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Massive Dell data breach hits 49 million users; what this means for your privacy and security
A cyberattack on computer manufacturer Dell stole information from an estimated 49 million customers. Leaked information includes names and addresses.
Fox News AI Newsletter: How artificial intelligence is reshaping modern warfare
Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future.
Aerodynamic electric hypercar is packing some serious horsepower
A nod to MG's storied history, the EXE181 concept car could become the world's most aerodynamic vehicle, leading the charge in energy-wise automotive design.
Is this autonomous security guard robot the protection you need?
A robotic security guard stands 5 feet tall and can move at 3 mph while patrolling the workplace and reporting to a call center staffed by humans.
Handy hidden features on Instagram, X and Facebook
Facebook, X, Instagram and other top social media platforms don't come without their flaws. Here are a few quick hacks to better manage your user experience.
Even with glitches, planning your next trip with AI is making me rethink travel
Powerful artificial intelligence tools offer a glimpse into a future in which planning for your next vacation is as simple as sending a text.
Keyless car theft is on the rise. This is how to protect yourself.
Car thieves have learned to exploit keyless vehicles' more advanced systems to unlock and start them without having the wireless key fob nearby, but there are ways to protect your car.
Freak robot made in China can learn, think, work like humans
The Astribot S1's ability to mimic human movements sets it apart from other robots; it can move at about 33 feet per second and it can handle 22 pounds in each arm.
True or false: If you get a pop-up message, you should pull the plug on your computer immediately
Tech wizard Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson addresses the notion of pulling the plug on a computer if you receive a suspicious pop-up message.
Suit up for the stars: SpaceXas new era of space fashion
SpaceX's suits for astronauts embarking on the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission are sleek with advanced functionality, propulsion and life-support systems.
AI is permeating American culture, but radiologists hesitant to place patients' health in an algorithm's hands
Some doctors are hesitant to employ AI programs in their practices, even as the FDA approves more algorithms to assist them in detecting tumors or completing less important tasks.
Floating wind turbine in Maine proves resilient in storm simulation, researchers say
Researchers around the world are racing to create large wind turbines and floating platforms as upcoming lease auctions bring offshore wind closer to reality.
How to safeguard your older PC
Kurt aCyberGuy" Knutsson says there's nothing wrong with using an old PC, however, it can make you more vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. Here's what you can do.
How to change camera zoom levels on your iPhone
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max offer customizable camera zoom settings to easily switch between standard, ultrawide and precise zoom levels. Kurt aCyberGuy" Knutsson shows you how.
21-year-old whose speech was impaired by tumor has voice replicated through AI smartphone app
Lexi Bogan lost her voice after doctors removed a tumor near her brain. In April, she regained her voice through an AI-generated clone trained on a snippet of her teenage voice.
What massive health care cyberattack at Ascension means for your privacy, security
Ascension, one of the largest health systems in the U.S., faced a significant cyberattack that disrupted its operations. Kurt aCyberGuy" Knutsson has more.
Lightning-fast Formula E race car does 0-60 in 1.82 seconds flat
Kurt aCyberGuy" Knutsson reveals how the Gen3 Evo Formula E race car revolutionizes electric racing with its unmatched acceleration, advanced technology, sustainable design.
How to pick the perfect laptop in 2024
Laptops offer many different varieties of screen size, processors and storage. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson presents his guide for the best options.
No more missed alarms: How to crank up your iPhoneas alarm volume
Before adjusting the alarm volume on your iPhone, make sure your phone's software is updated. Change the alarm volume by entering settings.
One day you'll leave this earth, but your data will live on in a messy future
A recent study by a cybersecurity firm found only 3% of respondents 65 and older had a digital estate plan for digital information and acccounts.
How to fly with your dog when money is no object
With airlines tightening their leash on pet travel, there are other more comfortable travel options for pets with private jet charters.
Hospitals facing unprecedented threats; you must secure your health records today
After a recent cyberattack affected patient record systems at Ascension, one of the largest U.S. health systems, here are a few ways you can safeguard your health records.
Fox News AI Newsletter: American spies to use secret AI service from Microsoft: report
Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future.
How to hide apps on your Android to keep them secret
Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains how to hide the apps loaded onto your Android device so others can't access them and violate your privacy.
Mac and MacBook hit with 'Cuckoo' malware stealing sensitive data
Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson has a warning about a new type of malware that's targeting Apple computers for files that may contain private information.
Are You in the Ballpark? (finally, The 21st Century Creative on YouTube)
Have you ever had the experience of getting tantalisingly close to a big opportunity in your creative career a but not quite making it? Maybe it was a pitch, or a competition, a publishing opportunity, a senior role, or a funding application. Maybe you got really positive feedback. They said you were great, your work […]
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Creative Disruption: How 12 Creatives on 5 Continents Rose to the Challenge of the Pandemic
When the Covid 19 pandemic struck in 2020, human life on earth was massively disrupted. Not only the human tragedy of millions of lives lost, but also the social and economic damage caused by the virus and our attempts to control it. As a writer and a coach for creatives, I have been particularly concerned […]
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How I Created, Funded and Launched My New Podcast (while the World Was in Meltdown)
Welcome to Episode 10 of the Creative Disruption season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. Itas been my most ambitious season yet, with creatives from 5 continents and probably the closest Iall ever […]
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From Tattoos to NFTs with Ichi Hatano
Welcome to Episode 9 of the Creative Disruption season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. This week we are off to Tokyo, to meet Ichi Hatano, a wonderful artist whose work has deep […]
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"A 4K it was..." Orson Welles' Iconic Thriller 'The Lady from Shanghai' Comes to 4K UHD July 23rd
“My 4K UHD had torn himself from the player, and the scent, or maybe the stain it was, and him bleeding his bitrate away drove the rest of them mad. Then the collectors took to eating each other.”
