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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

Mystery, Crime, Drama • 2h 35m

Director: Clint Eastwood

Best video release

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About the film

A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.

Alternative Titles
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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Director: Clint Eastwood

Best English-Friendly:

US Paramount/International Warner Bros Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Paramount

Video Notes:

US Paramount > International Warner Bros Blu-ray

Best Audio:

International Warner Bros Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

International Warner Bros Blu-ray has a lossless PCM 5.1 track

Director: Clint Eastwood

Best Video:

Warner Bros Blu-ray with TrueHD audio

Director: Clint Eastwood

4K · Solid
Best Video & Audio:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Dolby Stereo mix

Additional Info:

According to one source: "Best audio is the original dolby stereo that is included on the UHD Blu-ray. It sounds miles better than anything released on DVD, Blu-ray (they sound much more muffled), and when compared to the atmos...However, it's not without its faults, as WB had to spoil and boost it causing clipping, still it's the best audio available for the time being."

Director: Clint Eastwood

Best Video:

Warner Bros Blu-ray

Director: Clint Eastwood

Director: Clint Eastwood

Best Video:

WB 2014 Blu-ray

Video Notes:

WB Blu-ray (2014 and 2006 should be the same transfer) and Germany Blu-ray looks the same, Spain release has forced subtitles.

Best Audio:

WB 2014 10th Anniversary Edition

Audio Notes:

WB 2014 10th Anniversary Edition upgraded audio to loseless.

Director: Clint Eastwood

4K · Solid
Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Director: Clint Eastwood

4K · Solid
Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Director: Clint Eastwood

4K · Excellent
Best Audio:

Mono: Streaming

Director: Clint Eastwood

Best Video:

WB Blu-ray

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Director: David Lean

4K · Excellent
Best Video & Audio:

Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

caps

Additional Info:

The legacy extras are AI-upscaled

Director: Michael Curtiz

Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Director: Roy Del Ruth

Video Notes:

4K restoration of the original 3D left eye and right eye camera negatives

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Director: Richard Brooks

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Director: Vincent Sherman

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Director: George Pal

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Director: Compton Bennett

Video Notes:

4K restoration from original technicolor negatives

More Mystery on Blu-ray

Director: Massimo Dallamano

4K · Excellent
Best Video:

Severin 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

See caps

Director: Roman Polanski

4K · Solid

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

Upcoming Release:

UK 4K teased by 88 Films https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=24252379

Video Notes:

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: Jonathan Demme

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Sources: vitalpassenger.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

FiM are mistakenly credited, one of the four known instances of this for a Cinématographe title (the other three being Thieves Like Us, Who Killed Teddy Bear?, and The Gambler). 4K encode was done by Vital Passenger.  https://vitalpassenger.com/our-work

Director: Buster Keaton

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber new Seven Chances / Sherlock Jr. Blu-ray?

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

MoC 4K Blu-ray late 2027

Video Notes:

Lobster Films (Kino Lorber?) > Cohen/Eureka https://slow.pics/c/3KWXoMyR The new Kino Lorber's Seven Chances / Sherlock Jr. might be using the same restoration as Lobster Films

Director: Orson Welles

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · blah-ray.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

WB Europe 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

WB Europe 4K Blu-ray slightly better encoding than Criterion (caveat: missing Criterion extras)

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Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

Germany Nameless Blu-ray

For uncut Dream Cruise: Germany Splendid Film standalone Blu-ray?

Video Notes:

Germany Nameless collection is uncut except Dream Cruise

Director: Doug Liman

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

4K · Worse Than BD
Best Video:

US Cut: US Universal HD-DVD

International Cut: International Universal HD-DVD

Video Notes:

The Universal Blu-ray is slightly filtered and DNR'd compared to the HD-DVD, and the Universal 4K Blu-ray, on top of being upscaled, adds additional DNR and is softer than both previous HD releases.

Best Audio:

Universal Blu-ray DTS-HD 5.1

Additional Info:

Versions:
- The International version contains a short additional scene (part of the "Farmhouse" extended scene from the special features). See additional detail below.
- The US version does not contain this scene during the film. Director Doug Liman confirms in his audio commentary that the scene was cut from the original US theatrical release "for time".
- "The Explosive Extended Edition" found on some DVD releases is not an alternate cut of the film, simply an access mode that plays "The Bookend Scenes" features via non-seamless branching.

Deck the Halls scene:
The U.S. release is 118:17 while the European/Australian/Japanese releases are 118:36. There is no difference between the two running times from the start, but at 81:21, the U.S. version cuts from a kitchen scene of Marie and Eamon washing dishes, to a scene of Eamon bringing blankets to Jason and Marie. On the European/Australian releases, at the same point, there is a scene of Jason, Marie, Eamon and his children eating dinner while "Deck the Halls" plays in the background. There is no dialogue, the characters just each exchange uncomfortable glances. The scene goes to 81:40, then picks up the same scene of Eamon bringing blankets. This scene is included as an extra ("Farmhouse" extended scene) albeit sans the holiday themed music. Many thanks to Rewind user Mark Bowen for comparing these releases and letting us know the difference.

Director: David Fincher

Best Video & Audio:

20th Century Studios Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Digipack release includes an Amazing Amy book the standard edition doesn’t have.

Director: Stanley Kubrick

4K · Excellent

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Included in the Complete Kubrick box set with FiM encode of the same master from the WB release without the filtering; WB 4K early pressing has errors of a shot, later pressings fixed. Comparison between Criterion and WB.

Best Audio:

6-Track 70mm mix: Criterion 4K Blu-ray (restored for the box set), 1997 MGM LaserDisc, 1998 MGM DVD
35mm Mono Mix: Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Matrixed Stereo Remix: MGM Japan LaserDisc (1985) [G158F5509]
5.1 Remix: Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Director: Alexandre Aja

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

US Lionsgate Limited 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Lionsgate Limited, France ESC, or Germany Plaion 4K Blu-ray?

Video Notes:

Germany Plaion is reportedly better than UK Second Sight.

Not sure about the US Lionsgate or France ESC.

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