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The 1989 film Uncle Buck is coming to 4K in February

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The 1989 film “Uncle Buck” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on February 18th via KL Studio Classics. The film was written & directed by John Hughes. It starred John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Madigan, Laurie Metcalf, Mike Starr, Garrett M. Brown, and Elaine Bromka.

The movie has received a new 4K 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 forms of high dynamic range on a BD-100 disc. Audio will be presented in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and Lossless 2.0 Stereo. The release will come as a “combo pack” with a 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. This 2-disc set includes the following bonus materials.

DISC 1 (4KUHD): 

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Joe Ramoni  

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): 

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson 
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Joe Ramoni 
  • Sixteen Going on Seventeen: NEW Interview with Actress Jean Louisa Kelly 
  • Theatrical Trailer 

The 1990 film Internal Affairs comes to 4K in December

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The 1990 film “Internal Affairs” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Special Edition Blu-ray Disc on December 17th via KL Studio Classics. The film, directed by Mike Figgis, starred Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf, William Baldwin, Annabella Sciorra, Richard Bradford, Michael Beach, Elijah Wood, Katherine Borowitz, Xander Berkeley, and John Kapelos.

The movie has received a new 4K master from a 16-bit 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 and HDR10 form of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo lossless sound, on a BD-100 disc. Tech specs for the Special Edition Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo lossless sound, on a BD-50 disc. The 4K release will come as a “combo pack” with the Blu-ray counterpart included.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray and Special Edition Blu-ray are now available for preorder at Amazon and directly via Kino Lorber’s website. The bonus materials included with the releases are listed below (by disc).

4K UHD Blu-ray:

  • Audio Commentary by Film Critics Alain Silver and James Ursini

Blu-ray:

  • Audio Commentary by Film Critics Alain Silver and James Ursini
  • The Clever and the Corrupt: Interview with Director Mike Figgis (33:15)
  • His Most Dangerous Weapon: Interview with Screenwriter Henry Bean (25:05)
  • One Bad Cop: Interview with Co-Composer Anthony Marinelli (16:49)
  • Extended & Deleted Scenes (31:58)
  • Alternate Ending (10:00)
  • Theatrical Trailer