Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
Comedy, Romance • 1h 49m
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Janis Paige, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, Don Porter, Virginia Grey, Agnes Moorehead, Florence Sundstrom, John McGiver, Clinton Sundberg, Alan Hewitt, Reta Shaw, Dorothy Abbott, Rodney Bell, Brandy Bryan, Robert Carson, Dick Cherney, Michael Cirillo, Oliver Cross, Walt Davis, Jerry Doggett, Erica Elliott, Raoul Freeman, Ben Frommer, George Golden, Lee Goodman, Holly Harris, Sam Harris, Bob Hopkins, Mauritz Hugo, Michael Jeffers, Lloyd Kino, Lee Krieger, Richard LaMarr, John Lawrence, Clarence Lung, Herbert Lytton, Wilbur Mack, Bill McLean, Hans Moebus, Joy Monroe, Sol Murgi, Monty O'Grady, Jack Pepper, Murray Pollack, Jean Ransome, Tony Regan, Leoda Richards, Eddie Rosson, Cosmo Sardo, Vin Scully, Lisa Seagram, Roberta Shore, Olan Soule, Norman Stevans, Tracy Stratford, Rodger Terry, Arthur Tovey, Mary Treen, Dick Whittinghill, Luree Wiese, Robert B. Williams, Sally Yarnell, John Zimeas, Bill Zuckert
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 11 months ago
Overview
A bachelor author of sleazy books moves to a family-oriented subdivision where he becomes an unofficial relationship advisor to unhappy local housewives, to the dismay of their respective husbands who suspect him of sexual misconduct.
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MCA LaserDisc
Criterion Blu-ray generally has more noise reduction than the DVDs and the other two blu-rays, but its EQ more closely matches the LaserDisc - though dialogue still sounds a bit comparatively hollow. See blah-ray review
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray Nov 24th
TV series
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative for all episodes
Director: John Ford
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Warner Archive Blu-ray is 4K restoration from nitrate projection elements
Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray is AI upscaled https://ibb.co/album/mCJ7RQ
Director: Norman Taurog
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Delbert Mann
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
More Comedy on Blu-ray
Director: Bruce Robinson
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Arrow 4K Blu-ray has stronger encode than Criterion
Director: Olivier Assayas
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Encoding is clunky on both Arrow and Criterion BDs but Arrow at least included the original stereo mix in addition to the 5.1 remix, while Criterion only included the 5.1 remix.
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Garson Kanin
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Only Streaming has 1080p
Director: Preston Sturges
No information on French Elephant Films Blu-ray
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
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Eureka UK are considering doing a 4K and actively exploring the possibility: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24363810&postcount=264
Wonderful underlying remaster by Criterion and Resillion, but NexSpec encode has clipped highlights with the occasional blockiness. The Criterion Blu-Ray, sourced from their 4K remaster, ironically makes for a more consistent and overall pleasing experience.
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