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● Movies & Concerts on Blu-Ray - a smattering of favorites

[Note: Click on the cover art for a link to each.] 

  • The General  [Blu-ray] (1926) (Silent) - aspect ratio: 1.33

    

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood  [Blu-ray] (1938) - aspect ratio: 1.37

    

  • The Wizard of Oz  [Blu-ray] (1939) - aspect ratio: 1.37

    

 
  • Gone with the Wind  [Blu-ray] (1939) - aspect ratio: 1.37

      

  • Casablanca  [Blu-ray] (1942) - aspect ratio: 1.37

    

  • The Red Shoes [Blu-ray] (1948) - aspect ratio: 1.37  [Highly recommended!] [Here is a link about how the movie was restored. A Region B version has also been released.] 

   

  • An American in Paris  [Blu-ray] (1951) - aspect ratio: 1.37

         

  • Singin' in the Rain  [Blu-ray] (1952) - aspect ratio: 1.37 - [To Be Released]

         

  • Seven Samurai  [Blu-ray] (1954) - aspect ratio: 1.37

         

  • Lola Montes  [Blu-ray] (1955) - French w/English subtitles  - aspect ratio: 2.55

    

  • Ben Hur  [Blu-ray] (1959) - aspect ratio: 2.76

(Note: Features the famed chariot race. Filmed utilizing 8000 extras, 300 sets, and over 100,000 costume changes)

    

  • North by Northwest  [Blu-ray] (1959) - aspect ratio: 1.85

    

  • Dr. Strangelove  [Blu-ray] (1964) - aspect ratio: 1.66

    

  • My Fair Lady  [Blu-ray] (1964) - aspect ratio: 2.20 - To Be Released]

    

  • The Sound of Music  [Blu-ray] (1965) - aspect ratio: 2.20 - [To Be Released]

    

  • Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music  [Blu-ray] (filmed in 1969) (released in 1970) - aspect ratio: 1.85

         

  • Being There  [Blu-ray] (1979) - aspect ratio: 1.85

    

  • Gandhi  [Blu-ray]  (1982) - aspect ratio: 2.35

   

  • Amadeus  [Blu-ray]  (1984) - aspect ratio: 2.40

   

  • Big  [Blu-ray] (1988) - aspect ratio: 1.85

   

  • Field of Dreams  [Blu-ray] (1989) - aspect ratio: 1.85

   

 
  • Groundhog Day  [Blu-ray] (1993) - aspect ratio: 1.85

    

  • Baraka  [Blu-ray] (1993) - aspect ratio: 2.20

    

  • Sense and Sensibility  [Blu-ray] (1995) - aspect ratio: 1.85

    

  • Shakespeare in Love  [Blu-ray] (1998) - aspect ratio: 2.35 - [To Be Released]

    

  • Mozart - Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute)  [Blu-ray] (2003) - aspect ratio 16:9 (1080i)

    

  • Shall We Dance  [Blu-ray] (2004) - aspect ratio: 1.85

    

  • The Fall   [Blu-ray] (2006) - aspect ratio: 1.85

    

  • Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series w/David Attenborough  [Blu-ray] (2007) - aspect ratio 16:9  - 1080p (Note: some of the footage was originally shot at a lower resolution than 1080p and then up-rezzed) (NOTE: the link is to the recommended British version which has 5 discs—as opposed to the American David Attenborough narrated version or the American Sigourney Weaver narrated version, both of which only include 4 discs)

    

  • Chris Botti in Boston  [Blu-ray] (2009) - aspect ratio 16:9 - 1080p

    

  • Stevie Wonder Live at Last: A Wonder Summer's Night  [Blu-ray] (2009) - aspect ratio 16:9 - 1080p

    

  • Jeff Beck Performing This Week: Live at Ronnie Scott's  [Blu-ray] (2009) - aspect ratio 16:9 - 1080i

    

  • Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1: 1963-1972 (10 Disc set)  [Blu-ray] (2009) (in-depth review)

    

Here is an article which talks about what it takes to prepare Classic Titles for release on Blu-ray.

 
   
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