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The Criterion Collection Celebrates 40 Years with 40-Film Blu-ray Boxset 11/19/24For four decades The Criterion Collection has been the standard bearer for high-quality home video releases. From LasterDisc to DVD to Blu-ray and 4K UHD, Criterion has delivered a unique and diverse catalog of films with world-class presentations and bonus features. Now they're celebrating with a massive box set! Ever wonder what a 40-film 49-disc boxset from The Criterion Collection would look like? Well on November 19th, you're going to find out! The Criterion Collection celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year with a stylish (and massive) 40-film box set collecting a full range of their biggest and best hits from the ages. CC40 - The Criterion Collection 40th Anniversary As Brad Pitt once asked so eloquently "What's in the box!?! What's in the box?" - A LOT! Here's the film's you'll find: The films: 8½ (1963), Tokyo Story (1953), All That Jazz (1979), Bicycle Thieves (1948), Repo Man (1984), Naked (1993), Jules and Jim (1962), Being There (1979), Weekend (1967), Yi Yi (2000), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Pickpocket (1959), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), On the Waterfront (1954), Do the Right Thing (1989), Ratcatcher (1999), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Mirror (1975), Barry Lyndon (1975), Safe (1995), Seconds (1966), His Girl Friday (1940), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Y tu mamá también (2001), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Love & Basketball (2000), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Ace in the Hole (1951), 3 Women (1977), The Red Shoes (1948), Down by Law (1986), La Ciénaga (2001), Wanda (1970), House (1977), Sullivan’s Travels (1941), The Battle of Algiers (1966), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), Persona (1966), In the Mood for Love (2000) Obviously, this is a very niche collector's set. For a lot of folks, this might not be the greatest investment when so many of these films have been out for so long, it's big commitment for something that may live as an eccentric shelf piece. I personally have more than half of these. And last the SRP of $800 - that's another huge consideration for collectors (even if that averages down to a respectable $20 a flick). At the moment this is only for sale on The Criterion Collection website shop, but we anticipate Amazon and other retailers to offer it up soon.Posted Thu Aug 8, 2024 at 10:54 AM PDT by: -
Yorgos Lanthimos' Kinds of Kindness Arrives on Blu-ray 10/08 and Digital 08/27Searchlight Pictures is set to release Yorgos Lanthimos' latest comedy/fantasy Kinds of Kindness starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alywn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer on Blu-ray on October 8. Digital will be available on August 27. The "boundary-pushing twisted film" will include an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette and a pair of deleted scenes. Only the digital 4K will have Dolby Atmos and there doesn't seem to be a 4K UHD physical release at this time. Kinds of Kindness is a triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life, a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person, and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader. Kinds of Kindness Bonus Features* Featurette It Takes All Kinds: The Vision of Kinds of Kindness Join cast and crew for a behind-the-scenes look at this unique triptych story written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou. See how the sets, costumes, cinematography and music amplify the film's themes, and discover — maybe — what RMF stands for. Deleted Scenes Robert ignores the SatNav Product Specifications: Product SKUs Digital: 4K UHD, HD, SD Physical: Blu-ray (Blu-ray + Digital Code) & DVD Aspect Ratio Digital: 2.39:1 Physical: 2.39:1 Disc Size Blu-ray: 50GB DVD: 8.5GB U.S. Audio Blu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital DVD: English, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital, English 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio Digital: English Dolby Atmos (UHD only, some platforms), English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital (some platforms) U.S. Subtitles: Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish, French DVD: English SDH, Spanish, French Digital: English SDH, French, Spanish (some platforms) Credits Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Screenwriters: Yorgos Lanthimos & Efthimis Filippou Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alywn, Mamoudou Athie, Hunter Schafer Producers: Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Kasia Malipan Executive Producers: Ollie Madden, Daniel Battsek, Louise Lovegrove Language: English Running Time: 164 mins MPAA Rating: R Pre-orders for Kinds of Kindness should be available soon!Posted Tue Aug 6, 2024 at 09:53 AM PDT by: -
