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HIGHLIGHTS 4K UHD

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THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK CLASSICS COLLECTION II F ollowing the quadruple whammy of DISC OF THE MONTH

young Shirley MacLaine in a whodunit tale of a murder for which everybody feels responsible. This one features a 32-minute making-of and production photos. Marnie is the tale of a business owner (Sean Connery) who believes that he can be the saviour of the titular liar and thief (Tippi Hedren). Extras fans will love archival materials and a 59-minute making-of. The last film that Hitchcock completed, Family Plot , also had a lighter tone in its tale of a con artist and her beau versus a pair of kidnappers. Storyboards, production photos and the 49-minute making-of, Plotting Family Plot, complete the package. Out May 11

such bonus features as galleries, storyboards and a 36-minute making-of. Noir-tinged thriller Shadow of a Doubt – which Hitchcock claimed was his favourite of all his works – is the tale of a teenager who suspects that her uncle may in fact be a serial killer. Extras include a 35-minute making-of and various production materials. The Trouble with Harry not only showcased Hitchcock’s lighter side, it also introduced the world to a

4K treats in Psycho , Rear Window , The Birds and Vertigo , Universal have returned to their archives to deliver us another batch of classic Hitchcock. Five movies feature – Saboteur (1942), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), The Trouble with Harry (1955), Marnie (1964) and Family Plot (1976) – and all have been treated to native 4K restorations with HDR, to give us the best visual presentation that we’ve yet seen of these classic flicks. Sonically, all come with DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mixes, as well as purist-friendly mono tracks. Saboteur , starring Robert Cummings as a man fighting to clear his name of, you guessed it, sabotage, also includes

1 Spider-Man:

No Way Home 2 Ghostbusters: Afterlife

3 Dune (2021) 4 The Matrix

Resurrections 5 Scream (2022) 6 Death on the Nile (2022)

7 No Time to Die 8 Ghostbusters Triple Pack 9 Spider-Man Trilogy 10 Eternals

WHAT’S ON THE WAY?

You likely have a fair idea as to which big recent movies to expect in coming months on 4K Ultra HD, but what about some of the classic back catalogue? Release schedules can shift about a bit, but currently in Australia we’re looking at Beverly Hills Cop II and The

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Untouchables in June – two very different films, but both great in their own ways. July has Stephen King’s Cat’s Eye anthology as well as Doctor Who and the Daleks pencilled in, while August is currently looking like a wild time for collectors, with everything from Steven Spielberg’s 1971 thriller Duel and Arnie in Red Sonja , to later fare such as Karl Urban in Doom , Alex Garland’s Ex-Machina , and all the wild fun of Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass .

Gene Kelly’s much-loved romantic musical masterpiece – considered by many to be one of the best ever examples of its kind – celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, and it’s partying it up big time on 4K Ultra HD. The image comes to us in native 4K, complete with HDR enhancement. All of the glorious audio will give us options, with

a choice between new school DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and old school restored, lossless mono. Extras will include a commentary and a 2012 documentary. Out May 4

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