captainsolo said:

I meant easily visible in terms of both cut and availability. Chimes is supposedly getting a new deal for Blu-ray and Criterion is rumored. I haven't been able to see it decently in years.

Oh right I see. The MrBongo DVD release of Chimes, is okay, not amazing but light-years ahead of the quality of any other DVD transfer the film has ever had. I'd reccomend it until something better comes along. Here's hoping Criterion sort that one out.

captainsolo said:

Someone should license MGM's Stranger print. It is very clean and would blow away the Kino Blu.

I was very pleased with the Kino Blu-Ray but then I've not seen a print of The Stranger and only had my previous diabolically bad 'Cinema Classics' Blu-Ray to compare it to.

captainsolo said:

Warner sits on their rear as far as Ambersons is concerned.

I've seen a pristine print of Ambersons and I thought the Warners DVD did a very good job of representing that. But it would be so easy for them to put it out in HD, why don't they!

The Trial has now got a great looking HD release from StudioCanal and 'F for Fake' has got good releases from Eureka! and Criterion.

Macbeth has a blu-Ray release but I've heard conflicting things about the quality? Plus The Lady From Shanghai has a Blu-Ray listed on Amazon but again I'm not sure what the image is like. Scratch that I've just seen this TCM Blu-Ray release of Shanghai listed on Blu-Ray.com, it looks amazing! I'm ordering a copy nright now.