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Monday, 18 November 2024 17:18

North by Northwest 4K review, Criterion’s February 2025 slate, Se7en Ultra HD pre-orders are live & OTOY celebrates Star Trek: Generations with 765874 Unification!

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We’ve got more new disc reviews to share with you today, to start the new week out right…

As promised, I’ve shared my in-depth thoughts on Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, and you’ll be pleased to know that it’s stunning. What’s more, those of you who saw the promotional trailer for the remaster need not worry—its missing fingers and cigarette are untouched in the actual 4K master. The film looks really great.

Also today, Stephen has taken a look at Shout! Factory’s new Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD box set of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth (1986).

Tim has offered his thoughts on Barry Sonnenfeld’s Addams Family Values (1993) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment.

And Sam has reviewed Nikhil Nagesh Baht’s Kill (2023) in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Lionsgate.

Next up on my review stack is Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles (1974) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner, but first I may share my look at Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954) in 4K UHD from Criterion, provided my copy arrives in the mail today as expected. Either way, both reviews should be posted in the next couple days.

Speaking of Criterion, the company has just unveiled its February 2025 release slate, as follows… [Read on here...]

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Look for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love (2002) (Spine #843 – 4K + Blu-ray) on 2/4, followed by Jean-Luc Godard’s King Lear (1987) (Spine #1249 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 2/11, Joan Micklin Silver’s Crossing Delancey (1988) (Spine #1250 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) and Gus Van Sant’s Drugstore Cowboy (1989) (Spine #1251 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) on 2/18, and finally Donald Cammel and Nicolas Roeg’s Performance (1970) (Spine #1252 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) and Guillermo del Toro’s Cronos (1993) (Spine #551 – 4K + Blu-ray) on 2/25. Of the 4K titles, all but Crossing Delancey will feature Dolby Vision HDR. Punch-Drunk Love will also have Dolby Atmos audio. You can find more details here.

Now then… before we continue today, David Fincher’s Se7en (1995) is finally up for 4K Ultra HD and 4K UHD Steelbook pre-order on Amazon (SRP just $29.49 and $37.99 respectively). Click on the cover art below for the links…

Se7en (4K Ultra HD)  Se7en (4K Ultra HD Steelbook)

And finally today, my friends at OTOY—who produced the excellent Creating Kubrick’s Space Odyssey documentary earlier this year—have just launched a major new update of The Roddenberry Archive called 765874: Unification, directed by award-winning Spanish filmmaker Carlos Baena (from a story by Jules Urbach and featuring music by composer Michael Giacchino)! Here are the official details:

OTOY, in association with William Shatner and the Nimoy Estate, releases ‘765874 Unification,’ commemorating 30th anniversary of “Star Trek: Generations”

On the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: Generations, The Archive and William Shatner revisit Captain Kirk’s final appearance on screen in a new 8-minute video produced for The Archive app on Apple Vision Pro: 765874: Unification, launched in tandem with new interactive sets and documentary interviews and behind the scenes content celebrating the legacy of the 1994 film.

LOS ANGELES, CA – November 18th, 2024 – OTOY, Inc is proud to release the next major update to The Archive, with 765874: Unification, a mind-bending Star Trek experience celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: Generations—William Shatner’s last appearance as Captain Kirk on screen.

765874: Unification launches today on The Archive web portal and native app, an immersive experiential app designed for Apple Vision Pro. The release is accompanied by new interactive sets, props, and worlds from the 1994 film as well as a 20-minute retrospective by William Shatner himself, looking back over the last 30-years since he played the legendary character, and his aspirations for the future of Captain Kirk as the franchise approaches the 60-year mark. The full experience with all related extra content is available in its entirety in Digital Cinema 4k HDR and spatial video, exclusively mastered at peak fidelity for viewing on Apple Vision Pro.

Iconic characters from classic Star Trek history were brought to life through the live action performances of a talented cast, led by veteran TV and film star Sam Witwer as young James T. Kirk, with Lawrence Selleck as Spock. Witwer and Selleck were filmed in costume, performing as Kirk and Spock on set, aided by both physical and digital prosthetics resulting in period-accurate portrayals matching the appearance of the characters as they originally appeared in TV and Film at the time.

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You can read additional details here on the official OTOY website, and you can watch the 8-minute short on YouTube here...

Be sure to watch that in 4K if you can. Thanks to my friend Mike Okuda for the heads-up!

That's all for now. Stay tuned...

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