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The 1954 film White Christmas on 4K in November

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According to retailers, the 1954 musical/comedy film “White Christmas” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on November 5th via Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film, directed by Michael Curtiz, starred Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Dean Jagger, Emma Allen, and Anne Whitfield. It’s certainly worth noting that this film is celebrating its 70th anniversary.

The tech specs for the release have yet to be officially announced but stay tuned for an update. It is known that the release will come in the form of a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included, along with a digital copy. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon. The bonus materials set to be included with the release should feature the legacy extras on the previously released Blu-ray but have yet to be fully announced for this 70th Anniversary 4K release. Below, you can find a full glimpse at the packaging for the upcoming release.

1956 film The Court Jester with Danny Kaye on Blu-ray

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The 1956 film “The Court Jester” starring Danny Kaye is officially making its debut to Blu-ray Disc on January 26th, 2021, via Paramount Presents. The release will be spine #13 in the Paramount Presents series. The film, directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, co-starred Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Cecil Parker, John Carradine, Mildred Natwick, and Alan Napier. The film has received a new 6K restoration which you can read a slight bit about below.

“Originally released in 1956, THE COURT JESTER was shot in Paramount’s trademark “VistaVision” widescreen format, capturing a grander scope of information on the film negative. For this new restoration, the original negative was scanned at 6K and one of the “separation masters” was also scanned and recombined with the negative scans to address color fading in the negative.  The result is an incredibly vibrant picture that faithfully captures the colors and textures of Edith Head’s sensational costumes and Hal Pariera’s sparkling art direction.”

The tech specs for the release include a 1080p presentation in the original 1.85:1 aspect ratio with a Mono DTS-HD Master Audio sound mix. The release will come with a digital copy of the film included. You can now find the upcoming Blu-ray available for preorder over at Amazon. This, like all of the Paramount Presents releases, will come with a fold-out poster for the film in the slipcover packaging (as pictured below).

Bonus materials set to be included on the release are listed below.

  • A New Filmmaker Focus with film historian Leonard Maltin
  • Theatrical Trailer

Further below, after the break, you can find the full announcement regarding the upcoming Blu-ray release of this film.

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