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The 1995 film Outbreak is arriving on 4K in March
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The 1995 film “Outbreak“ will be coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on March 31st via Shout Select (Shout! Studios).
Wolfgang Petersen directed the motion picture. The movie starred Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kevin Spacey, Patrick Dempsey, and Donald Sutherland.
This has received a 4K transfer from the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and lossless surround sound. The 2-disc set will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.
The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon and GRUV. The bonus materials for the release have yet to be detailed, but stay tuned for an update on that.
The 2014 film Nightcrawler comes to 4K in February
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The 2014 film “Nightcrawler” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook on February 17th via Shout! Studios. Dan Gilroy wrote and directed the motion picture. It starred Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton, Rene Russo, and Riz Ahmed. It’s worth noting that this movie is still “Certified Fresh” based on critics’ reviews at Rotten Tomatoes.
The movie has received a 4K scan. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook include a 2160p video presentation in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and Dolby Atmos sound. The 2-disc release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.
The 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook is now available for preorder at Amazon, GRUV, and Walmart. Here’s a glimpse below at the packaging artwork for the 4K SteelBook.
Lastly, the bonus materials included with the release are listed below.
- Audio Commentary with Film Historian Joe von Appen
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Dan Gilroy, Producer Tony Gilroy, and Editor John Gilroy
- Making the News: Scoring Nightcrawler—Interview with Composer James Newton Howard
- If It Bleeds, It Leads: Making Nightcrawler
- Trailer
1989 comedy Major League is coming to 4K in April
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The 1989 comedy “Major League” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on April 2nd via Paramount Home Entertainment, according to retailers. The film, celebrating its 35th anniversary this year (as noted on the packaging above), was written & directed by David S. Ward and starred Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton, James Gammon, Wesley Snipes, Rene Russo, Charles Cyphers, Chelcie Ross, Dennis Haysbert, Andy Romano, and Bob Uecker.
UPDATE: The tech specs for the release include a 2160p video presentation in the correct 1.85:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range and lossless Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround sound. The release will include a digital code (copy) of the film. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon and Walmart. It’s most certainly worth noting that there will also be a limited edition 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook release (pictured below) that is available for preorder over at Amazon as well. The bonus materials for both releases include all of the previous Blu-ray extras on the 4K disc. Those extras are listed below.
- Commentary by Director/Screenwriter David S. Ward and Producer Chris Chesser
- My Kinda Team: Making Major League (HD)
- A Major League Look at Major League (HD)
- Bob Uecker: Just a Bit Outside (HD)
- Alternate Ending with Filmmaker Introduction (HD)
- A Tour of Cerrano’s Locker (HD)
- Photo Gallery
In the Line of Fire with Clint Eastwood on 4K in June
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The 1993 film “In the Line of Fire” starring Clint Eastwood is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on June 15th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, according to a retailer listing. The film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, co-starred John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, and the late Fred Thompson.
UPDATE: The title has now officially been announced by Sony. Tech specs for the release include a 2160p 4K video presentation, via a new 4K remaster from the original camera negative, in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos sound. The release will also come with the original theatrical sound mixes via 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo sound mixes in the DTS-HD Master Audio lossless format. There will not be a Blu-ray Disc included with this release, initially, and instead, only a digital code (copy) of the film will be included — as quoted from the press release below.
“This 4K UHD release does not include a Blu-ray™ and only includes digital for a limited time”
Bonus materials will be included on the 4K disc and consist of the following listed below.
- Audio Commentary with Wolfgang Petersen
- 5 Deleted Scenes
- “The Ultimate Sacrifice” Featurette
- “Catching the Counterfeiters” Featurette
- “How’d They Do That” Featurette
- “Behind the Scenes with the Secret Service” Featurette
- Theatrical Teaser
You can now find that there is a preorder listing available for the 4K UHD Blu-ray over at Amazon.
Further below, after the break, you can find the full details about this upcoming 4K physical release of the film.