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There is a new trend of classic TV shows that were shot on NTSC videotape being remastered and upconverted to HD. Two recent examples are Night Court and Welcome Back Kotter, which are now available for purchase in HD on iTunes. You can sample preview clips and I must say the upconversion...

https://variety.com/2020/legit/news/ann-reinking-dead-chicago-1234853416/ Devastating news. I’m going to have to finally watch my All That Jazz Blu-ray.

I don't know if this means a disc is coming, but I'm in for $16.99 at iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/my-fair-lady/id1524313593

I would be a very happy person if that were true, but there are many, many iTunes releases that do not get replaced with newer transfers when they become become available elsewhere, Warner Brothers titles to be specific.

Has anybody bought any of these? These are 4K titles that were originally on Sony's now defunct download service. They have never been on iTunes or Vudu, but Amazon and FandangoNow have them for sale. The problem is, of course that neither Amazon nor FandangoNow have desirable streaming...

The youngest member of the Partridge Family has died. http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/suzanne-crough-dies-dead-the-partridge-family-1201482697/

So I’ve compiled a list (by no means comprehensive) of all the movies that were originally released as mono and have since been remixed into stereo or multi-channel. Unlike aspect ratio or black & white versus color, the decision to mix sound as mono or stereo is not an artistic decision...

The Woody Allen Collection All 5 Blu-rays in this set will play in region A. Each disc is single layer. Video is 1080/24p. Menus are in German and discs default to German audio. German subtitles can be disabled when English audio is selected. All the extras are in the PAL format (50hz) and may...

Coming September 9th 2014 exclusively to the Disney Movie Club: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of this memorable Disney classic -- digitally remastered and now on Blu-ray for the first time ever! Head for cover -- THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG is heading htis way! This hilarious tale stars Don...

I recently purchased this box set from Amazon UK: As I already owned North by Northwest, I would like to trade this: for something I don't have. It is identical to the US disc with one exception - there is no isolated score. Anyone who's interested in a trade, let me know what you have to...

Well this is a pleasant surprise. Did I miss an announcement somewhere? http://www.amazon.com/Billy-Roses-Jumbo-BD-Blu-ray/dp/B00FFFUY8S And how did MGM manage to get the rights back on this title? I thought it was owned by Warner as part of the MGM catalog! See post #11. It's confirmed that...

First off, I’m a Blu-ray guy. I would love to own most of the classic Disney live action films in the premium format. But since the likelihood of that reality is becoming pretty slim, I have finally caved and purchased my first Disney titles in HD from iTunes. I’m staying away from the more...

How is it that there has been no discussion of this release? It came out on July 30th and was missed on the roundup. The 2-disc set includes four classic Westerns: Rio Conchos Take a Hard Ride Butch and Sundance: The Early Days and The Last Hard Men...

I've been anxiously awaiting this movie which comes out December 20th. http://news.moviefone.com/2013/07/11/saving-mr-banks-trailer/ Having read several biographies of Walt Disney, I've always though there are aspects of his life which would make a great movie, so I'm thrilled at the prospect of...

This just posted on Criterion's Facebook page: Looks like I'll have to grab a copy of Howards End on Blu-ray before it's gone, since it's the only BD of Howards End that will play in region A.

In the past 3 years there have been 4 theatrical movies shot in the vintage 1.33:1 aspect ratio. Fascinating - what is old is new again! Fish Tank (2009) Meek's Cutoff (2010) The Artist (2011) Wuthering Heights (2011)

We all know how stellar black & white photography can look on Blu-ray (Casablanca, The Apartment, Manhattan), but imagine how a black & white movie scanned from a large-format negative might look! Now, it's hard to believe, but none of the movies shot in 65mm or Technirama were shot completely...

I'd like to learn a little more about the introduction of single-strip Technicolor in the 1940s. We all know that 3-strip (and sequential exposure) were used by the motion picture industry well into the 1950s until it was replaced by Eastman color. What I have recently discovered is that...

So Paramount has officially announced that Hondo comes to Blu-ray on June 5th. This would have been the perfect opportunity to introduce a 50's era 3D movie on Blu-ray 3D, yet apparently it's just going to be 2D. What a missed opportunity. I'd love to see films like this where the 3D photography...

TV Shows on DVD has announced that Inception Media Group has picked up the rights for The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp which was abandoned some years ago after only the first season was released. I have been waiting so long for this. They are starting by re-releasing Season One on December...

WB Shop is having a blow-out sale on TV shows. Can you believe the entire complete series set of The Waltons for only $16? Dallas set containing seasons 1-11 for $16 ER set containing seasons 1-12 for $16 Dukes of Hazzard set containing seaons 1-7 $12 They are basically giving them away!

We knew it was bound to happen sooner or later. Sure there have been a few minor catalog titles such as Gulliver's Travels (1939) to have their aspect ratio modified to fill the screen, but on April 8th Fox will release The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader modified to fit your TV...

I've created a poll to see how much studio tampering forum members are comfortable with. You can check as many answers as you like.

I just found out the "The Big Valley" is being filmed as a movie with Susan Sarandon as Victoria and Ryan Phillippe as Jarrod. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1472462/ Perhaps once this comes out, 20th Century Fox will consider releasing the remaining 2 and a half seasons? I hope so since this is...

Here’s the deal – I have a collection of 500 Laserdiscs and I have no interest in becoming a merchant and selling them off one by one. So it’s an all-or-nothing deal. If you happen to live in the Portland Oregon area and would be willing to pick them up, all I ask is $150 compensation. If you...

I happened to be flipping through channels when I landed on UHD (Universal High Definition). UHD is a high definition channel devoted to Universal movies and TV shows. Well, they were showing Quantum Leap in Hi-Def! Now the show was produced from 1989 to 1993 which is definitely pre-hi-def. The...

The house I'm living in now has enough space for me to upgrade to a larger screen. Currently I have a 84" wide pull-down screen. I want to build my own screen at 105" x 45". I would like to build a wooden frame and cover it with matte-white screen material. I would need material cut-to-size...

Hey guys I happened to be browsing at Amazon when I stumbled on something good. Amazon has a lot of their 2-disc special edition Warner Brothers titles marked down to $12.97 each! These normally sell for $20+. Nowhere on their website is there anything that would alert you to this sale and I...