Farhad Arshad started Olive Films in 2003 in St. Charles, outside Chicago, and the label stopped operating in July 2023. It licensed deep catalogue from Paramount, Republic and MGM, putting out obscure classics, B-westerns and noirs on DVD and Blu-ray, many for the first time on home video, usually as bare-bones discs in the original aspect ratio. The pricier Olive Signature line added restorations and extras.
Olive Films
21 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 2 in 4K19 in HD2 more for audio only
Best 4K release by tier:
Based in United StatesFounded 2003
Films where Olive Films' release is the pick. How picks are made
19 of 21 films match
Films where Olive Films' release is the pick. How picks are made
19 in HD
Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Dave Fleischer
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Olive Films Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 4 Blu-ray
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Director: André de Toth
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Olive Films Blu-ray
Sources: cinema.ucla.edu (opens in a new tab)
Upcoming Release:
New UCLA restoration from Original Camera Negative
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Olive Films Blu-ray
1 for audio only
The best audio is Olive Films'; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Best Audio:
Olive Films Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Audio Notes:
Olive Films Blu-ray is again rough, with distortion, crackle and other issues, but sounds much more natural. With some EQ the restored track can be significantly improved
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