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No Country for Old Men gets Criterion 4K and Blu-ray

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The 2007 film “No Country for Old Men” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Disc on December 10th via The Criterion Collection. The film, co-directed & co-written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, starred Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Barry Corbin, and Stephen Root. It’s certainly worth noting that this film is “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes and it won a total of 4 Academy Awards (“Oscars”) including “Best Motion Picture of the Year” and “Best Achievement in Directing.”

The movie has received a new 4K digital master, supervised and approved by director of photography Roger Deakins. The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround sound. Tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound. UPDATE: You can now preorder the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray on Amazon. You can also preorder both versions directly via the Criterion website. The following bonus materials will be included with these releases.

  • NEW conversation between filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen and author Megan Abbott
  • NEW conversation between Deakins and associate producer David Diliberto, also featuring Abbott
  • Archival interviews with actors Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, and Kelly Macdonald
  • Behind-the-scenes documentary by Brolin
  • Three documentaries about the making of the film featuring on-set footage and interviews with members of the cast and crew
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by author Francine Prose and a 2007 piece on the film by author Larry McMurtry
  • New illustration by Juan Esteban R.

“The Big Lebowski 20th Anniversary Limited Edition” on 4K UHD Bluray

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Universal has finally unveiled the official photos and details for that “Limited Edition” box set of “The Big Lebowski” on 4K UHD Blu-ray, and it’s quite the sight to behold. The Dude would abide. The set will include (as pictured above) a collectible bag, a bowling ball pencil holder, a polishing cloth (rug) and sweater packaging (to hold the 4K release). “The Big Lebowski 20th Anniversary Limited Edition“ set, slated for an October 16th release, is now available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon – priced more affordably than you’d expect. Go have a look for yourself, and see.

Tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray releases include full 2160p 4K video in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of High Dynamic Range and DTS: X sound. No new bonus materials are slated to be included on either this version, or the standard 4K UHD Blu-ray release. For more information on the release and such refer to our previous news story, that came from a rumor that turned out to be true. That’s where some of you have may have seen this packaging (or similar) from: the Italian import available that spawned the rumor. Further below, after the break, you can find even more photos of this box set.

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