HOT 4K NEWS
THE OFFICIAL WORD just came down from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, as they unveil its first of four major 4K Ultra HD box sets on June 16. All six films are mastered in TRUE 4K from the original camera negative and feature HDR toning for expansive contrast levels and a much wider palette of colors.
Obviously the date is influx with the COVID-19 pandemic unless the 8,000 limited edition box sets have already been manufactured and packaged.
The first box set includes Academy Award Best Picture winners “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962) and “Gandhi” (1982), and other classics - Frank Capra’s “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), Stanley Kubrick’s doomsday comedy “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” (1964), Penny Marshall’s sports comedy “A League of Their Own” (1992) and Cameron Crowe’s sports romcom “Jerry Maguire” (1996).
IF you remember last summer Sony gave you the opportunity to vote for your favorite films for possible release on 4K disc. All of the movies in the first box set were on that list.
What could be next: Ang Lee’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” (1995), Frank Capra’s “It Happened One Night” (1934) and “Lost Horizon” (1937), Wolfgang Petersen’s WWII classic “Das Boot” (1981) and “In the Line of Fire” (1993), Elia Kazan’s gritty “On the Waterfront” (1954), Tim Burton’s “Big Fish” (2003), Martin Scorsese’s “The Age Innocence” (1993), the insider sports story “Moneyball” (2011), Paul Greengrass’ true thriller “Captain Phillips” (2013), James L. Brooks’ comedy “As Good as It Gets” (1997), James Ivory’s “The Remains of the Day” (1993), and one more from Penny Marshall “Awakenings” (1990).
Give us your selections that should be included? Add your comment below.
EXTRAS:
A GORGEOUS hardbound 80-page book, featuring in-depth sections about the making of each film within the set via an all-new essay written by acclaimed film historian Julie Kirgo.
An exclusive disc featuring excerpts from Columbia Pictures’ televised 50th-anniversary special, which originally aired in 1975 and has never been officially available. These excerpts feature rare on-camera insights from such luminaries as Frank Capra, Phil Silvers, and Orson Welles. This exclusive disc also includes the vintage behind-the-scenes documentary “Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi,” which was filmed on the set of GANDHI and features interviews with cast and crew.
“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939)
Blu-ray extras:
Commentary with Frank Capra Jr., Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Conversations with Frank Capra Jr.: The Golden Years, Conversations with Frank Capra Jr.: A Family History, Frank Capra: Collaboration, The Frank Capra I Knew, Frank Capra’s American Dream Feature-Length Documentary and Domestic & International Theatrical Trailers
“Lawrence of Arabia” (1962)
Two 4K discs to provide the highest quality
NEW: Unused International Prologue on the 4K disc
Blu-ray extras:
Secrets of Arabia: Feature-Length Picture-in-Graphics Track,
Peter O’Toole Revisits Lawrence of Arabia
Making of Lawrence of Arabia Documentary, Deleted Balcony Scene with Introduction by Anne V. Coates
The Lure of the Desert: Martin Scorsese on Lawrence of Arabia
A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic (1963 & 1970 Versions)
Maan, Jordan: The Camels Are Cast, In Search of Lawrence
Romance of Arabia
King Hussein Visits Lawrence of Arabia Set
In Love with the Desert Documentary
Lawrence at 50: A Classic Restored
Archival Interviews, Steven Spielberg on Lawrence of Arabia, William Friedkin on Lawrence of Arabia and Sydney Pollack on Lawrence of Arabia
"Dr. Stranglove or: How Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964)
4K disc extras:
NEW: “Stanley Kubrick Considers the Bomb” Featurette
Mick Broderick Interview
Joe Dunton and Kelvin Pike Interview
Richard Daniels Interview
David George Interview
Rodney Hill Interview
Archival Stanley Kubrick Audio Interview
The Today Show Clips featuring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott
Exhibitor Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
"Gandhi"
Two 4K discs to provide the highest quality
Blu-ray extras:
Introduction & Commentary with Director Richard Attenborough
Gandhi’s Legacy: Feature-Length Picture-in-Graphics Track
Special Feature Blu-ray Includes:
Sir Ben Kingsley Talks about Gandhi
Vintage Newsreel Footage
In Search of Gandhi
Reflections on Ben
Madeleine Slade: An Englishwoman Abroad
The Funeral
Looking Back
Shooting an Epic in India
Designing Gandhi
From the Director’s Chair
The Words of Mahatma Gandhi
The Making of Gandhi Photo Montage
"A League of Their Own"
4K disc extras:
Domestic and International trailers
Blu-ray extras:
NEW: 3 episodes from the 1993 TV series, “A League of Their Own”
Commentary with director Penny Marshall and cast members Lori Petty, Tracy Reiner and Megan Cavanagh
Nine Memorable Innings Documentary
Deleted Scenes
The Enduring Legacy of A League of Their Own
“This Used to Be My Playground” Music Video by Madonna
"Jerry Maguire"
4K disc extra:
NEW: “The Fast Times and Long Career of Cameron Crowe” episode of the “Here’s The Thing” podcast, hosted by Alec Baldwin and produced by WNYC Studios
Blu-ray extras:
Picture-in-Picture Commentary with Cameron Crowe, Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger & Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Jerry Maguire: We Meet Again 3-Part Documentary
Nearly 1 Hour of Deleted & Extended Scenes
Behind the Scenes at the Video Commentary
The Making of Jerry Maguire
Photo Gallery
“My First Commercial” by Rod Tidwell
Drew Rosenhaus: “How to Be a Sports Agent”
Original Deleted & Alternate Scenes
Rehearsal Footage
“Secret Garden” Music Video by Bruce Springsteen
Theatrical Trailer
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