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Huge POTA fanatic here who loves the original quintology, warts and all. I was especially grateful to have the original cut of Conquest to watch; I think the grimmer ending better served the evolution of the series and the attitudes the apes had towards humans in Battle. And since the Burton...

Thanks for the head's up. They do indeed have the mesh screen you described and an initial eyeballing of the sprockets didn't SEEM to reveal any signs of shrinkage (but my eyes are not a microscope, lol), but I'll certainly follow your advice. I ran them back in the mid-90s when I transferred...

I've had outstanding results transferring home movies with a little work. In a dark room (duh) I project the films onto a white screen with the image no larger than 10"x10" and capture the clip using a Sony EX1. Since the Sony's recording at 24p and the film was shot at 16 FPS, by running the...

I have that same issue! Spent many hours soaking in the 3D goodness. :) I have a dozen or so pairs of glasses lying around from various comics and such.

Lol, yes I do, so far as to pick up a copy of the huge Taschen book on the making of the film (which is an absolutely incredible set. The book on the making of the film is very well written and I learned that much of what I "knew" about the film's production--like setting a world's record for...

Keanu Reeves in Much Ado About Nothing. The Shining - The entire cast (except for Barry Nelson and Joe Turkel). Yes, I know I just kicked the hornet's nest on that one.:eek: And regarding O'Neal's performance in Barry Lyndon, I remember reading an interview with Kubrick where he said his intent...

A gorgeous 1080p restoration of Song is readily available on Internet Archive. Could it be improved? Undoubtedly, but I suspect that this version is the best we'll see. Now if we could only get a UHD version of Dr. Syn with a bevy of extras, I'd be QUITE pleased.

Imprint from Australia released Audrey Rose in March with a slew of different extras. Apparently, that version is a significant improvement over the Twilight Time release across the board and my guess is that Arrow is using the same scan. as Imprint. Since Imprint's version is a pricier import...

The blu-ray of Monty Python's Flying Circus looks outstanding, far better than I expected owing to the lower video tech used in the late 60s/early 70s when it was shot. But considering the fanatical fan base for the series, it was a pretty much guaranteed success. I think the question for...

Night Stalker WKRP In Cincinnati Monty Python's Flying Circus Arrested Development Dead Like Me Simpsons Millennium Lost In Space Six Million Dollar Man Mission: Impossible Twilight Zone Star Trek TOS In Search Of Wild Wild West Supernatural More than I intended to list and not as many as I...

VERY happy to see this! Saw it a few times in the theatre and I still have a bunch of the promo materials from its original home video release, including the limited "I :emoji_hearts: Toxic Waste" t-shirt. Day one for sure.

VHS: Slap Shot Beta: Let It Be Laserdisc: Fright Night Bluray: Blast From The Past UHD: Zombie I worked at a video store from '84-'94 and so acquired a literal roomful of tapes, posters and promo items (including a full MCA Video BTTF skateboard that I can't find actually existing anywhere, so...

Get Crazy (1982). Never thought this would drop on blu ray and certainly not with all the great extras. Psychomania (1973) FM (1978) Melody (1971) Dawn of the Dead Cannes Cut (in 4k!) (1978)

Definitely agree with The 4th Man, especially if includes the commentary track from the DVD. And I pray that Criterion releases the TCM cut of Pat Garrett, the best cut in my opinion. Daughter of the Mind (1969) Bigfoot: The Mysterious Monster (1975) One of the better Bigfoot docs from the...

Love this movie and looking forward to what is hopefully a decent transfer. Disappointed (but not surprised) there are no extras but would have loved it if they had included the scenes from the TV version as extras. I enjoyed Water World but felt the Ulysses cut made it a much better film...

Another big thumbs up for Zavi and Network. I had a boxset I ordered from Zavi get lost in transit and they happily offered me a replacement or a refund. Took the replacement and it showed up quickly and without issue. Ordered lots from both of them over the years and that was my only hiccup...

We also have to remember that the folks chosen for the video were cherry-picked; we don't know how many others were interviewed who answered "Huh. I have no idea what you're talking about." So the four or five folks we DID see may have been the only ones out of a hundred or more approached...

Excellent article, thanks for the share. I think the explanations about having flawed audio to begin with is the largest problem (followed closely by performance choices) and more productions should value quality production sound higher than they seem to do. Relying on boom mics, unfortunately...

Yet another vote for the Stainless Steel Rat. I'd also love to see Frederick Pohl's Gateway series with a five season run; each season covering in-depth each book in the series. And while the topic is SF, I'd like to diverge into fantasy for a sentence and mention how awesome Robert Aspirin's...

Saw Halloween back in "79 at a rerelease. Had to talk my mom into buying my ticket for me (I was 14) by arguing "How can I learn to direct movies and horror films if I can't see what's currently out there!?" (which somehow worked) and she adamantly informed the girl selling tickets "I don't...

Definitely ordered this. Don't know most of the content but the preview looked really good so it looks like Pay Pal's getting $32 a month for the next six months from me.

Very sad to hear of his passing. All-around great actor and someone who not only lasted in a very competitive industry but was able to do so on his terms...no easy feat. I had the fortune of being 1st AC on a pilot shoot for a series of his (Bennie's Gym) that never got picked up. I had the...

As a video tech of 40+ years, I can fully agree and support all the insights shared so far. In all the shows and tours I've done our only criteria for cabling was spec certification and manufacturer reliability (and ALWAYS have backups :) ). One thing I do want to chime in on are gold CDs. As...

Once again, it depends on how it's done. I have no doubt that all of these movies have made their investments back and then some. So? If they can make even more, why is that such an unthinkable crime? How much should each film gross before the owners of the property say "that's enough, we don't...

If done responsibly (and it can be done so) I don't have a problem with this. A lot of us tend to forget (or ignore) the second word in the term "entertainment industry". With very few exceptions, films are created with one specific underlying intent: to make money. That many of these financial...

Some great stories being shared here! Here are a couple from the OTHER side of the equation... I managed and was a projectionist for a number of local and international theatre chains for thirty years and during that time, soooo many hilariously awful things happened. One of my favorites...

While I'm not a fan of retroactive censorship, I gotta give props to Disney for how well they made the changes.

Thanks for the additional info! I've seen a private scan of a 35mm print that was nicely restored and it looks outstanding. Since it was done privately using an actual print, I'm assuming it had the correct ratio.

Song of the South was released on blu ray in Japan where it's in the public domain. Haven't seen a copy but a review stated it was from a 16mm print and included several extras. While I'm very, very skeptical that Disney will ever release it themselves, I suppose it's not a complete...

Now if someone would just release the 1977 pilot for Bumpers, I'd be all in! :)