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The 1996 film Black Sheep is coming to 4K in March

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The 1996 comedy “Black Sheep” will be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on March 25th via KL Studio Classics. Penelope Spheeris directed the film, which was written by Fred Wolf. It starred Chris Farley, David Spade, Tim Matheson, Christine Ebersole, Gary Busey, Grant Heslov, Timothy Carhart, and Bruce McGill.

The movie has received a new master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (or HDR10) form of high dynamic range, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround, and 2.0 Stereo lossless sound on a BD-100 disc. The 4K release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.

UPDATED: The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon and directly via Kino Lorber’s website. The bonus materials included with this release are listed below sorted by Disc.

4K UHD Blu-ray (Disc 1):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Director Penelope Spheeris, Moderated by Film Critic and Author Simon Abrams

Blu-ray (Disc 2):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Director Penelope Spheeris, Moderated by Film Critic and Author Simon Abrams • Theatrical Trailer

The 1997 film “Dante’s Peak” comes to 4K in May

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The 1997 film “Dante’s Peak” will be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on May 27th via KL Studio Classics. Roger Donaldson directed the film. It starred Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Elizabeth Hoffman, and Charles Hallahan. It also featured Grant Heslov, Jamie Renée Smith, and Jeremy Foley. Brian Reddy, Peter Jason, and Tzi Ma completed the cast.

UPDATED: Note that this title was originally slated for a February release date, but that was pushed back to April. And now it’s been pushed back a month yet again.

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

The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon and directly via the Kino Lorber website. The bonus materials to be included with the release are listed below, sorted by disc.

DISC 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary by Director Roger Donaldson and Production Designer Dennis Washington

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):

  • Audio Commentary by Director Roger Donaldson and Production Designer Dennis Washington
  • Getting Close to the Show: The Making of Dante’s Peak
  • Theatrical Trailer