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The film is presented in the original 2.35:1 widescreen ratio and in 1080p high definition and it looks absolutely stunning, perfectly showing off the gritty world Dane inhabits, and those parts which he is forced to inhabit. A number of well-composed shots also show that Jim Mickle knows what to do with the camera, such as those where you have a front and background point of focus in the same shot, but both are *in* focus, meaning it’s two separate shots blended together. It’s very well done, as seen in the lower picture on the first page.
The sound is in DTS HD 5.1 and while it’s not a special FX film, there’s some neat directional shots including split-surround, plus a score which sets the brooding mood perfectly.
The extras are as follows and they’re all in HD, but unfortunately, a wonderful film does not have a wonderful amount of extras:
- Deleted and alternate scenes (16:54): Eight of them here, and there’s both a ‘select’ and ‘play all’ option for them. I usually go with the latter, as it saves going back to the menu each time.
There’s nothing particularly that needs to be put back into the main film, although the third one – and the longest of them – has a neat self-referential line which I won’t spoil here. Overall, these are best served as extras and well worth a watch.
- Trailer (1:56): In the original 2.35:1 widescreen ratio. It gives away the parts that I won’t, so I suggest you watch this AFTER the film.
There are subtitles in English only, the number of chapters is a low and perfunctory 12, while the menu has the incidental music set to some clips from the film.
Sadly, Icon have included an unrelated trailer BEFORE the main menu. I wish they wouldn’t do that. It just takes me back to the age-old days of rental video.
Cold in July is available now on Blu-ray and DVD.
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FILM CONTENT PICTURE QUALITY SOUND QUALITY EXTRAS |
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| OVERALL | 7 |
Detailed specs:
Cert: 
Running time: 110 minutes
Studio: Icon Entertainment
Cat.no.: ICON70249R0
Year: 2014
Released: October 20th 2014
Chapters: 12
Picture: 1080p High Definition
Sound: DTS HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Widescreen: 2.35:1 (Red Epic)
Disc Format: BD50
Director: Jim Mickle
Producers: Rene Bastian, Adam Folk, Linda Moran and Marie Savare
Screenplay: Jim Mickle and Nick Damici (based on the novel by Joe R Lansdale)
Music: Jeff Grace
Cast :
Richard Dane: Michael C Hall
Ben Russel: Sam Shepard
Jim Bob: Don Johnson
Freddy: Wyatt Russell
Ray Price: Nick Damici
Ann Dane: Vinessa Shaw
Burglar: Ken Holmes
Mex: Tim Lajcik
Yappy Dog: Bitsy
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