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The 1990 film Edward Scissorhands comes to 4K

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The movie has received a new restoration. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, accompanied by Dolby Vision and HDR10, as well as Dolby Atmos sound, all on a BD-66 disc. The release will come as a 2-disc set “combo pack” with its Blu-ray counterpart included, as well as a digital copy compatible with Movies Anywhere.

UPDATED: The 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook (pictured below) is now available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook available for preorder at Walmart.

The bonus materials set to be included on the release are listed below.

  • Featurette – Peek behind the scenes and hear the cast & crew of Edward Scissorhands discuss Burton’s unique, modern reinterpretation of Frankenstein
  • Audio Commentary by Director Tim Burton
  • Audio Commentary by Composer Danny Elfman

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice on 4K and Blu-ray in November

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The 2024 film “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Disc on November 19th via Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. The film, directed by Tim Burton, stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti, Jenna Ortega, and Willem Dafoe. It’s worth noting that this film is “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes.

The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos sound. Tech specs for the Blu-ray release include 1080p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio and Dolby Atmos sound. Both releases include a digital copy compatible with Movies Anywhere. The 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray are now available for preorder at Amazon. You can also find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray available for preorder at online retailer GRUV.

A 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook (pictured below) will also be available which is now available for preorder at Amazon and online retailer GRUV.

The bonus materials to be included with the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray are listed below.

  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Commentary by director Tim Burton
  • The Juice is Loose! The Making of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
  • The Ghost with the Most: Beetlejuice Returns
  • Meet the Deetz
  • Handbook for the Recently Deceased
  • Shrinkers, Shrinkers Everywhere!
  • An Animated Afterlife: The Stop-Motion Art of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
  • ‘Til Death Do Us Park

Further below, after the break, you’ll find the trailer for the film.

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The 1994 film Little Women is coming to 4K in November

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The 1994 film adaptation of “Little Women” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on November 19th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film, directed by Gillian Armstrong, starred Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes, Susan Sarandon, Gabriel Byrne, Trini Alvarado, Christian Bale, Eric Stoltz, and John Neville.

This includes a new scan from the original camera negative. Tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 channel surround sound mixes. The 4K release will include a digital copy. UPDATE: You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon. The bonus material set to be included with the release is listed below.

  • Commentary with Director Gillian Armstrong
  • Deleted Scenes with Commentary
  • The Making of Little Women
  • Costume and Production Design Featurette
  • Theatrical Trailer

Columbia Classics Collection Vol. 5 on 4K in October

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The “Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 5” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on October 1st via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The set includes the following six Columbia Pictures films:

  • “All The King’s Men” (1949)
  • “On the Waterfront” (1954)
  • “A Man for All Seasons” (1966)
  • “Tootsie” (1982)
  • “The Age of Innocence” (1993)
  • “Little Women” (2019)

“All of the King’s Men” was directed by Robert Rossen and starred Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Mercedes McCambridge, and Shepperd Strudwick. “On the Waterfront” was directed by Elia Kazan, and starred Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, and Leif Erickson. “A Man for All Seasons” was directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starred Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Nigel Davenport, and John Hurt. “Tootsie” was directed by Sydney Pollack, and starred Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Geena Davis, and George Gaynes. “The Age of Innocence” was directed by Martin Scorsese, and starred Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Richard E. Grant, Geraldine Chaplin, and Stuart Wilson. “Little Women” was directed by Greta Gerwig, and starred Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, James Norton, Louis Garrel, and Bob Odenkirk. Below is a glimpse at the packaging opened up with the discs (on the left & right sides) and the included hardbound booklet.

Each film in the set will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included along with a digital copy. All six films will be presented in 2160p resolution with high dynamic range and lossless sound. The exact technical specifications of each vary from film to film, so you’ll want to check down further below after the break for the full details. The release will include limited edition slipcovers for each of the six films, a hardbound 80-page booklet, and an exclusive 4K bonus disc. That 4K UHD Blu-ray Bonus Disc contains the following rare 1920s feature films from the Columbia Pictures library:

  • “The Belle of Broadway” (1926) – presented in HD resolution
  • “Ladies of Leisure” (1926) – presented in 4K resolution (SDR)
  • “The Desert Bride” (1928) – presented in 4K resolution (SDR)
  • “The Scarlet Lady” (1928) – presented in 4K resolution (SDR)

You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray set available for preorder at Amazon and retailer Walmart. Further below, after the break, you can find the full tech specs, details about the bonus materials for each film along with a promotional trailer for the 4K set on YouTube in 1080p HD.

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula gets 4K anniversary SteelBook

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The 1992 film Bram Stoker’s Dracula will be officially getting a “25th Anniversary Edition” 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook release on October 4th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.  The film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starred Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, and Keanu Reeves.

This new 4K SteelBook release will feature some new extras as well as Dolby Vision for the first time, unlike the previous [debut] 2017 4K UHD Blu-ray release.  That being said, tech specs for the release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range along with Dolby Atmos as well as DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo lossless sound mixes.  It will come in the form of a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart along with a digital code (copy) of the film.

UPDATE:  You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook available for preorder over at Amazon.

The bonus materials, including some new and exclusive to this 25th-anniversary edition 4K release are listed below.

  • Special Features:
    • NEWLY ADDED: “Love Song For A Vampire” Music Video by Annie Lennox
    • NEWLY ADDED: Blood Lines – Dracula: The Man, The Myth, The Movies Featurette

BLU-RAY DISC™

    • Audio Commentary featuring Director Francis Ford Coppola
    • Audio Commentary featuring Director Francis Ford Coppola, Visual Effects Director Roman Coppola and Makeup Supervisor Greg Cannom
    • Introduction by Francis Ford Coppola
    • Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula
    • Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son
    • The Blood Is the Life: The Making of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
    • The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka
    • In-Camera: Naïve Visual Effects
    • Method and Madness: Visualizing Dracula
    • Deleted & Extended Scenes
    • Theatrical Teaser & Trailer

Further below, after the break, you can find the full announcement about this upcoming new 4K release of the film.

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