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The 1989 John Woo film The Killer on 4K in December

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The 1989 film “The Killer“ is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray in a “Deluxe Limited Edition” on December 2nd via Hong Kong Cinema Classics, distributed by Shout! Studios. The movie was written, produced, and directed by filmmaker John Woo. It starred Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Chu Kong, and Tsang Kong.

The motion picture has received a new 4K Scan from the original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), accompanied by Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono and English (dubbed) DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono sound mixes. The English dub will feature optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release. This 3-disc set will be a “combo pack” including a Blu-ray with the HD counterpart as well as a second Blu-ray for bonus materials.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray Deluxe Limited Edition is now available for preorder at Amazon, GRUV, and Walmart. Also, you can preorder directly via the ShoutFactory website. Below you can find a glimpse at the physical packaging and extra in the form of a 52-page booklet (featuring four expert essays and extensive art), as well as a reversible artwork sleeve.

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The bonus materials set to be included with the release are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary With Director John Woo And Film Journalist Drew Tayler
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Critic And Author David West
  • Audio Commentary With Director John Woo And Producer Terence Chang (Recorded By The Criterion Collection)

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary With Director John Woo And Film Journalist Drew Tayler
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Critic And Author David West
  • Audio Commentary With Director John Woo And Producer Terence Chang (Recorded By The Criterion Collection)

Disc 3 (Blu-ray):

  • NEW “The Hero Of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary” – A Feature Length Documentary On The Cinema Of Hong Kong’s Iconic Director, Featuring New Interviews With John Woo, Stuntman Bruce Law , Producer Michael Colleary, Writer Mike Werb, Producer Lori Tilkin de Felice, Director Roel Reiné, And Many More!
  • NEW “A Bullet Ballet” – An Interview With Director John Woo
  • NEW “My Kind Of Hero” – An Interview With Producer Terence Chang
  • NEW “Editing The Killer” – An Interview With Editor David Wu
  • NEW “Hong Kong Confidential” – An Inside The Killer With Author Grady Hendrix
  • Deleted And Extended Scenes
  • Trailers
  • Image Gallery

The 1992 film Hard Boiled comes to 4K in November

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The 1992 John Woo film “Hard Boiled“ is finally coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on November 4th via Hong Kong Cinema Classics / Shout! Studios. This will be spine number 17 in the HKCC line. John Woo directed and co-wrote the movie. It starred Chow Yun-Fat, Philip Chan, Teresa Sun-Kwan Mo, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, and Tony Leung Chiu-wai. It’s worth noting that this motion picture is “Certified Fresh” by critics’ reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

The movie has received a NEW 4K scan from the original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10, accompanied by Cantonese lossless DTS-HD Master Audio Mono sound with English subtitles. An English language dub in DTS-HD MA Mono will also be included. This “Deluxe Edition” release will come as a 3-disc “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included, along with a bonus Blu-ray Disc for extras.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can preorder directly at Shout! Factory’s website, where you’ll get a free poster (while supplies last). The release will include a reversible sleeve and an exclusive 52-page booklet as physical extras. You can see these are pictured below.

The bonus materials set to be included on the 3-disc set are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Director John Woo And Film Journalist Drew Tayler
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Frank Djeng
  • Audio Commentary With Director John Woo, Producer Terence Chang, Filmmaker Roger Avary, And Critic Dave Kehr (Recorded By The Criterion Collection)

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary With Director John Woo And Film Journalist Drew Tayler
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Frank Djeng
  • Audio Commentary With Director John Woo, Producer Terence Chang, Filmmaker Roger Avary, And Critic Dave Kehr (Recorded By The Criterion Collection)

Disc 3 (Blu-ray):

  • NEW “Violent Night” – An Interview With Director John Woo
  • NEW “Boiling Over” – An Interview With Actor Anthony Wong
  • NEW “No Time For Failure” – An Interview With Producer Terence Chang
  • NEW “Hard To Resist” – An Interview With Screenwriter Gordon Chan
  • NEW “Boiled to Perfection” – An Interview With Screenwriter Chung Hang Ku
  • NEW “Body Count Blues” – An Interview With Composer Michael Gibbs
  • NEW “Hong Kong Confidential” – Inside Hard Boiled With Author Grady Hendrix
  • NEW “Gun-Fu Fever” – An Interview With Author Leon Hunt
  • NEW “Chewing The Fat” – An Interview Academic With Lin Feng
  • Deleted And Extended Scenes
  • Trailers
  • Image Gallery

The 1999 film End of Days comes to 4K in October

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The 1999 film “End of Days“ is getting a 4K UHD Blu-ray “25th Anniversary Edition” release on October 7th via Scream Factory. Peter Hyams directed the film, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. It co-starred Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunney, Kevin Pollak, and CCH Pounder.

The motion picture received a new 4K scan from the original camera negative and has been approved by director/cinematographer Peter Hyams. The tech specs for 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation, in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio, with Dolby Vision and HDR10, accompanied by lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo sound. The 2-disc 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 and Walmart. You can also find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and a 4K bundle available for preorder directly via the ShoutFactory website. The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary With Director/Cinematographer Peter Hyams

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary With Director/Cinematographer Peter Hyams
  • NEW “One Hell Of A Time: Peter Hyams At Universal” – An In-Depth Interview With Director/Cinematographer Peter Hyams
  • NEW “You Will Bear Witness: Writing End Of Days” – An Interview With Screenwriter Andrew W. Marlowe
  • NEW “Hell Followed With Him: Inside The Effects” – An Interview With Visual Effects Supervisor John Des Jardin
  • NEW “The Eternal Struggle: Scoring End Of Days” – An Interview With Composer John Debney
  • “Spotlight On Location” Vintage Featurette
  • “Special Effects: The Devil’s Playground” Vintage Featurette
  • Theatrical Trailer

Airplane II The Sequel on 4K in September

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The 1982 film “Airplane II: The Sequel” is being released on 4K UHD Blu-ray and Special Edition Blu-ray on September 23rd via KL Studio Classics.

Ken Finkleman directed and co-wrote the film. It starred Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, William Shatner, Peter Graves, Raymond Burr, and Chuck Connors. The cast also included Rip Torn, John Dehner, Chad Everett, Kent McCord, John Vernon, and Sonny Bono.

The movie has received a new master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The technical specifications for the 4K include a 2160p UHD visual presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range, on a BD-100 disc. Audio on both the 4K and Blu-ray will be presented in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo. The Blu-ray will include a 1080p HD video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, on a BD-50 disc. The 4K release will come as a 2-disc “combo pack” with its Blu-ray counterpart included.

You cannot yet find the 4K UHD Blu-ray or the Special Edition Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon, but stay tuned for an update. You can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Special Edition Blu-ray available to preorder directly via Kino Lorber’s website. The bonus materials set to be included with the release(s) are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Mike White of The Projection Booth Podcast
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Television Writer/Showrunner Patrick Walsh

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Mike White of The Projection Booth Podcast
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Television Writer/Showrunner Patrick Walsh
  • Theatrical Trailer

The 1993 film Coneheads comes to 4K in August

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The 1993 film “Coneheads” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Special Edition Blu-ray on August 19th via KL Studio Classics. Steve Barron directed the movie. It starred Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Michelle Burke, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, and David Spade. Additionally, it co-starred Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, Phil Hartman, Tim Meadows, Kevin Nealon, Jan Hooks, and Jon Lovitz.

The movie has received a new master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10, accompanied by DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo sound, on a BD-100. The tech specs for the Special Edition Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, accompanied by DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo sound, on a BD-50 disc. The 4K release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray and Special Edition Blu-ray are now available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can preorder directly via Kino Lorber’s website. The bonus materials set to be included on the release(s) are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary with Director Steve Barron and Film Historian Michael Felsher

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary with Director Steve Barron and Film Historian Michael Felsher
  • Consuming Mass Quantities: An Interview with Actress Michelle Burke
  • A Garthok Narfled: An Interview with Monster Creator Phil Tippett
  • Vintage EPK
  • Extended Vintage Interview Clips with Dan Akyroyd, Jane Curtin, Michelle Burke, Lorne Michaels, and Steve Barron
  • BTS Footage
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots

The 2003 film The Rundown comes to 4K in August

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The 2003 film “The Rundown“ is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on August 26th via KL Studio Classics. Peter Berg directed the movie. It starred Dwayne Johnson (“The Rock”), Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken, Rosario Dawson, Jon Gries, Ewen Bremner, William Lucking, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

This features a 4K master, which comes from a new 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision or HDR10 forms of high dynamic range. It will include lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo sound, on a BD-100 disc. The 4K 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. Also, you can preorder directly via the Kino Lorber website. The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary by Director Peter Berg and Star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
  • Audio Commentary by Producers Kevin Misher and Marc Abraham
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Action Film Historian Mike Leeder and Filmmaker Matt Routledge

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary by Director Peter Berg and Star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
  • Audio Commentary by Producers Kevin Misher and Marc Abraham
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Action Film Historian Mike Leeder and Filmmaker Matt Routledge
  • Rumble in the Jungle: Featurette (10:32)
  • The Amazon, Hawaii Style: Featurette (5:27)
  • Apprtite for Destruction: Featurette (8:20)
  • The Rundown Uncensored – A Rock-umentary: Featurette (6:08)
  • Running Down the Town: Featurette (4:09)
  • Walken’s World: Featurette (5:33)
  • Deleted Scenes (13:50)
  • Theatrical Trailer (2:35) Newly Mastered in 2K

The 1990 film The Two Jakes gets a 4K in August

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The 1990 film “The Two Jakes” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on August 26th via KL Studio Classics. Jack Nicholson directed and starred in the movie. It co-starred Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, James Hong, and Eli Wallach.

The movie has received a new 4K master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo sound, on a BD-100 disc. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.

You cannot yet find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon, but stay tuned for an update on that. In the meantime, you can preorder directly via Kino Lorber’s website.

Bonus materials scheduled for inclusion on the release are listed below, organized by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Mystery Writer and Filmmaker Max Allan Collins with Film Historian and Host of Cereal at Midnight Podcast Heath Holland

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Mystery Writer and Filmmaker Max Allan Collins with Film Historian and Host of Cereal at Midnight Podcast Heath Holland
  • Flying High with Jack: NEW Interview with Actor David Keith (9:06)
  • Time Changes Things – Editing The Two Jakes: NEW Interview with Editor Anne Goursaud (18:37)
  • Jack on Jake: Jack Nicholson Interview (18:20)
  • Theatrical Trailer (3:09)

The 1980 musical Xanadu comes to 4K in August

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The 1980 musical “Xanadu” comes to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Special Edition on August 19th via KL Studio Classics. Robert Greenwald directed the film. It starred Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck, James Sloyan, Dimitra Arliss, and Sandahl Bergman.

This received a new 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, available with either Dolby Vision or HDR10, on a BD-100 disc. It will include lossless sound mixes of the original 4.0 stereo, 5.1 surround, and 2.0 stereo. Tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, on a BD-50 disc, with 4.0 stereo, 5.1 surround, and 2.0 stereo sound. The 4K release will come as a 2-disc “combo pack” with the Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Special Edition are now available for preorder at Amazon. You can also preorder directly via Kino Lorber’s website. The bonus materials set to be included with the releases are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Director Robert Greenwald, Moderated by Filmmaker Douglas Hosdale
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Jennifer Clymer and Film Historian Nathaniel Thompson
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians David Del Valle and Krystov Charles
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Director Robert Greenwald, Moderated by Filmmaker Douglas Hosdale
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Jennifer Clymer and Film Historian Nathaniel Thompson
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians David Del Valle and Krystov Charles
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
  • Making Xanadu: 1980 Making-of the Musical Fantasy Movie (20:36) newly mastered in 2K
  • Going Back to Xanadu: 2009 Documentary with the Cast and Crew (27:15)
  • 5 TV Spots (2:25)
  • 17 Radio Spots (14:17)
  • Theatrical Trailer (2:05) newly mastered in 2K

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