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Columbia Classics 4K Collection Volume 3 in October

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Justin Sluss

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The “Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection Volume 3“ is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on October 25th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The set will include the following six films, making their debut physically on 4K:

“It Happened One Night” (1934)
“From Here to Eternity” (1953)
“To Sir, With Love” (1967)
“The Last Picture Show” (1971)
“Annie” (1982)
“As Good As It Gets” (1997)

The set will include a “combo pack” for each film, meaning it will come with its Blu-ray counterpart and a digital copy (code) for each. It will also include an 80-page hardbound booklet with collectible packaging (as seen below).

The tech specs will vary for each film. “It Happened One Night” will be presented in 2160p Black & White with HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range and the Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio sound. “From Here to Eternity” will be presented in 2160p Black & White with HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range as well as audio in Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround, and Original Mono lossless. “To Sir, With Love” will be presented in 2160p with HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range, restored from the original camera negative, with Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround, and the Original Mono lossless sound mixes. “The Last Picture Show” will include both the theatrical and Director’s Cuts of the film, be presented in 2160p with HDR10 and Dolby Vision, and has restored from the original camera negative with the Original DTS-HD Master Audio Mono sound mixes for each version. “Annie” will be presented in 2160p with HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range, restored from the original camera negative, and include Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround, and the original 2-channel surround DTS-HD Master Audio sound mixes. Finally, for tech specs, “As Good As It Gets” will be presented in 2160p with HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range, restored from the original camera negative, with Dolby Atmos and the original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.0 surround mixes.

UPDATE: You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder over at Amazon.

The bonus materials for the release are rather extensive, considering they’re for six films, so I’ll be including all those details in the full announcement below along with the trailer, after the break.

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Posted on October 13, 2021 by Justin Sluss

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Columbia Classics 4K Collection Volume 2 in October

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Justin Sluss

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There will be a “Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection Volume 2“ coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on October 12th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The limited edition 6-film collection will include the following films:

“Anatomy of a Murder” (1959)
“Oliver!” (1968)
“Taxi Driver” (1976)
“Stripes” (1981)
“Sense and Sensibility” (1995)
“The Social Network” (2010)

These six different films spanning decades have all received 4K restorations and will be getting new sound mixes unless otherwise noted below. All of the films will be presented in 4K resolution with HDR10 form of high dynamic range. And, two films (“Taxi Driver” and “The Social Network”) will be presented in Dolby Vision form of HDR as well. All of the films with the exception of one (“Taxi Driver”) will also get new Dolby Atmos sound mixes as well as their original 5.1 and in some cases Mono lossless mixes. All of the details regarding those tech specs and such can be found a bit further below. All six films will get a digital code (copy) for each in 4K, via Movies Anywhere.

UPDATE: The release date has been pushed back yet again (to 10/12), from its originally slated 9/14 release. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray set available for preorder over at Amazon. Via that preorder listing, you can find a hi-res image glimpse at the interior of the packaging (seen below).

The release will come with some physical extras in the form of an 80-page booklet and a bonus Blu-ray Disc that will feature 20 classic Columbia Pictures shorts in HD for the first time, including “The Three Stooges – Disorder in the Court” from 1936. The booklet will include six essays about each of the films and are detailed below.