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Apropos of probably nothing, but I expect there are a number here of a "certain age" who paid over $100 for select Criterion titles such as "2001" on laserdisc... (and these were in 1980's dollars). I purchased a number of bare bones titles that I paid what's now considered a high price for 4K...

A slippery slope. Many films released on home video now look far better than they did in their original theatrical release. What's our baseline reference point?

Price is down to $143.94 now. (Thankfully I pushed back my delivery date until this week and still had my Camelcamelcamel notification alert active; quickly canceled and reordered for this week.)

Should we be holding out for a 4K on "All That Money Can Buy"? (Sorry - I just noted it's on the "Coming Soon" page for a March release. Perhaps I should go back a couple pages to see if there's a discussion on this one - and see now that there was already one back in December when its release...

There's a whole treatise here (and I expect it's already been written) about the perception of films being very much dependent upon how they're presented (e.g. seeing "Lawrence of Arabia" in 70mm at the Ziegfeld vs. seeing it on a 42" TV screen - or worse. I have a friend who condemns "2001"...

I still have the "playbill" given in lieu of credits for the original release of "Apocalypse Now". Perhaps a reasonable idea for movies released in only 3 theaters (as was "Apocalypse Now") but perhaps not for those released in 3000. (72 year old here thinking that three hour movies released...

"Superman" a year earlier had eight minutes of closing credits - something I remember because they were all chopped off on the initial VHS release. (Thread digression: what's the movie with the longest closing credits? I would assume something with lots of digital effects.)

I expect many of us here wouldn't be bored.

The roman numerals are for 1971 - not 2021.

Of course. The efforts of all these organizations (and of course individuals like yourself) is VERY much appreciated. (Side note: I've been following your career for years, and "Napoleon" at Radio City in 1981 is still one of my most treasured movie going experiences - as is "Lawrence of...

Thank you for clarifying that. I'll add these two "out of pocket" for this year. (Not that it matters, but I've already distressed by broker's assistant by having quite a long list of charities which I'm supporting through my IRA distributions.)

So you're saying NONE of the ones I've been donating to for ages - or just add the two you've mentioned to the mix? (This gets somewhat tricky as I've worked things out with my broker to do distributions from my IRA and things are pretty much already in place for the coming year. I just did a...

I have donated fairly religiously to The Film Foundation for years. Should I be directing my donations elsewhere? (Note that I also donate to the National Film Preservation Foundation, the George Eastman Museum and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.)

I saw the movie in real 15/70 IMAX and found it curious that I didn't notice the shift from the 1:1.43 ratio and what was supposedly standard 2.2 5 perf 70. It seemed that the 2.2 was somewhat cropped. (Somewhat heretical I know, but I suspect I'll probably enjoy the home version on my fairly...

I assume you've perused Bob Furmanek's Aspect Ratio Documentation thread?

Understood. I used to have a somewhat wonky masking system which some guy out in California engineered in his garage - and which never quite worked properly. With the new JVC I've ended up using a fairly simple drapery motor for the top mask and I DID have manual panels for the side masks but...

The Internet's truly a wonderful thing; realizing that there are individuals out there far more obsessed with this kind of thing than I am. (FWIW - I have a JVC RS1000 projector and a 120 diagonal screen typically set for a "constant area" masking somewhere around 2:1. The projector has...

Wow! Quite an assumption on this forum to think "we all" hated letterboxing. FWIW - my twelve year old self back in prehistoric times realized something was amiss when the opening credits of some movies on programs like NBC's Saturday Night at the Movies were shown with elaborate drawings...

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I suspect if I had discovered this discussion earlier I would not have made some comments elsewhere. Anyway - I just ordered "The Johnstown Flood" and very much look forward to all future efforts.

Interesting (and perhaps apropos of absolutely nothing) that all of these titles (except "Hondo") have already been released on 3-D BluRay and a majority have a 3-D Film Archive connection. (Thank you as always!) Perhaps communication with the right people (whoever they might be) can be...

...and of course, no sign of 3-D - ever! (Sorry, someone has to mention it.)

...and I should probably go back and review all comments in this discussion as this posting was added without reviewing any of them.

I realize this has been discussed at some level before (and not trying to be argumentative as all restoration efforts of all types are appreciated), but how much does a 4K scan of the best available materials cost? Great work's been achieved using such scans handed over to "labor of love"...

I SO wish "Hondo" wasn't being shown on a Monday. I think I own all the other titles on the schedule.

Paramount is at least supporting 3D releases to the extent of doing a full 4K scan of the 3D (and Technicolor) negatives of their "Money From Home" - even though the final release will be from the boutique label Kino Lorber. I of course am not industry - or any kind of preservationist - so I...

Maybe the Wayne estate will think differently once they see the results of the 3-D Film Archives efforts with Martin and Lewis' "Money From Home" - which they're working on from 4K scans of 72 reels of 3-D negative provided by the Paramount Film Archive (hardly the sub-optimal materials used for...

Lots - including some where the left eye/right eye red/blue orientation is flipped and at least one that uses other colors than red and blue (ColorCode - like for the 3D broadcast of one episode of "Chuck"). Obviously I haven't had a need to use these for years since we have better ways of...

My two cents - which means little I'm sure compared to many commenting on this forum - but it seems "Everything Everywhere..." has built up all kinds of good feeling across the board for its actors (and the sense they're all family and pulling for each other throughout this awards season). This...