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House on Haunted Hill gets a Remastered Blu-ray
Commissions Earned
The 1959 film “House on Haunted Hill“ will get an “Archive Collection” Limited Edition Blu-ray release on December 16th via Film Masters, distributed by Allied Vaughn Entertainment. William Castle directed the film, which starred Vincent Price. It co-starred Carol Ohmart, Carolyn Craig, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Julie Mitchum, and Elisha Cook Jr..
The movie has been newly restored. The tech specs include a 1080p HD Black & White video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio and lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono sound.
The Archive Collection Limited Edition Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon and MovieZyng. This limited edition Blu-ray will include a slipcover and a colored insert booklet with liner notes. There will also be a new Audio Commentary with Heath Holland, host of Cereal at Midnight.
The 1956 film The Searchers comes to 4K in December
Commissions Earned
The 1956 film “The Searchers” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Special Edition Blu-ray Disc on December 17th via Warner Archive (distributed by Allied Vaughn Entertainment). The film, directed by John Ford, starred John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, John Qualen, Olive Carey, and Ward Bond.
The film has been restored and remastered from the original VistaVision camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K 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 Mono sound, on a BD-100 disc. Tech specs for the Special Edition Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD Master Audio Mono sound, on a BD-50. The 4K release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray counterpart included.
UPDATED: The 4K UHD Blu-ray or Special Edition Blu-ray are available for preorder at Amazon. The bonus materials set to be included with the releases are listed below.
- Archival Commentary by Director Peter Bogdanovich (on both the 4K and Blu-ray discs)
On the Blu-ray Disc:
- Original Theatrical trailer (HD)
- The Searchers: An Appreciation (HD)
- A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and The Searchers (HD)
- Newsreel coverage of the film’s world premiere (HD)
- Outtakes (HD)
- Behind the Cameras (segments from the 1956 Warner Bros. Presents TV series): (HD)
- Meet Jeffrey Hunter
- Monument Valley
- Meet Natalie Wood
- Setting Up Production