Recent content by marknyc

They're great. They should have given the option to watch it with her voice - I believe the laser disc did that.

Looks beautiful. Is it Ultra Resolution?

Watched the DVD again last night, and was surprised at how much dirt/smudges appears in much of the second unit footage. There appears to be dirt in the lens, and even some large dark spots in the center of some shots. Was this a problem with the Todd-AO camera? Doesn't appear to be in the...

I would be happy to be a part of any group that wants to confront Michael Arick and: 1. Demand that he tell us if he actually has a complete print. 2. Demand that he share it if he does. Anyone care to join me?

"Many years ago I read a biography of Deborah Kerr which quoted her many times. I recall her stating that the songs were a mixture of her and Marni Nixon and that at times even she couldn't tell when the voices switched. (Rita Moreno was dubbed in the same manner by Leona Gordon). As I recall...

I see - I thought that since one or two lines of her voice were used in the beginning of "I Could Have Danced All Night" that there must have been a more complete take of at least that song. But you never found any?

Just found this thread, and I'm glad that people have enjoyed my attempts to restore Audrey's vocals. They do carry the important caveat that they were raw rehearsal recordings - she sounds better in the edited studio recordings that have been released on DVD. I also did a lot of futzing with...

The following songs exist in true stereo - I've heard them, and I know real stereo when I hear it: Main Title That Terrific Rainbow Zip Bewitched Dream Sequence & Finale I can understand it would be jarring to cut to stereo in the body of the film, but the isolated music track should have used...

Got mine, too, and it looks gorgeous. I can't understand PaulMSchneider's criticisms at all.

I was just about to order this when I saw PaulMSchneider's post. I didn't want to buy a poor copy, so I downloaded a 1080i rip of the Blu-Ray. It looks fantastic! I couldn't disagree with his comments more. I just ordered the Blu-ray, as should everyone who loves this film.

Can you let us know what you get?

I would sure like to see the words "Ultra Resolution" on this Blu-ray before I buy it.

I don't understand. WHV touted Ultra Resolution for "The Wizard of Oz" like crazy - there's even an entire documentary on the process on the Blu-ray. But I don't see it mentioned at all in the press materials for this release of SITR. Or did I miss it somewhere? We're sure UR was used for...

Sorry, I meant the 2002 DVD. There was a ton of branding about UR for "The Wizard of Oz" but I don't see it mentioned in the promos for the SITR Blu-ray - am I missing it?

Yes, that's what I was referring to. Was that used for the 2001 DVD of SITR and why is this release not branded as such?