Born on the 12th of November - HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping Guide

 This week is dedicated to mostly catalog releases. This includes both the 4K and Blu-ray categories. There are still some nice releases so don't tuck that wallet away quite yet.

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 24 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of November 10th - November 16th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases-

 No UK titles to import Monday, and it's catalog titles on Tuesday and that's fine, we need to expand our catalog of 4K upgrades.

 Shout! Factory kicks it off with one new to the format release, and a once retailer exclusive, now a general release title.

 New to 4K disc, we can get the war drama Born on the Fourth of July with Tom Cruise.

 As far as the retailer exclusive becoming a general release, that title would be The Last Unicorn, available as a SteelBook.

 Arrow Video offers the 2007 sci-fi film, The Invasion, and Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, a comedy horror.

 Criterion Collection has got a pair of releases this week. Not the successful remake starring Al Pacino, but rather the one that started it all, Scarface (1932).  And the 1954 Japanese classic, Seven Samurai.

 Very hard to believe it has been 50 years, but this week you can get Steven Spielberg's The Sugarland Express.

 Before we get into the double-dips, let's mention Kino Lorber's offerings this week (maybe). Delayed from a previous date and on track for this week, Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren mystery Arabesque. And the horror film Circus of Horrors. *Note: Both these films are presented in 4K, but with an SDR grading.

 Paramount is lining up the double-dips this week with three titles; a reprint of the SteelBook for Gladiator, plus Planes, Trains and Automobiles, but this time as a SteelBook, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, this time as a standard packaging edition.

 Import Friday (via Amazon US) has Eyes Without A Face aka Les Yeux Sans Visage from Umbrella Entertainment.

 Next week, by volume will be the biggest week for 4K this month. No doubt because the week after has Black Friday and the Thanksgiving holiday so you will likely have your spending habits elsewhere.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include The Invasion, Scarface (1932) and Circus of Horrors.

 Before we get to the remainder of the Blu-ray slate, let's remind you that Second Sight's (LIKELY Region B locked) Limited Edition release of The Blair Witch Project comes out on Monday. Also available is the standard edition.

 Anime highlights this week include Afro Samurai - The Complete Series + Resurrection Movie SteelBook, The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent - Season 2, Space Dandy: The Complete Series and Tokyo Revengers: The Complete First Season.

 Paramount/CBS animated TV on disc, look for Star Trek: Prodigy: Season 2 and Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season One.

 Warner Archive this week has The Complete Thin Man Collection (1934-47).

 Shout! Factory has more Golden harvest action with Golden Harvest Vol. 1: Supernatural Shockers.

 Australian Import Friday (via Amazon US) this week includes the following:

• Little Dixie - Australian Import
• The Adventures of Merlin: The Complete Series - Australian Import
• Psych: The Movie Collection Psych: The Movie / Pysch 2: Lassie Come Home / Pysch 3: This Is Gus - Australian Import
• Ozploitation Rarities Volume 2 Standard Edition (Australian Import)
• Full Moon Fright Box Vol 1: Standard Edition (1991, 1993, 1992, 2010) (Australian Import)
• TimeCrimes (Australian Import)

Notable announcements from last week:

 Pricing Alert: Prices on those four upcoming 4K Disney+ TV SteelBooks have come down this past week. At launch they were listed at over $75. Now they're close to $50.

 Shout! Factory has revealed their January slate of titles. Just like Criterion, the volume of titles is less than usual, again, giving our wallets time to recharge post-Christmas. Titles include John Carpenter's Vampires 4K, The Last Voyage of the Demeter 4K, Sanctum 4K and Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume Five on Blu-ray. I will take one of each please.

 Other studios have been revealing a lot of onesie twosie titles throughout the week and we have updated our release calendar to reflect them.

4K Release Calendar

2K/BD Release Calendar

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?