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The only 4k movie I would pay $50 for on day one would be the 1961 West Side Story, but it would need to have the correct colors during the overture and have the original six-track sound mix that was restored in 2010.

I used to work with a lady named Dwan. And yes, she said her mother named her after the Jessica Lange character.

As much as I despise Walmart, the old Vudu customer service was pretty good. Now its primarily owned by that bastion of great customer service, Comcast

Same issue here. I believe it has something to do with the 4k file because it plays fine on my old 1080p plasma using the Apple TV 4K, but it won’t play using the Apple TV 4K box on my Sony 4k tv

Bought the 4k on iTunes. One word: BLECH!

Will never forget the San Francisco Examiner review that called it "Annie Hall goes PLO"

Paracock+ ?

The Exorcist

The original "Westworld" is also part of the MGM sci-fi '70s films that need remastering. Interestingly, one of the last of that '70's sci-fi group, "Demon Seed," DID get a Warner Archive remaster.

Disney MGM

I think Vudu hired some very cheaply paid web programmers just out of school. They have a $3 sale section which usually refers to just the rental price, but today there are several films to purchase at $3, including Oklahoma! (both the movie and Hugh Jackman versions) and South Pacific...

Yes, the "Carrie" version, lol. I liked it very much

My experience with iTunes and SD to 4k: During pandemic lockdown, I redeemed an old code I had from the Back to the Future Trilogy Blu-Ray set. It redeemed through iTunes in SD and upgraded to 4k in iTunes not long after the 4k digitals became available. I did not, however, receive any of the...

Yes, I've seen a few. The first that come to mind are: Pete Kelly's Blues (WB) Walk on the Wild Side (Columbia) - for whatever reason, this is only available for purchase on Amazon, yet it is from Columbia/Sony, which is an MA studio

I'd be interested to hear what folks who have the 4k disc already (or have The Exorcist on iTunes, which is using the new master at 1080p) think of the subway scene in the early part of the film

iTunes appears to have the new remaster of The Exorcist, albeit only in 1080p at the moment. I'm very disappointed in what I saw and heard. The opening Iraq sequence and the exorcism sequence appear to me to be heavily scrubbed of grain and the exorcism in particular seemed very soft to me. The...

Ditto. But who to complain to? Disney? Friedkin? Maybe an online petition? I think I'm doubly pissed because I bought it from iTunes on a whim in Feb when it was $4.99, but never sat down to watch it. From what I gather, was already edited by then. Obviously I wouldn't have bought it had I known.

Its remotely possible he approved the edit so it could be aired on Disney+ (similar to what they did with Splash), but there is no way I see him approving this edit for general streaming or revival movie houses. I heard that it was shown at the Aero in Los Angeles recently and had the edit. That...

Yes, however the ending was re-edited to be closer to the book. He did remove one line that included a swear word (the end of the scene where Chris is trying to get Regan's father on the phone for her birthday), but I doubt that was any sort of deliberate censoring.

Wasn't really planning on getting this, but I might now. Sorry for going off on a tangent, but the film version of "Fortune and Men's Eyes" (NOT starring Sal Mineo) seems to have vanished.

The website says they are screening the “2000 directors cut” of The Exorcist..NOOOOO!

I'm guessing both cuts in 4k, but definitely the theatrical in 4k. IMO, most of the added scenes in the "extended director's version" are fine, if he would just take out all those stupid extra subliminal flashes.

In no particular order: Valley of the Dolls Mommie Dearest All About Eve Laura Airport 1975 The Towering Inferno The Birds Psycho

I think the last time I was this excited for a Criterion release was "Mad World." Great announcement! And "Targets" too!

Apparently, there is a plan to end free Premium service for Comcast customers https://thestreamable.com/news/comcast-exec-reaffirms-plan-to-make-xfinity-users-pay-for-peacock-when-can-users-expect-to-see-change

Thank you! I couldn't understand why everyone got so wigged out when her book was released. I remembered her talking about Hitch's abuse many years before.

My definition of a "forgotten film" is something that was released on videotape (if at all), and then never available on any other format Last Summer (1969) Fortune and Men's Eyes (1971) Some of My Best Friends Are (1971) -- this was available for streaming/purchase for a very short time on...

Never seen this, but the wonderful Grayson Hall (best known as Julia Hoffman from the soap opera "Dark Shadows") received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role in this

A mini-series rather than TV series, I have been revisiting the DVD boxset of "Rich Man, Poor Man" and the colors look atrocious. Seems to have a very green cast to it. It really needs a quality HD remaster, but I'm doubtful. It took years to get it on DVD and it wasn't in-print for very long.

Just curious: I remember reading threads in the streaming forum stating that when films are remastered in 4K, iTunes generally updates all resolutions to the new master, but Vudu and Amazon usually do not. Wondering if this is the case with the 1080p presentations of Godfather and Godfather II.