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They Shoot Pictures, Don't They with "The 1,000 Greatest Films" list.

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921

People on Sunday (1930)

Directors: Robert Siodmak & Edgar G. Ulmer

2026: #921

2025: #927

2024: #937

2023: #905

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

BFI vs Criterion?

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

BFI and Criterion

Video Notes:

BFI and Criterion same HD resto, no comparisons

3.6

922

Zabriskie Point (1970)

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

2026: #922

2025: #900

2024: #902

2023: #871

2022: #871

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

DVD

Sources: tv.apple.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Germany iTunes

Video Notes:

Germany iTunes has HD streaming, otherwise DVD only

3.6

923

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Director: John Landis

2026: #923

2025: #1036

2024: #1149

Best Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

4.0

924

It's a Gift (1934)

Director: Norman Z. McLeod

2026: #924

2025: #905

2024: #891

2023: #880

2022: #880

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber but old resto

3.4

925

Heimat (1984)

TV series

2026: #925

2025: #907

2024: #892

2023: #870

Best English-Friendly:

Second Sight Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK Second Sight / Germany / France

4.3

926

Seven Beauties (1975)

Director: Lina Wertmüller

2026: #926

2025: #937

2024: #926

2023: #929

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

4.0

927

Reds (1981)

Director: Warren Beatty

2026: #927

2025: #931

2024: #925

2023: #952

2022: #952

Best Video:

2020 Paramount Blu-ray

3.9

928

The River (1997)

Director: Tsai Ming-liang

2026: #928

2025: #910

2024: #904

2023: #943

2022: #943

Best Video:

Taiwan Sony Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Taiwan has Blu-ray, old transfer

3.9

929

Sholay (1975)

Director: Ramesh Sippy

2026: #929

2025: #996

2024: #987

2023: #996

2022: #996

Best English-Friendly:

Spectrum Blu-ray probably won't be English friendly? Else, Eros DVD

Sources: Reddit (opens in a new tab) · variety.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Criterion Blu-ray see Variety

Best Video:

Spectrum France expecting to release first Blu-ray https://www.reddit.com/r/boutiquebluray/comments/1c6b0za/spectrum_films_to_release_sholay/

3.9

930

Night of the Demon (1957)

Director: Jacques Tourneur

2026: #930

2025: #921

2024: #917

2023: #907

2022: #907

Best Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Video Notes:

UK Indicator seems to be the best

3.8

931

The End of Summer (1961)

Director: Yasujirō Ozu

2026: #931

2025: #913

2024: #901

2023: #892

2022: #892

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion DVD

Best Video:

Carlotta Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2013 Criterion Hulu+ Streaming

4.0

932

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)

Director: Luis Buñuel

2026: #932

2025: #912

2024: #919

2023: #906

2022: #906

Best Video:

US VCI Blu-ray or UK Second Run Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

US VCI Blu-ray or UK Second Run Blu-ray share the same 4K restoration transfer and look essentially the same see caps

Best Audio:

2001 R2 Films Sans Frontières DVD

3.8

933

Outsiders (1977)

Director: Ousmane Sembène

2026: #933

2025: #918

2024: #909

2023: #899

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Ousmane Sembène set, 4k transfer

3.6

934

A History of Violence (2005)

Director: David Cronenberg

2026: #934

2025: #936

2024: #940

2023: #945

2022: #945

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray caps and HDR analysis video by The HDR Dissector.

3.7

935

Le Trou (1960)

Director: Jacques Becker

2026: #935

2025: #939

2024: #982

2023: #965

2022: #965

Best English-Friendly:

UK StudioCanal Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

France StudioCanal Blu-ray

Video Notes:

France StudioCanal Blu-ray better encode than UK/Germany StudioCanal Blu-ray

4.5

936

Duel (1971)

Director: Steven Spielberg

2026: #936

2025: #964

2024: #974

2023: #959

2022: #959

Best Video:

"Director's Cut" (Theatrical cut with minor changes): Universal 4K Blu-ray

Theatrical Cut: VHS

TV Cut: Fan restoration

Best Audio:

1993 MCA LaserDisc (with EQ adjusted)

3.8

937

La Flor (2019)

Director: Mariano Llinás

2026: #937

2025: #1027

2024: #1053

Best English-Friendly:

Germany Absolut Medien OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:

France FNAC Blu-ray but not English-friendly
Germany Absolut Medien OOP Blu-ray
Alternatively, HD Streaming on Apple TV or Amazon from Grasshopper

Video Notes:

Alternatively, HD Streaming on Apple TV or Amazon from Grasshopper

4.0

938

Simon of the Desert (1965)

Director: Luis Buñuel

2026: #938

2025: #916

2024: #906

2023: #914

2022: #914

Best Video:

Radiance Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

4.0

939

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Director: Otto Preminger

2026: #939

2025: #919

2024: #922

2023: #904

2022: #904

Best English-Friendly:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray Columbia Classics Vol 2

Best Audio:

1986 RCA/Columbia LaserDisc

4.2

940

An American in Paris (1951)

Director: Vincente Minnelli

2026: #940

2025: #920

2024: #916

2023: #957

2022: #957

Best Video & Audio:

Warner Bros Blu-ray