A peak at what to expect on the Arrow 4k release
Many thanks to the wonderful fans of theBad.net for their contributions and continued enthusiasm!
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Saturday, March 29, 2025
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Arrow Films 4K UHD Details
- New 4K restoration of the 162-minute International Cut using the original 2-perf Techniscope negative
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Newly restored original lossless English mono audio
- Optional newly remixed lossless English DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by film critic and historian Tim Lucas
- Theatrical trailers, TV spots and radio spots
- New 4K restoration of the 179-minute Extended Cut, using the original 2-perf Techniscope negative
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Newly restored original lossless English mono audio
- Optional newly remixed English DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by film historian and Leone biographer Sir Christopher Frayling
- Audio commentary by film historian and Eastwood biographer Richard Schickel
- Seamless branching options to watch the Extended Cut with the uncut torture scene (mono only) and/or without the 'grotto' scene originally removed after the premiere
- Deleted and alternate scenes
- A Circular Trilogy, a newly filmed interview with film historian and critic Fabio Melelli
- The Laughter Behind the Epic, a newly filmed interview with Giacomo Scarpelli, son of co-writer Furio Scarpelli
- Three Colors, a newly filmed interview with Stefano Delli Colli, son of cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli
- Sergio and Sergio, a newly filmed interview with camera assistant Sergio Salvati
- The Hand That Drew The West, a newly filmed interview with Giuditta Simi, daughter of set/costume designer Carlo Simi
- They Call Him Angel Eyes, a newly filmed interview with filmmaker and Lee Van Cleef biographer Mike Malloy
- From Falls to Fame, a newly filmed interview with stuntman Fabio Testi
- The Man, The Cut, The Masterpiece, a newly filmed interview with editor Eugenio Alabiso
- Frames of Glory, a newly filmed interview with post-production supervisor Enzo Ocone
- That Magic Sound, a newly filmed interview with guitarist Bruno Battisti D'Amario
- The Voice Behind the Gold, a newly filmed interview with singer Edda Dell'Orso
- Call of the Coyote, a newly filmed interview with Morricone biographer Alessandro de Rosa
- The Good, The Great and the Moody, a new visual essay exploring the film's iconic soundtrack by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon
- Leone's West and The Leone Style, two archive featurettes with Eastwood, Wallach, Schickel, Alberto Grimaldi and Mickey Knox
- Reconstructing the Film, an archive featurette on the assembly of the Extended Cut
- Il Maestro Parts One and Two, two archive featurettes with film music historian Jon Burlingame
- The Socorro Sequence: A Reconstruction, a featurette on a deleted scene
- The Man Who Lost the Civil War, an archive featurette on the film's depiction of the Civil War
- Vignettes (Easter Eggs), four short interviews with Eastwood and Wallach
- Alternate credits sequences
- Four comprehensive image galleries
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of Sad Hill Unearthed, a 2017 documentary by Guillermo de Oliveira following fans' efforts to restore the graveyard set
- Original 5.1 DTS-HD MA and lossless stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Lost in the Editing Room
- The Making of the Film
- The Making of the Original Soundtrack
- World Premiere Q&A
- Sad Hill in January 2020
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- Perfect bound collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Abbey Bender, Anton Bitel, Howard Hughes and Tambay Obenson
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
Saturday, March 1, 2025
For a Few Dollars More - Arrow Films 4K UHD Details
4K ULTRA-HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- Perfect bound collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Glenn Kenny, Priscilla Page, Ariel Schudson and Amy Taylor
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
DISC 1 - FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- New 4K restoration from the original 2-perf Techniscope negative
