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  1. Robert Harris

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Lion in Winter -- in Blu-ray

    Any MT (original, nor remade) sequence from the analogue era, will have movement. Multiple dupes, combined with holdback mattes. Since there is movement at different levels, one could potentially digitally stablize a single level - bg, type - but not all. For the record, if one were to...
  2. Robert Harris

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Lion in Winter -- in Blu-ray

    I love interesting digressions, and Charlotte. As a bit of a numismatist, I think of Charlotte for its US Mint, which opened c. 1839, after the county’s first major gold discovery, which was naturally, in North Carolina. Beautiful gold coins produced in Charlotte, until 1861.
  3. Robert Harris

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Lion in Winter -- in Blu-ray

    Sync is extremely minor, and will not be noted by the majority of viewers. If you find it disturbing, you can always advance or retard, as needed, via your player.
  4. Robert Harris

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Lion in Winter -- in Blu-ray

    Per the vault inventories on the film, there is no stereo. An M&E exists, but no record of original mx, which Mr. Harvey once told me he “recalled” as being recorded in stereo. Of course, the mx stem could have survived elsewhere, but it’s not evident. Another problem, is that the record...
  5. Robert Harris

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Lion in Winter -- in Blu-ray

    For those folks who like to see ALL of their speakers, used ALL of the time, a 5.1 re-mix is the best of all worlds. Even if it’s still mono. Nothing wrong with it, and it sounds fine.
  6. Robert Harris

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Lion in Winter -- in Blu-ray

    Kino Lorber has confirmed that their new 5.1 is derived from 2.0 monaural.
  7. Robert Harris

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Lion in Winter -- in Blu-ray

    There were a number of 70mm prints produced monaural. As I recall, Nicholas & Alexandra was one.
  8. Robert Harris

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Lion in Winter -- in Blu-ray

    I’m hearing no channel separation, although the track is 5.1
  9. Robert Harris

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Lion in Winter -- in Blu-ray

    I believe everything being said. The problems do not stem from KL. They go back to the “restoration” performed by Canal, which while it could be 4k, neither has 4k information, nor has the stability of a modern scan. It is technologically impossible for Canal to have performed a modern scan...
  10. Robert Harris

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Lion in Winter -- in Blu-ray

    I was unaware that this is purportedly a 4k rest. Ummm, no. Although anyone can scan anything in 4k, or above.
  11. Robert Harris

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Lion in Winter -- in Blu-ray

    Please keep in mind. I'm very picky. Also some minor white cut through scratches on occasion. Nothing terrible. And as noted, sync is a minor issue, which may go unnoticed. One would presume that this is the earlier transfer from UK.
  12. Robert Harris

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Lion in Winter -- in Blu-ray

    "It's the way I register despair..." Tony Harvey's quite extraordinary 1968 The Lion in Winter, is one of those films that I would take with me, if i knew I was to lost on a desert island. Albeit with electricity and some playback gear. I love the film, and Tony became a friend. After owning...
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