The package will include the film newly restored from the original camera negative in 4K with Dolby Vision HDR and approved by cinematographer Peter Suschitzky, as well as a new English Dolby Atmos mix, not to mention the previous English 5.1 mix and the original theatrical English 2.0 surround audio!
Extras will include audio commentary with Peter Yates, Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, and Ray Lovejoy, a behind-the-scenes commentary, the Journey to Krull featurette, and the film’s theatrical trailer. You can see the cover artwork above left and also here below.
20th Century Studios has set James Hawes’ The Amateur (2025) for 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release on 7/8. The Digital version is available now. The film stars Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, and Lawrence Fishburne.
Our friends at the Warner Archive Collection have just unveiled their July slate of titles, which is set to include William Conrad’s Brainstorm (1965), Michael Curtiz’s Bright Leaf (1950), Hugh A. Robertson’s Melinda (1972), Richard Thorpe’s Technicolor gem The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) and his Cinemascope classic Knights of the Round Table (1953), Vincente Minnelli’s The Cobweb (1955), Roy Rowland’s Technicolor musical Two Weeks with Love (1950), and Raoul Walsh’s They Died with Their Boots On (1941), all of them due on Blu-ray on 7/29.
Speaking of musicals, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has set Robert Greenwald’s Xanadu (1980) for 4K Ultra HD release on 8/19! Also coming that day on Blu-ray from KLSC is Ron Howard’s Gung Ho (1986).
Kino Lorber is also releasing Charles Burnett’s long-lost comedy The Annihilation of Fish (1999), which stars Lynn Redgrave, Margo Kidder, and James Earl Jones, on Blu-ray and DVD on 6/17.
Powerhouse Films has announced their September Indicator titles, which will include more giallo—Maurizio Pradeaux’s Death Carries a Cane (1973) in 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray, as well as Francesco Barilli’s The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974) in both 4K UHD and Blu-ray. These are limited editions available in the UK only on September 22nd.
And finally today, our friends at Via Vision’s Imprint Films have announced a great batch of new Blu-ray box sets for release on August (on 8/27 to be specific), including The Hitchcock Nine (1925-1929)—including The Pleasure Garden (1925), The Lodger (1927), The Ring (1927), Downhill (1927), The Farmer’s Wife (1928), Easy Virtue (1928), Champagne (1928), The Manxman (1929), and Blackmail (1929)—the Hitchcock: The Early Years – Volume One (1931-1935) box—including The Skin Game (1931), Rich and Strange (1931), Number Seventeen (1932), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), and The 39 Steps (1935)—a double feature box of The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978) and The Lady Vanishes (1979), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Season One (1962) set—all 32 episodes, plus extras—and The Cinema of Powell & Pressburger: Collection One (1939-1947) box—which includes The Spy in Black (1939), 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), and Black Narcissus (1947). That’s a fantastic batch of titles, not just for Hitchcock fans, but classic cinema in general! Note that each is limited to 1500 copies, so act fast to pre-order here or by clicking on the image below…
Note that Via Vision has also set a pair of new 4K Ultra HD catalog releases—Kathryn Bigelow’s Point Break (1991) and Barry Levinson’s Rain Man (1988)—for release on 8/27.
And that’s all for today. We’ll see you back here on Monday.
Have a great weekend!
- Bill Hunt
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