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You’ll Be Swimming With Sharks In The New ‘JAWS’ 4K Ultra HD Release

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Just when you thought it was safe to dive back into the blu-ray collection… JAWS makes another return to home video!

If there’s a few cyclical, repeating facets of life, particularly for genre fans and collectors of media, it’s that the classics always jump with the technology. From film reel, to VHS tape, to DVD, Blu-Ray, and now 4K Ultra HD. Horror has always been on the forefront of home media evolution, I mean, just how many versions of Night Of The Living Dead across formats over the decades? So, with a brand new format to see, it should come as no surprise that one of the biggest Summer blockbusters of all-time would follow suit in 4K.

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Now, there are a couple of different versions. In the sense that there is a limited edition version and a steelbook version. The steelbook comes in a sturdy and sharp looking case. Though I have to say the limited edition version ha more of a hook. Featuring a 3D lenticular cover and a case that contains an entertaining and informative 44 page booklet. Said booklet containing words from director Steven Spielberg, producer Richard D. Zanuck, production history, cast and crew profiles, and even storyboards among other articles. For this, I think the limited edition box is cooler. Plus… limited edition!

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As for the transfer itself, where to begin? 4K Ultra High Definition is more than deserving of the label. This is about as highly defined as high def home video can get. The visuals are crisp and beautiful. It’s almost like you’re right on Amity Island or swimming with the shark itself! And the audio is cinematic quality, especially depending on your sound system. This truly is the next step in movies at home and at a theater level quality.

As for the rest, the release comes with a blu-ray edition that seems unchanged from prior versions. Also featuring a variety of special features from said prior releases, including: ‘The Shark Is still working’ and ‘The Making Of JAWS’ feature length documentaries about the making of the film. As well as story boards, deleted scenes, trailers and more.

Either way, if you’re wanting to go back to Amity Island and experience JAWS in top quality form, take a bite out of this 4K version available now!

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

28 Days Later

The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

The Burning

The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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