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The 1940 film His Girl Friday on Criterion 4K
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The 1940 film “His Girl Friday“ arrives on 4K UHD Blu-ray this December 2nd via The Criterion Collection. Howard Hawks directed the movie. It starred Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Porter Hall, Ernest Truex, and Cliff Edwards. EDITORIAL NOTE: This movie was previously released on the 4K UHD format as part of a box set from Sony [“Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Vol. 4“].
This features a new digital 4K restoration. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a Black and White 2160p video presentation in a 1.37:1 aspect ratio featuring Dolby Vision and HDR10, accompanied by Uncompressed (Linear PCM) Mono sound. The 3-disc set will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart and a bonus disc. Those Blu-rays will also include the 1931 film “The Front Page” — “Lewis Milestone’s famous pre-Code adaptation of the same material.”
The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon. You can also preorder directly via the Criterion website. The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below and span across 3 discs (one 4K, two Blu-ray).
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film, The Front Page, and the special features
- 4K digital restoration of The Front Page, made from a recently discovered print of director Lewis Milestone’s preferred version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Interview with film scholar David Bordwell
- Archival interviews with His Girl Friday director Howard Hawks
- Featurettes from 1999 and 2006 about Hawks and actor Rosalind Russell
- Radio adaptation of His Girl Friday from 1940
- Program about the restoration of The Front Page
- Program about playwright and screenwriter Ben Hecht
- Radio adaptations of the play The Front Page from 1937 and 1946
- Trailers
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Plus: Essays on His Girl Friday and The Front Page by film critics Farran Smith Nehme and Michael Sragow
- Cover by Randy Glass
Big Helium Dog comes to Blu-ray in September
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The 1999 film “Big Helium Dog“ comes to Blu-ray Disc on September 16th via SModCastle Cinema. This release will be distributed by MVD Entertainment Group. Brian Lynch wrote and directed the movie. Kevin Smith executive-produced the film. It starred Michael Ian Black, Erik Stolhanske, Kevin Heffernan, Matt Kawczynski, Lorene Scafaria, Brian Quinn, Ming Chen, and Kevin Smith. This features members of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe.
This comes from a new transfer and restoration of the 16mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the release include a 1080p HD video presentation in the 1.33:1 aspect ratio and uncompressed PCM 2.0 Stereo sound.
The Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon and directly via the MVDShop. The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below.
- Commentary from Writer/Director Brian Lynch and star Matt Kawczynski
- Commentary from Brian Lynch, Matt Kawczynski and Film Historian Patrick Cotnoir
- Introduction by Executive Producer Kevin Smith and Writer & Director Brian Lynch (HD, 11:33)
- Q & A with Writer & Director Brian Lynch along with Associate Producer Kimbery Loughran and stars Matt Kawczynski, Lorene Scafaria, Brian Quinn and Michael Linstroth. (HD, 72:37)
- Cast auditions featuring Michael Linstroth, Bryan Johnson and more! (SD, 02:54)
- Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery
- 1999 Trailer with Introduction feat. “Hollywood’s Brian Lynch” (SD, 07:53)
- 1999 Theatrical Trailer (SD, 02:20)
- Limited Edition Slipcover (first pressing only)
EDITORIAL NOTE: This will be the second Blu-ray release from Kevin Smith‘s SModCastle Cinema line of home video releases. The first was “A Better Place” (Director’s Cut), which is now available on Blu-ray.
Vampire’s Kiss – Blu-ray Review
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The Beatles: Get Back comes to Blu-ray in February
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The 2021 TV mini-series / documentary “The Beatles: Get Back“ is officially coming to Blu-ray Disc in a “Collector’s Set” on February 8th via Disney in collaboration with Apple Corps. Limited. The documentary, directed by Peter Jackson [as well as originally Michael Lindsay-Hogg], aired just last month exclusively on the Disney Plus streaming service. The film stars John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr candidly during the making of their album “Let it Be”, and it is considered a TV mini-series but has a documentary feel, being split up into three parts, with a runtime of approximately 458 minutes total.
EDITORIAL NOTE: Despite being aired in 4K on the streaming service, there will not be a physical 4K release of the film nor a digital code (copy) included. No sign of a 4K release physically coming for this, sadly, folks. That’s Disney circa 2022 for you. They didn’t even notify me about this news, as I had to find it myself. How cool is that??
The tech specs for the Blu-ray Disc “Collector’s Set” include a 1080p HD video presentation in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Atmos as well as uncompressed Linear PCM 2.0 Stereo and even Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo sound options. The 3-disc Collector’s Set on Blu-ray, housed in a rigid slipcase and 3-disc “softpack,” will include some physical extras (pictured below) which consist of “4 Collector Cards.”
You can now find the Blu-ray Collector’s Set available for preorder over at retailers Best Buy, Target, and Walmart. It does not seem that you’ll be able to purchase this Blu-ray set from Amazon but stay tuned for a possible update on that, although I’m doubting it. No bonus materials appear to be included with the release.
Further below, after the break, you can find the details about the release taken from the TheBeatles.com website’s store listing.