Early awards contenders like One Battle Battle After Another and Bugonia were shot on revived VistaVision cameras — a throwback format gaining popularity in Hollywood.

“Spectacular size and complete focus across the screen,” announced a promotional advertisement in 1954. “The ultimate in film presentation that will thrill all your senses and touch all your emotions.

Kerk. The camera had jammed, again. Michael Bauman wasn’t surprised. As the director of photography for “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s ambitious comedy-thriller starring Leonardo ...

The legacy of VistaVision is intertwined with some of the most acclaimed films ever made. The high-resolution film format, developed by Paramount Pictures in the 1950s, is able to create richer and ...

In the 1950s the major Hollywood studios needed impressive cinematic technologies for their epic movies, to both see off the threat from television, and to differentiate themselves from their ...

Early awards contenders like One Battle Battle After Another and Bugonia were shot on revived VistaVision cameras — a throwback format gaining... Why a classic wide-screen movie format from the 1950s ...

VistaVision is a widescreen movie format from the 1950s that's enjoying a comeback. Some of today's top filmmakers hope the old tech gets new audiences into theaters. In fact, two films getting awards ...