T his will on October 26th that will land in Area A, the Blu-Ray edition of the long awaited Alien collection. The four films, all directed by filmmakers totally different course will be offered in 1080p Full HD and incorporate a proposed English soundtrack in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. If one knows nothing yet really on the technical process that allowed to give new life to these feature-length anthology, the publisher announced that all had been "refreshed" to allow a high definition experience "intense". A remastering of the picture has to be applied (what about the technical data? 4K? 8K?), And he most certainly be the same for the soundtracks, although in our opinion, the second installment, directed by James Cameron, should be the worst performing acoustically speaking, as was the case on its eternal incarnations video so far (VHS, Laserdisc, DVD). However, until proven otherwise ...
The full list of supplements, however, has been unveiled, and here is the content. A no doubt, this is video editing most comprehensive ever in the history of home video media. According to our fellow North Americans of IGN, who were able to have the scoop, it is not less than 60 hours of video supplements, including 12,000 archival images will stock this edition of Dante. Some supplements will also be provided unpublished (screen tests ...). Others are taken from the laserdisc edition of the early nineties. Difficult, humanly, to achieve a more comprehensive content. An interactive multimedia index, called "MU-TH-UR Mode" will also be incorporated. It will, while taking advantage of e changes made by the interactive Blu-ray format, select, secure each film, additional content available in the kit. Finally, the "enhancement pods" will, you are watching (via Profile 1.1) to have access to almost five hours of extras: video made on filming locations, technical explanations .... Six discs will be included in this package that has not usurped his label "Anthology".
Our editing area B should appear shortly after the release zone A. The full list of these imposing surcharges (in English this time). This article will be updated once the French official content released (no change in priori in terms of editorial content):
SOURCE: Blu-ray.com, IGN.
Disc One: Alien
- 1979 Theatrical Version
- 2003 Director's Cut with Ridley Scott Introduction
- Audio commentaries:
- Director Ridley Scott, Writer Dan O'Bannon, executive producer Ronald Shusett, editor Terry Rawlings, Actors and Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt
- Ridley Scott (one theatrical cut only)
- Final theatrical isolated score by Jerry Goldsmith
- Composer's original isolated score by Jerry Goldsmith
- Deleted and extended scenes
- MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream
Disc Two: Aliens
- 1986 Theatrical Version
- 1991 Special Edition with James Cameron introduction
- Audio commentary by director James Cameron, producer Gale Anne Hurd, alien effects creator Stan Winston, visual effects supervisors of Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak, miniature effects supervisor Pat McClung, and Actors Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn and Christopher Henn
- Final theatrical isolated score by James Horner
- Composer's original isolated score by James Horner
- Deleted and extended scenes
- MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream
Disc Three: Alien3
- 1992 Theatrical Version
- 2003 Special Edition (Restored workprint version)
- Audio commentary by cinematographer Alex Thomson, BSC, editor Terry Rawlings, alien effects designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr., visual effects producer Richard Edlund, ASC, Actors Paul McGann and Lance Henriksen and
- Final theatrical isolated score by Elliot Goldenthal
- Deleted and extended scenes
- MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream
Disc Four: Alien Resurrection
- 1997 Theatrical Version
- 2003 Special Edition with Jean-Pierre Jeunet Introduction
- Audio commentary by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Herve Schneid editor, ACE, alien effects Creators Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr., visual effects supervisor Pitof, conceptual artist Sylvain Despretz, and Actors Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon and Leland Orser
- Final theatrical isolated score by John Frizzell
- Deleted and extended scenes
- MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream
Disc Five: Making the Anthology
- The Beast Within: Making Alien
- Star Beast: Developing the Story
- The Visualists: Direction and Design
- Truckers in Space: Casting
- Fear of the Unknown: Shepperton Studios, 1978
- The Darkest Reaches: Nostromo and Alien Planet
- The Eighth Passenger: Creature Design
- Future Tense: Editing and Music
- Outward Bound: Visual Effects
- A Nightmare Fulfilled: Reaction to the Film
- Enhancement Pods
- Superior Firepower: Making Aliens
- 57 Years Later: Continuing the Story
