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ClassicFlix is going to work From the Nitrates - they got the rights to all 80 of the Talkies. ClassicFlix "Little Rascals" Kickstarter

When Universal released the restored and uncut version of "Animal Crackers" in 2016 as part of the blu-ray Marx Brothers "Silver Screen Collection", I assumed this would be the version of the film we would see everywhere from then on, but it seems like this is being held exclusively for the...

Coming! The Puppetoon Movie Volume 2! Your continued contributions are very much appreciated. Screen Credit for all Donors Details here: https://www.scifistation.com/puppetoon2.html In the 1930s and 1940s, long before Academy Award®-winning genius George Pal made classic features like The Time...

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The UK Network label has announced the Aug 12 release of Powell and Pressburger’s CinemaScope movie, Oh...Rosalinda!! Having read some scathing reviews of this work, it’s not one I’ve particularly hankered after. However, Network’s claims of full-scale restoration from the original negatives...

Warner/DC posted a video promoting the recent restoration of Shazam! (jump ahead to 4:23 in the video)... Makes me wonder if we'll be seeing a Blu-ray release sometime soon. Also, makes me wonder if it would be possible to restore the other live action shows from Filmation (all of which...

Here's some really good news for the fans of Sergei Bondarchuk's War and Peace. The first article is from the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/movies/war-and-peace-bondarchuk-lincoln-center.html) and the second is from our friends over at The Digital Bits...

Universal has embarked on a long-range plan to preserve and restore its unreleased movie music and, starting next week, release some of these scores as limited-edition soundtrack albums. The imprint will be called Universal Pictures Film Music Heritage Collection, and its first release, to be...

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This new 4K digital restoration of The General (1927) looks incredible. I know the lenses and film emulsions from 20's wasn't very high in definition, but looking these screen captures could perhaps makes us wonder if could worth a 4K Blu Ray HDR...

I'm sure there are fans of this erotic masterpiece wondering whether the region B StudioCanal restoration is worth the plunge. I've just received my copy of StudioCanal's 4K restoration of Belle De Jour that was shown at Cannes this year. It's lovely - a comparison with the Criterion leaves the...

NEW UK/US TITLE: The Apartment (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Wilder’s masterpiece now shines like never before in this all-new, 4K-restored edition Pre-order your copy in the UK: http://bit.ly/2ft1dlg Our North American pre-order links should be live soon! Release dates 11/12 December 2017 In...

In Paris and I just bought the Pathe 4 K restoration of these 2 great film . Good news to report. The back of the blu ray lists Regions A B C. It also has English subtitles.

Is there any news on when this new restoration of Ran from 2016 will be released on Region A ?

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After much excitement about the restoration of this 2 strip technicolor feature from 1930 and a flurry of showings at many movie festivals, in North America, there has been silence. Has anyone heard about a DVD or hopefully a Blu ray release? There seems to be a large amount of people who would...

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/19/night-living-dead-4k-restoration-world-premiere-moma EW can exclusively reveal that George Romero’s 1968 horror classicNight of the Living Dead has been digitally restored by New York’sMuseum of Modern Art and The Film Foundation. The 4K restoration will...

The deal announcement comes as, in a major move for horror fans, the Cohen Media Group V.P. archivist Tim Lanza revealed at Lyon’s Lumière Festival that the Cohen Film Collection is working with Universal on the restoration of James Whale’s 1932 “The Old Dark House.” Written by J.B. Priestley...

Little Mickey Grogan 1927 silent film restoration I have no affiliation with anyone involved in this, but I thought some might find interest. This is a local (for me) effort to restore a virtually lost silent film from 1927, which has only 1 print in existence in France. Donations are low, not...