These were never intended to “replace” the 35 mm option. Note, again, that 35s are still available directly from Universal and we encourage those who’d care to book them to please do so. But as an alternative to limited or dubious quality prints -or std def DVDs – we do believe you’d be very happy with the quality and convenience these can provide. Our goal is facilitate the best possible presentation of these classic films – ones with proven audiences that can generate returns to both venues and distributors. The response, to date, has been very encouraging. For programmers and venues that have ceased booking these films for all the reasons we know and get upset about, they now see a way to return classic films to classic venues in a high quality yet very cost effective & pragmatic way.
These were never intended to “replace” the 35 mm option. Note, again, that 35s are still available directly from Universal and we encourage those who’d care to book them to please do so. But as an alternative to limited or dubious quality prints -or std def DVDs – we do believe you’d be very happy with the quality and convenience these can provide. Our goal is facilitate the best possible presentation of these classic films – ones with proven audiences that can generate returns to both venues and distributors. The response, to date, has been very encouraging. For programmers and venues that have ceased booking these films for all the reasons we know and get upset about, they now see a way to return classic films to classic venues in a high quality yet very cost effective & pragmatic way.
These master were not sourced from HDNet. They are newly made from restored materials own and controlled by Universal, directly.
These were never intended to “replace” the 35 mm option. Note, again, that 35s are still available directly from Universal and we encourage those who’d care to book them to please do so. But as an alternative to limited or dubious quality prints -or std def DVDs – we do believe you’d be very happy with the quality and convenience these can provide. Our goal is facilitate the best possible presentation of these classic films – ones with proven audiences that can generate returns to both venues and distributors. The response, to date, has been very encouraging. For programmers and venues that have ceased booking these films for all the reasons we know and get upset about, they now see a way to return classic films to classic venues in a high quality yet very cost effective & pragmatic way.
These were never intended to “replace” the 35 mm option. Note, again, that 35s are still available directly from Universal and we encourage those who’d care to book them to please do so. But as an alternative to limited or dubious quality prints -or std def DVDs – we do believe you’d be very happy with the quality and convenience these can provide. Our goal is facilitate the best possible presentation of these classic films – ones with proven audiences that can generate returns to both venues and distributors. The response, to date, has been very encouraging. For programmers and venues that have ceased booking these films for all the reasons we know and get upset about, they now see a way to return classic films to classic venues in a high quality yet very cost effective & pragmatic way.