The Beast Within (2024) Howls for a Blu-ray release on October 22 - Digital August 13Well Go USA is preparing the horror film The Beast Within (2024) for a Blu-ray release on October 22. Digital will be available on August 13th. The film reunites Game of Thrones' Kit Harington (Jon Snow) with James Cosmo (Jeor Mormont) and also co-stars Ashleigh Cummings and Caoilinn Springall and is directed by Alexander J. Farrell (Refugee). It was shot around the historic Harewood Woods and Castle in West Yorkshire, UK. After a series of strange events leads her to question her family’s isolated life on a fortified compound deep in the English wilds, 10-year-old Willow (Caoilinn Springall) follows her parents on one of their secret late-night treks to the heart of the ancient forest. But upon witnessing her father undergo a terrible transformation, she too becomes ensnared by the dark ancestral secret they’ve tried so desperately to conceal. The Beast Within (2024) You can pre-order The Beast Within (2024) now!Posted Mon Aug 5, 2024 at 02:45 PM PDT by: -
Excellent!! Shop On Dudes! It's HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping Guide, August 5, 2024The heat is on! Although this week might seem a little average, there are still a fair amount to choose from. It is another one of those months that will ramp up and be huge at the end of the month. As we have said before, prepare yourselves! Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 10 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of August 4th - August 10th, as well as a look at announcements from last week. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases- Import Monday has got a few more than usual. Actually, for the entire week, there are more imports to consider than there are domestic titles. For actual new to 4K material, Arrow Video has comedy/crime film Heathers with Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and Shannen Doherty. For a classier cover art, Arrow UK has an Arrow shop exclusive release as well. Everything else (film-wise) we have seen available to the U.S. market already, but still worthy of mentioning as we do have readers on that side of the pond. Something we see all too often, where the U.S. got a standard release, the UK gets a "classier" swag-filled release, this time it's for Anchorman, starring Will Ferrell. Sounding like a broken record, Atomic Blonde gets a snazzy swag-filled release as well, this time it's Universal Pictures doing the deed. You might need to see another market (ebay or other seller) as Amazon sold out on their preorders. Maybe not as over-the-top as the two releases above, but still more than the Shout! Factory U.S. release, Icon Film releases Point Break with a little more stuff in it. Closing out Import Monday, the LionsGate counterpart release of Boy Kills World comes to us from Signature Entertainment, with what I consider a better cover art. Shout! Factory. That is what most of the 4K domestic releases category this week consists of. First up, Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Trilogy. This contains all three Bill & Ted movies. Previously, you could get the first film in 4K, and you had to import the third film, and were probably out of luck for the middle one. If you already got the first film, the 2 sequels, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and Bill & Ted Face the Music are now also available individually to 4K. A double-dip of Collateral now finds itself available, but listed as a 20th Anniversary SteelBook. Two previously released SteelBooks, as retailer exclusives but now general releases also come out on Tuesday, Dragonheart and Hackers. Import Wednesday from Umbrella Entertainment Australia, JSA: Joint Security Area is available as a slipcase edition and a collector's edition. The standard edition is also available but we have that listed on the 16th via Amazon U.S. Import Friday (via Amazon U.S.) you can snatch up The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy SteelBook Collection. This set looks identical to the previously released Best Buy set. It being an import, there is no digital code enclosed. Blu-ray releases- Import Monday (keep in mind some may be region B locked), StudioCanal's Vintage Classics label offers No Trees in the Street and The Weak and the Wicked. Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings from 88 Films. And, action/comedy Hundreds Of Beavers. Domestic release Tuesday has some slim pickings. From Neon Releasing, 2024 comedy Babes. Two anime releases this week, Japanese language, Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM (Season 3) and (bilingual) Sweet Reincarnation: The Complete Season. Just like the 4K category, import Wednesday is brought to you by Umbrella Entertainment out of Australia. Keep in mind that even though most of their releases are region free, The Primevals release has a Region B listing. Dating The Enemy: Collector's Edition (Australian Import) Dating The Enemy (Australian Import) (Slipcase Version) Love And Other Catastrophes: Collector's Edition (Australian Import) Love And Other Catastrophes (Australian Import) (Slipcase Version) The Primevals (Australian Import) (Slipcase Version) The Quiet Family: Collector's Edition (Australian Import) The Quiet Family (Australian Import) (Slipcase