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Newly restored original lossless English mono audio
- Optional newly remixed lossless English DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by film historian and Leone biographer Sir Christopher Frayling
- Audio commentary by film historian and critic Tim Lucas
- Original Italian credits and intermission break (separate from main feature)
- Trailers, TV spots and radio spots
DISC 2 - EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)
- A Violent Tale of Vengeance, a newly filmed interview with film historian and critic Fabio Melelli
- No One Shoots at the Colonel, a newly filmed interview with filmmaker and Lee Van Cleef biographer Mike Malloy
- Crafting the West, a newly filmed interview with Giuditta Simi, daughter of set/costume designer Carlo Simi
- Cuts and Rhythm, a newly filmed interview with editor Eugenio Alabiso
- Western Strings, a newly filmed interview with guitarist Bruno Battisti D'Amario
- Timeless Voice, a newly filmed interview with singer Edda Dell'Orso
- For a Few Notes More, a newly filmed interview with Morricone biographer Alessandro de Rosa
- For Ennio's Dollar Score, a new visual essay exploring the film's iconic soundtrack by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon
- Career-spanning hour-long interview with Sergio Leone, never released in full before, filmed by Large Door Productions in 1983
- On Location in AlmerÃa and Granada, an archive featurette produced and presented by filmmaker Alex Cox
- The Frayling Archives and A New Standard, two archival interviews with Sir Christopher Frayling
- Back for More, an archival interview with Clint Eastwood
- Tre Voci, an archival featurette with Leone collaborators Mickey Knox, Sergio Donati and Alberto Grimaldi
- Restoration Italian Style, an archival featurette on the film's remastering for DVD
- The Original American Release Version, an archival featurette
- Location Comparisons 1965-2004, an archival featurette
- Alternate credits sequences
- Four comprehensive image galleries
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Dollars Trilogy Coming to 4K in UK from Arrow Video
Massive news! Arrow Video has announced that the Dollars Trilogy (Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly) will be released on 4K UHD disc this spring! Brand new HDR transfers and additional extras!
Extensive details have only been released for Fistful of Dollars, and I will create new posts to go over For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly once they are announced.
These should be the definitive releases of these films!
Saturday, March 23, 2024
High Noon Coming to 4K UHD
LVC's debut, is coming to 4K on April 16th from Kino Lorber
Screen legend Gary Cooper (Vera Cruz) won the 1952 Oscar for Best Actor in this classic tale of an aging lawman who stands alone to defend a town of righteous cowards in one of the greatest showdowns in the history of cinema. The movie also marks the first starring role for a beautiful young actress who went on to become one of Hollywood’s most beloved icons—Grace Kelly (The Country Girl). Produced by Stanley Kramer (Inherit the Wind), directed by Fred Zinnemann (From Here to Eternity) and written for the screen by Carl Foreman (The Bridge on the River Kwai), High Noon garnered a total of 4 Academy Awards, including Best Score for Dimitri Tiomkin (Rio Bravo), and now stands high as one of the most cherished and influential films of all time. Western favorites Thomas Mitchell (Stagecoach), Lloyd Bridges (Canyon Passage), Katy Jurado (Arrowhead), Otto Kruger (Duel in the Sun), Lon Chaney Jr. (The Indian Fighter), Henry Morgan (The Ox-Bow Incident), Jack Elam (Support Your Local Sheriff) and Lee Van Cleef (For a Few Dollars More) round out the rousing cast.
Special Features:
DISC 1 (4KUHD):
• Brand NEW HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Author/Film Historian Alan K. Rode
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles
DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
• Brand NEW HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm 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
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles
Order at amazon.com
Saturday, March 12, 2022
For a Few Dollars More Coming to 4K UHD in May
Coming May 31st!
