Malcolm X 4K UHD (1992) (UK)

[MifuneFan]

Icon will be releasing Spike Lee's Malcolm X on 4K UHD in the UK on July 29th. It'll also include a poster, and art cards.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D42B2D...d%2C210&sr=1-9

On this special collector's edition, experience this sweeping biographical epic like never before, with 30 minutes of deleted scenes and a limited edition poster and art card set. Denzel Washington stars in a career-best performance as Malcolm X, one of the most charismatic and divisive political voices in American history. From poverty to prominence, from hustler to humanist, Malcolm X and his ideologies touched the lives of millions and continue to inspire and enlighten. The complex life of this endlessly fascinating civil rights leader is traced in magnificent detail, held together by the vision of director Spike Lee, who masterfully combines historical and contemporary perspectives to create one of the most ambitious, expansive, and acclaimed biographical dramas of all time.

Credit to NoFro for the heads-up

[HeavyHitter]

I've been wanting to pick this title up at some point. How does Icon's compression compare to Criterion's in general?

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

I've been wanting to pick this title up at some point. How does Icon's compression compare to Criterion's in general?

They've only released one UHD so far (The Dreamers) but it was encoded by Fidelity in Motion. UK labels stay winning!

[asmodeux21]

Criterion's 4k UHD is nice, but if Icon uses FiM, I might get it.

[lgans316]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

They've only released one UHD so far (The Dreamers) but it was encoded by Fidelity in Motion. UK labels stay winning!

But there is no slip surrounding a collector's edition. What I do I do?

[Fat Phil]

Oo, very interesting. Been meaning to pick up the Criterion so this is welcome news. Hoping we see more catalogue stuff direct from Icon.

[MifuneFan]

In terms of extras, Criterion easily wins. This only has 30 minutes of deleted scenes vs a stacked set of new and legacy supplements on the Criterion release (see list below). Criterion's release looks great, bu if FiM are behind the UK release, then it'll likely be even better.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
• Audio commentary from 2005 featuring director Spike Lee, Dickerson, editor Barry Alexander Brown, and costume designer Ruth E. Carter
• New conversation between Lee and journalist and screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper
• New interviews with actor Delroy Lindo and composer Terence Blanchard
• Program about the making of the film, featuring Lee, Dickerson, Brown, Blanchard, Carter, filmmaker Martin Scorsese, actor Ossie Davis, Reverend Al Sharpton, former Warner Bros. executive Lucy Fisher, producers Preston Holmes and Jon Kilik, production designer Wynn Thomas, casting director Robi Reed, and Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz
• Malcolm X (1972), a feature-length documentary produced by Marvin Worth and Arnold Perl and directed by Perl, narrated by actor James Earl Jones
• Deleted scenes with introductions by Lee
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by Cooper, excerpts from Lee’s 1992 book By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and Tribulations of the Making of “Malcolm X”, and Davis’s eulogy for Malcolm X

New cover by Eric Skillman

[barrett75]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

They've only released one UHD so far (The Dreamers) but it was encoded by Fidelity in Motion. UK labels stay winning!

IIRC that FIM did the encode of the Dreamers was just our guess/hope... or am I missing something?

[NoFro]

Originally Posted by barrett75

IIRC that FIM did the encode of the Dreamers was just our guess/hope... or am I missing something?

Well if it is FiM, that's great news. If it's someone else delivering to their standard, that's even better news.

[UncleBuckWild]

[MifuneFan]

Looks like the release date has been pushed back from July 15th to the 29th.

[Lutz]

Is Malcolm X related to MaXXXine?

[DAT_JB]

Originally Posted by Lutz

Is Malcolm X related to MaXXXine?

No, to xXx.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by UncleBuckWild

Is this the version that’s available everywhere for around $35-$40 USD? I can’t seem to come across a single retailer that shows that tat with it so I can’t tell if that’s a separate edition or not.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

Is this the version that’s available everywhere for around $35-$40 USD? I can’t seem to come across a single retailer that shows that tat with it so I can’t tell if that’s a separate edition or not.

There's only one release, so they'll all be like that. The pic with all the tat was just added, so other retailers probably haven't added it yet.

edit: andreasy969 beat met to it

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

There's only one release, so they'll all be like that. The pic with all the tat was just added, so other retailers probably haven't added it yet.

Went ahead and preordered it from Orbit. Bastards know my weakness is tat.

[7Mile]

The release date is just around the corner. Looks promising.

https://www.avforums.com/reviews/mal...-review.21942/

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by 7Mile

The release date is just around the corner.

Looks like a very good chance mine will be delivered from Orbit today.

[BXR 1138]

My copy arrived yesterday. Foil slipcover, basically an Arrow limited edition without a booklet (or copious special features). BD-100. No mention of the authoring company. Hopefully the label or even the head of Fidelity in Motion can confirm (or deny) its involvement.

[Sky_Captain]

"This is very weighty ." I thought, upon receiving my copy.

Did they actually include a BD with it, unadvertised?

No, it's the postcards and poster...