Scorsese a fan of Blu-ray
PHYSICAL: Blu-Con: Filmmaker says the format is close to theatrical for home
By Marcy Magiera -- Video Business, 11/3/2009
NOV. 3 | PHYSICAL: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese called Blu-ray Disc a “very, very strong change for the better” in home entertainment, in a keynote address at Blu-Con 2.0 today here. Click for photos.
Scorsese
Appearing via live satellite from the Directors Guild in New York, Scorsese spoke as a filmmaker, a movie lover and a film preservationist.
“Blu-ray is as close as you’re going to get to the theatrical experience at home,” Scorsese said. He noted that “when we mixed Shine a Light, we knew it would be transferred just that way to the home.”
Scorsese discussed the new wave of film restoration and preservation being done across studios in order to bring classic films in the most pristine presentation possible to Blu-ray.
“I’m very excited and optimistic as a filmmaker and a film lover that Blu-ray is going to extend the life of film,” he said.
His favorite film to watch on Blu-ray is John Ford’s The Searchers.
Scorsese films available or coming to Blu-ray include Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, The Last Waltz, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed and Shine a Light.
