Wednesday May 23, 07:33 PM

Warners singles out titles for restoration

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Blade Runner," "Bonnie and Clyde," "Cool Hand Luke" and the Dirty Harry films "Magnum Force" and "Sudden Impact" are titles from the Warner Bros. vault that have been chosen for 4K restorations.

4K resolution, which uses 4,000 lines of scanning per frame of film, offers more picture information -- four times the amount found in today's commonly used 2K resolution.

The studio is eyeing two high-definition DVD format offerings for the restored films -- Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD -- as well as standard-definition DVD. The "Blade Runner" release is planned for this year, which marks the 25th anniversary of the film's release.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter