Imprint reveals The NeverEnding Story in 4K, plus Arrow’s November has At Close Range, Invasion, A Simple Plan, Elvira, Tomie & the Shawscope: Volume Three Blu-ray box!

Friday, 30 August 2024 13:42

Imprint reveals The NeverEnding Story in 4K, plus Arrow’s November has At Close Range, Invasion, A Simple Plan, Elvira, Tomie & the Shawscope: Volume Three Blu-ray box!

by Bill Hunt

We’re finishing up the week with a pair of additional disc reviews here, including...

Stephen’s look at John Krasinski’s If (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount.

And Stuart’s thoughts on Vittorio De Seta’s Bandits of Orgosolo (1960) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films.

As always, more reviews are on the way, so be sure to watch for them.

We’ve also just finished a massive update of our 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits as promised to include everything announced for the format in the last few weeks, with A/V details (if known) and Amazon.com pre-order links (if available). We’ve also included some rumored titles from our industry sources and there are a few surprises in there, so you’ll definitely want to give it a look!

And we’ve got a few more new disc announcements for you here today, starting with Imprint’s revelation that they’re releasing Wolfgang Petersen’s The NeverEnding Story (1984) on 4K Ultra HD on 11/27, the final of four catalog 4Ks the company is releasing that month! The release is timed to celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary. This will be a 5-disc set that includes the original US Theatrical Cut and the German Extended Cut on separate 4K Ultra HD discs, the former with Dolby Vision HDR and the latter with HDR10. Both cuts will also be included on separate Blu-rays, and you’ll get an additional Blu-ray that features Lisa Downs’ all-new Life After NeverEnding Story feature-length documentary. [Read on here...]

Extras on the discs in this set will include the vintage audio commentary with Peterson, along with a new commentary by Paul M. Sammon, and 3 newly-produced featurettes (Finding Fantasia: Adapting The NeverEnding Story, No Boundaries: Imagineering The NeverEnding Story, and Flights of Fantasy: Inside the Scores of The NeverEnding Story). Also included will be a host of legacy extras, some produced for US releases and some for German releases. All of this comes in a limited edition “replica storybook” package “crafted with high-quality leatherette, adorned with the iconic Auryn emblem, die-cast metallic ornamentation, red and white ribbons, gold-foiled stamping and embossed detailing exactly as seen in the film. It is magnetically sealed to ensure it stays closed.” You’ll also get a reproduction of the original 1984 press kit, a 27” x 40” folded print of the original poster, reprints of original lobby cards, and a 3D lenticular hardcase that houses all the discs. Here’s what it looks like...

That and all of the other three Imprint November 4K titles—Sam Peckinpah’s Convoy (1978), Richard Attenborough’s A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Stephan Elliot’s The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)—are now available for pre-order on their website. We’ll share the Amazon links here when they’re available too.

Not done yet today: Our friends at Arrow Video have just announced their November Blu-ray and 4K UHD slate, which is officially set to include James Foley’s At Close Range (1986) on Blu-ray (UK only) on 11/4, Oliver Hirschbiegel and James McTeigue’s The Invasion (2007) on 4K & Blu-ray (US, UK, Canada) and James Signorelli’s Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) in 4K (US, UK, Canada) on 11/12, and Sam Raimi’s A Simple Plan (1998) 4K & Blu-ray (US and Canada only) and Ataru Oikawa’s Tomie (1998) on Blu-ray (US, UK, Canada) on 11/19. All of the 4K titles will include Dolby Vision HDR. All are now available for pre-order on Amazon by clicking on the covers…

Don’t forget... Arrow has also announced their new Shawscope: Volume Three Blu-ray box set (US, UK, Canada) for release on 11/26! This 10-disc set will include 14 films plus a bonus disc. The specific films are Chang Cheh’s One-Armed Swordsman (1967), Chang Cheh’s Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969), and The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971), Meng Hua Ho’s The Lady Hermit (1971), Chor Yuen’s Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972), Gang Cheng’s The 14 Amazons (1972), Chor Yuen’s The Magic Blade (1976), Clans of Intrigue (1977), Jade Tiger (1977), and The Sentimental Swordsman (1977), Sun Chung’s The Avenging Eagle (1978), Kuei Chih-Hung’s Killer Constable (1981), Taylor Wong’s Buddha’s Palm (1982), and Lu Chin-ku’s Bastard Swordsman (1983). Here’s what it looks like (it’s now available for pre-order on Amazon by clicking the image)...

And Kino Lorber Studio Classics has just revealed two more 4K catalog titles that are coming on 10/29, including Alain Robak’s Baby Blood (1990) for Kino Cult and Stanley Donen’s Arabesque (1966). The latter will be SDR only.

Finally, we’ll leave you today with a look at a trio of 4K titles that have been announced previously, but which are now available for pre-order on Amazon (just click on the covers). As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we appreciate it!

That’s all for today. Have a great weekend and we’ll see you back here on Tuesday (after the long Labor Day holiday weekend here in the States).

Cheers and stay tuned!

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