VIDEO COMPARISON: Secret of the Incas (1954) 2022 Imprint Blu-ray to 2023 Kino Blu-ray ChuckPenn3 2023-03-09 | The 2022 Imprint Blu-ray uses an older HD master from a film element showing some damage and misalignment of the Technicolor elements. The 2023 Kino Blu-ray features a new HD master created from 4K scans of the Technicolor negatives that were registered digitally, but it doesn’t appear much (if any) additional color correction was performed.
Don Johnson Q&A Between A Boy And His Dog and The Hot Spot at BeyondFest (10/5/2024) ChuckPenn3 2024-10-15 | Thanks to Cliff Luther for video of the first three minutes that I missed. Don Johnson Q&A Between A Boy And His Dog and The Hot Spot at BeyondFest (10/5/2024)
Preserving Opera on Severin’s 2024 Blu/4K release ChuckPenn3 2024-10-09 | severinfilms.com/collections/summer-sale/products/opera-limited-edition-5-disc-4k-uhd-booklet-w-slipcase
LITTLE BITES BeyondFest Premiere Q&A with Spider One, Krsy Fox, Chaz Bono and Cher (10/3/2024) ChuckPenn3 2024-10-04 | Aero Theatre sponsored by NEON | Beyond Fest 2024Cher, Bonnie Aarons, Chaz Bono, Elizabeth Caro, Lyndsi LaRose and Mark Kelly, Spider One and Krsy Fox In-Person!West Coast Premiere
Gorgeous A Barbara Harris Tribute Intro and Ending for The Green Room 42 event (10/02/2018) ChuckPenn3 2024-10-02 | I produced a series of videos for an event in NYC titled "Gorgeous - A Barbara Harris Tribute" that took place on October 2, 2018, at The Green Room 42 inside YOTEL on 10th Avenue. I have edited the opening and closing segments together for this video.The live event included live performances and comments from Barbara's co-workers.
Beyond Fest The Women of A Nightmare on Elm St Hosted by Barbara Crampton (9/30/2024) ChuckPenn3 2024-10-02 | THE WOMEN OF ELM STREET PRESENT A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREETAero Theatre sponsored by NEON | Beyond Fest 2024Q&A with actors Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Lin Shaye and Ronee Blakley. Moderated by Barbara Crampton.40th Anniversary!20:27 - “Locked, locked, locked…” - comment on sound mix (we viewed the film with the DD 5.1 remix)
“A Corset Can Do a Lot for a Lady” by Carol Channing from The First Traveling Saleslady 1956 ChuckPenn3 2024-09-19 | ...
NORTHWEST PASSAGE (1940) 2011 DVD to 2024 BLU-RAY Technicolor Restoration Comparison ChuckPenn3 2024-09-18 | Purchase here: amazon.com/Northwest-Passage-Blu-ray-King-Vidor/dp/B0D8TXZ8Q6I made this video comparing the 2011 Warner Archive DVD to the 2024 Warner Archive Blu-ray to show just how incredible the leap in quality is on the new release. Perhaps some day ALL Technicolor films (with negatives still intact) can be scanned, realigned digitally, and restored to this kind of stunning splendor!NORTHWEST PASSAGE (1940) 2011 DVD to 2024 BLU-RAY Technicolor Restoration Comparison
Chuck & O - Highlights from Super Soul Sunday Segment on The Invention of Wings (04/13/2014) ChuckPenn3 2024-09-12 | Chuck & O - Super Soul Sunday Segment on "The Invention of Wings" (04/13/2014) with author Sue Monk Kidd. Sue’s responses to my questions were edited to keep the running time of this video low as well as to try to prevent it from being flagged and removed.
VIDEO COMPARISON: Framing Differences Between Night of the Eagle (UK) and Burn Witch Burn (US) ChuckPenn3 2024-07-09 | I compared the 2015 US Kino Blu-ray to the 2024 UK Studio Canal Blu-ray (from a new 4K scan) in this comparison. I noted some odd cropping on individual shots on the 2015 release that are not cropped on the 2024 release as well as other where the framing is quite different. Were there changes built into the US release of the film? The 2015 Blu is in blue superimposed over the 2024 UK Blu.
