STACK #249 July 2025

MOVIE FEATURE

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Words Glenn Cochrane

This month Imprint Films presents three iconic classics – Malcolm X, In the Heat of the Night, and Midnight Cowboy – on stunning 4K UHD. Featuring two worldwide firsts, these stunning releases come packed with new and archival bonus content, essential for collectors.

MALCOLM X (1992) 4K UHD + Blu-ray Limited Edition Hardbox

Spike Lee’s Malcolm X is a landmark biopic that powerfully chronicles the life of a revolutionary leader with unflinching honesty and depth. Denzel Washington delivers a career-defining performance, capturing Malcolm X’s passion, complexity, and transformation.

The film traces the life of the human rights activist from childhood to his assassination, exploring themes of racism, identity, and resistance that remain profoundly relevant today, ensuring its lasting impact. The cast features a stellar lineup including Angela

Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Christopher Plummer, Giancarlo Esposito, and more. This stunning 3-disc hardbox set includes a pristine 4K UHD presentation, multiple audio commentaries, new and archival interviews, featurettes, and much more.

In HDR and Dolby Vision for the first time worldwide!

INTHE HEAT OFTHE NIGHT (1967) 4K UHD + Blu-ray Limited Edition Hardbox

In the Heat of the Night was groundbreaking for its time, boldly challenging racial boundaries in 1960s America while reshaping the police procedural genre. Sidney Poitier delivers a powerful and commanding performance as Virgil Tibbs, bringing strength, intelligence, and dignity to one of the earliest prominent Black protagonists in mainstream cinema. The film’s

unflinching exploration of racism, combined with a gripping and suspenseful murder mystery, helped pave the way for socially conscious storytelling in Hollywood. This gorgeous 4K UHD release features multiple audio commentaries, featurettes, an exclusive booklet with rare photos and essays, and much more, making it a must-have for any classic film enthusiast.

MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) 4K UHD + Blu-ray Limited Edition Hardbox

Midnight Cowboy is a landmark of American cinema that shattered conventions and challenged the censorship standards of its era. With unforgettable performances from Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, the film broke new ground as the first

American X-rated movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Its unflinching portrayal of loneliness, survival, and the bond between two outsiders offers a raw, emotional experience that continues to resonate decades later. John Schlesinger’s direction

and the film’s gritty realism captured a haunting vision of urban America rarely seen on screen at the time. This definitive 3-disc collection features a world-first 4K UHD presentation, multiple audio commentaries, in depth featurettes, and much more.

Worldwide first on 4K UHD! That’s not all…

There’s plenty more new titles being added to the Imprint library. Check out these fantastic new Blu-ray releases, including no less than FIVE worldwide firsts to Blu-ray. Each film comes loaded with new and archival bonus content.

Worldwide first on Blu-ray

Worldwide first on Blu-ray

Worldwide first on Blu-ray

Worldwide first on Blu-ray

Blue / Fade In (1968/73)

Hud (1963)

This Property is Condemned (1966)

Track of the Cat (1954)

You Only Live Once (1937)

The Juggler (1953)

Jet Storm (1959)

Worldwide first on Blu-ray for Blue

• The new Imprint range is out on July 30 for a limited time only, while stocks last.

20 JULY 2025

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