A Star Is Born (1954) - Blu-ray Forum

bluskies · 03-02-2010, 02:40 AM

I just noticed that even with the front page news article, there is no thread about this.

Here is the cover art (from classicflix.com):

A Star Is Born Blu-ray

A Star Is Born Blu-ray WAC 2019 release

Warner Home Video has announced A Star is Born, directed by George Cukor and starring Judy Garland, for release on a two-disc Blu-ray Deluxe Special Edition on June 22, including a 40-page booklet with rare photos, press materials and an essay by film historian John Fricke. As previously reported (see blu-ray.com, May 23, 2008), this was the first film to be completely mastered at 6K — from scanning to restoring to mastering.

Special features include:
Introduction
Ten additional and alternate takes
Film effects reel
Vintage featurettes:
A Report by Jack L. Warner
Huge Premiere Hails A Star Is Born Newsreel Montage
A Star Is Born Premiere in Cinemascope
Pantages Premiere TV Special
1956 WB cartoon: A Star is Bored
Trailers:
A Star Is Born (1937)
A Star Is Born (1954)
A Star Is Born (1976)
Audio Vault (audio only):
Two outtakes
Dec. 28, 1942 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast with Judy Garland and Walter Pidgeon)
Judy Garland Radio Interview
Born in a Trunk
Someone At Last – Rehearsal
Someone At Last
My Melancholy Baby
Black Bottom
Swanee

Beta Man · 03-02-2010, 02:44 AM

Soon as it hits ~ $17 I'm getting that! Thanks for the heads up OP!

that1guystudios · 03-02-2010, 02:45 AM

Day 1 buy for me. You can see a 720p version of the restoration on Netflix right now. Strangely enough though, the dialog channel is missing. Must be a technical goof. Oops. Looks quite a bit better than the DVD.

JJJ225 · 03-02-2010, 03:29 AM

Day one for sure!

Favorite actress and favorite actor in the same film!

Russell_L · 03-02-2010, 06:22 AM

Day 1 buy for me as well!

Deciazulado · 03-04-2010, 10:17 PM

A Star is Born Blu-ray preorder

nametag · 03-31-2010, 08:03 AM

Just saw this for the first time... the only Judy Garland film apart from Wizard of Oz I've seen - she was really good in it! In general I really rather liked it, I think I'll be getting this - it's sure to be a great transfer/release!

bluskies · 04-24-2010, 06:51 AM

I picked up a flyer for this at the TCM Film Festival and noticed it had a very wonderful piece of news not yet released (and I hope it isn't an error). It mentions, of course the 40-pg digibook, and we know there will be extras...but the flyer says:

"IMPRESSIVE BONUSES

40+ hours (emphasis mine) of Special Features including an hour of never-before-available enhanced content, alternate takes, deleted scenes and excerpts from Garland's audio recording sessions."

Nika · 05-14-2010, 06:03 PM

Can't wait for it to be released!!!

BillieCassin · 05-14-2010, 11:31 PM

/cry

If only there was a copy of the real version out there.

I'll pick this one up, but like Cleopatra I'll always know what I am missing.

Weirded Wonder · 05-14-2010, 11:55 PM

Happy to see a classic get the All-Star treatment!

Nika · 05-15-2010, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillieCassin

/cry

If only there was a copy of the real version out there.

I'll pick this one up, but like Cleopatra I'll always know what I am missing.

There is someone who has a complete version of A Star Is Born but it seems they won't play ball with Warner, you can read about it here:

http://www.thejudyroom.com/asib/asib-article.html

BillieCassin · 05-17-2010, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nika

There is someone who has a complete version of A Star Is Born but it seems they won't play ball with Warner, you can read about it here:

http://www.thejudyroom.com/asib/asib-article.html

Now that is an interesting article. Thanks!

This Blu may not have it, but I have always been under the impression that this and Cleopatra had been completely destroyed. I had always hoped some survived - and the hope that some did certainly warms the heart for the future.

Thanks so much for posting that!!!

Nika · 05-17-2010, 10:50 AM

Your welcome

didnt they find any Cleopatra material? I think I read somewhere that they found some scenes but Im not sure.

benjaminh · 05-17-2010, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillieCassin

Now that is an interesting article. Thanks!

This Blu may not have it, but I have always been under the impression that this and Cleopatra had been completely destroyed. I had always hoped some survived - and the hope that some did certainly warms the heart for the future.

Thanks so much for posting that!!!

Don't get your hopes up too high. Apparently there's a good chance this "missing" print doesn't really exist...

Arkadin · 05-17-2010, 11:13 AM

can't wait for Warner's latest restored bd release!

BillieCassin · 05-17-2010, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nika

Your welcome

didnt they find any Cleopatra material? I think I read somewhere that they found some scenes but Im not sure.

According to the last I saw when they did the DVD earlier in the OO's that a few scenes had been found but not in great condition no one has the completed version. I still hold out hope that someone out there has a copy, though as the years go on it seems less and less likely. It seems like such a travesty that they could just throw out 1/3 of a film like that and not even save it in a vault somewhere...

RipleyLV426 · 05-29-2010, 05:33 AM

Walmart has it for $23.86 (shipping is $ .97)! This is the cheapest I've seen so far!

BasicGreatGuy · 06-06-2010, 09:15 PM

Turner Classic Movies Channel will be airing the new high def restored version of "A Star is Born" on June 19th.

