What a week last week was for disc buyers, agreed? This week ain't no slouch though. I can thank a large major retailer for keeping my impulse buying in check last week, they did not reset their new movies section in weeks, so I only ordered a couple online from a competitor. THANK YOU!
Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 5 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of June 30th - July 6th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.
This week we begin Import Monday with Back to Black, the story of Amy Winehouse. Also available as a SteelBook. Universal Pictures in the US seems to be in a holding pattern on an actual street date --- will it even get a 4K here?
And on to Domestic Tuesday, nothing in the new release category, if you exclude the special reissues, it's a rather slowish week.
Celebrating its 20th Anniversary and available from Paramount Home Entertainment, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. The UK is (of course) getting a deluxe release of this in August.
Kino Lorber has a pair of releases this week that were street dated for early June, the ever great film Blown Away starring Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones, and Gene Hackman crime/thriller Narrow Margin. I got my shipping notice on these two, so they will be out for sure Tuesday.
List as "now available" last week from Unearthed Film, but listed as July 2nd everywhere else, The Guyver gets a 4K release that a lot of us are happy to see!
From the Criterion Collection this week, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
Anime in 4K, an Aniplex of America release and as a CrunchyRoll Store exclusive at that, look for Gurren Lagann The Movie - Childhood's End/The Lights in the Sky Are Stars.
Shout! Factory has a new 4K of Weird Al's UHF. Also, general release of a handful of SteelBooks that were formerly retailer exclusives. Natural Born Killers, Point Break and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story can now be had at many retailers that carry Shout! Factory releases.
Speaking of Exclusive SteelBooks, this week Walmart has Angel Has Fallen and The Meg as new edition releases. My double-dip for Angel Has Fallen was to import the Fallen trilogy from Germany. That probably means a domestic release is coming very soon.
Turbine Media this week offers us Pearl in several different mediabook variations:
Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include (probably region B locked) Back to Black (UK Import), and domestic releases of Blown Away, The Guyver and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
For the rest of the blu-ray category, we really do see a light week and a chance to catch up from last week.
Anime highlights include Bungo Stray Dogs - Season Four, Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time [SteelBook], In Another World With My Smartphone - Season 2 and Vinland Saga - Season 2 Part 1.
Walmart SteelBook exclusives this week are Diary of the Dead and Escape Plan Triple Feature.
Mill Creek has a romance double feature of Evening/Once Around. These two titles had not been released to domestic blu-ray previously.
Shout Select this week has the Madonna film Who's That Girl. Thanks, now I cannot get that song out of my head.
Friday means lots of Aussie imports via Amazon US:
LionsGate and Bloody Disgusting has partnered with Walmart for a handful of Exclusive SteelBooks on August 20th. Do check it out!
Also from LionsGate, they have revealed that The Strangers: Chapter 1 will be available on blu-ray, 4K and DVD on July 23rd.
Arrow Video has revealed their September 2024 releases. Do check out our article.
The Warner Archive has also posted five titles for August. Read more about it here.
You may have seen recently a UK announcement for Tinto Brass' release of Caligula. Small label Unobstructed View has revealed they are releasing it to blu-ray and 4K in the US, with a tentative date of September 17th.
Which titles are you buying this week? Which ones are on your wishlist, be it to buy as an impulse buy or to wait for the right price?
The Warner Archive Collection has announced and detailed their next wave of Blu-rays shipping at the end of August. The titles in this batch include: Words and Music (1948), Three Little Words (1950), Black Belt Jones (1974), Boulevard Nights (1979), and the complete animated series of Top Cat (1960-61).
