Posted by Bill Vermillion on 10/11/05 03:15

In article <xNC2f.2502$MN6.1007@fed1read04>,
Bill Binder <whbinder@whbinder.com> wrote:
>Michael wrote:
>> Kubrick wanted them released in open matte; not P&S, or widescreen. 4:3
>> isn't synonymous with P&S.
>>
>To be fair - and not disputing you - its a pretty unclear issue what
>Kubrick desired.
>
>Kubrick had final say on all video releases of his films. In the early
>eighties he signed off on some open matte transfers, which he preffered
>to P&S. That doesn't necesarrily mean he preffered open matte to the
>OAR. Especially since many of his open matte films have horrible gaffes
>in the opened mattes. I would think he would have been more careful with
>his mattes if that was his intent. His family is the ones that claims
>the early VHS transfers were definative (which is why the current DVD
>releases are not only fullscreen, but twenty year old dirty transfers
>that can't be cleaned up by the family's request)

Actually a bit more than 20 years ago. I was in LA with a friend
on our way to a computer manufacturer. His uncle was working at
one of the largest transfer houses extant in LA at that time. He
told us that Kubrick's right hand man was there making the
definitive transfers following the exact notes that Kubrick gave
him.

That had to 1982.

Bill
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