Edited to add: According to TCM and the VP of Warner, the movie will be shown as it was seen originally, in its 3 hr debut.

tellybox · 06-07-2010, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BasicGreatGuy

According to TCM and the VP of Warner, the movie will be shown as it was seen originally, in its 3 hr debut.

I'm confused. Are they showing the Haver cut? Or something else entirely?

03-02-2010, 02:40 AM	#1
bluskies Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:287 Blu-ray collection:1848 DVD collection:235 Blu-ray reviews: 73	A Star Is Born (1954) I just noticed that even with the front page news article, there is no thread about this. Here is the cover art (from classicflix.com): A Star Is Born Blu-ray A Star Is Born Blu-ray WAC 2019 release Warner Home Video has announced A Star is Born, directed by George Cukor and starring Judy Garland, for release on a two-disc Blu-ray Deluxe Special Edition on June 22, including a 40-page booklet with rare photos, press materials and an essay by film historian John Fricke. As previously reported (see blu-ray.com, May 23, 2008), this was the first film to be completely mastered at 6K — from scanning to restoring to mastering. Special features include: Introduction Ten additional and alternate takes Film effects reel Vintage featurettes: A Report by Jack L. Warner Huge Premiere Hails A Star Is Born Newsreel Montage A Star Is Born Premiere in Cinemascope Pantages Premiere TV Special 1956 WB cartoon: A Star is Bored Trailers: A Star Is Born (1937) A Star Is Born (1954) A Star Is Born (1976) Audio Vault (audio only): Two outtakes Dec. 28, 1942 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast with Judy Garland and Walter Pidgeon) Judy Garland Radio Interview Born in a Trunk Someone At Last – Rehearsal Someone At Last My Melancholy Baby Black Bottom Swanee Last edited by Deciazulado; 06-01-2019 at 11:59 PM.

06-06-2010, 09:15 PM	#19
BasicGreatGuy Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Atlanta - SteelBooks™: 16 Blu-ray collection:320 Trading Score:31	Turner Classic Movies Channel will be airing the new high def restored version of "A Star is Born" on June 19th. Edited to add: According to TCM and the VP of Warner, the movie will be shown as it was seen originally, in its 3 hr debut. Last edited by BasicGreatGuy; 06-06-2010 at 09:19 PM.

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03-02-2010, 02:44 AM	#2
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	Soon as it hits ~ $17 I'm getting that! Thanks for the heads up OP!

03-02-2010, 02:45 AM	#3
that1guystudios 3D Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Oh I come from a land, from a faraway place... 4K collection:289 Blu-ray collection:1219 DVD collection:223 MA collection:1219 Digital collection:343 iTunes collection:145 Blu-ray reviews: 30 Trading Score:117	Day 1 buy for me. You can see a 720p version of the restoration on Netflix right now. Strangely enough though, the dialog channel is missing. Must be a technical goof. Oops. Looks quite a bit better than the DVD.

03-02-2010, 03:29 AM	#4
JJJ225 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:New York City 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:104 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:32	Day one for sure! Favorite actress and favorite actor in the same film!

03-02-2010, 06:22 AM	#5
Russell_L Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:San Francisco Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:800 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 11	Day 1 buy for me as well!

03-04-2010, 10:17 PM	#6
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7044 DVD collection:4040	A Star is Born Blu-ray preorder

03-31-2010, 08:03 AM	#7
nametag Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:London, UK 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:506 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:4	Just saw this for the first time... the only Judy Garland film apart from Wizard of Oz I've seen - she was really good in it! In general I really rather liked it, I think I'll be getting this - it's sure to be a great transfer/release!

04-24-2010, 06:51 AM	#8
bluskies Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:287 Blu-ray collection:1848 DVD collection:235 Blu-ray reviews: 73	I picked up a flyer for this at the TCM Film Festival and noticed it had a very wonderful piece of news not yet released (and I hope it isn't an error). It mentions, of course the 40-pg digibook, and we know there will be extras...but the flyer says: "IMPRESSIVE BONUSES 40+ hours (emphasis mine) of Special Features including an hour of never-before-available enhanced content, alternate takes, deleted scenes and excerpts from Garland's audio recording sessions."

05-14-2010, 06:03 PM	#9
Nika Member Member since:May 2010 Location:Den Haag, Netherlands Blu-ray reviews: 6	Can't wait for it to be released!!!

05-14-2010, 11:31 PM	#10
BillieCassin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2009 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:34	/cry If only there was a copy of the real version out there. I'll pick this one up, but like Cleopatra I'll always know what I am missing.

05-14-2010, 11:55 PM	#11
Weirded Wonder Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:593 Blu-ray collection:1177 Trading Score:51	Happy to see a classic get the All-Star treatment!

05-17-2010, 10:50 AM	#14
Nika Member Member since:May 2010 Location:Den Haag, Netherlands Blu-ray reviews: 6	Your welcome didnt they find any Cleopatra material? I think I read somewhere that they found some scenes but Im not sure.

05-17-2010, 11:13 AM	#16
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	can't wait for Warner's latest restored bd release!

05-29-2010, 05:33 AM	#18
RipleyLV426 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Naperville, IL Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:153 Blu-ray collection:806 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:110	Walmart has it for $23.86 (shipping is $ .97)! This is the cheapest I've seen so far!

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