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[RustyCage]

LoL here's an example of Pan & Scan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETGfeSim1K4

Whoa. How on earth can I tell if that's happening to my other films?

 

[ALP]

You can pretty much tell by whether you have a tv that is a square or a rectangle lol

If you're watching an HD channel with an HD tv, it's impossible to have a 4:3 pan and scan like the one in the youtube link. But if you just have a normal 4:3 television without HD then just about every movie you watch is going to be chopped in some way.

I know that showtime plays all of their movies in their original format and HBO does most of them in their real ratio. Just speaking of HD.

 

[Mako]

It should be at the accurate aspect ratio on your DVD's and Blu-Ray's unless you zoomed in, usually it's the broadcast companies that use the Pan & Scan.

 

[PreK]

Well that's only bothersome to those without HD, right? With HD on normal channels such as TNT I'd say roughly 95% of the image is there.

Has nothing to do with resolution, it's an aspect ratio issue. Pan & Scan crops the original image to fit a 4:3 (aka square tv) box. SD channels still broadcast in 4:3. HD channels by now should be all 16:9.

Whoa. How on earth can I tell if that's happening to my other films?

It's typically only seen on television.

If you have a 4:3 TV:
image fills up the screen = cropped
black bars = original

If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV:
black bars = cropped (exception for really old movies)
image fills up the screen = original*

*it can still be cropped, though not as significantly. Reasons are because not all widescreen movies are 16:9, so to fill up the screen some portions may still be cut off. Most modern films are shot wider, so even if you have a widescreen TV, you should almost always see black bars to be sure that it is uncropped.

 

[antsman41]

It's weird how Begins was the widest a film had ever been shot up to that point...

Didn't Returns also have some groundbreaking notion in film format also?

 

[Mako]

Begins was shot anamorphic has was TDK the aspect ratio was the same, it's one the formats used when shooting on 35mm film ,not sure about Returns though.

 

[Dark Knight]

I fail to see how closed mindedness applies here.

Good job restating what I said myself. None of this was on dispute. Oh, and there is a difference between being stern and being abusive. Remember that, please.

Well, when you know everything, you come back and let me know. In fact when you meet any adult who knows everything, you let me know. Should someone at the age of eighty show unequal respect to someone at the age of fifteen or twenty?

Because children can not have a high level of intelligence and maturity. So, if an adult had a low level of intelligence, would you withhold respect, civility, and kindness from them? What if an adult showed a low level of maturity? What about an adult with low levels of judgment or experience?

Ha ha ha. This part of the post is funny.

Great debate here. If it is that. haha

Yeah, I get the feeling there are a fair amount of under 21 year olds on these boards sometimes or they are just trolls who make zero sense.

 

[Dark Knight]

I bet we'll hear tons from Anne at the Academy Awards on Feb. 27th! Though it might not be more than "I'm really excited".

I can't wait to see her body at the Oscars. We should be able to tell if she has started to work out and toning that body up for Catwoman.

If she hasn't by then....I would think she would get to working out in March.

 

[FCEEVIPER]

Bale Willing to Continue With 'Batman 4'



Awhile back, Chrstian Bale said he would be done with the Batman franchise once the third film was done. So did all the major players, notably Christopher Nolan. But now, Bale has retracted that statement, with a stipulation.



Bale said the following:

"All I know is the likelihood that this will be the last one. Well, I wouldn't say definitely. If Chris goes, 'Hey, I've got another story I think could be interesting,' then yeah, great, I'd go do that. I always assumed it would be three, but I could be wrong."

So he's dependent on Nolan, which makes sense. Not many actors these days would say no to the chance to work with him. And while Nolan is likely done with the Batman franchise after The Dark Knight Rises, there's that slim chance he might continue, especially since he's producing the next Superman movie. Who knows, maybe this is just another publicity thing to keep interest in the upcoming Batman movie, and give audiences the slim hope that this won't be the end of the franchise as we know it.

