Recent content by Stephen_J_H

RAH, my inner cineaste thanks you, but my wallet hates you.

I recently bought the iTunes Apple TV version somewhat blind and watched it. The PQ can be described as suitably grimy, as grain is quite present and the dark look of the film enhances the grimy elements of the plot. It is a real downer, but the musical numbers are great, including Christopher...

I still have a 30ish year old Denon one. Last time I checked, it still works.

The TV Guide reproduction is cute.

This bodes well for a Lionsgate domestic release.

Exactly. Give me a 4K DCP on a suitably large screen with a proper sound system and I'm a happy camper. I did travel 8 hours to see Dunkirk in 15/70 IMAX, but that wasn't the whole purpose of the trip, and that was finished photochemically. I have no desire to see a digital restoration on 70mm.

Alas, the Vista Series disc doesn't upscale well. Too much edge enhancement. Best watched on a tube TV [remember those?].

I'd buy this, but I'm on strict orders from the missus not to upgrade anything to 4K unless absolutely necessary.

"Did you know that the turtle is nature's suction cup?" "And today, we're teaching poodles how to fly!"

I would love nothing more than a box set of these three. Just the films and on disc special features. No tchotchkes. My dad introduced me to the Ealing films as a pre-teen and I would jump at the chance to see these with him in the best possible quality before he's no longer around.

Nice birthday present for me.

On this we disagree. If an author does not want their work to be used for purposes with which they clearly disagree, that is a moral objection. It's not the same as the common definition of moral, and hardly nonsense. Time to stop flogging this dead horse. When we start advocating for the way...

If the price is right, and it's something I really want.

"Moral rights" is actually a legal term in this context. Don't equate it with morality. The use of the ribbons, if memory serves, was for either a Christmas or Canada Day promotion. You're advancing a floodgates argument, most of which are frequently laughed out of court. Public defecation is...

"Puts on lawyer hat" The rights an artist has in their art are both legal and moral. The generally accepted proposition is that while legal rights can be sold, moral rights cannot. That being said, there is significantly greater statutory protection for moral rights outside of North America...