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965)
DISC 1 (4KUHD)
• The Complete Restored Edit of FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE with Extensive Shot-by-Shot Color Grading
• Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Sir Christopher Frayling
• Newly Corrected 2.0 Mono and 5.1 Surround Audio
• Optional English Subtitles
DISC 2 (BLU-RAY)
• The Complete Restored Edit of FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE with Extensive Shot-by-Shot Color Grading
• Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Sir Christopher Frayling
• On location in AlmerÃa and Granada with Filmmaker Alex Cox
• The Christopher Frayling Archives: FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE
• A New Standard: Frayling on FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE
• Back for More: Clint Eastwood Remembers FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE
• Tre Voci: Three Friends Remember Sergio Leone
• FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE: The Original American Release Version Featurette
• Location Comparisons
• TRAILERS FROM HELL with Ernest Dickerson
• Promoting FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE Image Gallery
• FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE On the Set Image Gallery
• FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE Color Stills Gallery
• FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE Pictures Gallery
• Radio Spots
• Double Bill Trailer
• Two Theatrical Trailers (Newly Encoded)
• NEW Correctly Synched 2.0 Mono and 5.1 Surround Audio
• Optional English Subtitles
The Three Restored Scenes:
01:12:35:22-01:13:03:10 – Mondo's first close up is now fully unedited.
01:23:12:10-01:23:37:15 – Indio's laugh is now fully unedited.
02:40:06:11-02:42:02:07 – The beating scene restored in its full unedited form.
Color 132 Minutes 2.35:1 Rated R
Screen legends Clint Eastwood (High Plains Drifter) and Lee Van Cleef (Death Rides a Horse) co-star as two rival bounty hunters who join forces to bring murderous bandit El Indio (Gian Maria Volontè, A Fistful of Dollars) and his vicious gang of criminals to justice. But all is not as it seems in this explosive second installment of Sergio Leone’s legendary “Man with No Name” trilogy that blasted off with A Fistful of Dollars and concluded with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Spiced with blistering gun battles, jailbreaks, bank holdups and a sardonic sense of humor, For a Few Dollars More features a haunting score by the masterful Ennio Morricone (A Fistful of Dynamite) and a stellar cast that includes spaghetti western legends Mario Brega (A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die), Luigi Pistilli (Cold Sweat), Aldo Sambrell (Navajo Joe) and Klaus Kinski (The Great Silence).
Saturday, July 24, 2021
For a Few Dollars More Coming to 4K UHD in April
For a Few Dollars More (and Fistful of Dollars) will be coming to 4kK UHD next year from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Not much is known at the moment, but this will be an exciting release!
Coming in 2022 on 4KUHD!
• A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volontè, Marianne Koch, Mario Brega & Aldo Sambrell – Music by Ennio Morricone – Directed by Sergio Leone
• For a Few Dollars More (1965) Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volontè, Klaus Kinski, Mario Brega, Luigi Pistilli & Aldo Sambrell – Music by Ennio Morricone – Directed by Sergio Leone
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Restoration and bonus feature details will be announced later
Saturday, May 1, 2021
4K UHD and Blu-Ray Review: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly - Kino 2021 Edition
Kino itself has an excellent track record for releasing Lee Van Cleef titles on blu-ray. Like this title, the bulk of their releases have been licensed from MGM; including For A Few Dollars More, Death Rides a Horse, Sabata, Barquero, Return of Sabata, Captain Apache, and Bad Man's River, with God's Gun coming out soon.
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly has had numerous releases on blu-ray. MGM issued their first disc in 2009. MGM went overboard on digital noise reduction (presumably to reduce film grain), giving the film an overall soft and waxy appearance. Around the same time in Italy, Mondo Home Video released their own print on blu-ray which was vastly superior in picture, however did not contain the English soundtrack (the Italian cut is slightly different so it does not align to the English soundtrack). The differences between those two versions can be found here. Then in 2014 MGM released the controversial "yellow" remastered disc.
2017 brought us the 50th Anniversary of the film, and Kino came out with a 2 Disc Special Edition Blu-ray. Unfortunately, Kino did not get a new scan of the film, They received the same "yellow" master that was released by MGM in 2014. Wanting to address the fans concerns regarding the yellow color grading, Kino decided they would color correct the digital master they received. Unfortunately, as they were not dealing with an actual film print, the problems with the 2014 disc were "baked in" to the transfer, meaning any color change would result in the other colors being affected too.
