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The 2002 film Minority Report on 4K in December

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The 2002 film adaptation of “Minority Report” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook on December 9th via Paramount Home Media Distribution. Steven Spielberg produced and directed this adaptation of a Philip K. Dick short story. It starred Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max Von Sydow, Samantha Morton, Steve Harris, and Neal McDonough. It’s worth noting that this movie remains “Certified Fresh” (by critics’ ratings) on Rotten Tomatoes.

The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray release(s) include a 2160p video presentation in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10, accompanied by lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound. The 4K releases will each include a digital copy of the film. This release will be a 2-disc set with a Bonus Blu-ray Disc. The movie is only presented on the 4K disc and not in HD on the Blu-ray.

You can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook (pictured below) along with the standard 4K UHD Blu-ray release now available for preorder at Amazon.

The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below.

  • The Future According to Steven Spielberg
  • Inside The World of Precime
  • Philip K. Dick, Steven Spielberg and Minority Report
  • Minority Report: Future Realized
  • Minority Report: Props of the Future
  • Highlights from Minority Report: From the Set
  • Minority Report: Commercials of the Future
  • Previs Sequences
  • From Story to Screen
  • Deconstructing Minority Report
  • The Stunts of Minority Report
  • ILM and Minority Report
  • Final Report
  • Production Concepts
  • Storyboard Sequences
  • Trailers

Lastly, I know that online communities such as Reddit love to decide what is “old news” when sharing my posts. Well, I’ve decided to start something that Community Notes on X actually inspired. I’ll now always include the first X post that announces the “news” itself and cite it below, after the break. It’s a waste of my time, to be honest, but it’s fun to put in, to show how silly statements like that truly are. I count 7 and a half hours between when I posted this one and when it made its way to the website. There was a lot of news this morning.

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1955 Hitchcock film To Catch a Thief on 4K in October

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The 1955 film “To Catch a Thief” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on October 15th via Paramount Presents. The film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starred Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Jean Martinelli, Charles Vanel, Brigitte Auber, and Georgette Anys. This movie has already been released by Paramount Presents on Blu-ray Disc back in April of 2021, as spine number 3 in the series, but this will be its debut to the 4K UHD Blu-ray format – carrying the same spine number. The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless surround sound. This release will only include the 4K disc and no Blu-ray counterpart. It should perhaps include a digital copy, judging from how Paramount Presents has done things so far. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon. Below you can find a list of the bonus materials set to be included with the release.

  • Filmmaker Focus: Leonard Maltin on To Catch a Thief
  • Behind the Gates (2009): Carry Grant and Grace Kelly
  • Audio Commentary by Dr. Drew Casper (Hitchcock historian)
  • Original Theatrical Trailer