Words and Music (1948) - Warner Archive Collection
Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, and a host of top musical performers headline M-G-M producer Arthur Freed’s extravagant biographical tribute to the prolific songwriting duo of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. In the early 1920s, the diminutive Hart (Rooney) teams up with Rodgers (Drake) to launch a successful 24-year music career, penning nearly 500 songs with him until Hart's death in 1943 at the age of 47. Rodgers marries his dream girl (Leigh) while Hart pines after Peggy (Garrett), eventually spiraling into depression and death after her rejection. June Allyson, Perry Como, Ann Sothern, Mel Tormé, Cyd Charisse, Judy Garland, and Lena Horne are just some of the singing sensations featured. This is the last movie in which Garland and Rooney appeared together. It also boasts the first full-length modern ballet piece in a Hollywood movie: Choreographed and danced by Gene Kelly, with Vera-Ellen as his partner, "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" provides the show-stopping seven-minute finale to the film. Among the hit songs performed are " "Blue Moon," "Thou Swell” "Manhattan," "Johnny One Note," "I Wish I Were in Love Again," "Where or When," and "The Lady Is a Tramp."
The Blu-ray will feature a new 2024 1080p hd master from 4k scans of original nitrate technicolor negatives and supplements will include: Commentary by Film Historian Richard Barrios, Featurette :A Life in Words and Music, Unused musical sequences: You’re Nearer (Perry Como), Lover (Perry Como & M-G-M Orchestra and Chorus). Audio-only musical outtakes. Classic MGM cartoon: THE CAT THAT HATED PEOPLE, Classic MGM Short: GOING TO BLAZES!
Three Little Words (1950) - Warner Archive Collection
Bert Kalmar (Fred Astaire) always wanted to be a magician, but all it takes is a disastrous opening night to make his dreams go poof! So, Kalmar moves on and finds songwriting magic with collaborator Harry Ruby. The stage-and-screen songsmiths whose many tunes include Groucho Marx’s signature Hooray for Captain Spaulding receive a Hollywood hooray in this audience-favorite screen biopic featuring a hit parade and Kalmar and Ruby standards (including “(Nevertheless) I’m in Love with You”, “Who’s Sorry Now”, and the title tune). Astaire puts on his dancing shoes for dazzling duets with Vera-Ellen, and a tap solo. The film was a box-office smash and a wonderful showcase for the terpsichorean talents of Astaire and Vera-Ellen, and one of Red Skelton’s best screen performances, which gave him the opportunity for a more substantial acting role that did just rely on his trademark comic genius. The film also is highlighted by a star-turn by Debbie Reynolds who portrays boop-oop-a-doop sensation Helen Kane, performing “I Wanna Be Loved By You” to vocals provided by Miss Kane herself.
The Blu-ray will have a new 2024 1080p hd master from 4k scans of original nitrate technicolor negatives and bonus features include: THREE LITTLE WORDS: TWO SWELL GUYS, Classic M-G-M cartoon VENTRILOQUIST CAT, Classic M-G-M Fitzpatrick Traveltalks short ROAMING THROUGH MICHIGAN, Audio-only bonus PAULA STONE’S HOLLYWOOD USA RADIO PROMO, Original Theatrical Trailer.
Black Belt Jones (1974) - Warner Archive Collection
A former International Karate Champion, Jim Kelly made a blazing screen debut with Bruce Lee in the martial-arts landmark ENTER THE DRAGON. Now as Black Belt Jones, Kelly’s fiery fighting expertise rips the screen apart in his first solo star turn, featuring Scatman Crothers (The Shining) and sultry Glory Hendry (Live and Let Die). Pop Boyd (Crothers) owns a thriving karate school near downtown Los Angeles. Unfortunately, it sits on a piece of land upon which a local mob wants to build its own “civic center”. When the gangsters’ muscling of Pop leads to tragedy, Black Belt Jones steps forward to exact his individual brand of lightning-charged revenge. Filmmaker Robert Clouse, who showcased Lee in Enter the Dragon and Jackie Chan in The Big Brawl serves up masterful action sequences of which Kelly said “every move was choreographed like a ballet”. That unique blend of ballistic combat and colorful comic characters make Black Belt Jones light on its feet – and heavy on entertainment!
The release includes a new 2024 1080p HD master from a 4K scan of the original camera negative as well as the original theatrical trailer.