 

[PreK]

It's been obvious Bale is willing to stick with Nolan for however long he's asked to. However just once I'd like someone to directly ask him if he'd consider continuing on the role without Nolan, given that an equally talented and competent director takes over.

 

[returntovoid]

Neither did Heath Ledger.

We're seriously doubting his casting again? People can have their opinions, and I'm not saying we're going to get the next Ledger here, but I think by now we can say Nolan knows what he looks for when casting his vision of his films.

Let's face it, in 11 months, we're all going to be here saying how much we love Nolan and his decisions for this film.

I respect Nolan's decisions, I just got carried away with my opinion in the previous posts. Anyway, the Batman Returns version of the character is there to my liking and I suppose I prefer Tim Burton's casting choices far more although I liked Nolan's entire choice of cast in Inception but I liked some actors he chose for other films. It's good that there are different interpretations of the Batman universe.

 

[batman_gr]

Νοlan always said that he only came back to the Batman movies (pre-TDK) because he thought he had an interesting story to tell. Same thing happened with TDKR. He returned officially as soon as he found another interesting story to tell. Why should it be impossible for him to come uo with another story? And even if it's the end, thank you Nolan and Bale and co. After TDKR the only way I think WB will go will be a different take on Batman that can tie in with a JLA movie. An possibly, 10-15 years later we'll see a Dark Knight Returns. (IMO)

 

[Micah12345]

We'll know if WB immediately begins to scramble getting people together for the next batman movie after this one comes out.

Even if nolan did want to come back for another one, the cast isn't getting any younger, especially caine and freeman. you're talking probly 4 years minimum, and that's a long ass time at their age.

 

[JAK®]

When Nolan leaves, expect Bale, Caine, Freeman and Oldman to go as well.

 

[Majik1387]

I wouldn't say Caine would leave, nor Freeman. Possibly not Oldman either.

 

[Micah12345]

Bale would stay if a good director and a good script are attached.

 

[Anita18]

LoL here's an example of Pan & Scan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETGfeSim1K4

LOL that reminded me of the time I watched BB on an airplane. Half the time when two characters were having a conversation, you could only see one of the characters. It was pretty dire.

 

[insider1970]

Re: Deadline.com, they seem to have fallen victim to the same assumption that most of the Batman fandom has, which is that the WB's announcement is the end of the pre-production/casting process and that the previously reported 'two lead' stuff is/was false. I personally see no justification for doing so, particularly because the most recent of said 'two leads' reports mentioned that Nolan and Co. were going to be testing the actresses on their finalized shortlist over the next two weeks. If we haven't gotten another announcement concerning the casting of another female lead for the film by the end of this coming week or the beginning of the following week, it will then be safe to conclude that the 'two leads' reports were false and the actresses that were testing were all testing for a single role (Selina)..

Thank you for replying to my post, and I really hope that's the case. I was under that impression too about a pending casting announcement, but that post by DEADLINE kind of confused me... BUT, if it's true that all the mentioned actresses (including Weisz and Watts) have been vying just for the role of Selina, whether there is a second female role available or not, and out of all these actresses he picked Hathaway kinda makes me want to jump off the nearest cliff, you know? At least he didn't pick Blake Lively Don't shoot me, ok, that's just my opinion.

Now I REALLY want to hear news about the second female part, I am really curious if there is one.

 

[antsman41]

I wouldn't say Caine would leave, nor Freeman. Possibly not Oldman either.

This series is Nolan/Bale/Oldman/Caine/Freeman. All 5 are the "backbone", if one says they are done, they all are done.

 

[Majik1387]

This series is Nolan/Bale/Oldman/Caine/Freeman. All 5 are the "backbone", if one says they are done, they all are done.

Considering the movies Caine and Freeman, and even Oldman have said yes to being in, I don't think they'd leave the Batman series just because Nolan left.

If they like the director and/or script, I don't see them leaving.