VIDEO COMPARISON: Burn Witch Burn / Night of the Eagle (1962) 2015 Kino to 2024 Studio Canal Blu-ray ChuckPenn3 2024-07-08 | FRAMING DIFFERENCES: youtu.be/wu83iaUNIfE?si=JljVLGsqGPpgGBfh I compared the 2015 US Kino Blu-ray to the 2024 UK Studio Canal Blu-ray (from a new 4K scan) in this comparison. I noted some odd cropping on individual shots on the 2015 release that are not cropped on the 2024 release. The sound on the 2024 release doesn’t have the same distortion in the sibilants as the 2015 release either. I’m not sure if the expanded dynamic range and resolution shows in this comparison as compressed for streaming on YouTube, so I zoomed in at 2x in the second half.
English dub track sample for Ruslan and Ludmila (1972) Aleksandr Ptushku Russian fantasy ChuckPenn3 2024-07-03 | English dub track sample for Ruslan and Ludmila (1972) Aleksandr Ptushku Russian fantasy
Vidiots Q&A with Rebecca De Mornay & Raphael Sbarge after Risky Business screening (6/22/2024) ChuckPenn3 2024-06-26 | vidiotsfoundation.orgQ&A session after a screening of Risky Business at Vidiots with actors Rebecca De Mornay and Raphael Sbarge moderated by Vidiots Programming Director Amanda Salazar on June 22, 2024.
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 1985 Pan/Scan Laserdisc to 2013 Blu-ray (mono audio from LD) ChuckPenn3 2024-05-28 | ...
Peanut Butter Solution / Opération beurre de pinottes (1985) Celine Dion songs in English & French ChuckPenn3 2024-05-28 | 0:00- “Dans la main d'un magicien”1:58 - “Listen to the Magic Man”3:55 - “La ballade de Michel”6:51 - “Michael’s Song”Video and audio from the 2017 Canadian Blu-ray release, NOT the 2019 Severin Blu-ray
VIDEO & AUDIO COMPARISON: The Peanut Butter Solution (1985) 2017 Canadian to 2019 Severin Blu-Ray ChuckPenn3 2024-05-28 | ...
The Dog Who Stopped the War 1984 theme song by Nathalie Simard in French and English ChuckPenn3 2024-05-16 | 0:00 = "L'amour a pris son temps"4:23 = "Love Is On Our Side"
The North Avenue Irregulars (1979) TV Spot ChuckPenn3 2024-03-12 | The North Avenue Irregulars (1979) TV Spot
Reap the Wild Wind (1942) Raymond Massey shot by Ray Milland with blood oozing ChuckPenn3 2024-02-08 | ...
VIDEO COMPARISON: The Opposite Sex (1956) 2010 Warner Archive DVD to 2020 Blu-ray ChuckPenn3 2024-02-04 | The DVD was in stereo but the Blu-ray in mono.
VIDEO COMPARISON: Val Lewton’s The Ghost Ship (1943) 2021 US to 2023 UK Blu-ray - Missing Moth ChuckPenn3 2024-01-31 | The moth referenced in this scene appears to have been digitally removed as a possible flaw on the 2021 Warner Archive Blu-ray release of The Ghost Ship (1943). A corrected version with the moth rightfully restored was issued in 2023 in the UK, though the disc was authored in November 2021, just a few months after the August 2021 authoring date of the original flawed release.I purchased the US Blu-ray new from Amazon in June 2023 and received the original version. There doesn’t yet appear to be any recall or replacement program set up for purchasers of the US release despite it having been authored well over two years ago. I finally bought the UK release in January 2024 to make this comparison.This scene is located at 4:42-5:04 on both releases.
