A few words about...™ - All That Money Can Buy -- in Blu-ray (2 Viewers)

[Robert Harris]

Criterion's new Blu-ray of William Dieterle's original cut of All That Money Can Buy is one of the must owns of the 2024 release schedule.

Cut from its original 107 minute running time to 85, and recently restored by UCLA in an effort led by archivist Scott MacQueen, the film (and the resultant disc) should be an amazing discovery to anyone who loves the cinema.

It brings to the fore a discussion that must be had regarding Orson Welles, Citizen Kane and the RKO "look."

The films were released almost concurrently, and even with a cursory overview, the textures of audio and image are front and center.

The less the better said about the production. The reconstruction/ restoration is beautifully performed. Image shines, and audio allows details to be heard that I'd never experienced, especially in the background of the mix. The audio was restored by John Polito of Audio Mechanics. Scanning by Roundabout.

A gorgeous Blu-ray, and one of the most important films one is apt to discover this year.

Image – 9

Audio – 10

Pass / Fail – Pass

Plays nicely with projectors - Yes

Worth your attention - 10

Slipcover rating - n/a

Very Highly Recommended

RAH




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[bujaki]

Viewed last June projected at the Silver Spring AFI theater. Stunning!

 

[JSLasher]

The film boasts Bernard Herrmann’s Oscar-winning score as well.

 

[Angelo Colombus]

Great film and one of the reasons I went into laserdiscs years ago was to buy the Criterion release which I still have. Bought the dvd and will get this new release soon.

 

[PMF]

Sold !!!

 

[Richard Kaufman]

Mr. Harris, the apostrophe police are on your trail!
"own's" is neither a contraction nor a possessive.

 

[Robert Harris]

Mr. Harris, the apostrophe police are on your trail!
"own's" is neither a contraction nor a possessive.

Correct. AK strikes again. My wife tells be that I’m the apostrophe police!

 

[Charles Smith]

WONDERFUL news!

 

[Capt D McMars]

Of course I bought the dvd edition and will double dip here and give way the dvd, once this new upgrade edition arrives to my domicile...

 

[jayembee]

Mr. Harris, the apostrophe police are on your trail!
"own's" is neither a contraction nor a possessive.

I have a t-shirt that says "Only idiot's use apostrophes to form plurals".

 

[B-ROLL]

I have a t-shirt that says "Only idiot's use apostrophes to form plurals".

But "Webster" keeps changing the rules ... It appears now a Preposition is a good thing to end a sentence with ...

 

[Into The Archives]

A beautiful restoration overseen by Scott MacQueen (which was his final film at UCLA, I believe) that I saw at MoMA last year—looking forward to picking this one up (and also nice to see that Dr. Svet Atanasov has had his 1974 Zenith Chromacolor set calibrated after reading his review on another forum)

 

[Robert Harris]

But "Webster" keeps changing the rules ... It appears now a Preposition is a good thing to end a sentence with ...

Churchill would not be amus’d.

 

[MUFC]

Not only scanned at Roundabout, also digitally restored in house.

 

[Alan Tully]

It's fine to end a sentence with a preposition, all these silly rules (that aren't really rules at all). I mean who wants to say: To go boldly.

Anyway, great news, & even better news, Criterion are also releasing it in the UK (not always a given).

 

[Charles Smith]

But "Webster" keeps changing the rules ... It appears now a Preposition is a good thing to end a sentence with ...

Unhappy with his parent's choice of bedtime story, the child asked, "What did you bring the book that I didn't want to be read to out of up for?"

 

[Glenn C.]

Please can we get back to talking about All That Money Can Buy?

 

[Robert Crawford]

Please can we get back to talking about All That Money Can Buy?

Yes, I want to hear more about this restoration and Blu-ray.

 

[Alan Tully]

Please can we get back to talking about All That Money Can Buy?

Ha, what's there to talk about, it's a magical film with a great new transfer. It's worthy of a Saturday evening viewing...with a nice glass of wine. I think I first saw it on TV in the very late fifties, & it made a real & lasting impression. There must be quite a few - sell you soul to the devil - films: Damn Yankees, Phantom Of The Paradise & Bedazzled, to name but three.

 

[Into The Archives]

Yes, I want to hear more about this restoration and Blu-ray.

This is the case study Scott was part of (with Lee Kline, Karen Stetler & Vincent Pirozzi) at Il Cinema Ritrovato in 2022--he talks about the restoration more toward the end (around 25 minutes in) of the clip---