I just bought this new edtion this afternoon (this is the advantage of living in Paris where imported BRs can be sold before the street date in the US). A very quick glance at the BR : this is the new restored version. There is plenty of grain and it does seem splendid.
It seems they're going back to the original elements for Snow-White. This should answer some questions: Animated Views » Once Upon A Dream: Sara Duran-Singer on Sleeping Beauty’s Restoration
The Sword in the Stone, like any other animated feature produced by Walt Disney (the man) was NEVER intended for any TV release. This was a big budget animated film (though its budget was less than the other and better animated movies that came before it), and they were meant to be shown in...
I wouldn't hold my breath for it: intensely private and still somewhat shy after a 77-year career, Darrieux, sadly, has always refused to be interviewed for the DVD edition of her great past movies, though she appears in the bonus section of more recent ones, such as 8 Women and Persepolis ...
Hi everybody, I’ve been reading the forum since 2001, but this is my first post. I’ve been learning a great deal here about aspect ratio, film preservation, transfers, etc…so it’s silly to have waited that long to enter the discussion. That said, many thanks, Dustin, for those details. I’m...