- Building Better Worlds: From Concept to Construction
- Preparing for Battle: Casting and Characterization
- This Time It's War: Pinewood Studios, 1985
- The Risk Always Lives: Weapons and Action
- Bug Hunt: Creature Design
- Beauty and the Bitch: Power Loader vs.. Alien Queen
- Two Orphans: Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn
- The Final Countdown: Music, Editing and Sound
- The Power of Real Tech: Visual Effects
- Aliens Unleashed: Reaction to the Film
- Enhancement Pods
- Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien3
- Development Hell: Concluding the Story
- Tales of the Wooden Planet: Vincent Ward's Vision
- Stasis Interrupted: David Fincher's Vision
- Xeno-Erotic: HR Giger's Redesign
- The Color of Blood: Pinewood Studios, 1991
- Adaptive Organism: Creature Design
- The Downward Spiral: Creative Differences
- Where the Sun Burns Cold: Fox Studios, LA 1992
- Optical Fury: Visual Effects
- Requiem for a Scream: Music, Editing and Sound
- Post-Mortem: Reaction to the Film
- Enhancement Pods
- One Step Beyond: Making Alien Resurrection
- From the Ashes: Reviving the Story
- French Twist: Direction and Design
- Under the Skin: Casting and Characterization
- Death from Below: Fox Studios, Los Angeles, 1996
- In the Zone: The Basketball Scene
- Unnatural Mutation: Creature Design
- Genetic Composition: Music
- Virtual Aliens: Computer Generated Imagery
- A Matter of Scale: Miniature Photography
- Critical Juncture: Reaction to the Film
- Enhancement Pods
- MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience to Access and Control Enhancement Pods
Disc Six: The Anthology Archives
- Alien
- Pre-Production
- First Draft Screenplay by Dan O'Bannon
- Ridleygrams: Original Thumbnails and Notes
- Storyboard Archive
- The Art of Alien: Conceptual Art Portfolio
- Sigourney Weaver Screen Test with Select Commentary Director
- Cast Portrait Gallery
- Production
- The Chestbuster: Multi-Angle Sequence with Commentary
- Video Graphics Gallery
- Production Image Galleries
- Continuity Polaroids
- The Sets of Alien
- HR Giger's Workshop Gallery
- Post-Production and Aftermath
- Additional Deleted Scenes
- Picture & Poster Gallery
- Experience in Terror
- Special Collector's Edition Laserdisc Archive
- The Alien Legacy
- American Cinematheque: Ridley Scott Q & A
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Pre-Production
- Aliens
- Pre-Production
- Original Treatment by James Cameron
- Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Videomatics with Commentary
- Storyboard Archive
- The Art of Aliens: Image Galleries
- Cast Portrait Gallery
- Production
- Production Image Galleries
- Continuity Polaroids
- Weapons and Vehicles
- Stan Winston's Workshop
- Colonial Marine Helmet Cameras
- Video Graphics Gallery
- Weyland-Yutani Inquest: Nostromo Files
- Post-Production and Aftermath
- Deleted Scene: Burke cocooned
- Deleted Scene Montage
- Image Galleries
- Special Collector's Edition Laserdisc Archive
- Main Title Exploration
- Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Pre-Production
- Alien3
- Pre-Production
- Storyboard Archive
- The Art of Arceon
- The Art of Fiorina
- Production
- Furnace Construction: Time-Lapse Sequence
- EEV Bioscan: Multi-Angle Thumbnail with Commentary
- Production Image Galleries
- ADI's Workshop
- Post-Production and Aftermath
- Visual Effects Gallery
- Special Shoot: Promotional Photo Archive
- Alien3 Advance Featurette
- The Making of Alien3 Promotional Featurette
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Pre-Production
- Alien Resurrection
- Pre-Production
- First Draft Screenplay by Joss Whedon
- Test Footage: ADI Creature Shop with Commentary
- Test Footage: Costumes, Hair and Makeup
- Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Rehearsals
- Storyboard Archive
- The Marc Caro Portfolio: Character Designs
- The Art of Resurrection: Image Galleries
- Production
- Production Image Galleries
- ADI's Workshop
- Post-Production and Aftermath
- Visual Effects Gallery
- Special Shoot: Promotional Photo Archive
- HBO First Look: The Making of Alien Resurrection
- Alien Resurrection Promotional Featurette
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Pre-Production
- Anthology
- Two versions of Alien Evolution
- The Alien Saga
- Patches and Logos Gallery
- Aliens 3D Attraction Scripts and Gallery
- Aliens in the Basement: The Bob Burns Collection
- Parody
- Dark Horse Cover Gallery
- Patches and Logos Gallery
- MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience
OTHER ITEMS ON THE SAME TOPIC:
- ALIEN 3: First test Blu-Ray box set of Alien Anthology
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Blu-ray announced for February
- SCOTT PILGRIM announced and dated
- TREMORS: seismic anthology in HD (images and sounds) on November 9
- MIRRORS 2 announced in Zone A
- IRON MAN 2 announced and dated in Zone A
- Baz Luhrmann: diptych Music on Blu-Ray for October
- "Chance of Meatballs" and Master Audio 1080p Sony for January
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