Recent content by John Morgan

Kino and Warner Archive

They found them many years ago. For some reason they didn't appear on any previous release.

With all the money in publishing and collecting royalties, you would think the Gershwin estate could throw in a few dollars. Calling Michael Feinstein......

The Blu-ray is a vast improvement. And they offer the 5.1 sound that was on the DVDe in the audio menu. I think the movie was originally mono, but Paramount had the stereo music masters and having the music in stereo is a plus for Alfred Newman's score

Looks like a scene from THIS ISLAND EARTH.

Glad to see THE COUNTERFEIT TRAITOR to Blu-ray. The old DVD had a 5.1 soundtrack, although the movie was originally released in mono. Paramount found the stereo music stems and made a new mix incorporating the stereo music. Being one of Alfred Newman's last scores, I would hope this option would...

For Blu-ray release, here are a few Warner 40s films I would love to have. ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN SILVER RIVER (just to get rid of that MOD version that have low sound bumps throughout the entire film.) ROUGHLY SPEAKING (underrated film) BY THE LIGHT...

I don't think you could say MAD WORLD is officially completed without the scenes that are now "still photos" somehow showing up. I know the chances are unlikely, but surprises like that do show up from time to time. My fantasy is: back in the day when the full 70mm roadshow prints went out and...

Who's on First?

Has anyone documented what is still missing from the premiere cut of MAD WORLD? I think the intermission police calls were one of the first things to go. And the few scenes with only stills are still missing, but were included because they had the original soundtrack for those portions. Also, is...

I am sure this list has been posted before, but here is an alphabetical list of the Universal serial titles VCI now has rights to release. I understand the missing titles are those that rights have reverted back to the original creators or entities, such as the FLASH GORDON serials, as well as...

I've been looking forever for a Yma Sumac film. Bring it on. I guess Vista Vision was still a few months later.

Me too! Double Oops!!

Am I correct in saying the included Blu-ray with the 4K version is updated to this new restoration? Think I read that somewhere and that applies to all the Blu-Ray discs in this particular Columbia series.

I heard from a reliable source that DISNEY was on Santa's "naughty" list.