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I cant remember who it was (maybe bill lustig) said their were loads of mgm films that have ended up like this. Think he cited the graduate was one of them

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Originally Posted by will graham (Post 651585)

I cant remember who it was (maybe bill lustig) said their were loads of mgm films that have ended up like this. Think he cited the graduate was one of them

The Graduate was released on Blu-ray by StudioCanal as part of their 'StudioCanal Collection', one which I thought had very impressive AV quality.

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Originally Posted by Dave (Post 651579)

Second Sight Films via Facebook

“ Following some speculation we can confirm we will be releasing The Hitcher on Blu-ray! We would have loved to release a 4K, however original elements are missing or no longer exist and this therefore won’t be possible. We’ve searched via several film archive associations with worldwide members plus other routes. Only prints exist, and then very rarely. We will be using the existing master taken from a print which is in the best condition we have seen. However, further restoration work is being done on the master to address several issues that we can improve upon, including some image warping caused by rips/tears. Hours will be spent in manual restoration for further dirt and scratch removal, splice removal, improved stability and flicker repair. We are also re-grading to balance colour given the print source. We aim to give The Hitcher the best possible presentation it has ever had.”

Hmmm. That's disappointing. If they're just doing additional clean-up work on the existing taken-from-print master, I'm pretty sure that I'll just stick with my current German bd.

'Day one', as the kids say:cool:

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Originally Posted by will graham (Post 651585)

I cant remember who it was (maybe bill lustig) said their were loads of mgm films that have ended up like this. Think he cited the graduate was one of them

Maybe he was referring to the 1965 MGM vault fire which wouldn't have affected The Graduate? This was when the last print of London After Midnight was destroyed.

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Originally Posted by Linbro (Post 651616)

'Day one', as the kids say:cool:

Depends if they use reversible art.

I've jettisoned a few of their ltd eds due to shite artwork....

“*MARTIN* update

DoP Mike Gornick reports back to our colourist at Final Frame - ‘Just finished screening 1st reel and looks magnificent! Susumu, you've been doing some serious work on this project. Thank you! Kodak ECO, 7252 never looked so good’”

https://scontent.flhr1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...86&oe=60B99BC0

Hitcher announced, Martin update. Just need to find out what's happening with Dog Soldiers now?

I'll hold on to my Japanese Martin set just now....