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The 1998 film The Faculty is coming to 4K in December

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The 1998 film “The Faculty” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on December 17th via Scream Factory (Shout! Studios). The film, directed by Robert Rodriguez, starred Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Josh Hartnett, Salma Hayek, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, Usher, Robert Patrick, Jon Stewart, and Elijah Wood.

The movie has received a new 4K restoration from the original camera negative, approved by director Robert Rodriguez. The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 ratio with Dolby Vision HDR10 and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo sound. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon and you can preorder directly via the Shout! Factory website where you’ll get a bonus poster. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray counterpart. The bonus materials for this 2-disc set are listed below.

  • NEW “The Thing From Another Classroom” – An Interview With Special Makeup And Creature Effects Artist Greg Nicotero
  • NEW “Too Cool For School” – An Interview With Production Designer Cary White

Born on the Fourth of July comes to 4K in November

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The 1989 film “Born on the Fourth of July” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on November 12th via Shout Select (Shout! Studios). The film, directed and co-written by Oliver Stone, starred Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Frank Whaley, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, and Stephen Baldwin.

This release features a new 4K restoration from the original camera negative, supervised and approved by director Oliver Stone. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos as well as DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo lossless sound mixes. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon, online retailer GRUV, and directly via Shout! Factory’s website. Ordering directly will get you a bonus poster. The contents of the 4K and Blu-ray discs including bonus materials are listed below.

DISC ONE (4K UHD):

  • NEW Audio Commentary By Film Critic Matt Zoller Seitz
  • Audio Commentary By Director Oliver Stone

DISC TWO (Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary By Film Critic Matt Zoller Seitz
  • Audio Commentary By Director Oliver Stone
  • NEW Interview With Director Oliver Stone
  • NEW Interview With Special Makeup Effects Artist Gordon J. Smith
  • NEW Interview With Associate Producer Clayton Townsend
  • TV Spots
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • Edie Brickell and New Bohemians “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” – Music Video

The 2016 film Hush is coming to 4K in November

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The 2016 film “Hush” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on November 26th via Scream Factory. The film, co-written & directed by Mike Flanagan, starred John Gallagher Jr., Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco, Samantha Sloyan, and Emma Graves. It’s worth noting that this film was originally seen on Netflix and happens to be “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes.

This release features a new 2024 4K restoration supervised and approved by Director Mike Flanagan. The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo lossless sound mixes. The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon. The 4K UHD Blu-ray is also available for preorder directly via Shout! Factory’s website. There are also two different exclusive versions available for preorder directly from Shout! Factory. One exclusive version includes an exclusive alternate slipcover and 2 posters and the other version has those autographed by the film’s director Mike Flanagan.

The bonus materials included with this 4-disc “combo pack” are listed below, including the original version and “Shush Cut,” presented in both 4K and HD.

Disc One (4K UHD™, ORIGINAL VERSION):

  • NEW 2024 4K Restoration supervised and approved by Director Mike Flanagan
  • NEW Audio Commentary with Mike Flanagan, Actor & Co-Writer Kate Siegel, and Actors Samantha Sloan, John Gallagher, Jr., and Michael Trucco.

Disc Two (4K UHD™, “SHUSH CUT”):

  • NEW 2024 4K Restoration – B&W “SHUSH CUT” supervised and approved by Mike Flanagan
  • NEW Audio Commentary with Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel.
  • NEW 2024 “Shush Cut” Audio Mix.

Disc Three (Blu-ray™, ORIGINAL VERSION & “SHUSH CUT”):

  • NEW 2024 4K Restoration supervised and approved by Mike Flanagan.
  • NEW Audio Commentary with Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel, Samantha Sloyan, John Gallagher, Jr., and Michael Trucco (Original Version).
  • NEW 2024 4K Restoration – B&W “Shush Cut” supervised and approved by Mike Flanagan.
  • NEW Audio Commentary with Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel (“Shush Cut”).
  • NEW 2024 “Shush Cut” Audio Mix.

Disc Four (Blu-ray™, Special Features):

  • NEW Feature-Length Picture-In-Picture Video Commentary with Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel, Samantha Sloyan, John Gallagher, Jr., and Michael Trucco (Original Version).
  • NEW Interview with Samantha Sloyan.
  • NEW Interview with Kate Siegel.
  • NEW Interview with John Gallagher, Jr.
  • NEW Interview with Michael Trucco.
  • NEW Interview with Mike Flanagan.
  • NEW Interview with Producer Trevor Macy.
  • NEW Interview with Composers The Newton Brothers.
  • NEW Interview with Director of Photography James Kniest.

