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'The Shallows' Starring Blake Lively Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray[teaser]The thriller will be swimming toward Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray in September.[/teaser] As previously reported, Sony is preparing 'The Shallows' for Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray, and now the date has been set for September 27. In the taut thriller, when Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy’s ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude. The releases will feature lossless audio (Dolby Atmos on the Ultra HD Blu-ray) and supplements include four featurettes and deleted scenes. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $34.99. Suggested list price for the Ultra HD Blu-ray is 45.99. You can find the latest specs for 'The Shallows' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule and our Ultra HD Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 27. Order the Ultra HD Blu-ray Order the Blu-rayPosted Fri Aug 19, 2016 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
Thomas Bidegain's Critically-Acclaimed 'Les Cowboys' Headed for Blu-ray[teaser]The drama nominated for four Cesar Awards including Best First Work is coming to Blu-ray in October. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Cohen Media Group says 'Les Cowboys' will arrive on Blu-ray on October 11. A vast prairie, a country and western gathering somewhere in the east of France. Alain is a central figure in this community. He's dancing with his daughter Kelly, 16, as his wife and their young son, Kid, watch from the sidelines. But on this day, Kelly disappears, and the family falls apart. Alain embarks on a relentless search for his daughter, even though it costs him everything and takes him to some far-off places. Dark unsettling places, where his sole support is Kid, who sacrifices his youth to accompany his father on this seemingly endless quest. Specs and supplements have yet to be revealed, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $25.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Les Cowboys' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 11.Posted Fri Aug 19, 2016 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Feed the Beast: Season One' Blu-ray Detailed[teaser]The first season of the AMC series will arrive on Blu-ray in October. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate is preparing 'Feed the Beast: Season One' for Blu-ray on October 11. Tommy (David Schwimmer) and Dion (Jim Sturgess) are like brothers. With all the love - and all the complications - that comes with it. Dion can't stay out of trouble. Tommy can't move past it. For two friends on the brink of losing everything, a dusty pipe dream of opening an upscale restaurant in their hometown of the Bronx is all they have left to turn their lives around. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements, will include: "Fate, Friendship and Food: Crafting Season 1" Featurette; "The Food Behind The Fancy" Featurette; "Building The Beast" Featurette; and Audio Commentary with Cast & Crew on Select Episodes. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.97. You can find the latest specs for 'Feed the Beast: Season One' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 11. Order the Blu-rayPosted Fri Aug 19, 2016 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
Brendan Jackson Rogers' 'Bubba the Redneck Werewolf' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]The low-brow comedy will git-r-done on Blu-ray this October. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, MVD says 'Bubba the Redneck Werewolf' will hit Blu-ray on October 11. Cracker County is under attack and lovesick dog catcher Bubba Blanche has been transformed into a ferocious, cigar smoking Werewolf in order to save the day. But first he's got to conquer a beer or two. And maybe a plate of chicken wings. Originally published in 1996 by Brass Ball Comics and later by Creature Entertainment, the cult classic comic is a favorite among collectors. Created by Mitch Hyman, who also serves as the film's executive producer, the original idea of Bubba came from a Halloween costume. "I was invited as an adult to a Halloween party", said Hyman. "I figured out how to make myself a wolf man. But the hair was so expensive and hard to work with for me at the time. I then figured out that I could get around it by putting on my 1980s trucker's ball cap and add a pair of overalls. I knew was always clothed. This allowed me to use the hair I did have for the hands and facial appliance and make it work. So the prototype for Bubba was born!" Despite the ridiculous costume of convenience, the idea was born and Bubba made his first appearance in a CFD comics anthology series as a "scarier than hell werewolf". Over time, Hyman embraced the absurdity of the character after he was presented with the idea of turning "Bubba" into an animated series. "I thought it would be fun to see how Bubba could be more benign. I re-vamped him and took him back to his first origin as a dog catcher, but now he was up against corporate pirates doing animal testing." And thus the comedy-horror-sci-fi mash up of the character was born and remains to this day. 