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Looks like I mistakenly bought lots of Sony titles since 2012 - silly me.

The first rule of UHD releases: Do not release something that is a) classic or titles that b) could look above average on UHD due to cinematography and/or c) being shot large format, preferably both. And most important: Never release a title that combines a) b) and c) ;)

I would also think that funding is an issue when it comes to extras and then somebody has got to get out the news. If somebody was paid for that he may even put up with getting grilled by by strangers on the internet but I doubt that the studios or the boutique labels see much benefit in it.

While I understand the reasons for not sharing too much information it also makes this hobby poorer. I have already mentioned it a few times but as an example I remember when the very nice Blu-ray of King of Kings was released with only some bare bones extras ported over from the DVD and no real...

It would have been nice if you could have picked up Barabbas instead or Lord Jim - now we only get Wayne's World in UHD ;)

I used to think that the studios would try to release a higher percentage of catalog movies that could shine in UHD. Clearly I was mistaken.

David Lynch is a fantastic director and a real character but I wish somebody would have taken that 480i camcorder off him and replaced it with an HD camcorder instead.

Here is a kind of "restoration" report, it figures that Criterion did it so that they can also release his other movies but I wish they would not almost be bragging about it: https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/janus_promo_packages/687-/InlandEmpire_RemasterNote_web_original.pdf The...

It means that these "restorationists" have lost touch with reality. This was intentionally shot in almost the worst possible way so why try to improve it now? Even a 1080p master really is too good for it. I hope that Criterion reconsiders to give this hopeless production - when it comes to...

Oh yes, I am having a look at it every so often. A lot of coulda woulda shoulda involved with that list. Inland Empire on UHD has to be a typo or somebody at Criterion is not really that well acquainted with its SD production history.

WOW! Lost Highway coming to UHD would be great, time to retire that dated Blu-ray: https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/060822-1100

I strongly doubt that we will see much of a real world increase in detail for Tron. It was partly shot in 65mm but then how much of it was shot outdoors and in daylight? The only older Disney film that would really have the potential to show substantially increased detail in 4K is The Big...

Certainly not! This is very sad news for the Fox library indeed although I am not surprised about it.

The 400 Blows is not exactly a highly detailed movie but the Criterion Blu-ray is indeed easy to surpass in scenes that have sufficient detail: https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=1&x=602&y=252&d1=17019&d2=17017&s1=186870&s2=186852&l=0&i=15&go=1

If Warner revisits North By Northwest and The Searchers and releases them in UHD I won't complain - both Blu-ray version are a bit lacking for different reasons. White Christmas has a very good Blu-ray release so not sure how much of an improvement we will see but I'll be happy to find out!

Several average or below average looking movies, can't say I am not disappointed after seeing that list.

Of the classic movies that have impressed me the most with regard to picture quality none so far has been released on UHD. While we have many great releases it is a bit of a letdown to get a rather modest improvement for The Wizard of Oz or Dr. Strangelove in UHD when several years into the UHD...