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2nd Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection on 4K May

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Justin Sluss

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There will be a second volume of “The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection“ coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on May 10th via Universal Studios Home Entertainment, according to retailers. The five films included in this set, also coming as individual 4K releases, are listed below:

“Saboteur“ (1942)
“Shadow of a Doubt“ (1943)
“The Trouble with Harry“ (1955)
“Marnie“ (1964)
“Family Plot“ (1976)

The tech specs for the release of each of the five films include 2160p video presentations in (side matted) 1.33:1 and 1.85:1 aspect ratios with HDR10 form of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio lossless sound in Mono sound. The release will come in the form of a “combo pack” with each film getting its Blu-ray Disc counterpart, making it a 10-disc set, and also include a digital code (copy) for each film. You can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray of the box set now available for preorder over at Amazon. The bonus materials set to be included with this set are fully detailed below for each film.

Disc 1 – Saboteur:

Saboteur: A Closer Look
Storyboards
Alfred Hitchcock’s Sketches
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer

Disc 2 – Shadow of a Doubt:

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock’s Favorite Film
Production Drawings by Art Director Robert Boyle
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer

Disc 3 – The Trouble with Harry:

The Trouble with Harry Isn’t Over
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer

Disc 4 – Marnie:

The Trouble with Marnie
The Marnie Archives
Theatrical Trailer

Disc 5 – Family Plot:

Plotting Family Plot
Storyboards: The Chase Scene
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailers

It’s most certainly worth noting that these 5 films will also be receiving individual 4K UHD Blu-ray releases on May 10th as well. You can find the cover art below for each, and clicking their names further above will take you to their Amazon preorder listings which are already up.

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Citizen Kane on 4K via Criterion Collection in November

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Justin Sluss

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The 1941 classic film “Citizen Kane” is officially coming to the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Disc formats on November 23rd via The Criterion Collection. This will make one of the first 4K physical releases by Criterion, as they have just unveiled recently. The film, co-written, produced, and directed by Orson Welles, also starred Orson Welles, as well as Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, and Everett Sloane.

The tech specs for the release include a 2160p video presentation (in Black & White) in the original 1.37:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range and uncompressed Mono sound. The movie has received a new 4K restoration. The release will come in the form of a “combo pack” meaning that the Blu-ray Disc counterpart of the film will be included, with an additional two Blu-ray Discs for extras — making for a 4-disc set. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Disc versions are available for preorder over at Amazon and directly via Criterion‘s website. The bonus materials set to be included with the release are listed below, including physical extras.

Three audio commentaries: from 2021 featuring Orson Welles scholars James Naremore and Jonathan Rosenbaum; from 2002 featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich; and from 2002 featuring film critic Roger Ebert
The Complete “Citizen Kane,” (1991), a rarely seen feature-length BBC documentary
New interviews with critic Farran Smith Nehme and film scholar Racquel J. Gates
New video essay by Orson Welles scholar Robert Carringer
New program on the film’s special effects by film scholars and effects experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt
Interviews from 1990 with editor Robert Wise; actor Ruth Warrick; optical-effects designer Linwood Dunn; Bogdanovich; filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Henry Jaglom, Martin Ritt, and Frank Marshall; and cinematographers Allen Daviau, Gary Graver, and Vilmos Zsigmond
New documentary featuring archival interviews with Welles
Interviews with actor Joseph Cotten from 1966 and 1975
The Hearts of Age, a brief silent film made by Welles as a student in 1934
Television programs from 1979 and 1988 featuring appearances by Welles and Mercury Theatre producer John Houseman
Program featuring a 1996 interview with actor William Alland on his collaborations with Welles
Selection of The Mercury Theatre on the Air radio plays featuring many of the actors from Citizen Kane
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: Deluxe packaging, including a book with an essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri
New Cover by Mike McQuade

The House of Hitchcock Collection Blu-ray October

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Justin Sluss

“The House of Hitchcock“ Collection Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc box set is coming on October 1st, via Universal, according to retailers. The box set will include a total of 15 movies directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Those films, all previously available on the Blu-ray format, included in this set are listed below (in chronological order):

“Saboteur“ (1942)
“Shadow of a Doubt“ (1943)
“Rope“ (1948)
“Rear Window“ (1954)
“The Trouble with Harry“ (1955)
“The Man Who Knew Too Much“ (1956)
“Vertigo“ (1958)
“North by Northwest“ (1959)
“Psycho“ (1960)
“The Birds“ (1963)
“Marnie“ (1964)
“Torn Curtain“ (1966)
“Topaz“ (1969)
“Frenzy“ (1972)
“Family Plot“ (1976)

The release will include not only the physical form box set replica (of sorts) of the infamous “Psycho” house but it’ll even include blueprints, movie poster cards for each film, a booklet about his work, a “Do Not Disturb” door hanger sign from the “Bates Motel”, letters, and more. Tech specs for the Blu-ray releases remain identical to the previously released versions. You can find the Blu-ray set available for pre-order over at Amazon. Bonus materials, some of which are exclusive to this box set, are listed below and the contents are even pictured, further below after the break.