Pre-Order Paramount Presents! Chinatown (1974) (4K UHD) (1 Viewer)

[Douglas R]

It's being released in the UK at the same time (June 17 actually) but in a different configuration. It's a Limited Collector's Edition with: Reproduction of theatrical poster. Six art cards with lobby style glossy photos on front. On the reverse side they combine to make a map of Chinatown. Reproduction ‘Land Sold sign’ art card. ‘Jake Gittes’ business card. 'Save our city’ reproduction flyer.

Hey, I want that business card! Unfortunately the set doesn't have The Two Jakes.

 

[B-ROLL]

It's being released in the UK at the same time (June 17 actually) but in a different configuration. It's a Limited Collector's Edition with: Reproduction of theatrical poster. Six art cards with lobby style glossy photos on front. On the reverse side they combine to make a map of Chinatown. Reproduction ‘Land Sold sign’ art card. ‘Jake Gittes’ business card. 'Save our city’ reproduction flyer.

Hey, I want that business card! Unfortunately the set doesn't have The Two Jakes.

Here's a pic courtesy of ZaaviUs ...

One of the most essential film noir classics, CHINATOWN comes to 4K Ultra HD™ for its 50th Anniversary. Jack Nicholson is unforgettable as private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband’s extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits as he uncovers a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together in one unforgettable night.

This 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition includes the following:
Rigid board slipcase
Theatrical poster
Six art cards with lobby style glossy photos on front. On the reverse side they combine to make a map of Chinatown
Reproduction ‘Land Sold sign’ art card
‘Jake Gittes’ business card
'Save our city’ reproduction flyer

"SPECIAL FEATURES
NEW! A State Of Mind: Author Sam Wasson On Chinatown
Commentary By Screenwriter Robert Towne With David Fincher
Chinatown Memories
The Trilogy That Never Was
Water And Power
Chinatown: An Appreciation
Chinatown: The Beginning And The End
Chinatown: Filming
Chinatown: The Legacy"

 

[haineshisway]

Not including a Blu-ray of this new transfer is reprehensible.

 

[TravisR]

Not including a Blu-ray of this new transfer is reprehensible.

Unfortunately, it seems like that's the norm for a 1/3 (maybe half?) of the industry. Paramount doesn't really include Blu-rays at all anymore. Neither does Warners. Arrow gives you a bunch of junk but no Blu-ray.

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

‘Jake Gittes’ business card

Wouldn't a "Russ Yelburton" business card be more appropriate?

 

[Robert Harris]

I have a single business card in my holdings. The name is Jackson Bentley, with the name of his Chicago paper.

 

[SD_Brian]

It's being released in the UK at the same time (June 17 actually) but in a different configuration. It's a Limited Collector's Edition

I'm betting the included Blu-Ray will be the old Chinatown disc, not one based on the new master.

 

[mskaye]

I agree that they’re terrific but I would add the ‘74 The Great Gatsby, ‘79 Alien and all the wonderful Richard Amsel posters: Lucky Lady, Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile to that group.

There are so many great film posters from 1970's - maybe the apex of iconic posters (though the 60s is great too.) The list is endless and this is just domestic. How about THE GODFATHER, Straw Dogs, Taxi Driver, Magnum Force, Dirty Harry, American Graffiti, A Woman Under the Influence, The Sting, Billy Jack, Blazing Saddles, Saturday Night Fever, Rocky...to name just a few.

 

[jayembee]

Wouldn't a "Russ Yelburton" business card be more appropriate?

Or Jasper LaMar Crabbe.

 

[Sultanofcinema]

Or Jasper LaMar Crabbe.

How about a quilt from the Albacore Club?

 

[titch]

Or Jasper LaMar Crabbe.

Both excellent suggestions. But how about a business card with "Man With Knife" and contact details? For very nosy fellows.

 

[Will Krupp]

Jasper LaMar Crabbe.

"Jasper LaMar Crabbe?!? I THINK I would have remembered!"

 

[B-ROLL]

"Jasper LaMar Crabbe?!? I THINK I would have remembered!"

The Crabbs were not popular in high school ... no one was itching for them.

 

[B-ROLL]

I have a single business card in my holdings. The name is Jackson Bentley, with the name of his Chicago paper.

One wonders if he met Lowell Thomas

in his travels ...

 

[B-ROLL]

"Jasper LaMar Crabbe?!? I THINK I would have remembered!"

You would have if his wife crossed her legs a little too fast ...

 

[haineshisway]

Hoping someone will buy the UK and report back about the Blu-ray.

 

[lark144]

Hoping someone will buy the UK and report back about the Blu-ray.

Yeah. I went up to Amazon.uk & almost pulled the trigger, then realized the Blu-ray might be the old, DVD-era master. If Arrow had been releasing it, the Blu-ray would be from the same master as the UHD. But with Paramount, you never know.

 

[Jeffrey D]

Pre-order placed, using the link. Can’t wait to get this package.

 

[B-ROLL]

Hoping someone will buy the UK and report back about the Blu-ray.

I wouldn't bet on it ...