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One of the all-time finest film publications. How many had articles written by Carl Th. Dreyer?

The fact that a rep from Criterion wanted to know if he discussed the wires with Chaplin.

https://www.filmsinreview.com/post/the-war-of-the-worlds-x4

The reality is that this is a minor point - error or not - and part of an overall high quality presentation - especially when viewed at a nominal distance. And yes, calibration is essential.

This all becomes a bit of a slippery slope. Lamp source. Condition of reflector. Optics. Color of screen,,, A proper light box with a known color temperature can be our friend.

It does not.

I have. I have the milk of human kindness by the quart in every vein.

I believe I've been extremely fair to them. Open, even-tempered, a man you'd never hear complain.

I'd prefer to see it done again properly.

I believe the point has been made re the correct color of Mars. Wagons have been circled, and the old public fall-back, ie the consultation of original dye transfer print(s) has come to the fore. It would seem time to post untouched frames from such prints - inclusive of track area, and thus...

Agreed. I wanted to get some confirmation as to the color on original 1953 prints, and am happy with what Criterion has given us. Not only per colo, but overall resolution. It’s a superior disc to the new 4k.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Advisory_Committee_for_Aeronautics

NACA goes back further.

Source is identical. Criterion has correct Martian color as confirmed by NASA.

You’re seeing it through a bit of haze. It’s 78 million miles away. You should see what Earth looks like on your OLED from that distance.

It has been reported that studio publicity has noted use of a dye transfer print as restoration reference. Not all dye transfer prints are reference worthy, and the studio’s recent track record is less than perfect, as they tend to make errors and dig in their heels, refusing any admission of...

I don’t believe either is key 4k material. While I can understand a handful of very major 4k films being released just to have the best possible, 3-strip was never 4k.

I often don't follow foreign releases unless it's a title in which I'm specifically interested.

Nor is it 3D.

An interesting concept combing two early '50s sci-fi classics by the same fx artist, but in this case it seems like an odd one. First, let's discuss the 1953 War of the Worlds in 4k. As a Technicolor (3-strip) production, the film had a certain look, and this isn't it. One of the reasons that...