suggested retail price for the Blu-ray has been set at $39.95. |
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Firefly
Now available for pre-order on Amazon, but didn't see a date. $62.95 |
New July 22 Releases
21 (2008)
I Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Urban Legend (1998) Source: http://www.releaselists.com/ |
Originally Posted by HumanMedia
21 (2008)
I Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Urban Legend (1998) Source: http://www.releaselists.com/ |
Might pick 21 up. Like House of Games for a younger, less intelligent demographic, but still above-average and fun.
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I thought they would've brought out 'Scream' before they dipped into the other Kevin Williamson horror flicks.
So I take it 'Teaching Mrs. Tingle' is coming during Christmas? |
Originally Posted by True_Story1011
I thought they would've brought out 'Scream' before they dipped into the other Kevin Williamson horror flicks.
So I take it 'Teaching Mrs. Tingle' is coming during Christmas? |
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