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The 1987 film Lethal Weapon comes to 4K in June
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The 1987 film “Lethal Weapon” on June 24th comes to 4K UHD Blu-ray & 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook. The releases come via Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. Retailers seem to confirm this information, although the studio has not officially announced the title. Richard Donner directed this film. It starred Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. Other cast members included Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, and Traci Wolfe. These 4K releases will include both the Theatrical (101 minutes) and Director’s Cut (117 minutes).
The tech specs for the 4K release(s) include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 and Dolby Atmos (for the Director’s Cut). The Theatrical Cut will be presented in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo. The releases include a digital copy of the film, compatible with Movies Anywhere.
The 4K UHD Blu-ray standard release and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook are now available for preorder at Amazon. Also, the 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook are available for preorder at Walmart. And the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook is available for preorder at online retailer GRUV. The bonus materials to be included with the release are listed below.
- A Legacy of Inspiration: Remembering Dick Donner
- “I’m Too Old for This…”: A Chemistry That Became Iconic
The 1986 film Night of the Creeps gets a 4K in March
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The 1986 horror film “Night of the Creeps“ will be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray via Scream Factory on March 25th. It was written and directed by Fred Dekker and starred Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Wally Taylor, and Tom Atkins.
The movie has received a 4K restoration from the original camera negative approved by director Fred Dekker. The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (or HDR10) form of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo lossless sound. The release will come as a 3-disc “combo pack” with the Blu-ray Disc counterpart and a Blu-ray Disc with bonus materials.
You can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray “Collector’s Edition” now available for preorder at Amazon. The bonus materials set to be included with the 4K release are listed below. This release will include only the director’s cut. The bonus materials set to be included with the release are listed below.
- NEW Audio Commentary With Actor Suzanne Snyder And Filmmakers Jackson Stewart And Francis Galluppi
- Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Fred Dekker
- Audio Commentary With Actors Tom Atkins, Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, And Jill Whitlow
- NEW “A New Breed Of Terror: The Films Of Fred Dekker” – A Career Retrospective Interview With The Writer/Director
- Original Theatrical Ending
- “Real Good Plan” – An Interview With Actor Jason Lively
- “The Bradster” – An Interview With Actor Allan Kayser
- “I Vote For That One” – An Interview With Actor Ken Heron
- “Worst Coroner Ever” – An Interview With Actor Vic Polizos
- “Answering The Door” – An Interview With Actor Suzanne Snyder
- “Final Cut” – An Interview With Editor Michael N. Knue
- Horror’s Hallowed Grounds – Revisiting The Locations Of The Film
- “Thrill Me!” – The Making Of Night Of The Creeps – A 5-Part Exploration Of The Film
- Tom Atkins: Man Of Action
- Deleted Scenes
- Theatrical Trailer
Escape from New York gets 4K stateside release in May
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The 1981 film “Escape from New York“ will officially be getting a 4K UHD Blu-ray “Collector’s Edition” release on May 17th via Scream Factory in the US (United States). The film, directed by John Carpenter, starred Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau, and Tom Atkins.
UPDATES: The tech specs include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 and likely Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range as well as some lossless audio mix, although yet specified. This will be using the Studiocanal 4K restoration. It is known (via the artwork, pictured above) that this release will come in the form of a “combo pack” with the 4K getting its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. The 4K UHD Blu-ray Collector’s Edition is now available for preorder over at Amazon.
The full list of contents for this 3-disc set is listed below which includes the bonus materials.
DISC ONE (4K UHD):
- 4K Restoration By StudioCanal
- Audio Commentary With Director John Carpenter And Actor Kurt Russell
- Audio Commentary With Producer Debra Hill And Production Designer Joe Alves
- Audio Commentary With Actress Adrienne Barbeau And Director Of Photography Dean Cundey
DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):
- 4K Restoration By StudioCanal
- Audio Commentary With Director John Carpenter And Actor Kurt Russell
- Audio Commentary With Producer Debra Hill And Production Designer Joe Alves
- Audio Commentary With Actress Adrienne Barbeau And Director Of Photography Dean Cundey
DISC THREE (BLU-RAY):
- Big Challenges In Little Manhattan: The Visual Effects Of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
- Scoring The Escape – A Discussion With Composer Alan Howarth
- On Set With John Carpenter – The Images Of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK With Photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker
- I Am Taylor – An Interview With Actor Joe Unger
- My Night On Set – An Interview With Filmmaker David DeCoteau
- Deleted Scene: The Original Opening Bank Robbery Sequence With Optional Audio Commentary
- Return To Escape From New York Featurette
- Theatrical Trailers
- Photo Galleries – Behind-The-Scenes, Posters And Lobby Cards
Halloween III: Season of the Witch [Collector’s Edition] – 4K UHD Blu-ray Screenshots
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All screenshots are uncompressed in full 3840 x 2160 resolution.
SOURCE: 2021 4K UHD Blu-ray release.
Technical Specs:
Data capacity: 74.25 Gigabytes (BD-100)
The Movie Uses: 66.1 GB
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
HDR Form(s): HDR10, Dolby Vision
Click on thumbnails for full-sized images lossless PNG image format.
