Kino Lorber announced yesterday a new 4K digitization of Times Square for release in 2020. Rumors of an impending blu-ray release have abounded for years; this time, I believe it.
Coming 2020!
Brand New 4K Master!Times Square (1980) Tim Curry, Trini Alvarado & Robin Johnson – Featuring Hit Songs by The Cure, Robin Gibb, Joe Jackson, The Pretenders, Ramones, Roxy Music, Patti Smith, Talking Heads, XTC & more – Directed by Allan Moyle (Pump Up the Volume) pic.twitter.com/aYUDEYtNCH
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