Magical Maestro (1952)
Animation, Comedy, Music • 6m
Overview
After he is rejected by the Great Poochini as an opening act, Mysto the Magician gets his revenge by conducting his next operatic performance.
Director: Tex Avery
Director: Orson Welles
MoC 4K Blu-ray and Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray are similar
Director: Orson Welles
MoC 4K Blu-ray and Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray are similar
Director: Robert Wise
Disney 4K Blu-ray, see caps https://slow.pics/c/hE3HUCdj
Disney 4K Atmos is great, a reference quality track. It's a very slight remix (music seems to be from a better source), but it's completely seamless and faithful to the original, better fidelity than anything since the 1994 30th Anniversary Edition LaserDisc.
All DVDs (and 2010 Blu-ray) sound far worse than the 4K Blu-ray/LaserDisc and have various missing sound cues.
Director: Robert Wise
Disney 4K Blu-ray, see caps https://slow.pics/c/hE3HUCdj
Disney 4K Atmos is great, a reference quality track. It's a very slight remix (music seems to be from a better source), but it's completely seamless and faithful to the original, better fidelity than anything since the 1994 30th Anniversary Edition LaserDisc.
All DVDs (and 2010 Blu-ray) sound far worse than the 4K Blu-ray/LaserDisc and have various missing sound cues.
Director: André de Toth
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
Director: André de Toth
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
Director: Sidney Lumet
2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray
2011 Criterion Blu-ray is the best. Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has heavily filtered audio
Director: Sidney Lumet
2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray
2011 Criterion Blu-ray is the best. Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has heavily filtered audio
Director: John McTiernan
Director: John McTiernan
Director: John Ford
Director: John Ford
1991 Warner Bros LaserDisc (for original mono track)
1996 Warner Bros 25th Anniversary LaserDisc has isolated music and effects track (incorrectly labeled "music minus vocals") not present on any other release
1991 Warner Bros LaserDisc (for original mono track)
1996 Warner Bros 25th Anniversary LaserDisc has isolated music and effects track (incorrectly labeled "music minus vocals") not present on any other release
Director: Alfred E. Green
Director: Alfred E. Green
Director: John Waters
Director: John Waters
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Director: Tod Browning
Director: Tod Browning
Director: Richard Wallace
Director: Richard Wallace
Director: Edward Buzzell
Warner Archive Esther Williams: Volume 1 DVD
Warner Archive Esther Williams: Volume 1 DVD.
Also available on SD Streaming
Director: Edward Buzzell
Warner Archive Esther Williams: Volume 1 DVD
Warner Archive Esther Williams: Volume 1 DVD.
Also available on SD Streaming
Director: Howard Hawks
Warner Archive DVD. Also available on Amazon Streaming in SD
Director: Howard Hawks
Warner Archive DVD. Also available on Amazon Streaming in SD
More Animation on Blu-ray
2017 US GKIDS Blu-ray has better detail and grain, 2014 Japan Studio Ghibli Blu-ray from the Hayao Miyazaki box set for MGVC with added bit-depth for supported players
2011/2014 Japan Studio Ghibli Blu-ray for original 6.1 audio mix, Cinema DTS for the English dub
2017 US GKIDS Blu-ray has better detail and grain, 2014 Japan Studio Ghibli Blu-ray from the Hayao Miyazaki box set for MGVC with added bit-depth for supported players
2011/2014 Japan Studio Ghibli Blu-ray for original 6.1 audio mix, Cinema DTS for the English dub
Director: Kiyotaka Oshiyama
2026 Japan Blu-ray. The 4K Blu-ray is an upscale with strong sharpening. Caps
2026 Japan 4K Blu-ray, includes original 5.1 and an Atmos remix. The HD disc only includes 5.1.
Director: Kiyotaka Oshiyama
2026 Japan Blu-ray. The 4K Blu-ray is an upscale with strong sharpening. Caps
2026 Japan 4K Blu-ray, includes original 5.1 and an Atmos remix. The HD disc only includes 5.1.
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Studio Ghibli Everything Ghibli SPECIAL: Short Short 1992-2016 Blu-ray
Studio Ghibli Everything Ghibli SPECIAL: Short Short 1992-2016 Blu-ray
Studio Ghibli Everything Ghibli SPECIAL: Short Short 1992-2016 Blu-ray
Studio Ghibli Everything Ghibli SPECIAL: Short Short 1992-2016 Blu-ray
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
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1080p Blu-ray
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1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly Release
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Warner Archive Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2 Blu-ray
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Warner Archive Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2 Blu-ray
Best Video Release
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Warner Archive Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2 Blu-ray
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Warner Archive Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2 Blu-ray
