Paramount Catalog Titles on Blu

[Finch]

Will include new interviews with Scorsese, Schrader, Cage and many other cast members apparently. Nice to see they made this a dual format release. September is shaping up nicely.

[Drucker]

Saw it a year or so ago and it skyrocketed to nearly the top of my Scorsese list. Surprised no Criterion but it's such a great film. Hope this one looks good.

[nicolas]

Will include new interviews with Scorsese, Schrader, Cage and many other cast members apparently. Nice to see they made this a dual format release. September is shaping up nicely.

It looks like they put the extensive special features on the BD. Hopefully they do the right thing again after Chinatown and give the feature a BD-100.

[Fiery Angel]

I found this to be an unholy mess when I first saw it 25 years ago, but I'll give it another shot with this release

[therewillbeblus]

I found this to be an unholy mess when I first saw it 25 years ago, but I'll give it another shot with this release

I'd say the film could be described as a messy corporeal exploration of holiness in day-to-day chaotic life, so not far off, just not in the way you mean

[Fiery Angel]

It's one of the few Scorseses I've only seen once, so I'm looking forward to watching it again

[ryannichols7]

I thought there was an outside shot of a boutique release in the UK. Who has a relationship with Paramount? Arrow?

in the UK, Paramount have oddly done very little recently, BFI's Targets being an exception. Arrow has been churning out some amazing Paramount stuff in the US, but none of it has been released in the UK. of course, Criterion and Kino have solid relationships with them stateside too. so I don't know why the UK arm isn't playing ball, it's very unusual

[hearthesilence]

Will include new interviews with Scorsese, Schrader, Cage and many other cast members apparently. Nice to see they made this a dual format release. September is shaping up nicely.

It's possible those are archival interviews. (Sizemore's been dead for over a year, so I imagine at least his will be.)

[dwk]

Yes, I think the interviews with Scorsese, Schrader, Cage, and Richardson are new and all those "On Set" interviews are probably from the EPK.

[Finch]

We've been waiting so long that even if most or all of those were legacy extras, I'd still be grateful that they included them in the first place. But Paramount's press release does say new and legacy bonus content, and then lists all the interviews before the line break and the legacy bonus paragraph.

New and legacy bonus content included on the Blu-ray Disc ™ is detailed below.

NEW Bonus Content:

FILMMAKER FOCUS – MARTIN SCORSESE ON BRINGING OUT THE DEAD

Visionary filmmaker Martin Scorsese shares stories behind the production, touching on casting, shooting in New York City, and the music and art that inspired his approach.

A RUMINATION ON SALVATION – NICOLAS CAGE ON BRINGING OUT THE DEAD

Academy Award® winner* Nicolas Cage relates tales of wild nights in New York City, his cerebral approach to his character, and his time with Scorsese prior to shooting.

CEMETERY STREETS – SCREENWRITER PAUL SCHRADER ON BRINGING OUT THE DEAD

Legendary screenwriter Paul Schrader talks about adapting author Joe Connelly’s novel, how traveling with real paramedics informed his writing, and his creative partnership with Scorsese.

CITY OF GHOSTS – CINEMATOGRAPHER ROBERT RICHARDSON ON BRINGING OUT THE DEAD

Frequent Scorsese collaborator and Academy Award® winning ** cinematographer Robert Richardson opens up about shooting Bringing Out the Dead and how the film personally resonated with him.

ON SET WITH PATRICIA ARQUETTE

Actress Patricia Arquette reflects on working with Nicolas Cage, the creative openness of director Martin Scorsese, and how her own background allowed for a personal understanding of her character.

ON SET WITH JOHN GOODMAN

Actor John Goodman talks about the intensity of portraying a paramedic, working with Nicolas Cage, and the honor of appearing in a Martin Scorsese film.

ON SET WITH VING RHAMES

Actor Ving Rhames shares how Martin Scorsese’s New York City differs from his personal experience and how his character relates to Nicolas Cage’s character.

ON SET WITH TOM SIZEMORE

Actor Tom Sizemore celebrates the opportunity to appear in Bringing Out the Dead and reflects on how life is full of surprises.

ON SET WITH MARC ANTHONY

Actor Marc Anthony shares how he turned witnessing real-life hardship on the streets of New York City into an unforgettable performance.


