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OFFICIAL: Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection Vol. 3 arrives – Oct. 25

Updated: Aug 13, 2022


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SIX MORE acclaimed and iconic films from the rich Columbia Pictures library of films will be released in a handsome box set on October. 25. Each of the films is presented in 4K Ultra HD with HDR10 and Dolby Vision grading and four of the films will include Dolby Atmos mixes. The set will include an 80-page book, with in-depth essays of each film and a special essay by writer/director James L. Brooks for his 1997 classic comedy “As Good as it Get.”



 




Clark Gable as Peter Warne and Claudette Colbert as Ellie Andrews. Both won an Oscar for their performances.



“It Happened One Night” (1934)


Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert team up for laughs as mismatched lovers in this 1934 screwball comedy classic. Spoiled Ellie Andrews (Colbert) escapes from her millionaire father (Walter Connolly), who wants to stop her from marrying a worthless playboy. En route to New York, Ellie gets involved with an out-of-work newsman, Peter Warne (Gable). When their bus breaks down, the bickering couple set off on a madcap hitchhiking expedition. Complications fly when the runaway heiress and brash reporter fall in love. Directed by Frank Capra, “It Happened One Night” was the first movie to be honored with all five major Oscars®: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.




4K SPECS

4K resolution with Dolby Vision & HDR10 (1.37:1 aspect ratio) Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio


Extras

NEW: “You can’t run away from it” 1956 remake starring June Allyson and Jack Lemmon. Newly remastered in HD!

Blu-ray

Sourced from the 4K master

Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio

Commentary featuring Frank Capra, Jr. Frank Capra, Jr. Remembers It Happened One Night Featurette Screwball Comedy? Featurette Original Live Radio Broadcast Advertising Materials Theatrical Trailer






 



“From Here to Eternity” (1953)


In this landmark film, passion and tragedy collide on a military base as a fateful day in December 1941 draws near. Private Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) is a soldier and former boxer being manipulated by his superior and peers. His friend Maggio (Frank Sinatra) tries to help him but has his own troubles. Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster) and Karen Holmes (Deborah Kerr) tread on dangerous ground as lovers in an illicit affair. Each of their lives will be changed when their stories culminate in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Winner of eight Oscars®, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting awards for Sinatra in a career-defining role and for Donna Reed as a not-so-wholesome club hostess.



4K SPECS

4K resolution with Dolby Vision & HDR10 (1.37:1 aspect ratio)

Dolby Atmos English audio

5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio


Extras

NEW: Strength and Sacrifice: The Making of From Here to Eternity

NEW: Eternal History Revisited Featurettes

NEW: “From Here to Eternity” 1980 TV Pilot – the TV pilot starring William Devane and Barbara Hershey, presented in SD!*

Theatrical Trailers



Blu-ray

Feature presented in high definition

5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

Dolby Digital Mono


Extras

Eternal History: Graphics-in-Picture Track

Audio Commentary featuring Tim Zinnemann and Alvin Sargent

Making of From Here to Eternity

Excerpt from “Fred Zinnemann - As I See It”




 



Sidney Poitier as high school teacher Mark Thackeray



To Sir, With Love” (1967)

A novice teacher faces a class of rowdy, undisciplined working-class punks in this classic film that reflected some of the problems and fears of teens in the 60s. Sidney Poitier gives one of his finest performances as Mark Thackeray, an out-of-work engineer who turns to teaching in London's tough East End. The graduating class, led by Denham (Christian Roberts), Pamela (Judy Geeson) and Barbara (Lulu, who also sings the hit title song), sets out to destroy Thackeray as they did his predecessor by breaking his spirit. But Thackeray, no stranger to hostility, meets the challenge by treating the students as young adults who will soon enter a work force where they must stand or fall on their own. Celebrating its 55th anniversary.



4K SPECS

4K resolution with Dolby Vision & HDR 10, restored from the original camera negative (1.85:1 aspect ratio)

Dolby Atmos English audio

5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio


Extras

NEW: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier

NEW: “To Sir, With Love” 1974 TV Pilot – Hari Rhodes stars in this rare TV adaptation of the 1967 classic film, presented in HD!


Blu-ray

Sourced from the 4K master

5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio



Extras

Commentary featuring Actor Judy Geeson and Film Historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman

Commentary featuring Novelist E.R. Braithwaite and Author / Teacher Salome Thomas-El

NEW: “To Sir, With Love II” – the 1992 TV-movie sequel to the 1967 classic, starring Sidney Poitier and directed by Peter Bogdanovich, presented in HD!