The 1920 film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari on 4K in October

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The 1920 German silent film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on October 22nd via Kino Classics. The film, directed by Robert Wiene, starred Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, Lil Dagover, and Freidrich Feher. The movie has received a 4K restoration as described below and features a new orchestral score.

“This authoritative edition presents the F. W. Murnau Stiftung’s meticulous 4K restoration of the film, with a new orchestral score by Emmy®-winning composer Jeff Beal (House of Cards), which had its premiere performance at Carnegie Hall on June 3, 2024.”

Tech specs for the release include a Black & White tinted 2160p video presentation in the 1.37:1 aspect ratio with choices of audio presentations in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo lossless sound. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. UPDATE: The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can preorder the 4K UHD Blu-ray directly via Kino Lorber’s website. Below is a list of the different music tracks, audio mixes, and bonus materials included with the release.

  • Music by Jeff Beal (4KUHD & Blu-ray, 5.1 Surround and 2.0 stereo)
  • 2014 Orchestral Score (4KUHD & Blu-ray, 2.0 stereo)
  • Music by Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky (Blu-ray, 2.0 stereo)
  • Caligari: How Horror Came to the Cinema (Blu-ray, 52 min.)
  • Restoration Demonstration (Blu-ray)
  • Audio commentary by composer Jeff Beal (4K UHD & Blu-ray)
  • Audio description for the vision-impaired (4K UHD & Blu-ray)

Further below, after the break, you can find a trailer for the film from the 4K restoration.

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The 2010 film Devil is coming to 4K in early October

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The 2010 film “Devil” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on October 8th via Scream Factory. The film, directed by John Erick Dowdle, co-written and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, starred Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O’Hara, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend, Jacob Vargas, and Matt Craven.

The movie has received a 4K restoration from the interpositive negative. Tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo lossless sound. The release will come as a “combo pack” with the Blu-ray Disc counterpart included, using the 4K restoration. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon, online retailer GRUV, and directly via Shout! Factory’s website. The following bonus materials will be included with the 2-disc set.

  • NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critics Emily Higgins And Billy Dunham (on 4K and Blu-ray)
  • Deleted Scenes
  • “The Story”
  • “The Devil’s Meeting”
  • “The Night Chronicles”

A Nightmare on Elm Street on 4K later this year

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The modern classic 1984 horror film “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is said to be coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray later this year via Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. The release date will October 15th according to retailer listings. The film, written & directed by Wes Craven, starred Robert Englund, John Saxon, Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Charles Fleischer, Joseph Whipp, Joe Unger, and Lin Shaye.

The movie is celebrating its 40th anniversary in a big way with there to be a standard 4K UHD Blu-ray (pictured above on the left), a 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook (pictured above in the middle), and in the United Kingdom there will be a 4K UHD Blu-ray “40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition” set (pictured above on the right). It is known that the film has received a new 4K restoration.

The tech specs and bonus materials have not yet been detailed, as the release still has not received an official announcement and release date, but you can expect that information later this year. The artwork tells us the SteelBook release will come as a “combo pack” with the Blu-ray Disc counterpart and a digital copy included. The standard 4K release will have a digital copy.

You can already find the standard 4K UHD Blu-ray listed at online retailers Amazon and DeepDiscount and retailer Target (mistakenly for the SteelBook), the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook listed at online retailers Amazon & GRUV and retailer Walmart. Finally the UK 4K UHD Blu-ray “Ultimate Collector’s Edition” set is listed at online retailers DiabolikDVD, OrbitDVD, and Zavvi. The Ultimate Collector’s Edition set will include some of the following items:

  • SteelBook (Design TBC)
  • Rigid Slipcase (Design TBC)
  • Double-Sided Poster
  • Art Cards
  • Booklet
  • Numbered Element

1978 Jack Nicholson film Goin’ South on 4K in August

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The 1978 western/comedy “Goin’ South” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on August 27th via Vinegar Syndrome‘s sub-label Cinématographe. The film, directed by & starring Jack Nicholson, co-starred Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd, John Belushi, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Bradford, Danny DeVito, Ed Begley Jr., and Lin Shaye.

