Sadly, that comes at a cost. According to Amazon.com, directly converted, the 4K is about £30. Once you add tax and shipping fees, it rises to £45! That's a bit steep.
Another US title I would love to see get a release in the UK. Also, it's worth noting that all the extras are the same that have been reused since the DVD days. Only the scan of the 35mm camera negative is new.
Posted on September 5, 2024 by JJ Bona
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | 4K Ultra HD (Shout!)
On November 26th, 2023, Shout! Factory is releasing the 4K Ultra HD for Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, a 1993 Bruce Lee biopic directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious), which is loosely based on Linda Lee's 1975 book, Bruce Lee The Man Only I Knew.
The film stars Jason Scott Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2), Lauren Holly (Dumb and Dumber), Robert Wagner (Heart to Heart), Michael Learned (The Waltons), Nancy wan (The Wrecking Crew), Ric Young (The Corruptor) and Ong Soo Han (The King of the Kickboxers).
Based on true events, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is the incredible journey of the life, love and unconquerable spirit of the martial arts legend. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Bruce Lee (Jason Scott Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2) realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer (Robert Wagner) and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one of the most charismatic action heroes in motion picture history.
Features:
DISC ONE (4K UHD):
DISC TWO (Blu-ray):
The trailer made me laugh. I'll watch it once.
Australian label Imprint Films has informed us that it will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Wolfgang Petersen's The NeverEnding Story (1984) with a five-disc 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray combo pack, which is scheduled to arrive on the market on November 27th.
Description: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of one of the most beloved films of all time in this Limited Edition definitive set, a 5-disc journey into the depths of the wonderland world of Fantasia, based on the book by Michael Ende.
Our strictly Limited Edition Replica Storybook packaging is 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.
This is a heavy, bespoke collector's item, measuring 29.5 x 37cm, weighing in at 2.4kg, and comes replete with comprehensive physical extras:
Rediscover the Original US Theatrical Cut and its timeless soundtrack, fully restored and making its worldwide debut on 4K Blu-ray with Dolby Vision, and on Blu-ray.
This epic package also includes the German Extended Cut on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray, a must-see experience for NeverEnding enthusiasts.
Dive inside the pages with Lisa Downs' extraordinary 2024 feature-length documentary 'Life After NeverEnding Story', as well as brand NEW featurettes and Audio Commentary, and hours of extensive archival features.
(Adrian Edmondson, 1999) Release date: 26 August 2024 Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)
After a decade of honing their signature characters, Richie and Eddie, across TV and stage-show appearances, British comedy legends Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson (The Comic Strip Presents..., The Young Ones) finally gave the pair the big-screen outing which they truly deserved in the riotous, vomit-soaked entertainment that is Guest House Paradiso.
When Mr Nice (Simon Pegg, Shaun of the Dead) and his family check in to 'the cheapest hotel in Britain' -- run with maximum inefficiency and malfeasance by Richie and Eddie -- it sets off an outrageous chain of events involving rubber underwear, a beautiful Italian film star (Hélène Mahieu), her abusive fiancé (Vincent Cassel, Irreversible), and a consignment of radioactive fish.
Featuring a spectacular supporting cast, which also includes Fenella Fielding (Carry On Screaming!, Hammer's The Old Dark House) and Bill Nighy (Love Actually), this slapstick tour-de-force is a latter-day classic of disreputable British comedy, which has to be seen to be believed.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
4K restoration from the original interpositive
Original 5.1 surround sound and stereo audio tracks
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso' (1999, 38 mins): archival documentary featuring interviews with actor, co-writer and director Adrian Edmondson, actor and co-writer Rik Mayall, producer Phil McIntyre, and actors Fenella Fielding, Hélène Mahieu and Simon Pegg
Paradiso Pegg (2023, 12 mins): interview with celebrated actor, writer and comedian Simon Pegg in which he looks back at his time making the film
All the Right Noises (2024, 16 mins): prolific film and television composer Colin Towns talks about his score
Finely Tuned Madness (2024, 8 mins): veteran editor Sean Barton discusses his working methods and the art of cutting comedy
Squalid Precision (2024, 19 mins): production designer Tom Brown explores the guest house
Outtakes (1999, 9 mins): mishaps and bloopers
Original theatrical trailers
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with a new essay by Jon Robertson, an archival on-set report, an archival interview with Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
UK premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 6,000 copies for the UK**(Adrian Edmondson, 1999)**
Release date: 26 August 2024
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)
As a huge fan of the UK show Bottom, I was, and still am, a huge fan of this Bottom movie. I bought a copy as soon as it was released on DVD, and it felt like it would never get a higher quality release.
