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A Nightmare on Elm Street is coming to 4K in October

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The modern classic 1984 horror film “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on October 15th via Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. The film, written & directed by Wes Craven, starred Robert Englund, John Saxon, Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Charles Fleischer, Joseph Whipp, Joe Unger, and Lin Shaye.

The movie is celebrating its 40th anniversary in a big way with a standard 4K UHD Blu-ray (pictured above on the left), a 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook (pictured above in the middle), and in the United Kingdom there will also be a 4K UHD Blu-ray “40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition” set (pictured above on the right).

It is known that the film has received a new 4K restoration and will include both the theatrical and uncut versions of the film in 4K. The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with HDR form of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos sound. The artwork tells us the SteelBook release will come as a “combo pack” with the Blu-ray Disc counterpart and a digital copy included. The standard 4K release will have a digital copy.

You can already find the standard 4K UHD Blu-ray listed at online retailers Amazon and DeepDiscount and retailer Target (mistakenly for the SteelBook), the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook listed at online retailers Amazon & GRUV and retailer Walmart. Bonus materials set to be included on the standard 4K and SteelBook releases are listed below.

  • Ready Freddy Focus Points
  • Commentary with Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Ronnie Blakely, Robert Shaye, and Sara Risher.
  • Commentary with Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, and Jacques Haitkin.
  • Alternate endings
  • The House that Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror
  • Never Sleep Again: A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares

Finally the UK 4K UHD Blu-ray “Ultimate Collector’s Edition” set is listed at online retailers DiabolikDVD, OrbitDVD, and Zavvi. The UK Ultimate Collector’s Edition set will include some of the following items:

  • SteelBook (Design TBC)
  • Rigid Slipcase (Design TBC)
  • Double-Sided Poster
  • Art Cards
  • Booklet
  • Numbered Element

Further below, after the break, you can find the official announcement about the upcoming home video releases of the film.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street on 4K later this year

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The modern classic 1984 horror film “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is said to be coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray later this year via Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. The release date will October 15th according to retailer listings. The film, written & directed by Wes Craven, starred Robert Englund, John Saxon, Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Charles Fleischer, Joseph Whipp, Joe Unger, and Lin Shaye.

The movie is celebrating its 40th anniversary in a big way with there to be a standard 4K UHD Blu-ray (pictured above on the left), a 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook (pictured above in the middle), and in the United Kingdom there will be a 4K UHD Blu-ray “40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition” set (pictured above on the right). It is known that the film has received a new 4K restoration.

The tech specs and bonus materials have not yet been detailed, as the release still has not received an official announcement and release date, but you can expect that information later this year. The artwork tells us the SteelBook release will come as a “combo pack” with the Blu-ray Disc counterpart and a digital copy included. The standard 4K release will have a digital copy.

You can already find the standard 4K UHD Blu-ray listed at online retailers Amazon and DeepDiscount and retailer Target (mistakenly for the SteelBook), the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook listed at online retailers Amazon & GRUV and retailer Walmart. Finally the UK 4K UHD Blu-ray “Ultimate Collector’s Edition” set is listed at online retailers DiabolikDVD, OrbitDVD, and Zavvi. The Ultimate Collector’s Edition set will include some of the following items:

  • SteelBook (Design TBC)
  • Rigid Slipcase (Design TBC)
  • Double-Sided Poster
  • Art Cards
  • Booklet
  • Numbered Element

1978 Jack Nicholson film Goin’ South on 4K in August

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The 1978 western/comedy “Goin’ South” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on August 27th via Vinegar Syndrome‘s sub-label Cinématographe. The film, directed by & starring Jack Nicholson, co-starred Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd, John Belushi, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Bradford, Danny DeVito, Ed Begley Jr., and Lin Shaye.

This comes from a new 4K restoration of its original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono lossless sound. The release is a 2-disc “combo pack” with a (Region A) Blu-ray Disc included. This retailer version of the 4K UHD Blu-ray is available for preorder at Amazon. It’s certainly worth noting that a limited version of the 4K UHD Blu-ray (with slipcover) is already available to order directly via Vinegar Syndrome. The bonus materials included with the retailer version are listed below.

  • NEW audio commentary with film critic Simon Abrams
  • “Néstor Almendros: A Man with a Camera” — a new video essay by historian Samm Deighan
  • “Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director” — a new video essay by historian Daniel Kremer

Further below, after the break, you can find a promotional trailer, showing the restoration, for this release on YouTube in 1080p HD.

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“The Grudge” 2020 remake on Blu-ray in March

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The 2020 remake of the film “The Grudge“ is officially coming to Blu-ray Disc on March 24th, via Sony. The film (not to be mistaken for the 2004 remake) was directed by Nicolas Pesce & produced by Sam Raimi, and stars Tara Westwood, Junko Bailey, David Lawrence Brown, Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, Joel Marsh Garland, Bradley Sawatzky, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, John Cho, and Jackie Weaver. The tech specs for the Blu-ray include video in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound. The release will come with a digital (code) copy of the film. You can now find the Blu-ray listed for preorder over at Amazon. The bonus materials set to be included are listed below.

  • “The Cast of the Cursed” featurette: Take an inside look at the evil that lurks behind the doors at 44 Reyburn Dr., as key creatives and cast members explore The Grudge characters and discuss their experience working with Writer/Director Nicolas Pesce.
  • “Designing Death” featurette: From a slightly paler version of themselves to being completely mangled and rotted, to the incredible death scenes; like Faith Matheson’s (Lin Shaye) epic leap off of the staircase, explore the character make-up design process and the film’s visual look involved in creating the myriad of ghosts caught in the grips of the Grudge!
  • “Easter Egg Haunt” featurette: Join Writer/Director Nicolas Pesce as he brings to light the plethora of hidden Easter Eggs throughout the film which are homages to the previous works in the Ju-On franchise.
  • Extended Scenes & Alternative Ending Experience the scenes too disturbing for theaters, like Peter Spencer’s terrifying encounter in the attic of 44 Reyburn Dr., or the uncovering of the gruesome truth behind the Landers’ family deaths.

Further below, after the break, you can find the full announcement regarding the upcoming home video release of this film. Read more