Yep, that's what we've been talking about since post #32 above a few weeks back with Olive's announcement.
I'm now wondering about the "original negative" issue. Do they mean the original 3 strip Technicolor camera negatives? Have they been properly registered in the scanning? What was...
I wonder if Mr. Harris can find out any information about the source of this 4k scan?
Apparently, UCLA has a full compliment of materials for this film in their archives from a full and complete restoration they did back in '09.
I'm guessing that's half the work. The other half being the actual...
Wo hoo!
Finally.
Here's hoping for the real restoration/remastering this time.
But, do we have to have that same smaltzy Maltin doc... yet again?. But, I do realize that Olive Films tends not to offer much in the special features department beyond what is usually already out there.
Good news, then.
Although, do we really need the Leonard Maltin making of doc yet again? That's also followed nearly every home video release since '92.
I suppose if you got the space on the blu-ray, why not. But, it would be nice to also see something a bit newer, or at least different.
I...
Not quite.
It turned out that Paramount somehow did NOT get The Quiet Man in that Republic deal several years ago.
Olive films got 27 Paramount titles, but The Quiet Man was not one of them.
I remember when that Republic/Paramount deal went through and fans of this film (including me) were...