This marks the first physical time (it had been released through iTunes and OnDemand previously) that The Witches is available in widescreen and in HD.
Unfortunately, there are no bonus features but you can watch the original trailer below:
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Friday, August 23, 2019
The Witches Now on Bluray!
The Witches has finally arrived on bluray. Jim Henson Productions 1990 film was released this week through the Warner Archive Collection.
It comes in it's original 2.0 stereo, though it's now in DTS HD-Master quality.
Unfortunately, there are no bonus features but you can watch the original trailer below:
Unfortunately, there are no bonus features but you can watch the original trailer below:
Monday, July 22, 2019
The Witches Come to Bluray!
Warner Archive Collection announced that it is finally releasing Jim Henson Productions' The Witches on bluray!
THE WITCHES (1990)
Run Time 92:00
Subtitles English SDH
Sound Quality DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, 16 X 9 WIDESCREEN
Product Color COLOR
Disc Configuration BD 50
From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Wizard of Oz, many classic tales through the centuries wouldn’t be half as exciting without the devious doings of a witch. Now add another to the venerable tradition of stories that deliver family fun every witch way, a collaboration combining the effects wizardry of executive producer Jim Henson and the imagination of Willy Wonka creator Roald Dahl.
Academy Award® winner* Anjelica Huston won the Los Angeles and National Society of Film Critics Best Actress awards for her marvelous work as the Grand High Witch in this enchanting fable directed by Nicolas Roeg. Jasen Fisher plays Luke, the 9-year-old boy who must foil the plans of a society of witches to turn the world’s children into mice. It won’t be easy: They’ve already transformed him into one! But some big, bad witches may be no match for the resourcefulness of a single tiny rodent.
Below are the official specs:
Run Time 92:00
Subtitles English SDH
Sound Quality DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, 16 X 9 WIDESCREEN
Product Color COLOR
Disc Configuration BD 50
From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Wizard of Oz, many classic tales through the centuries wouldn’t be half as exciting without the devious doings of a witch. Now add another to the venerable tradition of stories that deliver family fun every witch way, a collaboration combining the effects wizardry of executive producer Jim Henson and the imagination of Willy Wonka creator Roald Dahl.
Academy Award® winner* Anjelica Huston won the Los Angeles and National Society of Film Critics Best Actress awards for her marvelous work as the Grand High Witch in this enchanting fable directed by Nicolas Roeg. Jasen Fisher plays Luke, the 9-year-old boy who must foil the plans of a society of witches to turn the world’s children into mice. It won’t be easy: They’ve already transformed him into one! But some big, bad witches may be no match for the resourcefulness of a single tiny rodent.
The Witches Bluray will be released 8/20/2019, and can be pre-ordered now through the Warner Archive Collection.
Monday, November 26, 2018
RIP Nicolas Roeg (1928 - 2018)
Filmmaker Nicolas Roeg died last week. He is best remembered by Muppet fans for directing 1990's The Witches."
The film marked many lasts. I was the final film Jim personally worked on, it was the final theatrical film produced by Lorimar Productions, and the last film made based on Dahl's material before his death.
Dahl was noted to have hated the film, since it didn't follow the books darker ending.
Dahl was noted to have hated the film, since it didn't follow the books darker ending.
Roeg has another Henson connection, having directed future Goblin King David Bowie in 1976's The Man Who Fell to Earth.
You can read more about his life from the New York Times. He was 90 years old.
You can read more about his life from the New York Times. He was 90 years old.
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