I Peep Therefore Conform

I think I have tweeted about this but it deserves a proper post -- the most beautiful movie ever filmed, Bernardo Bertolucci's 1970 masterpiece The Conformist, has a 4K restoration hitting blu-ray on November 28th! Thanks to the fine folks at Kino, because of course it is. Shot by the legend Vittorio Storaro this is one of those movies that basically every movie since owes a gratitude to -- you watch it and you're like, "Oh, so this is where that piece of visual language that everybody uses now came from." It's one of my all-time faves and I envy anyone seeing it for the first time! Prepare to have your minds blown. But that's not the only kick-ass blu-ray news...

... because Michael Powell's controversial 1960 masterpiece Peeping Tom just got a 4K announcement itself! And this is a 4K restoration on a 4K disc, to boot. You can pre-order it over at Diabolik but be forewarned that this is a UK disc (via Studio Canal) so only buy it if you've got a region-free player. I would guess we might get a US version (wherefore art though, Criterion?) but until then, make haste. This is also one of my favorite movies of all-time. That one's unfortunately not out until January so no stockings will be stuffed in 2023 with this perv masterpiece. Sad!