Star 80 (1983)
Drama • 1h 43m
Director: Bob Fosse
Cast: Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson, Carroll Baker, Roger Rees, David Clennon, Josh Mostel, Lisa Gordon, Sidney Miller, Keith Hefner, Tina Willson, Shelly Ingram, Sheila Anderson, Cis Rundle, Kathryn Witt, Jordan Christopher, James Luisi, Neva Patterson, Robert Fields, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Sandy Wolshin, Robert Perault, James Blendick, Jacqueline Coleman, Don Granbery, Stuart Damon, Ernest Thompson, Budd Friedman, Deborah Geffner, Norman Browning, Hagan Beggs, Bobby Bass, Gilbert B. Combs, Terence Kelly, Tabitha Herrington, Dean Hajum, Dan Zeleski, Paul Ryan, Michael Joel Shapiro, Fred Pierce, John Horn, David W. Rose, Stanley Kamel, Liz Sheridan, Liis Kailey, Robert Picardo, Erica Yohn, Marilyn Madderom, Lonny Chin, Venus Pinkston, Tracy Vaccaro, Michele Hill, Kim St. Leon, Sulinda Watson, Cathy St. George, Katrina von Splawn, Carol Hills, Kristine Garbo, Catherine Gilmore, Charlene Howell, David Cameron, Stacey Toten, Michael Levittan, Lorraine Michaels, Bonnie Kanner, Toni Petrie, Don Jones, George McKensie, Martin Eade, Jim Cross, Don Kitchen, Rick Webb, Peter Ohrnberger, Daniel Keough, Tina Tyler, Gwen Welles, Alison Brown, Sam Behrens
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About the film
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.
Director: Bob Fosse
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Director: Bob Fosse
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Indicator Blu-ray has better encoding than Kino Lorber: caps
More Drama on Blu-ray
Director: Robert Altman
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Cinematrographe's HDR grading is overcooked, which is a known VinSyn tendency. Additionally, their booklet mis-credits the encode to FiM.
YMMV, but for some, the included BD encoded by Marcus Johnson—ironically may make for a more pleasing experience.
Director: Roman Polanski
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UK 4K teased by 88 Films https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=24252379
Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray > Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray (better encode on Carlotta without any low-pass filtering, more extras and English subtitles on Vinegar Syndrome)
Director: John Woo
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Arrow has a different grade and a better encode than the Shout! Factory, though the difference in either is not major. Imprint release, which leaves Shout! Factory's master and subtitles as is, is encoded by FiM. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24473097&postcount=56
Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD
Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)
Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray (similar to Criterion LaserDisc, but less distorted)
Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD
Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)
Arrow used the alternate mix, but with extra filtering and lowered dynamic range. The alternate mix has much better fidelity.
Imprint presumably used the Shout! Factory original mix and left it as is, though no official confirmation.
Director: Richard Brooks
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Vincent Sherman
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
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Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Criterion 4K Blu-ray > Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
1991 Orion LaserDisc vs 2024 Arrow 4K Blu-ray
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