David Goyer Promises Swanky New 'Dark City' DVD!
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Home Entertainment
Like many passionate but busy fans of science fiction cinema, I "discovered" Dark City just a little too late -- but I've slowly become one of the flick's biggest fans. Aside from a few minor gripes (yes, the narration), I think it's an absolute masterpiece; a nifty mixture of lofty sci-fi, moody film noir, convoluted "whodunnit" and eye-popping spectacle. And I know I'm not alone in my appreciation of the Alex Proyas film.
So here's some good news for my friends: According to BD.com, Dark City co-screenwriter David S. Goyer just dropped a few juicy nuggets regarding a digital upgrade: "In addition to the special features, Goyer reveals that there's more to the re-release than just special FX upgrades. "[They re-did] the score and the cuts a little longer," he reveals, "all of the parties involved did fairly lenghtly interviews with us, they'll be incluced on there." New FX? Fresh featurettes? A possible theatrical re-release? Wowwy wow, that's awesome. But this new DVD better keep that Roger Ebert commentary track!
Check out Monika's earlier piece on the Dark City revisions right here. And I can't believe I made it all the way through this post without mentioning Jennifer Connelly...
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4-03-2008 @ 6:59PM
Ralph said...
One of my "buried treasure" favorites. I found this movie in a $5.99 bin ages ago; bought it on a lark on the cover art alone. Huge fan of this film/story; looking forward to the update.
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4-03-2008 @ 7:45PM
Akbar Fazil said...
Never understood the hatred of the opening narration.
It gives a quick setup to the film and then plunges you right in. Nothing wrong with that.
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4-03-2008 @ 7:49PM
eugene said...
I hope this new cut gets the blu-ray treatment. Dark City remains one of my favorite sci-fi films.
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4-03-2008 @ 9:16PM
Chelsea said...
WHY GOD, WHY.
There are so many obscure films that deserve this level of care that are stuck in archives in god-knows-where. This, on the other hand, is the Movie That Wouldn't Die. In spite of Ebert's inexplicable raging hard-on for it, it is the worst edited studio movie of the 1990s, the acting is horrible, and it rips off every movie to come out of Germany in the 1910s-1930s. The fact that it has a posse bums me out.
::sigh::
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4-03-2008 @ 10:56PM
theConundrumm said...
damn it all to hell... my r4 dvd has NO commentary track whatsoever :(.... just a bunch of shite 2 second interviews...
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4-03-2008 @ 11:16PM
Mr. R said...
The commentary by Ebert is pure gold, watched it many times. One great film that hopefully will follow on the steps of Blade Runner of becoming a classic long after it's debut.
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