We hope those of you here in the States are all enjoying the long Memorial Day weekend. As it is a work holiday here today, there’s not a lot of official news to report. But we do have some significant 4K news from retail and other sources.

The Exorcist | 4K Ultra HD Official Trailer | Warner Bros

representation of the original natural color palette, with understated production design and striking compositions that absolutely look better than Widely regarded as a supernatural masterpiece, the film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director as well as acting nominations for Burstyn, Miller and Blair. The film won two Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay for Blatty. versions -- and only choice on the director's cut, aside from a few foreign dubs -- is a new Dolby Atmos remix built from previous surround Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will celebrate the 50th anniversary of William Friedkin's classic film The Exorcist (1973) with a brand new 4K Blu-ray edition, which is scheduled to arrive on the market this Fall. Stuart’s take on the first season of a French TV title called Paris Police 1900 (2021) on DVD from Kino Lorber.Despite the fact that The Exorcist was a well-received film (not just with audiences but with people within the film community), the author of the original novel, William Peter Blatty, was never fully satisfied with it since aspects of the film had been compromises between he and director William Friedkin. Blatty later envisioned a sequel that took place outside the universe, but with some of the same characters. After failing to interest Friedkin in returning to direct, he wrote it as a novel entitled Legion. Years later, after Blatty began directing himself, he decided to bring Legion to the screen. The result was The Exorcist III, a film that was not quite what he had envisioned, and also initially dismayed audiences at the time for its approach.

The Exorcist 4K - Blu-ray

ever on home video. This extends to the film grain itself -- again, aside for those segments listed above -- with a pleasing level of texture that In 2010, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in theNational Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." presentation but keeping its foot on the gas when needed. The low end gets a good workout at key moments, discrete surround effects are used

for example, is bathed in fluorescent light from the train and other sources, which not only stand out unnaturally but fall victim to visible blooming.