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Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

25 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K18 in HD2 in SD2 with no official release

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Supporting role · Director: Robert De Lacey

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Youtube HD Streaming

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Youtube HD Streaming apparently from Library of Congress but not officially. This is a significant improvement over previous public domain sources though, so it's enough reason to believe it's a newer scan

Small role · Director: Lothar Mendes

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Amazon HD Streaming

Small role · Director: A. Edward Sutherland

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Shout! Factory or UK Eureka Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

US Shout! Factory or UK Eureka Blu-ray likely very similar from other comparison in the same boxset see DVDBeaver

Small role · Director: Howard Hughes

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration

Small role · Director: George Stevens

Video format: DVD

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, likely from TCM Streaming

Small role · Director: Michael Curtiz

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Fritz Lang

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Imprint Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Imprint Blu-ray not only has the best encoding, but also has the "correct" aspect ratio compared to ClassicFlix which is horizontally stretched or Eagle Pictures which is squished see DVDBeaver caps

Small role · Director: Edward F. Cline

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Small role · Director: Henry Hathaway

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Mill Creek DVD

Small role · Director: Wesley Ruggles

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Vincent Sherman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Small role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray has better encoding than Criterion Blu-ray, both 4K restoration, see DVDBeaver caps

No caps on France Elephant Films Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Fred Zinnemann

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Fox Blu-ray has both Todd-AO and Cinemascope on each Blu-ray disc. The Todd-AO is a 30 fps restoration from 65mm IP scanned at 8K

Small role · Director: Budd Boetticher

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Additional Info:

Indicator Blu-ray has better presented extras plus additional unique extras.

Small role · Director: Lowell Sherman

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

Likely from TCM Streaming

Small role · Director: Phil Karlson

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fubo in US or Apple TV in UK HD Streaming

Small role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Barbara Stanwyck Collection Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Allan Dwan

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Previously available as HD Streaming on Criterion Channel

Otherwise Fox DVD

Small role · Director: Robert Mulligan

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

R1 Universal DVD

Small role · Director: Anthony Mann

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray, Universal 2008 DVD

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

2008 Universal DVD mono

Audio Notes:

The mono on the Criterion is severely filtered resulting in it sounding incredibly muffled. It is nearly as filtered as the 2003 original Universal DVD which had extreme filtering and sounds horribly thin. The 2008 DVD remaster and original Laserdisc analog mastering are mostly left alone. The original LD master is from a worn element but otherwise sounds very natural. The 2008 DVD is the highest quality version we have without the heavy filtering and the defects of the LD master. It isn't perfect but easily the best of the main four sources by a dramatic margin. 

Additional Info:

The existing 4K SDR restoration looks excellent, but the Criterion extras are limited and disappointing. The classic Stewart interview commentary from the LD is ported over but given a new mastering. Compared to past releases it has been very slightly noise reduced.

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