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the comic book release and producers Will Phillips and Brendan Jackson Rogers couldn't be more excited. "Making Bubba The Redneck Werewolf was an awesome opportunity to bring such wacky characters to life! I was a huge fan of the comics and jumped on the opportunity to be a part of the team." Brendan Jackson Rogers agreed. "Filming was a blast. We were very fortunate to have a great cast and crew and our makeup and special effects team was second to none." When asked about the comics Brendan continued his enthusiasm, for the property, "The fact that there is so much material from the comics to pull from is awesome. Bubba is literally already a franchise. I personally would love to see Bubba battle other classic monsters (vampires, mummies, Frankenstein's monster, etc), but to give each of these monsters a southern twist." You can find the latest specs for 'Bubba the Redneck Werewolf' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 11.Posted Fri Aug 19, 2016 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'Blood Father' with Mel Gibson Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The action thriller is planned for Blu-ray in October. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate has revealed 'Blood Father' will be available on Blu-ray on October 11. Blood Father stars Mel Gibson as John Link, an ex-convict who fights to protect his estranged daughter from the drug cartel that is hunting her down. In this thrilling action film, John must use his connections from his past life and his skills as an ex-criminal to keep him and his daughter alive. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, lossless 5.1 audio, and supplements include: Lost Souls: On the Road with Blood Father. You can find the latest specs for 'Blood Father' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 11.Posted Thu Aug 18, 2016 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'Suicide Squad' Blu-ray & Ultra HD Blu-ray Pre-Orders Live![teaser]The ragtag team of supervillains will assemble on Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray later this year. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Bros. is preparing 'Suicide Squad' for Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray. From director David Ayer ('Fury,' 'End of Watch') comes 'Suicide Squad,' starring Oscar nominee Will Smith, Oscar winner Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman and Oscar nominee Viola Davis. It feels good to be bad... Assemble a team of the world's most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government's disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren't picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it's every man for himself? Specs and supplements have not been detailed yet. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $35.99. Suggested list price for the Ultra HD Blu-ray is $44.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Suicide Squad' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule and our Ultra HD Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under PENDING. Order the Ultra HD Blu-ray Order the Blu-rayPosted Thu Aug 18, 2016 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
Sean Ellis' 'Anthropoid' Blu-ray Pre-Orders Live[teaser]The historical war thriller starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan is now up for Blu-ray pre-orders at Amazon. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Universal is prepping 'Anthropoid' for Blu-ray later this year. ANTHROPOID is based on the extraordinary true story of "Operation Anthropoid," the code name for the Czechoslovakian operatives' mission to assassinate SS officer Reinhard Heydrich. Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution, was the Reich's third in command behind Hitler and Himmler and the leader of Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia. The film follows two soldiers from the Czechoslovakian army-in-exile, Josef Gabcik (Cillian Murphy) and Jan Kubis (Jamie Dornan), who are parachuted into their occupied homeland in December 1941. With limited intelligence and little equipment in a city under lockdown, they must find a way to assassinate Heydrich, an operation that would change the face of Europe forever. Specs and supplements have yet to be revealed, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $34.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Anthropoid' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under October 18. Order the Blu-rayPosted Thu Aug 18, 2016 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
Richard Wenk's 'Vamp' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The horror comedy is sharpening its fangs for Blu-ray in October. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, Arrow Video is preparing 'Vamp' for Blu-ray on October 4. Two fraternity pledges head to a seedy part of town to find some entertainment for their college friends but are faced with bloodthirsty vampires! Keith (Chris Makepeace, Meatballs) and AJ (Robert Rusler, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy s Revenge) want to make the right impression at college and so they devise a plan to get them into the best frathouse on campus. They head to the After Dark Club where they want to find a stripper for a party their friends won t forget, instead they find themselves among vampires led by Kinky Katrina (Grace Jones, A View to a Kill)! Almost certainly an influence on From Dusk til Dawn, Vamp is superbly designed by many of Grace Jones own award-winning collaborators and features stunning effects by four-time Oscar winner Greg Cannom (The Lost Boys, Bram Stoker s Dracula). Delivering laughs and scares in equal measure, with the added bonus of vampy sex appeal, Vamp is a comedy horror romp with real bite! The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an LPCM mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: One of those Nights: The Making of Vamp - a brand new documentary featuring interviews with director Richard Wenk, stars Robert Rusler, Dedee Pfeiffer, Gedde Watanabe; Behind-the-scenes rehearsals; Blooper Reel; Image gallery; Dracula Bites the Big Apple (1979) - Richard Wenk's celebrated short film; and a Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Vamp' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 4. Order the Blu-rayPosted Thu Aug 18, 2016 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
Criterion's November 2016 Blu-ray Titles Now Available for Pre-Order![teaser]The distributor has revealed its upcoming slate of November releases, including Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Punch-Drunk Love' and 'Akira Kurosawa's Dreams.' [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion is preparing 'The Squid and the Whale,' 'One-Eyed Jacks,' 'Punch-Drunk Love,' 'Akira Kurosawa's Dreams,' and 'Lone Wolf and Cub' for Blu-ray throughout the month of November. 'Lone Wolf and Cub' (November 8) - Based on the best-selling manga series, the six intensely kinetic Lone Wolf and Cub films elevated chanbara to bloody new heights. The shogun’s executioner, Itto Ogami (Tomisaburo Wakayama), takes to wandering the countryside as an assassin—along with his infant son Daigoro (Akihiro Tomikawa) and an infinitely weaponized perambulator—helping those he encounters while seeking vengeance for his murdered wife. Delivering stylish thrills and a body count that defies belief, Lone Wolf and Cub is beloved for its brilliantly choreographed action sequences as well as for its tender depiction of the bonds between parent and child. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, uncompressed Japanese mono soundtracks, and supplements will include: High-definition presentation of Shogun Assassin, the 1980 English-dubbed reedit of the first two Lone Wolf and Cub films; New interview with Kazuo Koike, writer of the Lone Wolf and Cub manga series and screenwriter on five of the films; Lame d’un père, l’âme d’un sabre, a 2005 documentary about the making of the series; New interview in which Sensei Yoshimitsu Katsuse discusses and demonstrates the real Suio-ryu sword techniques that inspired those in the manga and films; New interview with biographer Kazuma Nozawa about filmmaker Kenji Misumi, director of four of the six Lone Wolf and Cub films; Silent documentary from 1937 about the making of samurai swords, with an optional new ambient score by Ryan Francis; Trailers; PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay and film synopses by Japanese pop culture writer Patrick Macias. Order the Blu-ray 'Akira Kurosawa's Dreams' (November 15) - Unfolding in a series of mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa brings eight of the beloved director’s own nighttime visions, informed by tales from Japanese folklore, to cinematic life. In a visually sumptuous journey through the master’s unconscious, tales of childlike wonder give way to apocalyptic visions: a young boy stumbles on a fox wedding in a forest; a soldier confronts the ghosts of the war dead; a power-plant meltdown smothers a seaside landscape in radioactive fumes. Interspersed with reflections on the redemptive power of art, including a richly textured tribute to Vincent van Gogh (played by Martin Scorsese), Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams is both a showcase for its maker’s imagination at its most unbridled and a deeply personal lament for a world at the mercy of human ignorance. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a Japanese 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, and supplements will include: New audio commentary featuring film scholar Stephen Prince; Making of “Dreams” (1990), a 150-minute documentary shot on-set and directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi; New interview with assistant director Takashi Koizumi; New interview with production manager Teruyo Nogami; Kurosawa’s Way (2011), a fifty-minute documentary by director Akira Kurosawa’s longtime translator Catherine Cadou, featuring interviews with filmmakers Theodoros Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, Clint Eastwood, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Bong Joon-ho, Abbas Kiarostami, Hayao Miyazaki, Martin Scorsese, Julie Taymor, Shin’ya Tsukamoto, and John Woo; Trailer; PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri and Kurosawa’s script for a never-filmed ninth dream, introduced by Nogami. Order the Blu-ray 'Punch-Drunk Love' (November 15) - Chaos lurks in every corner of this giddily off-kilter foray into romantic comedy by Paul Thomas Anderson. Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty toilet plunger salesman Barry Egan (Adam Sandler, demonstrating remarkable versatility in his first dramatic role) spends his days collecting frequent-flyer-mile coupons and dodging the insults of his seven sisters. The promise of a new life emerges when Barry inadvertently attracts the affections of a mysterious woman named Lena (Emily Watson), but their budding relationship is threatened when he falls prey to the swindling operator of a phone sex line and her deranged boss (played with maniacal brio by Philip Seymour Hoffman). Fueled by the careening momentum of a baroque-futurist score by Jon Brion, the Cannes-award-winning Punch-Drunk Love channels the spirit of classic Hollywood musicals and the whimsy of Jacques Tati into an idiosyncratic ode to the delirium of new romance. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an English 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, and supplements will include: Blossoms & Blood, a twelve-minute 2002 piece by Anderson featuring Adam Sandler and Emily Watson, along with music by Jon Brion; New interview with Brion; New piece featuring behind-the-scenes footage of a recording session for the film’s soundtrack; New conversation between curators Michael Connor and Lia Gangitano about the art of Jeremy Blake; Additional artwork by Blake; Cannes press conference from 2002; NBC News interview from 2000 with David Phillips, "the pudding guy"; Twelve Scopitones; Deleted scenes; Mattress Man commercial; and Trailers. Order the Blu-ray 'One-Eyed Jacks' (November 22) - A western like no other, One-Eyed Jacks combines the mythological scope of that most American of film genres with the searing naturalism of a performance by Marlon Brando, all suffused with Freudian overtones and male anxiety. In his only directing stint, Brando captures the rugged landscapes of California’s Central Coast and Mexico’s Sonoran Desert in gorgeous widescreen, Technicolor images, and elicits from his fellow actors (including Karl Malden and Pina Pellicer) nuanced improvisational depictions of conflicted characters. Though overwhelmed by its director’s perfectionism and plagued by production setbacks and studio re-editing, One-Eyed Jacksstands as one of Brando’s great achievements, thanks above all to his tortured turn as Rio, a bank robber bent on revenge against his one-time partner in crime, the aptly named Dad Longworth (Malden). Brooding and romantic, Rio marks the last, and perhaps the most tender, of the iconic outsiders Brando imbued with such remarkable intensity throughout his career. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an uncompressed English mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: New introduction by Scorsese; Excerpts from voice recordings director and star Marlon Brando made during the film’s script development; New video essays on the film’s production history and its potent combination of the stage and screen icon Brando with the classic Hollywood western; Trailer; PLUS: An essay by film critic Howard Hampton. Order the Blu-ray 'The Squid and the Whale' (November 22) - With excruciating honesty, The Squid and the Whale chronicles the experiences of two young brothers growing up in 1980s Park Slope, Brooklyn, as they navigate the jagged contours of the divorce of their parents, both writers. The acclaimed third feature by Noah Baumbach marked a critical development for the filmmaker as he turned toward an increasingly personal style—a move that garnered him an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay. Shot in Super 16 mm and featuring a quartet of nuanced, understated performances from Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, and Owen Kline, this comic and poignant drama, peppered with autobiographical elements, deftly captures the heartache and confusion of a fracturing family. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an English 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, and supplements will include: New interviews with Baumbach and actors Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, and Laura Linney; New conversation about the score and other music in the film between Baumbach and composers Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips; Behind “The Squid and the Whale,” a 2004 documentary featuring on-set footage and cast interviews; Audition footage; and Trailers. Order the Blu-ray Suggested list price for each single disc Blu-ray is $39.95. Suggested list price for the 3-Disc 'Lone Wolf and Cub' box-set is $99.95. You can find the latest specs for all of the titles listed above linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're indexed throughout November.Posted Wed Aug 17, 2016 at 01:00 PM PDT by: -
Frank Capra's 'It's A Wonderful Life: Platinum Anniversary Edition' Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]An angel will get its wings on Blu-ray in October. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Paramount is preparing 'It's A Wonderful Life: Platinum Anniversary Edition' for Blu-ray on October 11. George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all – and it’s Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence. Clarence then shows George what his town would have looked like if it hadn’t been for all of his good deeds over the years. Will Clarence be able to convince George to return to his family and forget suicide? Specs and supplements have not been announced yet. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $22.98. You can find the latest specs for 'It's A Wonderful Life: Platinum Anniversary Edition' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 11. Order the Blu-rayPosted Wed Aug 17, 2016 at 12:00 PM PDT by:
