Touch of Evil 4K UHD (1958) (Eureka Entertainment) (UK)

[MifuneFan]

Eureka Entertainment will be releasing Touch of Evil on 4K UHD on September 25th as part of their Masters of Cinema series. This will be a 2-disc Limited Edition set, with all three versions of the film on 4K. The film will come in a hard case with new artwork from Tony Stella, and will include a 100 page book.

Touch of Evil 4K Blu-ray



Standard Edition

(Release date: September 16, 2024)

https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/touc...l-4k-ultra-hd/

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Limited Edition Box Set - 3000 Copies
• Limited Edition hardcase featuring artwork by Tony Stella
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations of all three versions, presented in Dolby Vision HDR: the Theatrical version (95 mins), the Preview version (109 mins), and the 1998 Reconstruction (110 mins), across 2 UHD Discs.
• A LIMITED EDITION 100-PAGE BOOK featuring writings by Orson Welles, François Truffaut, André Bazin, and Terry Comito; interview excerpts with Welles; a timeline of the film’s history; two new essays by critic Richard Combs; and rare stills and imagery
• Four audio commentaries, featuring: restoration producer Rick Schmidlin (reconstructed version); actors Charlton Heston & Janet Leigh, with Schmidlin (reconstructed version); critic F. X. Feeney (theatrical version); and Welles scholars James Naremore & Jonathan Rosenbaum (preview version)
• New video interview with critic, broadcaster and cultural historian Matthew Sweet
• New video interview with critic Tim Robey
• New video interview with author and critic Kim Newman
• Bringing Evil to Life + Evil Lost and Found – two video pieces, featuring interviews with cast and crew, as well as critics and admirers
• New video essay on the different versions of the film
• Original theatrical trailer

SYNOPSIS
Touch of Evil begins with one of the most brilliant sequences in the history of cinema; and ends with one of the most brilliant final scenes ever committed to celluloid. In between unfurls a picture whose moral, sexual, racial, and aesthetic attitudes remain so radical as to cross borders established not only in 1958, but in the present age also.

Charlton Heston portrays Mike Vargas, the Mexican chief of narcotics who sets out to uncover the facts surrounding a car bomb that has killed a wealthy American businessman on the US side of the border. As Vargas investigates, his newly-wed wife Susie (Janet Leigh, two years before Hitchcock’s Psycho) is kidnapped by a gang out to exact vengeance for the prosecution of the brother of their leader (Akim Tamiroff). Meanwhile, Vargas’ enquiries become progressively more obfuscated by the American cop Hank Quinlan (played by Welles himself, in one of the most imposing and unforgettable screen performances of his career), a besotted incarnation of corruption who alternately conspires with Susie’s captors and seeks solace in the brothel of the Gypsy madame (Marlene Dietrich) who comforted him in bygone times.

Welles’ final studio-system picture has at last become secure in its status as one of the greatest films ever made. It remains a testament to the genius of Welles –– a film of Shakespearean richness, inexhaustible. The Masters of Cinema Series is extremely proud to present Touch of Evil in its UK debut on Ultra HD Blu-ray.

TOUCH OF EVIL (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive 4K UHD Blu-ray Trailer - YouTube

[ste71]

Good to see Eureka still releasing UHD's.

[MifuneFan]

Details posted!

[PNguyen]

we will see if Eureka manages to do a better job than Kino on the transfers as the Kino version is already great, but this looks like it has better packaging and more special features.

[DAT_JB]

Looks like a nice set but will wait for reviews since I already have the KL set.

[cheez avenger]

If FiM and Dave M worked on this one then it will be better.

[CouncilSpectre]

I'll be happy if he can replicate the Kino on 2 discs instead of 3.

[MifuneFan]

I believe Fidelity in Motion has encoded Eureka's two previous 4K releases, so good chance they're working on this one too.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I believe Fidelity in Motion has encoded Eureka's two previous 4K releases, so good chance they're working on this one too.

