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Sid & Nancy(1986)The raucous, romantic and sordid tale of Sid Vicious, a member of the legendary British punk group, The Sex Pistols, and his doomed relationship with his American girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. For more about Sid & Nancy and the Sid & Nancy Blu-ray release, see Sid & Nancy Blu-ray Review published by Dr. Svet Atanasov on July 27, 2017 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5. Director: Alex Cox Writers: Alex Cox, Abbe Wool Starring: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, Andrew Schofield, David Hayman, Courtney Love, Xander Berkeley » See full cast & crew Sid & Nancy Blu-ray, Video QualityPresented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Alex Cox's Sid & Nancy arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The following text appears inside the booklet provided with this Blu-ray release: "Supervised and approved by director of photography Roger Deakins, this new 16-bit 4K digital transfer was created on a DFT Scanity film scanner from the original 35mm camera negative at Deluxe in Culver City, California. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, and warps were manually removed using MIT Film's DRS, while Digital Vision's Phoenix was used for jitter, flicker, small dirt, grain, and noise management. The original stereo soundtrack was remastered from the 35mm magnetic track. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD and iZotope RX. Colorist: Lee Kline." It is pretty obvious that this upcoming release is sourced from the same outstanding 4K master that StudioCanal worked with when they prepared their release of Sid & Nancy in 2016. I personally could not see any meaningful discrepancies between the two to mention in our review. It is possible that on this release the film is just a tiny bit darker, but the difference is academic. Of course, the new master is vastly superior to the one that MGM used for the initial North American release of the film in 2011. In terms of clarity and especially depth there are massive improvements that literally transform entire sections of the film. The darker/club footage has some of the most striking improvements as shadow definition is much better and there are entire ranges of filmic nuances that are lost in the previous release; fluidity is far superior during the darker/club footage and the daylight footage as well. The new color palette is also quite striking -- there are new and very healthy primaries and fantastic nuances that match the film's bold and energetic style. There are no traces of problematic degraining or sharpening adjustments. Some minor fluctuations in terms of grain exposure are noticeable, but they are part of the original cinematography. On this release there is also room for some minor encoding optimizations, but you do not have to worry about serious anomalies affecting your viewing experience. The film looks simply terrific in high-definition. My score is 4.75/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content). Sid & Nancy Blu-ray, Audio QualityThere are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and English LPCM 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. I have not changed my opinion about the Stereo track. When I viewed the StudioCanal release I thought that it was the better option for the live performances and even some of the dialog, and I think that this is still the case here. Obviously, you should experiment with the 5.1 track and see if perhaps you like it better, but I think that in terms of clarity, depth, and especially overall balance the Stereo track serves the film better. There are no pops, cracks, background hiss, audio dropouts, or digital distortions to report. Sid & Nancy: Other Editions
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• Sid & Nancy 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray - July 25, 2016 StudioCanal have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of director Alex Cox's film Sid & Nancy (1986), starring Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, Andrew Schofield, David Hayman, and Courtney Love. The release will be available for purchase on August 29.
• StudioCanal: Two New Vintage Classics Blu-ray Titles Coming Up - June 3, 2016 StudioCanal will add two new titles to its Vintage Classics series: Alex Cox's Sid and Nancy (1986), starring Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, Andrew Schofield, David Hayman, and Courtney Love, and John Schlesinger's A Kind of Loving (1962), starring Alan Bates, June Ritchie, ...
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