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The 1991 documentary Hearts of Darkness gets a 4K
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The 1991 documentary “Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse“ is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on December 9th via Lionsgate. The documentary chronicles the making of the 1979 Francis Ford Coppola film “Apocalypse Now” and the troubles that arose during its production. It was co-directed by Fax Bahr, Eleanor Coppola, and George Hickenlooper. This included interviews with Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, John Milius, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Laurence Fishburne, and the late Dennis Hopper.
This has received a new 4K restoration. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.37:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound. The release will include a digital copy of the film, likely only compatible with Fandango at Home.
The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon. The only bonus material set to be included on the release is “The Making of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse.”
Catch Me If You Can comes to 4K in December
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The 2002 film “Catch Me If You Can” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook on December 9th via Paramount Home Media Distribution. Steven Spielberg directed and produced the movie. It starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, James Brolin, and Jennifer Garner. It’s worth noting that this movie remains “Certified Fresh” based on critics’ reviews over at Rotten Tomatoes.
The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio featuring Dolby Vision and HDR10 with lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound. The 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook releases will both come as a 2-disc “combo pack” with their Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. A digital copy of the film is also included with each release.
The 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook (pictured below) are now individually available for preorder at Amazon.
The bonus materials set to be included on the Blu-ray Disc with the release are listed below.
- Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
- CAST Me If You Can: The Casting of the Film
- Scoring: Catch Me If You Can
- Frank Abagnale: Between Reality and Fiction
- The FBI Perspective
- Catch Me If You Can: In Closing
- Photo Galleries
Spawn – Limited Edition 4K UHD Blu-ray Screenshots
The 1997 film Spawn is coming to 4K in October
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The 1997 film “Spawn” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray in Limited Edition releases on October 7th via Arrow Video. Mark A.Z. Dippé directed and co-wrote the movie, which was based on the comic book character created by Todd McFarlane. It starred Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, Nicol Williamson, and D.B. Sweeney.
This motion picture has received restorations of both the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut from the original camera negatives (OCN). The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range. It will feature both lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo sound. The tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo sound. Each version will be presented in a 2-disc set with the Director’s Cut on the first disc and the Theatrical Cut on the second.
The 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition and Blu-ray Limited Edition are now available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can preorder directly the 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition and Blu-ray Limited Edition at Arrow Video’s website. Below you can find a glimpse of the 4K UHD Blu-ray version of the limited edition set.
The physical extras will be included with both the 4K and Blu-ray Limited Edition sets:
- Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Torrani
- Double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options
The bonus materials to be included with the Limited Edition sets, listed below, are sorted by disc.
Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray):
- Director’s Cut (in 4K or HD)
- NEW Audio commentary with comic book expert and podcast host Dave Baxter
- Audio commentary with Todd McFarlane, Mark A.Z. Dippé, Clint Goldman, and Steve Williams (1998)
- NEW Hell’s Perfect Son, a brand new interview with actor Michael Jai White
- NEW Spawn Support, a brand new interview with actors Melinda Clarke and D.B. Sweeney
- NEW The Devil’s in the Details, a brand new interview with animatronic creature and special makeup effects artists Howard Berger and Greg Nicotero
- NEW The Devil’s Music, a brand new interview with music supervisor Happy Walters
- NEW Order Out of Chaos, a brand new interview with editor Michael Knue
- Todd McFarlane: Chapter & Verse, an archival featurette from 1998 in which Spawn creator Todd McFarlane reflects on how the film adaptation stacks up against his original comic book vision
- The Making of Spawn, archival behind-the-scenes featurette
- Preview: Todd McFarlane’s Spawn – The Animated Movie
- Theatrical trailer
- Scene-to-storyboard comparisons
- Original Todd McFarlane sketches
- Spawn concept and sketch gallery
Disc 2 (4K UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray):
- Theatrical Cut (in 4K or HD)
The 1982 film Gandhi is coming to 4K in April
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The 1982 film “Gandhi” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook on April 29th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film, a winner of 8 Academy Awards, was directed by Richard Attenborough. It starred Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, and Martin Sheen.
