Arrow announces its January Blu-ray & 4K slate with Conan the Barbarian & more, plus Paramount’s Rosemary’s Baby 4K disc replacement program

Friday, 27 October 2023 18:44

Arrow announces its January Blu-ray & 4K slate with Conan the Barbarian & more, plus Paramount’s Rosemary’s Baby 4K disc replacement program

by Bill Hunt

All right, a quick heads-up for those of you who have purchased Paramount’s new Rosemary’s Baby 4K Ultra HD: An error has been discovered on the 4K disc’s soundtrack. When Dr. Sapirstein’s line “We happen to be in labor here” is spoken in the film, the only word audible in the mix is “here.” Note that this also pertains to the disc included in Paramount’s new Paramount Scares 4K box set.

Having been made aware of this error, Paramount intends to fix it and launch a disc replacement program. So if you have the new disc, visit this online form: https://phe-physical-consumer-support.imoxiemedia.com/

Select issue type “Other,” format “UHD,” put “Rosemary’s Baby 4K Ultra HD” in the title field, and in the brief description box add “Replacement Disc.” You might also want to specify whether you have the stand-alone disc or the Paramount Scares box set version.

You’ll be asked for your shipping info and (possibly) for a proof of purchase (which is often just a picture of the disc and its packaging). The fixed discs will be shipped out in the next couple of months when they’re ready. Thanks to Paramount for responding to this issue and taking steps to make it right.

Now then, in announcement news today, our friends at Arrow Video have indeed announced their January 2024 Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD slate as planned, and it’s pretty exciting.

It includes Brian De Palma’s Carrie (1976) on 4K Ultra HD on 1/22 (in the UK only—Scream Factory has already released the film here in the States on the format), as well as Peter Yates’ Murphy’s War (1971) on Blu-ray on 1/30 (in the US and Canada only), and both John Milius’ Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Richard Fleischer’s Conan the Destroyer (1984) on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on 1/16 (in the US and Canada only). You’ll be able to buy the two Conan films individually, or in The Conan Chronicles: Limited Edition 3-disc set on Blu-ray or 4K Ultra HD. [Read on here...]

Per Arrow, the Limited Edition package will come with the following extras:

Brand new 4K restorations of both films from the original negatives by Arrow Films
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of both films
Three versions of Conan the Barbarian via seamless branching: Theatrical Cut (127 mins), International Cut (129 mins) and Extended Cut (130 mins)
Newly restored original mono audio and remixed Dolby Atmos surround audio for both films
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on both films
Archive commentary for Conan the Barbarian by John Milius and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Archive commentaries for Conan the Destroyer by Richard Fleischer and actors Olivia d’Abo, Tracey Walter and Sarah Douglas
Brand new commentaries for both films by genre historian Paul M. Sammon
Newly assembled isolated score tracks in lossless stereo for both films
Newly filmed interviews for Conan the Barbarian with production artist William Stout, costume designer John Bloomfield, special effects crew members Colin Arthur and Ron Hone, actors Jorge Sanz and Jack Taylor, assistant editor Peck Prior, visual effects animators Peter Kuran and Katherine Kean, filmmaker Robert Eggers (The Northman) and authors John Walsh and Alfio Leotto
Newly filmed interviews for Conan the Destroyer with Bloomfield and Walsh, casting director Johanna Ray, art director Kevin Phipps and stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong
Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan, an archive documentary from 2000 featuring interviews with Schwarzenegger, Milius, Stone, Jones, Lopez, Bergman, Poledouris and several others
Archive bonus features for both films, including interviews with sword master Kiyoshi Yamasaki, writers Roy Thomas & Gerry Conway and Poledouris, outtakes and more
A Tribute to Basil Poledouris, a series of videos produced by the Úbeda Film Music Festival, including video of Poledouris conducting a concert of music from Conan the Barbarian in 2006 (remixed in 5.1 surround)
Theatrical trailers and image galleries for both films
Double-sided fold-out posters for both films
Twelve double-sided collectors’ postcards
Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Walter Chaw and John Walsh, and archive set reports for both films by Paul M. Sammon

That’s a pretty sweet package! Here’s a look at the cover art for the 4K The Conan Chronicles: Limited Edition and the overall January slate...

Arrow Video's January 2024 slate

Also, we’ve recently posted a brand new update of our Release Dates & Cover Art section here at The Bits, featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD titles and Amazon.com pre-order links. So do check that out and remember that anytime you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking though one of our affiliate links, you’re helping to support our work here at the site and we really do appreciate it.

That’s all for today. Have a great weekend and see you back here on Monday!

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