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The 2000 film Red Planet comes to 4K in November

Commissions Earned

The 2000 film “Red Planet” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray in a Limited Edition set on November 18th via Arrow Video. Antony Hoffman directed the movie. It starred Val Kilmer, Carrie-Ann Moss, Tom Sizemore, Benjamin Bratt, Simon Baker. Also, it co-starred Terence Stamp, Jessica Morton, Caroline Bossi, Bob Neill, and Neil Ross.

The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10, along with lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound. The 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition is now available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can preorder the 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition directly via Arrow Video’s website. The physical extras included with this set are listed further below, after a glimpse at the contents.

Reversible sleeve

The bonus materials set to be included with this limited edition release are listed below.

  • The Martian Chronicles, a brand new interview with visual effects supervisor Jeffrey A. Okun
  • Suit Up, a brand new interview with helmet and suits designer Steve Johnson
  • Angry Red Planet, a brand new visual retrospective with film critic Heath Holland
  • Deleted scenes
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
  • Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Mark A. Altman

Dark City is getting a standard 4K in November

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The 1998 movie “Dark City” will get standard edition 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases on November 18th via Arrow Video. Alex Proyas directed and co-wrote the film. The movie starred Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, and Richard O’Brien. It’s certainly worth noting that this film is “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. NOTE: This release only includes the Director’s Cut and not the theatrical cut.

The movie has received a 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative. Director of photography Dariusz Wolski approved this. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio with HDR10. It will consist of Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround, and 2.0 stereo lossless sound. Tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio. It will also include Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD MA 5.1, and 2.0 sound.

You can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray standard editions available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can preorder the 4K or Blu-ray standard editions directly via Arrow Video’s website. Both the standard edition 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray will only be a single disc [each] release and also include extras, which are listed below.

  • NEW audio commentary by director Alex Proyas
  • NEW audio commentary with Craig Anderson, Bruce Isaacs and Herschel Isaacs, co-hosts of the Film Versus Film podcast
  • Archive audio commentary by director Alex Proyas
  • Archive audio commentary by film critic Roger Ebert
  • Archive audio commentary by writers Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer
  • Archive introduction by Alex Proyas
  • Return to Dark City, a new hour-long documentary featuring interviews with director Alex Proyas, producer Andrew Mason, production designers Patrick Tatopoulos and George Liddle, costume designer Liz Keough, storyboard artist Peter Pound, director of photography Dariusz Wolski, actor Rufus Sewell, hair & makeup artist Leslie Vanderwalt and VFX creative director Peter Doyle
  • Rats in a Maze, a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra West
  • I’m as Much in the Dark as You Are, a new visual essay by film scholar Josh Nelson on film noir and identity in Dark City
  • Design & Storyboards
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Doug John Miller

EDITORIAL NOTE: The 2025 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Limited Editions, previously released, have now gone out of print (OOP). So, these standard 4K and Blu-ray versions will be a welcome release for those who didn’t grab the limited edition(s).

The 1994 film The Mask comes to 4K in November

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The 1994 film “The Mask” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray in Limited Edition sets on November 11th via Arrow Video. Chuck Russell directed the movie. It starred Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, and Richard Jeni.

The movie has received a 4K restoration from the original camera negative, which was approved by director Chuck Russell. 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, along with Dolby Atmos and lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo sound mixes. Tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 sound mixes.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray limited edition sets are now available for preorder at Amazon. You can also preorder the 4K and Blu-ray sets directly from Arrow Video’s website.

The physical extras included with the limited edition sets are shown and listed below.

  • Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
  • Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and original production notes
  • Double-sided fold-out poster featuring two original artwork options
  • Six postcard-sized reproduction artcards

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

  • Archive audio commentary with Chuck Russell
  • Archive audio commentary with Chuck Russell, New Line co-chairman Bob Shaye, screenwriter Mike Werb, executive producer Mike Richardson, producer Bob Engelman, ILM VFX supervisor Scott Squires, animation supervisor Tom Bertino and cinematographer John R. Leonetti
  • The Man Behind the Mask, a newly filmed interview with Chuck Russell
  • From Strip to Screen, a newly filmed interview with Mike Richardson, Mike Werb and Mark Verheiden
  • Green Faces Blue Screens, a newly filmed interview with visual effects supervisor Scott Squires
  • Sssssssplicin’!, a newly filmed interview with editor Arthur Coburn
  • Ask Peggy, a newly filmed interview with actor Amy Yasbeck
  • Toeing the Conga Line, a newly filmed interview with choreographer Jerry Evans featuring never-before-seen rehearsal footage
  • Terriermania, a new video essay by critic Elizabeth Purchell on canine sidekick Milo
  • Archival featurettes Return to Edge City, Introducing Cameron Diaz, Cartoon Logic, What Makes Fido Run, The Making Of, on-set interview bites with the cast and director and B-Roll footage
  • Deleted scenes, with optional commentary by director Chuck Russell
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy 4K in December

4K UHD Blu-ray Arrow Exclusive Limited Edition
4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition
Commissions Earned

The “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy” of films is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition and Blu-ray Limited Edition on December 16th via Arrow Video. An Arrow Video exclusive 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition set is also available directly through Arrow Video’s website. Also, an exclusive Blu-ray Limited Edition set is available directly via Arrow Video. The three films included in this trilogy are listed below.