NEW: To Potter, With Love Featurette

NEW: Beginnings of an Acting Career Featurette

Those Schoolboy Days Featurette

Look and Learn Featurette

E.R. Braithwaite: In His Own Words Featurette

Lulu and the B-Side Featurette

Miniskirts, Blue Jeans and Pop Music! Featurette

To Sidney, With Love Featurette

Principal El: He Chose to Stay Featurette

Theatrical Trailer




 




“The Last Picture Show” (1971)

Released to critical acclaim and public controversy, “The last Picture Show” garnered eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and was hailed as the most important work by a young American director since Citizen Kane. A surprisingly frank, bittersweet drama of social and sexual mores in small-town Texas, the film features a talent-laden cast led by Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd and Timothy Bottoms. Cloris Leachman and Ben Johnson each won Oscars for their work in supporting roles. Featuring both director Peter Bogdanovich’s preferred 1999 Definitive Director’s Cut and the 1971 Theatrical version on 4K Ultra HD.



4K SPECS

Director’s Cut running 8-minutes longer presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision & HDR10, restored from the original camera negative (1.85:1 aspect ratio)

Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio

Theatrical Version 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision & HDR10, restored from the original camera negative

Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio



Blu-ray

Director’s Cut sourced from the 4K master

Mono DTS-HD Master Audio


Extras

Commentary featuring Director Peter Bogdanovich

NEW: A Tribute to Peter Bogdanovich

The Last Picture Show: A Look Back Documentary

A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich

Location Footage

Promotional Featurette

Theatrical Trailers




 




“Annie” (1982)


Celebrating its 40th anniversary, “Annie” is the story of everyone’s favorite plucky, red-haired orphan! One day Annie (Aileen Quinn) is chosen to stay for a week with the famous billionaire “Daddy” Warbucks (Albert Finney). One week turns into many, and the only person standing in the way of Annie’s fun is Miss Hannigan, the tyrannical ruler of the orphanage (played to hilarious perfection by Carol Burnett). Will Miss Hannigan’s zany attempts to kidnap the irrepressible Annie succeed? Sing along with the unforgettable songs and experience this beloved musical!

4K SPECS

4K resolution with Dolby Vision & HDR10, restored from the original camera negative (2.39:1 aspect ratio)

Dolby Atmos English audio

5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

Original 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD Master Audio


Extras

NEW: Little Orphan Annie – 1932 feature starring Mitzi Green as Annie, newly restored and presented in HD!


Blu-ray

Sourced from the 4K master

5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

Original 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD Master Audio


Extras

NEW: Cast Commentary - featuring all-new reflections from stars Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry and Roseanne Sorrentino

NEW: Aileen Quinn: A Conversation

NEW: Behind the Music with Charles Strouse

NEW: Looking Back: Behind the Scenes

Annie’s Journey to the Screen

“Easy Street”

“I Don’t Need Anything But You”

Making a Finale (no audio)

Sing-Along with Annie!

My Hollywood Adventure with Aileen Quinn

Musical Performance by Play: "It's the Hard-Knock Life"

Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots




 




“As Good as it Gets” (1997)

Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear and Cuba Gooding, Jr., star in James L. Brooks' hit comedy, "As Good as it Gets," now celebrating its 25th anniversary. Nicholson gives a show-stopping Academy Award-winning performance as Melvin Udall, an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan's meanest mouth. But when his neighbor Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is forced to babysit Simon's dog. And that unexpected act of kindness, along with waitress Carol Connelly (Helen Hunt, in an Academy Award-winning performance), helps put Melvin back in the human race. Nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture (1997).



4K SPECS

4K resolution with Dolby Vision & HDR10, restored from the original camera negative (1.85:1 aspect ratio)

Dolby Atmos English audio

Original 5.0 DTS-HD Master Audio


Blu-ray

Sourced from the 4K master

Original 5.0 DTS-HD Master Audio


Extras

Commentary featuring Director James L. Brooks, Stars Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear, Editor Richard Marks, Producer Laurence Mark and Composer Hans Zimmer

NEW: Deleted Scenes

Melvin Stalls Victor with Intro from James L. Brooks

“Kiss Her, Man!” Original Ending

NEW: Behind the Scenes Footage

NEW: The Making of As Good As It Gets Featurette

NEW: Archival Theatrical EPK Soundbites

Theatrical Trailer




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