Version) And for Friday releases, Imprint Australia titles via Amazon U.S.. Dead Boys: Return of The Living Dead Boys - Halloween Night (1986) The Juror (1996) - Imprint Films Limited Edition 8MM (1999) - Imprint Films Limited Edition Smoke / Blue in the Face (1995) - Imprint Films Limited Edition Film Focus: Harvey Keitel (1992-1999) - Imprint Films Limited Edition Men of Respect - Imprint Films Limited Edition Notable announcements from last week: For those that took a chance chose to wait, and to not import the region locked 4K disc, you should be pleased to see that Eli Roth's Thanksgiving is getting a 4K domestic SteelBook release on October 15th. Shout! Factory has revealed their October title slate. Do check out our article and pre-order today! The Warner Archive Collection has revealed their September Slate. 4K Release Calendar 2K/BD Release Calendar Which titles are you buying this week? Which ones are on your wishlist, be it to buy as an impulse buy or to wait for the right price?Posted Mon Aug 5, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
Warner Archive Collection Unveils Six New Blu-ray Releases Coming September 2024The Warner Archive Collection has six new Blu-ray titles coming your way on September 24. We're seeing another expansive mix of '40s favorites, recent comedy classics, and more WB Animation fan favorites. The releases in this September wave include: Journey Into Fear (1943), Conflict (1945), Bathing Beauty (1944), I Remember Mama (1948), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Jonny's Golden Quest/Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber-Insects (1992-1995). Journey Into Fear (1943) - Warner Archive Collection Orson Welles' touches of cinematic brilliance make Journey Into Fear a stunning success. Joseph Cotten portrays am American gunnery engineer pursued by Gestapo agents. His adventures make him cross paths with an impressive array of characters portrayed by Dolores Del Rio, Ruth Warrick, Agnes Moorehead, Everett Sloane, Hans Conried, and Welles himself, who plays Colonel Haki, head of the Turkish Secret Police. The cinematography by Karl Struss in low—key and stylized, with a reviewer of the era pointing to its "Brilliant atmosphere, the nightmare of pursuit, and when the shock comes it leaps at the eye and ear". Journey Into Fear is a thriller worthy of the cinematic master Orson Welles.Blu-ray details: NEW 4K RESTORATION from safety preservation master positives from the Library of Congress Audio-only Orson Welles Mercury Theater Radio Broadcasts: DRACULA (7/11/1938) TREASURE ISLAND (7/18/1938) A TALE OF TWO CITIES (7/25/1938) Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature Conflict (1945) - Warner Archive Collection Conflict is a love triangle with murder at its heart, an atmospheric film noir of rainy nights, looming shadows, fatal romance and a trench-coated killer that walks out of the mist – all directed by Curtis Bernhardt, a filmmaker skilled in the Expressionistic style of his native Germany. The story embraces the perfect noir topic: the almost-perfect crime. Humphrey Bogart portrays Richard Mason, married to nagging Katherine… but in love with her sunny sister. Shortly after a fifth-year wedding celebration at the home of a friend, Richard decides to remove the obstacle to his happiness. He kills Katherine, carefully leaving no evidence of his guilt. Or at least he thinks he killed her- until mysterious events cause Richard to fear Katherine is very much alive!Blu-ray details: NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE Classic 1945 WB Cartoons: LIFE WITH FEATHERS TRAP HAPPY PORKY WB 1945 Shorts: PEEKS AT HOLLYWOOD ARE ANIMALS ACTORS? Audio-only CONFLICT radio broadcast (9/11/1945) starring Humphrey Bogart Original Theatrical Trailer Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature Bathing Beauty (1944) - Warner Archive Collection Hoping to win back his estranged swimming coach wife (Esther Williams), a love-struck songwriter (Red Skelton) enrolls in a women's college, and graduates summa cum laude in comedy! Red's in rare form and Esther's in formfitting swimsuits in this delightfully musical farce. Bathing Beauty begins with a splash: Xavier Cugat plays, Red clowns and Esther plunges into a pool. And from there things go, well, swimmingly. The college is lauded with pretty M-G-M starlets. Cugie shakes up more hot South American rhythms. Harry James swings into help North American sounds, and a fine cast including Basil Rathbone, Donald Meek, Janis Paige, and Margaret Dumont give expert support. The finale is a wowser of a water ballet, featuring Hollywood's favorite bathing beauty swimming gracefully along alternating jets of water and flame. But Esther isn't the only artistic lovely.When production began, the film's title was "Mr. Co-Ed", with Skelton positioned to be the center of attraction, but M-G-M soon found out as filming continued, that the film was going to catapult Esther Williams into screen super-stardom, leading to the film being released with the title Bathing Beauty with Esther becoming one of the studio's biggest stars in a series of Technicolor® aquatic entertainments for over a decade.Blu-ray details: NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL TECHNICOLOR NEGATIVES TCM PRIVATE SCREENINGS with ESTHER WILLIAMS, hosted by Robert Osborne Classic M-G-M cartoon MOUSE TROUBLE Classic M-G-M short MAIN STREET TODAY Original Theatrical Trailer Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature I Remember Mama (1948) - Warner Archive Collection Under the skillful direction of Oscar®-winner George Stevens, Irene Dunne and Barbara Bel Geddes star in this reminiscence of a daughter for the mother holding their family together with love and discipline in the heartwarming I Remember Mama. Mama emigrated from Norway to early 20th century San Francisco, where she has devoted her life to her children, including Katrin, keeping her house in order and reigning in their offbeat relatives, friends and boarders in this family classic. Based on Kathryn Forbes' short story collection "Mama's Bank Account" and the play by John Van Druten.Blu-ray details: NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM NITRATE PRESERVATION ELEMENTS Original Theatrical Trailer Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature A Prairie Home Companion (2006) - Warner Archive Collection From legendary director Robert Altman comes his final film, the deeply moving and comedic A Prairie Home Companion. Based on Garrison Keillor's wildly popular radio program of the same name, Altman invites audiences to the fictional "closing night" of the fabled show. As the rain pours down on a blustery Minnesota evening, the cast tapes their final performance, while waiting for the Texas businessman who has bought the theater to arrive and shut them down. Backstage the colorful ensemble says their goodbyes and confront old conflicts, while onstage a sold-out audience enjoys the wit and musical whimsy for which the show is famous. But when a mysterious woman appears offstage introducing herself as the angel Asphodel, it becomes apparent that this will be no ordinary closing night.Blu-ray details: Audio commentary with Director Robert Altman and Kevin Kline Additional Scenes Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature Jonny's Golden Quest / Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber-Insects (1992-1995) - Warner Archive Collection Nearly 30 years after the landmark animated series was brought to prime-time television by Hanna-Barbera, the continued popularity of Johnny Quest led the studio to create two new feature-length adventures built around Quest presented together on this one Blu-ray™ disc. In Jonny's Golden Quest, long-time Quest fans get to meet the women behind the adventurous men. Joining scientist Benton Quest, his plucky son Jonny, bodyguard Race Bannon and Jonny's young friend Hadji are Benton's biologist wife Rachel, Race's ex-wife Jade and young 12-year-old Jessie. In Jonny Quest vs.The Cyber Insects, the evil Dr. Zin has genetically modified household pests into disturbingly large insects that he calls assassinoids, fearless and devoted warriors that will conduct his plan for world domination. Team Quest, headed by internationally respected scientist Benton Quest, is Earth's only hope. When the good doctor becomes Zin's captive, the stakes – and the action quotient – grow higher. Enter Jonny Quest, Dr. Quest's bright, excitable, imaginative and heroic young son, ex-special agent Race Bannon, Jonny's child genius friends Hadji and Jessie (Race's daughter), their robotic pal 4-DAC and bulldog Bandit to complete the job of vermin extermination before it's too late. All of these Blu-ray releases will be available for purchase on September 24 and pre-orders should be up soon!Posted Thu Aug 1, 2024 at 05:47 PM PDT by: -
Shop For Tomorrow Today! - HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping Guide, July 29 2024The last week of July has approacheth! How has your Summer movie experience been this year? For me, has been a 'meh' sort of year. Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 9 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of July 28th - August 3rd, as well as a look at announcements from last week. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases- In a rather rare week, import Monday contains two titles that are also being released in the US market the very same week, they are Election from Paramount, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. from Arrow UK. The US release of Election is actually a Paramount Presents branded release. Next, delayed from last month and with a different option, Purple Rain gets a SteelBook edition from Warner Bros UK. In a rarity, they did not swagify this one like they have done with so many other releases. There are no new releases for Tuesday, but there are a handful of decent catalog titles. First up, carrying over from import Monday and getting an actual US release that looks a bit snazzier, Election gets that Paramount Presents label release. And from Arrow Video, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. in their limited edition format, which usually carries a little bit of swag. Next label on the docket is Kino Lorber with a trio of titles. A