This comes from a new 4K restoration of its original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono lossless sound. The release is a 2-disc “combo pack” with a (Region A) Blu-ray Disc included. This retailer version of the 4K UHD Blu-ray is available for preorder at Amazon. It’s certainly worth noting that a limited version of the 4K UHD Blu-ray (with slipcover) is already available to order directly via Vinegar Syndrome. The bonus materials included with the retailer version are listed below.

  • NEW audio commentary with film critic Simon Abrams
  • “Néstor Almendros: A Man with a Camera” — a new video essay by historian Samm Deighan
  • “Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director” — a new video essay by historian Daniel Kremer

Further below, after the break, you can find a promotional trailer, showing the restoration, for this release on YouTube in 1080p HD.

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1995 film Desperado comes to 4K SteelBook in August

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The 1995 film “Desperado” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook on August 27th via Arrow Video. The film, written & directed by Robert Rodriguez, starred Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, Danny Trejo, and Quentin Tarantino. The movie has received a new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Sony Pictures. Tech specs for the release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range and lossless 2.0 Stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround sound. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. Below is a glimpse at the packaging and contents for the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook.

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UPDATE: You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook available for preorder at Amazon. You also can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook available for preorder directly from Arrow Video and at retailer Walmart. The bonus materials set to be included with the release are listed below.

  • Limited Edition SteelBook packaging
  • 32-page collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Carlos Aguilar and Nicholas Clement
  • Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • Audio commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
  • Lean and Mean, a newly filmed interview with Rodriguez
  • Shoot Like Crazy, a newly filmed interview with producer Bill Borden
  • Kill Count, a newly filmed interview with stunt coordinator Steve Davison
  • Lock and Load, a newly filmed interview with special effects coordinator Bob Shelley
  • Game Changer, a newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption)
  • Ten More Minutes: Anatomy of a Shootout, an archive featurette narrated by Rodriguez
  • Textless opening (“Morena de mi Corazón”)
  • Theatrical trailers

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It’s also worth noting that there will be a release of Robert Rodriguez‘s “Mexico Trilogy” as a 4K UHD Blu-ray / Blu-ray box set on the same day [8/27] via Arrow Video (pictured above). That includes the films “El Mariachi” (1992), “Desperado” (1995), and “Once Upon A Time in Mexico” (2003). Sadly, only the 1995 film “Desperado” will be presented in 4K resolution with the 1992 and 2003 films will only be receiving Blu-ray Disc treatment in 1080p HD video quality and uncompressed Stereo 2.0 and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround sound. You can find the “Mexico Trilogy” box set available for preorder directly via Arrow Video, on Amazon, and at retailer Walmart.

1967 film The Million Eyes of Sumuru on 4K September

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The 1967 action/adventure film “The Million Eyes of Sumuru” will be released in the 4K UHD Blu-ray format on September 24th via distributor Blue Underground. The film, to be presented in its 89-minute “extended version,” was directed by Lindsay Shonteff, and starred Frankie Avalon, George Nader, Shirley Eaton, and Klaus Kinski. Tech specs for the release include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.40:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono lossless sound. This presentation comes from a brand-new 4K restoration from its long-lost (and recently found) uncut original camera negative. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon. The bonus materials for this 2-disc “combo pack” (featuring its Blu-ray Disc counterpart) are listed below.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray) Feature Film + Extras:
  • NEW! Audio Commentary #1 with Film Historians David Del Valle and Dan Marino
  • NEW! Audio Commentary #2 with Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson and Troy Howarth
  • Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2 (Blu-ray) Feature Film + Extras:
  • NEW! Audio Commentary #1 with Film Historians David Del Valle and Dan Marino
  • NEW! Audio Commentary #2 with Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson and Troy Howarth
  • NEW! England’s Unknown Exploitation Film Eccentric: The Schlock-Cinema Legacy of Lindsay Shonteff – A new feature-length documentary directed by Naomi Holwill (101 Mins.)
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Poster & Still Gallery
  • NEW! RiffTrax Edition – THE MILLION EYES OF SUMURU Riffed by Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, & Kevin Murphy (71 Mins.)
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