Hamilton Luske

6 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K4 in HD

Hamilton Luske (October 16, 1903 - February 19, 1968) was an American film director. He directed many Disney films and shorts from 1936 until his death in 1968. He won an Academy Award in 1965. Born in Chicago, Illinois on October 16, 1903 and died in Bel Air, California on February 19, 1968 at age 64. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hamilton Luske, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Pinocchio (1940)

Co-directors: Ben Sharpsteen & T. Hee & Wilfred Jackson & Norman Ferguson & Jack Kinney & Bill Roberts

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney UK Blu-ray or bootleg 35mm scan

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Disney UK Blu-ray or bootleg 35mm scan having less DNR and digital repaint/recomposit

3.5

Fantasia (1940)

Co-directors: Bill Roberts & Paul Satterfield & Wilfred Jackson & Ben Sharpsteen & James Algar & T. Hee & Samuel Armstrong & Jim Handley & Norman Ferguson & David Hand & Ford Beebe Jr.

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Censored: 2010 Disney Blu-ray
Uncensored: 35mm Scan

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

See caps of Blu-ray vs DVD

Best Audio:

1991 CAV LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

1991 CAV LaserDisc includes an approximation of the original Fantasound mix in Dolby Surround using the surviving magnetic mixdown, using Stokowski's original mixing notes as a reference. Original aggressive pans and dynamic range are left in tact.

The 2000 DVD uses this same mix in discrete 5.0, but with some unnecessary dynamic range compression + a redub of all Deems Taylor audio with Corey Burton.

The 7.1 mix on the 2010 Blu-ray sounds poor, having been hit with excessive noise reduction, dynamic range compression, original aggressive pans no longer in tact, and the channel usage no longer resembles Stokowski's original intended sound design.