The Old Dark House 4K UHD (1932) (Eureka Entertainment / Masters of Cinema)

[nicwood]

Announcement on Thursday as revealed by ChunkyLover @ criterionforum.

See Dailyan’s post below for all release details.

This will be a Fidelity in Motion encode!

[HuggyBear73]

Just bought the German 4K. You're welcome.

[cooey]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F671JC6N/

[Dailyan]

SPECIAL FEATURES

Limited Edition [2000 copies]
A limited edition O-card slipcase, featuring artwork by Sara Deck strictly exclusive to this edition only
A limited edition collector’s booklet featuring a new essay on The Old Dark House by Craig Ian Mann, an essay by Philip Kemp and select archival material
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation from a 4K digital restoration, presented in a new and exclusive Dolby Vision HDR (HDR 10 compatible) grade.
Uncompressed LPCM audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Audio commentary by critic and author Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
Audio commentary by Gloria Stuart
Audio commentary by James Whale biographer James Curtis
Meet the Femms – video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns
Daughter of Frankenstein – an interview with Sara Karloff
Rescuing a Classic – archival interview with director Curtis Harrington focused on his efforts to save The Old Dark House, then considered a lost film
2018 re-release trailer
Stills gallery

https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/the-...e-4k-ultra-hd/

[Dailyan]

I guess the "new and exclusive" grade is their way of saying it won't be using the German UHD master.

[MifuneFan]

Abysmal artwork by Sara Deck

Eureka's trailer:

THE OLD DARK HOUSE | Masters of Cinema Official Trailer - New & Exclusive - YouTube

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

I guess the "new and exclusive" grade is their way of saying it won't be using the German UHD master.

Dolby Vision is brand new for this release, the German release did not have that.

[Ben_C]

Yes, artwork isn’t great, especially as the art on the slipcase on the Blu-ray release was so good.
The Old Dark House was a rare Blu-ray I actually bought from my local Sainsbury’s. Even when they had dwindling levels of physical media, and then it was mostly mainstream dreck on dvd, it was such a surprise to see this on the shelf.

[dallywhitty]

That art is absolutely rancid. Why not just reuse the lovely art from the BD?

[Dailyan]

I would assume that the art is exclusive to the slipcover and the regular case will be the BD art like how "Paths of Glory" was.

[ponderingtheuniverse]

I wonder if I should pre-order directly from Eureka or wait for US retailers to have them up.

[gigan72]

Pretty unfortunate the new art is dreadful, but that's just how it seems to go for a lot of releases now

Originally Posted by ponderingtheuniverse

I wonder if I should pre-order directly from Eureka or wait for US retailers to have them up.

I'd wait and see about US retailers; I don't imagine this one will sell lightning fast and it might be a little cheaper ordering non-direct

[ponderingtheuniverse]

Originally Posted by gigan72

Pretty unfortunate the new art is dreadful, but that's just how it seems to go for a lot of releases now



I'd wait and see about US retailers; I don't imagine this one will sell lightning fast and it might be a little cheaper ordering non-direct

Yeah, I agree. I've been checking and its still not up at US retailers yet.

I missed out on the slipcover for the blu-ray version, and even though the art for the 4K isn't the best, I still want the slip and LE contents.

I really hope that at least more silent film 4Ks will at least get the Caligari treatment. That slipbox for it is a thing of beauty. I'm really hoping that The Man Who Laughs will get a 4K down the line since it got a 4K restoration to begin with. I missed out on its slipcover too.

[gigan72]

Originally Posted by ponderingtheuniverse

Yeah, I agree. I've been checking and its still not up at US retailers yet.

I missed out on the slipcover for the blu-ray version, and even though the art for the 4K isn't the best, I still want the slip and LE contents.

I really hope that at least more silent film 4Ks will at least get the Caligari treatment. That slipbox for it is a thing of beauty. I'm really hoping that The Man Who Laughs will get a 4K down the line since it got a 4K restoration to begin with. I missed out on its slipcover too.

The Man Who Laughs is another that's been on my list for a while now, I'm holding out for a 4K. Hopefully Eureka keeps these releases coming, Caligari was fantastic!

[pnaschy]

They could have had something like this.............

[Hammerlover]

How about just a great big picture of Sir Roderick?

[ponderingtheuniverse]

Diabolik has it up now. It appears to be the only US retailer at the moment to have it up for pre-order.

[blugremlin]

"Have a potato ��!"

[CompleteCount]

Originally Posted by mifunefan

abysmal artwork by sara deck

bollox.jpg

[MifuneFan]