Comments on: News from BFI http://akirakurosawa.info/2007/03/14/news-from-bfi/ News, information and discussion on the Japanese film maker Akira Kurosawa Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:03:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Vili Maunula http://akirakurosawa.info/2007/03/14/news-from-bfi/#comment-1259 Vili Maunula Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:29:20 +0000 http://akirakurosawa.info/2007/03/14/news-from-bfi/#comment-1259 Wow, you have quite a collection there, Master Thief! Basically, any shots that you could and would make would be great to have. I didn't take my Kurosawa DVDs with me to Finland, so I can't really do anything myself at the moment, and in any case my Kurosawa DVD collection is much less extensive. Don't go out of your way with it, though. Wow, you have quite a collection there, Master Thief!

Basically, any shots that you could and would make would be great to have. I didn’t take my Kurosawa DVDs with me to Finland, so I can’t really do anything myself at the moment, and in any case my Kurosawa DVD collection is much less extensive.

Don’t go out of your way with it, though.

]]> By: Master Thief http://akirakurosawa.info/2007/03/14/news-from-bfi/#comment-1226 Master Thief Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:23:53 +0000 http://akirakurosawa.info/2007/03/14/news-from-bfi/#comment-1226 I am happy to provide whatever screen shots you want from my collection of DVDs. Just let me know what frames you want from what version. My collection is at: http://kurosawa.jokerman.net/dvd.html I am happy to provide whatever screen shots you want from my collection of DVDs. Just let me know what frames you want from what version. My collection is at:

http://kurosawa.jokerman.net/dvd.html

]]> By: Master Thief http://akirakurosawa.info/2007/03/14/news-from-bfi/#comment-1198 Master Thief Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:19:42 +0000 http://akirakurosawa.info/2007/03/14/news-from-bfi/#comment-1198 I just checked the Madman (Region 4) release and this particular frame is the same as in the BFI - same width and same vertical cropping. The Madman is also sold as a 2.35:1 ratio. It's sub-titles are positioned partly across the film whereas the BFI's are all on the bottom black border. I may post some more screen shots when I have some more time. I just checked the Madman (Region 4) release and this particular frame is the same as in the BFI - same width and same vertical cropping. The Madman is also sold as a 2.35:1 ratio. It’s sub-titles are positioned partly across the film whereas the BFI’s are all on the bottom black border. I may post some more screen shots when I have some more time.

]]> By: Vili Maunula http://akirakurosawa.info/2007/03/14/news-from-bfi/#comment-1197 Vili Maunula Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:47:17 +0000 http://akirakurosawa.info/2007/03/14/news-from-bfi/#comment-1197 Wow! Interesting. The horizontal cropping that's happening in the Criterion release is about as bad as was the case with the original Sanjuro release. Note, however, that the Criterion displays slightly more of the film vertically. Yet, BFI may actually still be right, and Criterion wrong. Based on the images that you posted, the BFI counts as 2.46:1, while the Criterion comes out as 2.21:1. If you count in the slight vertical cropping in the BFI release, it is not difficult to think of the BFI as almost 2.35:1. Crucially, all the information that I can find about the film also points to the fact that "High and Low" was originally released in TohoScope, which I believe is 2.35:1. The Criterion, meanwhile, probably shouldn't really be sold as 2.35:1. Or what do you think? In any case, thanks a bunch for this! It would actually be really helpful if we could create a gallery of comparisons like yours somewhere (for example on this website). Wow! Interesting. The horizontal cropping that’s happening in the Criterion release is about as bad as was the case with the original Sanjuro release. Note, however, that the Criterion displays slightly more of the film vertically.

Yet, BFI may actually still be right, and Criterion wrong. Based on the images that you posted, the BFI counts as 2.46:1, while the Criterion comes out as 2.21:1. If you count in the slight vertical cropping in the BFI release, it is not difficult to think of the BFI as almost 2.35:1. Crucially, all the information that I can find about the film also points to the fact that “High and Low” was originally released in TohoScope, which I believe is 2.35:1.

The Criterion, meanwhile, probably shouldn’t really be sold as 2.35:1. Or what do you think?

In any case, thanks a bunch for this! It would actually be really helpful if we could create a gallery of comparisons like yours somewhere (for example on this website).

]]> By: Master Thief http://akirakurosawa.info/2007/03/14/news-from-bfi/#comment-1196 Master Thief Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:30:44 +0000 http://akirakurosawa.info/2007/03/14/news-from-bfi/#comment-1196 Well the Reviews were right and BFI are wrong! Check out these screen shots comparing the BFI with the Criterion: http://kurosawa.jokerman.net/highlow.html Well the Reviews were right and BFI are wrong!

Check out these screen shots comparing the BFI with the Criterion:

http://kurosawa.jokerman.net/highlow.html

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