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The 1980 musical Xanadu comes to 4K in August

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The 1980 musical “Xanadu” comes to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Special Edition on August 19th via KL Studio Classics. Robert Greenwald directed the film. It starred Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck, James Sloyan, Dimitra Arliss, and Sandahl Bergman.

This received a new 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, available with either Dolby Vision or HDR10, on a BD-100 disc. It will include lossless sound mixes of the original 4.0 stereo, 5.1 surround, and 2.0 stereo. Tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, on a BD-50 disc, with 4.0 stereo, 5.1 surround, and 2.0 stereo sound. The 4K release will come as a 2-disc “combo pack” with the Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Special Edition are now available for preorder at Amazon. You can also preorder directly via Kino Lorber’s website. The bonus materials set to be included with the releases are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Director Robert Greenwald, Moderated by Filmmaker Douglas Hosdale
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Jennifer Clymer and Film Historian Nathaniel Thompson
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians David Del Valle and Krystov Charles
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Director Robert Greenwald, Moderated by Filmmaker Douglas Hosdale
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Jennifer Clymer and Film Historian Nathaniel Thompson
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians David Del Valle and Krystov Charles
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
  • Making Xanadu: 1980 Making-of the Musical Fantasy Movie (20:36) newly mastered in 2K
  • Going Back to Xanadu: 2009 Documentary with the Cast and Crew (27:15)
  • 5 TV Spots (2:25)
  • 17 Radio Spots (14:17)
  • Theatrical Trailer (2:05) newly mastered in 2K

1952 musical Singin’ in the Rain comes to 4K in April

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To celebrate its 70th anniversary, the 1952 classic musical “Singin’ in the Rain“ is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray officially on April 26th via Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.  The film, which was co-directed by Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, starred Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchel, and Cyd Charisse.

UPDATE:  The tech specs include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.37:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range.  The audio here includes a remastered DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio lossless surround mix and a restored Mono DTS-HD 2.0 Master Audio lossless mix.

The release will come in the form of a “combo pack” meaning it will include its Blu-ray Disc counterpart.  A digital code (copy) of the film will be included.  Also, there’s not yet a 4K UHD Blu-ray preorder listing available over at Amazon, so stay tuned for an update on that soon.

The bonus materials set to be included with this 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray “combo pack” release are listed below.

  • Commentary by Debbie Reynold, Donald O’Connor, Cyd Charisse, Kathleen Freeman, Stanley Donen, Betty Camden, Adolph Green, Bad Lurhmann and Rudy Behlmer.
  • Singin’ in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation Documentary
  • Theatrical Trailer

Further below, after the break, you can find the full details about this 4K home video release of the film.

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