Dark City 4K UHD (1998) (Arrow Video) (UK)

[MifuneFan]

Dark City will be coming to 4K from Arrow in June!

Dark City 4K UHD

Arrow Films Store - Amazon UK - Rarewaves

2-DISC 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negatives approved by director of photography Dariusz Wolski
• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentations of both the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1, stereo 2.0 and new Dolby Atmos audio options for both cuts of the film
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• 60-page perfect bound collectors book featuring new writing by author Richard Kadrey, and film critics Sabina Stent, Virat Nehru and Martyn Pedler
• Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Doug John Miller
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Doug John Miller
• Three postcard-sized reproduction art cards
• Postcard from Shell Beach
• Dr Schreber business card

DISC 1: DIRECTOR’S CUT

• Brand new audio commentary by director Alex Proyas
• Brand new audio commentary with Craig Anderson, Bruce Isaacs and Herschel Isaacs, co-hosts of the Film Versus Film podcast
• Archive audio commentary by director Alex Proyas
• Archive audio commentary by film critic Roger Ebert
• Archive audio commentary by writers Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer
• Archive introduction by Alex Proyas
• Return to Dark City, a new hour-long documentary featuring interviews with director Alex Proyas, producer Andrew Mason, production designers Patrick Tatopoulos and George Liddle, costume designer Liz Keough, storyboard artist Peter Pound, director of photography Dariusz Wolski, actor Rufus Sewell, hair & makeup artist Leslie Vanderwalt and VFX creative director Peter Doyle
• Rats in a Maze, a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra West
• I’m as Much in the Dark as You Are, a new visual essay by film scholar Josh Nelson on film noir and identity in Dark City
• Design & Storyboards

DISC 2: THEATRICAL CUT

• Archive audio commentary by director Alex Proyas, writers Lem Dobbs & David S. Goyer, director of photography Dariusz Wolski and production designer Patrick Tatopoulos
• Archive audio commentary by film critic Roger Ebert
• Memories of Shell Beach, a 2008 featurette in which cast and crew look back at the making of the film from concept to reception
• Architecture of Dreams, a 2008 featurette presenting five perspectives on the themes and meanings of the film
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery

From Alex Proyas, visionary director of The Crow, comes Dark City, a mind-bending science fiction thriller set in a shadowy world where the sun never rises and nothing is quite what it seems.

John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) wakes in a hotel bathtub with no memory of who he is or how he got there, but there’s a body on the floor with bloody spirals carved into the flesh and a voice on the phone that tells him to flee. Soon Murdoch is on the run, wanted by the police, a woman who claims to be his wife and a group of mysterious pale men who seem to control everyone and everything in the city... except him.

With a cast that includes Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys), William Hurt (A History of Violence), Jennifer Connelly (Phenomena) and Richard O’Brien (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), and a script by Proyas, Lem Dobbs (Kafka) and David S. Goyer (Batman Begins), Dark City is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, filmed through a lens of film noir and German expressionism... an extraordinary feast for the cinematic senses.

[OSHAN]

Both cuts!

[Kyle15]

Jesus that box art looks like it belongs to something completely different!

[Homegrove]

A must buy. I don't think I've ever seen the director's cut. Only had this on DVD 20+ years ago.

[Rizor]

Great news! The current Blu-ray is poor enough that I feel it negatively impacts the movie, so this will be a welcome upgrade.

[CreasyBear]

Niiiiiiiiiiice.

[dallywhitty]

Ghastly art aside... yay!

[Steedeel]

Me getting.

[Pin cushion kid]

Me likey! Me in!

[bud_brigman]

Dammit. I'm in.

[Braktastic]

Yas!

[bebbsie23]

Is it weird that Arrow release announcement day has become my favourite day of the month? Looking for forward to getting my hands on this and Swordfish. May even replace my Kino version of Pelham which I haven't even got round to watching yet. Thanks Arrow!

[Maximux]

Wow, excited!!

[defwarrior4000]

Shut up and take my money on day one! Hot take, I like this movie more than The Matrix, so this is a long time coming! Has "catalog title of the year" potential!

[MifuneFan]

Pre-order now up at Arrow:

UK: https://www.arrowfilms.com/dark-city...chcurrency=GBP

US: https://www.arrowvideo.com/4k/dark-c...chcurrency=USD

[sfmarine]

It will be mine.

[dtower182]

Incredible stuff!

[jvonl]

Hope time passes quickly, must have this!

[Hellboy]

Such an underrated film. Can’t wait to get this.

[jordanjabroni]

Will relay what I posted in the main thread just to reach my UK compadres...

Originally Posted by jordanjabroni

Will be holding out for a standard release, provided it includes both cuts. Might even just go for the Blu rather than the 4K.

Arrow have been smashing it with their lineup recently (note: lineup - not QC, before anyone challenges me!) and as someone who has been trying to curb their modest collection due to real life stuff, they're making it very hard for me.

I pulled the trigger on the Jason movies because - artwork reservations aside - I want the complete packages and there is something cool about all three matching up aesthetically. I ordered the full monty Dollars trilogy as blind buys because those are shaping up to be absolutely monumental releases (and if by some miracle I don't adore those movies, I'll make my money back) plus the new artwork by Stella is gorgeous.

I've made a point on these forums before about how much I hate Arrow's new, commissioned artwork across the board. Thief was their least offensive to me, whereas everything else has just felt completely off. This is absolutely no exception. Give me both cuts and a reversible sleeve, but keep your slip and tat.

God awful artwork.