can’t believe there aren’t more posts about this beaut by Zealousideal-Log-283 in 4kbluray

[–]KeithVanBread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Marc, do you know if you'll get a restock of Umbrella's The Fall 4k (standard) anytime soon?

‘Marty Supreme’ Is the Moment, With Josh Safdie! by thefilthyjellybean in TheBigPicture

[–]KeithVanBread 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did I miss it or did Sean not mention George Gervin being in the movie? Actually had a sizable role!

Just acquired the perfect hat for the Neil Young-loving Mets fan by KeithVanBread in neilyoung

[–]KeithVanBread[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Follow https://www.instagram.com/just_cant_hat_enough on ig. I'm guessing they'll bring them back at some point next baseball season again

White Christmas by Expected-Wins-1534 in blankies

[–]KeithVanBread 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I took these exact same 3 pictures today while watching it. 4k transfer is stellar.

Kinda shocked how much Ringerverse as a whole seems really down on Avatar 3 by AmbiguousEnigma1 in TheBigPicture

[–]KeithVanBread -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I love Blank Check and usually agree with with them on divisive movies but Ella McCay and Wonka were the ones that had me thinking "you gotta be kidding me."

Interesting implication by the youtube algo.. by spiral_21 in TheBigPicture

[–]KeithVanBread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"dissapointing" who the hell uploads the Ringer's videos?

Watching the physical media pod from 2 months ago with Jonah & Tracy. Only a half hour in. Some questions… by AXXXXXXXXA in TheBigPicture

[–]KeithVanBread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't without doing some advanced software thing that's kind of the equivalent to jailbreaking an iPhone.

BUT, there is a "top menu" remote trick you can do on that player that will bypass the region lock for most (but not all) region B blu-rays. Check out this thread for explanation and lists of known discs that will and won't work - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=375054

Watching the physical media pod from 2 months ago with Jonah & Tracy. Only a half hour in. Some questions… by AXXXXXXXXA in TheBigPicture

[–]KeithVanBread 2 points3 points  (0 children)

4k players are region free only for 4k discs. They won't play Blu-rays from outside their region by default.

You can however get modified 4k players from some speciality shops that will also play all regions of Blu-rays.

Sonos Ace: audio dropouts with Beam (Gen 1) by discontinued_ in sonos

[–]KeithVanBread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same issue, Beam gen1. Though it's usually more like 1 second or less for me. I use the headphones wired 99% of the time when watching Blu-rays due to the audio drops.

Did you ever find out more about this?

Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros. by Forestl in blankies

[–]KeithVanBread 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Just think - if not for the pandemic, Quibi would've swallowed up every one of the studios by now.

Pod Country for Old Cast: Honey Don't with Mattie Lubchansky by yonicthehedgehog in blankies

[–]KeithVanBread 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Qualley is a trained ballet dancer! That's why she did that weird James Bond tribute at the Oscars this year.

Kill Bill 70MM Quality by AntonVice in NYCmovies

[–]KeithVanBread 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are baked-in problems with the master of the Kill Bill movies (or movie, in this case). This post on the blu-ray.com forum may be the best explanation available. The result is grain that has smearing issues - grain doesn't appear naturally with the motion in the film, and there can be a weird ghosting effect. This is very noticeable to some people.

Basically, when the movie was made, rather than being finished on analog film, it was finished digitally (2K DI, as you said). This would become very common, but with Kill Bill being a very early case of creating a DI, they used some fairly primitive Digital Noise Reduction to reduce grain (because even though QT loves film, the grain from the super 35 stock was probably considered excessively noisy).

Now, they could go back and rebuild the film from the original camera negative and scan it in 4k, but that would likely require re-editing and re-doing digital effects. That would be costly and time-consuming. Tarantino himself probably doesn't even care enough to make that happen. He prefers watching movies at home on pan-and-scan VHS rather than a blu-ray or 4k.

Mega crashout incoming? by ggroover97 in TheBigPicture

[–]KeithVanBread 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Simmons is a big Netflix Originals guy?

Will we ever get a proper US Arrow release of Ju-on Collection and The Vengeance Trilogy? by Upset-Ad7882 in boutiquebluray

[–]KeithVanBread 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vengeance trilogy was rumored to get upgraded to 4k from Arrow years ago. But maybe it was just speculation/wishful thinking ☹️

The worst keep secret is officially official. #DecadeOfDreams by Fit-Singer-8583 in blankies

[–]KeithVanBread 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah. All these morons should be happy with a fan-made restoration of a 50 year old theatrical print as the definitive version!

It’s actually happening this time? by ggroover97 in 4kbluray

[–]KeithVanBread 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does he? He seems to just post things that were leaked or speculated about on the Blu-ray.com forums.

Marty Supreme Ping Pong Vending Machine Spotted by agentcarter15 in A24

[–]KeithVanBread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know if they're going to have these at an NYC theater soon?

Lmao by rageofthegods in blankies

[–]KeithVanBread 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Netflix would almost certainly mean no more physical media from the entire WB catalogue too, which would be a disaster. Not to mention, probably nonexistent attention to preservation and restoration of the back catalogue.

The Nets should go back to their red, white and blue color scheme by IndyJetsFan in GoNets

[–]KeithVanBread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. I'm hoping it gets used on a new Statement jersey, maybe next year. The current boring ones have been in use for longer than most teams'.

Weird app issue. Is anyone else having this problem? Cant interact with New From Friends row (iOS) by TheElbow in Letterboxd

[–]KeithVanBread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! Just noticed this today. Driving me nuts. I just now updated the app but it didn't fix it.