Highlights from Crystal Hefner’s Only Say Good Things 2024 Memoir Playboy ChuckPenn3 2024-01-30 | amazon.com/Only-Say-Good-Things-Surviving/dp/1538765675
Nancy Savoca, John Sayles, and Richard Guay Q&A After True Love Screening (1/27/2024) ChuckPenn3 2024-01-30 | Q&A with filmmaker Nancy Savoca and producer Richard Guay. Moderated by John Sayles.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/true-love-1-27-24
Dustin Hoffman and Sam Wasson Q&A After The Graduate (1967) Screening (1/28/2024) ChuckPenn3 2024-01-30 | Aero Theatre | Q&A with actor Dustin Hoffman. Moderated by Sam Wasson. americancinematheque.com/now-showing/the-graduate-1-28-24
My Question for Nancy Savoca after True Love (1989) screening with John Sayles (1/27/2024) ChuckPenn3 2024-01-30 | Excerpt from Q&A with filmmaker Nancy Savoca and producer Richard Guay. Moderated by John Sayles.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/true-love-1-27-24
My Question for Dustin Hoffman after The Graduate screening (1/28/2024) with Sam Wasson as moderator ChuckPenn3 2024-01-29 | ...
Amy Sedaris shows Conan and Martha Stewart How to Cook in Prison and LandoLakes Butter 5/9/2001 ChuckPenn3 2024-01-24 | ...
Rosie on Mounjaro (1/16/2024 - Onward with Rosie O’Donnell podcast) ChuckPenn3 2024-01-22 | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onward-with-rosie-odonnell/id1677010022?i=1000641811954
Jai Rodriguez on Religion and Hypocrisy (Kill Me Now with Judy Gold podcast - 1/16/2024) ChuckPenn3 2024-01-22 | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kill-me-now-with-judy-gold/id992129589?i=1000641795091
Dolly Parton Sings for Everyone in “Hard Candy Christmas” from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ChuckPenn3 2024-01-12 | ...
The Journey of Character Actor Richard Riehle with Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 10 Years Apart ChuckPenn3 2024-01-08 | I made this after noticing the same character actor appearing with Joseph Gordon-Levitt in two VERY different scenes 10 years apart.
Video Release Comparison: Now, Voyager (1942) LaserDisc to DVD to Blu-ray ChuckPenn3 2023-12-26 | ...
Video Release Comparison: Silver Bullet (1985) 2017 Blu-ray to 2023 Shout Factory Remaster ChuckPenn3 2023-12-21 | ...
Video Release Comparison: The Exorcist (1973) Exorcism on 6 Prior Video Releases - LaserDisc to 4K ChuckPenn3 2023-12-19 | The 1997 DVD of The Exorcist, the premiere of the film on that then-new format, was the last time the original opening logo and color timing were presented for the film on video. The 1998 25th anniversary DVD release introduced all-new color timing for the exorcism, further modified in 2000 for the “Version You’ve Never Seen” theatrical reissue (now referred to as the “Extended Director’s Cut”). This drastically altered timing, similar to what was performed on the critically-lambasted first 2008 Blu-ray release of William Friedkin’s The French Connection (1971), involves blurring the color layer and over saturating it as shown here: youtu.be/xI_P0EF3aQk?si=1TGWho0za6mPqhtt The result on every release of The Exorcist since 1998 is a soft bluish mess, nothing like how the film was presented for its first 25 years. Even releases of the “original theatrical version” have this revised palette.The 2001 “Version You’ve Never Seen” and successive DVD releases are not included as they follow the same revised color grade introduced in 1998 and are represented by the Blu-ray and 4K releases.
Video Release Comparison: The Exorcist (1973) Exorcism 1997 DVD to 2023 4K UHD Blu-ray ChuckPenn3 2023-12-19 | The 1997 DVD of The Exorcist, the premiere of the film on that then-new format, was the last time the original opening logo and color timing were presented for the film on video. The 1998 25th anniversary DVD release introduced all-new color timing for the exorcism, further modified in 2000 for the “Version You’ve Never Seen” theatrical reissue (now referred to as the “Extended Director’s Cut”). This drastically altered timing, similar to what was performed on the critically-lambasted first 2008 Blu-ray release of William Friedkin’s The French Connection (1971), involves blurring the color layer and over saturating it as shown here: youtu.be/xI_P0EF3aQk?si=1TGWho0za6mPqhtt The result on every release of The Exorcist since 1998 is a soft bluish mess, nothing like how the film was presented for its first 25 years. Even releases of the “original theatrical version” have this revised palette.
