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Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride on 4K in September

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The 2005 film “Corpse Bride” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook and 4K UHD Blu-ray on September 23rd. Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment will be distributing the releases. Tim Burton co-wrote and co-directed the stop-motion animated film with the help of co-director Mike Johnson. It featured the voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Christopher Lee, and Albert Finney.

The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, accompanied by HDR10 and Dolby Atmos sound. The 4K SteelBook and standard 4K releases will both include a digital copy compatible with Movies Anywhere.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook (pictured in detail below) and the 4K UHD Blu-ray are now available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook and 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder at GRUV.

4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook

The bonus materials set to be included with the 4K releases are listed below.

  • NEW Digging up the Past: The Minds Behind “The Corpse Bride”
  • NEW ‘Til Death Do Us Art: A Corpse Bride Reflection
  • The Animators: The Breath of Life
  • Danny Elfman Interprets the Two Worlds
  • Inside the Two Worlds of Corpse Bridge
  • Voices from the Underworld
  • The Corpse Bride: Pre-Production Galleries
  • Tim Burton: Dark vs. Light
  • Making Puppets Tick
  • The Voices Behind the Voice

1974 film Murder on the Orient Express comes to 4K

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The 1974 film adaptation of “Murder on the Orient Express” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on September 24th via KL Studio Classics. The film, directed by Sidney Lumet, was based on the novel of the same title (written by Agatha Christie. It featured an all-star cast that included Albert Finney, Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Rachel Roberts, Richard Widmark, and Michael York. It’s worth noting that this film is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

This release features a “brand new HDR/Dolby Vision Master, from a 4K Scan of the 35mm original camera negative.” The 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 DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo lossless sound, on a BD-100 disc. The release will come as a “combo pack” with the Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. The Blu-ray included will feature the new 4K master and bonus materials. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder on Amazon and directly via Kino Lorber‘s website. The bonus materials set to be included with the release are listed below.

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell, and Nathaniel Thompson (on 4K and Blu-ray)
  • The Making of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (48:32)
  • Interview with Producer Richard Goodwin (18:14)
  • Agatha Christie: A Portrait (9:36)
  • Theatrical Trailer (2:38)

Murder on the Orient Express on Blu-ray in February

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The original 1974 film adaptation of Agatha Christie‘s “Murder on the Orient Express“ is coming to Blu-ray Disc on February 8th, 2022 via Paramount Home Entertainment. The film, directed by Sidney Lumet, starred Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Sean Connery, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Wendy Hiller, and Michael York.

The tech specs for the release and bonus materials have not yet been detailed, but stay tuned perhaps for an update on that. You can now find the Blu-ray available for preorder over at Amazon. This will mark the first time that the original 1974 film has been available in the Blu-ray format. It is known (from the art) that this release will also include a digital code (copy) of the film.

2003 Tim Burton directed film Big Fish comes to 4K in May

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The 2003 film “Big Fish” directed by Tim Burton is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on May 4th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film, based on the novel by Daniel Wallace, starred Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Missi Pyle, Steve Buscemi, and Danny DeVito. This movie has received a new 4K remaster from the original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray release include a 2160p presentation in the original 1.85:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos sound as well as the original 5.1 lossless theatrical sound mix (in DTS-HD Master Audio). The release will come in the form of a “combo pack” meaning that it will include its Blu-ray Disc counterpart and a digital code (copy) of the film. UPDATE: You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray listed as available for preorder over at Amazon. The bonus materials set to be included with the release are listed below.

  • Tim Burton Audio Commentary, Moderated by Mark Salisbury
  • The Character’s Journey
    • Edward Bloom at Large
    • Amos at the Circus
    • Fathers and Sons
  • The Filmmaker’s Path
    • Tim Burton: Storyteller
    • A Fairytale World
    • Creature Features
    • The Author’s Journey
  • Original Cast Interviews & Behind the Scenes
  • Easter Eggs
  • Theatrical Trailer

Further below, after the break, you can find the full details regarding this upcoming 4K physical release of the film.

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007 The Daniel Craig Collection on 4K October

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A “007: The Daniel Craig Collection“ box set is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on October 22nd via MGM, according to an early retailer alert. The set contains FOUR of the “007” films that starred Daniel Craig (so far). It’s a bit unclear why they’re choosing to reuse the title again, the same as the Blu-ray set (released earlier this year) when another film has been announced and is coming in 2020? Oh well, “hindsight is 20/20” or perhaps 2020 in this case. However, I digress.

This set does include the following films: “Casino Royale” (2006) directed by Martin Campbell, “Quantum of Solace” (2008) directed by Marc Forster, “Skyfall” (2012) and “Spectre” (2015) directed by Sam Mendes. These films co-starred Judi Dench, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Gemma Arterton, Javier Bardem, Bérénice Marlohe, Albert Finney, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, and Dave Bautista. I know that was rather lengthy but well, someone had to give credit to all of these actors and refresh your memory a bit as well.

The release will come as an 8-Disc set “combo pack” with Blu-ray Discs included for each film (likely to also house the original bonus materials) as well as digital code (copy) of each film. Speaking of which, so far there has not been an official announcement (sent to me) regarding this and as a result, we have no info regarding tech specs or if any new extras will be included on this [doubtful]. Stay tuned though, as I will keep this post updated. The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder over at Amazon. Lastly, the release is said to include an “Extended UNRATED” version of the first film featuring Craig (Casino Royale). This has never been featured on the Blu-ray and seems to perhaps be a 4K exclusive? We shall see. Again, stay tuned.