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HIGHLIGHTS 4K UHD

Words Amy Flower

THE DEER HUNTER Nabbing five Oscars, including ‘Best Picture’ and ‘Best Director’, Michael Cimino’s epic war drama comes to our screens in more detail than ever thanks to

THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH Back In 1976, it didn’t take a huge stretch of the imagination to accept pop megastar and icon David Bowie as an alien, in what was his first feature film

WAKE IN FRIGHT This truly confronting Australian movie milestone gets the love that it deserves via this feature-packed new 4K Ultra HD release. A warts-and-all look at Aussie country culture and the toxic

masculinity that drove it, Wake in Fright is equal parts thriller and horror flick, as a city schoolteacher stops off in the mining town of Bundanyabba overnight on a trip to Sydney. This new native 4K restoration features Dolby Vision/HDR10 and comes with a 2.0 mono soundtrack. Bonuses abound, including two audio commentaries, and a standard Blu ray packed with extra content. Out Jun 4

the wonders of 4K Ultra HD. With an incredible cast boasting the likes of Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and Meryl Streep, The Deer Hunter tells of three US soldiers captured and subsequently tortured by the Vietcong, and the after effects of their experience. Expect a native 4K transfer treated with both Dolby Vision and HDR10, accompanied by DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, plus a raft of extras including two audio commentaries. Out Jun 4

role. Adapted from Walter Tevis’s 1963 novel of the same name and directed by Nicolas Roeg, this sci-fi fantasy milestone saw a humanoid alien arrive on Earth from a distant planet, with a mission to source water to take to his home world in order to combat a crippling drought. Lovingly restored for this 4K Ultra HD release, we’re privy to a native 4K transfer with HDR10 that’s paired with a Linear PCM 2.0 mono audio track. Out Jun 4

JAWS 2 JAWS 3 JAWS: THE REVENGE

Da-dun… Da-dun… Da-dun… Those ominous notes from composer John Williams can only mean one thing, and that is that it’s certainly not safe to go back in the water, especially with three Jaws movies hitting 4K Ultra HD! Yes, the original is not alone locally on the format anymore, with all three sequels hitting this month. 1978’s Jaws 2 kicks things off, which sees police chief Brody (Roy Schieder) back in action as another gigantic shark

terrorises the beaches of Amity. This hits our screens in native 4K, complete with HDR10 enhancement. The audio, meanwhile, comes via DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono. Extras include four deleted scenes, a 45-minute making-of, featurettes, storyboards, and trailers. Five years later, Jaws 3-D – brought to us here in 2D as Jaws 3 – terrorised cinemagoers all over again, when a 35-foot shark became trapped inside a SeaWorld

theme park, and the sons of Brody had to step in to save the day. Also in native 4K with HDR10, this one boasts a Dolby Atmos audio track, with a trailer as the sole bonus feature.

that her family is being targeted by a vengeful shark… This one completes a set of four native 4K presentations with HDR10, and it also delivers the aural thrills via Dolby Atmos. Extras include an alternate ending, and a trailer. All out Jun 4

In 1987 it was time for the franchise’s toothy last hurrah (in our universe - they were up to 19 in Back to the Future ’s), as Jaws: The Revenge arrived, this time featuring Brody’s widow, who’s convinced

MOON If you’re a fan of Stanley Kubrick’s seminal science fiction outing 2001: A Space Odyssey then you’re likely well aware of this landmark

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S ANIMAL HOUSE Food fight! Those immortal words from John ‘Bluto’ Blutarsky, aka John Belushi, make up just one of the many memorable quotes in this

AMERICAN GRAFFITI Let’s stay in 1962 a while for another classic, directed and co-written by George Lucas before he headed off to a galaxy far, far away. Starring Richard Dreyfuss,

sci-fi drama from writer/ director Duncan Jones. Sam Rockwell stars as Sam Bell, an astronaut facing hallucinations and delusions after an accident nearing the end of a three-year stint on the moon, where he’s been mining helium while having only a computer named GERTY for company. This 4K Ultra HD release features HDR10, with Dolby Atmos audio. Extras include some deleted scenes, a Duncan Jones retrospective, a brief featurette, and poster images. Out Jun 18

Ron Howard, and Harrison Ford, it’s the story of a bunch of Californian teenagers who spend one final night following their 1962 high school graduation just cruising the strip with their buddies, before heading their different ways to pursue their various goals. Vision comes via native 4K with HDR10, while the sound comes via DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. Extras include a making-of, screen tests, and audio commentary. Out Jun 18

anarchic college comedy from director John Landis, and writer Harold Ramis. Set in 1962, it follows the escapades of the Delta House fraternity as they battle Dean Vernon Wormer in his quest to expel them from campus. Coming to our screens in HDR10 enhanced native 4K, the boisterous soundtrack goes wild in DTS:X. Extras include a 45-minute making-of, a ‘Where are they now?’ featurette, and an episode of trivia game Scene It . Out Jun 18

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