Zooming in in CS.5.5 with theatrical footage

Hi,
I would like to zoom in on clip in Premiere Pro. The problem is that footage has a theatrical borders on the top and bottom and I would like to keep those borders. When I do zoom in, the top and bottom black borders disappear and the picture expands to fill that space. How can I go about zooming in while keeping the theatrical borders in Premiere Pro, or could you please point me in the right direction?
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Robert

No problems and glad it worked for you.
(Any other genius would have given you the same solution.)

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