Florence Wix

46 films on Best Blurays7 in 4K31 in HD5 in SD3 with no official release

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The Killers (1946)

Small role · Director: Robert Siodmak

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray > UK Arrow > France Carlotta All three use the same source but all very minimal difference.

There is no comparison with Criterion Blu-ray

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Small role · Director: George Cukor

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4k transfer

Best Audio:

1986 MGM LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

1987 VHS probably even better

4.0

Arsène Lupin (1932)

Small role · Director: Jack Conway

Video format: DVD

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive

3.4

Platinum Blonde (1931)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Frank Capra Boxset 4K Blu-ray

3.2

Stage Door (1937)

Small role · Director: Gregory La Cava

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Only Streaming in 1080p

3.9

The Good Fairy (1935)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.8

She Done Him Wrong (1933)

Small role · Director: Lowell Sherman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray or Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Judging from other movies in the boxset, Indicator Blu-ray is likely to be minimally better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray see DVDBeaver

3.1

Rhythm on the River (1940)

Small role · Director: Victor Schertzinger

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)

Small role · Director: William Keighley

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

3.5

High Society (1956)

Small role · Director: Charles Walters

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray is a remaster from the original VistaVision camera negaitve, FiM encode

Audio Notes:

The original mono sounds good. The Atmos remix is a mixed bag, music performances are sourced from magnetic stereo recordings and sound great, but mono dialogue/effectshas undergone destructive noise reduction and unnecessary EQ, so the jumps in fidelity are incredibly jarring.

3.5