Legacy Bonus Content

EXCLUSIVE CAST AND CREW INTERVIEWS

THEATRICAL TRAILERS

[yoloswegmaster]

Here are the special features

NEW Bonus Content:
FILMMAKER FOCUS – MARTIN SCORSESE ON BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
Visionary filmmaker Martin Scorsese shares stories behind the production, touching on casting, shooting in New York City, and the music and art that inspired his approach.

A RUMINATION ON SALVATION – NICOLAS CAGE ON BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
Academy Award® winner* Nicolas Cage relates tales of wild nights in New York City, his cerebral approach to his character, and his time with Scorsese prior to shooting.

CEMETERY STREETS – SCREENWRITER PAUL SCHRADER ON BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
Legendary screenwriter Paul Schrader talks about adapting author Joe Connelly’s novel, how traveling with real paramedics informed his writing, and his creative partnership with Scorsese.

CITY OF GHOSTS – CINEMATOGRAPHER ROBERT RICHARDSON ON BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
Frequent Scorsese collaborator and Academy Award® winning ** cinematographer Robert Richardson opens up about shooting Bringing Out the Dead and how the film personally resonated with him.


ON SET WITH PATRICIA ARQUETTE
Actress Patricia Arquette reflects on working with Nicolas Cage, the creative openness of director Martin Scorsese, and how her own background allowed for a personal understanding of her character.

ON SET WITH JOHN GOODMAN
Actor John Goodman talks about the intensity of portraying a paramedic, working with Nicolas Cage, and the honor of appearing in a Martin Scorsese film.

ON SET WITH VING RHAMES
Actor Ving Rhames shares how Martin Scorsese’s New York City differs from his personal experience and how his character relates to Nicolas Cage’s character.

ON SET WITH TOM SIZEMORE
Actor Tom Sizemore celebrates the opportunity to appear in Bringing Out the Dead and reflects on how life is full of surprises.

ON SET WITH MARC ANTHONY
Actor Marc Anthony shares how he turned witnessing real-life hardship on the streets of New York City into an unforgettable performance.


Legacy Bonus Content
EXCLUSIVE CAST AND CREW INTERVIEWS
THEATRICAL TRAILERS

The back cover of the 4K release shows that the first 4 features listed are the ones that were newly created.

[yoloswegmaster]

4K UHD for To Catch a Thief coming out in October:

[andyli]

I'm not gonna hold my breath as we all know how bad the previous "Paramount Presents" went and how they have never acknowledged that there was an issue to begin with.

[yoloswegmaster]

Contains the following:

Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Breakdown (1997)
World War Z (2013)
Orphan: First Kill (2022)

[Gerald Christie]

How is Breakdown in any shape or form a horror film?!

[yoloswegmaster]

How is Breakdown in any shape or form a horror film?!

Apparently Paramount added the following titles to the Scares line, none of which actually makes any sense when you think about it for more than 2 seconds:

Double Jeopardy
The Parallax View
Zodiac
Twisted (2004)
The Core
The Running Man
Fire in the Sky

[dwk]

Fire in the Sky has some freaky images during the alien abduction. And maybe Zodiac fits, the rest, not so much.

[andyli]

They are gonna scare us with horrible 4k transfers for sure.

[beamish14]

Fire in the Sky has some freaky images during the alien abduction. And maybe Zodiac fits, the rest, not so much.

That entire sequence is goddamn incredible, but the rest of the movie doesn’t do much for me

The Core is hilariously terrible

[crimlaw]

I thought The Parallax View was licensed to Criterion.

[dwk]

It is, but since Paramount owns it, they can release it if they want.

[Finch]

Zodiac 4K (dual format with BD) coming October 29th. Artwork is the usual floating heads crap. No word yet on whether the disc will include Fincher's preferred longer version.

[nicolas]

Zodiac 4K (dual format with BD) coming October 29th. Artwork is the usual floating heads crap. No word yet on whether the disc will include Fincher's preferred longer version.

On digital, only the theatrical cut is streaming in 4K but when looking at the release specs, it includes two extra discs. MifuneFan on the other forum mentioned that when the Blu-ray logo is printed on the slip cover, they include the film on BD as well and not just the bonus features. So far, they’re speculating that it’s the TC on 4K + the currently available 2-disc BD with DC.

Someone made a screenshot comparison between the BD and the 4K stream: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.ph ... st22174719

[captveg]

4K UHD release of Addams Family Values (1993) has also been announced for 10/29/24.

[Finch]

^ that's going to make a lot of people very happy.