The striking, mind-bending thriller The Cell (2000) is out now on 4K UHD and Blu-ray and we have one copy of the 4K release to give away to a lucky reader. Just read on and enter below…
Sublime, grotesque and visually ravishing, Tarsem Singh’s debut feature delivers on the extraordinary artistry of his work in music video and commercials as it takes the audience on a journey through the bizarre worlds inside the mind of a killer.
When serial murderer Carl Stargher (Vincent D’Onofrio) falls into a coma with his latest victim still trapped in an unknown location and waiting to die, the FBI turn to psychologist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) for help. Using an experimental technology she enters the dark dreamscape of Stargher’s mind, attempting to learn his secrets before it’s too late. But his unconscious is a twisted nightmare, a labyrinth that threatens to trap her inside his terrifying world forever. To save a life, she’ll have to risk her own.
With a script by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend), and a supporting cast that includes Vince Vaughn (Brawl in Cell Block 99) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (In Fabric), The Cell is a gripping, edge-of-the-seat thriller, filled with jaw-dropping imagery that will entrance and unsettle in equal measure.
2-DISC 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 4K restorations of both the 107-minute Theatrical Cut and the 109-minute Director’s Cut by Arrow Films, approved by director Tarsem Singh
- Includes bonus disc containing a previously unseen version of the film with alternate aspect ratio and alternate grading created by director of photography Paul Laufer
- Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Illustrated collector’s book containing new writing on the film by critics Heather Drain, Marc Edward Heuck, Josh Hurtado, and Virat Nehru
- Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Savieri
DISC 1 – FEATURE & EXTRAS (4K ULTRA HD)
- 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray™ (2160p) presentation of both the Theatrical and Director’s cuts of the film in its original 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Brand new audio commentary with film scholars Josh Nelson & Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- Brand new audio commentary with screenwriter Mark Protosevich & film critic Kay Lynch
- Archive audio commentary with director Tarsem Singh
- Archive audio commentary with director of photography Paul Laufer, production designer Tom Foden, makeup supervisor Michèle Burke, costume designer April Napier, visual effects supervisor Kevin Tod Haug, and composer Howard Shore
- Projection of the Mind’s Eye, a new feature-length interview with director Tarsem Singh
- Between Two Worlds, a new in-depth interview with director of photography Paul Laufer
DISC 2 – ALTERNATE VERSION & EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)
- Previously unseen version of the Theatrical Cut of the film, presented in 1.78:1 aspect ratio with alternate grading, from a 2K master created by director of photography Paul Laufer
- High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
- Paul Laufer Illuminates, a new interview about the alternate master of The Cell presented on this disc
- Art is Where You Find It, a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- The Costuming Auteur, a new visual essay by film critic Abby Bender
- Style as Substance: Reflections on Tarsem, an archive featurette
- Eight deleted/extended scenes with optional audio commentary by director Tarsem Singh
- Six multi-angle archive visual effects vignettes
- Theatrical trailers
- Image gallery
The Cell is out now on 4K UHD and Blu-ray. You can buy your copy here.
