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Michael Visaroff

Michael Visaroff

21 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K17 in HD2 in SD1 with no official release

17 of 21 films match

Supporting role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray although MoC OOP Blu-ray looks similar, it's likely slightly worse

Best Audio:

Only the MoC edition has the Gaylord Carter organ score from the old VHS/LaserDisc release while Criterion has only the orchestral score by Robert Israel and electronic/percussion score by Alloy Orchestra.

Supporting role · Director: Lewis Milestone

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Flicker Alley Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Rouben Mamoulian

Best English-Friendly & Video:

VCI Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Tod Browning

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1996 MGM LaserDisc

Small role · Directors: W.C. Fields & Clyde Bruckman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

Small role · Director: George Fitzmaurice

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

Small role · Director: Sam Wood

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Probably Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

While no comparison is available, this is indeed a new 4K restoration. However it has its problem like not scanned from best surviving prints due to some issues, or technicolor out of alignment but seems to be still better than older releases

Small role · Director: Robert Florey

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MoC Blu-ray

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

's encoding is minimally better than Shout! Factory Blu-ray see caps

Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4k resto

Additional Info:

The audio on the Kino Lorber Blu-ray comes from a better source than the various DVDs and the previous HD version on streaming. This audio is relatively untampered with, and is likely the best available source as no laserdisc was ever issued.

Small role · Director: Tod Browning

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Small role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Small role · Director: Mitchell Leisen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray with new 4k resto

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

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 > Kino Lorber see DVDBeaver 

Indicator is using a different restoration from earlier Kino Lorber Blu-ray and it has much better contrast and slightly better grain resolution

Small role · Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: George Stevens

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray 2K scan

Small role · Director: Roy Del Ruth

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

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