HOT 4K NEWS
JUST BEFORE Memorial Day weekend, Paramount Home Entertainment will give 4K lovers a double-feature with Academy Award winner “My Fair Lady” and J.J. Abrams’ coming-of-age sci-fi adventure “Super 8.”
Both films have recently been remastered with “My Fair Lady” getting an 8K scan of the large format Super Panavision 70. “Super 8” and its varying camera formats from 35mm to digital, no details were provided if it’s sourced from a 4K master or just remastered of the original 2K master.
“My Fair Lady” - the beloved adaptation of the Broadway stage hit stars, Audrey Hepburn, as Eliza Doolittle, a sassy, working-class London street vendor, and Rex Harrison as the elitist Professor Higgins, who attempts to turn Eliza into a sophisticated lady through proper tutoring. But, when the humble flower girl blossoms into the toast of London society, her teacher may have a lesson or two to learn himself.
“Super 8” - tells the story of six friends who witness a train wreck while making a Super 8 movie, only to discover that something unimaginable escaped during the crash. They soon discover that the only thing more mysterious than what it is is what it wants.
SPECS:
“My Fair Lady”
Video: 2.20:1 aspect ratio - 8K scan of the Super Panavision 70 film stock. No details on the HDR toning
Audio: English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD
“Super 8”
Video: 2.39:1 aspect ratio - No details with HDR toning or source master
Audio: No details, but Dolby Atmos will more likely be provided.
“Super 8” Steelbook version
EXTRAS:
“My Fair Lady”
Blu-ray
All bonus features are carried over from previous editions
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of My Fair Lady Then & Now
1963 Production Kick-Off Dinner
Los Angeles Premiere 10/28/1964
British Premiere
George Cukor Directs Baroness Bina Rothschild
Rex Harrison Radio Interview
Production Tests
Lighting
Wilfred Hyde White make-up
Rain/set
Covent Garden lighting test
Alt. Higgins/Pickering screen test
Alternate Audrey Hepburn Vocals
Show Me
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?
Galleries
Comments on a Lady
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Martin Scorsese
Theatrical Featurettes
Story of a Lady
Design for a Lady
The Fairest Fair Lady
Trailers
Theatrical Reissue: Poster Illustration
Theatrical Reissue: Poster Illustration Reserved Seats Trailer
Theatrical Reissue: Poster Illustration Awards
Theatrical Reissue
Awards
Rex Harrison BFI Honor
Rex Harrison Golden Globe Acceptance Speech
Academy Awards Ceremony Highlights 4/5/65
“Super 8”
4K disc
Commentary by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, and Larry Fong
The Dream Behind Super 8 (HD)
The Search for New Faces (HD)
Meet Joel Courtney (HD)
Rediscovering Steel Town (HD)
The Visitor Lives (HD)
Scoring Super 8 (HD)
Do You Believe in Magic? (HD)
The 8mm Revolution (HD)
Easter Eggs (HD)
Deconstructing the Train Crash (HD)
Deleted Scenes (HD)