The movie has received a restoration from the original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (or HDR10) form of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo lossless sound. The motion picture is split across two 4K discs. The 4-disc release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. It will also come with a digital copy of the film compatible with Movies Anywhere.
UPDATED: the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook is now available for preorder at Amazon.
NOTE: This film has been available on 4K UHD Blu-ray before. It was previously included with the “Columbia Classics 4K UHD Ultra HD Collection: Volume 1” box set. However, this individual release will be the first time that Dolby Vision is included with the physical media release. Up until now, it has only been included digitally.
The 4K disc will include the theatrical trailer. The other bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below.
Blu-ray Disc 1:
- Introduction & Commentary with Director Richard Attenborough
- Gandhi’s Legacy: Feature-Length Picture-in-Graphics Track
Blu-ray Disc 2:
- Sir Ben Kingsley Talks about Gandhi
- Vintage Newsreel Footage
- In Search of Gandhi
- Reflections on Ben
- Madeleine Slade: An Englishwoman Abroad
- The Funeral
- Looking Back
- Shooting an Epic in India
- Designing Gandhi
- From the Director’s Chair
- The Words of Mahatma Gandhi
- The Making of Gandhi Photo Montage
2006 Martin Scorsese film The Departed on 4K in April
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The 2006 film “The Departed” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and in a limited edition SteelBook on April 23rd via Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The film, directed by Martin Scorsese, starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, and Vera Farmiga.
“The 4K remaster of The Departed was completed at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) with the participation of the film’s Academy Award-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker (Raging Bull, The Aviator).”
Tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio in HDR10 form of high dynamic range with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround sound. The release will include a digital code (copy) of the film. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook available for preorder at retailers like Amazon and Walmart. The bonus materials set to be included with the release, ported from the previous release on Blu-ray, are listed below.
- NEW Guilt and Betrayal: Looking into The Departed
- Stranger than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie, and The Departed
- Crossing Criminal Cultures
- 9 Deleted Scenes with introductions by Martin Scorsese
UPDATE: There will be both a standard 4K release (pictured above) and a 4K SteelBook (as previously mentioned). Below, you’ll see the packaging for the 4K UHD Blu-ray limited edition SteelBook. The Amazon preorder listing for the standard 4K release has now been added.
Further below, after the break, you can find the promo video for the release and the full announcement about the release.
The Dead Zone [Collector’s Edition] – Blu-ray Review
The Dead Zone Collector’s Edition Blu-ray in July
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The 1983 film adaptation of Stephen King‘s “The Dead Zone“ starring Christopher Walken will be getting a “Collector’s Edition” Blu-ray Disc release on July 27th via Scream Factory. The film, directed by David Cronenberg, co-starred Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, and Martin Sheen.
The movie has received a “NEW 2021 4K scan of the original camera negative” according to Shout! Factory. So far, the exact tech specs have not yet been fully detailed, aside from being in 1080p HD and in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio, but stay tuned for an update on what sound configuration(s) it will receive. You can find the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray available for preorder now over at Amazon as well as directly via ShoutFactory.com. Today they [Shout! Factory] announced all of the bonus materials that are finalized and set to be included with this release, which you can find listed below.
- NEW Sarah’s Story – an interview with actress Brooke Adams
- NEW Cold Visions: Producing The Dead Zone – featuring interviews with production manager John M. Eckert and associate producer Jeffrey Chernov
- NEW Audio Commentary with director of photography Mark Irwin
- NEW Audio Commentary with film historian Michael Gingold
- NEW Audio Commentary with film historian/author Dr. Steve Haberman and filmmaker/film historian Constantine Nasr
- NEW Audio Commentary with film music historian Daniel Schweiger with isolated score selections
- Trailers from Hell – Mick Garris on The Dead Zone
- Memories from The Dead Zone
- The Look of The Dead Zone
- Visions of The Dead Zone
- The Politics of The Dead Zone
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Behind the Scenes still gallery
Further below, after the break, you can find the full announcement about this upcoming release of the film.