Look, this isn’t really news. Not to any of us who’ve been grabbing up every Criterion Blu-ray for the last year, anyway. But Home Media Magazine has just published a nice, lengthy piece on the glory of Black and White film presentations on Blu-ray disc. When they’re done right, there’s nothing better!
There are a lot of great quotes in the article from the likes of restoration expert, Robert A. Harris to disc producer, Van Ling. Lee Kline, technical director for Criterion gets in on the action stating,
- “Now we’re able to replicate more precisely these films as they first appeared.”
He pointed to the July Blu-ray release of Roman Polanski’s Repulsion as a great example.
“Once you look at Blu-ray, you can’t imagine watching the DVDs of these films ever again,” he said.
The piece gets a little bit more technical, addressing the need for film grain and quality of dynamic range in b&w. Really interesting stuff! Head on over and check out the article. It’s certainly worth a read.
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