Boulevard Nights (1979) - Warner Archive Collection
You haven’t seen the true “colors” of vicious gang life in Los Angeles unless you’ve also seen Boulevard Nights. From Executive Producer Tony Bill (The Sting, Taxi Driver) comes this gritty drama that remains timely and powerful as when it first appeared in 1979. Said Bill: “Everything in this film is authentic. We’ve broken important new ground”. Today, the continuing problem of gang activity re-emphasizes the importance of this trailblazing film. It’s itsight into gang life remains vital. Boulevard Nights’ gang members are cholos from the city’s Mexican-American barrios, with the film taking a point of view of the gang kids themselves. Two of those kids are the Avila brothers. Raymond Avila (Richard Yniguez) is an ex-gang member trying to build a better life. Kid brother Chuco (Danny De La Paz) is a sullen low-rider, wasting his days with his angel-dusted gang. In spite of their differences, the brothers are bound by strong family ties. But those ties are violently tested when rivals challenge Chuco’s gang….and ignite a full-blown neighborhood war. In 2017 the film was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”
The Blu-ray will have a new 2024 1080p master from 4K Scan of the original camera negative and the original theatrical trailer.
Top Cat - The Complete Series (1960-61) - Warner Archive Collection
In the tradition of great screen conmen-one of the few with a visible tail- TOP CAT holds a top spot in the hearts of classic animation fans. The second of Hanna-Barbera’s prime-time network animated sitcoms, TOP CAT debuted on ABC television on Wednesday September 27, 1961. The series only ran for one season in prime-time, but continued to be popular through a mix of continued Saturday morning network reruns and syndication for more than three decades thereafter. Arnold Stang provided the voice of the smooth-talking New York City cat, known as T.C. to his gang of cohorts Benny the Ball, Choo Choo, Spook, The Brain and Fancy Fancy. These cats were always on the make toward a big score or swindle. And the bothersome – and ever exasperated- Office Dibble (voiced by legendary character actor Allen Jenkins) is relentlessly on Top Cat’s case (although always one step behind). This 4-disc Blu-ray set contains all 30 original episodes, newly remastered in 1080p HD from 4K scans off the original camera negatives, with the series offering top-shelf entertainment for fans. More than 60 years after it debuted, TOP CAT continues to be a comic delight of animated fun for audiences of all ages.
This release includes a new 2024 1080p HD masters from 4K scans of original camera negatives and the following supplements: Documentary: Back to Hoagy’s Alley: The Making of TOP CAT, Commentaries on episodes HAWAII, HERE WE COME, THE LATE T.C. and THE MISSING HEIR, STORYBOARD/FINISHED CARTOON SEQUENCE for THE MISSING HEIR; COOL CATS IN INTERVIEW ALLEY with archival interviews with members of the voice-cast including Arnold Stang, Marvin Kaplan, Leo de Lyon and Barry Blitzer, TOP CAT SING-ALONG, VINTAGE COMMERCIALS…and more!
The Warner Archive Collection Blu-rays listed above will be shipping on August 27. The pre-orders should be available soon.
Australian distributor Via Vision will be adding three more titles to their Imprint Asia line-up. They are: Takeshi Kitano’s 'Brother', Zhang Yimou's 'Cliff Walkers' & Jackie Chan's 'Ride On' - and will be limited to 1500 copies each.
They are available for pre-order here.
Brother (2000) – Imprint Asia Limited Edition
Japanese auteur Takeshi Kitano (The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi) stars in, wrote, directed, and edited this bloodthirsty drama, set on the crime-fuelled streets of Los Angeles.
Abandoned by the brotherhood of his yakuza clan, tough guy Yamamoto is forced to leave Tokyo. He goes to Los Angeles in search of Ken, his younger half-brother. Alone and with a new identity, Yamamoto finds himself frustrated by foreign surroundings, especially since he doesn’t speak the language.
Also starring acclaimed American actor Omar Epps (House), with a score by Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away).
1500 copies only.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
Cliff Walkers (2021) - Imprint Asia Limited Edition
Acclaimed director Zhang Yimou (Raise The Red Lantern) won the Golden Rooster Award for this historical thriller starring Zhang Yi (Dearest).
