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Honour thy Vistas and thy Visions.;)

Oh, I forgot to mention "Lawrence of Arabia", too. But that's really because I can't decide if it belongs in my Top 5 of the best looking titles on Blu-Ray; as it remains in a stratospheric class of its own.

Wish I could take the credit for swaying OliverK; but, truly, its the work of Robert A. Harris that sways. And speaking of our resident archivist, "My Fair Lady" also remains on my Top 5 of the best looking classic titles on Blu-ray. BTW, where is this man's Special Oscar for Technical Achievement?

Top 5, IMHO.:popcorn:

Why stream when you can own the real deal. RAH and Universal's restored "Spartacus", upon its street date, was released at a surprisingly low, low price; at least for those who knew what they were going to get. And imagine those who purchased it, not knowing just how much their eyes were going...

I gave madfloyd a "Likes" for his Post and here's why: His eye could see that something was not quite right with "Spartacus". And he was right. Oh, so right. This, without the benefit of reference to the truer BD. Meanwhile, any of us who had read that Post were all cringing and feeling for...

Although I agree with many of Mike Boone's sociological takes, let's not take THAT much away from Gregory Peck. Atticus remains as indelible as Lawrence, which is partly why George C. Scott railed against these contests. And there is much to be said for an Academy of that time period that...

Past Oscars telecasts have had so many segments devoted to making international audiences aware of the importance of film and its heritage with themes of this, that or the other [i.e. Screenplay writing, Editing, etc.] and yet I have no recollection of the Academy ever devoting a true segment to...

Now, if only we could capture the six-track sound designs on both "The Sound of Music" and "West Side Story". It is my understanding that there is still much more to be culled and mined. In the case of "The Sound of Music", there is a thread on the HTF that suggests that either there are...

Just to further clarify, the nominees for Best Actor from 1964 (from the films cited by Mr. Crawford) are as follows: Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady); Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove); Anthony Quinn (Zorba the Greek); Peter O' Toole and Richard Burton (Becket). As for George C. Scott, it may very...

21 hours later: The answer to my trivia question is... Murray Spivack. Mr. Spivack's credits also extend to many HTF member's future restorations "wish-lists"; that being "Around the World in 80 Days" and/or "The Alamo". Coincidences? I think not. Perhaps, maybe, even another full...

My mistake [although you are right]. Let me re-phrase the trivia question. Outside of the restoration work done on "Spartacus" and "My Fair Lady", name the individual whose name is linked to both projects during its initial filming.

HTF and RAH brings restorative powers to us all. :)

For any HTF member who craves a commentary track on "Spartacus", I strongly recommend the purchasing of Criterion's earlier DVD edition. Do not think of it as a double-dip. Look at it as being a completist. Without reservation, I purchased the Criterion and recently had one of the most...

TRIVIA QUESTION: Besides the restoration work achieved by Robert A. Harris, name the other individual whose work is also represented in both "Spartacus" and "My Fair Lady".

I spoke to a theater manager inquiring their reasoning for showing the restorations only on a single isolated day; such as a Saturday at 1:00 and a Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. His reply..."These shows are scheduled for the older audience members who saw these films when they originally came out".

Without a doubt, both "Spartacus" and "My Fair Lady" will become the first tie for best BD of the year. And when that happens, one can only wonder if RAH would be called upon by the HTF membership to cast that final deciding vote, in order to break the tie. Talk about facing a "Sophie's...

In high school, I loved reading only those topics that I assigned to myself; such as Kevin Brownlow's "The Parade's Gone By..." I already knew what my interests were; and never understood why I had to read what the teacher had been reading. Their "lesson plans" did not match my own. The only...

I encountered the same exact problem when I read the Cliff Notes version. :lol:

Whatever became of "Spartacus"? [After some editing and re-writes, the best Post I've read thus far was # 233.] ;)

Blue on Blu? How the Hell did Bobby Vinton pop into my head? Damn. Now I'm thinkin' Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" Ah-h-h-h, what a relief. Alex North just popped back into my head. Pheww-w-w-w-w...for a moment there, I drifted onto the wrong thread. :lol:

I hate to admit it, but I was one who always felt on the outside of "Spartacus". There were many aspects of the film that I admired and respected; but over the years, even within a 70mm venue; I found myself approaching this work strictly as a study of film. There were its many components...