This set of screenshots: 45 total
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SOURCES: 2012 Blu-ray (left), 2021 4K UHD Blu-ray (right)
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5 Halloween films on Collector’s Edition 4K October
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The first five films in the “Halloween” film franchise have all received new 2021 4K scans and are officially coming to the 4K UHD Blu-ray format in “Collector’s Edition” form individually for each on October 5th via Scream Factory. Those films getting released include the following:
- “Halloween” (1978)
- “Halloween II” (1981)
- “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” (1982)
- “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers” (1988)
- “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers” (1989)
The films each, as previously mentioned have all received a new 4K scan this year and the tech specs for all include a 2160p video presentation (in a variety of aspect ratios) with HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range and new Dolby Atmos sound mixes, as well as some additional mixes. Since things like those aspect ratios and sound mixes vary film-to-film, I’ll be letting you look at the full press release later further below.
You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray listings for each of the films over at Amazon and you can access them via their titles above. You can also find them listed over at ShoutFactory.com with some additional extras you won’t find anywhere else.
The extras included on these new 4K UHD Blu-ray Collector’s Editions for each film are pretty elaborate, spanning across multiple discs in some instances. So, once again, I’ll be providing you with the full press release and details below, after the break.
Romero and Argento film Two Evil Eyes on 4K in August
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The 1990 film “Two Evil Eyes” co-directed by George A. Romero and Dario Argento is getting a 4K UHD Blu-ray release on August 24th via Blue Underground. The film featured a cast of Adrienne Barbeau, Harvey Keitel, Martin Balsam, E.G. Marshall, John Amos, and Tom Atkins. Tech specs for the release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio from a new 4K restoration in both Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos sound, as well as DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono sound. The new 4K restoration here came from the uncensored original camera negative.
UPDATE #2: You can now find that the 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder over at Amazon, as well as over at DiabolikDVD. Bonus materials set to be included with this new 2-disc 4K UHD Blu-ray Blu-ray are listed below.
Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray) Feature Film + Extras:
- Audio Commentary with Troy Howarth, Author of Murder By Design: The Unsane Cinema of Dario Argento
- Theatrical Trailer
- Poster & Still Gallery
Disc 2 (Blu-ray) Extras:
- Two Masters’ Eyes – Interviews with Directors Dario Argento & George Romero, Special Make-Up Effects
- Supervisor Tom Savini, Executive Producer Claudio Argento, and Asia Argento
- Savini’s EFX – A Behind-the-Scenes look at the film’s Special Make-Up Effects
- At Home With Tom Savini – A personal tour of Tom Savini&’s home
- Adrienne Barbeau on George Romero
- Before I Wake – Interview with Star Ramy Zada
- Behind The Wall – Interview with Star Madeleine Potter
- One Maestro And Two Masters – Interview with Composer Pino Donaggio
- Rewriting Poe – Interview with Co-Writer Franco Ferrini
- The Cat Who Wouldn’t Die – Interview with Assistant Director Luigi Cozzi
- Two Evil Brothers – Interview with Special Make-Up Assistant Everett Burrell
- Working With George – Interview with Costume Designer Barbara Anderson
Further below, after the break, you can find the trailer for the film, the sales sheet for the 4K UHD Blu-ray release, and the full details about the release.
Two Evil Eyes [Limited Edition] – Blu-ray Screenshots
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Two Evil Eyes Limited Edition Blu-ray October
The 1990 film “Two Evil Eyes“ directed by George A. Romero and Dario Argento is getting a “Limited Edition” Blu-ray Disc release on October 29th via Blue Underground. The film featured a cast of Adrienne Barbeau, Harvey Keitel, Martin Balsam, E.G. Marshall, John Amos, and Tom Atkins. Tech specs for the release include 1080p HD video in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio from a new 4K restoration with DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, and Dolby Digital Mono sound. The new 4K restoration here came from the uncensored original camera negative. The “limited edition” Blu-ray is now available for pre-order over at Amazon. Bonus materials set to be included on this new 3-disc “limited edition” Blu-ray are listed below.
- Disc 1 (Blu-ray) Feature Film + Extras:
- NEW! Audio Commentary with Troy Howarth, Author of Murder By Design: The Unsane Cinema of Dario Argento
- Theatrical Trailer
- Poster & Still Gallery
- Disc 2 (Blu-ray) Extras:
- Two Masters’ Eyes – Interviews with Directors Dario Argento & George Romero, Special Make-Up Effects Supervisor Tom Savini, Executive Producer Claudio Argento, and Asia Argento
- Savini’s EFX – A Behind-the-Scenes look at the film’s Special Make-Up Effects
- At Home With Tom Savini – A personal tour of Tom Savini’s home
- Adrienne Barbeau on George Romero
- NEW! Before I Wake – Interview with Star Ramy Zada
- NEW! Behind The Wall – Interview with Star Madeleine Potter
- NEW! One Maestro And Two Masters – Interview with Composer Pino Donaggio
- NEW! Rewriting Poe – Interview with Co-Writer Franco Ferrini
- NEW! The Cat Who Wouldn’t Die – Interview with Assistant Director Luigi Cozzi
- NEW! Two Evil Brothers – Interview with Special Make-Up Assistant Everett Burrell
- NEW! Working With George – Interview with Costume Designer Barbara Anderson
- Disc 3 (CD):
- TWO EVIL EYES Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Pino Donaggio
- BONUS! Collectible Booklet with a new essay by Michael Gingold
Further below, after the break, you can find the full announcement regarding this upcoming Blu-ray release.