It did appear on UK Netflix for a few days but unbelievably, they were streaming the film in 400P!! That's worse than standard definition!
In August 2023, Vinegar Syndrome released an exclusive copy of the film in the US. If I found a copy cheap online, I would've snapped one up. I was searching eBay today and discovered a new copy of the film showing up in my search. Turns out a UK exclusive copy was released yesterday (Aug 26th) and it has even more bonus features. Ordered!!
Sorry for the overexcitement. I do however feel this film probably has a rather niche audience.
Pheeeeb!
Work is continuing on “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” production in the UK with new photos and video emerging of two large outdoor sets being built for the production.
As the project is set in an alternate 1960s-esque retro-futuristic universe, one of the sets shows what has been suggested as being this Earth’s alternative version of Times Square complete with a massive old school TV, cars and smaller shopfronts.
Also visibile is the massive Excelsior launch pad which sits next to the Baxter Building and is still being worked on.
Photo of the landing platform under construction.
To add to the insults, it was pointed out to me via Instagram yesterday, that in this shot from the trailer and film, you can see the crew member helping to pull the hatch open. 😄
The 8 bit guy. I loved his retro computing channel and then one day, he acquired a rare IBM computer and promptly destroyed the power supply by sticking a screwdriver into it (if I remember correctly).
For some reason, I googled about this and discovered he's a gun nut. They're videos of him going grocery shopping with his rifle on his back which apparently he does this knowing it will annoy people.
Unsubscribed from the channel and never looked back.
I forget his name right now, but I followed one of the writers of Bill & Ted on Twitter, he also wrote Men in Black. This was a couple of years ago but he showed a letter from Sony informing him that they still can't pay any residual cheques because according to their accounting, Men in Black was still in the red.
Yep, those were different times.
Battlecruiser 3000AD. This advert was later revised and they drew black knickers on the model.
Psycho Pigs UXB. Another British classic?
We have a problem over at feddit.uk, the sole admin has gone missing and no one has been able to contact him. All we wanted is for a few more people to be made admins then problems could be solved. A new server/instance is going to be created and hopefully everyone on feddit can move over. Unless the admin comes back, it will fall behind in updates and become defederated. This happened once a few weeks ago by lemmy.world but we managed to convince them it was in error and they federated us back in.
Back in the old days of 8bit computing, I remember a few magazines used to explain their scoring system.
Most magazines reviewed a game out of ten. A score of five would be an average. The game is just ok. Not brilliant but not terrible either.
A great game would be an eight or nine. Very rarely would a game receive a ten as that indicates perfection.
In today's world, the way people talk, it feels like a game needs at least an 8 (or 80%) or it's not even worth touching.
Dredd had a really poor advertising campaign. I think the first trailer only came out a few weeks before it's release when for other films it's months in advance.
I think the first footage I saw was actually a VFX breakdown that somehow made it's way into YouTube but it didn't stay there long.
There was a big campaign to get a sequel and Dredd on Blu-ray rose to #1 in the Amazon sales charts.
One of the executive producers, Adi Shankar, explained in a YouTube video that he appreciated the effort but the big problem was the box office returns. Everyone who invested made a loss, so no one wanted to invest in a sequel.
Rebellion were going to make a Mega City One series which may have had appearances from Dredd occasionally but I think that project has stalled.
I thought this was about the really special editions. I think they're about $100 each. One contains a replica of a crystal shard, the other a clear crystal sphere.