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Yep; pulled the trigger as soon as I saw Pete's post. I then tried to come up with a Pete Post-lethwaite joke, but it never came together, so.
Pete was a brilliant character actor taken from us way too soon



Poze Pete Postlethwaite - Actor - Poza 14 din 43 - CineMagia.ro

but BRAVO, cdheer ...for trying!
 
Another tidbit from thedigitalbits.com:

Here’s something cool: Our friend James Mockoski, who just so happens to be the archivist and restoration supervisor for American Zoetrope, has just revealed on Twitter that he’s currently working on a new 4K restoration of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation (1974) in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary this year. Industry sources tell us that the film will likely first appear on physical 4K UHD and Blu-ray from StudioCanal sometime in the first half of the year (street date TBA).

Gene Hackman
 
Another tidbit from thedigitalbits.com:

Here’s something cool: Our friend James Mockoski, who just so happens to be the archivist and restoration supervisor for American Zoetrope, has just revealed on Twitter that he’s currently working on a new 4K restoration of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation (1974) in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary this year. Industry sources tell us that the film will likely first appear on physical 4K UHD and Blu-ray from StudioCanal sometime in the first half of the year (street date TBA).

Gene Hackman
Great news. This flick is a gem.
 
Mine's on its way from the US at the moment. I already have the BD but they had to go and release the 4K, didn't they? Hopefully all of the "colour" banding is gone on this 4K (it's black and white).
According to the blu~ray.com review, Pete, it seems the newer 4K 'restoration' erased any anomalies associated with the previous BD version. And welcome to MY world ... I have slews of Criterion BD~Vs which I haven't even watched and they're slowly being replaced by Native UHD4K spiffed up versions. Thankfully, I usually buy all my Criterion discs when Barnes and Noble/AmazonUS have their 50% off sales ... but still .....
 
Mine's on its way from the US at the moment. I already have the BD but they had to go and release the 4K, didn't they? Hopefully all of the "colour" banding is gone on this 4K (it's black and white).
Well now, this was originally listed as a 4K disc but that's all gone now and it's just a regular BD so it seems I'll end up with 2 BDs both using the same 4K transfer. This latest version has a slightly higher file size though so that might do something for the colour banding. Oh well.
 
Well now, this was originally listed as a 4K disc but that's all gone now and it's just a regular BD so it seems I'll end up with 2 BDs both using the same 4K transfer. This latest version has a slightly higher file size though so that might do something for the colour banding. Oh well.
What we should be concerned with when reading reviews and considering a purchase is the capacity size of the disc, whether Blu Ray or 4K. My understanding is that they come in BD~100, BD~50 and BD~25 and the actual encode level [the higher the better] which can be a determinant in the actual quality of the picture and sound! Blu~ray.com always lists the disc capacity size and encoded levels in their reviews. For instance, some 'cheapy' releasing companies try to fit a 2 hour movie with DTS~HD MA 5.1 on a BD~25 disc and encode it at a lower bit rate resulting in subpar transfers. Mill Creek Entertainment is famous for this anomaly which is why their pic/sound reviews are LOW.

And when they try to squeeze two movies on one BD~25 disc ... BEWARE! They should've used a BD~50, at a minimum, to accomplish the task!

Since the new encode of TWILIGHT is on a BD~50 disc and features only monaural sound and runs 101 minutes .... I'm sure Arbelos, the releasing company, has eliminated the color banding issues you encountered on the previous BD disc....or the review would have called attention to this deficiency in their review.
 
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What we should be concerned with when reading reviews and considering a purchase is the capacity size of the disc, whether Blu Ray or 4K. My understanding is that they come in BD~100, BD~50 and BD~25 and the actual encode level [the higher the better] which can be a determinant in the actual quality of the picture and sound! Blu~ray.com always lists the disc capacity size and encoded levels in their reviews. For instance, some 'cheapy' releasing companies try to fit a 2 hour movie with DTS~HD MA 5.1 on a BD~25 disc and encode it at a lower bit rate resulting in subpar transfers. Mill Creek Entertainment is famous for this anomaly which is why their pic/sound reviews are LOW.

And when they try to squeeze two movies on one BD~25 disc ... BEWARE! They should've used a BD~50, at a minimum, to accomplish the task!

Since the new encode of TWILIGHT is on a BD~50 disc and features only monaural sound and runs 101 minutes .... I'm sure Arbelos, the releasing company, has eliminated the color banding issues you encountered on the previous BD disc....or the review would have called attention to this deficiency in their review.
Lets hope so! According to http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film11/blu-ray_review_173/twilight_blu-ray.htm, the file on the new BD is only about 3GB larger than the previous one but I'll see what's what when it arrives. Then they'll probably release it on 4K so I guess I'll have to buy it a third time!
 
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Terms of Endearment (1983) 4K:

1. I got this UK release which is cheap at the moment: https://www.amazon.com.au/Terms-Endearment-UHD-Blu-ray-Region/dp/B0CKLSRGCV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23QLRAFHUIIJN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.F8mWcCuCUeY3ROSt0o83zNFP2P1YyKC_tpDbyF5aNler6d1NZ-lfSYC0UvP1I-m09JIPpJ542-c0oqtxFhIn5wKq0TW4WLFIA3DIhDNVaV4.MaiJnCaTqjPcp8kIJFWMV9N6Or4GSjHsSkg-B2cChnY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Terms+of+Endearment+4K&qid=1708721963&sprefix=terms+of+endearment+4k+,aps,225&sr=8-1

2. Alas, the DTS-MA 5.1 has hardly anything going on in the surrounds. It's very stereo but dialogue is all clear and it's not a major.

3. Image is superb and it's a great flick. I haven't seen it in years.
 
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