Set in the Imperial Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, the film follows four Communist party special agents who return to China after receiving training in the Soviet Union. Together, they embark on a secret mission code-named “Utrennya”. After being sold out by a traitor, the team finds themselves surrounded by threats on all sides from the moment they parachute into the mission.
1500 copies only.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
Ride On (2023) - Imprint Asia Limited Edition
The great Jackie Chan stars in the hit new action comedy, written and directed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Larry Yang.
A washed-up stuntman and his stunt horse become an overnight social media sensation when their real-life fight with debt collectors goes viral.
Hilarious, epic, and surprisingly moving, this slick film is filled with references to Jackie Chan’s filmography, and is a must-see for fans of his work.
1500 copies only.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
All three Blu-ray releases will be available for purchase on September 25, although pre-orders are now up..
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Arrow Video's September 2024 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray lineup includes The Chronicles of Riddick (4K & Blu-ray), The Threat on Blu-ray, Torso on 4K UHD Blu-ray with an Arrow store exclusive slipcover version, Friday the 13th (2009) on 4K UHD Blu-ray, and the UK only Love, Death & Apocalypse: Three Films by Álex de la Iglesia in 4K UHD & Blu-ray.
Did you hope to save some cash in September? Well, the bad news is you might want to check the couch cushions because Arrow is making sure we need to scrounge up all the spare change we can find!
The Chronicles of Riddick - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (Arrow Limited Edition)
Following the sleeper success of their breakthrough sci-fi/horror smash Pitch Black, writer-director David Twohy and star Vin Diesel reunited for 2004’s action-packed The Chronicles of Riddick, an expansive and ambitious sequel that took their eponymous antihero to the farthest reaches of the galaxy.
Riddick (Diesel) is an intergalactic fugitive whose dark past catches up with him when he is lured out of hiding by Imam (Keith David, The Thing), another survivor of the planet of horrors they barely escaped from five years earlier. Now out of the shadows, Riddick is identified by an ethereal emissary (Academy Award winner Dame Judi Dench) as the descendant of an ancient race of warriors who may be the universe’s last hope against the Necromongers, an evil army of fanatics intent on bending the world to their will. As enemies close in on all sides, including the ruthless Lord Marshal (Colm Feore, Thor) and his scheming lieutenant Vaako (Karl Urban, The Boys), Riddick finds himself a reluctant saviour of the cosmos, with only his razor-sharp wits and cunning killer instinct standing in the way of total annihilation.
At long last, Twohy and Diesel’s hard-hitting outer-space epic has been restored in glorious 4K, with hours of incisive bonus features exploring every detail of this densely-constructed and masterfully-executed mythology.
4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
DISC ONE
DISC TWO
DISC THREE (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)
The Chronicles of Riddick (Arrow Limited Edition)
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
DISC ONE
DISC TWO
DISC THREE (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)
The Threat (Arrow Limited Edition)
IMPRISONED IN HIS OWN HOME!
The Threat is a gritty crime drama in the vein of Kurosawa’s High and Low, set against the backdrop of a rapidly modernizing Japan that has left many of its citizens behind.
Misawa (Rentar? Mikuni, Fugitive from the Past, Vengeance is Mine) appears to lead a charmed life, the very model of Japan’s post-war economic miracle. His position as the account manager of a prestigious advertising agency is enough to pay the mortgage on the spacious modern house he shares with his wife (Masumi Harukawa, Intentions of Murder) and their two young boys, kitted out with all the latest mod-cons. Then one day, the fragility of his existence is revealed when two violent jail-breakers turn up on his doorstep seeking refuge and threatening to embroil Misawa in their criminal activities.
