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When computers colored classic black-and-white films

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In the vibrant 1980s, ambitious media executives aggressively utilized early computers to awkwardly paint vivid artificial colors over legendary black and white films. This immensely profitable process deeply infuriated serious film directors, who viewed the aggressive neon colorization as blatant vandalism of perfectly framed vintage shadow cinematography.

When computers colored classic black-and-white films
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