gizmodo.com — These people act as a curator and a publisher, hand-selecting a wide variety of films, mostly foreign, classics and indies. They painstakingly create the definitive digital version of that film, completely restoring both the audio and video, gathering up the most complete supplementary features available and releasing it all in beautiful packaging.
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kbullSep 26, 2008
I picked it up on sale at Best Buy for around $20. A quick search of Google shows it for $25 from Overstock.com$40? No...you just need to know where to look.
ptherouxSep 26, 2008
Did you read the actual article?"What about films they've already restored for DVD? Can they just be released on Blu-ray without much extra effort? Unfortunately, not usually. The good news is that once they've done their tape master, they have a high-def copy of it on hand and don't need to re-transfer the original print. The bad news is that once they've got those masters, half of the process needs to be done again because the original restorations were just done in standard definition. Making a quick rerelease of all of Criterion's films to Blu-ray something that just isn't going to happen."
tdogg241Sep 26, 2008
The Seven SamuraiThe KillerHard BoiledThis is Spinal TapSilence of the LambsSid & NancyRobocopBrazilYojimboSanjuroLife of BrianRushmoreChasing AmyDo the Right ThingGimme ShelterThat's 15 films in just the first 100 spine numbers. If you think any of those are lame or boring, I feel really sorry for you.
krakelohmSep 26, 2008
I doubt that most directors take 'grain' into account. The good ones do, the other 99% don't even notice/care.