Closing out 2024 and opening up 2025, we see a less than average release schedule. Pushing it full throttle is definitely not sustainable, so we could use the break.

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 30 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of December 29th - January 4th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases-

 No UK imports and no New Releases. Actually, if Kino Lorber had not delayed these three titles, there would be nothing to report this week...

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include all three, Hatari!, Internal Affairs and Snake Eyes.

 Anime highlights include Dr. STONE - Season 3 Part 2 and Tokyo Ghoul - Complete Series - 10th Anniversary Box Set. Note: Tokyo Ghoul was showing delayed to 12/31 as of 12/17, now it is showing released 12/17.

 Everything else to consider this week...

Notable announcements from last week (and Closing Out):

 Vinegar Syndrome reminds us that their annual subscriber week is this week. Check out their site and strongly consider re-upping. I have enjoyed their releases every month over the past several years that I have been a subscriber.

 Sony will be releasing My Girl on February 25th.

 Gladiator II has an official release date of March 4th

 Check out Arrow Video's March slate of titles.

  We are pressing the pause button on our weekly guides as of this week. Our weekly release calendar will still be your source for release information, and we greatly appreciate it that you continue to use our links when building up your collections. These purchases will continue to keep this little operation running.

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 Another very strong week this week. We are doing a double edition this week as there are hardly any titles on the calendar next week.

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 29 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the weeks of December 15th - December 28th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases-

 The delay bug was alive and well last week, pushing most Kino Lorber titles to the end of the month, while moving LionsGate's two SteelBooks to this week.

 Before we get to Domestic Releases, UK import Monday has a cheaper option for last week's big(ish) release.

 Domestic Release Tuesday has several New Releases...

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include Transformers One (IMPORT), Joker: Folie à Deux, Terrifier 3, Demolition Man, The Searchers, Below and Seinfeld: The Complete Series.

 Anime highlights include Amagi Brilliant Park Complete Collection, Attack on Titan SteelBooks, Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Digimon: Digital Monsters - The Movies, DARLING in the FRANXX, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - Part 1, The Kingdoms of Ruin: The Complete Season, Sound! Euphonium: Season 1 and Vermeil in Gold - Limited Edition SteelBook.

 Warner Archive has several other releases slated for this week (maybe-most are not orderable at press time). Presently listed for this week are Black Eye (1974), Mr. Lucky (1943), A Night Full of Rain (1978), Nora Prentiss (1947), The Spanish Main (1945) and The Tall Target (1951). If these dates change we will update our listings but not post them again in another guide.

Notable announcements from last week:

 A ton of onesie twosie 4K announcements this past week. Ones I am excited for are my stand-by action films Con Air and Armageddon. Even though they're likely 2K DI upscales, they have certainly got to be improvements.

 Other titles of interest getting 4K releases in the coming months, Panic Room, The Social Network, Godzilla vs. Biollante, Thief, Night Moves, Choose Me, The Wages of Fear, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrimm, Kraven The Hunter, Graveyard Shift, Dante's Peak, and Uncle Buck.

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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?

 Another wave of releases are available this week as we try to rebuild our bank balances. Will(ow)power, out the window!

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 28 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of December 8th - December 14th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases-

 As far as UK Import Monday, the first 5 of the 6 titles are available in the US from several different labels.

• Demolition Man - Arrow UK Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
• The Addiction - Arrow UK Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
• The Escapees - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Indicator Series (UK Import)
• Requiem for a Vampire - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Indicator Series (UK Import)
• From Beyond - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (UK Deluxe Limited Edition)

 Domestic release Tuesday has got a little of everything.

 The New Release category has one title.

The rest of the 4K category consists of catalog titles, some are pretty recent titles.

Those fantastic swag-filled sets from Umbrella Entertainment Australia become available Friday. You know which ones I am talking about.

• Pulse (2001) 4K UHD + Blu-ray (Australian Import)
• The NeverEnding Story (1984): 40th Anniversary Imprint Films Limited Edition 4K UHD (Australian Import)
• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) - Imprint Films Limited Edition 4K UHD (Australian Import)
• A Bridge Too Far (1977) - Imprint Films Limited Edition 4K UHD (Australian Import)
• Convoy (1978) - Imprint Films Limited Edition 4K UHD (Australian Import)

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include The Good, the Bad, the Weird UK Import (likely Region-B Locked),  The Roundup: Punishment, No Country for Old Men, The Block Island Sound, The Escapees, Requiem for a Vampire and The Soul Eater.

 Notable Region B import...

Domestic Releases...

 Anime highlights include Food Wars! (Season 5) The Fifth Plate Premium Box Set, Kaiji: The Ultimate Survivor Complete Collection, One Piece: Season Fourteen - Voyage One and Ya Boy Kongming! The Road to Summer Sonia.

Australian Imports (via Amazon US) this Friday include:

• The Speedway Murders - Australian Import
• Birdeater - Australian Import
• Blue Thunder - Australian Import
• The Deep (1977) – Imprint Films Standard Edition (Australian Import)
• Double Jeopardy - Imprint Films Standard Edition (Australian Import)
• Carry On: Film Collection 4 (Australian Import)
• Agatha Christie's Marple: Series One - Three (Australian Limited Edition)
• Boiling Point (1993) (Australian Import)
• Open Your Eyes (Australian Import)

Notable announcements from last week:

 Shout! Factory's February releases have been announced. Titles include A Chinese Odyssey: Parts 1 & 2, Galaxy of Terror 4K, Ghosts of Mars 4K, Humanoids from the Deep 4K, Sick 4K and The First Slam Dunk 4K.

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 December hits the ground running with quite a plethora of releases. You already did your Christmas shopping for everyone else, right?

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 27 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of December 1st - December 7th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 UK Import Monday has two releases:

New Release Tuesday is dominated by Disney and its various subsidiaries, with a dash of Universal Pictures.

 Moving on to catalog titles, sorted somewhat by studio.

 Wednesday this week means a pair of imports from Turbine Medien out of Germany.

• Twister (1996) - Turbine 4K UHD Mediabook
• Twister (1996) - Turbine 4K UHD SteelBook

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include Alien: Romulus, Watchmen Chapter II, Rippy and The Wild Robot.

 One single Anime highlight this week, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Swordsmith Village Arc.

 Blu-ray disc highlights this week.....

Notable announcements from last week:

 During the holiday week there was the usual trickle of single title announcements popping up here and there, but overall, slow as expected.

 One title that stands out is possibly Clint Eastwood's (final?) film Juror #2, coming to Blu-ray February 4th.

 Arrow Video has revealed their February slate of titles. For U.S. buyers it's a slow month as we already got a few of these titles from other labels.

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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?

 Welcome 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.)

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 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,

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 This 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.

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 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.

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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?

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

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

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 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.

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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?

We're starting the first week of November and a rather busy release week at that. We have seen so many months of slow starts and ginormous ends that this month is an anomaly indeed. Oh and don't forget to get out and vote.

Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 23 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of November 3rd - November 9th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 UK Import Monday has two interesting releases.

 One of those deluxe edition StudioCanal Vintage Classics releases first, The Third Man (1949): 75th Anniversary Edition. It's got swag, it's got extras. Sweet looking pack for those of us that like collecting these editions.

 Continuing with swag editions, 101 Films' version of The Sword and the Sorcerer. Yeah, Shout! Factory did a decent release in the US, but it was a bit more plain in the packaging department.

 On to Domestic Tuesday, with four New Releases.

 First up from Warner Bros., M. Night Shyamalan's Trap.

 Second on the new release docket, a remake of the original, The Crow. Also available as two different SteelBooks, a Walmart Exclusive and an Amazon Exclusive.

 Third on the list, Kevin Smith's The 4:30 Movie, which the 4K release is only available as an Amazon Exclusive SteelBook. We have seen this configuration in the past with Best Buy Exclusives.

 And the fourth title is of a category we do not see very often in the 4K New Release calendar, anime feature film One Piece Film Red - Movie.

 Shout Factory gets multiple delays of titles originally slated for this week, but they do have two SteelBooks, athough the titles themselves are not new to 4K. Those titles are John Carpenter's Escape From New York and Krampus: The Naughty Cut.

 The delay bug strikes again, wiping two of Kino Lorber's titles off this week's 4K release calendar. Maybe they should just automatically add 2 weeks to any future announcements, just to be safe as it seems to happen a lot. We do see two releases from them this week though, bumped from previous release dates, those would be Fright (1971) and Rules of Engagement.

 Criterion Collection this week offers 1954's Godzilla.

 Universal upgrades the 2019 comedy/romance Last Christmas to 4K.

 Well Go USA makes an appearance with You Gotta Believe, a sports/drama with Luke Wilson.

 Paramount has TWO movies this week. Starting with war drama We Were Soldiers with Mel Gibson, then the 70th Anniversary Edition classic film White Christmas with Bing Crosby.

 You've probably heard of this line of special edition releases, and they have been mostly overseas releases. This week though LionsGate offers us a Titans of Cult edition of John Wick, as an Amazon Exclusive. It also features a Dolby Vision grade for the first time too.

 And last but not least, a somewhat double-dip at that, Warner Bros/MGM offers us The Wizard of Oz as a SteelBook/fat-pack. This package has been done with so many releases of in the UK. We could hope we would get more of these up front, not as double-dips. It's a handsome looking set.

 On Wednesday, Turbine Medien Group Germany releases FOUR Hellraiser: Judgment skus:

• Hellraiser: Judgment - Turbine Medien 4K UHD SteelBook Slipcover D
• Hellraiser: Judgment - Turbine Medien 4K UHD SteelBook Slipcover C
• Hellraiser: Judgment - Turbine Medien 4K UHD SteelBook Slipcover B
• Hellraiser: Judgment - Turbine Medien 4K UHD SteelBook Slipcover A

 Friday, via Amazon US, Imprint Films' Limited Edition of Suspiria (2018) can be yours for the right price.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include Trap, The Crow (2024), The 4:30 Movie, Fright (1971), Rules of Engagement and You Gotta Believe.

 Lionsgate releases the drama thriller 1992.

 Warner Bros has the Channing Tatum mystery thriller Blink Twice.

 Peacock Original Melissa McCarthy comedy Genie comes to disc from Universal Pictures.

 Sony Pictures comedy romance It Ends with Us comes to Blu-ray this week. On the opposite scale, the horror/thriller Afraid.

 TV on disc this week includes Bluey: Seasons One - Three (Amazon Exclusive), Doctor Who: The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years, from CBS Television and Paramount, I Love Lucy: The Complete Series, Murdoch Mysteries: Season 17 and Orphan Black: Echoes - Season One.

 Anime highlights include 86: The Complete First Season, Planetes - The Complete Series, Psycho-Pass: Season 1, Psycho-Pass: Season 2, PSYCHO-PASS: Providence - Movie, which also comes as a Limited Edition and The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess Complete Collection.

 Friday imports (via Amazon US) include:

• Abbott & Costello Horror Collection (1948-1955)(Australian Import)
• The Mummy Collection (1932 – 1944)(AU Import)
• TV Movie Of The Week: Collection One (1971 / 1972 / 1973) – Imprint Television #12 – 14 Limited Edition
• The Baron: The Feature Films (1966) – Imprint Television #10 Limited Edition
• Directed By… Roman Polanski (1992 – 1999) – Imprint Films Limited Edition
• The Blair Witch Project Collection - Imprint Films Limited Edition (AU Import)
• Superstition - Imprint Films Limited Edition
• I vampiri (Lust of the Vampire) - Limited Edition (UK Import)

Notable announcements from last week:

 Seinfeld: The Complete Series is coming to Blu-ray and 4K on December 17th. Per the news article, the 4K release will have the original aspect ratio of 4:3.

 It was inveitable. Last week we mentioned that LionsGate will be releasing Jackie Brown to 4K after much speculation. This week we also report that Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2 will be coming to 4K on January 17th.

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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?

 How did ya do last week? Did you have more will power than I did and keep it under a hundred bucks? Some of those releases could have been released a different week, agreed? As we enter our last week of October and approach November, there is still not much of a reprieve for volume of releases. It's like a one-two punch! Oh and hey, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 22 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of October 27th - November 2nd, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 UK Import Monday begins with Second Sight and their release of Late Night with the Devil. This one comes in one of their well known Limited Edition fat-packs and a Standard Edition as well. I took one for the team and ordered the Limited Edition 4K, so expect a US announcement any time now to replace 1 of the 2 editions you got on blu-ray.

 StudioCanal releases two Cult Classics titles, previously as SteelBooks, this week as standard case releases, Orca and Red Sun.

 Domestic Tuesday offer a lot, just no New Releases. Where to begin is often times a challenge but I usually go somewhat alphabetically.

 Two titles from Paramount this week with A to Z, Addams Family Values and Zodiac.

 Kino Lorber continues to be plagued with delayed releases, but what we can confirm as coming out this week is Baby Blood (Kino Cult #19).

 From Warner Bros this week, the 1966 animated classic Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.

 Shout! Factory is up next with a pair of 'Collector's Edition' releases, Drag Me To Hell and Shocker.

 Not sure if what I am seeing is true, but it is quite possible that both Arrow Video's releases of Trick 'r Treat are Sold Out. There is the Standard Release and the Arrow Store Exclusive release. This one enjoys quite the cult following so it's possible they've already sold through their run.

Standard edition Vinegar Syndrome releases this week (via Amazon) include Delirium: Photo of Gioia and Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf.

Turbine Medien has the German release of Peter Jackson's The Frighteners as a 4K SteelBook with a street date of Tuesday.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases? Nope, not this week. But we already got em in the past.

 Monday UK imports... there are a few interesting ones. Have a look see:

• Freud's Last Session (UK Import)
• Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984) (UK Import)
• Paddington Bear: The Complete Collection (1975-1986) (UK Import Limited Pop Up Edition)
• Paddington Bear: The Complete Collection (1975-1986) (UK Import)
• J-Horror Rising - Arrow Video Blu-ray Limited Edition
• Columbia Horror - Indicator Series Limited Edition (Region B UK Import)
• El Vampiro: Two Bloodsucking Tales from Mexico - Indicator Series Limited Edition (UK Import)
• Daiei Gothic: Japanese Ghost Stories - Limited Edition (UK Import)
• Dogra Magra - Limited Edition (UK Import)
• A Quiet Place in the Country (UK Import Limited Edition)

 Domestic releases Tuesday looks a little bit daunting, but just like most months towards the last week, those include Vinegar Syndrome's site exclusive releases. Don't get me wrong, it's still a pretty busy calendar without those titles. And I do encourage you to shop their stuff too.

 Warner Archive Collection (barring any last minute bumps) is on track to release the following this week; The Beast With Five Fingers (1946), For Your Consideration (2006), A Man Called Shenandoah (1965-1966), The Return of Doctor X (1939), Sweethearts and The Walking Dead (1936).

 Anime highlights this week include The Ancient Magus' Bride - Season Two, Part Two, The Executioner and Her Way of Life Complete Collection (Premium Box Set), Level 1, Demon Lord and One Room Hero - Complete Collection, One Piece Film: Gold - Movie and a Crunchyroll Store exclusive title with a Thursday release date, Macross Plus - Movie + OVA: Ultimate Edition.

 Collectors of Kino Cult Series can look for #18, The Classic Ghosts this week. And if you have been collecting the Film Noir series, here is the next one, Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXII.

 Honorable mention, because, just because doped out animals are now hip. This time, look for Crackcoon.

 Wednesday import releases, a couple of 3D Turbine Medien titles and a few titles from down under.

• Dolittle - Turbine Collector's Series 3D Blu-ray (German Import)
• Migration - Turbine Collector's Series 3D Blu-ray (German Import)
• Mission: Impossible - Fallout - Turbine Collector's Series 3D Blu-ray (German Import)
• Abbott and Costello Horror Collection (1948 – 1955) – Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase + Art Cards (Australian Import)
• The Mummy Collection (1932 – 1944) – Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase + Art Cards (Australian Import)
• The Antichrist (1974) - Imprint Films Limited Edition
• Death Valley (1982) - Imprint Films Limited Edition

Notable announcements from last week:

 Arrow Video has announced their January 2025 titles. In the US, Canada and the UK, look for The Cell on Blu-ray and 4K, Incubus on Blu-ray and 4K, Inglourious Basterds on Blu-ray and 4K, Rampo Noir on Blu-ray, in the UK only, The Gift on Blu-ray and 4K (The US is getting a release from Shout Factory), and The Usual Suspects on Blu-ray and 4K (Kino Lorber did a 4K in the US).

 LionsGate is finally giving us Jackie Brown in 4K in January 2025.

 Disney is releasing four more Disney+ TV show seasons to 4K SteelBook, and this go round it looks like we are getting Dolby Vision on the disc to boot! Check out our article here.

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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?

 That October air is definitely getting more crisp by the day. Yeah I know, some regions still seeing 100 degree heat, but hey, it's not 115. Compared to last week, there is definitely an uptick in volume of titles, both 4K and blu-ray. If you are like me and 'must have' every major 4K release, ya might wanna take out a second mortgage. Or switch over to Ramen for the three months. Maybe this picture is more appropriate for the week... (Bing AI)

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 21 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of October 20th - October 26th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 Import Monday has definitely got a handful to choose from. Again it's one of those things, do you pounce at the opportunity or do you wait and hope a domestic release is coming?

 When you think classic cinema, you might think The African Queen when you list your top 10. This one is from StudioCanal's Vintage Classics label. It's a major enough title that one would imagine a domestic 4K would be coming. Maybe?

 Did you pass on Turbine Medien's German release or Barb Wire? Here is a more basic UK release that might entice a purchase.

 The final title of UK Import Monday is something you might already have recently acquired as part of a box set. Referring to the action/thriller Breakdown. The box set I was referring to was Paramount Scares Volume 2.

 You might need to dig deep into that wallet for Domestic Release Tuesday, there a a few great releases this week.

 There are three big title New Releases this week. For many, it's all about Deadpool & Wolverine. Here's a rundown of the three editions being offered. There is the Standard Edition, the Deadpool SteelBook edition and the Wolverine SteelBook edition. Both SteelBooks seem unavailable to order at press time, even with the $55 each price tag they sold out fast. Whether Amazon adds more or whether you need to seek other avenues, that is the question. If you buy all three at a retail outlet, this is a $130 movie.

 I myself might enjoy a Deadpool or Wolverine film, but I think I might enjoy Twisters just a wee bit more. This one comes in a Standard Edition and a somewhat snazzy looking Walmart Exclusive SteelBook.

 And the third new release title this week would be Borderlands from LionsGate. With three options to pick from, a Standard Edition, a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook, and an Amazon Exclusive SteelBook.

 From Sony Pictures, a long awaited release of Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 5. Keep buying them, they will keep making them. Simple Satisfaction, right?

 Under the Paramount Presents label, Ghost finally gets that 4K release so many have been waiting for. Unchained Melody is such the perfect song for this film.

 Criterion Collection this week offers the dark comedy Gummo.

 Not really sure if these next two titles from Hollywood/Touchstone Pictures (Disney) puts us one step closer to one of my favorite popcorn action movie Armageddon getting a 4K release or if it is just in time for the Halloween season, referring to M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense and Signs.

 Thank me for this one, I took a hit for the team and imported the UK set under the premise that a US set would never materialize, referring to Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment from Arrow Video. There is also an Arrow Video store exclusive available as well.

 Shout! Factory has a pair of releases this week, Death Becomes Her and The Wolfman (2010).

 Warner Bros this week is offering several movie-only (no digital codes included) releases of The Hitcher, The Intern, Tag and Vacation (2015). These releases are likely small batch MOD type titles and would not be released any other way.

 Kino Classics has German silent cinema The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari available this week.

 More Tinto Brass from Cult Epics with Cheeky! The limited edition variants are very limited and only available via their direct site.

 In the, still not really sure it will release category, the Ultimate Edition of Caligula. Indicators are saying we might be at the end of our wait.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include the UK import of The African Queen (potentially region B locked), Deadpool & Wolverine, also with a Walmart Exclusive edition, Twisters (which also has a double-feature available), Borderlands, Gummo, The Hitcher, Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment and Cheeky!.

 From Janus Contemporaries, the drama About Dry Grasses.

 Anime highlights include Afro Samurai: Resurrection, Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War: Part 2, which also comes as a Limited Edition, GOBLIN SLAYER - Season 2, The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior - Complete Collection and Outlaw Star - The Complete Series.

 TV on disc this week includes Doctor Who (David Tenant): Complete Series 1-4  and Veep: The Complete Series.

 Collectors of Kino's Cult Series discs can get #17 in the series, Hussy. Yes, this one was previously released, as a Twilight Time title.

 Australian Import Friday (via Amazon US) includes:

• Under the Dome: The Complete Series (Australian Import)
• Doppelganger (Australian Import)
• From Dusk Till Dawn: The Complete Series (Australian Import)
• As Good As It Gets - Imprint Films Standard Edition

Notable announcements from last week:

 In another "you're welcome" moment because I had recently bought the blu-ray, White Christmas is getting a 4K upgrade as it celebrate's its 70th anniversary. The title is expected to street November 5th.

 Universal Pictures has announced the latest Dreamworks animated feature, The Wild Robot will be releasing to disc on December 3rd.

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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?

 One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three, four, Better lock your door. Five, six, grab a crucifix. Seven, eight, Gonna stay up late. Nine, ten, Never sleep again.

 (Now reread the title above in that key.)

 Hey just think, we are in the middle of the month already and Halloween is just a couple of weeks away. The volume of discs is somewhat steady, so there is plenty to ponder here.

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 20 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of October 13th - October 19th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 There are no UK imports posted for Monday, and no actual  "new" releases on Domestic Tuesday. Let's get this party started.

 The closest thing to a new release is Eli Roth's horror Thanksgiving, which comes to us in a limited edition SteelBook. I was in the crowd yelling "Where's the 4K?" when this came out on blu-ray last January, and importing a 4K was odd for this one, the imports were region locked. Here we are finally, a 4K for the US market. Overseas customers might want to wait in case this one is locked as well.

 Staying with Sony for the moment, 1999's comedy American Movie also comes out this week. Note: It is a Sony Pictures Classics release, meaning no digital code.

 The beginning of a franchise with Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street. Also available as a SteelBook Edition too. And of course, as to be expected, a swaggier UK release would have been on our Monday UK Imports calendar, buuuut you cannot buy it from the usual sites such as Amazon UK.

 Paramount is next with a Paramount Presents line title, well known director, Alfred Hitchcock Classic To Catch a Thief. Oh, and two other well known people you might know, Grace Kelly and Cary Grant.

 Is this considered a too-soon double-dip? The Ring (2002) gets a new Standard Release as well as a Limited SteelBook release from Paramount as well. Yeah, you probably just got the 3-film set from Shout! Factory.

 And speaking of Shout! Factory, George Romero's Land of the Dead gets a Collector's Edition release this week.

 After being delayed from last month, Kino Lorber brings us a pair of releases, Brick and Cowboys & Aliens.

 Criterion's appearance on the calendar this week is to bring us Japanese horror Demon Pond.

 Dark Sky Selects has an over the top The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - 50th Anniversary Limited Edition available this week as well. As specialty swag editions go, this one ranks right up there!

 And the final domestic release that may or may not be out this week, The Project A Collection. This one at one point was tentatively set for early in the year and saw its street date bump multiple times.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include Demon Pond from Criterion and The Project A Collection (maybe) from 88 Films.

 Criterion Collection this week also has the 1929 drama/thriller Pandora's Box.

 TV on disc this week, look for Babylon Berlin: Season 4 (German language), The Crown: The Complete Series and Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete Collection.

 Anime highlights include NieR:Automata Ver1.1a - Volume 1, One Piece - Collection 35 and Vinland Saga - Season 2 Part 2.

 Sony Pictures Classics has a title in the blu-ray category as well, this week the crime/thriller Nine Queens.

Notable announcements from last week:

 The Crow (2024) has been officially announced for blu-ray and 4K releases on November 5th.

 Joker: Folie à Deux will be released to disc on December 17th.

 Warner Archive Collection's November Lineup has been announced. Check it out.

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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?

 As mentioned last week, this week and the weeks that follow this month are very busy for us collectors. If you read Matthew's 4K Guide for October, you got a sneak peek for this week, and the weeks to come.

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 19 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of October 6th - October 12th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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The October wallet fatigue begins with a sum total of 24 skus to look at this week. Let's begin with UK Import Monday...

101 Films' The Sword and the Sorcerer got pushed back to November 4th.

First up, from StudioCanal's Vintage Classics line, An Inspector Calls: 70th Anniversary Edition with Alastair Sim. Thus far, many of the titles in this line have not had US releases. Wicker Man is the only one that comes to mind and the US counterpart was barebones by comparison.

Nope, not that radio program by the same name, Air America with Mel Gibson comes to us via StudioCanal's standard label.

Arrow Films closes out UK Import Monday with The Exorcist III, which also gets an Arrow UK Site Exclusive release as well, which dons the poster cover art seen on the US Shout! Factory release.

Several Domestic Tuesday New Releases to get through first.

A Quiet Place: Day One from Paramount. This one is considered the prequel/origin story to the other two films already out. You can also get this as a SteelBook Release, or if you prefer a little more of the color red, a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook.

Moving over to A24 and LionsGate, the third part of the Ti West/Mia Goth trilogy, MaXXXine. To get the first two installments in 4K you have to import them. Perhaps with this out now, maybe a domestic 4K box set will be coming (?)

 Well Go USA this week has Asian thriller Exhuma. There is an English dub included for those that prefer it.

 On to catalog titles, and the first one is semi-new. Not often we see a streaming platform's physical disc on a 4K new release calendar, but here we are with Arcane: League of Legends – Season One, distributed by GKIDS and Shout! Factory. You can also head over to their shop directly and get a Shop Exclusive, over the top swag induced release as well.

 Universal Pictures has a couple of entries this week.

 New to 4K disc, Friday Night Lights, which also is available as a SteelBook Release.

 They know SteelBooks are an additional incentive for some buyers, so we get Steels of Five Nights at Freddy's - Walmart Exclusive,  Halloween Trilogy (2018 - 2022) - Walmart Exclusive, The Mummy (1932) and Us / Get Out (Double Feature).

 Criterion 4K RKO Pictures Double Feature with I Walked with a Zombie / The Seventh Victim: Produced by Val Lewton.

 Infrequent to the weekly guide, Synapse Films offers us The Convent this week.

 Shout! Factory brings us Devil (2010), directed by John Erick Dowdle and produced by M. Night Shyamalan. Also, a few weeks after the standard release, a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook of The Strangers (2008) is available.

And closing out domestic releases, last year we had a digipak, this year Sleepy Hollow gets listed as a 25th Anniversary SteelBook.

Wednesday release, Thesis drops a Collector's Edition release direct from Umbrella Entertainment. A standard release comes out next week.

Friday, if you did not directly import this last week, Amazon US has Second Sight's The Hitcher, available as a Standard Edition and a Limited Edition. Warner Bros has a domestic release in 2 weeks, but it is a barebones MOD title, no digital code and probably no slipcover. Pricing wise, both the Second Sight standard release and WB's are almost the same.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include (possibly region B) An Inspector Calls, Air America, domestic region A or region free releases of A Quiet Place: Day One, MaXXXine, which also has a Walmart Exclusive option, Exhuma, Arcane: League of Legends – Season One standard, as well as SteelBook, I Walked with a Zombie / The Seventh Victim: Produced by Val Lewton, The Convent and (possibly region B) The Hitcher.

 From Searchlight Pictures and Sony, 2024 fantasy Kinds of Kindness.

 Also from Sony, and the street date on this one is not entirely clear, but I am counting it as a Tuesday release, adventure/fantasy Harold and the Purple Crayon should be available!

 Ain't it great to also get TV on HD or 4K disc? This week we can buy Interview with the Vampire: Season Two and Las Vegas: The Complete Series. Count me in for Las Vegas. Which shows would you love to see? If there were blu-ray box sets for the franchises of CSI, NCIS, Law & Order, NYPD Blue, Chicago (Dick Wolf) and other type dramas, I would be all over them, even in 5 or 10 season increments.

 Anime/Animated highlights include Castlevania Nocturne - Season One, Ouran High School Host Club: The Complete Series, Red vs. Blue: Restoration and Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead - Season 1, which also comes as a Limited Edition.

 Friday AU imports (via Amazon US) include:

• Beverly Hills Ninja (Australian Import)
• Bend It Like Beckham (Australian Import)
• Hell House LLC Collection I-IV Collector's Edition (Limited Edition Australian Import)
• Triangle (Limited Edition Australian Import)
• The Isle (Limited Edition Australian Import)
• Intruder (Limited Edition Australian Import)

Notable announcements from last week:

 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will be released to blu-ray and 4K discs on November 19th.

 In a short notice window, Twisters will be releasing on October 22nd.

 Shout! Factory says Merry Christmas with December releases. In no particular order, 4K titles include 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God', Ted, The Holdovers, The Gift (2000), The Faculty, Riddick, Rock 'n' Roll High School, Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection (not all titles in 4K), Far and Away and Silent Night, Deadly Night. Blu-rays include The Dead Don't Hurt, Golden Harvest Vol. 2: Shining Stars and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey II.

 Legends of the Fall and Talk of the Town will be landing on 4K on December 3rd from Sony.

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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?

 Welcome to the first week of October. Relatively slow start to the month for video releases. For a lot of us, October means Halloween, horror movies, and all the jazz! Visited your local Spirit Halloween yet?

  And speaking of Spirit Halloween, SNL did a skit about it. Want a laugh? Check it out!

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 18 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of September 29th - October 5th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 Believe it or not, there are only TWO new SKUS this week in the 4K category and they're both appropriately themed for October.

 First up, very recent release Imaginary gets a 4K Amazon Exclusive SteelBook. There is no standard edition 4K available, and as with so many Blumhouse releases, they dropped a blu-ray only release on the original release day, making us wonder if a 4K was en route any time soon, or at all.

 Paramount offers up another box set of various titles, that would be Paramount Scares Vol. 2. No mystery movie this go round, but it is priced right for four decent films.

 Coming off retailer exclusive, The Blob (1988) SteelBook gets a general release.

 Next week is like night and day. Instead of two releases, there are roughly twenty when you also count the imports.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases? Not this week. We pretty much already got them!

 Import Monday has a few that might interest you. Always keep in mind though that they may be region B locked, and not playable on your setup.

• Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals (Limited Edition UK Import)
• The Valley of the Bees (UK Import)
• Blur: To the End & Live at Wembley Stadium (UK Import)
• Vital (2004): 20th Anniversary Edition (UK Limited Edition)
• Crawlspace (UK Import)

 Anime highlights include To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (Monday release, standard edition CrunchyRoll Store Exclusive) and the Tuesday release of Outbreak Company: Complete Collection.

 Shout Factory blu-ray horror arrives with As Above, So Below: Collector's Edition.

 TV on disc this week, and it's a pretty big one, The West Wing: The Complete Series. Talk about good timing.

Notable announcements from last week:

 Last week was a pretty busy week for announcements. In addition to the boutique label onesie twosies, and the leaks of Shout Factory's next batch, a few major ones are below.

 Alien: Romulus will be coming to blu-ray and 4K on December 3rd from 20th Century Studios.

 Deadpool & Wolverine is getting several choices for blu-ray and 4K releases on October 22nd. Both Alien: Romulus and Deadpool & Wolverine have been rumored to have Dolby Vision on them despite what the press release says, and new titles going forward as well. But this is as reported by an entertainment writer on Forbes, so accept it with a grain of salt. If true, this is very good news, now hopefully BD100s when needed.

 All restaurants are Taco Bell, right? Arrow Video's December releases include 4K editions of Demolition Man, The Great Escape and The Addiction, blu-ray of The Last Video Store, a UK 4K of The Good, the Bad, the Weird, and a snazzy blu-ray box set of Critters 1-4.

 I Love Lucy: The Complete Series will be coming to blu-ray on on November 5th.

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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?

 Poof. Just like that, the last week of the month of September, and Autumn (Fall) is here in the Northern hemisphere, and oh yeah, there are a lot of titles to wade through this week.

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 17 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of September 22nd - September 28th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 Import Monday begins with Love, Death & Apocalypse: Three Films by Álex de la Iglesia from Arrow UK.

 Domestic Tuesday has so many choices this week, some of us will rank them when making our decisions. New Releases go first, of course.

 A few weeks ago we probably got tempted by, or bought Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, this week if you somehow did not own that and all the previous movies, you can not get Max Max: Five Film Collection.

 From Decal/Neon, 2024 crime/thriller Longlegs. Am I seeing a lot of red?

 In a short-notice window, Universal brings us the third sequel, referring to Despicable Me 4. With all the fanfare and money this franchise has made, no doubt expect a part 5 in the future.

 And the final new release this week was literally officially announced towards the end of last week and it is another (third) sequel, Bad Boys: Ride or Die. Also available as a Limited Edition SteelBook.

Catalog titles begin with Sony and Body Double, considered an erotic crime thriller.

 Not something we see very often, TV on 4K disc, especially something not produced in the past couple of years. This week we get Friends: The Complete Series from Warner Bros, all 86+ hours worth of sit-com TV!

 Next on the list, a pair of releases from Criterion Collection. First, Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy, categorized in the romcom category. And the 1998 comedy Happiness with Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Paramount brings us the adventure fantasy Stardust to 4K SteelBook. It seems like only yesterday when HD-DVD and Blu-ray were competing and this came out on HD-DVD.

Indie label Blue Underground is on track to release action comedy The Million Eyes of Sumuru this week.

Shout Factory makes an appearance this week with Village Of The Damned (1995).

Vinegar Syndrome has our regular monthly visit, new Limited Edition site exclusives, and standard editions available via Amazon and other merchants. For Limited Edition, Delirium: Photo of Gioia and Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf. And for Standard Editions, Devil Times Five and Last Embrace.

Available Thursday as an import from Germany, Downfall, a history/war film from 2004.

Next week, not the pattern we have been seeing a lot the past few months, it is quite a lot less to sort through. The month does seem pretty consistent week to week if you exclude October 1st.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include the region B import of Love, Death & Apocalypse: Three Films by Álex de la Iglesia, region A/region-all releases of Longlegs, Despicable Me 4, which is also available as a 4-movie collection, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which is also available as a 4-movie collection, Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy, Happiness and The Ladykillers.

 The rest of the blu-ray category this week is pretty damned big! The trick though is a lot of it is indie labels and BD-R MOD releases.

 Import Monday has a handful of titles that may or may not be Region B locked:

• The Outcasts (UK Import)
• Michael Powell: Early Works (UK Import)
• I Am Waiting (UK Import)
• Unlawful Entry (UK Import)
• Love, Death & Apocalypse: Three Films by Álex de la Iglesia (Arrow Limited Edition) (UK Import)
• When Tomorrow Comes - Indicator Series (Limited Edition UK Import)
• The Lady is Willing - Indicator Series (Limited Edition UK Import)
• You and Me - Indicator Series (Limited Edition UK Import)
• You'll Never Get Rich - Indicator Series (Limited Edition UK Import)
• Death Game (UK Import)

 Domestic Tuesday has so many directions I could go. How about we explore TV on disc first with The Stand (2020) - Walmart Exclusive SteelBook, Young Sheldon: The Complete Sixth Season, Young Sheldon: The Complete Seventh Season and Young Sheldon: The Complete Series.

 The Warner Archive Collection's September batch streets this week. Titles include Bathing Beauty (1944), Conflict (1945), I Remember Mama (1948),  Jonny's Golden Quest / Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber-Insects (1992-1995), Journey Into Fear (1943) and A Prairie Home Companion (2006).

 The Exorcism (2023) with Russell Crowe is available from Vertical Entertainment. (Note: Most of their releases use lossy audio, and this one has DD 5.1).

 Anime highlights include The Eminence in Shadow (Season 2) Complete Collection, GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka - Complete Collection, Kite: Integral Version, Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island - Movie, Monster Musume: Everyday Life With Monster Girls - Complete Collection, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation - Season 2 Part 1 and Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage - Season 2.

 The prequel to Shaolin Soccer, comedy/sport film The Champions comes to us via Eureka Entertainment.

Notable announcements from last week:

 Sort of like the last week, there are a bunch of onesie twosie announcements from lots of different labels.

 Galaxy Quest will be coming to 4K and 4K SteelBook on December 3rd.

 Multiple Kino Lorber releases have had their details announced, new titles added, and several titles pushed back.

 CrunchyRoll and Sentai Filmworks have revealed their December slates. Check our release calendar for full lists.

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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?

 Saw a funny video the other day, if you live in Australia you know it is magpie swooping season. Good times (at least for us watching!)  Remember for them, it is almost Spring, not Autumn. As we enter the middle of the month, the disc market continues on strong with several great releases. Nope, no rest for us die-hard collectors. You know who you are.

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 16 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of September 15th - September 21st, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 There are no imports to mention this week, however there is one title that could be considered a new release, that would be Reacher: Season Two, which is from Paramount Television.

 Everything else this week would be considered catalog releases and that is A-OK.

 Continuing with Paramount, spine number 47 of the Paramount Presents line, Bringing Out The Dead comes out this week. Scorsese, Cage, do I need to say more?

 Arrow Video is next on the docket with The Chronicles of Riddick, Friday the 13th (2009) and Torso, the latter also is available as an Arrow Store Exclusive Edition.

 From Shout! Factory this week, Doomsday.

 Criterion Collection has The Long Good Friday this week.

 And lastly, Universal Pictures releases Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection, which is another version of the many editions we have already seen.

 For Thursday releases, first, an upgrade over last week's Blu-ray domestic release, Capelight Pictures brings us Late Night With The Devil. As 4K upgrades go, it is not likely we will get a domestic release of this, so, buy it if that is what you are wanting.

 Announced literally on Mondaym a 4K mediabook for Mississippi Burning, also from Capelight.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include Reacher: Season Two, The Chronicles of Riddick and The Long Good Friday.

 TV on disc this week includes The Brokenwood Mysteries: Series 10 and The Crown: The Complete Final Season (The Complete Series of The Crown will release on October 15).

 Caligula: The Ultimate Cut debuts to Blu-ray this week, the 4K has been pushed back a few weeks.

 Anime highlights include The Great Cleric - The Complete Season, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Set 9 - Stone Ocean Part 2, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie - Scarlet Bond and Ya Boy Kongming!: Complete Collection (Premium Box Set).

 There would have been quite a few Kino Lorber releases this week, they are burned by the delay bug yet again. But what you can look forward to this week are Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XX and Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXI. Disc replication is now done by fewer companies, so delays are pretty normal, especially for smaller labels.

 One more checkmark off your Robin Williams list with Man of the Year this week.

 Believe it or not, there are no Australian imports towards the end of the week. Monday has got a bunch of UK imports though!

Notable announcements from last week:

 Sony Pictures will be bringing us a Frank Capra 20-Film Collection on November 19th, some of them will be 4K.

 Many onesie twosie titles have been announced and we could get lost if we list them all. Kino Lorber has been the busiest with reveals.

 If you are getting the Columbia Pictures Classics Volume 5, you are getting the 2019 remake, and just announced is the 1994 edition of Little Women to 4K on November 19th.

 Each generation seems to have grown up with a blue TV dog in their life. Huckleberry Hound, Blues Clues, Bluey. BBC is offering Bluey Seasons 1 -3 as an Amazon Exclusive blu-ray on November 5th. More TV on blu-ray and 4K is great!!

 Still not OFFICIAL but it would appear that Godzilla: Minus One will have its USA release on November 19th.

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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?

 On to the second week of September and as we have seen in the past, the volume of titles increases by quite a bit as the month progresses.

Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 15 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of September 8th - September 14th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 Import Monday has one title for sure, one title on the maybe column.

 On the for sure column, another Western SteelBook, referring to Red Sun under the Studiocanal Cult Classics label.

 And under the not likely release column, a 4K for American Pie.

Domestic Tuesday rolls in with a few of new releases. Starting off, Disney Pixar's Inside Out 2. The only way to own this one on a 4K disc is with a SteelBook edition, and in my opinion, the Blu-ray has a much better cover art. This one has made a TON of money at the box office, my only wish for the home video release was that it has Dolby Vision on the disc! 

 Next, from Lionsgate, not a horror film, but somehow titled Kill. This one is also available as a SteelBook.

 The third new release this week is Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 with Kevin Costner. This film also has a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook option to choose from.

And yet, a 4th new release this week? Yup, the Paramount Plus TV series Knuckles gets a MOD style 4K release. If you want that fancy SteelBook, you got to downgrade the video to Blu-ray.

 Catalog titles next, and we got more than a few. Where to begin? Somewhat alphabetically I suppose.

 Criterion Collection this week has a drama/fantasy All of Us Strangers.

 From Kino Lorber this week, a pair of previously delayed titles, The Antichrist and Zoltan, Hound of Dracula.

 From Warner Bros., Batman 85th Anniversary 10-Film Collection.

What seemed like a canceled release or delayed indefinitely, we now get to see Dark Night of the Scarecrows: Ultimate Collector's Edition Double Feature.

Here is something we do not see very often, comedy in 4K, Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip comes to us via Sony Pictures.

 Two Shout Factory releases are brought to you by the letter S. We get to purchase the horror thriller The Stepfather (1987) and a horror/mystery The Strangers (2008).

 If you are looking to get a 4K upgrade of Wind River, Lionsgate is offering it as a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook.

 On a bit of a budget? Arrow Video has the standard edition release of Tremors 2: Aftershocks.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include the region B release of Red Sun, domestic releases of Inside Out 2, Kill, Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1, Knuckles, which also has a SteelBook Option, All of Us Strangers, Dark Night of the Scarecrows: Ultimate Collector's Edition Double Feature and Tremors 2: Aftershocks.

 Even if you exclude the small B-label releases this week, we still see a pretty large amount of titles to choose from.

 How about some comedy from Decal-Bleeker, with The Fabulous Four? There are some familiar names in this one.

 Anime highlights include Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Season 1 - Exclusive SteelBook, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Season 2 - Exclusive SteelBook, Mobile Suit Gundam: the Witch from Mercury - Seasons 1 + 2 - Blu-ray Bundle - SteelBook,  Naruto Shippuden Set 4, Spy Classroom (Seasons 1 & 2) Complete Collection, and TRIGUN STAMPEDE - Complete Series, which is also available as a Limited Edition Release.

Not to dissuade you (as this is available as a 4K if you import it), Late Night With The Devil gets a Blu-ray SteelBook from RLJ Entertainment.

 I hope reception to this release is not a gauge of customer interest, Universal Television has Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season Twenty-Five on blu-ray. Give me seasons 1-10, 11-20 and so on as a set and I am all over it. Offer one of the shortest seasons on the show's running, you will not get an accurate feel for the demand.

 More TV on disc, Ted: Season One from Universal and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live - Season One.

OOP reissues from MGM, Amos & Andrew, Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers, A Guy Thing, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects, Speechless and Together.

 No company is immune to the delayed release game. As of press time, Warner Archive Collection is on track to release Black Belt Jones and Boulevard Nights.

 Honorable Mentions: Nearly 25 years in the making, Full Moon Features brings us The Primevals, a stop-motion spectacle. If you got the Umbrella AU Release, you would know it is region B locked, which is a rarity for that company.

 Warner Bros has an animated mega collection titled Super Friends!: The Complete Collection. Yes, it's the entire series that aired on ABC TV back in the day.

 Friday Australian Imports (via Amazon US) include:

• Irresistible (2006) (Australian Import Standard Edition)
• The Chain Reaction (Australian Import Standard Edition)
• The Emu War: Collector's Edition (Australian Import)
• The Demon Disorder (2024): Collector's Edition (Australian Import)

Notable announcements from last week:

 Universal Pictures has announced Despicable Me 4 will be coming to 4K and Blu-ray discs on September 24th.

 Shout! Factory has revealed their November titles. Do check out our article!

 I can confirm that the Godzilla store has shipped the Japanese edition of Minus One. Might even arrive by the time this article releases.

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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?

 Happy September! This week is quite a contrast to last week with the number of releases. But just like any other month we have seen recently, it often times starts out slow, and then ramps up towards the end.

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 14 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of September 1st - September 7th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 Import Monday has a pair of titles to look at. First from StudioCanal, Orca gets a Steelbook release. The standard edition has yet to be announced, but there is cover art out there. If one were to wager, Shout! Factory will do their own 4K in the next few months or so, afterall, their blu-ray went OOP.

 And from 101 Films, the Drama/Mystery film Incendies.

 Domestic Release Tuesday has no New Releases, but there are some catalog titles to pick from.

 Somewhat recent thriller The Boy gets a 4K release from Shout! Factory.

 From the same label, The Amityville Horror (2005) also gets a shiny new release.

 Getting a standard release (not retailer exclusive), the SteelBook of Creepshow becomes available as well.

 Breaking away from their Paramount Scares set, the secret title Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street gets its own release.

 Sony Pictures delivers A League of Their Own. Surprisingly, not a SteelBook.

 We knew it was inevitable, Criterion Collection did the blu-ray, now it's time for the 4K, talking about Repo Man with Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez.

 Friday releases (via Amazon US), Via Vision Australia offers Dredd and American Psycho Collection (2000 – 2002).

 Next week, slight uptick in volume of titles.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases, just one, and it is probably region B locked, referring to Orca. The Shout! Factory region A release is out of print, reinforcing the notion that there is a 4K coming soon!

 TV on disc this week, Belgravia: The Next Chapter, but at the moment there is no order link. It will either be posted last second or the date moved back.

 Sandpiper Pictures reissues Blame It on Rio, Clive Barker's Lord Of Illusions, The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), Lady in White, Marat / Sade,  Moby Dick (1956) and Saving Grace. This is actually a good thing, these releases were out of print and are quite expensive to acquire.

 Slow week for anime, highlights includes just Rent-A-Girlfriend: Season 3 and UN-GO - Complete Collection.

 Wednesday Releases, Umbrella Entertainment's September slate. Some of these will get releases via Amazon US at a later date.

• Irresistible (2006): Collector's Edition (Australian Import)
• Irresistible (2006) (Australian Import)
• Goodnight Mommy (Ich Seh, Ich Seh): Collector's Edition (Australian Import)
• Goodnight Mommy (Ich Seh, Ich Seh) (Australian Import)
• The Chain Reaction: Collector's Edition (Australian Import)
• The Chain Reaction (Australian Import)
• NIGHT OWLS FAN CLUB - Late Night With The Devil: Collector's Edition (Australian Import)
• Late Night With The Devil: Collector's Edition (Australian Import)
• Late Night With The Devil (Australian Import)

 Friday releases via Amazon US, more Aussie Imports:

• The Substitute Collection (1996 – 2001) – Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase + Art Cards (Australian Import)
• Pandorum (2009) – Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase + Art Cards (Australian Import)
• The Lords of Salem (2012) – Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase (Australian Import)
• Smokey and the Bandit Collection (1977 – 1983) (Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase + Art Cards) (Australian Import)
• Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) – The Complete Series (1969) – Imprint Television Limited Edition
• Jessica (1962) - Imprint Films Limited Edition
• Crossplot (1969) - Imprint Films Limited Edition
• Banning (1967) - Imprint Films Limited Edition
• Synanon (1965) - Imprint Films Limited Edition
• Woman of Straw (1964) - Imprint Films Limited Edition
• The Taming of the Shrew (1967) - Imprint Films Limited Edition

Notable announcements from last week:

 Amazon U.S. now has listings for 4K releases of Blazing Saddles and The Terminator. Both will also don a SteelBook option, and, no doubt, a classy looking UK releases with lots of swag.

 Disney has revealed that The Sixth Sense and Signs are coming to 4K disc in October. Even with Disney's standard formula of BD66 HDR10 discs, these two discs should be worth looking at. But come on guys, Dolby Vision and BD100 (where merited) would be so nice!

 A couple of crazy good 4K releases are coming from Imprint Australia. If money was no object, I would be all over them, all four of them!

 Arrow Video's November batch has been revealed. Do check it out!

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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?

 Among all the doom and gloom talk on how "streaming has replaced disc", this week again offers up a huge selection of physical titles to pick from, both in the 4K and blu-ray categories, so that statement that doesn't exactly ring as entirely true.

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 13 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of August 25th - August 31st, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 Import Monday begins with a couple of boutique label releases.

 First from 88 Films, Jet Li action/thriller The Bodyguard from Beijing.

 And next, from Arrow Films UK, The Silence of the Lambs. This one also has an Arrow UK Store exclusive cover. Both editions come with a little bit of swag as well.

 Moving on to Domestic Tuesday, Warner Bros starts out in the New Releases section. Produced by M. Night Shyamalan and directed by Ishana Shyamalan comes the suspense/thriller The Watchers.

 From DC Animation and Warner Bros, a similarly named title as our domestic opener, Watchmen Chapter 1. But that's were the similarities end.

 Next up from 20th Century Studios,  Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, which comes as a Standard Edition and as a Limited Edition SteelBook. The frustration remains as, if there was a film that needs to break away from their standard BD66 HDR10 mold, it's this one, which runs 145 minutes for starters. And has a Dolby Vision release out there ever been worse than HDR10?

 Moving to catalog releases, this week is pretty big for Arrow Video, who frequently only has one title on any given week. Double Feature The Woman & Offspring, which offers both films in 4K.

 Next up, a triple feature, The Mexico Trilogy: El Mariachi, Desperado & Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Note: Only Desperado is presented in 4K. And speaking of Desperado, it is also available as a Limited SteelBook. Amazon seems to still not have that listing up, so we have a Walmart link in its place.

 Just like Arrow Video, Criterion has more than one release this week. Both of them are comedies and both are directed by Albert Brooks. The two films are Mother (1996) and Real Life.

 Kino Lorber has a trio of titles this week. First a pair of French cinema releases, award winning drama/romance Last Year at Marienbad and Jean-Luc Godard’s sci-fi-noir classic Alphaville.

 And of course a film that really needs no introduction, JCVD's Sudden Death.

 Warner Bros wants us to Focus on a film with Will Smith. Note: There is no digital code with this one. On a week with lots of titles and where one has to weigh the pros and cons, that might be a con to some.

 From Shout! Factory, Poltergeist II: The Other Side. Warner Bros of course released the original film that started it all to disc a few months back.

 Those that imported this one after seeing multiple editions and waiting for what seemed like forever, Sony Pictures now offers Drive, in a Limited SteelBook.

 NOPE, not the Morgan Freeman film, Italian film High Crime (not plural) comes via Blue Underground.

 Severin Films releases Castle of Blood to general special edition disc this week.

 Vinegar Syndrome distributed standard editions (via Amazon US) this week are Reptilicus and Goin' South, and their August Limited Edition titles only available direct are Devil Times Five and Thieves Like Us. Standard editions usually follow in a month or so.

 Former Paramount Presents title Double Jeopardy gets a standard release this week.

 On to double-dips of sort.

 Joker (2019) gets a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook.

 Classic Movie Monster films Dracula and Frankenstein get different, more classic cover art SteelBooks from Universal. These do not appear to be Walmart Exclusives, but the only place to apparently get them is from Walmart. Yup, call me confused a little.

 Next week gives us a chance to recharge our wallets just a little bit.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases, both imports (likely region B locked) for The Bodyguard from Beijing and The Silence of the Lambs, and domestic region A (or region free) releases of The Watchers, Watchmen Chapter 1, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Mother (1996), Real Life, High Crime and Castle of Blood.

 As with the 4K category, the blu-ray category this week is absolutely monstrous. There are close to 100 titles this week. Excluding the boutique label site exclusives, it is still pretty busy.

 In a classic, announce it literally the week before street date, The Garfield Movie comes to blu-ray this week from Sony Pictures. I know there are some that might ask where the 4K is, and I am probably right there with you.

 Anime highlights include Am I Actually the Strongest? - The Complete Season, Berserk - The Golden Age Arc - Blu-ray - Memorial Edition, Feast of Amrita, Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku: Season 1, which is also available as an Amazon Exclusive Limited Edition and My Hero Academia: Season 6 Part 2, which is also available as a Limited Edition.

 TV on disc this week,  The Alaskans: The Complete Series (1959-60)(maybe), Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Complete Series, which is also available as a Shout Exclusive Deluxe Edition,  Resident Alien: Season Three,  Sonic Prime: Season Two, Star Trek: Discovery - The Final Season, also available as a Limited Edition SteelBook, Star Trek: Discovery - The Complete Series and Vikings: Valhalla: Season One. I insert the maybe on The Alaskans because a bunch of their titles have changed dates after the last second. You read that right, I said AFTER the last second.

 BBC documentary Mammals, narrated by Sir David Attenborough is available Tuesday.

 Previously available from Shout! Factory, but now part of Kino Lorber's Cult Series, this week the next 5 are available, Empire of the Ants, Frogs, The Food of the Gods, Kingdom of the Spiders and Squirm.

Notable announcements from last week:

 Lots of onesie twosie announcements.

 First, (and you know how much I love these sets) Second Sight UK has a couple more Limited Edition swag-filled releases to mention for the fall. Late Night With the Devil will be getting a 4K release, and The Blair Witch Project a limited edition blu-ray. The latter of course will be region B locked.

 If you have followed my comments, you know that I often times express frustration that the studios seem to have it in for the US market, in that they seem to releases these gorgeous gift sets anywhere but here. Warner Bros will be releasing a swag-filled set for Wizard of Oz on November 5th. Maybe not the most elaborate gift set out there, it is still quite nice.

 Severin Films has revealed their next folk horror set, All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror Volume 2 will be coming October 15th.

 There are many more smaller titles to announce, and by the time you read this, Vinegar Syndrome will also have revealed their September batch.

