Candyman 2K Restoration
Arrow Video
has announced a 2K restoration Blu-Ray of Candyman for Region B.
Update 4 October 2018: We're happy to confirm that Clive chatted about Candyman back in July for the new Arrow Films release - you can see what he had to say when it
ships 29 Oct (or 20 Nov from Shout! Factory).
Set to ship 29 October 2018, pre-orders are now being taken for the release which includes the following package of extras:
- Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original negative and supervised and approved by writer-director Bernard Rose and director of photography Anthony B. Richmond
- 5.1 DTS-HD MA and Original Uncompressed Stereo 2.0 Audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Exclusive packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin
- 6 Lobby Card reproductions
- Fully illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by festival programmer Michael Blyth
- Limited Edition perfect-bound booklet reproducing the original hand-painted storyboards by Bernard Rose
- Brand new audio commentary with writer-director Bernard Rose and actor Tony Todd
- Brand new audio commentary with Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
- Be My Victim - a brand new interview with Tony Todd
- It Was Always You, Helen - a brand new interview with Virginia Madsen
- The Writing on the Wall: The Production Design of Candyman - a brand new interview with production designer Jane Ann Stewart
- Forbidden Flesh: The Makeup FX of Candyman - brand new interviews with special makeup effects artists Bob Keen, Gary J. Tunnicliffe and Mark Coulier
- A Story to Tell: Clive Barker's 'The Forbidden' - writer Douglas E. Winter on Clive Barker's seminal Books of Blood and Candyman's source story, 'The Forbidden'
- Urban Legend: Unwrapping Candyman - a critical analysis of the film with writers Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
- Theatrical Trailer
- Three rarely-seen Bernard Rose short films, newly restored in HD: Looking at Alice (30 mins, 1978), A Bomb With No Name on It (3 mins, 1976), The Wreckers (5 mins)
Shout Factory
has announced a similar release for Region A.
Set to ship 20 November 2018, pre-orders are now being taken for the release which includes the following package of features and extras (with more to follow):
- The collector's edition Blu-Ray with slipcover
- A limited edition 18" x 24" poster of the newly-designed art from artist Joel Robinson
- A second slipcover - made exclusively for ShoutFactory.com - featuring newly-designed art from artist Laz Marquez
- A limited edition 18" x 24" poster of the newly-designed art from artist Laz Marquez
- Early shipping to arrive two weeks before the national street date
- NEW 2K Restoration From A New 4K Scan Of The Original Negative, Supervised And Approved By Writer/Director Bernard Rose And Director Of Photography Anthony B. Richmond
- NEW Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Bernard Rose And Actor Tony Todd
- NEW Audio Commentary With Authors Stephen Jones And Kim Newman
- Audio Commentary With Director Bernard Rose, Author Clive Barker, Producer Alan Poul And Actors Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen And Kasi Lemmons
- Audio Commentary With Bernard Rose, Moderated By The Movie Crypt's Adam Green And Joe Lynch
- NEW "Be My Victim" - An Interview With Tony Todd
- NEW "It Was Always You, Helen" - An Interview With Virginia Madsen
- NEW "The Writing On The Wall: The Production Design Of Candyman" - An Interview With Production Designer Jane Ann Stewart
- NEW "Forbidden Flesh: The Makeup FX Of Candyman" - Including Interviews With Special Makeup Effects Artists Bob Keen, Gary J. Tunnicliffe And Mark Coulier
- NEW "A Story To Tell: Clive Barker's The Forbidden" - Writer Douglas E. Winter On Clive Barker's Seminal Books Of Blood And Candyman's Source Story, The Forbidden
- NEW "Urban Legend: Unwrapping Candyman" - A Critical Analysis Of The Film With Writers Tananarive Due And Steven Barnes
- "Sweets To The Sweet: The Candyman Mythos" Featuring Interviews With Clive Barker, Virginia Madsen And More ...
- "Clive Barker: Raising Hell" - An Interview With Clive Barker
- Bernard Rose's Storyboards
- Theatrical Trailer
- Still Gallery