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

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Director: Alfred Hitchcock

2026: #181
2025: #179
2024: #180
2023: #180
2022: #180
Best Audio:

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Director: Nicholas Ray

2026: #182
2025: #183
2024: #185
2023: #189
2022: #189
Best Video:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Video Notes:

MoC better encode than 2016 Olive Films Signature

Director: Akira Kurosawa

2026: #183
2025: #178
2024: #184
2023: #183
2022: #183
Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal/Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray >StudioCanal UK (slightly better encoding on Eagle?)

Best Audio:

Japan 4K Restoration Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Japan 4K Restoration Blu-ray has original 4.0

Additional Info:

The US Criterion DVD has some unique supplements with 2.0 surround audio - this release contains Japan end titles.

The Japan 4K Restoration Blu-ray has some exclusive features with 4.0 audio (though the release is not English-friendly)- this release contains Japan end titles.

The StudioCanal releases contain France end titles - while their 4K Blu-ray releases contain identical features.

Director: Robert Bresson

2026: #184
2025: #185
2024: #183
2023: #182
2022: #182
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Director: Sergei Parajanov

2026: #185
2025: #180
2024: #178
2023: #174
2022: #174

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

But Ritrovata yellow across all BDs

Director: Oleksandr Dovzhenko

2026: #186
2025: #181
2024: #177
2023: #175
2022: #175
Best Video & Audio:

Dovzhenko: War Trilogy DVD

Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer

2026: #187
2025: #190
2024: #187
2023: #190
2022: #190
Best English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Eureka

Video Notes:

Eureka > Criterion

Best Audio:

2008 Eureka DVD

Director: Abel Gance

2026: #188
2025: #188
2024: #193
2023: #186
2022: #186

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Director: Jacques Tourneur

2026: #189
2025: #187
2024: #189
2023: #193
2022: #193

Director: Wim Wenders

2026: #190
2025: #196
2024: #201
2023: #201
2022: #201

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray/StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray have worse encodes.

Best Audio:

R5 Carmen Video DVD

Director: Jean Renoir

2026: #191
2025: #184
2024: #182
2023: #179
2022: #179

Director: Terrence Malick

2026: #192
2025: #193
2024: #190
2023: #196
2022: #196
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Best Audio:

DTS-HD 7.1 is on the old Fox Blu-ray for the Theatrical Cut

Director: Orson Welles

2026: #193
2025: #186
2024: #186
2023: #188
2022: #188
Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

HD transfer, not sure if Spain is newer

Best Audio:

2015 Mr Bongo Blu-ray

Directors: Emeric Pressburger & Michael Powell

2026: #194
2025: #194
2024: #192
2023: #191
2022: #191
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion HD transfer

Director: Agnès Varda

2026: #195
2025: #199
2024: #208
2023: #211
2022: #211
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Varda Set

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

2026: #196
2025: #189
2024: #188
2023: #192
2022: #192

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Eureka MoC 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Fox Lorber DVD

Director: Roberto Rossellini

2026: #197
2025: #197
2024: #195
2023: #195
2022: #195
Best Video:

BFI Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

BFI Blu-ray is a newer master than Criterion

Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack & Merian C. Cooper

2026: #198
2025: #205
2024: #202
2023: #206
2022: #206
Best Video:

WB Blu-ray

Director: Federico Fellini

2026: #199
2025: #191
2024: #200
2023: #197
2022: #197
Best Video:

StudioCanal Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

StudioCanal Blu-ray > Criterion, contrast is more accurate according to my (vanshady) viewing of 4K DCP as well as this post

Best Audio:

1999 R1 Criterion DVD

Director: Luchino Visconti

2026: #200
2025: #192
2024: #194
2023: #194
2022: #194
Best Video & Audio:

BFI 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

BFI 4K Blu-ray is significantly better than older Blu-ray however the HDR grade is questionable as it introduces black crushes, see nic's review and caps

For Blu-rays, Germany StudioCanal Blu-ray > MoC Blu-ray see caps

Audio Notes:

All disc sourced from the 4K restoration use the same solid audio track. Older DVD releases are from a higher generation source with less detail and more hiss.