Fandango (1985)
Comedy, Drama • 1h 31m
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards, Chuck Bush, Marvin J. McIntyre, Suzy Amis, Glenne Headly, Pepe Serna, E. G. Daily, Jane A. Johnston, Brian Cesak, Robyn Rose, Stanley Grover, Don Brunner, Michael Conn, Michael Maxwell Katz, Dana Halsted, Karl A. Wickman, Michael M. Vendrell, Bill Warren, Bill Evridge, Manley Adams, Ken Fagen, Bill Silver, Ben Graham, Jewel Watson, Allan Keown, Dan Hewitt Owens
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 11 months ago
Overview
In 1971, five college buddies from the University of Texas embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain futures, in Vietnam and otherwise.
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Ulysses Cut: Germany Plaion 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Ulysses Cut: Arrow Blu-ray included in 4K Blu-ray
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray Nov 24th
TV series
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative for all episodes
Director: John Ford
Sources: ibb.co (opens in a new tab)
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: Steve De Jarnatt
2024 Kino Lorber Blu-ray
UK Transmission 4K Blu-ray in January 2027
Either the 2015 Kino Lorber Blu-ray or the Arrow Blu-ray
The 2024 Kino Lorber Blu-ray is botched.
Director: Bruce Robinson
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Arrow 4K Blu-ray has stronger encode than Criterion
Director: Olivier Assayas
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
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
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
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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