{"product_id":"hud-blu-ray","title":"Hud (BLU-RAY) Pre-Order Deadline June 2\/26 Coming to Our Shelves July 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA family’s downfall becomes a stark elegy for the ideals of the American frontier in this quietly subversive reimagining of western myths. In the fourth of his six collaborations with the progressive director Martin Ritt, Paul Newman created his darkest role yet as Hud Bannon, a charismatic but ruthlessly unprincipled rancher. Hud’s ambition to seize control of an ailing cattle business from his tradition-bound father (Melvyn Douglas) drives the family—including his worshipful nephew (Brandon de Wilde) and worldly-wise housekeeper (Patricia Neal)—toward collapse. Winner of Academy Awards for Best Actress (Neal), Supporting Actor (Douglas), and Cinematography—courtesy of James Wong Howe, whose austere black-and-white lensing lends psychological dimension to the desolate western vistas—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHud\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e daringly rewrites the image of the heroic cowboy for a disillusioned generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\" data-feature-title-field=\"\"\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio excerpts from a 1974 American Film Institute seminar with director Martin Ritt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with actor Sally Field, conducted by author Isaac Butler, on Ritt and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHud\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with cinematographer Roger Deakins on director of photography James Wong Howe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpisode of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInside the Actors Studio,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehosted by James Lipton, featuring actor Paul Newman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by author and film scholar Gabriel Miller and a 1963\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAmerican Cinematographer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003einterview with Howe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by Eric Skillman\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45063310082248,"sku":"CC3835BD","price":49.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/hudbd4k.jpg?v=1776967513","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/hud-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}