Black and White movies get new life with Blu-ray

There are a lot of people that love what Blu-ray has done for high-dollar block buster films. However let’s not forget about the just as dedicated group of people who would rather see black and white films brought to the high definition format.

Senior vice president of the theatrical catalogue, George Feltenstein at Warner Home Video said, if you go back twelve years nobody wanted to go near the classics for DVD, due to their monochrome characteristics and there age are difficult to restore, however the results are more rewarding.

The highly praised ‘Casablanca’ and ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Blu-ray releases are also being released by Warner. They are currently planning on bringing more classic films to Blu-ray, including those from the Marx Brothers, Errol Flynn, Betty Davis and Humphrey Bogart. Already on schedule, ‘The Maltese Falcon’ will be released next year on Blu-ray.

For news on this announcement and to read more head over to Blu-ray.com. Have you seen any of the classics, and would you like to see them on Blu-ray?