Orson Welles' 1948 thriller THe Lady from Shanghai will devour its first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release from Sony, come July 23rd. From the terrific performances, the crisp dialog, and the incredible hall of mirrors finale, the film is one of Welles' all-time greats often overshadowed by his many other cinematic masterpieces. Co-starring Rita Hayworth, this iconic thriller will finally see it's day on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray as a single-disc release with Dolby Vision HDR and a swath of archival extras.
The Lady from Shanghai - 4K Ultra HD
SYNOPSIS
Baffling murders, fascinating plot twists, and remarkable camerawork all contribute to this spellbinding, time-honored film noir written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. Hired to work on a yacht belonging to the disabled husband of femme fatale Elsa Bannister (Rita Hayworth), Michael O’Hara (Welles) is an innocent man drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue and murder.
The subject of great controversy and scandal upon its initial release, THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI shocked 1948 audiences by presenting Hayworth with her flaming red hair cut short and dyed champagne blonde. THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI is now considered vintage Welles, with his famous hall-of-mirrors climax hailed as one of the greatest scenes in cinematic history.
DISC DETAILS AND BONUS MATERIALS
4K ULTRA HD DISC:
- Feature restored from the original camera negative and presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision
- English Mono
- Special Features:
- Commentary with Peter Bogdanovich
- A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich
- Theatrical Trailer
CAST AND CREW
- Screenplay and Production By: Orson Welles
- Story Based on a Novel By: Sherwood King
- Cast: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders
SPECS
- Run Time: Approx. 87 minutes
- Rating: Not Rated
- 4K UHD Feature Picture: 2160p Ultra High Definition, 1.37:1
- 4K UHD Feature Audio: English, French (PAR), Spanish Mono DTS-HD MA
The Lady from Shanghai isn't yet up for pre-order but we anticipate that to come online very soon. When it does, we'll update our listings ASAP!
Criterion Collection Crowns Their August Batch of 4K UHD & Blu-ray Titles
The Criterion Collection has announced their August 2024 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray titles. This wave includes Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor in 4K, Brief Encounters / The Long Farewell: Two Films by Kira Muratova as well as Martha Coolidge's Not a Pretty Picture on Blu-ray, and finally Albert Brooks' Real Life and Mother - sold separately on both formats.
On August 13, The Criterion Collection will offer Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (the Blu-ray is already available).
The Last Emperor - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards, unexpectedly sweeping every category in which it was nominated—quite a feat for a challenging, multilayered epic directed by an Italian and starring an international cast. Yet the scope of the film was, and remains, undeniably powerful—the life of Emperor Puyi, who took the throne in 1908, at age three, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval within and without the walls of the Forbidden City. Recreating Qing-dynasty China with astonishing detail and unparalleled craftsmanship by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti, The Last Emperor is also an intimate character study of one man reconciling personal responsibility and political legacy.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K digital restoration, presented in the aspect ratio of 2.35:1, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
- Audio commentary featuring director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi Sakamoto
- 218-minute television version
- The Italian Traveler, Bernardo Bertolucci, a film by Fernand Moszkowicz tracing the director’s geographic influences, from Parma to China
- Footage taken by Bertolucci while on preproduction in China
- Two documentaries about the making of the film
- Program featuring cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, editor Gabriella Cristiani, costume designer James Acheson, and art director Gianni Silvestri
- Archival interview with Bertolucci
- Interviews with composer David Byrne and cultural historian Ian Buruma
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic David Thomson, interviews with production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti and actor Ying Ruocheng, a reminiscence by Bertolucci, and an essay by Fabien S. Gerard
Cover by Lucien S. Y. Yang
On the same date, Brief Encounters / The Long Farewell: Two Films by Kira Muratova will arrive on Blu-ray.
Brief Encounters / The Long Farewell: Two Films by Kira Muratova - The Criterion Collection
Nobody made films like Kira Muratova. Uncompromising and uncategorizable, the Ukrainian iconoclast withstood decades of censorship to realize her singular vision in hypnotically beautiful, expressionistically heightened films that remain unique in their ability to evoke complex interior worlds. Her first two solo features, Brief Encounters and The Long Farewell, are fascinatingly fragmented portraits of women navigating work, romance, and family life with a mix of deep yearning and playful pragmatism. Long suppressed by Soviet authorities, these films became legendary—along with their maker—and they now make for a revelatory introduction to this most fearlessly original of artists.
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restorations, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
- Interviews with scholars Elena Gorfinkel and Isabel Jacobs
- Archival interview with director Kira Muratova
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Jessica Kiang
Martha Coolidge's Not a Pretty Picture arrives on August 20.
