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- Seven Samurai Review - Criterion ForumThe Criterion Collection upgrades Akira Kurosawa’s seminal Seven Samurai to 4K UHD, presenting the 207-minute epic on a single triple-layer disc in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1. The 10-bit SDR 2160p/24hz ultra high-definition presentation is sourced from a new 4K restoration performed by Toho, utilizing a scan of a 35mm master positive.
- Tótem Review - Criterion ForumLila Avilés’ Tótem receives a Blu-ray release through Criterion’s Janus Contemporaries line, presented on a dual-layer disc in 1080p/24hz and its original aspect ratio of about 1.33:1. The presentation is sharp and clean, with a solid encode that maintains a pleasing texture. Fine details are well-rendered, with no noticeable digital ...
- Barry Lyndon Review - Criterion ForumAdmittedly this isn’t an upgrade on the scale of Criterion’s Blu-ray of Being There over Warner’s processed disc: Warner’s Blu-ray of Barry Lyndon, outside of the justifiable criticisms against its incorrect aspect ratio, isn’t all that bad. But I still feel Criterion’s is a better, more filmic image in the end, a thing of beauty.
- Demon Pond Review :: Criterion ForumThe Criterion Collection presents Masahiro Shinoda’s Demon Pond on 4K UHD in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, spread across a triple-layer disc. The SDR 2160p/24hz ultra high-definition presentation is sourced from a new 4K restoration by Shochiku, taken from a scan of the 35mm original camera negative.
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