George J. Lewis
17 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K12 in HD1 in SD1 with no official release
Biography from TMDB
3 in 4K
UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming
Small role · Director: George Stevens
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has unusually strong encode but only a minimal upgrade over the excellent Eureka Blu-ray
Small role · Director: Charles Vidor
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
A new transfer from the optical soundtrack negative.
the older Blu-ray is included in the Criterion 4K Blu-ray
12 in HD
Blu-ray or HD streaming
Supporting role · Director: Robert R. Snody
Official NFPF HD Streaming https://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/the-middleton-family-at-the-new-york-world-s-fair-1939
Sources: filmpreservation.org (opens in a new tab) · loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
The Library of Congress HD Streaming has very heavy DNR compared to NFPF and very muted colors https://www.loc.gov/item/2023600635/
Small role · Director: George Pal
Sources: mega.nz (opens in a new tab)
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
The old DVD's track has significantly better detail compared to BD, especially on the score. The BD has some extra detail on dialogue, but also exhibits strange artifacting (e.g. sample 3, 0:20) which suggests possible AI "enhancement" or some other form of aggressive filtering. In contrast, DVD appears to be completely unfiltered and sounds good throughout. Samples
As the BD is significantly rolled off, a lot of the detail (real or fabricated) is buried in the mix and not audible during normal playback.
Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Small role · Director: Roy Del Ruth
4K restoration of the original 3D left eye and right eye camera negatives
1 in SD
DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS
1 with no official release
Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost
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