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Feast On This! HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping Guide, Week of Nov. 26, 2024Welcome to another rather busy week of disc releases. Typically with the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, and the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday 'holidays', we get a small batch of disc releases. Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 26 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of November 24th - November 30th, as well as a look at announcements from last week. (Header image courtesy of Bing AI.) 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases- Even if you exclude Severin and Vinegar Syndrome that always have new titles to offer us on Black Friday, we still are greeted with quite a few discs just vying to be in your collections. UK Import Monday might not exactly be reliable, but here is where we stand as of press time. From BFI and previously postponed indefinitely, the animated release Watership Down might actually be on the way to our mailboxes? Next up, frequently observed with having dates pushed back, 88 Films' release of Giallo horror Eyeball. This one also gets a web shop exclusive release as well. Well known for their martial arts releases, 88 Films also is on track to release The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk Collection this week as well. US Domestic Tuesday starts with the Criterion Collection and a pair of releases. First from director Guillermo del Toro and a title that has already been released several times by a different studio, the fantasy/romance The Shape of Water. And how about a little classic film crime action with Paper Moon? There are three titles from Shout! Factory this week. The fantasy/romance Bones and All, Rob Cohen action film Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, and the 2016 thriller Rush. Kino Lorber is next with two releases that were originally slate for several weeks ago. The 2006 horror/thriller that was cancelled in 2022 but put back on again, Bug, and a William Friedkin crime/thriller with Tommy Lee Jones, The Hunted. Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection comes to us via Universal Pictures. This set looks identical to the large format book Classic Movie Monsters Collection a while back. The 2006 thriller Zyzzyx Road comes to us via Dark Arts Entertainment. Severin Films releases 2020 Texas Gladiators. From Media Blasters, the comedy crime film Fudoh: The New Generation. This one also includes an English dub. Standard releases of Corpse Mania and The Tenant are available this week from Vinegar Syndrome via Amazon. There is a mixture of releases on Black Friday. Between Vinegar Syndrome, Severin, Dark Force, and a random UK import, there are multiple ways to empty that wallet this week: Last Cannibal World - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Special Edition Hell of the Living Dead - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Slave of the Cannibal God - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Rats: Night of Terror - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Eaten Alive - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Delicatessen - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Looking for Mr. Goodbar - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (Limited Edition) Looking for Mr. Goodbar - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Congo - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (Limited Edition) Terror Circus (1974): 50th Anniversary 4K UHD Blu-ray Blu-ray releases- Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include the (liekly region B locked) The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk Collection (UK Deluxe Limited Edition), US region A/Region-All editions of Paper Moon, Bug, 2020 Texas Gladiators and Fudoh: The New Generation. By volume, excluding Vinegar Syndrome's partner label releases, this week is still quite a doozie when you look at it. As always, here are the highlights... Warner Archive3 Collection's November batch releases this week, titles include Humoresque, Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 4, Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volumes 1-4, Must Love Dogs, That's Entertainment! (1974) and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972-74): The Complete Series. The last title is likely on a delay, but maybe not. From Arrow Video, the long awaited Shawscope Volume Three. Kino Cult Collectors look out for 1,000 Convicts and a Woman! and No. 1 of the Secret Service, numbers 20 and 21 respectively. If you ordered it (like I did) and wondering where it went, Las Vegas: The Complete Series apparently is rescheduled to this week. Thanks for the update Uni! Anime highlights include Attack on Titan: The Final Season - THE FINAL CHAPTERS - Part 3, which also comes as a Limited Edition, and Parasyte - The Maxim Limited Edition SteelBook. Notable announcements from last week: Early in the week, the Criterion Collection has revealed their February slate of releases. Interesting is a word that describes the array. Warner Bros. has officially announced that David Fincher's 'Se7en' Is Coming to 4K UHD & SteelBook January 7th. The standard edition appears to have a little bit of swag in it. No doubt there will be a deluxe deluxe UK edition out there somewhere. Preorders are up for Gladiator 2 and Wicked. The movies barely got any screen time. Release date? No doubt not even close to a good guess, but if I had to, March, 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 Mon Nov 25, 2024 at 06:00 AM PST by: -
You Can't Explain It, You Can't Predict It - Turbine Unleashes New 4K UHD Dolby Vision SteelBook & Mediabook Editions of 'Twister' December 5thGermany's Turbine will unleash the most powerful force of nature with their own 4K UHD Mediabook and SteelBook of Jan de Bont's Twister. Set to release December 5th, the new offerings will not only feature the classy classic original poster art on both editions but the 4K disc will be pressed on a BD100 disc with Dolby Vision HDR and the set will also include the remastered 1080p Blu-ray. The damnable misery of being a physical media collector is when there's a rights discrepancy for a fan-favorite title. Do you jump the gun snag the domestic release now, or do you wait to see what the foreign markets bring to the table? Well, those who waited will be treated to a terrific new two-disc release of Jan de Bont's disaster weather epic in 4K with far superior artwork options. Fans will also enjoy the film in 4K with a disc that will include Dolby Vision HDR and will be pressed on a BD100 disc for a likely cleaner encode. The English Atmos track will be the same as we had here, sadly Turbine's exciting Auro3D 13.1 mix from their previous Blu-ray offering won't be carried over. Twister - Turbine 4K UHD Mediabook Twister - Turbine 4K UHD SteelBook Here are all of the specs and bonus features details: The producers of JURASSIC PARK and the director of SPEED show the darkest side of nature in 4K!Jo and Bill Harding are scientists who are tracking the most destructive hurricane of the last 50 years through the USA. Their goal: to channel electronic sensors into the center of the tornado in order to obtain measured values for a reliable early warning system. But to do so, they have to stand in the way of the deadly storm themselves. Houses are torn to shreds, tractors are thrown from the sky and a tanker truck develops into a flying bomb. At 300 miles per hour, the all-destroying Twister rolls through the land and leaves a trail of devastation in its wake...Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Jan de Bont's breathless tornado actioner with groundbreaking special and sound effects.Film info:Original title: TwisterProduction country: USA 1996Director: Jan de BontCast: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jami GertzSpecifications:Language / Sound: German Dolby Atmos, English Dolby Atmos, German DTS 5.1, English DTS 5.1Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 (2160p24 Ultra HD) with HDR10 and Dolby VisionSubtitles: German, English, German for the hearing impaired, English SDHRuntime: 113 minutesBonus material:New 4K restoration of the film to 4K Ultra HD Blu-rayBlu-ray Disc remastered in 4K+ New Dolby Atmos mix of the original English versionNew featurette: The Legacy of Twister (approx. 15 min.)Audio commentary by director Jan de Bont and visual effects supervisor Stefen FangmeierStorm Chasers – Interview with Jan de Bont (HD, approx. 19 min.)Chasing the Storm – A look back at TWISTER (approx. 29 min.)Making of Twister (approx. 14 min.)Anatomy of a tornado (approx. 8 min.)Music video Humans Being by Van HalenUS teaser, trailer from USA, UK and GermanyPosted Thu Nov 21, 2024 at 05:55 AM PST by: -
Count Your Blessings Because David Fincher's 'Se7en' Is Coming to 4K UHD & SteelBook January 7th 2025.After an elaborate box set edition popped up for sale early last year (and was quickly canceled), David Fincher's terrifying serial killer thriller Se7en finally sees its 1080p sins absolved for a new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release from Warner Bros. Fincher did an exhaustive restoration of the film and it will see limited IMAX engagements in the U.S., Canada, and abroad starting January 3rd! At long last, a film we've long waited for to see a good and proper 4K upgrade is coming to disc. David Fincher's Se7en has been in the works for some time. After Zavvi and other European retailers offered up an elaborate swag-filled literal Box Set edition of the film for pre-order, it was unceremoniously canceled. Don't know if someone jumped the gun or what happened there, but that big box set is not happening now. However, the good news is that Fincher himself personally oversaw the restoration and HDR grading of the film (which is pretty normal for him). So while we miss out on that box set, we finally get the film in 4K HDR and packed with loads of extra features with a Stylish SteelBook offering as well. The press release we received from Warner Bros didn't indicate HDR grade or audio, but from the back art image of the SteelBook on Amazon, it looks to be HDR10 with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio. Se7en - 30th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Se7en - 30th Anniversary 4K UHD SteelBook Here's all of the gory details: Se7en Digital release and Ultra HD Blu-ray disc contain the following previously released special features: Commentaries – The Stars: David Fincher, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman The Story: Richard Dyer, Andrew Kevin Walker, Richard Francis-Bruce, Michael De Luca, David Fincher The Picture: Darius Khondji, Arthur Max, Richard Francis-Bruce, Richard Dyer, David Fincher The Sound: Ren Klyce, Howard Shore, Richard Dyer, David Fincher Deleted Scenes – Car Ride in from Gluttony My Future Raid on Victor’s Spare Some Change? Tracy Wakes from Light Sleep Pride Alternate endings – Animated storyboards of un-shot ending Original “Test” ending Still Photographs (featurettes) – John Doe’s Photographs Victor’s Decomposition Police Crime Scene Photographs Production Photographs The Notebooks Production Design (featurette) Mastering for the Home Theater (featurette) Exploration of the Opening Title Sequence: Early Storyboards (featurette) Exploration of the Opening Title Sequence: Rough Version (featurette) Exploration of the Opening Title Sequence: Final Edit (featurette) Exploration of the Opening Title Sequence: Stereo Audio Commentary One – The Concept – Designer Kyle Cooper (featurette) Exploration of the Opening Title Sequence: Stereo Audio Commentary Two – The Sound – Brant Biles & Robert Margouleff (featurette) Theatrical EPK Both editions are currently up for Pre-order, we'll keep our eyes out for any more retailer exclusives. Here's the full press release: SE7EN FROM ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR DAVID FINCHER, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4K RESOLUTION WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR) AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL AND 4K UHD DISC ON JANUARY 7, 2025 EXPERIENCE THE FILM IN IMAX® FOR THE FIRST TIME, STARTING JANUARY 3, 2025 FOR A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT The film stars Academy Award Winners Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow Burbank, Calif., November 19, 2024 – Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the psychological thriller Se7en from New Line Cinema and acclaimed director David Fincher, the 1995 film will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on January 7, 2025. Se7en will be available to purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more. Additionally, to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary, the newly re-mastered version of Se7en will be offered theatrically worldwide with exclusive IMAX engagements in the U.S. and Canada beginning on January 3, and international theatrical engagements on select dates. To purchase tickets, or for further information, please visit www.imax.com/seven. Directed by three-time Academy Award nominee David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network, Mank) from a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker, the film stars Academy Award winner Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood), Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love), along with John C. McGinley (Platoon), Golden Globe nominee R. Lee Ermey (Full Metal Jacket), and Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey (The Usual Suspects, American Beauty) as John Doe. The film is produced by Arnold Kopelson and Phyllis Carlyle. Se7en received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing (Richard Francis-Bruce) at the 68th Academy Awards. The film was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay (Andrew Kevin Walker) at the 49th British Academy Film Awards. The 4K restoration of Se7en was completed at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) and was sourced from the original camera negative. The restoration was overseen by director David Fincher. About the Film Two cops (Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman) track a brilliant and elusive killer who orchestrates a string of horrific murders, each kill targeting a practitioner of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Gwyneth Paltrow also stars in this acclaimed thriller set in a dour, drizzly city sick with pain and blight. David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) guides the action – physical, mental and spiritual – with a sure understanding of what terrifies us, right up to a stunning denouement that will rip the scar tissue off the most hardened soul. Se7en Digital release and Ultra HD Blu-ray disc contain the following previously released special features: Commentaries – The Stars: David Fincher, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman The Story: Richard Dyer, Andrew Kevin Walker, Richard Francis-Bruce, Michael De Luca, David Fincher The Picture: Darius Khondji, Arthur Max, Richard Francis-Bruce, Richard Dyer, David Fincher The Sound: Ren Klyce, Howard Shore, Richard Dyer, David Fincher Deleted Scenes – Car Ride in from Gluttony My Future Raid on Victor’s Spare Some Change? Tracy Wakes from Light Sleep Pride Alternate endings – Animated storyboards of un-shot ending Original “Test” ending Still Photographs (featurettes) – John Doe’s Photographs Victor’s Decomposition Police Crime Scene Photographs Production Photographs The Notebooks Production Design (featurette) Mastering for the Home Theater (featurette) Exploration of the Opening Title Sequence: Early Storyboards (featurette) Exploration of the Opening Title Sequence: Rough Version (featurette) Exploration of the Opening Title Sequence: Final Edit (featurette) Exploration of the Opening Title Sequence: Stereo Audio Commentary One – The Concept – Designer Kyle Cooper (featurette) Exploration of the Opening Title Sequence: Stereo Audio Commentary Two – The Sound – Brant Biles & Robert Margouleff (featurette) Theatrical EPK BASICS Se7en Ultra HD Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, Parisian French Ultra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, Parisian French Run Time: 127 minutes Rating: R for grisly afterviews of horrific and bizarre killings, and for strong language Digital Street Date: January 7, 2025 Physical Street Date: January 7, 2025Posted Tue Nov 19, 2024 at 10:05 AM PST by: -
It's All Physical Media Love with The Criterion Collection's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Slate for February 2025After already announcing an impressive January 2025 slate to begin the new year, The Criterion Collection is following up with one hell of a February. For the shortest and coldest month of the year, fans can look forward to some 4K upgrades of old favorites, more Goddard on Blu-ray, and a couple of brand new 4K UHD & Blu-ray additions. The Criterion Collection may not always make a whole lot of sense for what titles arrive in their collections, but I have to hand it to them, they're certainly pulling out some strangely romantic titles this month. We're getting everything from Early Del Toro to Godard to Paul Thomas Anderson all in one slate. Punch Drunk Love - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 2002 • 95 minutes • Color • Dolby Atmos • 2.35:1 aspect ratio Chaos lurks in every corner of this giddily off-kilter foray into romantic comedy by Paul Thomas Anderson. Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty-toilet-plunger salesman Barry Egan (Adam Sandler, demonstrating remarkable versatility in his first dramatic role) spends his days collecting frequent-flier-mile coupons and dodging the insults of his seven sisters. The promise of a new life emerges when Barry inadvertently attracts the affection of a mysterious woman named Lena (Emily Watson), but their budding relationship is threatened when he falls prey to the swindling operator of a phone sex line and her deranged boss (played with maniacal brio by Philip Seymour Hoffman). Fueled by the careening momentum of a baroque-futurist score by Jon Brion, the Cannes-award-winning Punch-Drunk Love channels the spirit of classic Hollywood and the whimsy of Jacques Tati into an idiosyncratic ode to the delirium of new romance. DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Paul Thomas Anderson, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Blossoms & Blood, a short 2002 piece by Anderson featuring Adam Sandler and Emily Watson, along with music by Jon Brion Interview with Brion Program featuring behind-the-scenes footage of a recording session for the film’s soundtrack Conversation between curators Michael Connor and Lia Gangitano about the art of Jeremy Blake, used in the film Additional artwork by Blake Cannes Film Festival press conference from 2002 NBC News interview from 2000 with David Phillips, the “pudding guy” Twelve Scopitones Deleted scenes Mattress Man commercial Trailers English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by filmmaker, author, and artist Miranda July 4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO EDITION SRP: $49.95PREBOOK: 12/31/24STREET: 2/4/25CAT. NO.: CC3642UHDBDISBN: 979-8-88607-239-6UPC: 7-15515-30921-9 Cronos - The Criterion Collection 4K UHD Blu-ray 1993 • 93 minutes • Color • 2.0 surround • In Spanish and English with English subtitles • 1.85:1 aspect ratio Guillermo del Toro made an auspicious and audacious feature debut with Cronos, a highly unorthodox tale about the seductiveness of the idea of immortality. Kindly antiques dealer Jesús Gris (Federico Luppi) happens upon an ancient golden device in the shape of a scarab, and soon finds himself the possessor and victim of its sinister, addictive powers, as well as the target of a mysterious American named Angel (a delightfully crude and deranged Ron Perlman). Featuring marvelous makeup effects and the haunting imagery for which del Toro has become world-renowned, Cronos is a dark, visually rich, and emotionally captivating fantasy. DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Guillermo del Toro, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Optional original Spanish-language voice-over introduction Two audio commentaries, one featuring del Toro, the other producers Arthur H. Gorson and Bertha Navarro and coproducer Alejandro Springall Geometria, an unreleased 1987 short horror film by del Toro, finished in 2010, alongside an interview with the director Welcome to Bleak House, a tour by del Toro of his home office, featuring his personal collections Interviews with del Toro, cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, and actors Ron Perlman and Federico Luppi Stills gallery captioned by del Toro Trailer PLUS: An essay by film critic Maitland McDonagh and excerpts from del Toro’s notes for the film 4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO EDITIONSRP: $49.95PREBOOK: 1/21/25STREET: 2/25/25CAT. NO.: CC3629UHDBDISBN: 979-8-88607-223-5UPC: 7-15515-30671-3 King Lear - The Criterion Collection Blu-ray 1987 • 90 minutes • Color • 2.0 surround • 1.37:1 aspect ratio Jean-Luc Godard’s first English-language narrative feature is a radical anti-adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece that finds the visionary filmmaker continuing to reinvent the syntax of cinema. In a post-Chernobyl world where culture has been lost, William Shakespeare Jr. V (played by theater director Peter Sellars) attempts to reconstruct his ancestor’s play, abetted by a cast that includes Molly Ringwald, Burgess Meredith, and Godard himself as a crazed avant savant. Through a dense layering of sounds, images, and ideas about everything from language to the economics of filmmaking to the very meaning of art in a ruined world, Godard fashions a puckish and profound metacinematic riddle to be endlessly analyzed, argued over, and savored. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 2K digital restoration, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack Audio recording of the 1987 Cannes Film Festival press conference, featuring director Jean-Luc Godard New interviews with Richard Brody, author of Everything Is Cinema: The Working Life of Jean-Luc Godard; actor Molly Ringwald; and actor and coscreenwriter Peter Sellars English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by Brody BLU-RAY EDITIONSRP: $39.95PREBOOK: 1/7/25STREET: 2/11/25CAT. NO.: CC3638BDISBN: 979-8-88607-235-8UPC: 7-15515-30821-2 Crossing Delancy - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Blu-ray also available 1988 • 97 minutes • Color • 2.0 surround • 1.85:1 aspect ratio Joan Micklin Silver’s wonderfully affectionate spin on the romantic comedy infuses the genre with a fresh, personal perspective, following an unmarried Jewish woman’s search for fulfillment in New York City. Happily independent bookstore manager Izzy (a luminous Amy Irving) isn’t looking for love, but she’s forced to reevaluate her desires when she catches the eye of two very different men: a self-centered novelist (Jeroen Krabbé) and the mild-mannered Lower East Side pickle seller (Peter Riegert) with whom her old-fashioned bubbie (scene-stealing Yiddish-theater star Reizl Bozyk) sets her up. A love letter to 1980s Manhattan shot in beautifully burnished, autumnal tones, Crossing Delancey gracefully captures the magic of a city where disparate cultures, generations, and traditions both clash and connect. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by cinematographer Theo van de Sande, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features New program on the making of the film featuring actors Amy Irving and Peter Riegert and screenwriter Susan Sandler Audio interview from 1988 with director Joan Micklin Silver Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Rachel Syme 4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO EDITIONSRP: $49.95PREBOOK: 1/14/25STREET: 2/18/25CAT. NO.: CC3644UHDBDISBN: 979-8-88607-241-9UPC: 7-15515-30941-7 BLU-RAY EDITIONSRP: $39.95PREBOOK: 1/14/25STREET: 2/18/25CAT. NO.: CC3645BDISBN: 979-8-88607-242-6UPC: 7-15515-30951-6 Drugstore Cowboy - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Blu-ray also available 1989 • 102 minutes • Color • Stereo • 1.85:1 aspect ratio Gus Van Sant’s dreamy, drifty, deadpan second feature—an addiction drama based on James Fogle’s autobiographical novel—captures the zonked-out textures and almost surreal absurdity of a life lived fix to fix. Swinging between dope-fueled disconnection and edgy paranoia, Matt Dillon plays the leader of a ragtag crew (also featuring Kelly Lynch, Heather Graham, and James Le Gros) that robs pharmacies for pills, coasting across the 1970s Pacific Northwest while trying to outrun sobriety and fate. With a brilliant supporting turn from counterculture high priest William S. Burroughs and a lyrical feeling for the streetscapes of Van Sant’s hometown of Portland, Oregon, Drugstore Cowboy cemented the director’s status as a preeminent poet of outsiderhood. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Gus Van Sant and director of photography Robert Yeoman, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Audio commentary featuring Van Sant and actor Matt Dillon The Making of “Drugstore Cowboy,” featuring interviews with Van Sant and members of the cast and crew New interviews with Yeoman and actor Kelly Lynch Deleted scenes Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by author and screenwriter Jon Raymond 4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO EDITIONSRP: $49.95PREBOOK: 1/14/25STREET: 2/18/25CAT. NO.: CC3646UHDBDISBN: 979-8-88607-243-3UPC: 7-15515-30961-5 BLU-RAY EDITIONSRP: $39.95PREBOOK: 1/14/25STREET: 2/18/25CAT. NO.: CC3647BDISBN: 979-8-88607-244-0PC: 7-15515-30971-4 Performance - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Blu-ray also available 1970 • 105 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.85:1 aspect ratio The grimy criminal underworld and hedonistic rock-and-roll counterculture of late-1960s London collide in this mind-scrambling, kaleidoscopic freak-out. On the run from his vengeful boss, a ruthless gangster (James Fox) hides out in the Notting Hill home of a reclusive rock star (Mick Jagger) and his companions (Anita Pallenberg and Michele Breton), who open the doors of his perception as the lines between reality and fantasy, male and female, persona and self, dissolve in a hallucinogenic haze. Built around Jagger’s most magnetic narrative-film performance, this visionary collaboration between enigmatic artist Donald Cammell and first-time director Nicolas Roeg is a daringly transgressive, endlessly influential journey to the dark side of bohemia. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, approved by producer Sandy Lieberson, with uncompressed monaural original-UK-version soundtrack In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance (1998), a documentary by Kevin Macdonald and Chris Rodley Influence and Controversy: Making “Performance” (2007), a documentary about the making of the film The True Story of David Litvinoff, a new visual essay by Keiron Pim, biographer of dialogue coach and technical adviser David Litvinoff Performers on “Performance,” a documentary featuring actors James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and others The Two Cockneys of Harry Flowers, a program on the dialogue overdubbing done for the U.S. version of the film Memo from Turner, a program featuring behind-the-scenes footage Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by film critic Ryan Gilbey and a 1995 article by filmmaker and scholar Peter Wollen 4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO EDITIONSRP: $49.95PREBOOK: 1/21/25STREET: 2/25/25CAT. NO.: CC3648UHDBDISBN: 979-8-88607-245-7PC: 7-15515-30981-3 BLU-RAY EDITIONSRP: $39.95PREBOOK: 1/21/25STREET: 2/25/25CAT. NO.: CC3649BDISBN: 979-8-88607-246-4UPC: 7-15515-30991-2 All titles are currently up for pre-order at the Criterion store, but as soon as we get some Amazon or Walmart links, we'll update our listings ASAP. Happy collecting!Posted Mon Nov 18, 2024 at 09:47 AM PST by: -
Say Cheese! Smile 2 Headed for 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K SteelBook on January 21st 2025Paramount is preparing Parker Finn's critically-acclaimed horror sequel Smile 2 to 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD SteelBook on January 21. Smile 2 will be available on Digital including in a two-movie collection with the first film on November 19. Digital and the 4K releases include over 40 minutes of bonus content. The film is Rated R. About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control. Smile 2 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Smile 2 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Commentary by Director Parker Finn—Take a peek behind the smile with commentary from writer/director Parker Finn as he goes through the gory details of this terrifying sequel. Ear To Ear—Cast and filmmakers dive deep into the SMILE universe and discuss how they brought the director’s vision to life. The Rise and Fall of Skye Riley—Naomi Scott brings you into the cursed life of popstar Skye Riley. Behind The Music—Take an inside look at the music and choreography from the film. A New Smile—SMILE veteran Kyle Gallner gives insight into his character’s gory return and filmmakers break down the film's intense first moments. Smiler: A New Monster—Bigger, bolder, and more insane! Take a behind-the-scenes look at the grotesque monster behind the smile. Turn That Frown Upside Down—Meet Lewis, a friend of Skye, and get an in-depth look at the gruesome make-up and prosthetics behind his terrifying smile. Show Me Your Teeth—Explore how the filmmakers captured the uniquely horrifying car crash. Deleted and Extended Scenes You can pre-order Smile 2 (2024) now and included below is the press announcement: The malevolent curse from the #1 original horror movie of 2022, SMILE, is taken to shocking new levels in “the scariest movie of the year by a mile” (Dave Morales, FOX-TV), SMILE 2. The box office hit arrives for purchase on Digital November 19, 2024 from Paramount Home Entertainment. SMILE 2 will also be available on Digital as part of a two-movie collection with the original SMILE and will arrive on 4K Ultra HD, in a 4K Ultra HD SteelBook®, and on DVD on January 21, 2025. Hailed as a “terrifying masterpiece” (Shahbaz Siddiqui, The Movie Podcast), writer/director Parker Finn’s SMILE 2 ratchets up the horror with a “razor-sharp and inventive” (Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting) story that takes viewers on “a wild, terrifying ride” (Joey Paur, Geek Tyrant). The film is Certified Fresh™ with an 86% Critics Score* on Rotten Tomatoes® and has been praised as “one of the best horror sequels ever made” (Jonathan Sim, Coming Soon). Fans who purchase the film on Digital** or 4K Ultra HD will have access to over 40 minutes of heart-pounding bonus content. Hear from cast and filmmakers as they break down the film's most intense moments; go behind-the-scenes to see how the make-up, prosthetics, and visual effects bring the nightmare to life; check out deleted and extended scenes not seen in theatres, and more! Bonus content is detailed below: Commentary by Director Parker Finn—Take a peek behind the smile with commentary from writer/director Parker Finn as he goes through the gory details of this terrifying sequel. Ear To Ear—Cast and filmmakers dive deep into the SMILE universe and discuss how they brought the director’s vision to life. The Rise and Fall of Skye Riley—Naomi Scott brings you into the cursed life of popstar Skye Riley. Behind The Music—Take an inside look at the music and choreography from the film. A New Smile—SMILE veteran Kyle Gallner gives insight into his character’s gory return and filmmakers break down the film's intense first moments. Smiler: A New Monster—Bigger, bolder, and more insane! Take a behind-the-scenes look at the grotesque monster behind the smile. Turn That Frown Upside Down—Meet Lewis, a friend of Skye, and get an in-depth look at the gruesome make-up and prosthetics behind his terrifying smile. Show Me Your Teeth—Explore how the filmmakers captured the uniquely horrifying car crash. Deleted and Extended Scenes Synopsis About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control. SMILE 2 is rated R for strong bloody violent content, grisly images, language throughout and drug use. PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents A TEMPLE HILL Production In Association with BAD FEELING A PARKER FINN Film “SMILE 2” NAOMI SCOTT ROSEMARIE DEWITT MILES GUTIERREZ-RILEY and KYLE GALLNER Music by CRISTOBAL TAPIA DE VEER Costume Designer ALEXIS FORTE Edited by ELLIOT GREENBERG Production Designer LESTER COHEN Director of Photography CHARLIE SARROFF Produced by MARTY BOWEN WYCK GODFREY ISAAC KLAUSNER PARKER FINN ROBERT SALERNO Written and Directed by PARKER FINNPosted Mon Nov 18, 2024 at 07:01 AM PST by: -
Iiiiit's Shop Time! HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping Guide, Week of Nov. 19, 2024This week is a WHOPPER, and I am not talking about that large hamburger either. If you got any money left over for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, more power to you. There are FIVE (5) new releases on 4K and a bunch of everything else to break the bank for the rest of the year! Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 25 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of November 17th - November 23rd, as well as a look at announcements from last week. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases- UK Import Monday has one for sure title, Seven Samurai from BFI. What does this one offer that Criterion's does not? SWAG! It is hard to say if disc 2, the included Blu-ray is region locked. Did I mention it has SWAG, something Criterion tends to shy away from, or for that matter, slipcovers or cases. The second title has been in and out of stock so we will not list it here (see below in the first title in the catalog releases section). What a tough week to crack. Which title do we lead in with? There are five choice to ponder for that honor. I guess let's get started with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice from Warner Bros. This one is available as a Standard Release and as a Limited Edition SteelBook. The other choice our my lead-in would have been for Godzilla: Minus One. This one took Netflix by storm and we have already seen a magnificent release from Japan, and a very similar US release by the Toho company itself. Moving on to a mass market distribution of the film, we get a Standard Edition and a Limited Edition SteelBook. The SteelBook sold out pretty fast, but we would expect more added and to see it at regular merchants like Walmart. Although this one is considered Toho, outlets that distribute SDS/Warner Bros. discs are the ones that are selling this too. The UPC sequence resembles a Universal release. Sticking with the fantasy theme, dragons don't dominate the new release category quite enough. This week though it's time for House of the Dragon: The Complete Second Season. In what seems like a big echo, this one is also available as a Standard Edition and as a Limited Edition SteelBook. This one too, although listed as HBO/Max, is also distributed by SDS/Warner Bros. What week would not have another Standard Edition and an (Amazon Exclusive) SteelBook release? Yup, this time LionsGate has The Killer's Game. The fifth new release this week is Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In from Well Go USA. Catalog releases this week, got a few good ones there as well. Let's circle back around to Warner Bros. The Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles dons a Standard Edition release and a SteelBook as well. The UK of course gets their swaggy edition while the US does not. That cover art --- a saddle, on fire, blazing, saddle, how original! And next, MGM (via Warner Bros.) releases The Terminator, with the same two options we have seen a lot of, a Standard Edition and a SteelBook Edition. Continuing the trend, Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest gets a Standard Edition and a SteelBook Edition, while the UK gets a Swaggy Deluxe Edition. The latter has been in and out of stock, so keep trying. Before moving to the next studio, Walmart has Exclusive SteelBooks of previously released titles, Dune: Part Two and Elvis. Maybe you prefer these covers? Sony Pictures is next with Little Women (1994). When Columbia Classics Five came out last month, no doubt people were asking for the 1994 version of the film with the same name. Well-known director Frank Capra gets a 2-film collection this week from Sony as well, Frank Capra At Columbia Collection. Criterion Collection this week has the drama/musical Funny Girl, and it's currently half price at Amazon thanks to the B&N sale going on, which they are duly matching. Not meaning to sound simple here, but Arrow Video has the Sam Raimi thriller A Simple Plan, starring Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda and Billy Bob Thornton. Click our link, click buy it now, wait for delivery. Such a SIMPLE Plan! Har Har. New to 4K disc Formula One action from Shout! Factory with Rush. Having recently been done by Sony, two double-dips from Shout! Factory that might get your attention here. The Dark Crystal comes as a new Walmart Exclusive SteelBook, as well as a Limited Collector's Set. Pressing repeat here, but with the title Labyrinth, a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook, as well as a Limited Collector's Set. Fans of either of those two films, how can you NOT double-dip? Previously delayed and on track for this week, Kino Lorber has a trio of titles and all three feature Clint Eastwood. The Eiger Sanction, Play Misty for Me and Two Mules For Sister Sara is where it's at. Closing out domestic releases, Paramount offers (three comedy films) Zaz: The Collection, delayed from a couple of weeks ago, as well as Star Trek: The Motion Picture with a classic poster art SteelBook. Turbine Medien Group Germany has a little bit of imported Texas Chainsaw action on Wednesday, titles include: Leatherface (2017) - Turbine 4K UHD Mediabook Cover B Leatherface (2017) - Turbine 4K UHD Mediabook Cover A The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Turbine 4K UHD Mediabook Cover B The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Turbine 4K UHD Mediabook Cover A with Chainsaw Prop The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 - Turbine 4K UHD Mediabook Cover E The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Turbine 4K UHD Mediabook Cover A The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 - Turbine 4K UHD Mediabook Cover D The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 - Turbine 4K UHD Mediabook Cover C The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 - Turbine 4K UHD Mediabook Cover B The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 - Turbine 4K UHD Mediabook Cover A Blu-ray releases- Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include (region B release) Seven Samurai, domestic titles Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Godzilla: Minus One, House of the Dragon: The Complete Second Season, The Killer's Game, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, Funny Girl and A Simple Plan. Dennis Quaid drama Reagan comes to us from LionsGate. Severin Films' general release of All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror Volume 2 arrives on disc this week. 2024 horror/thriller Speak No Evil releases from Universal. Will there be a UK 4K in the near future? With Blumhouse, it's likely. Anime highlights include The Dreaming Boy is a Realist - Complete Collection and Reincarnated as a Sword - Limited Edition SteelBook. Fraggle Rock: Back To The Rock - Season One comes to us via Sony. The mega-set from Criterion, CC40 is also available this week. Special Interest Ken Burns docoumentary Leonardo da Vinci comes to us via PBS. Notable announcements from last week: Disney has announced that the 1988 fantasy film Willow will be coming to 4K on December 10th. There is a SteelBook edition for sure, and a standard release that may or may not be a US release. Stay tuned. Spotted on Gruv, Warner Bros. will be releasing Seven to 4K disc on January 7th. The What's In the Box? and other UK editions were canceled and different editions will no doubt be coming soon, along with the usual swag-filled release that they often get. Lots more title reveals from boutique labels have landed, including Vinegar Syndrome and Severin Films' Black Friday plans. 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 Mon Nov 18, 2024 at 06:00 AM PST by: -
Troma Is Cleaning Up Your Collection with Toxic Crusaders: The Series on Blu-ray December 10th!Kids of the 80s rejoice! Troma is bringing the complete Toxic Crusaders: The Series to Blu-ray in all its animated glory! You can recreate your memories of seeing the animated Toxie on television and then convincing your mom to rent you to the live-action movie with this two-disc collection offering the full series with plenty of bonus features to go around. What's next, a Blu-ray of the Rambo cartoon complete series? The RoboCop cartoon complete series on Blu-ray? I know a lot of people are lamenting a return to '80s culture, but for nostalgia bums, this might be a good thing when something like Troma's Toxic Crusaders: The Series comes to Blu-ray! Newly restored and remastered, this classic slice of '80s cheese will adorn many a Troma fan's collections on December 10th. If all you 40-something-year-olds have been really good this year, maybe Santa will bring it for you for Christmas! Toxic Crusaders: The Series Toxie uses his new powers to clean up the evil and greedy forces that are willing to poison the environment. Dr. Killemoff wants to destroy the Earth with toxic chemicals and radioactive waste, so it resembles his polluted planet Smogula. Toxie isn’t alone in his battle against Dr. Killemoff. Other hideously deformed creatures with superhuman size and strength join up with Toxie to form the Toxic Crusaders. Nozone flew through a hole in the ozone layer and now has powerful sneezes. Major Disaster emerged from a radioactive swamp with the ability to control plants. Headbanger has the heads of the mad scientist Dr. Bender and a singing telegram boy named Fender from an atom smasher accident. Junkyard is a man-dog that merged when lightning hit their toxic sludge covered shelter. Toxie also has the help of his girlfriend Yvonne, who is practically blind without her glasses. Together, the Toxic Crusaders battle against Dr. Killemoff and his evil cohorts to preserve Tromaville. Toxic Crusaders: The Series was made for the whole family. The action appealed to preteens with its environmental message. There are jokes that will make the adults in the room laugh. This is a show for the family that wants to share the Troma experience together. Toxie was voiced by Rodger Bumpass, who is currently voicing the character of SquidwardTentacles on SpongeBob SquarePants. Bumpass did double duty by voicing Dr. Killemoff. Other notable voices in the series belong to Paul Eiding (Ben 10), Ed Gilbert (Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills), Hal Rayle (SWAT Kats: The Radical Squad), John Mariano (The Sewer Czar on The Tick), Kath Soucie (Lola Bunny in Space Jam), Susan Silo (Biker Mice From Mars), and Gregg Berger (Cornfed Pig on Duckman). Two major guest voices were Michael J. Pollard (Bonnie and Clyde) and Chuck McCann (Far Out Space Nuts and Pac-Man). The first episode was written by Chuck Lorre, who went on to create Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory and HBO’s Bookie. Troma’s co-founders, Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, also co-wrote a few scripts too. The bonus features include a new introduction from Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman, commercials for Toxic Crusaders toys, TV spots, lost archival footage, and a documentary on the video game. Toxic Crusaders: The Series includes all 13 episodes on 2 Blu-ray discs. Here's all of the toxic details: Bonus Materials New introduction by Lloyd Kaufman Original Toxic Crusaders toy commercials and TV spots Feature length documentary about the making of the Toxic Crusaders video game from Retroware Long lost archival footage of your favorite mop wielding mutant Bonus cartoons SKU: MVD16262BRFormat: Blu-rayUPC: 760137162629Street Date: 12/10/24PreBook Date: 11/05/24Label: Troma FilmsGenre: AnimationRun Time: 301 minsNumber of Discs: 2Audio: STEREOYear of Production: 1991Region Code: 0Box Lot:Territory: NORTH AMERICALanguage: English Cast & CrewActor: Rodger BumpassActor: Susan BluActor: Paul EidingActor: Ed GilbertActor: John MarianoActor: Gregg BergerActor: Chuck McCannActor: Hal RayleActor: Susan SiloActor: Kath SoucieActor: Michael J. PollardActor: Patrick ZimmermanActor: Lloyd KaufmanDirector: Bill HuttenDirector: Tony LoveProducer: Walt KubiakProducer: Fred Wolf Toxic Crusaders: The Series is up for preorder!Posted Wed Nov 13, 2024 at 06:14 AM PST by: -
Set Off On The 4K Adventure Of A Lifetime with Ron Howard's 'Willow' on 4K UHD SteelBook December 10thJust in time for the holidays, we can enjoy Ron Howard and George Lucas' family-friendly fantasy adventure film Willow finally arrives on 4K UHD Blu-ray with deluxe SteelBook packaging. The George Lucas / Ron Howard team-up Willow might have been something of a box office misfire at release, but the film has grown into a fan-favorite fantasy adventure classic. Now we can enjoy the exploits of Warwick Davis' Willow and his pal Madmartigan and the beautiful Sorsha in full 2160p with HDR. The press release wasn't specific about HDR grade, remember Disney is punching Dolby Vision onto their 4K discs on a case-by-case basis - so this one might not have made the cut. We'll see if any clarification comes out on that. But we can at least expect HDR10 on the BD66 disc with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio. We also don't have a breakdown of extra features yet, but it's a safe bet those will be on the included Blu-ray. Hopefully, if this sells well, maybe we'll get the abandoned series' first season on disc too. Willow - 4K UHD SteelBook Here's all of the specs as we know them: CastVal Kilmer as MadmartiganJoanne Whalley as SorshaWarwick Davis as WillowBilly Barty as High AldwinJean Marsh as Queen BavmordaProduced byNigel WoollExecutive ProducersGeorge LucasWritten byGeorge LucasBob DolmanDirected byRon HowardProduct SpecificationsRelease DateDigital: December 10, 2024Physical: December 10, 2024Product SKUsDigital: 4K UHDPhysical: 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital Code SteelBook®Feature Run TimeApprox. 126 minutesRatingU.S.: Rated PGDisc Size4K UHD Blu-ray: 66GBBlu-ray: 50GBAspect RatioDigital: 2.39:1Physical: 2.39:1Audio4K: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 DTS-HDHR Language TracksBlu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and French 5.1 DTS Digital Surround Language TracksDigital: English 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital and French 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby DigitalSubtitles4K: English SDH, Spanish and French SubtitlesBlu-ray: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles (Specifications Apply To Film Content Only)Digital: English SDH, Spanish and French SubtitlesPosted Tue Nov 12, 2024 at 07:18 AM PST by: -
Live from New York...It's Jason Reitman's 'Saturday Night' Arriving on Blu-ray Jan. 7thJason Reitman's critically-acclaimed comedy film 'Saturday Night' about the origins of the classic SNL TV series will arrive on Blu-ray on January 7. Digital will be available on November 12. At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television - and culture - forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words... Saturday Night BLU-RAY™, DVD & DIGITAL EXTRAS The Making of The Movie of The Show That Almost Never Made It Filmmaker Commentary, and More! You can pre-order Saturday Night now and included below is the press announcement: THE WILDLY HILARIOUS AND CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED “SATURDAY NIGHT” DEBUTS AT HOME “A BRILLIANT AND OUTRAGEOUSLY FUNNY FILM THAT HITS THE COMIC BULLSEYE” — Pete Hammond, DEADLINE AVAILABLE TO BUY OR RENT ON DIGITAL NOVEMBER 12 AND ON BLU-RAY & DVD JANUARY 7 FEATURING AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW THE FILMMAKERS AND CAST BROUGHT THE TRUE STORY TO LIFE, FILMMAKER COMMENTARY AND MORE! SYNOPSISAt 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television - and culture - forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words... SPECIAL FEATURES BLU-RAY™, DVD & DIGITAL EXTRAS The Making of The Movie of The Show That Almost Never Made It Filmmaker Commentary, and More! Blu-ray™ & DVD include a digital code for movie and bonus materials as listed above, redeemable via Movies Anywhere for a limited time. Movies Anywhere is open to U.S. residents age 13+. Visit MoviesAnywhere.com for terms and conditions. CAST AND CREW Directed by: Jason ReitmanProduced by: Jason Blumenfeld, Peter Rice, Jason Reitman, Gil KenanWritten by: Gil Kenan & Jason ReitmanExecutive Producers: Erica Mills, JoAnn PerritanoCast (In Order of Appearance): Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys, J.K. Simmons. Also rounding out the ensemble cast are Jon Batiste and Naomi McPherson SPECS Run Time: Approx. 109 minutesRating: Language throughout, sexual references, some drug use, and brief graphic nudity Blu-ray™: 1080p High Definition / 1.85:1 • Audio: English, French (Doublé au Québec), Spanish 5.1 DTS-HD MA, English & French (Doublé au Québec) Audio Description Tracks Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital • Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish • Mastered in High Definition • Color • Some of The Information Listed May Not Apply To Special Features.DVD: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen • Audio: English, French (Doublé au Québec), Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, English & French (Doublé au Québec) Audio Description Tracks Stereo • Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish • Color • Some of The Information Listed May Not Apply To Special Features.Posted Mon Nov 11, 2024 at 08:39 AM PST by: -
Born on the 12th of November - HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping GuideThis 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?Posted Mon Nov 11, 2024 at 06:00 AM PST by:
