'Citizen Kane' Blu-ray review

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) and Ray Collins.

Then, there is the masterful cinematography by Gregg Toland. His work with lights and darks really pop on the Blu-ray, much better than they did on the DVD. The deep focus photography, the camera movements, and tricks all make a big impact, as they did when Toland first photographed the film.

The Blu-ray really does look substantially better than the 2001 DVD. That edition was cleaned up so much so that you could see the reporters’ faces in the beginning (you’re not supposed to) and that rain was even mistook for damage and removed! All those great effects are back here, making the film look like it did 70 years ago.

Where the set really disappoints is in the features department. Sure, all of the orginal DVD features are here, including Roger Ebert’s magnificent commentary, but there is nothing new. Warner also throws in a DVD copy of …

Source: WNCT (blog)

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