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There's been speculation that the Thoroughly Modern Millie stereo tracks for the overture and exit music were destroyed in the 2008 Universal Studios fire. However---why not just use the recordings from the DVD transfer? They sound just fine---why revert to mono for the blu release? It...

"....The 1.85:1 elements we scanned is the same one Paramount had scanned in the past to create the 2.00:1 masters used in the Olive releases...." Heh, and now I'm even more confused. I was under the impression that an 1.85 version could not be created because no pre-cropped-for-superscope...

Over on another forum, it was stated that Frank Tarzi said (in an interview with "Cereal at Midnight") that the original negative still exists, but is in terrible shape and that the restoration would be expensive. My understanding was that the Superscope 2:1 aspect ratio was baked into the...

Apparently the original negative has finally been located and Kino is releasing a version at 1.85, taken from a new scan? If that is truly the case, this will be the first time anyone has EVER gotten to see this film in higher quality, since it was originally shot.

I appreciate the extras on this disc as well, including the audio tracks for many of the cut numbers. But I'm really surprised that a major extra was not included here---I can't imagine why they didn't show the original opening of the film, featuring the Leo the Lion and Flo Ziegfeld puppets...

Well, I've finally gotten around to watching the blu-ray of Ziegfeld Follies (only two-and-a-half years after the disc was first released...). Wow, I'm impressed---excellent picture and sound; couldn't be better. I love the true-stereo sound mix---it's so cool to hear films of this vintage in...

Mystery solved! The UK nitrate print of “Oz” was run again at the Dryden last night---to a sold-out crowd, no less. And my friend in attendance took particular note of the lion’s introductory song, to see if it really was in fact different than the version with which we are all familiar. What...

That's true in part---Doris Day's husband (and agent) Marty Melcher priced her out of the role, by demanding a very high salary. But in addition to that---everyone associated with the film absolutely HATED Melcher, and would not work with him. And with Day, it was a package deal---if you hired...

Sounds great! It's not a well-known film, but I'm looking forward to getting this one.

That's puzzling---why wouldn't they all have the same dress and same hat?

I can't imagine that there's four CD's worth of material there---what on earth is it all? But yeah, I'm in I guess. I've always had a soft spot for this film---it's the very first picture I saw in the cinema, right at the end of its initial theatrical run.....

Oh, it's ridiculous---EVERY SINGLE TIME I hear of this film I immediately think of the older picture and think the discussion is going to be about that one. I'm always confused. Heh....

Picture quality of Arrow, Kino, and Twilight Time would appear to be identical, according to caps-a-holic. So, only difference would be between the extras---for instance, each of these discs has an exclusive commentary---a fan would have to buy all three to hear all the available commentary tracks.

I've made my pre-order at Amazon, just so I don't forget to order when release day rolls around.. I've been to the flood museum at the dam site several times over the years, and poked around St. Michael, looking for the remaining holiday cottages that stood along the shoreline of the lake. The...

I don't do streaming at all---we have terrible internet service in this rural area. So I have no problem blind buying a large percentage of my blu-rays---- though I wait for sales from labels like Kino, Shout, Powerhouse, etc. And I've been pretty happy with the majority of my purchases

Where is the best place to pre-order this disc?

Huh, at the moment all I'm getting on Amazon is a "Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock." statement, with no preorder button. Though, I'm sure the preorder option will be back soon enough...

Post-war, Oz ran for three whole years in the UK, from the end of 1945 right through the end of 1948; this print dates from that run. On this print the Kansas sequences do have a sepia tone to them, but it's very light and subtle, not much different than standard black-and-white. I don't know...

Ah, you know, you're right---it would have to be an alternate take. I've asked my friend if she can double-check it. I'll note, however, that she wasn't the only one who noticed the difference---after the film, a few other people were saying "Hey, wait a minute.... am I crazy, or did you...

Here, I'll quote my friend's letter---If I hear any additional information, I'll post it! "There were two or three additional lines before "Yeah, it's sad, believe me missy." I wish I could remember them exactly, but it was something about being "vicious as a kitten" and I think the rhyme...

Now this is interesting.... A friend of mine who works at the Eastman Museum helped introduce "Oz" when it was screened at the Nitrate Picture Show a few weeks ago. They ran a UK print dating from 1945, and she was just flabbergasted when she noticed that "If I Only Had the Nerve" ran longer...

It's only the tiniest of roles, but Sofia Coppola really takes me right out of the story every time she's onscreen in "Peggy Sue Got Married"---she's simply terrible in her few scenes, and it's extremely distracting..... I have to say Nicholas Cage in the same film affects an weird voice/speech...

For me my first trip to the cinema was "The Sound of Music" at the very end of its first release, back in mid-1969. We saw it in the local downtown theatre, which was originally built as a vaudeville house, and which sadly closed in the late 1970s and was torn down... sigh... That very first...

I'm really looking forward to watching the new transfer! This film stands out in my mind, not only as one of the best of the 1980s fantasy films, but because it was the first film I ever saw by myself in a theatre. (Before that time, all movie-going excursions were a family affair with both...

A general question... I seem to remember reading that a 35mm camera negative contains the equivalent of 3.5k of picture information, while a fourth-generation release print contains about 2k's worth of information. Can anyone tell me, are these figures accurate?

I had occasionally thought, in the past, that I'd like to see this film with a proper silent film score---full orchestra, newly recorded in stereo. But I have to say that I do appreciate the original soundtrack now, much more than I did before, since learning that so much care was taken to...

I think the remake is one of the relatively few GOOD post-Sound of Music roadshow musicals. I liked it quite a bit, and hope it eventually arrives on blu-ray.

I've now watched the entire film, and while the picture is a bit soft throughout, it's a tremendous improvement over the previously available version, no contest. And honestly, seems to me that a lot of the film may have been shot a bit on the soft-focus side originally, so I'm not sure just...

I have a copy of the disc at hand, but haven't watched the entire film yet, other than a quick peek. Am very much looking forward to viewing this; the print that had been running on TCM these many years was in terrible condition. The picture does perhaps look a bit soft, but the restoration is...

Thanks for the detailed list of tunes used on the soundtrack! I know a few of them, but most of these references would have flown right over my head.