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4K Ultra HD Blu-ray & Blu-ray Release Guide - August 21, 2022 - August 27, 2022Wow, another month coming to end end. For disc releases this means we are getting into dangerous (to our wallets) territory as September approaches. We still have one more Tuesday for the month, but it's never too soon to be prepared. Welcome to Volume 3 Episode 14 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc this week, as well as a look at announcements from last week. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases- There are zero New Releases this week in this category, but we do have a few decent catalog options. Import Monday starts out with Dog Soldiers (Collector's Edition) from Second Sight. Another import with a lot of cool swag, count me in! Domestic Release Tuesday catalog titles next. First from Scream Factory, Dog Soldiers gets their Collector's Edition treatment, which in this case is a bunch of extras on disc, some of which are brand new. War drama Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Kirk Douglas comes to 4K disc via Kino Lorber. David Krauss says this one is a "Must Own" release, who am I to argue that assessment? LionsGate double-dips on Dirty Dancing which, in my opinion, a much better cover art than the previous Best Buy exclusive release. Next week, another double-dip SteelBook but with a different cover, award winning anime, bloodsport, meow and more. Blu-ray releases- There are no blu-ray counterparts to the above 4K releases this week. TV on disc includes Naomi: The Complete Series and Starhunter ReduX: The Complete Series. If you have been waiting for Buck and the Preacher to hit blu-ray, Criterion Collection has got you covered. Not done there, Hotel du Nord is also available this week from Criterion. Anime highlights include Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?! Season 3 [Premium Box Set], Kingdom - Season 3 Part 1 and My Hero Academia World Heroes' Mission which is available as a standard edition, a Walmart Exclusive Giftset and as a Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook. Formerly listed as Scorpion Releasing titles, Ronin Flix has some action for you. Choose from JCVD, Charles Bronson, and/or Chuck Norris with Death Warrant, Death Wish 3, The Delta Force and Lone Wolf McQuade. There are multiple Universal small batch (MOD) classic film releases listed for this week which I would love to mention, but Amazon still does not have cover arts so I wonder if they will be moved to the already bloated month of September or to next week. Some of these titles were part of the Kino Film Noir box sets. Vintage Tarzan from The Film Detective, The Tarzan Vault Collection streets this week. Honorable Mention (?): OK, this is just too funny to pass up. Not sure what to think of it, but Amityville In Space / Amityville In The Hood (Double Feature) comes to blu-ray. Don't go in with high expectations. Notable announcements from last week: First Blood 4K (Zavvi Exclusive) was getting three editions to pick from this week but they have been pushed back a month to September 26, which makes September that much harder to swallow. Dragons Forever 4K also been pushed back to September 13. Do we need to open a home equity or second mortgage to get all the titles we want in September? Criterion Collection's November Titles include Daisies, In the Mood for Love 4K, The Power of the Dog 4K and blu-ray, The Infernal Affairs Trilogy and Malcolm X 4K and blu-ray editions. Steven Soderbergh's The Limey will be getting a 4K SteelBook release on October 11th via LionsGate and Best Buy. Kino Lorber will be releasing Red Dragon to 4K later this year. With Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal already having Kino 4K releases, this is welcome news to those on the edge waiting for this release. 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 Aug 21, 2022 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
Criterion Announces November Release Slate with Spike Lee's Malcolm X, Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog, and Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love Hitting 4K Ultra HD Blu-rayThe Criterion Collection has just revealed their November releases that includes Malcolm X, The Power of the Dog, In the Mood for Love, Daisies, and The Infernal Affairs Trilogy. First up is the 1966 Czech New Wave film Daisies from director Věra Chytilová arriving on Blu-ray November 1. If the entire world is bad, why shouldn’t we be? Adopting this insolent attitude as their guiding philosophy, a pair of hedonistic young women (Ivana Karbanová and Jitka Cerhová), both named Marie, embark on a gleefully debauched odyssey of gluttony, giddy destruction, and antipatriarchal resistance, in which nothing is safe from their nihilistic pursuit of pleasure. But what happens when the fun is over? Matching her anarchic message with an equally radical aesthetic, director Věra Chytilová, with the close collaboration of cinematographer Jaroslav Kučera, unleashes an optical storm of fluctuating film stocks, kaleidoscopic montages, cartoonish stop-motion cutouts, and surreal costumes designed by Ester Krumbachová, who also cowrote the script. The result is Daisies, the most defiant provocation of the Czechoslovak New Wave, an exuberant call to rebellion aimed squarely at those who uphold authoritarian oppression in any form. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Audio commentary featuring film scholars Daniel Bird and Peter Hames New interview with film programmer Irena Kovarova Documentary from 2002 about director Věra Chytilová Documentary about the artistic collaboration among Chytilová, cinematographer Jaroslav Kučera, and screenwriter Ester Krumbachová Two short films from 1962 by Chytilová: A Bagful of Fleas and Ceiling Trailer New English subtitle translation PLUS: An essay by critic Carmen Gray 1966 • 76 minutes • Color • Monaural • In Czech with English subtitles • 1.37:1 aspect ratio Also on November 1, Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love will be getting an upgrade to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo Wan (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and Su Li Zhen (Maggie Cheung Man Yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them. At once delicately mannered and visually extravagant, Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments. With its aching sound¬track and exquisitely abstract cinematography by Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping Bing, this film has been a major stylistic influence on the past two decades of cinema, and is a milestone in Wong’s redoubtable career. DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restoration with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, both supervised and approved by director Wong Kar Wai One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Documentary from 2001 by Wong, chronicling the making of the film Hua yang de nian hua (2000), a short film by Wong Interview and cinema lesson from 2001 featuring Wong Press conference from the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival with actors Maggie Cheung Man Yuk and Tony Leung Chiu Wai Interview from 2012 with critic Tony Rayns about the soundtrack Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Wong Music video Trailer PLUS: A new essay by novelist Charles Yu 2000 • 98 minutes • Color • 5.1 surround • In Cantonese with English subtitles • 1.66:1 aspect ratio On November 8, Jane Campion's western The Power of the Dog will be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray as well as Blu-ray. Jane Campion returns to the kind of mythic frontier landscape—pulsating with both freedom and menace—that she previously traversed in The Piano in order to plumb the masculine psyche in The Power of the Dog, set against the desolate plains of 1920s Montana and adapted by the filmmaker from Thomas Savage’s novel. After a sensitive widow (Kirsten Dunst) and her enigmatic, fiercely loving son (Kodi Smit-Mcphee) move in with her gentle new husband (Jesse Plemons), a tense battle of wills plays out between them and his brutish brother (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose frightening volatility conceals a secret torment, and whose capacity for tenderness, once reawakened, may offer him redemption or destruction. Campion, who won an Academy Award for her direction here, charts the repressed desire and psychic violence coursing among these characters with the mesmerizing control of a master at the height of her powers. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital master, approved by director Jane Campion, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack on the Blu-ray and 4K UHD editions For 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 Interview with Campion about the making of the film Program featuring interviews with members of the cast and crew and behind-the-scenes footage captured on location in New Zealand Interview with Campion and composer Jonny Greenwood about the film’s score Conversation among Campion, director of photography Ari Wegner, actor Kirsten Dunst, and producer Tanya Seghatchian, moderated by filmmaker Tamara Jenkins New interview with novelist Annie Proulx Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing English descriptive audio PLUS: An essay by film critic Amy Taubin 2021 • 128 minutes • Color • Dolby Atmos/5.1 surround • 2.28:1 aspect ratio The critically-acclaimed Hong Kong crime-drama triple feature The Infernal Affairs Trilogy arrives on Blu-ray on the 15th. The Hong Kong crime drama was jolted to new life with the release of the Infernal Affairs trilogy, a bracing, explosively stylish critical and commercial triumph that introduced a dazzling level of narrative and thematic complexity to the genre with its gripping saga of two rival moles—played by superstars Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah—who navigate slippery moral choices as they move between the intersecting territories of Hong Kong’s police force and its criminal underworld. Set during the uncertainty of the city-state’s handover from Britain to China and steeped in Buddhist philosophy, these ingeniously crafted tales of self-deception and betrayal mirror Hong Kong’s own fractured identity and the psychic schisms of life in a postcolonial purgatory. DIRECTOR-APPROVED THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restorations, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks Audio commentaries for Infernal Affairs and Infernal Affairs II featuring codirectors Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak and screenwriter Felix Chong Man-keung Alternate ending for Infernal Affairs New interview with Lau and Mak Archival interviews with Lau, Mak, Chong, and actors Andy Lau Tak-wah, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Kelly Chen Wai-lam, Edison Chen Koon-hei, Eric Tsang Chi-wai, and Chapman To Man-chak Making-of programs Behind-the-scenes footage, deleted scenes, and outtakes Trailers New English subtitle translations PLUS: An essay by film critic Justin Chang Finally on the 22nd, Spike Lee's Malcolm X starring Denzel Washington will arrive on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray as well as standard Blu-ray format. One of the most electrifying heroes of the twentieth century receives an appropriately sweeping screen biopic, rich in both historical insight and propulsive cinematic style, courtesy of visionary director Spike Lee. Built around an extraordinary performance from Denzel Washington, Malcolm X draws on the iconic civil rights leader’s autobiography to trace his journey of empowerment, from a childhood riven by white-supremacist violence to a life of petty crime to his conversion to Islam and rebirth as a fearless fighter for Black liberation, whose courage and eloquence inspired oppressed communities the world over. An epic of impeccable craft that was made with Lee’s closest creative collaborators and is buoyed by commanding performances from Delroy Lindo, Angela Bassett, Al Freeman Jr., and others, this is a passionate monument to a man whose life continues to serve as a model of principled resistance. DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack For the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features Audio commentary from 2005 featuring director Spike Lee, Dickerson, editor Barry Alexander Brown, and costume designer Ruth E. Carter New conversation between Lee and journalist and screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper New interviews with actor Delroy Lindo and composer Terence Blanchard Program about the making of the film, featuring Lee, Dickerson, Brown, Blanchard, Carter, filmmaker Martin Scorsese, actor Ossie Davis, Reverend Al Sharpton, former Warner Bros. executive Lucy Fisher, producers Preston Holmes and Jon Kilik, production designer Wynn Thomas, casting director Robi Reed, and Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz Malcolm X (1972), a feature-length documentary produced by Marvin Worth and Arnold Perl and directed by Perl, narrated by actor James Earl Jones Deleted scenes with introductions by Lee Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by Cooper, excerpts from Lee’s 1992 book By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and Tribulations of the Making of “Malcolm X” . . ., and Davis’s eulogy for Malcolm X 1992 • 201 minutes • Color/Black & White • 5.1 surround • 1.85:1 aspect ratio As always, we will update the website as soon as the preorders for all of these releases are posted.Posted Wed Aug 17, 2022 at 01:48 PM PDT by: -
Steven Soderbergh's The Limey Announced for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray + Blu-ray + Digital in a Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook on October 11The 1999 crime-drama starring Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzman, Barry Newman, and Peter Fonda is getting a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital SteelBook exclusively at Best Buy on October 11. Oscar® nominees Terence Stamp (Billy Budd), Lesley Ann Warren (Victor/Victoria), and Peter Fonda (Ulee’s Gold) team up with the director of Out of Sight and Sex, Lies, and Videotape for this critically acclaimed thriller that Newsday called “a lean and mean treat for savvy action lovers.” British ex-con Wilson (Terence Stamp) arrives in Los Angeles to investigate the mystery of his daughter’s “accidental” death. His prime suspect, the wealthy, heavily guarded music promoter Terry Valentine (Peter Fonda), is no easy target. Propelled into an increasingly brutal search for truth, Wilson, with single-mindedness and terrifying precision, moves unstoppably toward revenge. The 4K UHD Blu-ray edition does not appear to include Dolby Atmos but will have Dolby Vision. Bonus features include two audio commentaries and an isolated score track. The Limey - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (SteeBook) Order your copy now and here is the full press release: . 4K Ultra HD™ (+ Blu-ray™ + Digital) Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook® Street Date: 10/11/22 SRP: $27.99 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Vengeance has no boundaries in the crime-drama, The Limey, which arrives on 4K Ultra HD™ + Blu-ray™ + Digital SteelBook October 11 from Lionsgate. Starring Oscar® nominees Terence Stamp (1962, Actor in a Supporting Role, Billy Budd), Lesley Ann Warren (1982, Actress in a Supporting Role, Victor/Victoria), and Peter Fonda (1997, Actor in a Leading Role, Ulee’s Gold), The Limey follows a British ex-con searching for the truth about his daughter’s “accidental” death. Directed by Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight and Sex, Lies, and Videotape), The Limey will be available for the suggested retail price of $27.99. OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS Oscar® nominees Terence Stamp (Billy Budd), Lesley Ann Warren (Victor/Victoria), and Peter Fonda (Ulee’s Gold) team up with the director of Out of Sight and Sex, Lies, and Videotape for this critically acclaimed thriller that Newsday called “a lean and mean treat for savvy action lovers.” British ex-con Wilson (Terence Stamp) arrives in Los Angeles to investigate the mystery of his daughter’s “accidental” death. His prime suspect, the wealthy, heavily guarded music promoter Terry Valentine (Peter Fonda), is no easy target. Propelled into an increasingly brutal search for truth, Wilson, with single-mindedness and terrifying precision, moves unstoppably toward revenge. CAST Terence Stamp The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Billy Budd Lesley Ann Warren Victor/Victoria, Clue, TV’s “Daredevil” Luis Guzman Traffic, Boogie Nights, Punch-Drunk Love Barry Newman Vanishing Point, Bowfinger, Daylight and Peter Fonda Easy Rider, 3:10 to Yuma, Ulee’s Gold STEELBOOK SPECIAL FEATURES Audio commentary with director Steven Soderbergh and writer Lem Dobbs Audio commentary with Steven Soderbergh, Lem Dobbs, and actors Peter Fonda, Terence Stamp, Barry Newman, and Lesley Ann Warren Isolated score PROGRAM INFORMATION Year of Production: 1999 Title Copyright: The Limey © 1999 Artisan Pictures, Inc. Artwork & Supplementary Materials ®, ™ & © 2022 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Type: Catalog Rating: Rated R for violence and language Genre: Crime, Drama Closed-Captioned: N/A Subtitles: English and Spanish Subtitles, English SDH Feature Run Time: 89 minutes 4K Ultra HD Format: 2160p Ultra High Definition 16x9 (1.78:1) Presentation, Dolby Vision 4K Ultra HD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD Artist Information: Greg RuthPosted Tue Aug 16, 2022 at 11:24 AM PDT by: -
Top Gun: Maverick Taking It Right Into The Danger Zone on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray November 1st!Out along the edgesAlways where I burn to beThe further on the edgeThe hotter the intensity Highway to the Danger ZoneGonna take it right into the Danger ZoneHighway to the Danger ZoneRide into, the Danger Zone Top Gun: Maverick pulls some Gs flying onto 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray November 1st. Digital release coming August 23rd. With a monumental post-pandemic box office run, Tom Cruise scores the biggest film of his career - and it's still pulling in amazing bucks in theaters. After toppling Titanic for the number 7 spot on the all-time Highest-Grossing films in the U.S. (not adjusted for inflation), Top Gun: Maverick has a real shot at taking out Avengers: Infinity War and possibly even Black Panther in the 6th and 5th positions respectively. After a long wait, fans will finally be able to bring this amazing sequel home. Since it'll drop in time for Thanksgiving, you'll be able to demo your A/V rig with what is sure to be a pinnacle release on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. The 4K set will sport Dolby Vision HDR with Atmos audio so crank it LOUD. The press release didn't stipulate aspect ratio but we're hoping it holds to something close to what we got with IMAX. Top Gun: Maverick - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Top Gun: Maverick - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook (Artwork still TBA) Top Gun: 2-Film Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Top Gun: Maverick - Blu-ray As we learn more about these releases - that aspect ratio is the main question mark for a lot of folks, we'll fill in the gaps as best we can. Until then, get those pre-orders in! Your pre-orders really do go a long way towards keeping our little operation up and running - so thank you. Here's the full press release from Paramount: “One of the greatest movies ever made”-Joey Paur, Geek Tyrant “A high-octane spectacle the likes of which the world has never seen”-Matt Neglia, Next Best Picture “The perfect adrenaline rush”-Emma Stefansky, Thrillist TOM CRUISE STARS IN THE YEAR’S BIGGEST MOVIE EVENT SEE IT AGAIN IN THEATRESAND BRING IT HOME ON DIGITAL AUGUST 23, 2022WITH OVER 110 MINUTES OF BONUS CONTENTON 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY™ & DVD NOVEMBER 1 HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Tom Cruise stars in the global phenomenon TOP GUN: MAVERICK, the #1 film of 2022 with over $1.3 billion in worldwide box office and the highest grossing film of the producer/actor’s acclaimed career. Hailed as “spectacular” (Brian Truitt, USA Today), “breathtaking” (Don Kaye, Den of Geek) and “jaw-dropping” (Sean O’Connell, Cinemablend) TOP GUN: MAVERICK lands on Digital August 23, 2022 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD November 1 from Paramount Home Entertainment. The TOP GUN: MAVERICK Digital* release takes fans deep inside the making of the global smash hit with over 110 minutes of action-packed bonus content. Witness the cast’s intense flight training program, go behind-the-scenes as the filmmakers capture the most spectacular aerial sequences ever, and push the limits beyond Mach-10 with an experimental aircraft specially designed for the movie. Plus, Tom Cruise shares his passion for aviation as he pilots his own aircraft and discusses his incredible career at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Finally, enjoy two music videos from Lady Gaga and OneRepublic.TOP GUN: MAVERICK Digital* Bonus Content Cleared For Take Off—Witness the most intense film training program as the cast prepare themselves for filming while pulling multiple G's in a fighter plane. Breaking New Ground – Filming Top Gun: Maverick—Prepare to take flight as you go behind-the-scenes with the cast and crew of Top Gun: Maverick on a journey to capture the most spectacular aerial sequences ever! A Love Letter To Aviation—Tom Cruise shares his passion for aviation as he pilots his own aircraft, a vintage World War II P-51 Mustang, which would have been the Top Gun aircraft of its day. Forging The Darkstar—Pushing the limits beyond Mach-10, the future of aviation is unveiled through an impressive experimental aircraft specially designed for the movie. Masterclass with Tom Cruise – Cannes Film Festival—Tom Cruise discusses his incredible career at the flagship event of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. “Hold My Hand” – Lady Gaga Music Video—Watch Lady Gaga's music video for her standout lead single hit on the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack. “I Ain’t Worried” – OneRepublic Music Video—Check out the music video to the original new song from OneRepublic. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Teaser Trailer - We all share the same fate. Watch the official teaser trailer for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One starring Tom Cruise. Coming to theatres 2023. TOP GUN: MAVERICK 4K Ultra HDThe 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc™ boasts a Dolby Atmos® soundtrack remixed specifically for the home to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead, and Dolby Vision™ high dynamic range (HDR), which delivers greater brightness and contrast, as well as a fuller palette of rich colors.** The film will also be available in a 4K Ultra HD SteelBook.™ The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray includes access to a Digital copy of the film as well as “Cleared For Take Off,” “Breaking New Ground – Filming Top Gun: Maverick,” “A Love Letter To Aviation,” “Forging The Darkstar,” “Masterclass with Tom Cruise – Cannes Film Festival,” and the two music videos. TOP GUN: MAVERICK Blu-rayThe TOP GUN: MAVERICK Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with Dolby Atmos. The Blu-ray includes access to a Digital copy of the film as well as “Cleared For Take Off,” “Breaking New Ground – Filming Top Gun: Maverick,” “A Love Letter To Aviation,” “Forging The Darkstar,” and the two music videos. TOP GUN: MAVERICK DVDThe DVD includes the feature film in standard definition. TOP GUN: MAVERICK SynopsisAfter more than 30 years of service as a top naval aviator, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot. Yet, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past when he returns to TOP GUN to train a group of elite graduates and comes face-to-face with Lt. Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of his former wingman, "Goose". Bitter rivalries ignite as the pilots prepare for a specialized mission, which will require the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it. TopGunMovie.comFB/IG/TW: @TopGunMovie#TopGun About Paramount Home EntertainmentParamount 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. TOP GUN: MAVERICKStreet Dates: August 23, 2022 (Digital) November 1, 2022 (4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD)U.S. Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some strong languagePosted Tue Aug 16, 2022 at 06:47 AM PDT by: -
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray & Blu-ray Release Guide - August 14, 2022 - August 20, 2022Falling behind on movie viewing? Buying titles at a faster pace than watching them, the struggle is real. From limited editions to just wanting to make sure I get a slip cover, those are just a couple of factors at play. When did you fall behind and why? Welcome to Volume 3 Episode 13 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc this week, as well as a look at announcements from last week. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases- Kicking off the new releases category, <insert studio name> did it again, they announced a major release with a street date less than ten days out. In this case, Universal announced Jurassic World: Dominion on the 9th, with a street date of the 16th. Retailers received copies this past week and all over the net people were posting photos. This film is supposed to be the 'conclusion' of the Jurassic era, I guess til they make another one. Options are not as wide as expected. With just the standard 4K, the 4K SteelBook, the 6 movie collection and the 6 movie limited edition collection, which includes a Velociraptor statue, I was sort of hoping for a 6 movie SteelBook collection with cover arts similar to the single SteelBook we get this week. Call me shocked to NOT see any retailer exclusives here. On to Catalog titles. OK, Scream Factory has a big week this week with a handful of titles and options. Chucky slashes his way to 4K with Child's Play, available as a standard edition and as a Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook, Child's Play 2 and Child's Play 3. Remember The Wolverines! Red Dawn (1984) also debuts to 4K disc with a standard edition and a Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook. Sony releases Heavy Metal to a standard 4K edition, minus the blu-ray of Heavy Metal 2000. Mentioned a few weeks ago, apparently delayed with no notice, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is on track for Tuesday release. No slipcovers thus far on any of the 4K upgrade releases from them, but it we have double dipped, using the previous cover is tempting. Next week, two lycanthropic options, some of Stallone's greatest, 'Baby' gets a doubple-dip, Kubrick and some martial arts. Blu-ray releases- A slow(ish) week for blu-ray releases. But before we go over the highlights, let's list any blu-ray counterparts first. Jurassic World: Dominion gets a standard release, as does the 6 movie collection, and just like the 4K, no retailer exclusive options. Paramount Pictures has a little bit of comedy from their catalog this week, including a couple of titles that were pushed back without notice. Titles include The Back-Up Plan (reissue), Coneheads, Last Vegas (reissue), South Park: The Complete Twenty-Fourth Season, Stalag 17 (reissue), What Women Want and What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Sticking with comedy, from Criterion Collection, two comedies, Daddy Longlegs and Frownland come to disc this week. Sony Pictures is also getting in to the comedy game as well this week, Denise Calls Up comes via their 'Sony Pictures Classics' label. Hardly a comedy, Sniper: Rogue Mission also debuts to disc this week. Another short notice title from Universal, the horror/thriller The Black Phone comes to blu-ray, with no 4K option. Sorry, going to ask, does Blumhouse have something against 4K disc? I realize The Purge franchise has 4K discs, but so many missed opportunities here with other titles. Slow week for anime, just Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - Collection 2 and Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun (Season 1). Honorable mention: Mostly because it seems like a heavy comedy week, Code Red is offering Don't Tell Her It's Me (The Boyfriend School) with Steve Guttenberg, Jami Gertz, Shelley Long. And from Kino Lorber, They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way with Tim Conway. Notable announcements from last week: Sony has announced that Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 3 will be coming in Septe.... just kidding, initial listings showed September 20th but the official announcement states October 25th. Check out the specs, it's another killer set. All 6 films appear to have Dolby Vision and most of them also have new Atmos mixes. Arrow Video has announced Shawscope Volume Two for a November 22nd street date. Kino Lorber has announced Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XII, Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XIII, Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XIV and Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XV. Final details and order link for Dressed to Kill 4K is also available now. Warner Bros has announced Sweet Tooth: The Complete First Season for blu-ray on October 11th and Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind to 4K and blu-ray on the 11th as well. From what I can read about Mortal Kombat, this film is the conclusion to the series. 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 Aug 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 3 Arriving October 25Six more acclaimed films will be bundled together in the third limited-edition set this October 25. The films included are: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, TO SIR, WITH LOVE, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, ANNIE and AS GOOD AS IT GETS. The films will be presented in 4K Dolby Vision with High Dynamic Range and four will include a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. This set also includes an extensive hardbound 80-page book "featuring in-depth sections about the making of each film within the set via six all-new incisive essays from renowned writers—including a special exclusive essay from award-winning writer/director James L. Brooks on his 1997 classic, AS GOOD AS IT GETS!" Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 3 Each film in the set comes with numerous supplements -- many of which are new or have been unavailable for decades. See the full press release for the Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 3 gift set included below. . The Third Volume in the Acclaimed and Award-Winning Series From Sony Pictures Home Entertainment COLUMBIA CLASSICS 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION VOLUME 3 Six Landmark Films from the Columbia Pictures Library Debut on 4K Ultra HD For the First Time October 25th IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT ~ FROM HERE TO ETERNITY ~ TO SIR, WITH LOVE ~ THE LAST PICTURE SHOW ~ ANNIE ~ AS GOOD AS IT GETS Exclusively Available on 4K Disc in this Limited-Edition Set, Includes an 80-Page Hardbound Book on the History & Impact of the Films and Over 35 Hours of New and Archival Special Features CULVER CITY, Calif. (August 10, 2022) – Continuing the fan-favorite and award-winning series, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is proud to debut six more acclaimed and iconic films from its library on 4K Ultra HD disc for the first time ever, exclusively within the COLUMBIA CLASSICS 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION VOLUME 3, available October 25. This must-own set includes films that have resonated and endured, with stars and stories that have reverberated through cinema history: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, TO SIR, WITH LOVE, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, ANNIE and AS GOOD AS IT GETS. Each film is presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range, and four of the films have all-new Dolby Atmos mixes. The six films in the COLUMBIA CLASSICS 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION VOLUME 3 are only available on 4K Ultra HD disc within this special limited edition collector’s set. Included with the collection is a gorgeous hardbound 80-page book, featuring in-depth sections about the making of each film within the set via six all-new incisive essays from renowned writers—including a special exclusive essay from award-winning writer/director James L. Brooks on his 1997 classic, AS GOOD AS IT GETS! The set also includes a variety of rare related features and TV episodes, expanding the worlds of several of the included films—some of which haven’t been available in decades! From a 1932 cinematic incarnation of Annie to a nearly 5-hour 1979 TV miniseries adaptation of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY—and much more!—these supplemental additions round out this must-own gift set, perfectly timed for holiday gift-giving. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT SYNOPSIS Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert team up for laughs as mismatched lovers in this 1934 screwball comedy classic. Spoiled Ellie Andrews (Colbert) escapes from her millionaire father (Walter Connolly), who wants to stop her from marrying a worthless playboy. En route to New York, Ellie gets involved with an out-of-work newsman, Peter Warne (Gable). When their bus breaks down, the bickering couple set off on a madcap hitchhiking expedition. Complications fly when the runaway heiress and brash reporter fall in love. Directed by Frank Capra, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT was the first movie to be honored with all five major Oscars®: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT Disc Breakdown 4K Ultra HD Includes: Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Special Feature: NEW: YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM IT – 1956 remake of IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, starring June Allyson and Jack Lemmon. Newly remastered in HD! Blu-ray Includes: Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Special Features: Audio Commentary featuring Frank Capra, Jr. Frank Capra, Jr. Remembers It Happened One Night Featurette Screwball Comedy? Featurette Original Live Radio Broadcast Advertising Materials Theatrical Trailer IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT has a run time of approximately 105 minutes and is not rated. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY SYNOPSIS In this landmark film, passion and tragedy collide on a military base as a fateful day in December 1941 draws near. Private Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) is a soldier and former boxer being manipulated by his superior and peers. His friend Maggio (Frank Sinatra) tries to help him but has his own troubles. Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster) and Karen Holmes (Deborah Kerr) tread on dangerous ground as lovers in an illicit affair. Each of their lives will be changed when their stories culminate in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Winner of eight Oscars®, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting awards for Sinatra in a career-defining role and for Donna Reed as a not-so-wholesome club hostess. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY Disc Breakdown 4K Ultra HD Includes: Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision Dolby Atmos English audio 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Special Features: NEW: Strength and Sacrifice: The Making of From Here to Eternity NEW: Eternal History Revisited Featurettes NEW: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY 1980 TV Pilot – the TV pilot starring William Devane and Barbara Hershey, presented in SD!* Theatrical Trailers Feature Blu-ray Includes: Feature presented in high definition 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Dolby Digital Mono Special Features: Eternal History: Graphics-in-Picture Track Audio Commentary featuring Tim Zinnemann and Alvin Sargent Making of From Here to Eternity Excerpt from “Fred Zinnemann - As I See It" FROM HERE TO ETERNITY has a run time of approximately 118 minutes and is not rated. TO SIR, WITH LOVE SYNOPSIS A novice teacher faces a class of rowdy, undisciplined working-class punks in this classic film that reflected some of the problems and fears of teens in the 60s. Sidney Poitier gives one of his finest performances as Mark Thackeray, an out-of-work engineer who turns to teaching in London's tough East End. The graduating class, led by Denham (Christian Roberts), Pamela (Judy Geeson) and Barbara (Lulu, who also sings the hit title song), sets out to destroy Thackeray as they did his predecessor by breaking his spirit. But Thackeray, no stranger to hostility, meets the challenge by treating the students as young adults who will soon enter a work force where they must stand or fall on their own. Celebrating its 55th anniversary. TO SIR, WITH LOVE Disc Breakdown 4K Ultra HD Includes: Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative Dolby Atmos English audio 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Special Features: NEW: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier NEW: TO SIR, WITH LOVE 1974 TV Pilot – Hari Rhodes stars in this rare TV adaptation of the 1967 classic film, presented in HD! Blu-ray Includes: Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Special Features: Audio Commentary featuring Actor Judy Geeson and Film Historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman Audio Commentary featuring Novelist E.R. Braithwaite and Author / Teacher Salome Thomas-El NEW: TO SIR, WITH LOVE II – the 1992 TV-movie sequel to the 1967 classic, starring Sidney Poitier and directed by Peter Bogdanovich, presented in HD! NEW: To Potter, With Love Featurette NEW: Beginnings of an Acting Career Featurette Those Schoolboy Days Featurette Look and Learn Featurette E.R. Braithwaite: In His Own Words Featurette Lulu and the B-Side Featurette Miniskirts, Blue Jeans and Pop Music! Featurette To Sidney, With Love Featurette Principal El: He Chose to Stay Featurette Theatrical Trailer TO SIR, WITH LOVE has a run time of approximately 105 minutes and is not rated. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW SYNOPSIS Released in 1971 to critical acclaim and public controversy, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW garnered eight Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture, and was hailed as the most important work by a young American director since Citizen Kane. A surprisingly frank, bittersweet drama of social and sexual mores in small-town Texas, the film features a talent-laden cast led by Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd and Timothy Bottoms. Cloris Leachman and Ben Johnson each won Oscars® for their work in supporting roles. Featuring both director Peter Bogdanovich’s preferred 1999 Definitive Director’s Cut and the 1971 Theatrical version on 4K Ultra HD. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW Disc Breakdown Director’s Cut 4K Ultra HD Includes: Director’s Cut presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Theatrical Version 4K Ultra HD Includes: 1971 Theatrical version presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Feature Blu-ray Includes: Director’s Cut presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Special Features: Audio Commentary featuring Director Peter Bogdanovich NEW: A Tribute to Peter Bogdanovich The Last Picture Show: A Look Back Documentary A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich Location Footage Promotional Featurette Theatrical Trailers THE LAST PICTURE SHOW has a run time of approximately 118 minutes and is rated R. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW: DIRECTOR’S CUT has a run time of approximately 126 minutes and is rated R for sexuality, nudity and language. ANNIE SYNOPSIS Celebrating its 40th anniversary, ANNIE is the story of everyone’s favorite plucky, red-haired orphan! One day Annie (Aileen Quinn) is chosen to stay for a week with the famous billionaire “Daddy” Warbucks (Albert Finney). One week turns into many, and the only person standing in the way of Annie’s fun is Miss Hannigan, the tyrannical ruler of the orphanage (played to hilarious perfection by Carol Burnett). Will Miss Hannigan’s zany attempts to kidnap the irrepressible Annie succeed? Sing along with the unforgettable songs and experience this beloved musical! ANNIE Disc Breakdown 4K Ultra HD Includes: Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative Dolby Atmos English audio 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Original 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD Master Audio Special Feature: NEW: LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE – 1932 feature starring Mitzi Green as Annie, newly restored and presented in HD! Feature Blu-ray Includes: Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Original 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD Master Audio Special Features: NEW: Cast Audio Commentary - featuring all-new reflections from stars Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry and Roseanne Sorrentino NEW: Aileen Quinn: A Conversation NEW: Behind the Music with Charles Strouse NEW: Looking Back: Behind the Scenes Annie’s Journey to the Screen “Easy Street” “I Don’t Need Anything But You” Making a Finale (no audio) Sing-Along with Annie! My Hollywood Adventure with Aileen Quinn Musical Performance by Play: "It's the Hard-Knock Life" Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots ANNIE has a run time of approximately 127 minutes and is rated PG. AS GOOD AS IT GETS SYNOPSIS Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear and Cuba Gooding, Jr., star in James L. Brooks' hit comedy, AS GOOD AS IT GETS, now celebrating its 25th anniversary. Nicholson gives a show-stopping Academy Award®-winning performance as Melvin Udall, an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan's meanest mouth. But when his neighbor Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is forced to babysit Simon's dog. And that unexpected act of kindness, along with waitress Carol Connelly (Helen Hunt, in an Academy Award®-winning performance), helps put Melvin back in the human race. Nominated for 7 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture (1997). AS GOOD AS IT GETS Disc Breakdown 4K Ultra HD Includes: Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative Dolby Atmos English audio Original 5.0 DTS-HD Master Audio Feature Blu-ray Includes: Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master Original 5.0 DTS-HD Master Audio Special Features: Audio Commentary featuring Director James L. Brooks, Stars Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear, Editor Richard Marks, Producer Laurence Mark and Composer Hans Zimmer NEW: Deleted Scenes Melvin Stalls Victor with Intro from James L. Brooks “Kiss Her, Man!” Original Ending NEW: Behind the Scenes Footage NEW: The Making of As Good As It Gets Featurette NEW: Archival Theatrical EPK Soundbites Theatrical Trailer AS GOOD AS IT GETS has a run time of approximately 139 minutes and is rated PG-13 for strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating. EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC INCLUDES: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY – the nearly 5-hour 1979 TV miniseries starring Natalie Wood, William Devane and Peter Boyle, presented in high definition* *Select instances of music have been removed for this presentation. Academy Award® and Oscar® are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Posted Wed Aug 10, 2022 at 10:39 AM PDT by: -
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray & Blu-ray Release Guide - August 7, 2022 - August 13, 2022Ever had one of those weeks where you are at a loss for words? Maybe it's the heat and humidity. Don't know about you, but I can't immerse into a good movie when it's like this, the background noise of the AC turning on and off is too distracting for me to truly enjoy the experience. Welcome to Volume 3 Episode 12 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc this week, as well as a look at announcements from last week. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases- The 4K disc category is manageable this month, but stay tuned for a rough one in September. This week there's are two New Releases. First, from Paramount, Sonic The Hedgehog 2. This one's available as a standard edition and as a Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook. I cannot remember the last Paramount SteelBook that was a Best Buy Exclusive, but here we are. Speaking of "it's been awhile," BBC has the next David Attenborough nature documentary The Green Planet coming to disc this week. Unlike previous ones though, no SteelBook this time. On to catalog titles next. First we get Michael Mann's Crime/Thriller masterpiece Heat. This one is available as a standard edition and as a SteelBook. Check out the review by clicking the standard edition's link. Drive (1997) comes via 88 Films. I get this one and the more recent film of the same title confused all the time. Both are good films if I remember right, but I am familiar with the other one with Ryan Gosling. Delayed to 9/13. If you've been waiting for a 4K release of Event Horizon, your wait is over. This one is only available as a SteelBook at this time, that doesn't offend me any. Bryan has a review up, do check it out, then use our link to purchase it. And lastly, a 4K upgrade of Doom comes to us via Universal Pictures. Next week, Chucky gets a makeover, the wolverines strike back and more. Blu-ray releases- What do we do every week at the start of this section? You got it, let's list the blu-ray counterparts of the above releases before proceeding. And this week, we only have Sonic The Hedgehog 2 to contend with, which is available as a Walmart exclusive edition as well, which, in my opinion is a better cover. There is also a 2-film collection if you somehow missed the first one. Under the Paramount Presents label, the comedy/musical Back to the Beach. From Warner Bros, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, a retrospective look back documentary. Still in the documentary mode, Sony Pictures this week has Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story starring all sort of talent you may have heard of, check it out! For an animated comedy / adventure, Vivo comes to blu-ray this week. LionsGate's entry this week in the action thriller category is titled Hot Seat. In the horror category, a film with a short title, Men. From partner label Vertical Entertainment, action/thriller Last Seen Alive. Director David Cronenberg is still keeping busy, his latest title Crimes of the Future comes via little known label Decal - Neon. Another martial arts release from 88 Films this week, described as 'one of Quentin Tarantino's favourite movies', Flying Guillotine 2. Anime highlights include Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - The Complete Season, which is available as a standard edittion and a limited edition, The Detective Is Already Dead - The Complete Season, Short Peace and Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon - Season 1, Part 2, which is available as a standard editon and as a limited edition. Honorable Mention: Sandpiper Pictures continues to reissue the Twilight Time Catalog and this week's features are Alexander the Great (1956), Equus, Solomon and Sheba and State of Grace. Next week there's a slight reprieve in volume for this category, but there are still a few goodies. Notable announcements from last week: I don't know about you, but if I was a movie studio and I saw that September was very crowded for releases, I would likely push any new announcements to October or later. With that being said... Warner Bros has announced the 2022 movie Elvis will be released to 4K and blu-ray on September 13th. BFI will be releasing Watership Down to 4K disc on October 24th in the UK. It's a roll of the dice as to whether he US market will get it any time soon, and if we do, it will probably not contain any swag like the UK editions of so many releases do. Shout Factory's October line up is taking shape, so far among their various labels we will be seeing Bad Santa 2, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 4K, The Deer King, Kingslayer, The Halloween 4K Collection (1995-2002), The Last Detail 4K, Ocean Waves, The Possessed (2021), The Return Of The Living Dead 4K, A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, A Silent Voice [Steelbook], Three Wishes For Cinderella, When Marnie Was There and When Marnie Was There [SteelBook]. 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 Aug 7, 2022 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
Master Shake, Frylock, & Meatwad Save The Day on 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray in Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm - Nov. 8 2022Cus they are the Aqua Teens and the homies say ho and the girlies wanna scream, they're coming to 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray in an all-new big-screen cinematic adventure... but on the small screen at your home. We don't know a whole lot yet about his new feature-length adventure of Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad - and hopefully Carl and any number of favorite characters, but it should be hilarious! We also don't have full specs for audio and HDR, we've reached out for more info there and will offer that up as soon as we know more. This will be on Blu-ray but we don't have the artwork for that edition yet. Both have listings on Amazon, but aren't yet up for pre-order when they are we'll update our listings ASAP. Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Here's the full press release: Everyone’s Favorite Fast-Food Trio Is Back With An All-New Original Movie Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm Get on the Case November 8, 2022 With The Release on Digital, 4K Ultra HD™ & Blu-ray™ BURBANK, CA (August 6, 2022) It was announced today at the Adult Swim Festival by Aqua Teen Hunger Force creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro that an all-new mystery-adventure with Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad is on the way! The all-new original movie titled Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm is coming to Digital, 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray on November 8, 2022 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. This is the second film adaptation inspired from one of Adult Swim’s longest running animated series – Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm is priced to own on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $39.99 SRP; Canada $44.98 SRP) and Blu-ray (USA $29.98 SRP; Canada $39.99 SRP) as well as on Digital. Preorders will be available on August 7, 2022. Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm will also be available on Movies Anywhere. Using the free Movies Anywhere app and website, consumers can access all their eligible movies by connecting their Movies Anywhere account with their participating digital retailer accounts. Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm features everyone’s favorite rascals, the Aqua Teens: the brainy Frylock, the mouthy Master Shake, the loveable Meatwad, and everyone’s favorite perverted neighbor, Carl, as they split up then get back together to fight everyone’s favorite corporate overlord, Amazin, led by everyone’s favorite tech mogul, Neil (voiced by everyone’s favorite Peter Serafinowicz) and his trusty scientist sidekick, Elmer (Paul Walter Hauser, who is everyone’s favorite). “Maiellaro and I are excited to finally bring book IIV of the Aqua Teen Plantasm series to the big screen that is little and inside your house. It’s funny and entertaining and it has colorful drawings that move about in a rapid fashion, but not so rapid as to cause seizures,” said Aqua Teen Hunger Force co-creator and executive producer Dave Willis. “Luxuriate your eyes in our updated animation! Revel in the mature themes and coherent storytelling! This is not your grandad’s Aqua Teen! Also, this movie has no superheroes in it. That is the Aqua Teen Hunger Force guarantee: no superheroes! No star war stuff either. If you’re looking for a star war or a yoda, this is probably not the movie for you. Do you doubt me? Watch the movie. And if you don’t like it, you have no taste and your “hot take" is not one to be trusted. I just trolled you, son. Now tweet @adultswim with your pointless rage. Bring the thunder!” Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm stars Carey Means (“Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” “The Brak Show”) as Frylock, Dana Snyder (“Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” “Squidbillies”) as Master Shake, and co-creator Dave Willis (“Squidbillies,” “Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell”) as Meatwad. The film also stars Peter Serafinowicz (“The Tick”), Paul Walter Hauser (“Black Bird”), Natasha Rothwell (“White Lotus”), Robert Smigel (“Bob’s Burgers”) and Tim Robinson (“Detroiters”). The movie was written and directed by series creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro and produced by Williams Street Productions. In 2023 Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm will also be available for streaming on HBO Max and will air on Adult Swim. BONUS FEATURES Deleted Scenes Commentary Music Video Alternate Cut Behind the Scenes BASICS Release Date: November 8, 2022 Presented in 16x9 widescreen format Feature Running Time: Approx. 79 Enhanced Content Running Time: Approx. 172 min Rating: Rated R for language, crude sexual content and some violence 4K ULTRA HD Price: $39.99 SRP; Canada $44.98 SRP Audio – French-Parisian, Latin-Spanish Subtitles – French-Parisian, Latin-Spanish BLU-RAY Price: $29.98 SRP; Canada $39.99 SRP Audio – ENG, French-Parisian, Japanese, Latin-Spanish Subtitles – ENG-SDH, French-Parisian, Japanese, Latin-Spanish, DutchPosted Sat Aug 6, 2022 at 02:06 PM PDT by: -
Baz Luhrmann’s "Elvis" Will Rock 'N Roll to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray September 13The biopic drama starring Austin Butler (“The Dead Don’t Die,” “Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood”) and Tom Hanks arrives on digital August 9th with physical media (4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD) hitting stores on September 13. A thoroughly cinematic drama, Elvis’s (Austin Butler) story is seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). As told by Parker, the film delves into the complex dynamic between the two spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge). Both the Blu-ray and the 4K UHD packages include several featurettes and a lyric video as well as a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. Elvis - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Elvis - Blu-ray The full press release is available below. . “Austin Butler is stellar, truly, a star is born here.” Jim Vejvoda, IGN “A dazzling, splatter-paint evocation of the myth and the man.” Joshua Rothkopf, Entertainment Weekly Baz Luhrmann’s “ELVIS” COMES HOME FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT Premium Digital Ownership debuts early on August 9 4K, Blu-ray™ and DVD arrive on September 13 Burbank, CA, August 2 – Experience an epic exploration of the life and music of Elvis Presley when “Elvis” arrives for Premium Digital Ownership at home on August 9. The film is directed by Baz Luhrmann from a screenplay by Luhrmann & Sam Bromell and Luhrmann & Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner, based on a story by Luhrmann & Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner, and stars Austin Butler (“The Dead Don’t Die,” “Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood”) and Tom Hanks (“Saving Private Ryan,” “Forrest Gump”). The film will also be available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD beginning on September 13. On August 9, “Elvis” will be available for early Premium Digital Ownership at home for $24.99 and for 48-hour rental via PVOD for $19.99 SRP on participating digital platforms where you purchase movies. On September 13, “Elvis” will be available on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD. “Elvis” will also continue to be available to own in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers. “Elvis” will also be available on Movies Anywhere. Using the free Movies Anywhere app and website, consumers can access all their eligible movies by connecting their Movies Anywhere account with their participating digital retailer accounts. SYNOPSIS A thoroughly cinematic drama, Elvis’s (Austin Butler) story is seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). As told by Parker, the film delves into the complex dynamic between the two spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge). DIGITAL, 4K & BLU-RAY ELEMENTS “Elvis” Premium Digital Ownership contains the following special features: Bigger Than Life: The Making of ELVIS Rock ‘N Roll Royalty: The Music & Artists Behind ELVIS Fit for a King; The Style of ELVIS Viva Australia: Recreating Iconic Locations for ELVIS “Trouble” Lyric Vide “Elvis” 4K UHD combo pack and Blu-ray contain the following special features: Bigger Than Life: The Making of ELVIS Rock ‘N Roll Royalty: The Music & Artists Behind ELVIS Fit for a King; The Style of ELVIS Viva Australia: Recreating Iconic Locations for ELVIS “Trouble” Lyric Video Your Movies, Together at Last.TM MOVIES ANYWHERE lets you enjoy your favorite purchased or redeemed digital movies combined in one simplified, personal collection. MOVIES ANYWHERE brings together movies from Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures (including DreamWorks and Illumination Entertainment), The Walt Disney Studios (including Disney, Pixar, Twentieth Century Studios, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm), and Warner Bros. Entertainment. MOVIES ANYWHERE offers a library of over 7,900 digital movies, including new releases, and old favorites, and the user experience will continue to grow as more content providers, digital retailers and platforms are added. Using the MOVIES ANYWHERE app and website, consumers can connect their MOVIES ANYWHERE account with participating digital retailers and enjoy their favorite digital movies across multiple devices and platforms. Participating digital retailers include Apple TV, Prime Video, Vudu, Xfinity, Google Play/YouTube, Microsoft Movies & TV, FandangoNOW, Verizon Fios TV and DIRECTV. Consumers may also redeem digital codes found in eligible Blu-ray Discs™ and DVDs from participating studios: just look for the MOVIES ANYWHERE logo, redeem the code, then instantly enjoy your movie. ABOUT DIGITAL *Digital movies or TV episodes allow fans to watch a digital version of their movie or TV show anywhere, on their favorite devices. Digital movies or TV episodes are included with the purchase of specially marked Blu-ray discs. With digital, consumers are able to instantly stream and download movies and TV shows to TVs, computers, tablets and smartphones through retail services. For more information on compatible devices and services go to wb.com/digitalmoviefaq. Consult a digital retailer for details and requirements and for a list of digital-compatible devices. BASICS PRODUCT SRP 4K UHD Combo Pack $29.99 Blu-ray $24.99 DVD $19.99 Digital Ownership: August 9, 2022 PVOD: August 9, 2022 4K, Blu-ray and DVD Street Date: September 13, 2022 DVD Languages: Canadian French, English, Latin Spanish BD Languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Canadian French, English, Latin Spanish 4K Languages: Canadian French, English, , Latin Spanish DVD Subtitles: Canadian French, English SDH, Latin Spanish, Parisian French BD Subtitles: Brazilian Portuguese, Canadian French, English SDH, Latin Spanish, Parisian French 4K Subtitles: Swedish, Latin Spanish, Norwegian, Parisian French, Canadian French, Finnish, Danish, English SDH Running Time: 159 minutes Rating: Rated PG-13 for substance abuse, strong language, suggestive material and smoking DVD: DLBY/DGTL Blu-ray: ATMOS TrueHD 4K: ATMOS TrueHD THE CREDITS About “Elvis” The film is directed by Baz Luhrmann from a screenplay by Luhrmann & Sam Bromell and Luhrmann & Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner, based on a story by Luhrmann & Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner, produced by Luhrmann, Oscar winner Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, with Toby Emmerich, Courtenay Valenti and Kevin McCormick executive producing. The ensemble stars Austin Butler (“The Dead Don’t Die,” “Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood”) and Oscar winner Tom Hanks (“Philadelphia,” “Forrest Gump”), alongside Helen Thomson (“Top of the Lake: China Girl,” “Rake”); Richard Roxburgh (“Moulin Rouge!” “Breath,” “Hacksaw Ridge”); Olivia DeJonge (“The Society,” “The Visit,” “Stray Dolls”); singer/songwriter Yola; model Alton Mason; musician Gary Clark Jr.; artist Shonka Dukureh; Luke Bracey (“Hacksaw Ridge,” “Point Break”); Natasha Bassett (“Hail, Caesar!”); David Wenham (“The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, “Lion,” “300”); Kelvin Harrison Jr. (“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “The High Note”); Xavier Samuel (“Adore,” “Love & Friendship,” “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”); Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Power of the Dog”); Dacre Montgomery (“Stranger Things,” “The Broken Heart Gallery”); Leon Ford (“Gallipoli,” “The Pacific”); Kate Mulvany (“The Great Gatsby,” “Hunters”); Gareth Davies (“Peter Rabbit,” “Hunters”); Charles Grounds (“Crazy Rich Asians,” “Camp”); Josh McConville (“Fantasy Island”); and Adam Dunn (“Home and Away”). A Warner Bros. Pictures Presentation, A Bazmark Production, A Jackal Group Production, A Baz Luhrmann Film, “Elvis.”Posted Tue Aug 2, 2022 at 08:59 AM PDT by: -
Summer Is Still Scorching Hot - Keep Cool With HDD's August 2022 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Shopping GuideJust because it's hot outside doesn't mean you can't keep cool and comfortable inside adding some new releases and fan favorites to your 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Collection! Not that long ago August used to be a relatively slow month for new releases. Then the pandemic hit and completely upended the game. Now we're getting a wide swath of recent theatrical releases as well as a great selection of fan favorites coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. We used to need these few weeks at the end of summer to recharge and gear up for fall and the holidays, now there's no rest for the weary - and there's no respite for your wallet! From family-friendly flicks to creepy science fiction and horror flicks, there's something for every collector to close out summer. August 2022 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases August 2nd, 2022 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases Flatliners - 4K Ultra HD Tenebrae - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Retail Edition Tenebrae - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Exclusive Edition August 9th, 2022 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Best Buy SteelBook Event Horizon - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Doom - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray The Green Planet - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Heat - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Heat - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Best Buy SteelBook August 16th, 2022 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases Child’s Play - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Child’s Play - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Best Buy SteelBook Child’s Play 2 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Child’s Play 3 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Red Dawn - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Red Dawn - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Best Buy SteelBook Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Heavy Metal - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Standard Edition Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray August 23rd, 2022 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases Dirty Dancing - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Standard Edition Dog Soldiers - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Paths of Glory - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Dragons Forever - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Drive (1997) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray August 30th, 2022 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases Cat People - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Faceless - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Warrior - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Best Buy SteelBook And that is everything that's getting released stateside on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for August 2022. Right now all of these dates are set and firm, but it's always possible for a last-minute schedule change. If/when that happens we'll update our listings as soon as we can. We're going to do our best to dig through all of these and crank out reviews ASAP. As always - thanks again for your pre-orders! They really do go a long way towards keeping our little operation up and running. Happy collecting!Posted Mon Aug 1, 2022 at 11:42 AM PDT by:
