THE BONE COLLECTOR SYNOPSIS:

A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City.

Screen greats Denzel Washington (Training Day, Inside Man) and Angelina Jolie (Changeling, Salt) star in this “extremely gripping” (The Washington Post) suspense thriller about a serial killer who takes his victims’ lives and leaves behind mysterious pieces of a bizarre puzzle. It is now up to Lincoln Rhyme (Washington), a onetime top homicide investigator, who may be the only person who can make sense of the killer’s deranged plan. But after a tragic accident changes his life forever, Rhyme can only watch as other cops bungle the case...until he teams up with a young rookie, Amelia Donaghy (Jolie). Soon they’re on the trail of a vicious, sadistic murderer who will stop at nothing on his deadly mission. At any moment, Rhyme and Amelia could become his next targets—and their first case together could become their last. Directed by Phillip Noyce (Dead Calm, Blind Fury, Patriot Games) from the chilling bestseller, The Bone Collector also features Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Luis Guzmán, Bobby Cannavale and Ed O’Neill.

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OUR FILM REVIEW

From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative, which was approved by Director Phillip Noyce, this 4K UHD.  The beautiful anamorphic film shot by Dean Semler is as sharp as it looks on the day it was released in 1999. The Dolby Vision encoding adds a luster to the blacks and low-lit scenes that make the film’s darker catacombs and night scenes positively glow.  Oftentimes, directors will tinker with the color grading, but here this transfer seems to keep true to the original look of those 35mm release prints (note: I was a projectionist during this time and projected the film at least 50 x during its run).  Bravo to Kino Lorber/Noyce for keeping the general look of the film from that era.  2025 continues to be a wealth of truly wonderful 4K releases. The DTS HD Master Audio mix works well with continuing the trend of keeping the true experience of seeing this one back in '99, but with all the fixins to make it worthy of today's standards. Denzel Washington, Queen Latifah, Angelina Jolie... in a forgotten thriller that tried to recapture the excitement of Se7en or Silence of the Lambs with little fanfare. 

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SPECIAL FEATURES ​

• DISC ONE - 4K UHD​

  • Audio Commentary by Director Phillip Noyce

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Edwin Samuelson

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Novelist/Critic Kim Newman and Writer/Journalist Barry Forshaw

• DISC TWO - BLU-RAY

  • Audio Commentary by Director Phillip Noyce

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Edwin Samuelson

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Novelist/Critic Kim Newman and Writer/Journalist Barry Forshaw

  • Spotlight on Location: Featurette (22:36)

  • Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K)