Not a Pretty Picture - The Criterion Collection
Trailblazing filmmaker Martha Coolidge made her feature debut with this unflinchingly personal hybrid of documentary and fiction. Centered on an intense reenactment of Coolidge’s experience of rape in her adolescence, the film casts Michele Manenti (also a survivor) as the director’s younger self, and observes the actor and her castmates as they engage in a profound dialogue about what it means to recreate these traumatic memories, and about their attitudes concerning consent and self-blame. A high-stakes experiment in metacinema that broke new ground with its uncompromising examination of date rape, Not a Pretty Picture brings a stunning immediacy to questions about the on-screen representation of sexual violence and the limits of artistic catharsis.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Martha Coolidge, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Interview with Coolidge conducted by filmmaker Allison Anders
- Old-Fashioned Woman (1974), a documentary by Coolidge about her grandmother
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Molly Haskell
New cover by Polly Dedman
The 1979 comedy Real Life from Albert Brooks is headed for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray on August 27.
Real Life - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Decades before reality television reigned supreme, there was Albert Brooks’s debut feature, Real Life, a brilliantly deadpan, stylistically innovative satire about the perils and pitfalls of trying to capture the truth on film. The writer-director plays “Albert Brooks,” a narcissistic Hollywood filmmaker who plans to spend the year in Phoenix embedded with Warren and Jeanette Yeager (Charles Grodin and Frances Lee McCain) and their two children, deploying an arsenal of cutting-edge equipment (including the over-the-head Ettinaur 226XL camera) to capture an American family’s ordinary day-to-day. Chronicling the project’s disastrous fallout, as the meddlesome Albert can’t help getting too close to his subjects, this pioneering mockumentary is more relevant than ever amid today’s media landscape.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Albert Brooks, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- New interview with Brooks
- New interview with actor Frances Lee McCain
- 3D trailer directed by Brooks
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic A. S. Hamrah
New cover based on an original theatrical poster
And rounding out the month also on August 27 is another Albert Brooks comedy, Mother - starring Brooks and Debbie Reynolds on both 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray.
Mother - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Reeling after his second divorce and struggling with writer’s block, sci-fi novelist John Henderson (Albert Brooks) resolves to figure out where his life went wrong, and hits on an unorthodox solution: moving back in with his relentlessly disapproving, cheerfully passive-aggressive mother (Debbie Reynolds), whose favorite son has always been John’s younger brother, Jeff (Rob Morrow). It’s an experiment that, however harebrained, delivers surprising results. Brooks’s film perfectly blends the writer-director-star’s biting wit with insight and inviting warmth, while giving him a formidable foil in the delightful Reynolds, triumphant in a comeback role that’s equal parts caustic and charming.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Albert Brooks, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- New interview with Brooks
- New interview with actor Rob Morrow
- Teaser directed by Brooks
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Carrie Rickey
New cover based on an original theatrical poster
The Criterion Collection's August 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases should be up for pre-order soon and we will update the links when they are available.
Turbine Unleashes New Jurassic World: Dominion, Minions: Rise of Gru, & The Bad Guys 3D Blu-rays with Atmos!
Just when you thought it was safe to put away the glasses...
Germany's Turbine will resurrect new Blu-ray 3-D Releases of Universal Studios hits Jurassic World: Dominion, The Bad Guys, and Minions: The Rise of Gru. This time the discs will include Atmos!
After the unfortunate closure of Australia's Random Space Media (RIP and thank you for the great work!), several terrific 3-D Blu-ray titles unavailable anywhere else in the world went OOP virtually overnight. Germany's Turbine Medien has stepped up to the plate to deliver three fan-favorites to 3-D Blu-ray launching their new numbered "Turbine Collector's Series" line of discs. Each of these releases is Region Free and offers the film in 3-D with Atmos audio, and reversible insert art.
Jurassic World: Dominion - 3-D Blu-ray
Technical Specifications:
- Language / Sound: German Dolby Atmos, English Dolby Atmos, French DTS-HD High Resolution 7.1, Spanish DTS-HD High Resolution 7.1, Italian DTS-HD High Resolution 7.1
- Aspect ratio: 2.00:1 (1080p24 Full HD - 3D)
- Subtitles: German, German for the hearing impaired, English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Italian
- Runtime: 147 Minutes
Includes reversible cover with original title on front and spine.
Minions: The Rise of Gru - 3-D Blu-ray
Technical Specifications:
- Language / Sound: German Dolby Atmos, English Dolby Atmos, French DTS-HD MA 7.1, Spanish DTS-HD MA 7.1, Italian DTS-HD MA 7.1
- Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 (1080p24 Full HD - 3D)
- Subtitles: German, German for the hearing impaired, English, English SDH , French, Spanish, Italian
- Runtime: 87 minutes
Includes reversible cover with original title on front and spine.
The Bad Guys - 3-D Blu-ray
Technical Specifications:
- Language / Sound: German Dolby Atmos, English Dolby Atmos, French DTS-HD MA 7.1, Spanish DTS-HD MA 5.1, Italian DTS-HD MA 7.1
- Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 (1080p24 Full HD - 3D)
- Subtitles: German, German for the hearing impaired, English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Italian
- Runtime: 100 minutes
Includes reversible cover with original title on front and spine.
