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1995 film Cutthroat Island gets 4K SteelBook in April

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The 1995 film “Cutthroat Island” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray in an exclusive SteelBook release (available at Walmart) on April 2nd via Lionsgate. The film, directed by Renny Harlin, starred Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Patrick Malahide, Stan Shaw, Rex Linn, and Paul Dillon.

The tech specs for the release include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision or HDR10 forms of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround sound. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included and a digital code (copy) of the film. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook exclusively available for preorder at retailer Walmart (pictured below).

4K UHD Blu-ray Walmart Exclusive SteelBook (pictured)

The bonus materials set to be included with the Blu-ray on this release are listed below.

  • The Adventure of a Lifetime: Making Cutthroat Island
  • Charting the Course: Creating Cutthroat Island
  • Across the Bow: Editing Cutthroat Island
  • Summon Your Courage: Scoring Cutthroat Island
  • Ecce Pirate: A Short Film by Matthew Modine
  • Audio Commentary from Director Renny Harlin
  • Making of
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Storyboards
  • Interviews
  • Original Trailer

1998 Joe Dante film Small Soldiers on Blu-ray in February

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The 1998 film “Small Soldiers” directed by Joe Dante is coming to Blu-ray Disc, for the very first time in North America, on February 2nd, 2021, via Paramount. The movie was an action, adventure, comedy that used a combination of both live-action video and CG animation. It featured a (live-action) cast of Kirsten Dunst, Gregory Smith, Jacob Smith, Phil Hartman, Wendy Schaal, David Cross, Denis Leary, and Dick Miller. The movie also featured a legendary voice cast that included Tommy Lee Jones, Frank Langella, Bruce Dern, Jim Brown, George Kennedy, Clint Walker, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Christina Ricci.

UPDATE: The tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1080p presentation in the OAR (original aspect ratio) of 2.39:1 and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound. You can now find the Blu-ray listed to preorder over at Amazon. The bonus materials set to come with this Blu-ray are listed below.

  • Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Making of Small Soldiers
  • From the Cutting Room Floor: Bloopers

“Brainscan” with Edward Furlong comes to Blu-ray in August via Scream Factory

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The 1994 John Flynn directed cult-classic horror film “Brainscan” starring Edward Furlong is coming to Blu-ray Disc on August 28th via Scream Factory (Shout! Factory). Tech specs for the release include full 1080p HD video in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio and Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio sound. The title is available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon. Scream Factory has just contacted us with the full details regarding the release and below you’ll find a list of bonus materials set to be included.

  • NEW Audio Commentary with assistant to the director Tara Georges Flynn
  • NEW  A Virtual Debut – an interview with screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker
  • NEW Talking With Trickster – an interview with actor T. Ryder Smith
  • NEW Merging Realities featuring interviews with special make-up effects supervisor Steve Johnson and special make-up effects artists Andy Schoneberg and Mike Smithson
  • NEW Musical Virtuosity – an interview with composer George S. Clinton
  • Trickin’ With Trickster: Vintage Behind-the-Scenes Fun on BRAINSCAN
  • Deleted Scene
  • Behind-The-Scenes Footage
  • Teaser Trailer
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spot
  • Still Galleries
Further below, after the break, you’ll find the official announcement for this release.

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