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The 1967 film Point Blank on Criterion 4K in April

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Movie poster for 'Point Blank' featuring Lee Marvin, directed by John Boorman, with a stylized design and bold colors.
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The 1967 motion picture “Point Blank” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray on April 21st via The Criterion Collection.

John Boorman directed the movie, which starred Lee Marvin. It co-starred Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O’Connor, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Strong, Sharon Acker, and John Vernon.

The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10-compatible) with uncompressed Linear PCM Mono sound. Tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio with LPCM Mono sound. The 4K release will come as a 2-disc “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.

This movie has received a new 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director John Boorman. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can preorder directly via the Criterion website. The bonus materials for the Criterion release(s) are listed below.

  • Audio commentary featuring Boorman and filmmaker Steven Soderbergh
  • Interview with Boorman conducted by author Geoff Dyer
  • New interview with critic Mark Harris
  • New reflections on the film by filmmaker Jim Jarmusch
  • New program on the midcentury Los Angeles architecture featured in the film, with historian Alison Martino
  • The Rock (1967), a short documentary on Alcatraz and the making of the film
  • Interview with Marvin from a 1970 episode of The Dick Cavett Show
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by Dyer
  • New cover by Jay Shaw

Brian De Palma film Dressed to Kill on 4K October

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The 1980 film “Dressed to Kill“ is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on October 25th via KL Studio Classics, according to retailers.  The film, written & directed by Brian De Palma, starred Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, and Dennis Franz.

Tech specs for the release and bonus materials have not yet been released, although it has been hinted at by KL Studio Classics in previously a tweet from back on Halloween [October 31st] in 2021.  In that tweet, they stated it would come with the following:

“BRAND NEW Dolby Vision HDR Restoration to be Supervised by Brian De Palma! From a 16-Bit 4K Scan of the OCN!”

So, Brian De Palma apparently [by now has] supervised and one would think also approved the new restoration, which came from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative.  It was said too that it will include Dolby Vision, so that also means you’ll get HDR10 form of high dynamic range with the video presentation.  As this title has yet to be officially announced and detailed, stay tuned for further details.

In the meantime, you can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder over at Amazon and online retailer Deep Discount.  Retailers list this as a 2-disc set, so chances are it will come in the form of a “combo pack” with the Blu-ray counterpart included.