Recent content by J. Casey

I thought Shout released X on blu-ray.

Not making a plug for him, but Roger Evans' company MovieStuff makes frame by frame scanners for 8-35mm film. Not cheap, but not the price of "professional" units. It comes with a 2K or 4K camera but you can put any camera you want to on it. Scans around 10-15fps uncompressed depending on...

I'll take it anyway!

For those curious, the recent release of Aldrich's THE BIG KNIFE on MGM MOD is a pressed blu-ray disc at 1.85:1 (back cover erroneously lists 1.33:1). For those who missed the Arrow Academy release.

STRANGELOVE LD had changing aspect ratios.

Marie Roget! That's the one I've been waiting for!

Finally!

Weird!

Got a better one. Look at the back cover of CLASH BY NIGHT. "RKO Radio Tower Jerry Wald and Norman Krasna present"

Yes, interlaced blu rays exist, but mostly ancient transfers of movies (e.g. WILDE UK blu ray) or TV shows originated on SD video (upscaled vintage DOCTOR WHO).

The Milestone DVD was interlaced, hope this one will be a progressive scan.

In the spirit of competition, I must also report that I have on laserdisc, VHS, and Super 8mm digest print!

Same here...both of the TCM releases, the Mill Creek, the Indicator, AND the Kino! Glad to see that I'm not alone or crazy.....

Very much happy to report that Classic Flix used the same transfer from StudioCanal that Network used for the UK blu ray. Despite the cover art, the source carries the British title Dark Eyes Of London. The StudioCanal transfer looks the best that I've ever seen this title look. I cannot...

Yes. The UK release is from Network and their transfer was licensed from Studiocanal as well. The Network has an audio commentary by Kim Newman and Stephan Jones, and extended conversation by Newman/Jones about Bela Lugosi in the UK, trailers, booklet, and slipcover. The Classic Flix doesn't...