UHD Special Editions and Packaging

[mfunk9786]

Hello! This is our new thread to discuss all things ephemeral and collectible in the world of UHD Blu-ray. If there is a steelbook you're into, a "What's in the Box?!" edition that has good extra stuff inside to highlight, or you just want to show off what just came in the mail, this is your place.

If you've got any links or supplemental material you'd like to go in this leadoff post, feel free to DM me!

Our other main UHD threads:

UHD New Releases, Reissues and Upgrades
UHD Encodes and Technical Discussion

[nicolas]

Ironically, “What’s in the Box?” 4K for Se7en is no more. Today, Warner cancelled the previously announced collector’s edition of the film - seemingly upon David Fincher’s request.

Here’s their full statement:

"Dear Customers,

Thank you for your patience whilst we’ve developed our 4K restoration plans for David Fincher’s Seven. We’re pleased to announce that the restoration will finally be released in early 2025, with a brand-new 4K scan carefully overseen by Fincher.

We will be releasing two products: a Digipak and a Steelbook release, both developed and designed by the director himself. These products will replace the previously announced What’s in the Box and Ultimate Collector’s Edition versions.

Pre-order for the new products will go live in early November. Apologies again for the delay, and thank you for understanding. We can’t wait for you to experience Seven in more detail and depth than ever before."

[mfunk9786]

There’s a rumor going around that Fincher was pretty appalled when he saw it and got it nixed.

[tenia]

It's a very plausible rumor, considering how the statement pretty much says "the original stuff got cancelled, and a new one, this time overseen by Fincher, will appear".

[dwk]

Thank god someone put their foot down and stopped one of those hideous sets.

[Captain Paranoia]

From what I could remember, it was rumored that it was going to be one of those AI-upscaled releases (or at least smeared with DNR). Presumably Fincher saw the transfer and was horrified to the point he had it redone.

I recall there was a release of another film (I forgot which one it was) where the grain was kept at the director's request as opposed to applying grain reduction. (Update: It was the remaster of Michael Lindsay-Hogg's Let It Be, in contrast to Peter Jackson's DNR-bathed documentary The Beatles: Get Back)

[nicolas]

From what I could remember, it was rumored that it was going to be one of those AI-upscaled releases (or at least smeared with DNR). Presumably Fincher saw the transfer and was horrified to the point he had it redone.

I recall there was a release of another film (I forgot which one it was) where the grain was kept at the director's request as opposed to applying grain reduction.

If this is true, kudos to Fincher and Warner for doing the right thing and re-doing the transfer, although this makes me wonder who commissioned the use of AI á la Cameron in the first place. It had to be him, otherwise I’m sure Sheri Eisenberg and Warners wouldn’t have done a thing like that. Maybe fellow tech nerd Jim Cameron or someone in Fincher’s circle sang praises or he simply didn’t know / believe that there’s more than enough visual information in his original negative to gain natively for 4K if accessed and newly scanned. Like Cameron, Fincher already used Lowry’s processing for the previous Se7en masters which ended up on BD and therefore an apparent backtrack from all that special sauce would be quite the event.

The other film and director you may have meant is JFK. Oliver Stone specifically praised Duplitech for doing a faithful and filmic presentation as opposed to Platooning the film.

[dwk]

$60 for a slipcover, some stickers and miniature lobby cards.

[hearthesilence]

Hey, you're forgetting one of those cards POPS UP!

[dwk]

That is the slipcover that pops up.

[TechnicolorAcid]

Kinda reminds me of the little openings on the Reservoir Dogs DVD but this isn’t worth like $60, maybe $40 at the most.

[TechnicolorAcid]

Short Night of Glass Dolls
Extras:
Disc 1 (4K UHD):
Brand new 4K transfer and full restoration
HDR-10
Isolated Score
Commentary Track by writer/director Aldo Lado and Federico Caddeo
(NEW) Commentary Track by film critic Guido Henkel
(NEW) English Trailer in 4K resolution
(NEW) Italian Trailer in 4K resolution
(NEW) Grindhouse Trailer in 4K resolution
(NEW) Unreleased English Trailer (as "Catalepsis") in 4K resolution

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):
Brand new transfer from 4K master and full restoration
Isolated Score
Commentary Track by writer/director Aldo Lado and Federico Caddeo
(NEW) Commentary Track by film critic Guido Henkel
(NEW) English Trailer
(NEW) Italian Trailer
(NEW) Grindhouse Trailer
(NEW) Unreleased English Trailer (as "Catalepsis")

Disc 3 (Blu-ray):
"The Nights of Malastrana" 2015 Interview with writer/director Aldo Lado (97 mins)
(NEW) 2018 Interview with writer/director Aldo Lado (25 mins)
"The Most Beautiful Voice in the World" Interview with soprano Edda Del Orso (21 mins)
"The Quest for Money" Interview with producer Enzo Doria (20 mins)
"Cuts Like a Knife" Interview with film editor Mario Morra (23 mins)
"To Italy and Back" Interview with co-producer Dieter Geissler (29 mins)
(NEW) "The Kafka Connection" Featurette by Howard Berger (23 mins)
(NEW) Image Gallery
(NEW) Long-lost, export "Malastrana" credits

Disc 4 (Blu-ray):
(NEW) Grindhouse Version from 35mm archival lab print
(NEW) US VHS Pan&Scan Version (as "Paralyzed")
Booklet

(NEW) A 64-page booklet with a commemorative essay on Aldo Lado by Andy Marshall-Roberts, additional information and many photographs.