Arrow Video presents this little-seen early masterpiece from Kinji Fukasaku, the future director of Battles Without Honor and Humanity and Battle Royale, for the very first time outside of its own country in a stunning new transfer.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
Torso - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (Arrow Limited Edition)
Torso - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (Arrow Store Exclusive Limited Edition)
A talented and versatile journeyman, director Sergio Martino (The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail, Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key) lent his talents to multiple genres across his long and varied career, but is undoubtedly best known for his giallo thrillers from the early 70s. Among the most highly acclaimed of these, 1973’s Torso revels in the genre’s time-honored traditions while simultaneously laying the groundwork for the modern slasher movie.
A sex maniac is prowling the streets of Perugia, targeting the picturesque university town’s female students. Alarmed at the plummeting life expectancy of the student body, Jane (Suzy Kendall, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) and her three friends elope to a secluded country villa – only to discover that, far from having left the terror behind, they’ve brought it with them!
Also known as Carnal Violence, Torso was released in Italy towards the end of the giallo boom before enjoying a second life on the American grindhouse circuit. Co-starring Tina Aumont (Salon Kitty) and Luc Merenda (The Violent Professionals), the film finds its director at the top of his game, delivering copious levels of violence, sleaze, and one of the tensest cat-and-mouse games ever committed to celluloid!
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
* The English audio track on the original, longer cut has some portions of English audio missing. English audio for these sections was either never recorded or has been lost. As such, these sequences are presented with Italian audio, subtitled in English.
Friday the 13th (2009) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (Arrow Limited Edition)
In 2003, director Marcus Nispel made a lasting impression on horror fans with his box-office-topping remake The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Six years later, he turned his camera to another slasher icon, none other than the hulking masked killer Jason Voorhees, in his gore-soaked remake of Friday the 13th.
A group of oblivious teenagers choose Camp Crystal Lake as the destination for a weekend getaway. Among them, the young Clay Miller (Jared Padalecki, Supernatural) is not looking for fun and frolics, but for his sister Whitney who disappeared around the lake six weeks earlier. The trip turns into a waking nightmare as the bloodthirsty Jason emerges from the shadows, wielding a deadly machete and out for blood. Cut off from civilization, these youths discover too late that Crystal Lake bears the scars of a violent past as they uncover the terrifying events that spurred the masked killer’s quest for violent vengeance.
Nispel’s taut direction and the stunning cinematography by Daniel Pearl – whose credits include the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre as well as the remake – bring a fresh and terrifying new perspective to the infamous hockeymasked maniac, sure to bring chills and thrills to even hardened horror veterans!
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
DISC ONE: THEATRICAL CUT
DISC TWO: KILLER CUT
Outrageous, absurdist, grotesque! Often hilarious, always stylish, and utterly unpredictable, the films of Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia are an exhilarating shock to the cinematic system.
Produced by legendary provocateur Pedro Almodóvar, de la Iglesia’s debut feature Acción Mutante is a violent sci-fi black comedy set in a post-apocalyptic world where attractive people hold all the power and a terrorist group, who see themselves as mutants, take arms to rid the world of their superficial oppressors. With his second feature, The Day of the Beast (El día de la bestia) de la Iglesia delivered one of the greatest horror comedies of all time as a Catholic priest joins forces with a heavy metal fan, and the host of a popular occult TV show to kill the Antichrist on Christmas Eve. A critical and commercial success around the world, The Day of the Beast paved the way for gonzo action-crime-horror Perdita Durango, (aka Dance with the Devil) a Spanish-US-Mexican co-production based on a novel by Barry Gifford (author of Wild at Heart). Starring Rosie Perez (Do the Right Thing), a then little known Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), Perdita Durango is a twisted tale of love, guns, drugs, voodoo ceremonies, and refrigerated foetuses...
Making their UK debut on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with a wealth of new and archival extras, Arrow Video welcomes you to the delirious, diabolical and demented world of Álex de la Iglesia. Not for the faint of heart!
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
DISC ONE: ACCIÓN MUTANTE
DISC TWO: THE DAY OF THE BEAST
DISC THREE: PERDITA DURANGO
Warner Brothers has just announced that a boxed set containing all 39 episodes of the Emmy Award-winning series Succession will be available on Blu-ray on August 13. Pre-Orders are now up.
The series stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun, J. Smith-Cameron, Peter Friedman, David Rasche, and Fisher Stevens, and was created by Jesse Armstrong. During the show's four-season run, it was nominated for 75 Emmys and winning 19 - including Outstanding Drama Series three times (2020, 2022, 2023) and was honored at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Power, politics, money...it’s all in the family in this provocative, satirical series about a highly dysfunctional dynasty. When the aging patriarch of one of the world’s largest media conglomerates considers retirement, his family members position themselves for a takeover. But tensions rise as corporate battles threaten to turn into a family civil war in this sharp, scathing, binge-worthy series..
Succession: The Complete Series - Blu-ray
Bonus features include Inside the Episode featurettes, Character Recaps, Cast and Crew Interviews and more!
You can pre-order Succession: The Complete Series on Blu-ray now and included below is the press announcement:
Succession: The Complete Series
All 39 Episodes From The Emmy® Award Winning Series Will Be Available To Purchase On Blu-ray August 13, 2024
#Succession
BURBANK, CA (June 27, 2023) – Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment will be newly releasing Succession: The Complete Series on Blu-ray. Get ready to binge on all 39 episodes from HBO’s Emmy® award-winning original series, along with all the previously released special features. The brilliant high-stakes drama following the Roy Family and their quest for power will be available to purchase online on August 13. Pre-order your copy today.
Succession stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun, J. Smith-Cameron, Peter Friedman, David Rasche, and Fisher Stevens.
The series was created by Jesse Armstrong; executive produced by Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Jane Tranter, Mark Mylod, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown, Lucy Prebble, Will Tracy, and Will Ferrell. Jesse Armstrong served as showrunner.
Succession earned an impressive 75 Emmy® nominations and 19 wins over its four-season run. The series achieved a remarkable streak, being nominated for Outstanding Drama Series throughout all four seasons and securing the Emmy® win three times (2020, 2022, 2023). In its fourth and final season, Succession dominated the Emmy® field with 27 nominations and secured six wins, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor, and Outstanding Lead Actress. The season also set a new record for Golden Globe TV award nominations with nine total and winning four, including Best Television Series (Drama) — its third win in that category. Further adding to its accolades, Succession was honored at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
SYNOPSIS:
Power, politics, money...it’s all in the family in this provocative, satirical series about a highly dysfunctional dynasty. When the aging patriarch of one of the world’s largest media conglomerates considers retirement, his family members position themselves for a takeover. But tensions rise as corporate battles threaten to turn into a family civil war in this sharp, scathing, binge-worthy series.
Pricing and series information:
Succession: The Complete Series
Includes all 39 episodes from all four seasons, plus over 20 bonus features including Inside the Episode featurettes, Character Recaps, Cast and Crew Interviews and more!
PRODUCT
Blu-ray
Audio: English SDH
Subtitles: English
Running Time: 2,340 minutes
Rated: TV-MA
About Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (WBDHE) distributes the award-winning movies, television, animation, and digital content produced by Warner Bros. Discovery to the homes and screens of millions through physical Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD retail sales and digital transactions on major streaming, video-on-demand cable, satellite, digital, and mobile channels. WBDHE is part of Warner Bros. Discovery Content Sales, one of the world’s largest distributors of entertainment programming.
Unobstructed View is bringing Tinto Brass' newly restored 'Caligula: The Ultimate Cut' - the scene-by-scene reconfiguration of the controversial epic chronicling the Roman Empire’s most debauched emperor for a limited numbered 4K UHD Blu-ray release.
“We have been waiting for the right vehicle with which to amp up our US game and this film is it - notorious, rare and collectible,” says UV’s founder and President Jonathan Gross, who licensed UV’s rights from Drafthouse Films. “We are thrilled that Drafthouse Films has chosen to work with us. We are also thrilled to have Diabolik on board because they are a leading provider of curated home entertainment.”
