Some stuff upcoming from a certain company that I’m looking forward to adding to my already over-sized collection:

December 18th – The Ultimate Blade Runner. A five disc set, available in Standard Def, Blu-Ray and HD, packaged in a “Deckard Briefcase.” This includes 5 different versions of the film, including a new “Final Cut” that has some new footage shot by Ridley Scott in the past year. The set also includes a three and a half hour documentary that goes into the history of the film and exactly why there are five different versions. There will also be 45 minutes of deleted and alternate scenes, featurettes on special effects, abandoned sequences, conceptual designs, Philip K. Dick and other bits.

Not to confuse you, but there will also be a 4 disc edition in standard packaging that will have the five versions of the film and the documentary but not the other bonus features. There will also be a 2 disc edition that features just the new Final Cut plus the documentary. The five disc set in the metal case will retail for US$80, the four disc for US$35 and the two disc for US$21. Prices for the BR and HD versions have not yet been announced.

Said Sir Ridley Scott: “The Final Cut is the product of a process that began in early 2000 and continued off and on through seven years of intense research and meticulous restoration, technical challenges, amazing discoveries and new possibilities. I can now wholeheartedly say that Blade Runner: The Final Cut is my definitive director’s cut of the film.”

The Final Cut version will also screen theatrically in selected cities in the US in October.

Coming on October 23rd is a new 10 disc Stanley Kubrick collection. This version includes new 2 disc editions of 2001, Clockwork Orange, Shining, Eyes Wide Shut – each of which will also be sold separately – plus a new single disc “deluxe edition” of Full Metal Jacket only available in the box set and the Stanley Kubrick – A Life in Pictures documentary. This will also see Blu Ray and HD release as well as standard def release. Eyes Wide Shut includes both versions of the film – the uncensored European version as well as the digitally censored US version. List price on the standard def version will be US$80.

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