Recent content by LincolnSpector

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One problem I've always had with scope films at home (and also in many theaters) is that scope should be wider horizontally rather than shorter vertically. But with all TV screens now being 16x9, that's a problem. Does anyone sell 20x9 screens (standard shape for 70mm)? The problem is that all...

Are you sure it's only on iTunes? Try Google or Vudu. I think it's on all of the pay-for-view services...and only on Warner Brothers.

Is there any way to fix this?

A few years ago, when Filmstruck died, Warner Brothers gave me 4 films. I already had 3 of them on disc. The other was the 1954 version of A Star is Born. But when I watched it, it was panned and scanned to something like 2.0 if I remember rightly. Since it was a freebie, I didn't make a stink...

Here's my Criterion Blu-ray rot experience. The short: Bad discs, excellent service. https://bayflicks.net/2020/08/24/disc-rot-customer-support-criterion/

I need to sync picture and sound. With streaming media, it's easy. There are several sync videos on Youtube. But I can't find any sync tests on disc. I have a couple of setup discs, but none have sync. Any suggestions?

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Last night, I felt the desire to revisit Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in Paradise. So I went to JustWatch and discovered that the only service offering TiP is FiixFling, which I'd never heard of. It's both a subscription and a rental service. So I set up a subscription with the free 7-day tryout...

Did James Joyce write the screenplay? (Sorry, I couldn't help it.)

No, I don't have a soundbar. But the problem seems to happen when I play a disc and send the audio through my receiver. I have a 4K player, and have one cable from the player to the TV and another to the receiver. I don't have a problem when streaming, or when I use a disc and use the TV's...

Hi. My BDs come out slightly out of sync; enough to be annoying. I synced streaming content easily enough with a sync video on YouTube. But for discs, I haven't been able to sync properly. I've tried to use a scene with a slap or a car door slam, but going back and forth again is difficult. Is...

The Crowd. There are plenty of others, but Vidor's masterpiece stands above the others.

One thing it's missing: Robert Harris' commentary to the Criterion LD.

Yesterday, I decided to revisit one of my favorite films, 8 1/2--an older Criterion disc I hadn't played in years. But when I put the disc into the player, the TV showed the signals that it's getting a connection, and then it went black. I tried this several times. Then, just now, I tried it on...