OK, thanks to both of you for your input. Wow, I never gave a thought to how clips were supplied from new films in those times. I must say, in this case, that the use of the 7th symphony works splendidly for that Dragonslayer scene!
Wow, I never gave a thought to how clips were supplied from new films in those times.
It seems like a million years ago, doesn't it? But promotional materials had to be mailed well in advance of the film's release. A show like "Siskel & Ebert" was syndicated and could air on a local station at any time during a given week. The studios wanted the review to appear before the film's opening weekend, the episode was recorded several days before it was sent to local stations, so studios had to back up several weeks to send those clips, and the process to cull those clips began before that. So it's easy to see how clips with temp scoring could wind up on those reviews.
I remember watching a television critic savage the (very savageable) film Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone and showing a clip of a spaceship landing on an alien world which very obviously showed the effects house's parking lot at the top of the frame. Ha ha! Those incompetents! Young me thought it was a riot, my friends and I laughed about it. But it turns out, that parking lot was not actually in the film. The film was in matted widescreen, but the clip was sent to critics without the mattes in a 4x3 ratio, revealing the top of the frame that would not be seen in the film.
I appreciate the detail, SchiffyM. That anecdote about aspect ratio reminds of reading about how some showings of Plan 9 from Outer Space are deliberately presented incorrectly to make this "worst film of all time" even worse by showing hanging microphones or pieces of the set on the edge of the frame which would have been cropped out when projected correctly.
It sure was. Remember what it was like to explain to people that letterboxing was a GOOD thing? "Why are they covering up the top and bottom of my TV with black bars?!?"
It sure was. Remember what it was like to explain to people that letterboxing was a GOOD thing? "Why are they covering up the top and bottom of my TV with black bars?!?"
I got into laserdiscs in the 90s for this very reason. I was ecstatic when I finally watched the widescreen version of Papillon.
I remember watching a television critic savage the (very savageable) film Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone and showing a clip of a spaceship landing on an alien world which very obviously showed the effects house's parking lot at the top of the frame. Ha ha! Those incompetents!
Not just incompetents, but also phonies! Instead of filming the spaceship landing on an actual alien world, they seemed to have staged the whole thing right here on Earth. Probably wasn't even a real spaceship.
I looked around for a digital-only version but iTunes and Amazon Prime still have the older print available...
What service is using the digital download part of this new release? I'm curious.
I would assume the streaming services stream whatever version the studios provide to them. The studios dictate which version the streaming services use. I have a digital copy from iTunes so I assume it will update to the latest version eventually.
Edit: I can confirm iTunes updated my digital copy of Dragonslayer to the 4K version.
I looked around for a digital-only version but iTunes and Amazon Prime still have the older print available...
What service is using the digital download part of this new release? I'm curious.
I would assume the streaming services stream whatever version the studios provide to them. The studios dictate which version the streaming services use. I have a digital copy from iTunes so I assume it will update to the latest version eventually.
Edit: I can confirm iTunes updated my digital copy of Dragonslayer to the 4K version.
I find it hilarious and telling that the OP of this thread made a post at the very beginning that opened Pandora's box to Alex North fans, and then essentially chucked his phone into the river, by not coming back for further discussion.
I looked around for a digital-only version but iTunes and Amazon Prime still have the older print available...
What service is using the digital download part of this new release? I'm curious.
I would assume the streaming services stream whatever version the studios provide to them. The studios dictate which version the streaming services use. I have a digital copy from iTunes so I assume it will update to the latest version eventually.
Edit: I can confirm iTunes updated my digital copy of Dragonslayer to the 4K version.
my iTunes (Canada) is still the old print.
How can you tell the difference? I purchased the 1080p version some years back but now they've upgraded me to the 4K version. So I assume its the latest remaster.
I find it hilarious and telling that the OP of this thread made a post at the very beginning that opened Pandora's box to Alex North fans, and then essentially chucked his phone into the river, by not coming back for further discussion.
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The new making of feature tote which is an he king is great! Lots of behind the scenes photos and video. My spouse composer Edwin Wendler loves this movie so I’m glad it’s finally out in such a great transfer!
