Quick reviews of new and upcoming 4K, Blu-Ray and DVD releases.


The Great Escape 4K UHD

Label: Kino Lorber

Special Features

  • A new audio commentary with filmmaker / historian Steve Mitchell and author Steven Jay Rubin.
  • A pre-existing audio commentary that compiles clips of director John Sturges and stars James Garner, James Coburn, Donald Pleasence, David McCallum and Jud Taylor, moderated by Rubin.
  • GREAT ESCAPE: The Untold Story, a documentary.
  • Additional documentaries from previous releases of the film.

Review

John Sturges’ seminal escape thriller was added to the Criterion Collection last year, boasting a 4K restoration and a number of additional special features commissioned for that specific release. So what’s the deal with this new Kino Lorber edition? Simple: This version is a bonafide 4K UHD release, with new color correction completed in 2020. It is the best-looking version of The Great Escape available. Although lacking the special Criterion features, Kino Lorber included a new audio commentary unique to this set. The film has never looked or sounded better.


The Long Goodbye

Label: Kino Lorber

Special Features

  • Brand new 4K master (Blu-ray disc)
  • Audio commentary by film historian Tim Lucas
  • Several featurettes

Inherit the Wind (1999)

Label: Kino Lorber

Special Features

  • Audio commentary by journalists Bryan Reesman and Max Evry

Golden Earrings

Label: Kino Lorber

Special Features

  • Audio commentary by film historian David Del Valle

Shawscope: Volume One

Label: Arrow

Review


Undead

Label: Umbrella

Review