The Master (2012)
Drama • 2h 24m
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Rami Malek, Laura Dern, Jesse Plemons, Ambyr Childers, Madisen Beaty, Kevin J. O'Connor, Patty McCormack, Lena Endre, Barbara Brownell, Amy Ferguson, Jennifer Neala Page, Christopher Evan Welch, Mike Howard, Frank Bettag, Mimi Cozzens, Jillian Bell, Joshua Close, Martin Dew, Kevin J. Walsh, Brady Rubin, Jill Andre, Barlow Jacobs, David Warshofsky, Tom Knickerbocker, Zan Overall, Katie Boland, Lorelai Hoey, Price Carson, Sarah Shoshana David, Bruce Goodchild, Matt Hering, Dan Anderson, Andrew Koponen, Jeffrey W. Jenkins, Patrick Wilder, Ryan Curtis, Jay Laurence, Abraxas Adams, Tina Bruna, Kevin Hudnell, Hunter Craig, Ryder Craig, Rodion Salnikov, Emily Gilliam, Kody Klein, W. Earl Brown, Ariel Felix, Vladimir Velasco, John Mark Reyes, Brian Fong, Diane Cortejo, Leonida A. Bautista, Myrna De Dios, William O'Brien, Brigitte Hagerman, Charley Morgan, Gigi Benson, Liz Clare, Fiona Dourif, Audrey Finer, Megan Rose Fox, Baily Hopkins, Mari Kearney, Sarah Klaren, Ally Johnson, Brittany Kilcoyne McGregor, LaRain Ring, Kimberly Ables Jindra, Theo Crisell, Eban Schletter, Scott Rodgers, Melora Walters, Emily Jordan, Amanda Caryn Jobbins, Olivia Rosemarie Barham, Napoleon Ryan, AnnaCorey, Bill Blair, Quint Gabriel
About the film
Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.
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Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Sources: parkcircus.com (opens in a new tab)
Like previous releases, the 4K Blu-ray was scanned from an interpositive rather than the original camera negative at Paul Thomas Anderson’s request which may explain the softness.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray teased
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Criterion 4K Blu-ray > Sony 4K Blu-ray (better encoding on the Criterion) see caps https://slow.pics/c/fbftSpZF
More Drama on Blu-ray
Director: Robert Altman
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Cinematrographe's HDR grading is overcooked, which is a known VinSyn tendency. Additionally, their booklet mis-credits the encode to FiM.
YMMV, but for some, the included BD encoded by Marcus Johnson—ironically may make for a more pleasing experience.
Director: Roman Polanski
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
UK 4K teased by 88 Films https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=24252379
Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray > Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray (better encode on Carlotta without any low-pass filtering, more extras and English subtitles on Vinegar Syndrome)
Director: John Woo
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Arrow has a different grade and a better encode than the Shout! Factory, though the difference in either is not major. Imprint release, which leaves Shout! Factory's master and subtitles as is, is encoded by FiM. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24473097&postcount=56
Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD
Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)
Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray (similar to Criterion LaserDisc, but less distorted)
Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD
Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)
Arrow used the alternate mix, but with extra filtering and lowered dynamic range. The alternate mix has much better fidelity.
Imprint presumably used the Shout! Factory original mix and left it as is, though no official confirmation.
Director: Richard Brooks
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Vincent Sherman
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
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