Two of this year’s top contenders for the Academy Awards were filmed using a technology from the 1950s: VistaVision. Filmmakers are reviving this visually stunning yet finicky film format at a time ...
Kerk. The camera had jammed, again. Michael Bauman wasn’t surprised. As the director of photography for “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s ambitious comedy-thriller starring Leonardo ...
In 2012, before Paul Thomas Anderson released his “The Master” on 70mm film, the format had not been commercially presented for nearly 50 years. His enthusiasm to release the movie on that film format ...
The TCM Classic Film Festival goes back to the '50s, screening two VistaVision classics with special horizontal projectors on April 26 at the TCL Chinese Theater. The timing is perfect, therefore, for ...
The TCM Classic Film Festival isn’t just high on vintage films — occasionally, at least, the festival also finds a way to make room for long-gone methods of projection and exhibition. This is, after ...
VistaVision is a widescreen movie format from the 1950s that's enjoying a comeback. Some of today's top filmmakers hope the old tech gets new audiences into theaters. In fact, two films getting awards ...
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One Format After Another: How, Where, and Why to Watch Paul Thomas Anderson's Latest Film in Every Way
When the rise of television threatened movie attendance in the 1950s, Hollywood responded by introducing several new exhibition formats designed to bring people back to theaters with the promise of ...
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