Tormented by the murder of his family, the young, wary Caligula (Malcolm McDowell) eliminates his devious adoptive grandfather Tiberius (Peter O'Toole) and seizes control of the declining Roman Empire as it descends into a spiral of depravity, destruction and madness. Restoring the complete performances of McDowell and O'Toole along with fellow film legends Helen Mirren and John Gielgud, this extensive reconstruction of the notorious 1980 spectacle, based on the original narrative as conceived by writer Gore Vidal, had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Showcasing the sumptuous costume designs of two-time Oscar winner Danilo Donati (Fellini's Cassanova; Romeo & Juliet), CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT features an entirely new score by Troy Sterling Nies, as well as a new animated title sequence by graphic artist Dave McKean (Arkham Asylum, The Sandman). Select one nurse through available on .
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut - Blu-ray
You can pre-order Caligula: The Ultimate Cut now and included below is the press announcement:
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Lionsgate is preparing Renny Harlin's horror flick The Strangers: Chapter 1 for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook, and Blu-ray on July 23. The SteelBook is exclusive to Walmart and Digital will be available on July 16.
Directed by Cliffhanger's Renny Harlan, the movie stars Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez and is based on The Strangers by Bryan Bertino. The Blu-ray and the 4K editions for the film include Dolby Atmos soundtracks and the 4K UHDs will be presented in Dolby Vision.
After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1, the chilling first entry of this horror feature-film series from master director Renny Harlin.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
The Strangers: Chapter 1 - Blu-ray
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Title Copyright: The Strangers - Chapter 1 © 2024 Strangers Franchise Productions I, LLC & Hasbula Productions, AIE. Artwork & Supplementary Materials ®, ™ & © 2024 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Type: New Release
Closed-Captioned: No
Subtitles: Spanish, French, English SDH
4K Format: Dolby Vision, 2160p High Definition 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation
Blu-ray Format: 1080p High Definition 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation
DVD Format: 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation
4K Audio: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 5.1, English Descriptive Audio (AD-DVS)
Blu-ray Audio: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 5.1, English Descriptive Audio (AD-DVS)
DVD Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1, English Descriptive Audio (AD-DVS)
4K SRP: $42.99
Blu-ray SRP: $39.99
DVD SRP: $29.96
4K / Blu-ray / DVD Special Features:
Audio Commentary with Producer Courtney Solomon and Actress Madelaine Petsch
Reimagining a Classic: Making THE STRANGERS — CHAPTER 1
A Hostile Environment: The Visual Design of THE STRANGERS — CHAPTER 1
Theatrical Trailer
The best part of summer ending is we get closer to the Halloween season and the glut of amazing Horror movie releases coming to disc. Not to miss a beat, Lionsgate is teaming up with Bloody Disgusting to unleash a series of new Walmart-exclusive Blu-ray SteelBooks including first-time domestic disc releases of Wolf Creek and Hannibal Rising!
Bloody Disgusting is pumping the blood into summer at a Walmart near you with their exclusive SteelBooks®, arriving on Blu-ray™ + Digital on August 20 from Lionsgate. Each frightful SteelBook® brings these iconic horror titles back with a new look and artwork created by the artist Bond. The featured titles include Wolf Creek, Leatherface, Sinister, Texas Chainsaw, You’re Next, I Spit on Your Grave, and Hannibal Rising, all for the suggested retail price of $24.99 individually.
Terror has never looked more frightening with The Bloody Disgusting Blu-ray™ SteelBook® collection. Available individually exclusively at Walmart, these eye-catching, specially commissioned collectible SteelBooks® contain the following fan-favorite horror films: Wolf Creek, Leatherface, Sinister,
Paramount+ and SEGA of America's six-episode live-action event series Knuckles is coming to Blu-ray and limited edition Blu-ray SteelBook on September 10. Knuckles will also be available on 4K UHD "manufactured on demand".
Knuckles expands the “Cinematic World of Sonic the Hedgehog,” executive produced by Idris Elba, Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Jeff Fowler, John Whittington, Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi and Toru Nakahara.