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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?

 Mid-August, releases still coming on strong. It is an ever so much of a reprieve this week, next week on the other hand, yeah, brace for impact!

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 12 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of August 18th - August 24th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 Little bit of this, little bit of that, that's what 4K is about this week. (Sing it like the hokey pokey)

 Import Monday begins with You're Next (Limited Edition) from Second Sight. This is also available as a Standard Edition. Thus far, many of these Second Sight releases have not been duplicated with U.S. counterparts, and their Limited Editions have for the most part grown in value over the years. I bought this one, so, LionsGate will likely release it in the U.S..

 Domestic Tuesday has no New Releases. The closest title to new release status though is Let Him Go from Universal Pictures. Yup, you can thank me again. The blu-ray was on sale, I bought it, a 4K was announced shortly afterwards.

 From Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998 comedy Can't Hardly Wait.

 From Shout! Factory, the animated film The Last Unicorn. Also available as a  Walmart Exclusive SteelBook.

 Also from Shout/Scream Factory,  a reissue of the Evil Dead (2013) SteelBook, but not as a Best Buy Exclusive.

 A pair of skus from Kino Lorber, the double feature Peril & Distress: And Soon the Darkness / Sudden Terror, and Prime Cut.

 Closing it out, a reissue of Red Eye from Paramount. This one was previously available under the Paramount Presents line.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include You're Next (likely region B locked) from Second Sight and Prime Cut from Kino Lorber.

 Fairly good size selection this week in blu-ray. Next week is a whopper here too, but let's get through this week first.

 Anime highlights include The Ancient Magus' Bride - Season Two, Part One, Bungo Stray Dogs - Season Five and Helck (Season 1) Complete Collection.

 Little by little, the Robin Williams shelf fills in. This week Shout Select offers us Death To Smoochy.

 Special Interest right here.... Bloody Disgusting has partnered with Walmart to produce a line of Exclusive SteelBooks. They street this week, titles to get this treatment are Hannibal Rising, I Spit On Your Grave (2010), Leatherface, Sinister, Texas Chainsaw (2013), Wolf Creek and You're Next. Personal experience says YMMV when trying to find these in your local store. Assume nothing, even though they are Walmart Exclusives.

 Criterion Collection this week has Not a Pretty Picture, a serious subject matter drama/documentary.

 TV on disc, Universal has La Brea: Season Three, which is the final season. That being said, you can also get The Complete Series.

 With a Friday release date, Shout Factory has Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045. This mega-set is also available in the UK from AlltheAnime.

 Friday also brings us more Australian imports, most of them via Amazon U.S..

• Australian War Film Collection (Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan / Parer's War)(AU Import)
• Magnum P.I.: The Complete Series (2018 – 2024)(AU Import)
• The Outer Limits: The Complete Original Series (Australian Import)
• Broken Trail (2006) – Imprint Standard Edition
• Johnny Handsome (1989) – Imprint Standard Edition
• The Long Riders - Imprint Standard Edition
• The Driver - Imprint Standard Edition
• The Avengers: The Emma Peel Collection (1965-1967) - Imprint Standard Edition
• Hard Times - Imprint Standard Edition
• Extreme Prejudice - Imprint Standard Edition
• Dating The Enemy (Australian Import) (Slipcase Version)

Notable announcements from last week:

 Universal will be releasing Friday Night Lights (2004) to 4K and 4K SteelBook on October 8th.

 Criterion Collection's November slate of titles has been announced, several familiar titles, but with a 4K label.

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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?

 Whether you're shopping for 4K or blu-ray, or both, this week sees a considerable uptick in volume. I know I can't choose just one release, what about you?

 Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 11 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of August 11th - August 17th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.

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 Let's just say it. There's probably something for everyone this week. There are no imports to speak of, so let's get started with New Release Tuesday first.

 Three titles this week are considered New Releases. First from Paramount, IF, which is short for Imaginary Friends.

 Next, with their traditional 0-day street date notice, The Bikeriders from Universal Pictures.

 And from Warner Bros,  Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. This one is also available as a Limited Edition SteelBook.

  On to catalog titles. Titles getting a 4K upgrade, withOUT the digital code. Warner Bros brings us three titles with Black Mass, Game Night and Just Mercy, with Focus being pushed back two weeks, and it would be no surpirse to see these three being pushed as well. I want 4K upgrades as much as the next guy, but when money is tight or there are a lot of releases to pick and choose from, sometimes the lack of a digital code might be a deciding factor. Sometimes a lack of a slipcover is a decider for me as well, I know, maybe I am eccentric.

 A double-feature special edition from Arrow Video, When Titans Ruled The Earth: Clash of the Titans & Wrath of the Titans. One has to wonder how the original Harryhausen masterpiece would look with a 4K upgrade. Bare minimum the HDR or DV grade would certainly make it worthwhile!

 From the Criterion Collection, The Last Emperor. Previously Turbine did a release in Germany, and Arrow Video did one in the UK, read our review to see where this one ranks.

 Because, Chuck Norris, am I right? This week from Shout studios, The Delta Force, with, Chuck Norris.

 Kino Lorber has a pair of French crime-wave films directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, Bob le Flambeur and Le Doulos.

 Still on track for this week, Dark Force Entertainment's general release of Mirror Mirror.

 Synapse Films has broken the double-feature up in to single title releases, referring to Demons and Demons 2.

 And nothing new really, but it's a 4K release. A less bulky repackage for Beverly Hills Cop: 3-Movie Collection.

 Import Friday has one release (via Amazon U.S.), Umbrealla Entertainment's standard edition of JSA: Joint Security Area.

Blu-ray releases-

 Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include IF prom Paramount, The Bikeriders from Universal, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga from Warner Bros,  When Titans Ruled The Earth: Clash of the Titans & Wrath of the Titans from Arrow Video, and Demons and Demons 2 from Synapse.

 Usually when I think Monday releases, I think UK imports. But not this week. CrunchyRoll Exclusives, B: The Beginning: Season Two, which comes as a Limited Edition as well as a standard edition.

 And on to Tuesday releases, and we got close to 70 to look through.

 Anime highlights include Boruto: Naruto Next Generations - Set 18 (Farewell), The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (Season 1) Complete Collection, The Devil Is a Part-Timer!: Season 2 Part 2, My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1: The Complete Season and One Piece: Season Thirteen - Voyage Nine.

 The Criterion Collection has  Ukrainian drama/romance films Brief Encounters / The Long Farewell: Two Films by Kira Muratov.

 Those that got the first two seasons, you are now ready to own the third, that would be Chucky: Season Three.

 Assuming no last minute delay, action/crime films In The Line Of Duty III and In The Line Of Duty IV should be released this Tuesday.

 Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has a pretty extensive box set worthy of a purchase this week, The Three Stooges Collection. A 20-disc set with tons of Stooges action. I preordered mine.

 Friday brings us more Australian Imports via Amazon U.S.:

• Emperor (AU Import)
• The Quiet Family (Australian Import)
• Lonesome Dove: The Ultimate Collection (Australian Import)
• Hamlet (1990) (Australian Import)
• Darling (1965)(Australian Import)
• Dating The Enemy (Australian Import)
• Love And Other Catastrophes (Australian Import)

Notable announcements from last week:

 Disney has revealed that Inside Out 2 is coming to blu-ray and 4K on September 10th. At this time it looks like the 4K will be a SteelBook only, and it is unknown if that will be a Walmart Exclusive.

 The elusive Godzilla Minus One is now available for preorder in the U.S market. Both as a standard release and SteelBook editions. If we had to guess, end of August on those.

 Emmy winning TV series The West Wing: The Complete Series has been officially announced for a blu-ray release from Warner Bros, with an October 1 release date. Again, more TV on blu-ray and 4K is a wonderful thing! I got my preorder in before a street date was even announced.

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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?