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Phil Schumacher

Phil Schumacher

11 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K10 in HD

1 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Small role · Directors: Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 MGM LaserDisc

4.3

10 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Fort Apache (1948)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly:

WB Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB old transfer

3.8

Devil's Doorway (1950)

Small role · Director: Anthony Mann

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

Mystery Street (1950)

Small role · Director: John Sturges

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

The Tall Target (1951)

Small role · Director: Anthony Mann

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

The Long, Long Trailer (1954)

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Small role · Director: John Ford

4K · Worse Than BD
Best English-Friendly & Video:

2022 Paramount Presents Blu-ray disc included in 4K Blu-ray set

Sources: x.com (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Same master, but less bitrate starved.

Best Audio:

1980s Paramount VHS

Additional Info:

The encode on the BD is preferable to the UHD. Same master, but less bitrate starved: https://x.com/SadHillDevan/status/1530057783885721607?s=20 and see caps

They Were Expendable (1945)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly:

WB Blu-ray

Best Video:

Warner Archive

3.6

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

BFI Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

BFI significantly better than Kino Lorber even though same restoration http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_64/pocketful_of_miracles_blu-ray.htm

3.4

How the West Was Won (1962)

Small role · Directors: Henry Hathaway & John Ford & George Marshall

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros Blu-ray 2-Disc version (Digibook) for the Smilebox presentation

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

  • See what smilebox looks like for its smilebox trailer

  • See Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader's review especially why a smilebox version is preferred, for example how a letterboxd version is actually distorted

  • Even if you do not prefer the smilebox version, the letterboxd version is still present on disc 1

3.5

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Small role · Director: Michael Anderson

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

3.1

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