Lionsgate is one of the best studios when it comes to releasing their movies on physical media. They put care and tons of work into their releases, including beautiful steelbooks like the ones they just announced. Basic Instinct and King of New York are both getting new 4K UHD SteelBooks later this month on April 15th. If you haven’t seen either film, here are the synopsis for both.

Basic Instinct

Basic Instinct, featuring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone, is the edgy erotic-thriller that shocked audiences worldwide when it premiered in 1992. Douglas plays Nick Curran, a detective with a drinking problem and a soft spot for beautiful women. Stone is Catherine Tramell, a sexy crime novelist whose latest book’s plot seems to be playing out in real life when a rock star is murdered with an ice pick. As he investigates the murder, Curran’s suspicions about Tramell – and desire for her – spiral into a vortex of guilt, passion, and destruction, leading to one of filmdom’s most unforgettable twists.

King Of New York

Director Abel Ferrara’s gritty 1990 crime-fable masterpiece hits even harder in 4K with its noirish story of a drug kingpin eager to regain his territory. Frank White (Christopher Walken) is just out of prison, and he wastes no time – or bullets – in brutally establishing his empire. When the undercover cops standing in Frank’s way decide to match his ruthlessness, the violence that erupts is vintage Ferrara: unflinching, epic, and cinematically poetic. With a cast including Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Wesley Snipes, and Giancarlo Esposito, King of New York reigns supreme in the annals of gangster films.

Special Features And Details Of Basic Instinct On 4K UHD SteelBook

  • This is the 2019-2020 4K restoration commissioned and supplied by StudioCanal (from the original 35mm negative), supervised and approved by Director Paul Verhoeven
  • Includes the original 2.0 theatrical stereo mix
  • Evocative new SteelBook® art by Tula Lotay
  • Includes new and legacy special features
  • 4K restoration in Dolby Vision® HDR
  • SteelBook® art by Tula Lotay
  • Lionsgate Limited Extras:
    • “Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone” Featurette
    • “An Unending Story: Scoring Basic Instinct” Featurette
    • 2021 4K Trailer
  • Original Special Features:
    • Audio Commentary with Director Paul Verhoeven and Cinematographer Jan de Bont
    • Audio Commentary with Journalist Camille Paglia
    • 1993 Commentary with Paul Verhoeven
    • Introduction by Sharon Stone
    • 1993 Introduction by Paul Verhoeven
    • “The Making of Basic Instinct” EPK Featurette
    • “Inside Basic Instinct” VHS Featurette
    • “Secrets of Basic Instinct” Laserdisc Featurette
    • “A Conversation with Sharon Stone” Featurette
    • Blonde Poison: The Making of Basic Instinct Documentary
    • “Cleaning Up Basic Instinct” Featurette
    • Video Scrapbook
    • Storyboard Comparisons
    • Original Screen Tests
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Director’s Cut Trailer
    • TV Spot

Special Features And Details Of King Of New York On 4K UHD SteelBook

  • This 2020 4K restoration, from the original negative by Arrow Films, was approved by director Abel Ferrara and cinematographer Bojan Bazelli
  • Moody, textured illustrations by artist Vance Kelly on the SteelBook®
  • Includes both new and legacy special features
  • 4K restoration in Dolby Vision® HDR
  • SteelBook® art by Vance Kelly
  • Lionsgate Limited Extras:
    • The Sacred and Profane in King of New York
    • Flashback on King of New York: Christopher Walken
    • Flashback on King of New York: Paul Calderon
  • Original Special Features:
    • Audio Commentary with Director Abel Ferrara
    • Audio Commentary with Composer Joe Delia, Producer Mary Kane, Casting Director Randy Sabusawa, and Editor Anthony Redman
    • A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara Documentary
    • “The Adventures of Schoolly D: Snowboarder” Featurette
    • Interview with Director Abel Ferrara
    • Interview with Producer Augusto Caminito 
    • Schoolly D Music Video
    • Original Theatrical Trailer
    • TV Spots

Both of these releases are must owns for any fan of the movies. The new SteelBook art is beautiful.

They both release wherever you get your 4Ks on April 15th.

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