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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad – 4K UHD Blu-ray Screenshots

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A colorful and stylized movie poster for the 25th anniversary of 'Dogma,' featuring various characters including a woman in the foreground and several others in the background against a stained glass-like design.

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Talladega Nights gets a 20th anniversary 4K in August

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DVD cover and discs for 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby' featuring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, with images of race cars and scenes from the movie.
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The 2006 sports comedy “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook via a “20th Anniversary Edition” on August 4th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

The movie, directed and co-written by Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow, starred Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. It co-starred Leslie Bibb, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Amy Adams, Jane Lynch, David Koechner, and the late great Michael Clarke Duncan. The movie has become a cult classic over the past two decades, especially with the NASCAR community. This marks the first time that it has been available in 4K UHD on physical media.

The movie has received a new restoration from the original camera negative. It will include both the Theatrical (108-minute) and UNRATED (122-minute) cuts of the movie in 4K. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 2.40:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10-compatible) high dynamic range along with new Dolby Atmos and the previous lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound included. The 3-disc set will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterparts included for both versions of the film. A digital copy (code) compatible with Movies Anywhere will be included.

You cannot yet find the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook available for preorder at Amazon or elsewhere, but stay tuned for an update on that. The bonus material included with the 4K SteelBook is listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 2 (Blu-ray) Theatrical:

  • Special Features:
    • “25 Years Later” Commentary
    • 13 Deleted and Extended Scenes
    • Line-O-Rama 2.0
    • Interviews with Ricky & Jean
    • 4 Raw Takes
    • Adam McKay’s Video Diaries
    • 4 Auditions

Disc 3 (Blu-ray) UNRATED:

  • Special Features:
    • Director & Friends Commentary
    • Deleted and Extended Scenes
    • Gag Reel
    • Line-O-Rama
    • Interviews
    • “Will Ferrell Returns to Talladega” Featurette
    • Bonus Race Footage
    • “Walker & Texas Ranger” Featurette
    • Ricky and Cal’s Commercials and Public Service Announcements
    • Theatrical Trailer

Further below, after the break, you can find the full announcement regarding this 20th anniversary physical media 4K release of the motion picture.

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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is coming to 4K this July

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Cover of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray of 'The 7th Voyage of Sinbad,' featuring Sinbad, a woman, and various mythical creatures like a dragon and a giant bird.
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The 1958 classic swashbuckler fantasy film “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad“ is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on July 21st via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Nathan Juran directed the movie. The legendary Ray Harryhausen created the visual effects, wrote the story (uncredited), and produced the film. It starred Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, and Torin Thatcher.

The movie has been restored from the original camera negative. Tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.66:1 matted aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10-compatible) high dynamic range, along with lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and Mono sound. The release will come as a 2-disc “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart (in HD) and include a digital copy via Movies Anywhere.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon and MovieZyng. The bonus material included is listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • The Harryhausen Chronicles Documentary
  • Theatrical Trailer

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary with Ray Harryhausen, Visual Effects Experts Phil Tippett and Randall William Cook, Author Steven C. Smith and Arnold Kunert 
  • Remembering The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 
  • The Harryhausen Legacy
  • A Look Behind the Voyage
  • “This is Dynamation” Special Effects Featurette
  • Ray Harryhausen Interviewed by Director John Landis
  • The Music of Bernard Herrmann
  • “Sinbad May Have Been Bad, But He’s Been Good To Me” Music Video
  • Photo Gallery

Further below, after the break, you can find the full announcement about this upcoming release.

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