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

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Directors: Emeric Pressburger & Michael Powell

2026: #121
2025: #121
2024: #120
2023: #120
2022: #120
Best Video:

Imprint 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · filmalert101.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

FiM encode and none of the low-pass filtering present on the Criterion 4K, resulting in more detail and better handling of highlights on Imprint
Review, comparisons

Best Audio:

ITV UK Blu-ray or Indigo DE Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

All HD and 4K sources use the same 2009 restoration. Criterion's master (also used by Imprint) is a bit more rolled off, though the difference is minor.

Director: Ridley Scott

2026: #122
2025: #128
2024: #131
2023: #132
2022: #132
Best Video:

Theatrical Cut: Fox 4K Blu-ray 

2003 Directors Cut: Fox 4K Blu-ray 

Video Notes:

(additional scenes appear to be upscaled)

Best Audio:

Original Theatrical 70mm 6-Track Stereo: Fox 4K Blu-ray (DTS-HD MA 4.1)

Original Theatrical 35mm Matrixed Dolby Stereo: 1999 DVD? (2.0 mix on the UHD is a downmix)

2003 Directors Cut: Fox 4K Blu-ray, Fox Blu-ray (DTS-HD MA 5.1)

Director: Steven Spielberg

2026: #123
2025: #132
2024: #136
2023: #147
2022: #147
Best Audio:

1988 MCA LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

Slightly better than
Universal 4K Blu-ray with the DTS 2.0

Director: Howard Hawks

2026: #124
2025: #123
2024: #122
2023: #124
2022: #124
Best English-Friendly & Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

2026: #125
2025: #122
2024: #124
2023: #123
2022: #123

Director: Jean Renoir

2026: #126
2025: #126
2024: #125
2023: #128
2022: #128
Best Video:

2023 BFI Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

2005 StudioCanal DVD

Audio Notes:

2005 StudioCanal DVD > Criterion

Additional Info:

The 2023 BFI Blu-ray and Criterion Blu-ray are similar, from the same restoration.

The audio on the 2005 StudioCanal DVD is still the best version of the audio.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

2026: #127
2025: #127
2024: #130
2023: #130
2022: #130

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

2026: #128
2025: #129
2024: #129
2023: #129
2022: #129

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion and BFI very similar

Best Audio:

Fox Lorber DVD

Director: D.W. Griffith

2026: #129
2025: #125
2024: #123
2023: #121
2022: #121
Best Video:

MoC Blu-ray

Video Notes:

MoC same Cohen 2k transfer but slightly better encoding

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

2026: #130
2025: #124
2024: #126
2023: #125
2022: #125

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Same HD resto

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

2026: #131
2025: #137
2024: #137
2023: #140
2022: #140
Best Video:

2014 Japan Hayao Miyazaki Collection Studio Ghibli Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2014 Japan Hayao Miyazaki Collection Studio Ghibli Blu-ray

For English dub: OOP US 2015 Disney Blu-ray

Additional Info:

US GKIDS Blu-ray is missing some features from the OOP US Disney Blu-ray but has an exclusive 12-page booklet.

Directors: Emeric Pressburger & Michael Powell

2026: #132
2025: #131
2024: #128
2023: #126
2022: #126
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Director: Max Ophüls

2026: #133
2025: #130
2024: #127
2023: #127
2022: #127

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

2017 Olive Films Signature Blu-ray

Best Video:

The Jokers 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(Jokers 4K Blu-ray has forced France subs)

The Jokers 4K Blu-ray has raised black levels/gamma issue, good when fixed

Best Audio:

1992 Republic Pictures LaserDisc

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

2026: #134
2025: #134
2024: #133
2023: #134
2022: #134
Best Video:

Fox Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Fox Blu-ray better encode than Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2003 Fox DVD

Audio Notes:

2003 Fox DVD slightly better

Director: Luis Buñuel

2026: #135
2025: #135
2024: #139
2023: #138
2022: #138

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

DVD 

Sources: film-foundation.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Japan IVC Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Japan IVC Blu-ray but not English-friendly

Film Foundation has 4k restoration https://www.film-foundation.org/world-cinema but no EN-friendly release yet

Director: Luis Buñuel

2026: #136
2025: #133
2024: #138
2023: #136
2022: #136
Best Video:

Radiance Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Radiance Blu-ray is new 4K restoration

Director: George Lucas

2026: #137
2025: #152
2024: #158
2023: #162
2022: #162

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best Video:

OG: "4K77" or "D+77" on high seas.

Special Edition: "4K97_IV" or "D+97_IV" on high seas.

Upcoming Release:

2027 Original Trilogy restoration/50th anniversary rerelease clips leaked plus release confirmed

Best Audio:

OG: LaserDisc audio is the best option for the Dolby Stereo mixes (and usually included in fan restorations). There are 16mm/TV rips of the mono mixes.

Special Edition: Cinema DTS or 1997 LaserDisc for the Special Edition.

Director: Douglas Sirk

2026: #138
2025: #136
2024: #132
2023: #131
2022: #131
Best Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Maybe France or Japan Blu-ray have a better encode?

Director: Howard Hawks

2026: #139
2025: #141
2024: #140
2023: #139
2022: #139

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

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray (not by much, caps)

Best Audio:

Closest to original: 1995 Columbia LaserDisc

But Sony 4K Blu-ray is the best available one.

Audio Notes:

From cbc:

I much prefer the 4K Blu-ray track. LaserDisc has several nasty constant hums, and even after you remove that, the detail level is on-par with the 4K Blu-ray and has a lot of crackling. The 4K Blu-ray has some variable noise reduction, but it's done well and non-intrusive IMO, I watched it with that track and was happy.

TV series

2026: #140
2025: #138
2024: #134
2023: #133
2022: #133
Best Video:

Radiance Blu-ray