Posted by Goro on 07/12/06 18:39

>From Digital Bits:http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents

And here's a little something that's very interesting: Our friend
Arnaud Calistri, who runs the DVDRama.com website in France, e-mailed
me yesterday to say that Fox France has confirmed with him that the
original versions of the Star Wars films to be released on DVD there
will be in anamorphic widescreen (enhanced for widescreen 16x9 TVs). As
many of you know, they were announced for release here in the States
and elsewhere in non-anamorphic (letterboxed) widescreen only, causing
a furor among fans (and rightly so). This news, if true, means one of
two things: Either Lucasfilm quickly got their act together when fans
complained and created new anamorphic masters for the DVD release
everywhere (and it just hasn't been announced here in the States yet),
or France is getting better DVDs that the rest of the world. If they
DID get their act together, expect Lucasfilm's fan relations guru,
Steve Sansweet, to make a massive deal about it the company's Star Wars
panel at Comic-Con next week. If they DIDN'T get their act together,
and France IS getting better discs, expect fans to make a massive deal
about it. We'll ask all the right people to see if we can find out the
truth of the matter. Of course, we'll let you know.

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hmm.. makes it marginally more likely that i'll buy them...

-goro-

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