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Curiously, although the regular theatrical run of Fantasia 2000 and the subsequent DVD are presented in 1.85:1, the IMAX presentation was 4:3 (or something very close) throughout because of the proportions of the IMAX screen. I remember wondering if the entire film had been shot at 4:3 when "Sorcerer" came up and matched the dimensions of the screen, albeit with a very small windowbox.
The 50th anniversary theatrical release of Fantasia was unusual in that it forced 4:3 on theaters. At that time, there was still considerable resistance among theaters to showing any film at 4:3, so Disney windowboxed the image on the prints to match the vertical dimensions of a 1.85:1 matte (I'm assuming that all exhibitors used the matte to fill the screen vertically). One of the Disney reps was quoted as saying "They're going to show it right or not at all."
[This message has been edited by Chris in OC (edited 06-28-2001).]
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