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Pre-orders for all of these are now live, these are due to start shipping May 23rd - Happy Collecting and Long Live 3-D Blu-ray!Guy Ritchie's 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' Explodes onto 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and 4K SteelBook June 25th
Lionsgate and director Guy Ritchie's action-packed comedy 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' starring Henry Cavill, Eiza González, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Til Schweiger, with Henry Golding, and Cary Elwes will be hitting Blu-ray, 4K UHD Blu-ray, and a limited edition 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook (only at Amazon) on June 25. Electronic sell-through will be available on June 18.
The film is based on historical events as well as the book The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: How Churchill’s Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops by Damien Lewis, and the story itself also inspired Ian Fleming's post-war James Bond novels.
Directed and co-written by Guy Ritchie, this action-comedy tells the incredible true story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during WWII by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of military officials including author Ian Fleming. The top secret combat unit, composed of a motley crew of rogues and mavericks led by Gus March-Phillipps (Henry Cavill), goes on a daring mission against the Nazis using entirely unconventional and utterly “ungentlemanly” fighting techniques. Ultimately, the task force’s audacious approach changed the course of the war and laid the foundation for the British SAS and modern black ops warfare.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - Blu-ray
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Limited Edition SteelBook
The only bonus features are The Ministry of Filmmaking and a Theatrical Trailer, but both the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray will include Dolby Atmos soundtracks.
Pre-order The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare now and included below is the official press release:
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WB Only Wants To See You Laughing in the 'Purple Rain' 40th Anniversary 4K UHD June 25th
The studio never wanted to cause you any sorrow...
They never wanted to cause your physical media collection any pain...
This disc never wants to be your weekend lover...
Purple Rain stars Prince as The Kid (in his first film role), Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos and Clarence Williams III, and the original songs were also composed and performed by Prince. Purple Rain claimed an Oscar® for Best Original Song Score (Prince), a Grammy® for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special (Prince and the Revolution), and the NAACP Image Award® for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Prince). Not only that, the film was chosen by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" in 2019.
Rock star Prince makes a spectacular feature film debut in this highly autobiographical blockbuster that won both an Oscar® and a Grammy®. Headstrong, vulnerable young musician The Kid (Prince) struggles with his own inner demons and with his alcoholic father who beats his mother. But the madness infects his music, fueling a sound that transforms the struggling young rocker into a star.
Purple Rain 40th Anniversary - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
and for UK residents (we haven't seen this pop here stateside)
Purple Rain 40th Anniversary - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook
The Purple Rain 4K UHD Blu-ray + Blu-ray will showcase a completely restored transfer from an 8K scan of the original 35mm negative presented in HDR. The audio has also been restored from the original Dolby Stereo audio elements and, with the 20th anniversary's 5.1 multi-channel master, a complete newly remastered 5.1 presentation has been created. The release includes the following previously released special features:- Commentary by director Albert Magnoli, producer Robert Cavallo and cinematographer Donald E. Thorin
- First Avenue: The Road to Pop Royalty - featurette
- Let’s Go Crazy – music video
- Take Me with U – music video
- When Doves Cry – Music Video
- I Would Die 4 U/Baby I’m a Star – music video
- Purple Rain – music video
- Jungle Love – music video
- The Bird – music video
- Sex Shooter – music video
Pre-orders for Purple Rain 40th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray are up and here is the full press release:
PURPLE RAIN
COMES TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAYTM AND DIGITAL
THE 1984 ROCK MUSICAL DRAMA STARRING PRINCE IN HIS ELECTRIC ACTING DEBUT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4K RESOLUTION WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR)
Purchase the film on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital on June 25
Burbank, Calif., May 14, 2024 – Celebrating the 40th anniversary of its theatrical release, Purple Rain, the iconic 1984 film starring Prince in his film acting debut, will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital for the first time on June 25.
Purple Rain will be available to purchase on June 25 on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc from online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more.
Purple Rain stars music icon Prince in his first film role as The Kid, alongside Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos and Clarence Williams III.
The film was directed by Albert Magnoli from a screenplay by Magnoli and William Blinn and was produced by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo and Steven Fargnoli. The original songs were composed and produced by Prince.
Purple Rain won the Academy Award® for Best Original Song Score (Prince), the Grammy Award® for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special (Prince and the Revolution), and the NAACP Image Award® for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Prince).
In 2019, Purple Rain was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
Purple Rain will be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc for $33.99 ERP and includes an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc with the theatrical version of the feature film in 4K with HDR and a Digital download of the film. Fans can also own Purple Rain in 4K Ultra HD via purchase from select digital retailers beginning on June 25.
For the 40th Anniversary of Purple Rain, the film has been completely restored digitally from an 8K scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative (OCN). The picture was also conformed to the original theatrical release aspect ratio of 1.85:1 to provide the most authentic theatrical presentation framing ever to be released to the home. The digitally restored picture was color graded in High Dynamic Range (HDR). The film’s audio was also restored from the original Dolby Stereo (LCRS) archived 35mm magnetic film source elements containing the separate dialogue, music, and effects (DME) tracks. These restored elements along with the 20th anniversary’s 5.1 multi-channel print master were used to complete a newly remastered 5.1 presentation for the film.
