{"id":24251,"date":"2020-12-11T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T02:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=24251"},"modified":"2020-12-16T17:25:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T01:25:52","slug":"review-cold-light-of-day-bluray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/12\/review-cold-light-of-day-bluray\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Light of Day Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Cold Light of Day<\/em><\/strong> is a 1989 independent crime-drama and arrived on Blu-ray in October by Arrow Video and includes new interviews and featurettes alongside two commentary tracks.<\/p>\n

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Cold Light of Day<\/span>
\n(1989)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Crime<\/span>
\nArrow Video | NR \u2013 80 min. \u2013 $39.95 | October 27, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 12\/11\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Fhiona Louise
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Fhiona Louise (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Bob Flag, Martin Byrne Quinn, Geoffrey Greenhill, Mark Hawkins, Andrew Edmans, Jackie Cox<\/span><\/p>\n

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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Featurette, Interviews, Short Films, Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (PCM 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Full Frame 1.37
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>37.71 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>44.42 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Arrow Video provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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February, 1983. Detectives are called to a residential address in the London suburbs following reports that the drains have been clogged by human remains. One of the property\u2019s residents, Dennis Nilsen (BOB FLAG) \u2013 a mild-mannered and unassuming civil servant \u2013 is brought in for questioning, leading to the discovery of one of the most shocking and disturbing cases of serial murder ever to rock Britain.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a cool looking slip cover<\/strong> with a cut-out on the front revealing a leg and hands.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentaries:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Historians\/Writers Dean Brandum and Andrew Nette<\/li>\n
  • Writer\/Director Fhiona Louise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Interviews:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Playing the Victim (15:49)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Actor Martin Byrne-Quinn<\/li>\n
    • Risky Business (5:25)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Actor Steve Munroe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Scenes of the Crime (12:38)<\/u><\/strong> is a tour of the shooting locations with writer\/director Fhiona Louise and Arrow Video producer Ewan Cant.<\/p>\n

      Original Promotional Film (4:39)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Short film made to raise fianc\u00e9s for the feature film.<\/p>\n

      Re-Release Trailer (1:04)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

      Short Films:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Metropolis Apocalypse<\/em> (9:16)<\/li>\n
      • Sleepwalker<\/em> (3:29)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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        VIDEO \u2013 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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        Arrow Video releases Cold Light of Day<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray presented in its original 1.33 full frame aspect ratio and given a newly restored 1080p high-definition transfer (MPEG-4 AVC codec). Per the included booklet, the original 16mm AB negative was scanned in 2K resolution. The picture here, especially for what I assume was a very limited budget, looks pretty good. Detail is decent enough while the original noise and grain is rather heavy, though presumably that\u2019s how it originally appeared when it was in theaters back in 1989.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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        AUDIO \u2013 3\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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        The disc includes a PCM Mono track which was taken from the original mag reels. Nothing outstanding here, dialogue comes through well enough but you do get regular hissing in the quiet scenes and being a singular channel, the audio is limited of course. Again, as with the video, the budget does come into play with what I assume was not the best sound equipment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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