Month: December 2024

The 4K Remaster of “The Social Network” Will Be Re-released in UHD Blu-ray

Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the acclaimed award-winning modern classic from director David Fincher

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
December 12, 2024

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced the standalone UHD HDR release of The Social Network, featuring the 2021 remaster in 4K supervised by David Fincher, previously only available in the Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection Volume 2 Limited Edition box set.

It will be available as a limited edition Steelbook on February 18, 2025.

The Social Network, directed by David Fincher, is the stunning tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever. Shot through with emotional brutality and unexpected humor, this superbly crafted film chronicles the formation of Facebook and the battles over ownership that followed upon the website’s unfathomable success. With a complex, incisive screenplay by Aaron Sorkin and a brilliant cast including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake, The Social Network bears witness to the birth of an idea that rewove the fabric of society even as it unraveled the friendship of its creators. Nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture (2010).

Directed by: David Fincher
Produced by: Ceán Chaffin, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
Written by: Aaron Sorkin, based Upon the Book “The Accidental Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich

Basics

Video: 4K UHD (2160p). 2.40:1 (OAR). HEVC/H.265 Codec
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR 10.
Audio: Dolby Atmos / Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit), DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and more
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and more
Discs: 3-Disc Set

Run Time: 120 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, drug and alcohol use and language, and Unrated

4K ULTRA HD Disc

  • Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision
  • Unrated Dolby Atmos English audio (with one extra “fuck”)
  • Unrated 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (with one extra “fuck”)
  • Theatrical 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
  • Optional English subtitles
  • Theatrical Trailers

Blu-Ray Disc

  • Feature presented in HD resolution
  • Theatrical 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the main feature
  • Commentary 1 by David Fincher
  • Commentary 2 by Aaron Sorkin & Cast

Blu-Ray Disc with Special Features

All previously available Special Features produced by David Prior.

  • How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
  • David Fincher and Jeff Cronenweth on the Visuals
  • Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter, and Ren Klyce on Post
  • Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and David Fincher on the Score
  • Ruby Skye VIP Room: Multi-Angle Scene Breakdown
  • In the Hall of the Mountain King: Reznor’s First Draft
  • Swarmatron

The 4K Remaster of “Panic Room” Will Be Released in UHD Blu-ray

The claustrophobic thriller from director David Fincher finally debuts on 4K ULTRA HD

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
December 11, 2024

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced the long-awaited UHD HDR release of Panic Room, featuring the new remaster in 4K supervised by David Fincher.

It will be available as a limited edition Steelbook on February 18, 2025.

Trapped in their New York brownstone’s panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her daughter, Sarah (Kristen Stewart), play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders—Burnham (Forest Whitaker), Raoul (Dwight Yoakam) and Junior (Jared Leto)—during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

Directed by: David Fincher
Produced by: Ceán Chaffin, Gavin Polone, Judy Hofflund, David Koepp
Written by: David Koepp

Basics

Video: 4K UHD (2160p). 2.39:1 (OAR). HEVC/H.265 Codec
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR 10.
Audio: Dolby Atmos / Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit), DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Discs: 3-Disc Set

Run Time: 112 minutes
Rating: R for violence and language

4K ULTRA HD Disc

  • Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision
  • English Dolby Atmos + English 5.1
  • Optional English subtitles

Blu-Ray Disc

  • Feature presented in HD resolution, sourced from the 4K remaster
  • English 5.1
  • Optional English subtitles for the main feature
  • Commentary 1 by David Fincher
  • Commentary 2 by Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, and Dwight Yoakam
  • Commentary 3 by writer David Koepp and special guest

Blu-Ray Disc with Special Features

All previously available Special Features produced by David Prior.

  • Pre-Production:

– Six featurettes on the prep phase, from pre-visualization through testing.
– Interactive previsualization: Compare the pre-visualization, storyboards, dailies and final film in a multi-angle, multi-audio feature with optional commentary.

  • Production:

– Shooting Panic Room: An hour-long documentary on the principal photography phase.
– Makeup effects featurette with Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr.
– Sequence breakdowns: An interactive look at the creation of four separate scenes in the film

  • Post-Production:

– 21 documentaries and featurettes on the visual effects.
– On Sound Design with Ren Klyce.
– Digital Intermediate and other featurettes dealing with the post-production phase.
– A multi-angle look at the scoring session conducted by Howard Shore.

This edition will include the fantastic Teaser Trailer narrated by Linda Hunt, edited by Angus Wall, and with Sound Design by Ren Klyce, previously only available in the “SuperBit” Edition and worldwide standard edition DVDs:

Macro Cinematography Experiment with MINDHUNTER and the Laowa Sword lenses

December 5, 2024
Media Division

This is a cinematography experiment for fun and education. To explore Macro techniques, we recreate David Fincher‘s iconic MINDHUNTER title sequence and, of course, we give it our very own twist.

We also test & review the new Laowa Sword cine macro lenses. Macro Lenses open a whole world of technical possibilities and perspectives that are impossible to achieve with normal lenses. Macro and extreme close-ups can play an important role in cinematic storytelling, product videography, Stop-Motion work, and practical effects.

Then, we take you behind the scenes and show you how the different scenes were set up and lit. The LAOWA Sword macro cine lenses cover full frame and offer a wide range of focal lengths starting from 15mm all the way up to 180mm. We give you test shots and talk about our experience.

00:00: Intro & Contents
02:23: Extreme close ups in cinema
04:02: What is a Cine Macro Lens
07:52: Laowa Sword introduction
13:20: Laowa Sword Lens Test
18:15: Reimagining the Mindhunter titles
22:10: MACROHUNTER
25:48: Making of & Tutorial
29:10: Staging Marie – Skull shots tutorial
32:12: The Verdict
34:19: Laowa Aurogon introduction
37:19: Thank You

Here is our short with all MACROHUNTER sequences next to behind-the-scenes.

Disclaimer: we collaborated with LAOWA to bring you this episode. As always, we strive to give you our honest opinion based on our experience and our tests. If you are interested in buying the LAOWA Sword, please consider our affiliate link. It doesn’t cost you a dime more, but we get a little for the tip jar. Thanks a lot!

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