Malcolm X 4K UHD (1992) (UK) - Blu-ray Forum

MifuneFan · 05-15-2024, 04:59 PM

Icon will be releasing Spike Lee's Malcolm X on 4K UHD in the UK on July 15th.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D42B2D...d%2C210&sr=1-9

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On this special collector's edition, experience this sweeping biographical epic like never before, with 30 minutes of deleted scenes and a limited edition poster and art card set. Denzel Washington stars in a career-best performance as Malcolm X, one of the most charismatic and divisive political voices in American history. From poverty to prominence, from hustler to humanist, Malcolm X and his ideologies touched the lives of millions and continue to inspire and enlighten. The complex life of this endlessly fascinating civil rights leader is traced in magnificent detail, held together by the vision of director Spike Lee, who masterfully combines historical and contemporary perspectives to create one of the most ambitious, expansive, and acclaimed biographical dramas of all time.

Credit to NoFro for the heads-up

HeavyHitter · 05-15-2024, 07:57 PM

I've been wanting to pick this title up at some point. How does Icon's compression compare to Criterion's in general?

dallywhitty · 05-15-2024, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

I've been wanting to pick this title up at some point. How does Icon's compression compare to Criterion's in general?

They've only released one UHD so far (The Dreamers) but it was encoded by Fidelity in Motion. UK labels stay winning!

asmodeux21 · 05-16-2024, 02:15 AM

Criterion's 4k UHD is nice, but if Icon uses FiM, I might get it.

lgans316 · 05-16-2024, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by dallywhitty

They've only released one UHD so far (The Dreamers) but it was encoded by Fidelity in Motion. UK labels stay winning!

But there is no slip surrounding a collector's edition. What I do I do?

Fat Phil · 05-16-2024, 11:10 AM

Oo, very interesting. Been meaning to pick up the Criterion so this is welcome news. Hoping we see more catalogue stuff direct from Icon.

MifuneFan · 05-16-2024, 02:10 PM

In terms of extras, Criterion easily wins. This only has 30 minutes of deleted scenes vs a stacked set of new and legacy supplements on the Criterion release (see list below). Criterion's release looks great, bu if FiM are behind the UK release, then it'll likely be even better.

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DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

New 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
Audio commentary from 2005 featuring director Spike Lee, Dickerson, editor Barry Alexander Brown, and costume designer Ruth E. Carter
New conversation between Lee and journalist and screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper
New interviews with actor Delroy Lindo and composer Terence Blanchard
Program about the making of the film, featuring Lee, Dickerson, Brown, Blanchard, Carter, filmmaker Martin Scorsese, actor Ossie Davis, Reverend Al Sharpton, former Warner Bros. executive Lucy Fisher, producers Preston Holmes and Jon Kilik, production designer Wynn Thomas, casting director Robi Reed, and Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz
Malcolm X (1972), a feature-length documentary produced by Marvin Worth and Arnold Perl and directed by Perl, narrated by actor James Earl Jones
Deleted scenes with introductions by Lee
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by Cooper, excerpts from Lee’s 1992 book By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and Tribulations of the Making of “Malcolm X”, and Davis’s eulogy for Malcolm X

New cover by Eric Skillman

barrett75 · 05-16-2024, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dallywhitty

They've only released one UHD so far (The Dreamers) but it was encoded by Fidelity in Motion. UK labels stay winning!

IIRC that FIM did the encode of the Dreamers was just our guess/hope... or am I missing something?

NoFro · 05-16-2024, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by barrett75

IIRC that FIM did the encode of the Dreamers was just our guess/hope... or am I missing something?

Well if it is FiM, that's great news. If it's someone else delivering to their standard, that's even better news.

05-15-2024, 07:57 PM	#2
HeavyHitter Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Home Theater Gallery:4 Trading Score:136	I've been wanting to pick this title up at some point. How does Icon's compression compare to Criterion's in general?

05-16-2024, 02:15 AM	#4
asmodeux21 Expert Member Member since:Oct 2010 Trading Score:3	Criterion's 4k UHD is nice, but if Icon uses FiM, I might get it.

05-16-2024, 11:10 AM	#6
Fat Phil Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2014 4K collection:664 Blu-ray collection:664 Trading Score:1	Oo, very interesting. Been meaning to pick up the Criterion so this is welcome news. Hoping we see more catalogue stuff direct from Icon.

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