STACK #225 July 2023

4K UHD HIGHLIGHTS

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and this release is set to do it justice. As well as the top-line cast of Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall, and Randy Quaid, look out for cameos from the likes of Eugene Levy, John Candy, ‘80s ‘it’ girl Christie Brinkley, Henry Gibson, and even a rather young Jane Krakowski. On the technical side, a new native 4K transfer has been created featuring HDR10, which will be accompanied by a keeping-it-real DTS-HD Master Audio Mono 2.0 soundtrack. As for extra stuff, get ready Chase, Randy Quaid, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, and Matty Simmons, plus a bonus standard Blu-ray edition of the movie. Out July 19 for an audio commentary with Harold Ramis, Chevy

A fixture in

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION “H oliday ro-o-o-o-o-o-o o-o-oad!” If former

so many of our childhoods, it’s hard to believe – or we don’t want to believe – that the wild comedy is celebrating its 40th birthday this year. The adventures vacation road trip – after all, getting there is half the fun - in their trusty, faux wood-panelled Family Truckster despite numerous setbacks, all in the name of getting to theme park Walley World and having fun, darn it, is now the stuff of legend,

by John Hughes and directed by Harold Ramis, is getting a whole lot of loving via a new 4K Ultra HD release, as part of the extensive Warner Bros. 100-year celebration.

Fleetwood Mac lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham’s catchy-as theme song doesn’t instantly conjure images of Chevy Chase and all sorts of holiday hell, then

of the Griswold family as they resolutely plough on through their summer

maybe you should just skip to the next section. If, however, you’re singing along in your head and fond memories of the cringetacular 1983 comedy National Lampoon’s Vacation are bouncing about your bonce, then you’ll likely be very excited to learn that this legendary comedy movie, penned

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA In the deepest reaches of space, it’s a fight to save all human life from extinction in this 1978 sci-fi adventure that launched a phenomenon. After the Cylons undertake a

EAST OF EDEN This 1955 feature film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, directed by Elia Kazan, was James Dean’s breakout big screen performance. The emotionally charged

RAZORBACK Having made music videos for a who’s-who of early 1980s stars, director Russell Mulcahy stepped up to moviemaking with this debut, a stylish Aussie horror-tinged thriller about a vicious wild

boar terrorising a small, isolated community. With music by Icehouse’s Iva Davies, the movie’s 4K debut features a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and packs bonus features including two commentary tracks, interviews, deleted scenes, and even the original 4:3 ratio VHS cut. Out July 26

devastating surprise attack on the Twelve Colonies, the Galactica remains to aid the surviving colonists on their epic journey for a new home to a far-off legendary planet - Earth. A native 4K restoration with HDR will be accompanied by DTS-HD Master Audio 2.1, recreating the movie’s original Sensurround audio process. Out July 19

drama tells the story of lonely youth Cal (Dean), who vies for the affection of his hardened father and favoured brother, Aron. East of Eden comes to 4K Ultra HD via a new, native 4K restoration featuring HDR, accompanied by a new Dolby Atmos soundtrack, and an audio commentary by film historian Richard Schickel. Out July 19

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