 

[American_Idiot]

Well, since you seem to agree on at least half of my post, let me just say this: Bane, if he makes it into the movie, would presumably take on the role of an assassin or bounty hunter. Like the swat team we saw in BB & TDK, it's more likely that he'd be properly suited for his line of expertise, as opposed tothe Joker, who was just a complete nut & wasn't afraid of death. Bane on the other hand, is trying to collect a reward, without being fatally wounded in the process.

As for the Scarecrow. Seeing him wearing a straight jacket, while riding on a horse made sense as that scene came into play, with him breaking out of the asylum minutes prior, and there were cops on horses around for him to hijack. On that same note, Bane starting off in nothing but a "wife-beater" and leather pants, leaping from building to building might not sit well with fans of Nolan's Batfilms, but maybe as he is deteriorating (so-to-speak ala the Scarecrow in BB), we see him tear off his vest as he's losing the battle, in a "f it, if I'm going down, I'm going down sweating and bleeding" state of mind...I can picture that scenario a whole lot easier.

Wow. I posted this back in November. Glad to see Bane was actually the pick. t:

 

[frakkingoff]

If that's the way you treat a child, I hope you never have children. Children should be treated with kindness and respect just like anyone of any other age. If they do something bad, you can reprimand them or punish them, but you STILL TREAT THEM WITH KINDNESS, RESPECT, AND CIVILITY.

I couldn't hold myself back from replying to this one and its stupidity. I can't apologize for that. I feel very strongly about this. I absolutely HATE and DESPISE the term child used as if it implies stupidity. Children are intelligent human beings who deserve respect.

Wow. Childhood issues, much?

When a child comes up into a group of adults and starts acting like a smartass or a brat, then of course the adults put the kid in his place - usually with enough strong verbal ribbing to make sure he knows that childish behavior simply won't be tolerated. It's part of the normal process of childhood social development, and it's what teaches the kid to think before he speaks and keep his mouth shut unless he actually has something productive to add.

Νοlan always said that he only came back to the Batman movies (pre-TDK) because he thought he had an interesting story to tell. Same thing happened with TDKR. He returned officially as soon as he found another interesting story to tell. Why should it be impossible for him to come uo with another story?

Presumably Nolan will be leaving TDKR in such a state of finality that he feels the story he's telling is over, at least as far as he's concerned. So he simply won't want to "come up with another story."

Considering the movies Caine and Freeman, and even Oldman have said yes to being in, I don't think they'd leave the Batman series just because Nolan left.

If they like the director and/or script, I don't see them leaving.

Yeah, but usually once an actor has consistently been finding good quality work, they're hesitant to return to crappy movies, because they know they no longer have to.

Plus, everyone in Hollywood knows how the Batman movies turned out in the 90s. When the core cast and crew started dropping out, the quality suffered more and more, even though high-caliber actors were hired to take their place. That doesn't mean that the same thing would necessarily happen if another director took up Nolan's spot, but just the chance of that happening would likely make actors like Bale and Freeman not want to risk it.

 

[Micah12345]

yeah oldman has better stuff to do, like sequels to red riding hood

 

[Majik1387]

Yeah, but usually once an actor has consistently been finding good quality work, they're hesitant to return to crappy movies, because they know they no longer have to.

Caine's films from BB to now that have been considered less than quality but he's enjoyed filming;
Bewitched, The Weather Man, Sleuth, Gnomeo & Juliet, Cars 2(I'm predicting these last 2)

Freeman's;
Lucky Number Slevin, Evan Almighty, The Bucket List, Wanted, Wish Wizard(another prediction). He's also done some fun, underrated movies too.

Oldman's;
The Legend of Spyro video games, The Unborn, A Christmas Carol, Planet 51, Guns Girls and Gambling, Red Riding Hood(prediction on last 2)


I'm not saying they have no standards when choosing films, but when Nolan goes, they are not tied to him; If they like the new director, script, etc. there's no reason to think they'll say no. I don't recall Michael Gough and Pat Hingle quitting even though Burton was gone because they understand that it's how the industry works.

 

[papie]

Just read this on IMDb

"Tom Hardy put on 3 stone (42 lb) to play Charlie Bronson, doing 2500 press-ups a day for five weeks."