"THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY" ON DVD?

[WaverBoy]

I really hope they’re working on restoring the rest of the silents as well!

[Mike Gebert]

Jeff Joseph talked about this way back in episode 7 of NitrateVille Radio.

[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.

[Mike Gebert]

Just adding it for those who want more background as well as the new news.

[Paul Penna]

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.

[Dean Thompson]

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!

[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.

[silentfilm]

Here are the YouTube comparisons...

[Mike Gebert]

Scott MacQueen in an interview on the restorations: