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The Criterion Collection Dates & Details May 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray ReleasesCriterion's May Blu-ray title announcements include A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu, Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène, Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall, Karyn Kusama's Girlfight, and Michael Powell's Peeping Tom. Only Peeping Tom will also be available on 4K UHD Blu-ray. First up is A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu arriving May 7 on Blu-ray. A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu In 1959, Yasujiro Ozu remade his 1934 silent classic A Story of Floating Weeds in color with celebrated cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa. Setting his later version in a seaside location, Ozu otherwise preserves the details of his elegantly simple plot wherein an aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and their son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all. Together, the films offer a unique glimpse into the evolution of one of cinema's greatest directors. A Story of Floating Weeds finds Ozu in the midst of developing his mode of expression; Floating Weeds reveals his distinct style at its pinnacle. In each, the director captures the joy and sadness of everyday life. A Story of Floating Weeds Rich in backstage atmosphere and class-conscious insight, A Story of Floating Weeds was one of Yasujiro Ozu’s final silent films, and it displays his complete mastery of the form. With a vivid sense of character and the world of rural Japan, he sketches a poignant tale of family secrets, jealousy, and creative community, buoyed by grace notes of humanist observation and by luminous black-and-white cinematography that shows his spare yet lyrical visuals at their most soulful. Floating Weeds One of six sublime color masterworks that Yasujiro Ozu produced late in his career, the director’s second filming of his own 1934 silent triumph A Story of Floating Weeds represents the mature flowering of his style. Harnessing the full expressive potential of color, sound, music, and his exquisite compositional sense, he brings new depths of bittersweet feeling—tinged with an aging artist’s melancholic nostalgia—as well as a new air of expansiveness, to a story with enduring resonance. SPECIAL FEATURES 4K digital master of Floating Weeds, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack (Blu-ray); high-definition digital transfer of Floating Weeds (DVD) High-definition digital master of A Story of Floating Weeds, featuring a score by composer Donald Sosin, presented in 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray Audio commentary for A Story of Floating Weeds by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie and for Floating Weeds by film critic Roger Ebert Trailer English subtitle translation by Richie for Floating Weeds PLUS: An essay by RichieCovers by Lucien S. Y. Yang Next on May 14, we have Michael Powell's Peeping Tom hitting 4K UHD Blu-ray as well as Blu-ray. Peeping Tom (1960) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Having brought British cinema into exalted realms of fantasy and imagination, Michael Powell took a dark detour into obsession, voyeurism, and violence with this groundbreaking metacinematic investigation into the mechanics of fear. Armed with his killer camera, photographer and filmmaker Mark Lewis (Carl Boehm) unleashes the traumas of his childhood by murdering women and recording their deaths—until he falls for his downstairs neighbor, and finds himself struggling against his dark compulsions. Received with revulsion upon its release only to be reclaimed as a masterpiece, the endlessly analyzed, still-shocking Peeping Tom dares viewers to confront their own relationship to the violence on-screen. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Two audio commentaries, one featuring film scholar Laura Mulvey and one featuring film historian Ian Christie Introduction by filmmaker Martin Scorsese Interview with editor Thelma Schoonmaker Documentary about the film’s history, featuring interviews with Schoonmaker, Scorsese, and actor Carl Boehm Documentary about screenwriter Leo Marks Program on the film’s restoration Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by author Megan AbbottNew cover by Eric Skillman Then on May 21 comes Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène to Blu-ray. Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène Having blazed a trail for African filmmakers to tell their own stories on-screen, Senegalese auteur Ousmane Sembène took his career-long project—to unlock cinema’s potential as a vehicle for social change—in increasingly urgent and provocative directions in the 1970s. Searing critiques of colonialism, political corruption, patriarchal arrogance, and religious indoctrination, his three features from this decade—the radical call to resistance Emitaï, the wickedly subversive satire Xala, and the controversial historical epic Ceddo—confirmed his standing as a fearless truth-teller for whom the camera was the ultimate weapon in the fight against oppression in all its forms. Emitaï With revolutionary outrage, Ousmane Sembène chronicles a period during World War II when French colonial forces in Senegal conscripted young men of the Diola people and attempted to seize rice stores for soldiers back in Europe. As the tribe’s patriarchal leaders pray and make sacrifices to their gods, the women in the community refuse to yield their harvests, incurring the French army’s wrath. With a deep understanding of the oppressive forces that have shaped Senegalese history, Emitaï explores the strains that colonialism places upon cultural traditions and, in the process, discovers a people’s hidden reserves of rebellion and dignity. Xala An adaptation of Ousmane Sembène’s own 1973 novel, Xala is a hilarious, caustic satire of political corruption under an inept patriarchy. On the night of his wedding to his third bride, government official El Hadji (Thierno Leye) is rendered impotent and begins to suspect that one of his other wives has placed a curse on him. After seeking a cure from a local marabout, El Hadji must face the possibility that he deserves the infliction for his part in embezzling public funds and for helping to keep Senegal under French control. Adeptly combining elements of African folklore and popular cinema, Sembène indicts the hubris, entitlement, and opportunism of male authority figures. Ceddo In precolonial Senegal, members of the Ceddo (or “outsiders”) kidnap Princess Dior Yacine (Tabata Ndiaye) after her father, the king, pledges loyalty to an ascendant Islamic faction that plans to convert the entire clan to its faith. Attempts to recapture her fail, provoking further division and eventual war between the animistic Ceddo and the fundamentalist Muslims, with Christian missionaries and slave traders from Europe also playing a role in the conflict. Banned in Senegal upon its release, Ceddo is an ambitious, multilayered epic that explores the combustible tensions among ancient tradition, religious colonization, political expediency, and individual freedom. THREE-DISC SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restorations of all three films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks New conversation between Mahen Bonetti, founder and executive director of the African Film Festival, and film writer Amy Sall The Making of “Ceddo,” a 1981 documentary by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra New English subtitle translations PLUS: An essay by film scholar Yasmina PriceNew cover by Ify Chiejina The last two titles both hit stores on May 28, the first of which is Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall. Anatomy of a Fall The closer we look, the less we know in Justine Triet’s masterful Palme d’Or–winning Anatomy of a Fall, an eerily riveting courtroom thriller that examines the line where truth becomes fiction and fiction becomes truth. When Sandra Voyter (a transfixing Sandra Hüller), a writer who turns the material of her life into autofiction, is put on trial for the suspicious death by defenestration—or was it suicide?—of her husband, it opens up an inquiry that will turn a troubled home inside out. Tapping into the minimalist intensity of a chamber drama—and using intricate, elliptical editing—Triet constructs a mystery that is ultimately less about a death than about the hidden lives we lead. DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 2K digital master, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack New interview with director Justine Triet Deleted and alternate scenes with commentary by Triet Audition footage of actors Milo Machado Graner and Antoine Reinartz and rehearsal footage of Machado Graner and actor Sandra Hüller Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Alexandra SchwartzNew cover by Greg Ruth And arriving on the same date is Karyn Kusama's Girlfight starring Michelle Rodriguez. Girlfight Bullied by her father at home and feeling adrift at school, Diana Guzman (Michelle Rodriguez) finds refuge in an unexpected pocket of her native Brooklyn—a timeworn boxing gym, where she learns to channel her strength, discovers a sense of community, and falls for a rival fighter. In Karyn Kusama’s raw, understated feature debut, Rodriguez commands the screen with both tightly coiled intensity and deep wells of vulnerability as a young woman hitting back at society’s expectations and her own personal demons. Capturing the full emotional weight of Diana’s journey and the kinetic thrill of bodies in motion, Kusama crafts a singularly uncompromising story of self-realization. DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Karyn Kusama and director of photography Patrick Cady, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack Audio commentary featuring Kusama New interviews with Kusama, editor Plummy Tucker, and composer Theodore Shapiro Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by author Carmen Maria MachadoNew cover by Jillian Adel Pre-orders for The Criterion Collection's May releases should be available soon!Posted Thu Feb 15, 2024 at 12:02 PM PST by: -
Turbine Celebrates 50 Years of Flesh Gordon With 4 New Fully Engorged Blu-Ray MediabooksHoward Ziehm's Flesh Gordon celebrates five decades of swollen sci-fi hilarity with four fully engorged two-disc anniversary Mediabooks from Germany's Turbine Medien. Four limited edition covers are ready to thrust themselves upon your collection on February 22nd! Before Star Wars, before Star Trek: The Motion Picture, hell, even before there was Mike Hodges' Flash Gordon - there was Flesh Gordon! The hilariously sexy bawdy sci-fi comedy has been a staple of midnight movies for generations. Our hero, virile all-American athlete Flesh Gordon with his right-hand gal Gale Ardor and Dr. Flexi Juckow travel to the distant Planet Porno to stop the evil Emperor Hordes and his devastating sex rays. It's a tough job but someone's got to do it! Fans of this 70s romp have four new exciting rigid Mediabooks to choose from! Flesh Gordon - 50th Anniversary Mediabook Cover ALimited to 222 Units Flesh Gordon - 50th Anniversary Mediabook Cover BLimited to 222 Units Flesh Gordon - 50th Anniversary Mediabook Cover CLimited to 555 Units Flesh Gordon - 50th Anniversary Mediabook Cover DLimited to 555 Units Grab All Four Flesh Gordon Mediabook Covers! Here's a view of the inside: And here's all of the details including bonus features and the well-endowed 65-page booklet: Bonus Material: Blu-ray premiere with uncut version (including completed dubbing) completed German version Super8 version (D) comparison of the US and D version (HD approx. 7 min.) Trailer (US, D) Trailers from Hell with Mick Garris Intro with Jason Williams Audio commentary by director Howard Ziehm Sex Rays & Stop Motion - Conversation with Dr. Rolf Giesen and Christian Genzel Book section The Journey to Porno by Christian Genzel + guest article by Ingo Strecker, as well as rare photos (64 pages) Tech Specs Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audio: German/English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Subtitles: German/English These sets are due to ship out on February 22nd and with such limited quantities, it's a good idea to get your pre-order in ASAP - Happy Collecting!Posted Thu Feb 15, 2024 at 03:51 AM PST by: -
The Iron Claw Pins Blu-ray For The 3-Count on March 26Lionsgate and A24 has announced that the critically acclaimed The Iron Claw biopic drama about the legendary Von Erich family is getting a Blu-ray combo pack on March 26. The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports. The Iron Claw - Blu-ray The Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Combo Pack includes lossless 5.1 audio and supplements include Brotherhood Is Forever: Making Iron Claw, Cast and Crew Q&A, and Theatrical Trailer. Pre-orders for The Iron Claw are up and here is the full press release: . Blu-ray™ + DVD + Digital Street Date: 3/26/24Blu-ray™ + DVD + Digital SRP: $39.99 PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONBringing the true story of the Von Erich brothers to the world, The Iron Claw will be available on Blu-ray™ + DVD + Digital on March 26 from A24 and Lionsgate. Starring Zac Efron and Golden Globe® winner Jeremy Allen White (Best Performance by an Actor in Musical or Comedy TV Series, “The Bear,” 2023), The Iron Claw will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.99 for Blu-ray + DVD + Digital. OFFICIAL SYNOPSISThe true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports. CASTZac Efron Neighbors, The Greatest Showman, 17 AgainJeremy Allen White TV’s “The Bear,” “Shameless,” “Homecoming”Harris Dickinson The King’s Man, Triangle of Sadness, Where the Crawdads SingMaura Tierney Liar Liar, TV’s “Your Honor,” “ER” Holt McCallany TV’s “Mindhunter,” “Lights Out,” Fight ClubLily James Cinderella, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, TV’s “Pam & Tommy”Trailer: https://youtu.be/ANI0bBIHWdg?si=eXewQeKUspAQI5sg BLU-RAY/DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:Brotherhood Is Forever: Making Iron ClawCast and Crew Q&ATheatrical Trailer PROGRAM INFORMATIONYear of Production: 2023Title Copyright: The Iron Claw © 2023 House Claw Rights LLC; Claw Film LLC; British Broadcasting Corporation. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2024 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.Type: New ReleaseRating: RGenre: Drama, Biography, SportsClosed-Captioned: N/ASubtitles: Spanish, English SDHRun Time: 132 MinutesBlu-ray Format: 1080p High Definition, 16x9 (1.85:1)Blu-ray Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™DVD Format: 16x9 (1.85:1)DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby AudioPosted Wed Feb 14, 2024 at 09:11 AM PST by: -
Shout Unleashes Carrie (2013) and Rides Away with Quigley Down Under on 4K UHD in MarchOn top of their already announced releases of The Ring Collection, K-19 The Widow Maker, and the 2019 version of Child's Play, Shout Studios will bring fan-favorite Australian Western Quigley Down Under and the 2013 version of Carrie for 4K UHD in March. It's a stacked frame that's only getting more crowded with each announcement. Quigley Down Under - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Coming March 12th - Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, and Alan Rickman star in Quigley Down Under, a stylish take on the venerable Western genre from the director of Lonesome Dove. Arriving in Australia with nothing more than a saddle and his prized six-foot Sharps rifle, American sharpshooter Matthew Quigley (Selleck) thinks he’s been hired to kill off wild dogs. But when he realizes that his mission is murder — to eradicate the Aborigines from the property of a wealthy cattle baron (Rickman) — Quigley refuses … and quickly turns from hunter to hunted. Forced to wage a savage war against his former employer, Quigley proves that no one gets the best of a steely-eyed gunfighter — no one, that is, except the mysterious beauty (San Giacomo) who rides by his side … and captures his heart. DISC ONE (4K UHD): NEW 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative DISC TWO (BLU-RAY): NEW 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative "Finding Crazy Cora" - Interview with Laura San Giacomo "This One Shoots a Mite Further" - Closer Look at the Sharps Rifle with Master Armorer Mike Tristano "The Rebirth of a Western" Featurette Theatrical Trailer TV Spots English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo Carrie (2013) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Collector's Edition Coming March 19th, bring home a new vision of high school horror from award-winning director Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don't Cry, P-Valley) with the release of Carrie (2013) Collector’s Edition from Scream Factory. Starring Julianne Moore and Chloë Grace Moretz, the fan-favorite adaptation of Stephen King’s novel is a two disc 4K UHD / Blu-ray set that features a new 4K scan from the original camera negative. The release also includes a variety of bonus features, including a new interview with author and screenwriter Joseph Maddrey, a new interview with production designer Carol Spier, audio commentary with director Kimberly Peirce, behind the scenes featurettes, deleted scenes and more! After merciless taunting from classmates and abuse at the hand of her religious fanatic mother (Julianne Moore), Carrie (Chloë Grace Moretz) lets her anger get the best of her … and her telekinetic powers are unleashed. And when a prom prank goes horribly wrong, events spiral out of control until the terrifying conclusion of this powerful, pulse-quickening horror story. Carrie (2013) Collector’s Edition Bonus Features NEW 4K Scan from the original camera negative NEW “The Devil’s Hand: Designing Carrie” – interview with production designer Carol Spier NEW “They’re All Going to Laugh at You: Adapting Carrie” – Interview with author Joseph Maddrey Audio Commentary with director Kimberly Peirce Alternate Ending Deleted/Alternate Scenes “Creating Carrie” Featurette “The Power Of Telekinesis” Featurette “Tina On Fire” Stunt Double Dailies “Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise” Theatrical Trailer Both titles are now up for pre-order - Happy Collecting!Posted Wed Feb 14, 2024 at 07:18 AM PST by: -
Lionsgate Drops New Walmart Blu-ray SteelBooks for Kickboxer, Little Monsters, and Shivers March 5thThree previously released Blu-rays: Kickboxer, Little Monsters, and Shivers - will be available as collectible Blu-ray SteelBooks on March 5. The three titles are exclusive to Walmart. Accompanied by his brother Kurt (Van Damme), American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio) arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge. After a crash course in the ancient techniques of kickboxing from Thai master Xian Chow, Kurt challenges Tong. Their battle to the finish, born of lust, power, and revenge, will leave only one man standing. Kickboxer - SteelBook Little Monsters is the story of Brian, a sixth grader who’s recently moved to a new town and made friends with Maurice — the monster who lives under Brian’s bed! Maurice introduces Brian to the world of monsters, where junk food rules, adults aren’t allowed, and the fun and games never end. But when Brian’s brother is kidnapped, it’s time for Brian to get serious and fight the monsters on their turf in this zany cult favorite. Little Monsters Vestron Video Collector's Series SteelBook Audio Commentary with Jarret Gahan, Editor-In-Chief of cultofmonster.com Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with Composer David Newman “Call Him Maurice” — An Interview with Actor Howie Mandel “Beneath The Bed” — An Interview with Producer Andrew Licht “Monsters Big & Small” — An Interview with Special Makeup Effects Creator Robert Short Vintage Interviews with Actors Fred Savage, Ben Savage, Special Makeup Effects Creator Robert Short, and Director Richard Alan Greenberg Behind-The-Scenes Footage Vintage Footage: “Making Maurice” — Howie Mandel’s Makeup Transformation Vintage EPK & VHS Promo Theatrical Trailer Still Gallery A cult favorite, Shivers is acclaimed filmmaker David Cronenberg’s (The Fly, Naked Lunch) controversial feature-length debut. When the residents of a luxury apartment complex outside Montreal are infiltrated by parasites and transformed into violent, sex-crazed maniacs, it’s up to Dr. Roger St. Luc to contain the outbreak from spreading to the city at large in a film that “scares and shocks us because it’s so cleverly made” (Roger Ebert). Shivers - Vestron Video Collector's Series (SteelBook) Audio Commentary with Writer-Director David Cronenberg Audio Commentary with Co-Producer Don Carmody “Mind Over Matter” — An Interview with Writer-Director David Cronenberg “Good Night Nurse” — An Interview with Actress Lynn Lowry “Outside and Within” — An Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Creator Joe Blasco “Celebrating Cinépix” — An Interview with Greg Dunning • Archival 1998 David Cronenberg Interview Still Gallery with Optional Archival Audio Interview with Executive Producer John Dunning Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Radio Spots Pre-orders for Kickboxer, Little Monsters, & Shiver are now live at Walmart.com - Happy CollectingPosted Tue Feb 13, 2024 at 10:35 AM PST by: -
Paramount Plus' Lawmen: Bass Reeves Will Arrest Blu-ray on April 30Paramount will be bringing the acclaimed limited series Lawmen: Bass Reeves starring Emmy Award nominee David Oyelowo to Blu-ray on April 30. Revealing the untold story of the most legendary lawman in the Old West, LAWMEN: BASS REEVES follows the journey of Reeves (David Oyelowo) and his rise from enslavement to law enforcement as one of the first Black U.S. Marshals west of the Mississippi. Despite arresting over 3,000 outlaws during the course of his career, the weight of the badge was heavy, and he wrestled with its moral and spiritual cost of his beloved family. Lawmen: Bass Reeves The 3-Disc Blu-ray set will include the following supplements: A Breed Apart: Production Design with Wynn Thomas – Exclusive Interview (only available on Blu-ray & DVD) Unbreakable: The Legend of Bass Reeves (only available on Blu-ray & DVD) Behind the Story featurettes for all eight episodes The Native American Nations Behind the Battle of Pea Ridge Building the World of LAWMEN: BASS REEVES The Legend Behind the Badge Meet The Characters: Bass Reeves (David Oyelowo) Jennie Reeves (Lauren E. Banks) Sally Reeves (Demi Singleton) Billy Crow (Forrest Goodluck) Esau Pierce (Barry Pepper) George Reeves (Shea Whigham) Judge Isaac Parker (Donald Sutherland) Sherrill Lynn (Dennis Quaid) Pre-orders for Lawmen: Bass Reeves are listed and here is the full press release: Lawmen: Bass Reeves Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on April 30 Experience the Action-Packed Original Limited Series Executive Produced by David Oyelowo, Chad Feehan and Taylor Sheridan LOS ANGELES – February 12, 2024 – Paramount Home Entertainment today announced the hit series LAWMEN: BASS REEVES, executive produced by star David Oyelowo, series creator Chad Feehan (Ray Donovan) and Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone), arrives on April 30 on Blu-ray™and DVD. The original series about Bass Reeves (Oyelowo), the most legendary lawman in the Old West, was Paramount+’s most-watched global series premiere in 2023. LAWMEN: BASS REEVES will be released in a three-disc Blu-ray or DVD set that features all eight episodes and over two hours of bonus content, including all-new special features, a behind-the-scenes look at every episode and an exclusive interview with production designer, Wynn Thomas (Malcolm X, Hidden Figures, A Beautiful Mind). The phenomenal cast includes Emmy® Award nominee David Oyelowo (Silo, Selma), Lauren E. Banks (City on a Hill, Gaslit), Demi Singleton (King Richard, The Deliverance), Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant, Cherry), Emmy® Award winner Barry Pepper (The Kennedys, 61), Grantham Coleman (Rustin, Bardo), Shea Whigham (Gaslit, Perry Mason), Oscar® recipient Donald Sutherland (Pride & Prejudice, Ad Astra) and Emmy® Award nominee3 Dennis Quaid (Goliath, The Special Relationship). Created for television by executive producer, writer and showrunner Chad Feehan, LAWMEN: BASS REEVES also is executive produced by Oscar® nominee Taylor Sheridan, David Oyelowo, David C. Glasser, Jessica Oyelowo, David Permut, Christina Alexandra Voros, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari and David Hutkin. The series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions and Oyelowo’s Yoruba Saxon and is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution, outside of Paramount+ international markets. SYNOPSIS Revealing the untold story of the most legendary lawman in the Old West, LAWMEN: BASS REEVES follows the journey of Reeves (Oyelowo) and his rise from enslavement to law enforcement as one of the first Black U.S. Marshals west of the Mississippi. Despite arresting over 3,000 outlaws during the course of his career, the weight of the badge was heavy, and he wrestled with its moral and spiritual cost of his beloved family. SPECIAL FEATURES A Breed Apart: Production Design with Wynn Thomas – Exclusive Interview (only available on Blu-ray & DVD) Unbreakable: The Legend of Bass Reeves (only available on Blu-ray & DVD) Behind the Story featurettes for all eight episodes The Native American Nations Behind the Battle of Pea Ridge Building the World of LAWMEN: BASS REEVES The Legend Behind the Badge Meet The Characters Bass Reeves (David Oyelowo) Jennie Reeves (Lauren E. Banks) Sally Reeves (Demi Singleton) Billy Crow (Forrest Goodluck) Esau Pierce (Barry Pepper) George Reeves (Shea Whigham) Judge Isaac Parker (Donald Sutherland) Sherrill Lynn (Dennis Quaid) About Paramount Home Entertainment 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. LAWMEN: BASS REEVES Street Date: April 30, 2024 (Blu-ray™ and DVD) U.S. Rating: Not Rated Canadian Rating: 14A – Violence, Language May Offend Blu-ray™ Format: Audio: English 5.1 Surround Dolby TrueHD Subtitles: English SDH DVD Format: Audio: English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital Subtitles: English SDH Run Time: Approx. 6 HoursPosted Mon Feb 12, 2024 at 10:58 AM PST by: -
Yorgos Lanthimos' Oscar Nominated "Poor Things" Coming to Blu-ray March 12Nominated for 11 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actress for Emma Stone, Yorgos Lanthimos' latest darkly comedic creation comes to Blu-ray on March 12th - a 4K Digital option on Feb 27th. In another frustrating and all-too-common occurrence for physical media collectors, the 4K release of Poor Things will be a digital-only release with only a 1080p option on disc. I guess considering a movie like Barbarian still doesn't have a disc release we should be somewhat grateful, but a film this visually exuberant demands the bigger better format. So it goes. Poor Things - Blu-ray This one should be up for pre-order soon, but check out the press release below for all the gory details. Happy Collecting! NOMINATED FOR 11 ACADEMY AWARDS®INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR& BEST ACTRESS EMMA STONEBe The First To Watch At Home And Catch Up Before The AcademyAwards® When Searchlight Pictures’ Poor Things Arrives On DigitalFebruary 27 And Blu-ray™ And DVD March 12 BURBANK, CA (February 12, 2024) – From acclaimed filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, Searchlight Pictures’ award-winning Poor Things will be available from all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV and Vudu on February 27 and will be available on Blu-ray and DVD from March 12, with exclusive bonus content.Winner of Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Best Actress (Motion Picture Musical or Comedy) for Emma Stone at this year’s Golden Globe Awards®. It has been nominated for eleven Academy Awards® and eleven BAFTA Awards. Poor Things was also named one of the 10 best films of 2023 by both the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review. After taking the Lido by storm and winning the Golden Lion prize at Venice, the film continued to wow audiences also premiering at the Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and on the international circuit.Described as “nonstop bonkers brilliance” (David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter) and featuring “a dazzling Emma Stone performance" (Radhika Seth, Vogue) this wildly imaginative and exhilarating film is Certified-Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes™ (92%) and is currently still delighting audiences in theatres across the country.Film SynopsisFrom filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes this incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation. Also starring Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott and Jerrod Carmichael, “Poor Things” was written by Tony McNamara, based on the book by Alasdair Gray, and produced by Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone.Bonus Features*Featurettes Possessing Beauty - The Making of Poor Things. Join Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, cast and crew in the making of this fantastical film. Explore the costumes, makeup and prosthetics in detail. Take a tour with Willem Dafoe and see how Godwin and Bella’s home mirrors and accommodates them both. Deleted Things Brothel Doctor Alfie’s Chapter Bella’s Notebook * Bonus features vary by product and retailerCastEmma Stone as Bella BaxterMark Ruffalo as Duncan WedderburnWillem Dafoe as Godwin BaxterRamy Youssef as Max McCandlesChristopher Abbot as Alfie BlessingtonSuzy Bemba as ToinetteJerrod Carmichael as Harry AstleyKathryn Hunter as SwineyVicki Pepperdine as Mrs. PrimMargaret Qualley as FelicityHanna Schygulla as Martha Von Kurtzroc Directed byYorgos LanthimosBased Upon the novel byAlasdair Gray Screenplay byTony McNamaraProduced byEd Guiney p.g.a.Andrew Lowe p.g.a.Yorgos Lanthimos p.g.a.Emma Stone p.g.a.Product SpecificationsRelease DateDigital: February 27Physical: March 12 Product SKUDigital: 4K UHD, HD, SDPhysical: Blu-ray (Blu-ray + Digital Code) & DVD Feature Run TimeApprox. 142 minutes RatingU.S. Rated R* For strong and pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity, disturbing material, gore, and language.Aspect RatioDigital: 1.66:1Physical: 1.66:1 Disc SizeBlu-ray: 50GBDVD: 8.5GB U.S. AudioBlu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby DigitalDVD: English, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital, English 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive AudioDigital: English Dolby Atmos (UHD only, some platforms), English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English & French Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital (some platforms) U.S. SubtitlesBlu-ray: English SDH, Spanish, FrenchDVD: English SDH, Spanish, FrenchDigital: English SDH, French, Spanish (some platforms)Posted Mon Feb 12, 2024 at 07:37 AM PST by: -
The Ballad of the Empty Wallet - HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping Guide, Feb 11, 2024It's funny what a difference a single week makes. For 4K anyway, we go from a total drought to a well above average list. It's feast or famine I tell ya, and with the word Hunger in one of this week's releases, bring on the feast! This week could easily be a $500 week! Welcome to Volume 4 Episode 37 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of February 11th - February 17th, as well as a look at announcements from last week. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases- Import Monday begins with a pair of titles. First from 101Films, look for Alligator. It comes in a fancy looking package and also includes a bonus blu-ray of Alligator II. And next from Arrow Video, a fat-pack release of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). Kino did an excellent domestic release, so if you're happy with that, probably no reason to import this. Note: Although a release date of the 12th, we had to update our link to Amazon US (with a 2/23 street date) because Amazon UK is showing sold out. If those didn't make your wallet tingle a bit, let's get ready to feel the burn with Domestic Tuesday releases. There are THREE new release titles this week. For movies, going with the higher rated one first (and probably better quality AV too... BD100/Dolby Vision), from LionsGate, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Available as a Standard Edition, an Amazon Exclusive Edition and a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook. And second, Disney/Marvel, 2023's The Marvels, which comes as a Standard Edition and a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook. Still in the new releases category, BBC Nature's Planet Earth III. This one still features David Attenborough behind the mic. It has been a short hop from there to here, Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 4 becomes available this week. Six more films from their film vault to tide us over a bit. Can we say Volume 5? We got Flashdance, we got Dirty Dancing, it's only inevitable we also get Footloose from Paramount. Also available as a SteelBook featuring an alternative cover art. Thanks, now I got Kenny Loggins stuck in my head. Universal has another batch of 4K upgrades to recent blu-ray releases. First, Harriet, based on the story of freedom fighter Harriet Tubman. And second, Ticket to Paradise with George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Universal's final release of the week, (previously delayed from last year) Universal Classic Monsters: Limited Edition Collection. This one is limited to a quantity of 5500 and each one is individually numbered. I'm still trying to picture how this set will come, the photo shows a book and 8 loose discs. Shout! Factory brings us Willy's Wonderland, with what Bryan says is a great-looking video presentation. This one is also available as a general release (not Walmart exclusive) SteelBook. Friday import from Turbine Medien Group, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas gets a standard slipcover edition release. Next week's slate should be a bit gentler on our finances, a decent amount of releases, just not box sets. Get ready for Beverly Hills Cop III, Leviathan, Darkman, and a tad more! Blu-ray releases- Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and The Marvels. The rest of the blu-ray category is a bit light this week. From LionsGate, Priscilla, an Elvis Presley story from the eyes of Priscilla Beaulieu. Criterion Collection this week has Eric Rohmer’s Tales of the Four Seasons. Fear Is the Key debuts to blu-ray from Arrow Video. Crossing the Pacific, The Shaolin Plot also gets an Arrow Video Limited Edition. TV On Disc this week includes Boystown - The Complete Season 1, Flunk - Season 1, Flunk - Season 2, Flunk - Season 3, 'Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series' and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - Season 1 [SteelBook]. Anime highlights include One Piece: Season Thirteen - Voyage Five and Spy x Family Season 1 Part 2, which comes as a Standard Edition and as a Limited Edition. Boutique label Radiance Films has the thriller Goodbye & Amen. The Shout Select label has Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny with Jack Black. Honorable mentions from Kino Lorber, Blood on the Sun with James Cagney debuts to blu-ray this week, as does Let's Dance, a musical with Fred Astaire. Notable announcements from last week: Paramount has revealed that Mean Girls (2004) will also be getting a special edition 4K, with a release date of April 30th. Universal pictures is adding more and more TV shows to blu-ray. Added are complete series for Suits, Heroes (2006-2016) and The Act. I know I buy all the ones that I am remotely interested in, so should you! Up for order on Amazon is Warner Bros' 4K of The Departed. Exact date TBA. 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?Posted Sun Feb 11, 2024 at 09:00 AM PST by: -
Arrrgh!! Renny Harlin's Cutthroat Island Sails for a Walmart Exclusive 4K UHD SteelBook April 2ndLionsgate is preparing the 1995 adventure comedy starring Geena Davis and Matthew Modine for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on April 2. The release will also include a SteelBook and be exclusively available at Walmart stores. Geena Davis and Matthew Modine deliver a tidal wave of nonstop action and adventure in this swashbuckling saga of ruthless pirates, buried treasure, and bloodthirsty betrayal. Cutthroat Island - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Walmart Exclusive SteelBook The 4K UHD Blu-ray + Blu-ray + Digital SteelBook Combo Pack will include a lossless 5.1 soundtrack and the following supplements: 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES The Adventure of a Lifetime: Making Cutthroat Island Charting the Course: Creating Cutthroat Island Across the Bow: Editing Cutthroat Island Summon Your Courage: Scoring Cutthroat Island Ecce Pirate: A Short Film by Matthew Modine Audio Commentary