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US BR & 4K Releases for January & February 2024
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KDeering
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Hope we start seeing more of the Sony catalog stuff. Guess Who's coming to dinner made it, but I'd like to see more of the Columbia classics that are being released, especially Punch Drunk Love, which is only in SD on K. I also hope we see the 4K of Paprika, which came out on disc this last week. Sony catalog stuff always feels like it lags on K.
purefun
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Added in UHD/HDR with Dolby True-HD Atmos
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Poor Things
Reanimated by an eccentric scientist, a childlike young woman runs off to experience the world with a dandified lawyer. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, and Ramy Youssef. Purchase and download today in 4K HDR with Dolby Atmos audio.
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purefun
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Added in UHD/HDR with Dolby TrueHD Atmos from NBCUniversal
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Lisa Frankenstein
A coming of RAGE love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer's Body) about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. Comedy, Romance, Horror. Purchase and download today in 4K HDR with Dolby Atmos audio.
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Added in UHD with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 from Warner Bros. Discovery
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Contagion
Scientists struggle to contain and cure a deadly new virus as a panic-stricken society begins to break down. Drama, Suspense, Disaster. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, and Jude Law. Purchase and download today in 4K Ultra HD.
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purefun
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The Beekeeper is now available for Purchase
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The Beekeeper
A deadly operative gives up his quiet life on an apiary to hunt down scammers who exploited the farmer who took him in. Directed by David Ayer. Starring Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi, and Josh Hutcherson. Purchase and download today in 4K HDR with Dolby Atmos audio.
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Added in UHD with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 from MGM
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Saltburn
An Oxford outsider spends a holiday at a posh and popular classmate's estate where obsessions and jealousies boil over. Drama, Comedy, Suspense. Directed by Emerald Fennell. Starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Archie Madekwe, and Sadie Soverall. Purchase and download today in 4K Ultra HD.
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forzalombardi
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Was really hoping for HDR on this one.Added in UHD with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 from Warner Bros. Discovery
Contagion
Scientists struggle to contain and cure a deadly new virus as a panic-stricken society begins to break down. Drama, Suspense, Disaster. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, and Jude Law. Purchase and download today in 4K Ultra HD.
mariyoshikong
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Apparently releasing most catalog titles in HDR and providing alternate cuts of movies is no longer economically feasible.
KDeering
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I imagine it depends on the movie. Hypothetically K would have pretty darn good statistics for what movies sell or don't sell when it comes to catalog. So if the studio that provides the assets wants a high price for a new HDR version, K would probably have to weigh the costs and the recoup. If a movie like Contagion has a really low sell thru rate historically, maybe they are not as inclined to pay the premium.
I don't know if this is the case or not, but it makes sense to me from a business standpoint. I think if people feel strongly about a title not being in 4K HDR that they want (and know that is available), they should probably put a request in to movies@kaleidescape.com for it.
mariyoshikong
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I count exactly one catalog title in HDR from Warner and Paramount in the last 6 months; The Fugitive.
Part of me wonders how much Disc2Digital affects this. Do they make more money on original sales?
Part of me wonders how much Disc2Digital affects this. Do they make more money on original sales?
I assume it would be possible for them to update it to HDR if there's enough demand.
KDeering
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Hmmm. I don't have a way to sort and figure out the six month timeline. But I looked at Warner and found the following titles that would be catalog:
Contagion UHD
Color Purple UHD
The Fugitive HDR
The Exorcist UHD
Enter the Dragon UHD
Rio Bravo HDR
East of Eden HDR
National Lampoon's Vacation HDR
Superman 2-4 HDR
Cool Hand Luke HDR
Rebel Without a Cause HDR
Maltese Falcon HDR
Magic Mike HDR
Training Day HDR
Since The Fugitive that you mentioned they have only added two movies in 4K (both in UHD) but looking at 4K catalog titles in my list, UHD is definitely the minority of their releases if you sort and look back by date added.
For Paramount:
Spongebob UHD
Up in the Air UHD
Face/Off UHD
Titanic HDR
Scrooge UHD
Sabrina UHD
Manchurian Candidate UHD
Flight UHD
Footloose UHD
Officer and a Gentleman UHD
Ferris Bueller UHD
World War Z UHD
The Saint HDR
Election HDR
Star Trek (4 titles) HDR
Once Upon a Time in the West HDR
Roman Holiday HDR
Crocodile Dundee 2 HDR
Hustle and Flow HDR
Dragonslayer HDR
Just like Heaven HDR
Revolutionary Road HDR
Sleepy Hollow HDR
Terms of Endearment HDR
Team America HDR
Cinema Paradiso HDR
Wayne's World 2 HDR
Pulp Fiction HDR
So definitely a trend with Paramount of more UHD lately than their previous trend of HDR. I wonder if their price model changed at some point because they were pretty much all HDR before (and no UHD). Most of the UHD titles with Paramount are lower tier catalog though with a few exceptions (Ferris, Footloose) but again, maybe K's sale history on these titles didn't reflect enough demand?? If I scroll down more it is obviously that Paramount has been one of the most prolific studios with getting K 4K titles though with the vast majority being in HDR until we hit World War Z and then since then it has shifted to far more UHD than HDR (Titanic being the exception, which is obviously an A+ catalog title). It is interesting scrolling through their catalog though. They are by far the studio with the largest catalog in 4K on the service by far.
mariyoshikong
Active member
Putting the pieces together, it seems like we are just caught in the crossfire of the streaming wars. All of these studios have invested and lost a ton of money on streaming services, most of them have been hammered by the unraveling of the cable bundle and they have also had to deal with a prolonged writer's strike. Just as they are hiking prices on streaming services it only stands to reason that they are hiking prices for digital retail distributors as well. It just sucks that K isn't big enough to weather the storm or push back like Apple is likely doing.
KDeering
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The fact that Apple does free upgrades to 4K and HDR for any title you've purchased previously likely means they have a sweetheart deal of some sort. Makes sense given their absolutely enormous number of users which probably makes K's user base look like the number of people that live on a single street of Apple's NYC.
CINERAMAX IOPH
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Yes but we live on Sutton Place!
ZeroDarkFuga
Well-known member
Any update on Planet Earth III 4K?
Now available in UHDWe will get it upgraded to UHD in a couple of years and then HDR in another three
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Season 1)
In 2259, Captain Pike shakes dark visions of his future to lead the crew of the USS Enterprise on a series of daring missions. Sci-Fi, Adventure. Starring Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, and Christina Chong. Purchase and download today in 4K Ultra HD.
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