Video Release Comparison: The Exorcist (1973) Walking from LaserDisc to 4K UHD Blu-ray ChuckPenn3 2023-12-19 | ...
Opening Logo Comparison: The Exorcist (1973) ChuckPenn3 2023-12-18 | The Exorcist premiered in 1973, opening with the then-current Warner Bros company logo designed by Saul Bass. This carried through to the initial video releases in the early 1980s on VHS, Beta, LaserDisc, and CED VideoDisc. An early 1990s remastered video release replaced the original logo, only for it to reappear on the initial 1997 DVD release of the film. By the 25th anniversary video releases in fall 1998, the opening logo was gone again and the entire exorcism sequence color timing had been drastically overhauled. The 2000 “Version You’ve Never Seen” theatrical release (now referred to as the “Extended Director’s Cut) made further changes to the color timing of the exorcism as well as introducing numerous modifications to the sound mix and including previously deleted footage.All post-1998 editions of The Exorcist are missing the black-on-red company logo at the beginning and have a completely altered presentation of the exorcism. Even video and streaming releases claiming to be the “original theatrical version” - right up through the 2023 4K UHD Blu-ray release are missing the original company logo and have the revised exorcism scene, which I’ll compare in future videos.
“Can’t Help Falling in Love” with Jonathan Peters & Leigh Zamzow (May 1997 Eagle High School, Idaho) ChuckPenn3 2023-11-15 | This has been mastered from the original SVHS edited master. All of the raw footage was shot on May 21, 1997, save for the opening and closing with the yearbook; that was shot a few days later.RAW FOOTAGE: youtu.be/kWHm2YU5x3I?si=Lm-e3NAPUXrnEJIt
Restoring The Man Who Knew Too Much (2023) [Exclusive to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray] ChuckPenn3 2023-11-02 | This 4K restoration, the Perspecta soundtrack, and this featurette are exclusive to the 2023 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release. The Blu-ray included with the package is identical to the prior Blu-ray release from 10+ years ago.
2.5X VIDEO COMPARISON: The Private Lives of Elizabeth & Essex (1939) 2005 DVD to 2021 Blu-ray ChuckPenn3 2023-10-27 | This comparison is zoomed in 2.5x to show up the detail differences between the two video releases.Original uncropped/unzoomed version is here: youtu.be/Ix48VuDknAI?si=vB80C9ZU5_7apjIz
VIDEO COMPARISON: The Private Lives of Elizabeth & Essex (1939) 2005 DVD to 2021 Blu-ray ChuckPenn3 2023-10-24 | 2.5x zoomed-in version: youtu.be/j9oeL6FEV9w?si=Fch_9bF7msOzcHJ3
VIDEO COMPARISON: The Green Archer (1961) Edgar Wallace Krimi 16mm vs 35mm 2K negative scan ChuckPenn3 2023-10-21 | ...
Mister Organ Q&A with David Farrier and Dax Shepard (10/04/2022) ChuckPenn3 2023-10-18 | drafthousefilms.com/misterorgan
Joan Baez & Karen OConnor interviewed by Allison Anders after I Am a Noise screening (10/14/2023) ChuckPenn3 2023-10-15 | magpictures.com/joanbaez
Britt Ekland Q&A after The Wicker Man screening at Beyond Fest (10/09/23) ChuckPenn3 2023-10-10 | Info on this event: americancinematheque.com/now-showing/the-wicker-man-10-9-23
How to PROPERLY Pronounce Deborah Kerr - PRIMARY SOURCES! Mystery solved! ChuckPenn3 2023-10-07 | Using vintage trailers and an appearance on “What’s My Line?” (1953), I put to rest whether Deborah Kerr’s surname is pronounced CAR or KERR.
James Cameron on The Abyss Q&A Moderated by Jim Hemphill after Beyond Fest screening (9/27/2023) ChuckPenn3 2023-10-02 | I recorded the Q&A at this event: americancinematheque.com/now-showing/the-abyss-special-edition-9-27-23