They have.

[MifuneFan]

Up for pre-order at Diabolik: https://diabolikdvd.com/product/touc...-uhd-preorder/

It's actually cheaper than ordering directly from Eureka

[Katatonia]

The Kino release is 3 UHD BD-100's. Do we know for sure yet whether Eureka's 2 UHD's will even both be BD-100's?

I like the packaging and the book far better, but only 2 discs sounds like it could be a possible downgrade. Could FiM actually make that work?

[Babu93]

September let me breathe.

[David M]

Originally Posted by Katatonia

The Kino release is 3 UHD BD-100's. Do we know for sure yet whether Eureka's 2 UHD's will even both be BD-100's?

I like the packaging and the book far better, but only 2 discs sounds like it could be a possible downgrade. Could FiM actually make that work?

Yeah, with seamless branching for the two cuts that are most similar to each other. And another linear disc for the one that has the most differences.

We've done quite a bit of work on advanced authoring techniques that identify repeated parts and, crucially, verify that no legitimate differences get lost in the shuffle (and that the entire recombined presentation plays correctly). After all that, repeating the entire film on a second disc, for the sake of some different scenes, becomes unnecessary.

The result - in theory, anyway - is savings on not replicating extra 100gb discs that can instead go towards more releases.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Up for pre-order at Diabolik: https://diabolikdvd.com/product/touc...-uhd-preorder/

It's actually cheaper than ordering directly from Eureka

Ha! My credit card being difficult with World Pay and stopping me from ordering from Eureka direct worked out for me!

[Matt89]

Touch of Evil is in my top 5 favourite noirs. Hell, it would probably make my top 3.

I will VERY likely be picking this up.

[Katatonia]

Originally Posted by David M

Yeah, with seamless branching for the two cuts that are most similar to each other. And another linear disc for the one that has the most differences.

We've done quite a bit of work on advanced authoring techniques that identify repeated parts and, crucially, verify that no legitimate differences get lost in the shuffle (and that the entire recombined presentation plays correctly). After all that, repeating the entire film on a second disc, for the sake of some different scenes, becomes unnecessary.

The result - in theory, anyway - is savings on not replicating extra 100gb discs that can instead go towards more releases.

That's excellent news David, thank you very much for the explanation. Pre-ordered!

Originally Posted by Matt89

Touch of Evil is in my top 5 favourite noirs. Hell, it would probably make my top 3.

I will VERY likely be picking this up.

Same with me Matt, it's a stellar noir. I certainly like the packaging/book far more than the Kino release.

[everygrainofsand]

I re-watched this a few weeks ago. I'd forgotten how unremittingly bleak the film is, I mean hard boiled doesn't begin to describe its brutal visual locution and blunt, severe narrative edges. Two thirds of the way through, and it really feels like we're in some version of hell. And it's all so thrilling!

That's twice I've seen it, and twice it's knocked me for six. Really excited about this 4K release.

[J.P. Samson]

Originally Posted by Katatonia

The Kino release is 3 UHD BD-100's. Do we know for sure yet whether Eureka's 2 UHD's will even both be BD-100's?

I like the packaging and the book far better, but only 2 discs sounds like it could be a possible downgrade. Could FiM actually make that work?

My big problem with KL is that they released this film as Scratch of Evil. I bought three different copies and all of them had scratched up discs. I eventually gave up trying to get a playable collection. So, yeah, I'm looking forward to this Eureka release!

JP

[KubrickKurasawa]

Looks very nice.

[Braktastic]

Originally Posted by J.P. Samson

My big problem with KL is that they released this film as Scratch of Evil. I bought three different copies and all of them had scratched up discs. I eventually gave up trying to get a playable collection. So, yeah, I'm looking forward to this Eureka release!

JP

You just ain't whistling Dixie about the scratches on the Kino release. I forget how many returns I had to make to get a scratch-free set, but it was a lot!