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The 1997 film “Dante’s Peak” comes to 4K in May

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The 1997 film “Dante’s Peak” will be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on May 27th via KL Studio Classics. Roger Donaldson directed the film. It starred Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Elizabeth Hoffman, and Charles Hallahan. It also featured Grant Heslov, Jamie Renée Smith, and Jeremy Foley. Brian Reddy, Peter Jason, and Tzi Ma completed the cast.

UPDATED: Note that this title was originally slated for a February release date, but that was pushed back to April. And now it’s been pushed back a month yet again.

The movie has received a brand new master from a 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (or HDR10) form of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround sound and 2.0 Stereo lossless audio, on a BD-100 disc. This 4K release will be a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon and directly via the Kino Lorber website. The bonus materials to be included with the release are listed below, sorted by disc.

DISC 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary by Director Roger Donaldson and Production Designer Dennis Washington

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):

  • Audio Commentary by Director Roger Donaldson and Production Designer Dennis Washington
  • Getting Close to the Show: The Making of Dante’s Peak
  • Theatrical Trailer

The 1995 film Species is arriving on 4K in July

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The 1995 modern cult-classic sci-fi (science fiction) film “Species“ is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray in a “Collector’s Edition” on July 26th via Scream Factory (Shout! Factory), according to retailers.  The film, directed by Roger Donaldson, starred Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker, and Michelle Williams.

The tech specs and bonus materials for the release have not yet been detailed, but stay tuned for any update(s).  It is known that the release will come in the form of a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.  You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder over at Amazon.