Best English-friendly & video release
UCLA official HD Streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-0VXePcJcM
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About the film
Punctuated with stories from the Bible, the film’s purpose was to reinforce Christian values in the atomic age by condemning the consequences of human conflict with scenes of the crucifixion, lynching and Nazi fascism.
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Year of Induction: 2014
Director: Richard Brooks
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Criterion 4K Blu-ray > Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
1991 Orion LaserDisc vs 2024 Arrow 4K Blu-ray
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
Director: Elaine May
Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray > MoC > Olive Films. From nicolas:
The master is good but it’s not that big an upgrade from the Olive Films disc and Vinegar Syndrome’ encode has some blocky highlights. A shame that they didn’t hire David Mackenzie here.
Cinématographe has unnecessary noise gating not present on the previous releases.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
1.85:1: Kino Lorber 4K / Capelight 4K
1.66:1: Criterion 4K but low pass filtered
Comparison between the 4Ks, Criterion on the AR choice
Other discs have unnecessary filtering and sound worse, the difference isn't substantial but audible
Director: Dennis Hopper
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
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Flicker Alley 4K confirmed for 2027 https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24404584&postcount=1
MoC audio is better https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=225532&page=3
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Included in the Complete Kubrick box set with FiM encode of the same master from the Universal release without the filtering.
DTS:X mix on Universal 4K Blu-ray most closely approximates original surround mix
Criterion DVD and Universal 4K Blu-ray has additional features not found on the Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
WB 4K
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An undeniably significant improvement from the BD yet still severely flawed. See DFIC's review.
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Director: James P. Hogan
Video format: Only Unofficial Sources
Sources: search.library.ucla.edu (opens in a new tab)
Very rough unofficial VHS rip exists online.
UCLA has complete 16mm safety print but no release or restoration yet https://search.library.ucla.edu/permalink/01UCS_LAL/tk6osu/alma99122723506533
Directors: Kathy Levitt & Christine Lesiak & Michie Gleason
Video format: HD Streaming
UCLA Official HD Streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdp5C-kgbd0
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Director: Nick Elliot
Video format: HD Streaming
UCLA HD Streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylnNsO9KFq4
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Director: David García
Video format: Only Unofficial Sources
Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)
Unofficial Youtube
New UCLA restoration no release yet
Director: Sid Laverents
Video format: HD Streaming
UCLA Official HD Streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mblxjfh5kE
Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)
Video format: HD Streaming
Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)
Official HD Streaming by UCLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HInIK4k2na4
Official HD Streaming by UCLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HInIK4k2na4
Restored from 35mm negative
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