![]() ![]() It was also screened nationwide for one day only on September 23, 2009, by Fathom Events. Prior to the home media release, the newly remastered film was screened on September 26, 2009, as part of the New York Film Festival at Manhattan’s Alice Tully Hall. While by scanning original negatives we do get an image of slightly higher resolution, it’s important to make certain that the extra detail doesn’t expose things that were never meant to be seen.” The film grain was kept as well (as also reported by Wells), “To be precise,” Harris explained this morning, “what matters is to recreate the look and texture of the original film, as seen by 1939 audiences. Per Harris, “if 1939 audiences didn’t see the wires when they saw the film in theatres, then present-day audiences shouldn’t see them on the Blu-ray.” As reported by Jeffrey Wells at the time, the head of the restoration project, Robert Harris, noted that in 1939 audiences didn’t see the wires due to the projection technology at the time and the fact that three-strip Technicolor didn’t align as precisely as today. ![]() There was a bit of controversy with fans over the digital removal of the wires that hold up Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow on his post in the cornfield, holding up the flying monkeys, and manipulating the tail of the cowardly lion (Bert Lahr). The film was one of the first to be scanned in 8K resolution “for the future” as Warner Home Video’s George Feltenstein explained at the time, “We want to be ready for the next expansion or upgrade in high-def viewing, so we won’t have to go back and re-scan them again” as reported by Jeffrey Wells on his blog. This page features examples of as many versions of the 70th anniversary edition as possible, media, and more! Stores like Target and Walmart had their own editions and there was also a myriad of international versions in various languages. The film was also released in various single-disc, two-disc, standard, and Blu-ray editions in the subsequent months and into the next few years. The deluxe boxed set (in two separate Standard DVD and Blu-ray versions) was part of a celebration of the film’s 70th anniversary. Released on September 29, 2009, the Blu-ray premiere of The Wizard of Oz was heavily promoted by Warner Home Video. 1967 – Valley of the Dolls (unfinished).1946 – Till The Clouds Roll By (spotlight).1943 – Presenting Lily Mars (spotlight).Miscellaneous (Radio, Concerts, TV, etc.). ![]()
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