Holiday movies now out on Blu-ray
A CHRISTMAS CAROL.Movie Alastair Sim is the classic Scrooge in this 1951 British perennial, now rarely seen on TV. It's just out on Blu-ray in the same sharp black-and-white remaster used for last year's fine DVD release.
Extras Blu-ray set includes a DVD copy with both the 4x3 full-screen original and a 16x9 crop for wide screens. (However, it doesn't include the previous DVD set's bonus disc with col- orized version and featurettes.)
List price $30 Blu-ray/$20 DVD, 2 discs each, from VCI.
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.MovieJames Stewart and Frank Capra's 1946 favorite arrives on 2-disc Blu-ray similar to 2007's DVD set, offering both the crisp black-and-white original and a recent, muchimproved colorization.
ExtrasMaking-of featurette. (DVD owners who buy the Blu-ray can get a $10 rebate.)
List price$30 Blu-ray/$25 DVD, 2 discs each, Paramount.
Also out on Blu-ray and DVDMIRACLE ON 34TH STREET.New Blu-ray contains 1947's B&W original, Maureen O'Hara commentary, vintage newsreel and featurettes (existing DVD adds a colorized version); $35 Blu-ray/$15 DVD, Fox.
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION.Chevy Chase's holiday disaster farce hits Blu-ray in a 20th anniversary tin with movie-themed collectibles; $50 Blu-ray tin/$30 regular Blu-ray,
$40/$20 on DVD; Warner.
