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The 1989 film Sea of Love is coming to 4K in January

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The 1989 film “Sea of Love” will be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on January 28th via KL Studio Classics. It was directed by Harold Becker and starred Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker, William Hickey, Richard Jenkins, Paul Calderon, and John Spencer.

The movie has received a new master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. Tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 form of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and lossless 2.0 stereo sound, on a BD-100 disc. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. You cannot yet find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon but stay tuned for an update. You can preorder directly via the Kino Lorber website. Bonus materials set to be included with the release are listed below.

  • Audio Commentary by Director Harold Becker (on 4K and Blu-ray)
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
  • The Creation of Sea of Love: Featurette (14:28)
  • Deleted Scenes (6:10)
  • Theatrical Trailer 1 (2:36) Newly Mastered in 2K
  • Theatrical Trailer 2 (1:35)

Ocean’s Eleven 2001 remake and trilogy on 4K in April

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The remake of “Ocean’s Eleven” from 2001 and the rest of the films in the trilogy will officially be coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on April 30th via Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. The two other films are “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004) and “Ocean’s Thirteen” (2007) and it’s worth noting that there will be individual releases of the films each on 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook (pictured below). The films, all three directed by Steven Soderbergh, featured casts that included George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Julia Roberts, Al Pacino, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Elliott Gould, Ellen Barkin, and the late great Carl Reiner.

The entire trilogy has received a remaster as described below, taken from the press release:

“The 4K remasters of Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s Thirteen were completed at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) with the participation of Soderbergh. The restored 5.1 digital audio mix was overseen by original re-recording sound mixer and sound editor Larry Blake.”

The tech specs for the releases of the films include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround sound. An “Ocean’s Trilogy” 4K UHD Blu-ray (pictured at the top) will be available, now available for preorder at Amazon. “Ocean’s Eleven,“ “Ocean’s Twelve,“ and “Ocean’s Thirteen” each (individually pictured above) will get a 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook as previously mentioned, and they’re now available for preorder over at Amazon. You can also find those individual 4K UHD Blu-ray Steelbooks for preorder at retailer Walmart.

All of the previous Blu-ray bonus materials will be ported over for each film and included on the 4K disc for each film. Each film will receive a digital code (copy) of the film, compatible with Movies Anywhere. Further below, after the break, you can find the promo trailer for the 4K release(s), and the official word of the releases.

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