Dawn of the Dead 4K UHD (1978)

[lilboyblu]

Oh. My God.

[Show spoiler]

[Ben_C]

The news of a new blu-ray release was good enough, but now a uhd release too? This has made my blimin’ day.

[Matt89]

Originally Posted by JimDiGriz

Blade Runner in 4K was the 'push' I needed over a year ago but things are looking better and better (literally!) for 4K discs.

Halloween and Blade Runner were what pushed me. Funny because they were also the titles that made me go blu-ray over HD-DVD. Blade Runner came out on both formats and it's what made me want to go HD but I was so undecided between the two formats. Then Halloween was announced for blu-ray only and I was like DONE and got both.

~Matt

[kamkam]

So when can we preorder?

[Kyle15]

This sounds totally fake but it's not. Good GOD. I'm browser camping to get this one!

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Manvfilm

From a press release:

Dawn of The Dead is set to be released as a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with HDR and will feature George A Romero’s Original, Unrated US Theatrical Release Cut (2:07), Romero’s Pre-US Release Cannes Cut (2:17) and the foreign edition edited by Dario Argento. There will also be a standard Blu-ray together with a Blu-ray release of Martin.

The scanning, colour grading and restoration of both films will be managed by Final Frame under the supervision of Director of Photography Michael Gornick.
The mastering and encoding will be handled by one of the entertainment technology industry’s most experienced specialists, David Mackenzie of Fidelity in Motion.

Slated for release late summer 2019, complete with brand new special features and more, Second Sight Films will announce further news via its social media channels.

HDR

[Agent Kay]

Finally new master confirmed! And another boutique label going 4k.


WAIT DAVID FEKCHEN MAKENZIE!!!!!!

Oh my God

[DJR662]

Originally Posted by Agent Kay

And another boutique label going 4k.

Both Arrow and Synapse can't stay behind now.

I know the perfect UHD debut titles for each: RoboCop for Arrow and Suspiria for Synapse.

[Charlie_C]

Originally Posted by DJR662

Both Arrow and Synapse can't stay behind now.

I know the perfect UHD debut titles for each: RoboCop for Arrow and Suspiria for Synapse.

Fingers crossed if Arrow are planning Robocop for 4K they decide to release some of their back catalogue too. I'm not talking some of the lesser known titles, but stuff like The Thing HAS to come out in 4k. Videodrome too, but that's wishful thinking on my behalf.

[Geoff D]

I've never heard of Final Frame before, they describe themselves as a "boutique" operation on their website but as they handled the scanning and mastering for the upcoming Apollo 11 documentary (created entirely from archive 5/65mm footage that NASA has been sitting on for 50 years), amongst other things, then we seem to be in good hands.

[DJR662]

Originally Posted by Charlie_C

Fingers crossed if Arrow are planning Robocop for 4K they decide to release some of their back catalogue too. I'm not talking some of the lesser known titles, but stuff like The Thing HAS to come out in 4k. Videodrome too, but that's wishful thinking on my behalf.

The Thing, yes definitely. But more importantly, I would like all of the (golden era) Argentos they hold licence to on UHD.

[gregmtl92]

Originally Posted by Charlie_C

Fingers crossed if Arrow are planning Robocop for 4K they decide to release some of their back catalogue too. I'm not talking some of the lesser known titles, but stuff like The Thing HAS to come out in 4k. Videodrome too, but that's wishful thinking on my behalf.

With the Thing and Videodrome each being with two different labels (US vs UK), I'm wondering how it would work? Is it possible that only one of the labels have the UHD rights?

[grodd]

Finally!

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by gregmtl92

With the Thing and Videodrome each being with two different labels (US vs UK), I'm wondering how it would work? Is it possible that only one of the labels have the UHD rights?

I'd say it would be no different from the Italian 4K and the upcoming French UHD set of "Dawn of the Dead". Criterion/Shout and Arrow could, theoretically, release their own UHDs in their respective countries.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by gregmtl92

With the Thing and Videodrome each being with two different labels (US vs UK), I'm wondering how it would work? Is it possible that only one of the labels have the UHD rights?

Shout used the arrow master when they admitted theirs was garbage

[dwk]

Originally Posted by gregmtl92

With the Thing and Videodrome each being with two different labels (US vs UK), I'm wondering how it would work? Is it possible that only one of the labels have the UHD rights?

It is possible that Universal didn't license the UHD rights to The Thing to either Arrow or Scream, or the UHD rights to Videodrome to either Arrow or Criterion.

[brainofj72]

Just waiting for that preorder...

[Agent Kay]

Universal own the master

[Ben_C]

Hopefully HMV online will be back in the game soon, as if their service remains the same (timely dispatching for release day and items arriving mint) then that’ll be my preferred pre-order place.

[oddbox83]

Marvellous. Time to bin* that Italian 4K atrocity.

*Only joking, but it will be flogged.