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The 1978 film Convoy will arrive on 4K in July

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The 1978 film “Convoy” will be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on July 22nd via KL Studio Classics. Sam Peckinpah directed the movie. It starred Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Young, and Seymour Cassel.

The movie has received a new master by StudioCanal, from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range, on a BD-100 disc. Audio on the 4K disc will be presented in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 Mono. This will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon, or you can preorder directly via Kino Lorber’s website. The bonus materials to be included with the release are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell
  • Audio Commentary by Sam Peckinpah Historians Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and Nick Redman
  • Audio Commentary by Peckinpah Scholar Mike Siegel

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • Brand New HD Master by StudioCanal – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell
  • Audio Commentary by Sam Peckinpah Historians Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and Nick Redman
  • Audio Commentary by Peckinpah Scholar Mike Siegel
  • Sam’s Trucker Movie: 2013 Documentary – Revised in 2024 (70:44)
  • The Lost Convoy: 2024 Video Essay by Mike Siegel
  • Three Lost Scenes: Deleted Scenes Illustrated with Rare Photos (5:53)
  • Injokes, Friends & Cameos: 2013 Featurette (6:05
  • Trucker Notes from Norway: 2013 Interview with Norwegian Trucker Expert Anders Loefaldli (3:19)
  • The Duck Trucks: 2024 Featurette (8:34)
  • Promoting Convoy: International Posters & Lobby Cards (9:49)
  • Convoy in Color: A Selection of 125 Color Stills (11:03)
  • Filming Convoy 1: A Rare Selection of 360 Production Stills (10:32)
  • Filming Convoy 2: A Rare Selection of 360 Production Stills (11:06)
  • Filming Convoy 3: A Rare Selection of 360 Production Stills (11:18)
  • Theatrical Trailer Widescreen (3:47)
  • TV Spot (1:07)
  • 6 Radio Spots (3:32)

The 1974 film Chinatown gets a standard 4K in January

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The 1974 film “Chinatown“ will get a standard 4K UHD Blu-ray release on January 14th via Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film was directed by Roman Polanski and starred Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Burt Young, Diane Ladd, and Perry Lopez.

The tech specs for the release include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless surround sound. The release will come with a digital copy. NOTE: This movie was previously released in the Paramount Presents line on 4K UHD Blu-ray but has since gone out of print. And, as a result goes for a high price resold on services like eBay. This new release will offer consumers a new and much more affordable release.

The standard 4K UHD Blu-ray release is now available for preorder at Amazon. The bonus materials included with this standard 4K release are listed below.

  • Audio Commentary by Screenwriter David Towne and David Fincher
  • A State of Mind: Author Sam Wasson on Chinatown
  • Chinatown Memories
  • The Trilogy That Never Was
  • Water and Power
  • Chinatown: An Appreciation
  • Chinatown: The Beginning and the End
  • Chinatown: Filming
  • Chinatown: The Legacy