(music playing) (jonas rosenfield) imagine, in september of 1953, the impact of this huge image on thehich attended the showing of the first of the cinemascope pictures. studios were quick to realize that cinemascope offered one of the solutions to the fight against television and forever committed motion pictures to widescreens. (gene siskel) movies always offered a chance to go someplace you can't go. tv wasn't going to present something of that scale then. this kind of lavish spectacle was the kind of thing that was being attempted in response to tv in the 1950s. (jesus from cross) father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. (lightning strikes) (sad music playing) (sidney lumet) it's overwhelming. i like the screen to just fill everything. television is the exact opposite. it's a postage stamp and it has to draw you in. this is where we'll kill 'em. you're kiddin'? i'm not kiddin'. hey, frankie, this is where we live. you an' me in this house and baby next door. you an' me and baby makes three, 'eh? this is the place. i don't know when we'll do it, but it's gonna be here.