Posted Sun Jan 21, 2024 at 05:04 PM PST by Tom Landy
Things sure slowed down over the holiday season, but as we return to normal we have a steady stream of new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray titles coming your way. In case you missed anything as of late, here is a healthy dose of what has been announced recently.
First up, the Criterion Collection has announced their April 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. They are: Picnic at Hanging Rock - 4K, La haine - 4K, Dogfight, Werckmeister Harmonies - 4K as well as a Blu-ray edition, and I Am Cuba - 4K also on Blu-ray. Alexandre O. Philippe’s David Lynch documentary Lynch/Oz will also be joining Criterion's Janus Contemporaries series on March 19. Pre-order your favorites now.
Powerhouse Films has revealed more upcoming 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases in their Indicator Series lineup. The titles include The Nude Vampire - 4K and Blu-ray, The Demoniacs - 4K and Blu-ray, The Bat Woman, The Panther Woman, and Santo vs. the Riders of Terror.
Scream Factory will release a special edition Blu-ray of the horror cult classic Funeral Home on February 6. And the following week they will have a 4K Collector's Edition of Willy's Wonderland starring Nicolas Cage in stores on February 13 - which will also come in a Steelbook.
Warner Brothers is set to release Steven Soderbergh's star-studded Contagion (2011) on 4K UHD Blu-ray on February 27. Also Blitz Bazawule's drama/musical The Color Purple (2023) as well as Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom are both coming to 4K & Blu-ray on March 12th.
Disney's latest animated film Wish will be arriving on Blu-ray and 4K Walmart SteelBook on March 12. You can read all about that coverage in our previous article here.Likewise, The Marvels from Disney and Marvel Studios will be hitting 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray on February 13.
Eli Roth's hit slasher Thanksgiving is due for a home video release at the end of the month. Note that at this time, it seems like only a Blu-ray release is planned for now with no 4K yet.
Lionsgate will bring Sofia Coppola's Priscilla to Blu-ray February 13. Plus on March 5, the hugely popular SAW horror franchise is getting a mega boxed set - SAW 10-Film Collection 20th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray.
And last but certainly not least, Warner Archive announced their latest Blu-ray slate which includes the classic western Colt .45: The Complete Series and Hanna-Barbera's Superstars 10: The Complete Film Collection. The 10 films include: Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats, Yogi's Great Escape, Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears, Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose, Rockin' with Judy Jetson, The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones, The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound, Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf, and Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School also available separately.
As always, be sure to keep an eye on our release calendars as more and more home video goodies are added all the time.
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