  • “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (1990)
  • “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze” (1991)
  • “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III” (1993)

Steve Barron directed the first film, Michael Pressman directed the second film, and Stuart Gillard directed the third film. They starred Judith Hoag (“April O’Neil” #1), Paige Turco (“April O’Neil” #2), Elias Koteas (“Casey Jones”), James Saito (“Shredder” #1), François Chau (“Shredder” #2), Kevin Nash (“Super Shredder”), David Warner, and Ernie Reyes Jr., Sab Shimono, Stuart Wilson, and Vivian Wu. They also featured the voices of Kevin Clash (“Splinter” #1), James Murray (“Splinter” #2), and Corey Feldman (“Donatello” #1).

The first film has received a new 4K restoration from the original 35mm negative. The second and third films have received new 4K restorations from the original 35mm interpositives. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray set include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 form of high dynamic range. The first film will receive Dolby Atmos sound, while the second & third films will get lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. All three films will include lossless DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo sound mixes.

The tech specs for the Blu-ray version of the set include a 1080p HD video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with the same variety of Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround for the films, as well as stereo mixes.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition and Blu-ray Limited Edition are available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can directly preorder the standard 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition, the exclusive 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition, the standard Blu-ray Limited Edition, and the exclusive Blu-ray Limited Edition via Arrow Video’s website. You can preorder directly via the United States distributor at the MVD Shop.

A beginning of what the bonus materials are set to be included with the releases is listed below.

  • Brand new director’s commentaries for all three films
  • Brand new cast and crew interviews for all three films
  • Perfect bound collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Simon Ward, John Torrani, and John Walsh
  • Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Florey
  • And more to be announced!
  • FULL LIST OF EXTRAS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON SEPTEMBER 26TH

The 1997 film Spawn is coming to 4K in October

Commissions Earned

The 1997 film “Spawn” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray in Limited Edition releases on October 7th via Arrow Video. Mark A.Z. Dippé directed and co-wrote the movie, which was based on the comic book character created by Todd McFarlane. It starred Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, Nicol Williamson, and D.B. Sweeney.

This motion picture has received restorations of both the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut from the original camera negatives (OCN). The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range. It will feature both lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo sound. The tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo sound. Each version will be presented in a 2-disc set with the Director’s Cut on the first disc and the Theatrical Cut on the second.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition and Blu-ray Limited Edition are now available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can preorder directly the 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition and Blu-ray Limited Edition at Arrow Video’s website. Below you can find a glimpse of the 4K UHD Blu-ray version of the limited edition set.

SPAWN 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition set
4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition set

The physical extras will be included with both the 4K and Blu-ray Limited Edition sets:

  • Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
  • Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Torrani
  • Double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options

The bonus materials to be included with the Limited Edition sets, listed below, are sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray):

  • Director’s Cut (in 4K or HD)
  • NEW Audio commentary with comic book expert and podcast host Dave Baxter
  • Audio commentary with Todd McFarlane, Mark A.Z. Dippé, Clint Goldman, and Steve Williams (1998)
  • NEW Hell’s Perfect Son, a brand new interview with actor Michael Jai White
  • NEW Spawn Support, a brand new interview with actors Melinda Clarke and D.B. Sweeney
  • NEW The Devil’s in the Details, a brand new interview with animatronic creature and special makeup effects artists Howard Berger and Greg Nicotero
  • NEW The Devil’s Music, a brand new interview with music supervisor Happy Walters
  • NEW Order Out of Chaos, a brand new interview with editor Michael Knue
  • Todd McFarlane: Chapter & Verse, an archival featurette from 1998 in which Spawn creator Todd McFarlane reflects on how the film adaptation stacks up against his original comic book vision
  • The Making of Spawn, archival behind-the-scenes featurette
  • Preview: Todd McFarlane’s Spawn – The Animated Movie
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Scene-to-storyboard comparisons
  • Original Todd McFarlane sketches
  • Spawn concept and sketch gallery

Disc 2 (4K UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray):

  • Theatrical Cut (in 4K or HD)

In the Mouth of Madness comes to 4K in October

Commissions Earned

The 1994 movie In the Mouth of Madness is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray in a Limited Edition set on October 28th via Arrow Video. John Carpenter directed this horror film. It starred Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, Charlton Heston, David Warner, and John Glover.

This has received a 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range. It will feature lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo sound. Below, you can find a glimpse of the packaging, which features some physical extras (listed further below).

You can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can preorder directly via Arrow Video’s website.

This limited edition will include these physical extras.

  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Francesco Francavilla
  • Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Francesco Francavilla
  • Perfect bound collector’s book featuring new writing on the film by Guy Adams, Josh Hurtado, Richard Kadrey, George Daniel Lea, Willow Catelyn Maclay, and Alexandra West

The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below.

  • Archive audio commentary with director John Carpenter and producer Sandy King Carpenter
  • Archive audio commentary with director John Carpenter and director of photography Gary B. Kibbe
  • NEW Audio commentary by filmmakers Rebekah McKendry & Elric Kane, co-hosts of Colors of the Dark podcast
  • NEW Making Madness, a newly filmed interview with producer Sandy King Carpenter
  • NEW Do You Read Sutter Cane?, a newly filmed interview with actor Jürgen Prochnow
  • The Whisperer of the Dark, an archive interview with actress Julie Carmen
  • Greg Nicotero’s Things in the Basement, an archive interview with special effects artist Greg Nicotero
  • NEW We Are What He Writes, a new featurette in praise of John Carpenter and In the Mouth of Madness
  • NEW Reality Is Not What It Used To Be, a new appreciation by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • Horror’s Hallowed Grounds, an archive featurette looking at the locations used in the film
  • Home Movies From Hobb’s End, behind-the-scenes footage
  • The Making of In the Mouth of Madness, a vintage featurette
  • Theatrical trailer and TV spots
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