Stephen Soldi Blu-rays

A Night at the Opera (1935)

Best Video:

WB 4k transfer

3.9

Director: Sam Wood

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Video:

WB 4k transfer

3.7

Cat People (1942)

Director: Jacques Tourneur

1080p Blu-ray

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Cat People (1942)

3.7

Director: Jacques Tourneur

1080p Blu-ray

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To Be or Not to Be (1942)

4.3

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray > StudioCanal https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=6600&d2=6586&c=2691

Best Video:

Best Audio:

2005 WB DVD > Criterion Blu-ray > StudioCanal Blu-ray. Maybe 1998 LaserDisc better? See Blah-Ray

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

4.3

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray > StudioCanal https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=6600&d2=6586&c=2691

Best Video:

Best Audio:

2005 WB DVD > Criterion Blu-ray > StudioCanal Blu-ray. Maybe 1998 LaserDisc better? See Blah-Ray

4.2

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Director: William Wyler

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Video:

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Best Audio:

1985 Embassy LaserDisc

Additional Info:

New restoration was confirmed in around 2021-2023? Screened in 2025&2026

4.2

Director: William Wyler

1080p Blu-ray

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Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Best Audio:

1985 Embassy LaserDisc

Additional Info:

New restoration was confirmed in around 2021-2023? Screened in 2025&2026

3.3

Kiss Me Kate (1953)

Director: George Sidney

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray

3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray

Best Video:

2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray

3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray

Kiss Me Kate (1953)

3.3

Director: George Sidney

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray

3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray

Best Video:

2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray

3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray

3.1

Director: Michael Anderson

1080p Blu-ray

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Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

3.1

Director: Michael Anderson

1080p Blu-ray

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Sunrise at Campobello (1960)

3.7

The Last Hurrah (1958)

Director: John Ford

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator John Ford at Columbia Blu-ray

Best Video:

Indicator John Ford at Columbia Blu-ray, 2K restoration

The Last Hurrah (1958)

3.7

Director: John Ford

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator John Ford at Columbia Blu-ray

Best Video:

Indicator John Ford at Columbia Blu-ray, 2K restoration

4.0

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Director: Stanley Kramer

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

MoC Blu-ray

Best Video:

MoC Blu-ray > Kino Lorber > Twilight Time. Kino Lorber has slightly worse encoding than MoC, see caps, and Twilight Time is over-exposed

Inherit the Wind (1960)

4.0

Director: Stanley Kramer

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

MoC Blu-ray

Best Video:

MoC Blu-ray > Kino Lorber > Twilight Time. Kino Lorber has slightly worse encoding than MoC, see caps, and Twilight Time is over-exposed

3.1

Director: Vincent J. Donehue

1080p Blu-ray

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Sunrise at Campobello (1960)

3.1

Director: Vincent J. Donehue

1080p Blu-ray

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Home from the Hill (1960)

3.9

Director: Vincente Minnelli

1080p Blu-ray

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Home from the Hill (1960)

3.9

Director: Vincente Minnelli

1080p Blu-ray

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