from Director Renny Harlin Making of Behind the Scenes Storyboards Interviews Original Trailer Pre-orders for Cutthroat Island - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Walmart Exclusive SteelBook should be on the horizon soon and here is the full press release: 4K UHD + Blu-ray™ + Digital Street Date: 4/2/244K UHD + Blu-ray™ + Digital SteelBook® SRP: $39.99Available only at Walmart PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONThe course has been set for Cutthroat Island, arriving on SteelBook® April 2 exclusively at Walmart from Lionsgate. Prepare the weapons and summon the courage to return to this Geena Davis classic. This release of Cutthroat Island marks the first time the film is available on 4K UHD + Blu-rayTM + Digital SteelBook® for the suggested retail price of $39.99. OFFICIAL SYNOPSISGeena Davis and Matthew Modine deliver a tidal wave of nonstop action and adventure in this swashbuckling saga of ruthless pirates, buried treasure, and bloodthirsty betrayal. CASTGeena Davis Thelma & Louise, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The FlyMatthew Modine Full Metal Jacket, The Dark Knight Rises, TV’s “Stranger Things”Frank Langella Frost/Nixon, Robot & Frank, The BoxMaury Chaykin My Cousin Vinny, Dances with Wolves, WarGamesPatrick Malahide The World Is Not Enough, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Singing DetectiveStan Shaw The Monster Squad, Daylight, Rising Sun 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES The Adventure of a Lifetime: Making Cutthroat Island Charting the Course: Creating Cutthroat Island Across the Bow: Editing Cutthroat Island Summon Your Courage: Scoring Cutthroat Island Ecce Pirate: A Short Film by Matthew Modine Audio Commentary from Director Renny Harlin Making of Behind the Scenes Storyboards Interviews Original Trailer PROGRAM INFORMATIONYear of Production: 1995Title Copyright: © 1995 Cutthroat Productions L.P. Package Design and Summary: © 2024 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. CutThroat Island and Design is a trademark of CutThroat Distribution Inc.Type: Catalog Re-ReleaseRating: PG-13Genre: Action, Adventure, ComedyClosed-Captioned: N/ASubtitles: French, German, English SDHRun Time: 124 Minutes4K UHD Format: 2160p Ultra High Definition 16x9 (2.35:1) Presentation4K UHD Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™, English 2.0 PCM Stereo, French and German 5.1 DTS-HD Master AudioTMArtist Information: Luke PreecePosted Tue Feb 6, 2024 at 10:43 AM PST by: -
Lionsgate Hunts Down New 4K SteelBooks for First Blood & Rambo: Last Blood April 2ndFans who missed out on Lionsgate big SteelBook set of all five films (or any of the previous 4k UHD releases for that matter) can pick up the story from the beginning and the end with First Blood and Rambo: Last Blood on April 2nd exclusively available at Walmart 42 years ago Sylvester Stallone started an action-packed franchise centering on the wayward disenfranchised Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. Five years ago, he effectively wrapped up John Rambo's journey with the decent but underwhelming Rambo: Last Blood. Now Lionsgate looks to be repurposing some discs and SteelBooks for new solo-film releases to start the fourth month of the year. If you didn't pick up the Best Buy SteelBook set, these individual versions look like the exact same SteelBooks only now with Lionsgate's standard plastic slipcover to give the case a little visual enhancement. And judging by the press releases for each set, we're getting the same discs as before. Now that's fine for First Blood, that's still a great disc, but I was really hoping we'd see the longer and better cut of Rambo: Last Blood finally make a disc appearance (and I don't mean the slightly longer German version). The much better-paced and longer Director's Cut appears to remain a streaming-only viewing option. We have reached out for verification on that point. So far, only First Blood is up for pre-order but we expect Last Blood to go up any time now. First Blood - Walmart 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook 4K ULTRA HD / BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES 4K AND BLU-RAY™ SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio Commentary with Sylvester Stallone Audio Commentary with Author David Morrell BLU-RAY™ SPECIAL FEATURES: Rambo Takes The ’80s, Part 1 Making Of First Blood Alternative Ending Outtakes Deleted Scenes Restoration Featurette The Real ’Nam Forging Heroes How To Become Rambo, Part 1 4K UHD Format: 2160p Ultra High Definition • 16x9 (2.35:1) Presentation4K UHD Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™ • Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio™Artist Information: SteelBook by Phantom City Creative, Slipcase by BOND Rambo: Last Blood - Walmart 4K Ultra HD SteelBook 4K ULTRA HD / BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES Drawing Last Blood: Multipart Production Diary From First Note to Last Blood: Music for the Massacres Theatrical Trailer 4K UHD Format: 2160p Ultra High Definition 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation4K UHD Audio: English Dolby Atmos • Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby AudioArtist Information: SteelBook by John Guydo, Slipcase by BONDPosted Tue Feb 6, 2024 at 10:20 AM PST by:
