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    A Matter of Life and Death 4K

    He liked it. He's big on Marvel, so it was something quite different for him, but he engaged with the subject matter and enjoyed the story, and a little of the spectacle.
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    A Matter of Life and Death 4K

    WOW! Really quite lovely. The fringing has gone from all of the worst areas which I'd noticed previously. Detail to burn (and I only saw a 2K projection). I know the phrase 'looks like it was shot yesterday' is bandied around, and usually it's an overstatement. It would be too much to say...
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    A Matter of Life and Death 4K

    What we’ve been waiting for (part 1). Details on the restoration process: http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Magazine/2017/November-1-2017/Restoration-I-A-Matter-of-Life-and-Death-I-.aspx What we’ve been waiting for (part 2). In three and a half hours I get to sample this in the...
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    A Matter of Life and Death 4K

    Some very rude people around (although we all knew that already). Anyway, back to the film. I'm sorry that this is such late notice, but it looks like my colonial friends have beaten us Limeys to the punch. You can get to see this first...but you'll have to be quick, as it's on tonight, or...
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    Grover Crisp checks out A Matter of Life & Death digital resoration, Blu-ray in the works?

    I've seen it on TV/DVD so many times. But back in about '92 I saw it at NFT1 (where this new premiere is showing) and it was stunning.
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    A Matter of Life and Death 4K

    I can't thank you enough for your knowledgeable input.
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    A Matter of Life and Death 4K

    That's my understanding. Indeedd it's what happened with TRS and Blimp. But don't you have to scan all 3 strips separately? Any idea what's been done this time? Many thanks.
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    A Matter of Life and Death 4K

    Sorry that I'm having to repeat this, but I've just heard that this new restoration is a 4K scan of the version used for the DVD, and not a full, proper restoration re-aligning the 3-strip elements. I desperately hope that this news is wrong, but it's from a reliable source.
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    Grover Crisp checks out A Matter of Life & Death digital resoration, Blu-ray in the works?

    I hope what I've just heard is wrong. Someone at the PnP Appreciation Society (who is in regular touch with Thelma Scoonmaker, and has always been kept abreast of the previous restoration of TRS and Blimp) says it is NOT a new restoration, but a new scan "...of the same tired old negatives (or...
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    A Matter of Life and Death 4K

    Just a tiny bit more: http://www.parkcircus.com/latest/1388_park_circus_titles_at_bfi_london_film_festival
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    A Matter of Life and Death 4K

    Gentlemen, this looks like the real deal. The previous restoration by Grover Crisp was completely in the analogue domain, with the biggest problem being the misalignment of the 3-strip. I can only presume that, if Sony have given it a 4k scan, they must surely have scanned the original 3 strip...
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    "The Alamo"s Status?

    I'm completely at a loss, too. Should I believe a bean-counter, or the world's foremost large format film preservation expert. Look, I'll have to have a think about that one, and then I'll get back to you. Steve W
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Suspicion -- in Blu-ray

    That's great news, in anyone's book. When I look at what they've done so far, I just think 'boxed sets and collections'. I think Warner have replaced all of my old UK Warner-Hitchcock DVDs with Blu-ray Disc, apart from Stage Fright, so I hope that's up soon. They appear to be working their...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Mad Max Fury Road -- in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    I believe there is a word which Americans use to comment on posts like this. I believe that word is "WORD!" In Yorkshire it's " 'appen". Steve W
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    A Few Words About While we wait for A few words about...™ Tenebre -- in Blu-ray

    This is not a thread title I ever expected to see. Good news though, hopefully. Steve W
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ "I Confess" -- in Blu-ray

    And in many great films. "He'd kill us if he got the chance." Steve W
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    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    If anyone thinks there's no market for a 4k scan of Star Wars, all I can say is... http://www.cageyfilms.com/2015/10/criterion-blu-ray-review-the-honeymoon-killers-1969/ I simply don't believe The Honeymoon Killers has a larger following. Disney could burn money spending 5 x what it really...
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    Warner Archives suggestions for 2016

    Fury (1936) / Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) - A nice Lang two-fer Key Largo/The Big Sleep (on their way already?) The Set-Up / Gun Crazy (just finish releasing that DVD boxed-set's contents on Blu-ray) Whose Life is it Anyway? Bad Day at Black Rock Seven Days in May Wait Until Dark...
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    CAN WE ACCEPT LESS THAN PERFECT CATALOG BLU'S FROM NOW ON?

    I think for me the answer is 'it depends'. There are a few high profile titles out there still unreleased (The Big Sleep springs to mind, though this is coming), which I would imagine will be getting the full treatment. Some films, I suspect, aren't out yet simply because they need a lot of...
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    CAN WE ACCEPT LESS THAN PERFECT CATALOG BLU'S FROM NOW ON?

    The only one I can think of is the UK release of Straw Dogs. Steve W
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    Twentieth Century Fox will make 100 films available digitally for the first time ever

    I've nothing against a move to digital in principle. However, I have a couple of issues. In the UK at least (not sue about the US) many of us have internet speeds too slow to stream. Even for those with speeds more than fast enough, there's the occasionally stutter and loss of service...
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    We NEED a Bluray of "The Big Sleep" (1946)

    Amazon.fr. Twice! But, given Warner's recent work, this just feels like the real thing. I hope so. Claire Trevor's rendition of Moanin' Low is one of the finest pieces of acting ever committed to celluloid. Steve W
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    We NEED a Bluray of "The Big Sleep" (1946)

    It may or may not mean anything, but both The Big Sleep and Key Largo have appeared at Amazon.de (Germany) for pre-order on Blu-ray Disc, due February next year. Steve w
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    UHD UHD General Discussion Thread

    And rightly so. Steve W
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    Them (1954) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    Sorry, I thought I'd made it clear in my original post. He does like the Blu-ray, but didn't comment on whether it was squashed or otherwise. If there is any squashing I'm sure it would be easy to miss. To repeat if there's no squashing then the DVD is stretched, and no one has commented on...
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    Them (1954) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    I'd certainly agree with that, as far as it goes. As far as I'm aware (and I'm happy to be corrected) I don't think he's commented yet on the squashing (or otherwise). It's easy to see how it might not be something one might immediately pick up on unless you're looking for it. After all, I...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Special Effects Collection -- in Blu-ray

    There's certainly a difference. It's one of those instances, if you saw either one on its own, and didn't mention squashing, it'd look fine. Steve W
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