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The Social Network is coming to 4K in February
Commissions Earned
The 2010 film “The Social Network“ is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook on February 18th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film was directed by David Fincher and co-written by Aaron Sorkin. It starred Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, and Max Minghella. It’s certainly worth noting that this film is “Certified Fresh” (by critics) on Rotten Tomatoes.
This release will include 4K presentations of the theatrical and unrated versions of the film. The tech specs include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.40:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision or HDR10 form of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (theatrical & unrated) lossless surround sound. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included along with a digital copy, compatible with Movies Anywhere.
UPDATED: The 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook is now available for preorder at Amazon and Walmart. NOTE: This film was already released on 4K UHD Blu-ray via the “Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 2” box set.
The bonus materials set to be included with the release are listed below.
- Theatrical Trailers [4K disc only]
- Audio Commentary with David Fincher
- Audio Commentary with Aaron Sorkin & Cast
- Special Feature Blu-ray Includes
- How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
- David Fincher and Jeff Cronenweth on the Visuals
- Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter and Ren Klyce on Post
- Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and David Fincher on the Score
- Ruby Skye VIP Room: Multi-Angle Scene Breakdown
- In the Hall of the Mountain King: Reznor’s First Draft
- Swarmatron
The 2002 film Panic Room comes to 4K in February
Commissions Earned
The 2002 film “Panic Room” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook on February 18th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film was directed by David Fincher and written by David Koepp. It starred Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, and Jared Leto. It’s certainly worth noting that this film is “Certified Fresh” (by critics) on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film has received a transfer supervised by director David Fincher. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (or HDR10) form of high dynamic range along with Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround sound. The 4K release will be a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. A digital copy of the film, compatible with Movies Anywhere, will be included.
UPDATED: The 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook is now available for preorder at Amazon and Walmart. The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below.
- Commentary by David Fincher
- Commentary by Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker and Dwight Yoakam
- Commentary by writer David Koepp and special guest
- PRE-PRODUCTION
- 6 featurettes on the prep phase, from pre-visualization through testing
- Interactive previsualization — Compare the pre-visualization, storyboards, dailies and final film in a multi-angle, multi-audio feature with optional commentary
- PRODUCTION
- Shooting Panic Room – An hour-long documentary on the principal photography phase
- Makeup effects featurette with Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr.
- Sequence breakdowns – An interactive look at the creation of four separate scenes in the film
- POST-PRODUCTION
- 21 documentaries and featurettes on the visual effects
- On Sound Design with Ren Klyce
- Digital Intermediate and other featurettes dealing with the post-production phase
- A multi-angle look at the scoring session conducted by Howard Shore
The 1995 film Seven is coming to 4K in January
Commissions Earned
According to retailers, the 1995 film “Seven” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook on January 7th via Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. The film, a.k.a. “Se7en,” directed by David Fincher, starred Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Roundtree, and Kevin Spacey.
UPDATED: The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2.39:1 aspect ratio video presentation in HDR10 form of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround sound.
Both releases will include a digital copy. You can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook available for preorder at Amazon. And you can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook (pictured below) at retailer Walmart. It’s also worth noting that the standard 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook are available for preorder at online retailer GRUV.
The 4K UHD Blu-ray will be a limited edition and include a rigid slipcase with foldable artwork (pictured below).
Columbia Classics 4K Collection Volume 2 in October
Amazon Commissions Earned
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.
“… six all-new incisive essays from renowned writers Julie Kirgo, John Kenrick, Glenn Kenny, Michael G. McDunnah, Kayti Burt and Nev Pierce.”
You can find the full details below after the break about this upcoming limited edition 4K UHD Blu-ray box set.
