Franklyn Farnum
49 Films
Franklyn Farnum
49 Included Films
Leading man in silent films until mid to late 1920s when Farnum transitioned to a character actor. Then later in life he remained in the film business as a paid extra in many films and TV shows.
Director: Fritz Lang
Imprint Blu-ray not only has the best encoding, but also has the "correct" aspect ratio compared to ClassicFlix which is horizontally stretched or Eagle Pictures which is squished see DVDBeaver caps
Director: Fritz Lang
Imprint Blu-ray not only has the best encoding, but also has the "correct" aspect ratio compared to ClassicFlix which is horizontally stretched or Eagle Pictures which is squished see DVDBeaver caps
Director: George Stevens
R1 WB Archives MOD DVD-R
Director: George Stevens
R1 WB Archives MOD DVD-R
Director: John Ford
Criterion Blu-ray. Lobster Films Blu-ray is a newer master but with terrible encoding and brightness levels. May still be better
Criterion Blu-ray. Lobster Films Blu-ray is a newer master but with terrible encoding and brightness levels. May still be better
Director: John Ford
Criterion Blu-ray. Lobster Films Blu-ray is a newer master but with terrible encoding and brightness levels. May still be better
Criterion Blu-ray. Lobster Films Blu-ray is a newer master but with terrible encoding and brightness levels. May still be better
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Preston Sturges
Director: Preston Sturges
Director: Frank Capra
ClassicFlix Blu-ray is using the same source and is superior to Youtube 4K Streaming
Director: Frank Capra
ClassicFlix Blu-ray is using the same source and is superior to Youtube 4K Streaming
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
Director: Leo McCarey
Shout! Factory Blu-ray or France Elephant Films Blu-ray, no comparisons
Director: Leo McCarey
Shout! Factory Blu-ray or France Elephant Films Blu-ray, no comparisons
Director: Billy Wilder
Kino Lorber Blu-ray > MoC. Kino Lorber is made from a 4K scan of negative, the older MoC have crushed black levels.
Director: Billy Wilder
Kino Lorber Blu-ray > MoC. Kino Lorber is made from a 4K scan of negative, the older MoC have crushed black levels.
Director: Irving Reis
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Irving Reis
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Elia Kazan
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Director: William Nigh
Director: William Nigh
Director: Raoul Walsh
Director: Raoul Walsh
Director: William Wyler
Director: William Wyler
Director: Billy Wilder
Paramount 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray
Paramount 4K Blu-ray. See caps
HDR/grading: nice, but some blown out
Encoding: inconsistent, smeared motion
DNR: inconsistent, frozen
Old Paramount Blu-ray is arguably a solid alternative choice
Paramount 4K Blu-ray mono is different version of the BD mono from the same old 2000 DVD transfer.
The 5.1 remix on the UHD is an appalling remix done by going wild with artificially generated stems from Park Road Post who were given the surviving mono to separate. The experience is jarring and fidelity to original mix in terms of level balance, directionality and impact is nonexistent. Not only does this sound painfully weird, but the Paramount mixers then did whatever they wanted in terms of LFE, sound pans and effect changes.
The original mono mix was not restored and still needs it badly. The 4K master is filled with frozen grain examples coming and going plus some HDR issues in addition to the usual Paramount problems. It is simultaneously better and worse than the BD master.
Director: Billy Wilder
Paramount 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray
Paramount 4K Blu-ray. See caps
HDR/grading: nice, but some blown out
Encoding: inconsistent, smeared motion
DNR: inconsistent, frozen
Old Paramount Blu-ray is arguably a solid alternative choice
Paramount 4K Blu-ray mono is different version of the BD mono from the same old 2000 DVD transfer.
The 5.1 remix on the UHD is an appalling remix done by going wild with artificially generated stems from Park Road Post who were given the surviving mono to separate. The experience is jarring and fidelity to original mix in terms of level balance, directionality and impact is nonexistent. Not only does this sound painfully weird, but the Paramount mixers then did whatever they wanted in terms of LFE, sound pans and effect changes.
The original mono mix was not restored and still needs it badly. The 4K master is filled with frozen grain examples coming and going plus some HDR issues in addition to the usual Paramount problems. It is simultaneously better and worse than the BD master.
49 films