About the Film
Rock star Prince makes a spectacular feature film debut in this highly autobiographical blockbuster that won both an Oscar® and a Grammy®. Headstrong, vulnerable young musician The Kid (Prince) struggles with his own inner demons and with his alcoholic father who beats his mother. But the madness infects his music, fueling a sound that transforms the struggling young rocker into a star.
The Purple Rain 4K UHD Disc includes the following previously released special features:
- Commentary by director Albert Magnoli, producer Robert Cavallo and cinematographer Donald E. Thorin
- First Avenue: The Road to Pop Royalty - featurette
- Let’s Go Crazy – music video
- Take Me with U – music video
- When Doves Cry – Music Video
- I Would Die 4 U/Baby I’m a Star – music video
- Purple Rain – music video
- Jungle Love – music video
- The Bird – music video
- Sex Shooter – music video
BASICS
PRODUCT
Purple Rain 4K Ultra HD
Purple Rain
Ultra HD Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish
Ultra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Run Time: 111 minutes
Rating: R
Street Date: June 25, 2024
Digital Street Date: June 25, 2024
The Not-So Itsy-Bitsy 'Sting' Spins a Blu-ray Release on July 30
The Australian creature feature written & directed by Kiah Roache-Turner with visual FX from the Oscar-winning Weta Workshop will crawl onto Blu-ray on July 30. Digital will arrive on May 28.
The horror film about a giant mutant spider stars Alyla Browne ('The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart', 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga', 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3'), Penelope Mitchell ('Hellboy') and Ryan Corr ('Holding the Man'), and is rated R for violence, bloody images and language.
After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte (Alyla Browne) must face the facts about her pet—and fight for her family’s survival—when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster.
Sting
The Blu-ray will include lossless 5.1 audio and bonus features incude three behind-the-scenes featurettes detailing “Creating the Monster,” “The Director,” and “The Cast.”.
Pre-orders for Sting are now live and here is the full press release:
“… FRESH, FUNNY, AND FRIGHTENING ...”
~ SCREEN ANARCHY
“…a delightfully entertaining creature feature with fantastic practical effects…”
~ BLOODY-DISGUSTING
“By the time the credits roll, Roache-Turner will have you excited to see it again or screaming ‘sequel’ with all your might…” ~ FILM THREAT
aSTING
The Horror-Thriller is Available for EST May 14, Available on Digital May 28
Before Spinning Its Web on Blu-ray & DVD July 30
Bonus Content Includes Three Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
PLANO, TEXAS (May 13, 2024) – After her pet spider rapidly transforms into a giant flesh-eating monster, a 12-year-old girl must fight for her life—and her family’s survival in STING, an exciting, elevated spin on the creature horror genre for contemporary audiencesaa. Written & Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Apocalypse), with the monster special effects by the Academy Award®-winning Weta Workshop (Special Visual Effects, King Kong, 20026), the film stars Alyla Browne (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, upcoming Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Sonic the Hedgehog 3), Penelope Mitchell (Hellboy), Ryan Corr (Holding the Man), and Jermaine Fowler (Coming 2 America)aa. STING hits EST May 14, debuts on Digital May 28, before landing on Blu-ray & DVD July 30 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Bonus content incudes three behind-the-scenes featurettes detailing “Creating the Monster,” “The Director,” and “The Cast.”
Synopsis:
After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte (Alyla Browne) must face the facts about her pet—and fight for her family’s survival—when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster.
Country of Origin: Australia
STING has a runtime of approximately 91 minutes and is rated R for violent content, bloody images, and language.
Academy Award® is the registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Watch the U.S. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Be sure to use #Sting and tag @WellGoUSA on all platforms when socializing your coverage. For more information, please visit: https://wellgousa.com/films/
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| Catalog #: WGU03680B | Catalog #: WGU03679D |
| UPC Code: 810348036803 | UPC Code: 810348036797 |
| Pre-Order Date: 6/25/24 | Pre-Order Date: 6/25/24 |
| SLP: $29.98 | SLP: $19.99 |
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Let's Get Spicy - HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping Guide, May 13, 2024
The Summer movie season is just around the corner which means blockbusters and new releases. For the disc market, we are ramping up again to what will be a busy end of month schedule, for this week though, a few more titles than last.
Welcome to Volume 4 Episode 50 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of May 12th - May 18th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases-
The week begins with Import Monday and the erotic drama/romance The Dreamers.
And from Warner Bros, another deluxe release, American Sniper 10th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook [UK Import].On to Domestic Release Tuesday and starting with Warner Bros, and no doubt a title most of us have been anxiously awaiting, Dune: Part Two. You can also get this in a SteelBook Release, and the obligatory Two-film Collection release.
Warner Bros also leads the catalog releases section as well. First, award winning American Sniper, directed by Clint Eastwood. This one also has a Steelbook option available. Standard Warner Bros M.O here, the UK gets a much nicer release, seen above in the import Monday section, the US gets a standard release. On a plus note, they did not use an alternate cover art for these release and they actually did put more than one special feature on the disc this time.
A bit of comedy goes a long way too with Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike, popcorn tub not included.
And then, lastly from Warner Bros, 12 Strong, a film based on a true story of a post 9/11 U.S. Special Forces team.
Paramount Presents Spine Number 44 becomes available this week, referring to Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West, starring several familiar names like Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda.
The Criterion Collection this week has the 1960 mystery/thriller Peeping Tom.
Closing out the 4K category, Shout! Factory has Killer Klowns from Outer Space, which can also be had in a snazzy SteelBook.
Next week looks like a bear, but a lot of them are those "All 4 formats edition" releases that have been on the shelves of your local Walmart on and off for awhile, and seem unavailable to order now via Amazon.
Blu-ray releases-
Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include Dune: Part Two, Dune: 2-Film Collection and Peeping Tom.
New release from LionsGate - Imaginary. On my maybe list, but would be on a for sure list if it was a 4K. Someone tell Blumhouse there is a hungry market for 4K discs.
In the zero notice category, Universal Pictures also brings us a new release comedy/fantasy titled The American Society of Magical Negroes.
The Warner Archive Collection has a few more treats for us this week with Friendly Persuasion, The Nun's Story and You're a Big Boy Now.
LionsGate delivers a pair of previously released Vestron Video titles, but as Walmart Exclusive SteelBooks, look for The Gate and The Lair of the White Worm.
Anime highlights include The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague - The Complete Season, KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! - The Complete Season, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch - Season 2, Naruto Shippuden Set 3, A Place Further Than The Universe: The Complete Series [Collector's Edition] and Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out! The Complete Season 2, which can also be purchased as a Limited Edition Release.
Shout! Factory releases Wes Craven's Dracula 2000 this week. Also the 2009 thriller Orphan gets a Collector's Edition.
Notable announcements from last week:
Warner Bros has detailed the release for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire to 4K and blu-ray disc, with a street date of June 11th.
Not an announcement, but rather news. We just want to mention the passing of B-movie great Roger Corman at the grand age of 98. There would have been a lot of ideas never made in to movies if it were not for his vision.
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?
It's All For You! 'The First Omen' Terrorizes Digital May 28th & Blu-ray on July 30th
In an era where legacy horror and science fiction franchises are continued and retooled for the streaming market, it's nice to see one of these come to theaters - and it's actually good! With little marketing, The First Omen proved successful and will soon terrorize digital retailers, Hulu, and eventually Blu-ray
Like Prey, The First Omen was originally slated to be a direct-to-streaming Hulu venture. But Disney wisened up and realized these films could actually make money in theaters - especially when they're actually pretty damn good! While it wasn't a massive box-office draw, it wasn't a complete failure pulling in a healthy $ 50 million (and counting) globally. Which, to me, is impressive since I didn't know the movie was even coming to theaters until three weeks before its opening. I have to wonder if it hadn't released so close to a very similar Nunsplitation flick like Immaculate if its box office prospects wouldn't have been better. Regardless, I found this to be a surprisingly effective franchise prequel with some genuinely shocking imagery. Now writer/director Arkasha Stevenson's The First Omen will begin its digital sales journey on May 28th, start streaming on Hulu on May 30th, and drop on Blu-ray and DVD on July 30th. No word on a 4K yet - but we hope one is in the works!
The First Omen - Blu-ray
Film Synopsis
In this psychological horror prequel to the classic Omen films, a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church. Soon, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith, and that reveals a terrifying conspiracy to bring about the birth of evil incarnate. The First Omen stars Nell Tiger Free (Servant), Tawfeek Barhom (Mary Magdalene), Sonia Braga (Kiss of the Spider Woman), Ralph Ineson (The Northman) and Bill Nighy (Living). The film is directed by Arkasha Stevenson based on characters created by David Seltzer (The Omen), with a story by Ben Jacoby (Bleed) and a screenplay by Tim Smith & Arkasha Stevenson and Keith Thomas (Firestarter).
Bonus Features
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The Mystery of Margaret – Join director Arkasha Stevenson and stars Nell Tiger Free, Bill Nighy and Maria Caballero as they dive into the character of Margaret, her relationships with other characters, and how she’s manipulated while trying to solve the film’s horrifying mystery.
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The Director’s Vision – Director Arkasha Stevenson talks about her love of horror films, the opportunity to expand on The Omen legacy, and crafting The First Omen entirely through a female lens. She also describes shooting in Rome, and the cast recounts working with Arkasha.
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Signs of The First Omen – Join the director and talented artists as they reveal some of the symbolism within the set designs and the costumes. Learn how the use of practical effects blurs the line between what is real and what is not in The First Omen’s terrifying world.
Cast
Nell Tiger Free as Margaret
Ralph Ineson as Father Brennan
Sonia Braga as Sister Silva
Tawfeek Barhom as Father Gabriel
Maria Caballero as Luz
Charles Dance as Father Harris
Bill Nighy as Cardinal Lawrence
Produced by
David S. Goyer and Keith Levine
Executive Producers
Tim Smith
Whitney Brown
Gracie Wheelan
Story by
Ben Jacoby
Based on Characters Created by
David Seltzer
Screenplay by
Tim Smith & Arkasha Stevenson and Keith Thomas
Directed by
Arkasha Stevenson
Product Specifications
Release Dates:
Digital: May 28, 2024
Streaming: May 30, 2024
Physical: July 30, 2024
Product SKUs
Digital: 4K UHD, HD, SD plus a 2-Movie Bundle (The Omen + The First Omen)
Physical: Blu-ray (Blu-ray + Digital Code) & DVD
Feature Run Time
Approx. 119 minutes
Rating
U.S. Rated R
*Rated R for violent content, grisly/disturbing images, and brief graphic nudity
Aspect Ratio
Digital: 1.85:1
Physical: 1.85:1
Disc Size
Blu-ray: 50GB
DVD: 8.5GB
U.S. Audio
Blu-ray: English 7.1 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 7.1, 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, French 7.1, 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)
The First Omen isn't yet up for pre-order (that we've found) and we haven't seen any retailer exclusives or 4K options pop up yet, but we'll be on the lookout and update listings ASAP.
'The Last Emperor' Returns to 4K UHD Special Edition from Germany's Turbine May 14th.
Bernardo Bertolucci's sumptuous biopic about the controversial Chinese leader returns to 4K UHD from Germany's Turbine. If you missed out on the beautiful Limited Edition Mediabooks, you can now pre-order a new Special Edition with standard packaging featuring the same excellent 4-Discs.
The shame of limited editions is they often sell out - especially Mediabooks and SteelBooks. Thankfully Germany's Turbine Medien has come to the rescue after their own 4k UHD Mediabook releases sold through. Now fans can pick up Bertolucci's incredible biopic in 4K with standard packaging. I for one love Mediabooks - I think they look pretty damn cool - but I also concede they don't fit on most shelves very easily. I actually have a special sectionjust for oversized packs and Mediabooks to maintain order in my collection. That's where Turbine offering up a new standard soft-pac edition is a welcome move. This set will offer up the Theatrical Cut in 4K UHD and 1080p Blu-ray, the Extended Edition on its own Blu-ray disc, with another disc dedicated to bonus features. To complete the package, the set will come with reversible insert art.
Read our 4K UHD Mediabook Review
The Last Emperor - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Special Edition
Special Edition 4K UHD Blu-ray Details:
- Theatrical version (163 min.) on Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray
- Long version (219 min.) on separate Blu-ray
- Documentary about the shooting (approx. 65 min.) *
- Bernardo Bertolucci: The Italian Traveller (approx. 50 min.) *
- Interview with producer Jeremy Thomas (approx. 19 min.) *
- Postcards from China (approx. 8 min.) *
- Trailer D/UK/INT
* with optional German/English subtitles
Technical data:
Ultra HD Blu-ray (theatrical version)
Languages:
German & English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0
Subtitles: German, German for the hearing impaired, English, English SDH
Picture format: 2.39:1 (2160p24 Ultra HD) HDR10 & Dolby Vision
Runtimes: approx. 163 min.
Blu-ray (theatrical version)
Languages:
German & English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0
Subtitles: German, German for the hearing impaired, English, English SDH
Picture format: 2.39:1 (1080p24 Full HD)
Runtime: approx. 163 min.
Blu-ray (long version)
Languages:
German: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0
Subtitles: German, German for the hearing impaired, English, English SDH
Picture format: 2.39:1 (1080p24 Full HD)
Runtime: approx. 219 min.
Pre-orders are now live - this set is due to ship out around May 14th - 2024. Happy Collecting!
Paramount Scares & Fangoria Kick Off Scream Greats Series with 'The Crow' Back in Theaters May 29th-30th
Ever wish you could go back and catch your favorite flicks back in the theater in all their glory? Having a great home theater setup is fun and all, but there's something special about going to the theater and scarfing down overpriced popcorn to an old favorite. Paramount Scares is bringing some of our favorite flicks back to theaters.
After a series of well-performing re-releases like Disney withStar Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace, Sony bringing back all eightSpider-Manfilms, and Universal celebratingThe Mummy's25th, it's Paramount's turn to get into the mix. Teaming with Fangoria, the "Scream Greats" series starts of May 29th and 30th with Alex Proyas'The Crowstarring the late Brandon Lee. Sure, we literally just got a 4K disc of the film this week, but how cool is it going to be to see it back up on the big screen?
AfterThe Crowwe have the following fan favorites to look forward to:
- FRIDAY THE 13THPART IV: THE FINAL CHAPTER 40thAnniversary - September 8 & September 10
- SLEEPY HOLLOW - October 13 & October 16
- ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES - November 10 & November 13
Given how many great horror flicks reside in Paramount's archive this isn't the most aggressive slate of rereleases ever - but it's a fun one.Addams Family Valuesis especially well-timed! Now the fun speculative side of this development is that since we have 4K discs forThe CrowandSleepy Hollowcould this mean 4K discs ofFriday the 13th Part IV: The Final ChapterandAddams Family Valuesare coming our way? While I can't wait to see both again on the big screen (along withThe CrowandSleepy Hollow) I'd love to add both to the ever-growing 4K UHD Collection. But since Paramount has yet to do 4K discs ofFriday the 13th Part 2andPart 3- we can only speculate there.
