Anamorphic lenses are very popular right now, so here's a guide to what all those compression ratios mean! It's not really clear why anamorphic lenses originally had a two-to-one compression ratio.

Mohanlal's much-anticipated sequel, 'L2: Empuraan,' directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, is set to release its teaser on January 26 at 7:07 PM IST. Prithviraj clarified that the film will utilize a 1:2.8 ...

LOS ANGELES—The venerable anamorphic format was developed for cinema by Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1950s. The studio wanted breathtaking, widescreen movies in order to compete with the newer medium ...

Optically stretching images to make a wider aspect ratio is back in a big way thanks to the internet. Adam Hamer investigates. DIY communities have sprouted up on the web, dedicated to helping ...

A celebration of movies filmed in wide-screen and glorious ... black and white? Incongruous as it may seem, a group of scrappy directors and producers in the 1950s and ‘60s realized the artistic ...