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The 2006 film World Trade Center on 4K in August

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The 2006 film “World Trade Center“ is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on August 12th via Shout Select (Shout! Studios). Oliver Stone directed the film. It starred Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Jon Bernthal, Frank Whaley, and Stephen Dorff.

This features a new 4K restoration supervised by Oliver Stone. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 with Dolby Vision and HDR10. It will also feature Dolby Atmos as well as lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo sound. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc included.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon. You can also preorder directly via the ShoutFactory website. The bonus materials set to be included on this release are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary With Director Oliver Stone
  • Audio Commentary With Real-Life First Responders Will Jimeno, Scott Strauss, John Busching, And Paddy McGee

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary With Director Oliver Stone
  • Audio Commentary With Real-Life First Responders Will Jimeno, Scott Strauss, John Busching, And Paddy McGee
  • NEW Interview With Director Oliver Stone
  • NEW Interview With First Responder Will Jimeno
  • NEW Interview With Actor Jon Bernthal
  • NEW Interview With Actor Frank Whaley
  • NEW Interview With Actor Nicholas Turturro
  • NEW Interview With Actor Donna Murphy
  • NEW Interview With Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey
  • NEW Interview With Composer Craig Armstrong
  • NEW Interview With Writer Andrea Berloff
  • Deleted/Extended Scenes (With Optional Commentary With Director Oliver Stone)

The 1991 film Career Opportunities on 4K in April

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The 1991 film “Career Opportunities” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on April 22nd via KL Studio Classics. The movie was directed by Bryan Gordon and written & produced by John Hughes. It starred Jennifer Connelly, Frank Whaley, Dermot Mulroney, John Candy, Kieran Mulroney, Barry Corbin, John M. Jackson, Jenny O’Hara, and Noble Willingham.

The motion picture has received a new master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (or HDR10) and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo lossless sound, on a BD-100 disc. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.

You can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder now at Amazon. Also, you can preorder directly via Kino Lorber’s website. The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary by Director Bryan Gordon
  • Audio Commentary by Chicago Critics Film Festival Producer Erik Childress

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary by Director Bryan Gordon
  • Audio Commentary by Chicago Critics Film Festival Producer Erik Childress
  • Crafting Criminals: Interview with Actors Dermot and Kieran Mulroney (15:52)
  • Interior. Night.: Director of Photography Donald McAlpine on filming Career Opportunities (10:43)
  • Theatrical Trailer

Born on the Fourth of July comes to 4K in November

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The 1989 film “Born on the Fourth of July” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on November 12th via Shout Select (Shout! Studios). The film, directed and co-written by Oliver Stone, starred Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Frank Whaley, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, and Stephen Baldwin.

This release features a new 4K restoration from the original camera negative, supervised and approved by director Oliver Stone. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos as well as DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo lossless sound mixes. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon, online retailer GRUV, and directly via Shout! Factory’s website. Ordering directly will get you a bonus poster. The contents of the 4K and Blu-ray discs including bonus materials are listed below.

DISC ONE (4K UHD):

  • NEW Audio Commentary By Film Critic Matt Zoller Seitz
  • Audio Commentary By Director Oliver Stone

DISC TWO (Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary By Film Critic Matt Zoller Seitz
  • Audio Commentary By Director Oliver Stone
  • NEW Interview With Director Oliver Stone
  • NEW Interview With Special Makeup Effects Artist Gordon J. Smith
  • NEW Interview With Associate Producer Clayton Townsend
  • TV Spots
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • Edie Brickell and New Bohemians “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” – Music Video

1989 film Little Monsters on Blu-ray in September

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The 1989 cult-classic film “Little Monsters“ is officially making its debut to Blu-ray Disc on September 15th, via Vestron Video & Lionsgate. The film, directed by Richard Greenberg, starred Fred Savage, Howie Mandel, Daniel Stern, Margaret Whitton, Rick Ducommun, Frank Whaley, and Ben Savage. Tech specs for the release include a 1080p HD video presentation in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio with DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo sound. A digital copy of the film will be included. You can now find the Blu-ray is available for preorder over at Amazon. Bonus materials set to be included on the release are listed below.

  • *NEW* Audio Commentary with Jarret Gahan, Editor-in-Chief of CultofMonster.com
  • *NEW* Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with Composer David Newman
  • *NEW* “Call Him Maurice” – An Interview with Actor Howie Mandel
  • *NEW* “Beneath the Bed” – An Interview with Producer Andrew Licht
  • *NEW* “Monsters Big & Small” – An Interview with Special Makeup Effects Creator Robert Short
  • *NEW* Vintage Interviews with Actors Fred Savage, Ben Savage, Special Makeup Effects Creator Robert Short, and Director Richard Alan Greenberg
  • Behind-the-Scenes Footage
  • “Making Maurice” – Vintage Footage of Howie Mandel’s Makeup Transformation
  • Vintage EPK & VHS Promo
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Still Gallery

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

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Oliver Stone film The Doors comes to 4K July 23rd

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The 1991 Oliver Stone directed film “The Doors“ starring Val Kilmer is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on July 23rd via Lionsgate, according to an early alert to retailers. The film co-starred Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Kevin Dillon, Michael Wincott, and Michael Madsen. There are no details yet regarding the tech specs on this 4K release. It is however known that the release will come in the form of a “combo pack” with a Blu-ray and a digital copy of the film. Bonus materials set to be included on the release have not yet been detailed. UPDATE: The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for pre-order over at Amazon and at retailer Best Buy. Tech specs for the release include 2160p video with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of High Dynamic Range and Dolby Atmos sound. The film has been remastered from the original negative that was scanned at 4K resolution. The color grading was overseen by the film’s director Oliver Stone. Bonus materials set to be included on the release are listed below.

  • Oliver Stone Commentary
  • NEW Oliver Stone’s Interview
  • NEW Sound Engineer Lon Bender’s Interview

UPDATES: First off, there’s now a listing for a German 4K Steelbook release that seems to be exclusive to that country, and there doesn’t sadly seem to be a 4K Steelbook coming here stateside. So, if you’re wanting to get that as an import, since 4K is, after all, a region free format, you can find it listed here on Amazon Germany. Lastly, Lionsgate has issued an official promotional trailer that you can find as well further below, after the break.

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“Field of Dreams” with Kevin Costner gets 30th anniversary 4K release in May

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field_of_dreams_4k_titledThe 1989 film “Field of Dreams“ starring Kevin Costner is officially getting a 30th Anniversary Edition 4K UHD Blu-ray release on May 14th, via Universal. The film, directed by Phil Alden Robinson, co-starred James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffman, Frank Whaley, and Burt Lancaster.

The tech specs for the 4K include 2160p video in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of High Dynamic range and DTS:X sound. The release will come in the form of a “combo pack” with a Blu-ray Disc and a digital copy of the film included. The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for pre-order over at Amazon. Bonus materials set to be included on the release are identical to the previous Blu-ray release and listed below.

  • Deleted Scenes with Introductions by Phil Alden Robinson
  • From Father to Son: Passing Along the Pastime
  • Roundtable with Kevin Costner, Bret Saberhagen, George Brett and Johnny Bench
  • The Diamond in the Husks
  • Galena, IL Pinch Hits for Chisholm, MN
  • Field of Dreams: A Scrapbook
  • Bravo Special: From Page to Screen
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Feature Commentary with Director Phil Alden Robinson and Director of Photography John Lindley (also on the 4K disc)

There will also be an exclusive 4K Steelbook release of the film available over at retailer Best Buy. That Steelbook (pictured below) can be found for pre-order.

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