Night of the Living Dead - Criterion Collection 4K [USA]

[nefilim]

Release Date : February 13, 2018.

 

Price : $39.95

 

Purchse Link : Amazon.com

 

Notes : Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, Night of the Living Dead, directed by horror master George A. Romero, is one of the great stories of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box-office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time. A deceptively simple tale of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse who find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls, Romero s claustrophobic vision of a late-1960s America literally tearing itself apart rewrote the rules of the horror genre, combined gruesome gore with acute social commentary, and quietly broke ground by casting a black actor (Duane Jones) in its lead role. Stark, haunting, and more relevant than ever, Night of the Living Dead is back, in a new 4K restoration.

TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director George A. Romero, coscreenwriter John A. Russo, sound engineer Gary R. Streiner, and producer Russell W. Streiner
- New restoration of the monaural soundtrack, supervised by Romero and Gary R. Streiner, and presented uncompressed
- Night of Anubis, a never-before-presented work-print edit of the film
- New program featuring filmmakers Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, and Robert Rodriguez
- Never-before-seen 16 mm dailies reel
- New program featuring Russo about the commercial and industrial-film production company where key Night of the Living Dead filmmakers got their start
- Two audio commentaries from 1994, featuring Romero, Russo, producer Karl Hardman, actor Judith O Dea, and more
- Archival interviews with Romero and actors Duane Jones and Judith Ridley
- New programs about the editing, the score, and directing ghouls
- New interviews with Gary R. Streiner and Russel W. Streiner
- Trailer, radio spots, and TV spots
- More!
- PLUS: An essay by critic Stuart Klawans

 

[nefilim]

@ukade2327 @45Caliber @RhodW @atomicblonde @Steelbookzombie @Masterblaster @Skid Mark @Benoit46 @pioneers @psychoscot

 

4K = Region Free ! (hope so)

 

I have pre-ordered !

[45Caliber]

Saw this. One of 3 I want from this batch. They scored big with me this round.

 

@nefilim It's from a 4K transfer. Criterion isn't doing 4K releases.

[Skid Mark]

Thanks for the tag @nefilim. I don't usually go for Criterion but this and Silence of The Lambs may have me reaching for my wallet. Cheers!   

[nefilim]

12 minutes ago, 45Caliber said:

Saw this. One of 3 I want from this batch. They scored big with me this round.

 

@nefilim It's from a 4K transfer. Criterion isn't doing 4K releases.

 

Yes. That is true. My bad. ...

[nefilim]

UK / Region B coming in February 26, 2018 ! Awesome !