musical with Steve Guttenberg titled Can't Stop the Music, star studded romcom, In & Out, and thriller romance No Way Out starring Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman. Universal's 2021 bio/drama House of Gucci get a 4K upgrade from Shout! Factory. Sony breaks Run Lola Run from the Sony Pictures Classics megaset, as a single movie release. From Vinegar Syndrome, standard editions of Invasion U.S.A. and The Sadness. The limited edition of The Sadness sold out pretty fast, collectors like me were not too pleased on the short order window! And still available from their direct site and released this month, Last Embrace from the sub-label Cinématographe, and Reptilicus from their VS label. For Friday releases, for some anime action with Mobile Suit Gundam Film Trilogy, Amazon US offers imports of Film One, Film Two - Soldiers Of Sorrow and Film Three - Encounters In Space. Continuing with Amazon US, these films were released last week in the UK, but are available more locally now, Limited Edition Indicator Series title Bruiser, and from Second Sight, their limited edition fat-pack of A Bittersweet Life. Or, you could opt for the standard edition 4K if the cost and swag ain't for you, or want to leave that limited edition unopened. Blu-ray releases- Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Can't Stop the Music, In & Out and No Way Out. There are close to 80 titles in the blu-ray domestic releases category. The numbers are a bit skewed though, with this month's Vinegar Syndrom releases, and the previous month getting standard releases this month. Happy browsing! From 20th Century Studios, The First Omen scares its way to Blu-ray. Having not seen this film, is it worth a complaint that there is no 4K release? Probably. It is Warner Archive week, meaning their respective month's batch is available. Titles this month releasing on Tuesday include Harum Scarum, Idiot's Delight, Marie: A True Story, Northwest Passage, Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s Ghost/Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (Double Feature), The Stars Fell on Henrietta and War of the Buttons. Anime highlights include Dark Gathering Complete Collection, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A’s: TV Series 2, Mazinkaiser: The OVA Collection and To Your Eternity - Season One. Kino Lorber has Bwana Devil 3D this week, which no doubt will end up in the libraries of the 3D hungry crowd! You know who you are, those that bought the first two and await the third one. Referring to Severin's release of Danza Macabra Vol. Three: The Italian Gothic Collection. TV on disc, the long awaited Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way comes out this week. Arrow Video box set The Nico Mastorakis Collection is also available this week. Honorable mention: Well Go USA revives the spider movie with Sting. Notable announcements from last week: Arrow Video has revealed their October slate of titles. Definitely a few good ones to match the month! Check out our news story here. In the on then off, then back on again category, it looks like BFI is back on track to releasing Watership Down to 4K on November 11th. Naturally I recently bought a mediabook blu-ray, knowing that there would be no 4K release, or at least, that is what BFI was pretty adamant about. SIGH. Continuing on with recent blu-ray purchases getting a 4K announcement, Paramount Presents title To Catch a Thief joins this prestigious double-dip honor too, with an October 15th street date. If your favorite film needs a 4K upgrade, I'm open to suggestions on which blu-rays to buy! 4K Release Calendar 2K/BD Release Calendar Which titles are you buying this week? Which ones are on your wishlist, be it to buy as an impulse buy or to wait for the right price?Posted Mon Jul 29, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
Add Some New Discs To The Shelf! HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping Guide, July 22 2024Both 4K and blu-ray releases see quite an uptick this week. Not going to see it as a scorcher, but it's definitely a hot week. Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 8 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of July 21st - July 27th, as well as a look at announcements from last week. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases- Oh the choices! New releases, catalog titles, there are a lot of 4K discs to ponder. No UK releases to post, so let's move on to domestic new releases first. First, from the ever busy LionsGate, The Strangers: Chapter 1. This one also has a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook option as well. In almost an echo, but from Universal Pictures, The Fall Guy, with the Walmart Exclusive SteelBook as well. This SteelBook is unusual as Universal has not been doing Walmart Exclusives as much, usually general release. Paramount's TV side of things has Halo: Season Two, which, yup, also comes as a Limited Edition SteelBook. This time though, not a Walmart exclusive. Read a headline stating Season 2 would be the last season. And the last new release title of the week, from Warner Bros and DC