Kino also created what would be best called a hybrid version of the US theatrical by simply cutting out the extended scenes that were put back into the film 15 years ago. However for purists, there are many differences and sequencing within the US theatrical version that cannot be recovered from the extended cut print.
Video
The film has been painstakingly color corrected to remove the yellow and teal that plagued the past few versions. The film still skews slightly warm, but appears far more authentic to the original than what we have seen before.
Audio
Included is a 5.1 mix and the 1967 mono track which I am told was sourced from a laserdisc. The original sounds great, and it's nice to hear all the original effects, not the new gunshots from the 2004 release.
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas• Leone's West: Making of Documentary• Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and GBU Featurette Part 1• Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and GBU Featurette Part 2• The Leone Style: On Sergio Leone Featurette• The Man Who Lost the Civil War: Civil War Documentary• Reconstruction GBU• Deleted Scene 1: Extended Tuco Torture scene• Deleted Scene 2: The Socorro Sequence - A Reconstruction• Deleted Scene 3: Skeletons in the Desert• Deleted Scene 4: Extended Torture Scene• Vignette 1: Uno, Due, Tre• Vignette 2: Italian Lunch• Vignette 3: New York Accent• Vignette 4: Gun in Holster• Alternate Scene: The Optical Flip• TRAILERS FROM HELL with Ernest Dickerson• GBU on the Set – Image Gallery• Promoting GBU – Image Gallery• Original U.S. Theatrical Trailer• Original French Theatrical Trailer• A Fistful of Dollars – Trailer• For a Few Dollars More – Trailer 1 • For a Few Dollars More – Trailer 2• A Fistful of Dollars / For a Few Dollars More – Burning at Both Ends Trailer• A Fistful of Dollars / For a Few Dollars More – Burning at Both Ends Radio Spot
Saturday, December 26, 2020
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Coming to 4K UHD in April
Here we go! The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly is coming to 4k UHD in April by Kino Lorber. Their 50th anniversary blu-ray was controversial with it wonky colors. It all comes down to the source material they were provided. If it is the yellow scan from MGM, I'm not sure how much they can fix it with their "Over 30 Hours of Extensive Shot-by-Shot Color Grading", but we will wait and see!
Updated post 1/23/21 - Discs will be Theatrical Version only now.
Press release below-
Coming April 27th on 4KUHD!
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1967)
• Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase (5000)
• Reversible Art
4KUHD DISC 1:
• 162-Minute Theatrical Cut (Over 30 Hours of Extensive Shot-by-Shot Color Grading)
• English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround / 2.0 Stereo / 2.0 Mono
• Dual-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles
BLU-RAY DISC 2:
• 162-Minute Theatrical Cut (2017 Color Correction or as Disc 1?)
