Antonio Fargas

7 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K2 in HD1 with no official release

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Antonio Juan Fargas (born August 14, 1946) is an American actor famous for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation movies, as well as his portrayal of Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series Starsky and Hutch. Description above from the Wikipedia article Antonio Fargas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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4 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

Leading role · Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

The Celluloid Closet (1996)

Supporting role · Directors: Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Currently only available in the Sony Pictures US set

3.9

The Gambler (1974)

Small role · Director: Karel Reisz

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Cinematographe is mis-credited to be an FiM encode. It isn't. Neither the encode nor the color grading are entirely satisfactory.

3.7

Shaft (1971)

Small role · Director: Gordon Parks

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

3.5

2 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Cleopatra Jones (1973)

Supporting role · Director: Jack Starrett

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

Putney Swope (1969)

Supporting role · Director: Robert Downey Sr.

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Indicator Blu-ray or US Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

UK Indicator Blu-ray or US Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray no comparison available but both from the same Academy 4K restoration

3.7

1 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

The Cool World (1964)

Small role · Director: Shirley Clarke

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

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