High Noon 4K UHD (1952) (Eureka Entertainment / Masters of Cinema)

[nicwood]

Announcement on Thursday as revealed by ChunkyLover @ criterionforum.

See Dailyan’s post below with all release details!

This will be a Fidelity in Motion encode!

[Brian81]

With this upcoming, it made me wonder about a region A friendly standard BD option. Remembered there was an Olive Signature I never owned and a Eureka that works with the top menu trick on any player (one of a small number of titles). Any quality difference between the Eureka MoC BD and the Kino remastered BD? Svet’s review here made comment of the 1080p disc with the Kino having some compression issues?

[Rizor]

Interesting. I was just looking at my shelf last week and wondered if I really needed so many copies of High Noon and if the Eureka was worth keeping. I owned the Olive (which I gave away), Olive Signature, Eureka LE, and then the Kino 4K. Surely, I don't need to upgrade the Eureka, right? Ah well, I probably still will.

[steel_breeze]

Originally Posted by Brian81

With this upcoming, it made me wonder about a region A friendly standard BD option. Remembered there was an Olive Signature I never owned and a Eureka that works with the top menu trick on any player (one of a small number of titles). Any quality difference between the Eureka MoC BD and the Kino remastered BD? Svet’s review here made comment of the 1080p disc with the Kino having some compression issues?

I found that the original Olive BD had terrible compression issues, but the Olive Signature edition is fantastic. I'd be hard pressed to want to upgrade, but it's such a friggin' masterpiece it's got me thinking.

[cooey]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F6739YHY/

[Dailyan]

SPECIAL FEATURES

Limited Edition [2000 copies]
Limited edition O-card slipcase
A limited edition collector’s booklet featuring the original short story The Tin Star by John W. Cunningham, a 1974 essay by screenwriter Carl Foreman and a retrospective review of the film from 1986
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation from a 4K digital restoration, presented in Dolby Vision HDR (HDR 10 compatible)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Audio commentary by historian Glenn Frankel, author of High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic
Audio commentary by western authority Stephen Prince
Women of the West: A Feminist Approach to High Noon – new video essay by Western scholar J. E. Smyth
Interview with film historian Neil Sinyard, author of Fred Zinnemann: Films of Character and Conscience
A 1969 audio interview with writer Carl Foreman from the National Film Theatre in London
The Making of High Noon – a documentary on the making of the film
Inside High Noon and Behind High Noon – two video pieces on the making and context of the film
Theatrical trailer

https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/high-noon-4k-ultra-hd/

[nicwood]

For comparison, here are Kino and Olive's extras:

Kino:

DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
NEW Audio Commentary by Author/Film Historian Alan K. Rode
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo
Optional English Subtitles
DISC TWO - BLU-RAY
NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
NEW Audio Commentary by Author/Film Historian Alan K. Rode
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo
A Ticking Clock: Featurette (5:53)
A Stanley Kramer Production: Featurette (14:00)
Imitation of Life - The Blacklist History of High Noon: Featurette (9:27)
Ulcers and Oscars - The Production History of High Noon: Featurette (12:02)
Uncitizened Kane: Featurette (11:01)
The Making of High Noon: Featurette (22:11)
Theatrical Trailer
Optional English Subtitles
Limited Edition Reversible Art and Slipcase

Olive:

NEW 4K restoration
Optional English SDH subtitles
"A Ticking Clock" - Academy Award nominee Mark Goldblatt on the editing of High Noon
"A Stanley Kramer Production"" - Michael Schlesinger on the eminent producer of High Noon
"Imitation of Life: The Blacklist History of High Noon" - with historian Larry Ceplair and blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein
"Ulcers and Oscars: The Production History of High Noon" - a visual essay with rarely seen archival elements, narrated by Anton Yelchin
"Uncitizened Kane" - an original essay by Sight & Sound editor Nick James
Theatrical trailer

[MifuneFan]

Eureka's trailer

HIGH NOON | Masters of Cinema Official Trailer - New & Exclusive - YouTube

[Matt89]

Definitely gonna pre-order the Eureka for the better compression.

[Maggot]

I'll wait on some comparisons, but certainly the potential is there for a better presentation.

[nicwood]

This will be a Fidelity in Motion encode!

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by nicwood

This will be a Fidelity in Motion encode!

Thereby making my preorder all the sweeter!

[stigdu]

I don't care who encodes it. Just look at that bright yellow box, though!

[Dr. Humbert]

The art is very unfortunate, especially compared to their BD edition.

Honestly, I've watched their BD recently and thought it looked amazing upscaled on my 4K TV.

[singhcr]

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

I found that the original Olive BD had terrible compression issues, but the Olive Signature edition is fantastic. I'd be hard pressed to want to upgrade, but it's such a friggin' masterpiece it's got me thinking.

I have that same Olive edition and yeah it's beautiful. I suppose it could be improved upon but this one will be hard to top.

[SMOOT]

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

I found that the original Olive BD had terrible compression issues, but the Olive Signature edition is fantastic. I'd be hard pressed to want to upgrade, but it's such a friggin' masterpiece it's got me thinking.

I find the Olive Signature to be rather soft and lacking in detail, and prefer the original Olive release despite it being a bit harsh (but only a tiny bit — otherwise it looks good).

The trailer for this new release looks the best that I have seen the film. Really looks perfect — but that is from my computer.

I'm excited about this release, as "High Noon" is my favorite Western, and I plan to get this.

[kristoffer]

Originally Posted by nicwood

This will be a Fidelity in Motion encode!

Might have to preorder now!

[Jorvic]

One of the few Kino 4K's I never bought. Don't quite like this one as much as some other classic Westerns from the era, but will be pre-ordering the Eureka. Should be a real nice edition.

[Cooper67]

I have the kino 4k as well as the eureka masters of cinema hard box blu ray and the olive signature blu ray. I have found nothing wrong with the kino 4k as it was a very nice 4k transfer. I have just about every addition this movie that ever came out including the criterion silver laderdisc.

I am not that big of a fan of this artwork with gary cooper holding two guns blazing in a bright yellow background. Does anyone know what extras are on this that were not on the eueka limited hard box blu ray. That could play the major factor on if I pick this one up. I do not have a huge projecor only a 77 inch lg oled tv.

[Cooper67]

It looks like this 4k only has 2 new extras compared to the limited blu ray eddition.

Women of the west a feminist aproach to high noon and a new video essay by JE Smith.