Thought I'd post here to let folks know about the newly released blu-ray and dvd editions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL with Alastair Sim (from VCI). I got it yesterday and took a look at it last night. Their dvd from around 2007/08 looked really nice and came with a few nice extras. In 2009, VCI then released a very nice upgrade to HD with a blu-ray release (but not 100% to the format's capabilities). Now, they've revisited the title again, have worked on the transfer more with new technology they didn't have at their disposal a few years ago and have beefed up the extras pretty significantly. The audio this time on the bd is also lossless this time around. Here's what you get:

 

Blu-ray Bonus Features:
-Commentary Tracks By Marcus Hearn and George Cole
-INTRODUCTION BY LEONARD MALTIN
-DEAD TO BEGIN WITH: The Darker Side of A Classic""- An all-new documentary exploring the films bleaker themes and how they rivaled London of the 1950's. Featuring British film historian and culturalist Sir Christopher Frayling. (25 mins)
-SCROOGE BY ANOTHER NAME: Distributing A Christmas Carol""- An all-new featurette detailing the American release of this British holiday classic. Featuring US distributor Richard Gordon. (10 mins)
-THE HUMAN BLARNEY STONE: Life and Films of Brian Desmond Hurst""-An all-new documentary chronicling the awe-inspiring life of Ireland's most prolific filmmaker. Featuring Allan Esler Smith, the great, great nephew and biographer of Hurst. (40 mins)
-A SCHOLAR S VIEW - video narrative by Fred Guida, author of A Christmas Carol and Its Adaptations (35 mins)
-SILENT DICKENS a collection of early examples of Dickens on film. (includes HD: Scrooge -1922, Bleak House 20 mins)

BONUS DVD w/ Extras:
-CAMPBELL PLAYHOUSE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL - A digitally remastered version of original 1939 radio dramatization, narrated by Orson Welles and starring Lionel Barrymore. AUDIO ONLY (54 mins)
-BIBLIOGRAPHIC ESSAY by Fred Guida (10 mins)"