I don't have much info on this as yet, but apparently it was announced at the San Diego Comic Con this weekend that Shout! Factory (under its Scream Factory label) will be bringing
Stanley Donen's 1980 space gothic,
Saturn 3, to Blu-ray disc, possibly before the end of the year. As I find out more about this release, I'll pass it along.
Previously issued by Artisan Entertainment on DVD about a decade ago, with a fuzzy, unattractive, 4x3 "full-frame" transfer, the film is long overdue for a proper, widescreen anamorphic home video release, and getting it in 1080p HD is icing on the cake. Hopefully, this edition will include some extras - perhaps even the deleted
"Blue Dreamers" sequence.
Saturn 3 stars
Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett, (a completely re-dubbed)
Harvey Kietel and a truly nifty evil robot named Hector. The movie was conceived by
Star Wars production designer
John Barry, who also intended to direct it before his untimely passing - and it still bears his unmistakable visual style. It's easy to argue the film's dramatic merits, but the cinematography by
Billy Williams and superb production design of the movie are gorgeous to behold -
Saturn 3 is one of the coolest-looking space films of the
Space: 1970 era, and should benefit greatly from the high-definition treatment.
I'm personally very excited by this news, and can't wait to add
Saturn 3 to my Blu-ray collection.
UPDATE: Shout! Factory has confirmed that the
Saturn 3 Blu-ray will be released in December. I know what I'm getting for Christmas...
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