KNUCKLES takes place between the films SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 and follows Knuckles (Idris Elba) on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Adam Pally) as his protege and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior. Featuring appearances by Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Tails and Tika Sumpter (Maddie), the ensemble cast also includes Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Rory McCann (Game of Thrones), Cary Elwes (Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), and Paul Scheer (Black Monday). This collection includes every episode along with an exclusive gag reel, and more! .
SPECIAL FEATURES
The releases will also include Dolby Atmos soundtracks and can pre-order Knuckles now and included below is the press announcement:
FROM THE CINEMATIC WORLD OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
KNUCKLES ARRIVES SEPTEMBER 10 ON DVD, BLU-RAY™ AND LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY™ STEELBOOK®
Go Behind The Scenes With Special Features,
Including An Exclusive Gag Reel and More!
LOS ANGELES – June 24, 2024 – “Ridiculously funny with a ton of heart” (Ryan Leston, IGN), the six-episode live-action event series KNUCKLES arrives on DVD, Blu-ray™ and a Limited Edition Blu-ray™ Steelbook® on September 10, 2024 from Paramount Home Entertainment. The KNUCKLES DVD and Blu-ray™ feature a never-before-seen gag reel and four featurettes, including “Meet the Cast,” “Working with Knuckles,” “This or That?” and “Cast Impressions.”
KNUCKLES will also be available on 4K Ultra HD™, manufactured on demand.
SYNOPSIS
KNUCKLES takes place between the films SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 and follows Knuckles (Idris Elba) on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Adam Pally) as his protege and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior. Featuring appearances by Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Tails and Tika Sumpter (Maddie), the ensemble cast also includes Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Rory McCann (Game of Thrones), Cary Elwes (Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), and Paul Scheer (Black Monday). This collection includes every episode along with an exclusive gag reel, and more!
SPECIAL FEATURES
Gag Reel
“Meet the Cast” Featurette
“Working with Knuckles” Featurette
“This or That?” Featurette
“Cast Impressions” Featurette
A Paramount+ Original, from Paramount Pictures and SEGA of America, KNUCKLES is the first TV series in the expanding “Cinematic World of Sonic the Hedgehog,” executive produced by Idris Elba, Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Jeff Fowler, John Whittington, Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi and Toru Nakahara.
Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. The PHE division oversees PPC’s home entertainment and transactional digital distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television Studios, Paramount Players, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CBS and applicable licensing and servicing of certain DreamWorks Animation titles. PHE additionally manages global licensing of studio content and transactional distribution across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies.
Specifications:
Blu-ray™ Specifications:
Blu-ray: 1 Disc
Video: 1080p High Definition
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Audio: English Dolby Atmos; English, French & German 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3
Subtitles: English SDH, French & German
DVD Specifications:
DVD: 2 Discs
Video: Standard Definition
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Audio: English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3
Subtitles: English SDH
4K UHD Specifications:
4K UHD: 1 Disc
Audio: English Dolby Atmos; English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3
Subtitles: English SDH
U.S. Rating: Not Rated
Canadian Rating: G
Run Time: 3:00:00
Created for Television by JOHN WHITTINGTON and TOBY ASCHER
Written by JOHN WHITTINGTON (episodes 101, 102, 106)
Written by BRIAN SCHACTER (episodes 103, 105)
Written by JAMES MADEJSKI (episode 104)
Directed by JEFF FOWLER (episode 101)
Directed by GED WRIGHT (episode 102)
Directed by BRANDON TROST (episode 103)
Directed by JORMA TACCONE (episode 104)
Directed by CAROL BANKER (episodes 105 & 106)
Sony is preparing to alter the fate of the future by releasing the horror film Tarot on Blu-ray on July 9 which will include a digital copy.
Doesn't look like there are any plans for a 4K UHD, but who knows what the cards will hold down the road?
The PG-13 horror flick is written and directed by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg and you can check out an extended preview here:
When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings – never use someone else’s deck – they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death to escape the future foretold in their readings..
BLU-RAY™, DVD & DIGITAL EXTRAS
You can pre-order Tarot on Blu-ray now and included below is Sony's press announcement:
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