One of the many decisions a director has to make is what format they’ll use to shoot a movie. Ryan Coogler, the director of Black Panther, Creed, and the upcoming Sinners (hitting theaters on April 18th, 2025) breaks down the various analog film formats still in use today, their aspect ratios, and the creative reasons why a director would opt for one format over another.
Looking for a way to vent some frustrations this weekend? Nintendo has added the classic 1991 beat ‘em up Streets of Rage to the Switch Online Expansion Pack so you can help rescue Wood Oak City from Mr. X’s criminal organization.
Also added today are 1988’s helicopter-based shoot ‘em up Super Thunder Blade, and the side-scroller ESWAT: City Under Siege that originally debuted on the Genesis in 1990.
In addition to a camera grip with an extra battery and camera controls, Vivo is following companies like Xiaomi and Realme with an external zoom lens for its upcoming X200 Ultra that launches in China on April 21st.
The lens was announced on Weibo by Vivo’s Han Boxiao and will be part of the phone’s Photography Kit. It’s designed to work with the X200 Ultra’s periscope camera, boosting its optical zoom range from 3.7x to 8.7x.
If you’re headed to Star Wars Celebration in Japan later this month, Audio-Technica has announced a pricey souvenir for you, as spotted by Notebookcheck. Unlike its Star Wars-themed wireless earbuds, only 10 of these ATH-AWSW DV headphones, featuring wooden ear cups adorned with images of Darth Vader made using traditional Japanese crafting techniques, will be available.
Each pair is priced at 990,000 yen, or around $6,817.
