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Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Eureka Blu-ray has better encode than Flicker Alley Blu-ray. Kino Lorber/BFI are older restoration and are worse.
Director: Mel Brooks
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Eclair new 4k resto,
StudioCanal UK lower bitrate and yellow tint,
Kino Lorber did color correction on top of that, but maybe the old Shout! Factory/MoC 2k transfer with better color but worse details is better overall
Check caps-a-holic, and discussion https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=217927&page=7
Unreleased restoration or DVD
Sources: filmlinc.org (opens in a new tab)
2016 resto, no Blu-ray yet https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2023/films/abrahams-valley/
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · shop.panorama.com.hk (opens in a new tab)
Hong Kong has new 4k resto
HK has new 4k resto Arrow boxset says 2k resto not sure if they are the same
Director: Ritwik Ghatak
Resto, no discs
Sources: filmlinc.org (opens in a new tab)
Resto, no discs https://www.filmlinc.org/films/subarnarekha/
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
Director: Alain Resnais
No Blu-ray, potential resto
Sources: filmlinc.org (opens in a new tab)
No Blu-ray, potential resto https://www.filmlinc.org/daily/nyff-51-providence-found-alain-resnais-70s-film-undergoes-a-renaissance/
Director: Zhang Yimou
Sources: fareastfilm.com (opens in a new tab)
Or potential new resto https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/news/far-east-film-festival-26/?IDLYT=13308
Director: Jia Zhangke
Sources: bbs.blufans.com (opens in a new tab)
Supposedly Blu-ray might come in the future http://bbs.blufans.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=182773&extra=&page=2
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · film-foundation.org (opens in a new tab)
New resto, no Blu-ray https://www.film-foundation.org/francesco-giullare-di-dio-kj
Director: Ousmane Sembène
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Criterion similar to BFI http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_69/black_girl_blu-ray.htm
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
MoC slightly better than Criterion http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_69/kwaidan_blu-ray.htm