August Rush (2007)
Family, Drama, Music • 1h 54m
Director: Kirsten Sheridan
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard, Robin Williams, William Sadler, Marian Seldes, Mykelti Williamson, Leon Thomas III, Aaron Staton, Alex O'Loughlin, Jamia Simone Nash, Ronald Guttman, Bonnie McKee, Michael Drayer, Jamie O'Keeffe, Becki Newton, Tyler McGuckin, Megan Gallagher, Anais Martinez, Bilal Bishop, Michael R. Hammonds II, Timmy Mitchum, Henry Caplan, John Knox, Amy V. Dewhurst, Victor Verhaeghe, Darrie Lawrence, Sean Haberle, Jamal Joseph, Robert Aberdeen, Georgia Creighton, Joshua Jaymz Doss, Craig Johnson, Dominic Colón, Zach Page, Charles Mack, Amma Agyapon, Adia Beckford, Dietrice A. Bolden, Dina Gardener, Luther Isler, Raymond Johnson, Joyce Walker Joseph, Willana Mack, Lamar Antwon Robinson, Talif Showers, Carlton Taylor, Yvette Bodrick, Crystal A. Elliott, Jindai Joseph, Jacquelen Singleton, Travis Veada, Jasmine Pauline Wigfall, John Farrer
Best audio release
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About the film
Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.
More Family on Blu-ray
Director: George Pal
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Directors: David Hand & Ben Sharpsteen & William Cottrell & Larry Morey & Perce Pearce & Wilfred Jackson
Mono track is on the included Blu-ray; 4K Blu-ray missing original mono. LaserDisc probably better
Original Stereo mix: Columbia Pictures LaserDisc, Sony 4K Blu-ray
5.1 remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray, Sony Blu-ray
Dolby Atmos remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Original Stereo mix: Columbia Pictures LaserDisc, Sony 4K Blu-ray
5.1 remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray, Sony Blu-ray
Dolby Atmos remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
StudioCanal's 4K release is similar in encode quality, but has significant glitches in multiple frames. See comparisons 9-16 here: https://slow.pics/c/YkSVb3Ey
The pitch of the StudioCanal 4K's English audio is too high
Criterion has more extras than StudioCanal.
Director: Paul King
StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray minimal picture upgrade (2K upscale)
StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray has good new Atmos mix
Director: Victor Fleming
3D: Warner Bros 3D Blu-ray or Apple Vision Pro
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