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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.

For those interested, this is a great collection of grade B horror films from Via Vision. It includes RETURN OF THE APE MAN (1944, Monogram), THE PHANTOM SPEAKS (1945, Republic), THE VAMPIRE'S GHOST (1945, Republic), VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES (1946, Republic), SHE DEVIL (1957, Regalscope), and THE...

Just got this in....another of the new transfers by VCI from Universal's elements. Looks great for a raw scan. Unfortunately, it is BD-R over 2 discs....at least from Amazon. The last one of these I bought (THE VANISHING SHADOW) was a pressed disc. Curiously, THE ROARING WEST DVD was...

Had a chance to view a classic Universal serial from 1934 this week, courtesy of VCI BD--THE VANISHING SHADOW. This is one of the first of VCI's recent series of masters from Universal's vault materials. All 12 chapters are included on one dual layer (BD50) disc. The only complaint I have is...

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With the announcement today that WarnerMedia is closing down the streaming service FilmStruck, I worry about the future of the Warner Archive division. Can anyone reassure me????

Was just watching THE THING (purchased from Amazon in HD. Surprised to find it there in HD and further surprised that they have framed it in 16x9 widescreen! Surely WB knows that it's a academy ratio film! Hope if it ever makes it to blu-ray, it will be presented at 4x3, the format it was...

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Just a quick note for anyone who might be interested regarding this week's blu-ray release of BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY. I'm a big fan of old Hollywood and love documentaries on the subject. This one is really well done and fascinating. It surprised me in many ways. I knew about the...