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Re: "THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY" ON DVD?

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:55 am
by WaverBoy
I really hope they’re working on restoring the rest of the silents as well!

Re: "THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY" ON DVD?

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:52 pm
by Mike Gebert
Jeff Joseph talked about this way back in episode 7 of NitrateVille Radio.

Re: "THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY" ON DVD?

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:57 pm
by WaverBoy
Mike Gebert wrote: ↑
09 Feb 2020 01:52 pm
Jeff Joseph talked about this way back in episode 7 of NitrateVille Radio.
I know, that bit’s old news, but obviously a disc release is new news, and the topic of this thread.

Re: "THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY" ON DVD?

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:45 pm
by Mike Gebert
Just adding it for those who want more background as well as the new news.

Re: "THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY" ON DVD?

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:18 pm
by Paul Penna
WaverBoy wrote:
Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:48 am
Well, it looks like it’s finally happening in June, and on Blu-ray even.
Wow, and here I thought the Tex Avery Blu-Ray news was exciting. Of course, the Avery came out of the blue (so to speak), but I've been itching for the UCLA L&H restorations since I first learned of them years ago - and contributed $ to the project in my small way.

Re: "THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY" ON DVD?

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:07 pm
by Dean Thompson
WaverBoy wrote:
Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:48 am
Well, it looks like it’s finally happening in June, and on Blu-ray even. A pity that only one silent short is included, but hey, at least it’s the one we’ve all been waiting for:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.ph ... st17330756
Good people of Nitrateville,

If you've not already taken a look at the before-and-after comparisons of "Come Clean" and "Me and My Pal" (among others) at the above link, you should: those long-awaited UCLA restorations are beautiful. June can't get here quickly enough!

Re: "THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY" ON DVD?

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:03 pm
by Thad Komorowski
Forgive the plug, but [most] of these are joint co-productions of UCLA's photochemical work and SabuCat's digital restoration work (Jeff Joseph and myself). Very proud and happy to see these will finally be out there.

Re: "THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY" ON DVD?

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:28 pm
by silentfilm
Here are the YouTube comparisons...










Re: "THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY" ON DVD?

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 4:07 pm
by Mike Gebert
Scott MacQueen in an interview on the restorations: