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One of the big vintage titles bowing on Blu-ray -- within the next six months, Felteinstein says -- is George Cukor's 1954 version of "A Star is Born" with Judy Garland. "It's an extraordinary presentation, with a lot of exciting extras," he says. Felsteinstein confirmed our earlier report that the extras include a remastered version of William Wellman's classic 1937 version. But not Cukor's "What Price Hollywood," which is considered a precursor. "We considered it, but there wasn't space and it truly isn't a version of the same story."

Cathy a écrit :Bonne nouvelle que la version Wellman figure en bonus. A mes yeux, elle est de loin supérieure à la Cukor ! Beaucoup plus émouvante notamment !

Note: All enhanced content listed above is subject to change.

Special features include:

* Introduction
* Ten additional and alternate takes
* Film effects reel
* Vintage featurettes:
o A Report by Jack L. Warner
o Huge Premiere Hails A Star Is Born Newsreel Montage
o A Star Is Born Premiere in Cinemascope
o Pantages Premiere TV Special
* 1956 WB cartoon: A Star is Bored
* Trailers:
o A Star Is Born (1937)
o A Star Is Born (1954)
o A Star Is Born (1976)
* Audio Vault (audio only):
o Two outtakes
o Dec. 28, 1942 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast with Judy Garland and Walter Pidgeon)
o Judy Garland Radio Interview
o Born in a Trunk
o Someone At Last – Rehearsal
o Someone At Last
o My Melancholy Baby
o Black Bottom
o Swanee

Famously reconstructed in the early eighties under the leadership of late film historian Ronald Haver, MPI has meticulously preserved and restored Haver's 176-minute version of A Star Is Born to its original luster, bringing back the brilliant, saturated colors and crisp picture. Using cutting edge digital restoration tools, MPI removed heavy chemical staining that affected several portions of the film and utilized an ultra-resolution recombine process to correct the heavily damaged sections. Without this painstaking preservation, the fragile negative stock in which the film was created would surely be near extinction.

UPDATE: "When we looked at the master of the ’37 'A Star is Born,' we realized that it really needed, more importantly, deserved a special restoration…using our Ultra Resolution process to bring out the glorious Technicolor of that film,'' said a Warner rep in an e-mail. "So rather than it be an add on…some less than-terrific extra content, we pulled it back so as not to diminish the importance of either versions.''

Hopefully, this means the earlier version will also be released in Blu-ray.

feb a écrit :Normalement oui (Comme pour les BR UK de Chantons sous la Pluie et de Meet Me in St Louis)
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