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas
• Leone's West: Making of Documentary
• Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and GBU Featurette Part 1
• Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and GBU Featurette Part 2
• The Leone Style: On Sergio Leone Featurette
• The Man Who Lost the Civil War: Civil War Documentary
• Reconstruction GBU
• Deleted Scene 1: Extended Tuco Torture scene
• Deleted Scene 2: The Socorro Sequence - A Reconstruction
• Deleted Scene 3: Skeletons in the Desert
• Deleted Scene 4: Extended Torture Scene
• Vignette 1: Uno, Due, Tre
• Vignette 2: Italian Lunch
• Vignette 3: New York Accent
• Vignette 4: Gun in Holster
• Alternate Scene: The Optical Flip
• TRAILERS FROM HELL with Ernest Dickerson
• GBU on the Set – Image Gallery
• Promoting GBU – Image Gallery
• Original U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• Original French Theatrical Trailer
• A Fistful of Dollars – Trailer
• For a Few Dollars More – Trailer 1
• For a Few Dollars More – Trailer 2
• A Fistful of Dollars / For a Few Dollars More – Burning at Both Ends Trailer
• A Fistful of Dollars / For a Few Dollars More – Burning at Both Ends Radio Spot
• English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround | 2.0 Mono
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles
Color 162 Minutes 2.35:1 Rated R
For three men the Civil War wasn’t hell… it was practice! By far the most ambitious, unflinchingly graphic and stylistically influential western ever made, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a classic actioner shot through with a volatile mix of myth and realism. Screen legend Clint Eastwood (A Fistful of Dollars) returns as “The Man with No Name,” this time teaming with two gunslingers to pursue a cache of $200,000 and letting no one, not even warring factions in a civil war, stand in their way. From sun-drenched panoramas to bold hard close-ups, exceptional camerawork captures the beauty and cruelty of the barren landscape and the hardened characters who stride unwaveringly through it. Hailed as “the best directed movie of all time” by Quentin Tarantino, this epic masterpiece was directed by the great Sergio Leone (Once Upon a Time in the West) and co-stars Lee Van Cleef (For a Few Dollars More) as Angel Eyes and Eli Wallach (The Magnificent Seven) in the role of Tuco. Music by legendary composer Ennio Morricone (Death Rides a Horse).
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Escape From New York Coming to 4k UHD in UK
This 4 disc limited Collector’s Edition of John Carpenter’s classic Escape from New York has been stunningly restored in 4K. This release is beautifully packaged with a stylish, newly commissioned illustration on the cover. It contains a UHD of the feature as well as a Blu-ray feature disc, extra features disc and the original soundtrack on CD. It also contains 5 artcards, a newly illustrated theatrical poster and booklet containing behind the scenes stills, articles and an essay from celebrated film journalist Kim Newman. The year is 1997 and in a police state future the island of Manhattan has been turned into a maximum security prison. The rules are simple: once you’re in, you don’t come out. But when the President of the United States (Donald Pleasance) crash lands an escape pod into the centre of the city after fleeing a hijacked plane, a ruthless prison warden (Lee Van Cleef) bribes ex-soldier and criminal Snake Plisskin into entering the hazardous Manhattan and rescuing the distraught president from the twisted world of New York and from the demented clutches of its new ruler The Duke (Isaac Hayes) in John Carpenter’s cyber-punk, action, suspense spectacular.
4 discs (1 UHD, 1 Blu-ray feature, 1 Blu-ray extras, 1 CD Soundtrack)
- Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter’s ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK: A brand new feature-length documentary featuring interviews with Writer Nick Castle, cinematographer Dean Cundey, composer Alan Howarth, production designer Joe Alves, special visual effects artist/model maker Gene Rizzardi, production assistant David De Coteau, photographer Kim Gottleib-Walker, Carpenter biographer John Muir, visual effects historian Justin Humphreys, and music historian Daniel Schweiger.
- Snake Plissen: Man of Honor – featurette from 2005 featuring interviews with John Carpenter and Debra Hill
- Intro by John Carpenter - an interview with director John Carpenter originally recorded for a French DVD release in 2003
- Deleted Opening Sequence “Snake’s Crime” with Optional Audio Commentary
- Photo gallery incl. Behind the Scenes
- Original Trailers
- Audio Commentary with actor Kurt Russell & director John Carpenter
- Audio Commentary with Producer Debra Hill and production designer Joe Alves
- Big Challenges in Little Manhatten: Visual effects featurette – from 2015, features interviews with both Dennis Skotak, Director of Photography of Special VFX, and Robert Skotak, Unit Supervisor and Matte Artist
- I am Taylor - Interview with actor Joe Unger – from 2015
- Audio Commentary with actress Adrienne Barbeau & DOP Dean Cundey
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Escape-New-York-Collectors-Blu-Ray/dp/B07H53CVPQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536681986&sr=8-1&keywords=escape+from+new+york