A trio of classic films celebrating major anniversaries are coming to 4K Ultra HD for the first time this November!
In order to celebrate some upcoming anniversaries of iconic films, Warner Bros. has announced brand spanking new 4K releases for Blazing Saddles (50th), The Terminator (40th), and Hitchcock’s classic film, North by Northwest (65th). All three hit 4K Ultra HD and digital on November 19th.
BLAZING SADDLES
Ribald, tasteless and hilarious … this classic spoof of the Western genre by director Mel Brooks pokes fun at everyone and everything. A corrupt governor grants a reprieve to an African American convict if the condemned man agrees to serve as sheriff of a small Western town, believing that new sheriff will only live long enough to serve the needs of the governor and his nefarious railroad-baron backer.
The film is directed by Mel Brooks. The screenplay is by Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, and Alan Uger and based on characters by Hughes. The film is produced by Michael Hertberg.
Blazing Saddles received 3 Academy Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Madeline Kahn); Best Music, Original Song; and Best Film Editing. In 2006, Blazing Saddles was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Cary Grant stars as an innocent man mistaken for a spy in one of director Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest thrillers. While leaving New York’s Plaza Hotel, advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Grant) has the misfortune of raising his hand just as the name “George Kaplan” is paged–starting a lethal case of mistaken identity and a nonstop game of cat and mouse as he is pursued across North America by espionage agents trying to kill him–and by police who suspect him of murder.
The film is directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock and written by Ernest Lehman. North by Northwest stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Jessie Royce Landis.
North by Northwest was nominated for 3 Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction and Best Original Screenplay. In 1995, North by Northwest was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
THE TERMINATOR
Disguised as a human, a cyborg assassin known as a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) travels from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Sent to protect Sarah is Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), who divulges the coming of Skynet, an artificial intelligence system that will spark a nuclear holocaust. Sarah is targeted because Skynet knows that her unborn son will lead the fight against them. With the virtually unstoppable Terminator in hot pursuit, she and Kyle attempt to escape.
The film is directed by James Cameron and written by Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd. It is produced by Hurd and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton and Paul Winfield.
Which of these will you be snagging on November 19, 2024?