animation, Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three. This one comes as a SteelBook, with no standard case release available. Let's move on to catalog titles and Criterion Collection, which has a pair of releases. They have the Mandarin language drama/romance Farewell My Concubine. And if that's not enough for you, the comedy/romance Risky Business starring Tom Cruise. A gaggle of Jaws sequel skus from Universal. First up, Jaws 3, which also comes as a Limited Edition SteelBook. Then there is Jaws: The Revenge, which also comes with a Limited Edition SteelBook option. And of course, there's the 3 sequels in one package with the Jaws: 3-Movie Collection. Paramount has classic cinema this week, The Lady from Shanghai with Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles. You can thank me for this one, I bought the most recent Kino Lorber blu-ray release this year. SIGH. Bumped from last week, still showing up as last week on Amazon, the two Kino Cult titles Cannibal Apocalypse and Nightmare Beach. The other two Kino titles slated for this week have moved to next. Blu-ray releases- Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include The Strangers: Chapter 1, The Fall Guy, Halo: Season Two, Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three, Farewell My Concubine and Risky Business. Even if you exclude the reissues and very-special interest titles, this week is still quite busy for the blu-ray category. Under the Janus Contemporaries label, this week look for Anselm. Anime highlights include My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 - Crunchyroll Exclusive Complete Set, Oshi no Ko: Season 1 Collection SteelBook, Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon - Season 1 and Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion - The Complete Season. If you can't get enough Nic Cage, RLJ/Shudder this week delivers the horror/thriller Arcadian. And if you did not import the 4K a couple of weeks ago from StudioCanal, this week Universal has the blu-ray of Back to Black. Under the MVD Marquee Collection line, The Linguini Incident with David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette. Honorable Mention: From Eureka Entertainment, this week look for some kung fu action with The Double Crossers: Collector's Edition. Next week, the flood gates are wide open for blu-ray releases. Notable announcements from last week: The Criterion Collection has revealed their October 2024 slate. Do check it out. Sony Pictures has announced that Columbia Classics: Volume 5 4K will be released on October 1st. There were a lot of other single title announcements last week as well, just check out our release calendar for the latest listings. 4K Release Calendar 2K/BD Release Calendar Which titles are you buying this week? Which ones are on your wishlist, be it to buy as an impulse buy or to wait for the right price?Posted Mon Jul 22, 2024 at 09:00 AM PDT by: -
Imprint Films Terrorizes October with Six New Releases on Blu-ray & 4K UHDSummer is rapidly coming to a close, and this is when the studios and indie labels start rolling out the good stuff! I'm not talking about big studio films, I'm talking about Horror movies! Australia's Imprint Films is giving physical media collectors six great titles to import. I truly love the end of summer. The weather starts to get a little cooler, the bustling big box office season starts to slow a little. Best of all, studios and indie labels start to announce their keepy late September and early October horror flick offerings to capitalize on the spooky season! Australia's Imprint Films keeps this trend alive in 2024 with six offerings fans will want to devour. We're getting a mix of big heavy hitters and a couple of cult classics on Blu-ray and one of the creepiest remakes on 4K UHD. So lets see what we'll be making shelf space for... Imprint Films October 2024 4K UHD & Blu-ray Releases Disc One: 4K UHD HDR10 presentation of the film on 4K UHD NEW Audio Commentary by author and academic Miranda Corcoran Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Audio: Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo Optional English Subtitles Disc Two: Blu-ray 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio Commentary by author and academic Miranda Corcoran Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Audio: Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo Optional English Subtitles Disc Three: Blu-ray NEW Video Essay with Italian film critic Davide Pulici NEW Interview with editor Walter Fasano NEW Suspiria’s Three Fathers: Argento, Fassbinder, Guadagnino – Video Essay by author and film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas NEW Thom Yorke’s Spells: The Music of Suspiria – Video Essay by film writer Phillip Jeffries The Making of Suspiria – featurette Suspiria: The Secret Language of Dance – featurette The Look – featurette The Transformations of Suspiria – featurette Interviews with cast Dakota Johnson, Mia Goth, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jessica Harper & composer Thom Yorke Theatrical Trailer Disc One: The Blair Witch Project (1999) – Imprint Collection #357 On October 21, 1994, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams hiked into Maryland’s Black Hills Forest to shoot a documentary film on the local legend, the Blair Witch. They were never heard from again. One year later, their footage was found, documenting the students’ five day journey through the Black Hills Forest and capturing the terrifying events that led to their disappearance. Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio Commentary by Matt Blazi, author of “8 Days in the Woods: The Making of The Blair Witch Project“ Audio Commentary by writers/directors Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez and producers Rob Cowie, Greg Hale & Mike Manello (1999) Curse of the Blair Witch – documentary (1999, 44 minutes) Alternate Endings Discovered Footage The Blair Witch Legacy – featurette Director’s Interviews Trailers & Teasers Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo Aspect Ratio 1.37:1 Optional English Subtitles Disc Two: Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch (2000) – Imprint Collection #358 To cash in on all of the “real world” hype of the events in the first film, a man from Burkittsville, Maryland opens a “Blair Witch Hunt” tour, which shows patrons various locations from the original film. Four young college students decide to take the tour, which descends into a nightmare realm of murder, madness, and perception-bending supernatural horror. Starring Burn Notice’s Jeffrey Donovan. Special Features & Technical Specs: 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray Audio Commentary by director Joe Berlinger Audio Commentary on select scenes by composer Carter Burwell NEW Interview with director Joe Berlinger NEW Interview with director of photography Nancy Schreiber More NEW Special Features TBC The Secret of Esrever – featurette Soundtrack Trailer and Live Performance by Godhead Shadow of The Blair Witch – documentary (2000) Burkittsville 7 – documentary (2000) Cast Interviews Godhead – music video Trailer Audio English 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo Original Aspect Ratio 1.78:1 Optional English Subtitles Bitter Moon (1992) – Imprint Collection #362 Hugh Grant stars alongside Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner and Kristin Scott Thomas in this shocking and steamy erotic thriller. British couple Fiona and Nigel Dobson encounter a beautiful French woman while sailing to Istanbul en route to India. When Nigel develops an irresistible infatuation with the woman, her paraplegic American husband Oscar tells him the story of their steamy love affair. Based on the French novel Lunes de fiel (Evil Angels) by Pascal Bruckner, featuring a score from Vangelis (Chariots Of Fire, Blade Runner). “Polanski directs it without compromise or apology… you could hear a pin drop.” – Roger Ebert Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio Commentary by filmaker Paul Anthony Nelson & film critic Emma Westwood NEW Interview with actress Emmanuelle Seigner Theatrical Trailer Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Optional English HOH Subtitles _________________________________________ Death and the Maiden (1994) – Imprint Collection # 363 Based on the stage play by Ariel Dorfman, this critically acclaimed mystery stars Sigourney Weaver on a quest for revenge. Fifteen years ago, Paulina Escobar had her life shattered when she was taken prisoner and tortured by a sadistic doctor. Now, through a chance encounter, she may have found the man responsible for her nightmares… and tonight he’s going to pay. But how far will she go to get even? Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Interview with Ariel Dorfman, author of “Death and the Maiden” More NEW Special Features TBC Previously unseen behind the scenes footage Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo Aspect Ratio TBC Optional English HOH Subtitles _________________________________________ The Ninth Gate (1999) – Imprint Collection #364 Loosely based on Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s novel The Club Dumas, this cult neo-noir thriller stars Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Frank Langella, and James Russo. A rare book dealer who specialises in books on Satanism is hired to recover a 17th-century text with cryptic illustrations supposedly contributed by Lucifer himself. His investigation takes him to Europe, where bizarre deaths inspired by the book’s morbid illustrations befall all those who come into contact with it… except himself. Special Features and Technical Specs: Disc One: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio Commentary by author Troy Howarth and Mondo Digital’s Nathaniel Thompson NEW Audio Commentary by author David Huckvale NEW Video Essay by film critic Sally Christie Audio Commentary by director Roman Polanski (1999) Theatrical Trailer & Teasers Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround Original Aspect Ratio 2.35:1 Optional English HOH Subtitles Disc Two: NEW Interview with actress Emmanuelle Seigner NEW Interview with actor James Russo NEW Encyclopaedia Satanica — interview feature with occult author Gary Lachman, author/writer Mitch Horowitz and occult collector/author Brandon Hodge NEW Occult Classics – Analysis of Film & Score with David Huckvale NEW Lucifer’s Version – Slideshow of Book’s Illustrations with commentary by David Huckvale In conversation with Roman Polanski – featurette Promotional Interviews Storyboard Selections: Storyboards and Scripts Satanic Drawings – art gallery _________________________________________ Bonus Disc: Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) – Feature-Length Documentary This documentary from director Marina Zenovich examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski’s sudden flight from the United States. Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray Audio commentary with director Marina Zenovich and editor Joe Bini Deleted scenes Bonus Interviews “Friends and Colleagues Talk About Polanski” Interview feature “Writers on Polanski” Interview feature “Will He Ever Come Back?” Interview feature Audio English 5.1 Surround + 2.0 Stereo Original Aspect Ratio 1.78:1 Optional English HOH Subtitles Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio Commentary by Justin Kerswell author of “The Teenage Slasher Movie Book” NEW Season of the Witch: Supernatural Slashers – Video Essay by author and editor-in-chief of Diabolique Magazine, Kat Ellinger Lake of Fire – Interview with actor James Houghton That Crazy Witchcraft – Interview with director James Robertson TV Spot Theatrical Trailer Audio English LPCM 2.0 Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Optional English HOH Subtitles Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray Audio Commentary by director Dick Richards NEW The Rise and Fall of the Studio Slasher – Video Essay by film historian Jarret Gahan NEW Interview with composer Dana Kaproff Theatrical Trailer TV Spot Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Optional English Subtitles Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of a NEW 4K restoration by StudioCanal NEW Audio Commentary by Kat Ellinger, author and editor-in-chief of Diabolique Magazine, and visual artist and author Madeleine LeDespencer Audio Commentary by author/critic Lee Gambin and critic Sally Christie (2022) NEW Interview with actor Remo Geroni NEW Video essay on director Alberto De Martino by film critic Rachael Nisbet NEW Too Vulgar a Display of Power: The Enduring Phenomenon of Exorcist Rip-Offs – Video Essay by film critic Andy Marshall-Roberts Archival Interview with camera operator Adolfo Troinai Sacred and Profane: The Audio Recollections of Alberto De Martino – Interview Conducted and Recorded by Eugenio Ercolani, Rome, Italy 2012 – featurette (2023) The Antichrist: Raising Hell – interview with director Alberto de Martino and composer Ennio Morricone (2002) The Tempter – Alternate Opening Credits The Tempter – TV Spot Theatrical Trailer Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Optional English Subtitles Or you can order all of them in one go! All titles are up for pre-order and are due to start shipping around October 30th - Happy Collecting!Posted Fri Jul 19, 2024 at 10:33 AM PDT by: -
*Snort* OWWWWWOOOOO!!! 'Cocaine Werewolf' takes A Bump On Blu-ray August 13th!Cleopatra Entertainment's 2024 horror-comedy Cocaine Werewolf will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on August 13th. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be plans for a 4K UHD Blu-ray yet. The outrageously bloody B-movie recently completed a positive International Film Festival circuit and was sold out at movie theaters across the United States this summer. Given the success of Cocaine Bear, we can only assume we're due for any number of drug-infused classic monster creature features. That's it! Creature from the Smack Lagoon! Marry Shelly's Meth-Enstein! Bram Stoker's Crackula! In the deep, shadowy woods of Pennsylvania, a low-budget film crew is blindsided by the arrival of a ravenous werewolf. When you mix this terrifying predator with cash, cocaine, and a cast of fresh-faced young actors, you get a chaotic, adrenaline-fueled disaster like no other. From the legendary cult film director Mark Polonia, Cocaine Werewolf serves up an exhilarating blend of horror and comedy that will have you on the edge of your seat. This mind-blowing tale stars Brice Kennedy (Splatter Beach, Razorteeth), Jamie Morgan (Amityville Island, Return To Splatter Farm), Ken Van Sant (Bigfoot vs Zombies, Jurassic Prey), Titus Himmelberger (Cocaine Shark, Sharkenstein), Yolie Canales (Jurassic Shark 3, Amityville In Space), Jeff Kirkendall (Sharkula, Return To Splatter Farm) and Noyes Lawton (Jurassic Exorcist, Bride Of The Werewolf) and features a Goth-inspired soundtrack that includes The 69 Cats, Pink Fairies, Frontline Assembly, Switchblade Symphony, The Brains, Hollywood After Dark, and more. . Cocaine Werewolf The Blu-ray includes stereo audio and the following supplements: Trailers, Slide Show, and a Blu-ray exclusive “Director’s Commentary” feature not available in any other formats!” You can pre-order Cocaine Werewolf on Blu-ray right now!Posted Wed Jul 17, 2024 at 08:27 AM PDT by: -
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