Tickets forThe Croware on sale now - CLICK HERE for showtime details - See you at the movie
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three 4K UHD SteelBook & Blu-ray Arriving July 23
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three is headed a limited 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook and Blu-ray on July 23, with the first two parts of the trilogy already available.
The Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths Trilogy will also go on sale digitally on July 16 to from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more, with an exclusive special feature - An Epic Challenge: Crisis in Comics and Animation.
Now fully revealed as the ultimate threat to existence, the ANTI-MONITOR wages an unrelenting attack on the surviving Earths that struggle for survival in a pocket universe. One-by-one, these worlds and all their inhabitants are vaporized! On the planets that remain, even time itself is shattered and heroes from the past join the Justice League and their rag-tag allies against the epitome of evil. But as they make their last stand, will the sacrifice of the superheroes be enough to save us all?
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three -
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook
The 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook + Digital combo pack and the Blu-ray + Digital combo pack will include the following supplements:
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three - Physical and Digital
- A Multiverse of Inspiration
- Jon and John: Stewart and Constantin
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Trilogy (Digital only)
- An Epic Challenge: Crisis in Comics and Animation
Pre-orders for Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three should be available soon and included below is the full press release:
The Epic Saga Concludes with Part Three of the
Highly Anticipated Trilogy!
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three
Available exclusively on Digital on July 16
4K UHD in limited edition steelbook packaging and Blu-ray arriving on July 23
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Trilogy Also Available exclusively on Digital on July 16
BURBANK, CA (May 7, 2024) - Based on DC’s iconic comic book limited series ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, join DC Super Heroes from across the multiverse in the action-packed conclusion of the three-part DC animated film Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three. The eagerly awaited film brings to a close the thrilling trilogy that marks the end to the Tomorrowverse story arc.
Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the all-new, action-packed DC animated film features some of DC’s most famous Super Heroes from multiple universes including Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, who come together to stop an impending threat of doom and destruction. Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three will be available to purchase exclusively on digital on July 16 and on 4K UHD in limited edition steelbook packaging and Blu-ray on July 23.
Fans of this superhero adventure will also be able to indulge in a range of bonus features including interviews with the filmmakers on how they created a comprehensive universe across seven films.
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One and Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two are currently available on Digital, 4K UHD and Blu-ray.
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three features returning popular voice cast members: Jensen Ackles (Supernatural, The Boys, The Winchesters) as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Emmy winner Darren Criss (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, Glee) as Superman & Earth-2 Superman, Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton, Black Adam) as Green Lantern/John Stewart, Meg Donnelly (Legion of Super-Heroes, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,) as Supergirl & Harbinger, and Stana Katic (Castle, Absentia) as Wonder Woman & Superwoman, along with Corey Stoll (Ant-Man, Black Mass) as Lex Luthor.
The star-studded ensemble voice cast also includes Gideon Adlon as Batgirl, Ike Amadi as Martian Manhunter/J’Onn J’Onzz, Geoffrey Arend as Psycho Pirate/Charles Halstead, Troy Baker as The Joker & Spider Guild Lantern, Brian Bloom as Adam Strange & Sidewinder, Matt Bomer as The Flash, Ashly Burch as Nightshade & Queen Mera, Zach Callison as Earth-2 Robin & Robin/Damian Wayne, Kevin Conroy as Earth-12 Batman, Alexandra Daddario as Lois Lane, Brett Dalton as Bat Lash & Captain Atom, John Dimaggio as Lobo, Ato Essandoh as Mr. Terrific, Keith Ferguson as Doctor Fate & Two-Face, Will Friedle as Batman Beyond & Kamandi, Jennifer Hale as Hippolyta & Green Lantern Aya, Mark Hamill as Earth-12 The Joker, Jamie Gray Hyder as Hawkgirl & Young Diana, Erika Ishii as Doctor Light/Dr. Hoshi & Huntress, David Kaye as The Question & Cardonian Lantern, Matt Lanter as Blue Beetle, Liam McIntryre as Aquaman, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams as Dr. Beth Chapel & The Cheetah, Lou Diamond Phillips as The Spectre, Elysia Rotaru as Black Canary & Black Canary II, Matt Ryan as Constantine, Katee Sackhoff as Poison Ivy, Keesha Sharp as Vixen, Jimmi Simpson as Green Arrow, Jason Spisak as Blue Lantern Razer & Hayseed, Armen Taylor as The Flash/Jay Garrick, Gas Soldier & Executioner, and Dean Winters as Captain Storm.
Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three is produced by Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau and executive produced by Butch Lukic, Sam Register, and Michael Uslan. The film is directed by Jeff Wamester from a script by Jim Krieg. Casting and voice direction is by Wes Gleason. The film is based on characters from DC and the graphic novel “Crisis on Infinite Earths” by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez
Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three will be available on July 16 to purchase digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more. On July 23 the film will be available to purchase on 4K Ultra HD in limited edition steelbook packaging and Blu-ray Discs online and in-store at major retailers. Pre-order your copy now.
Additionally, the Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths Trilogy will be available on July 16 to purchase digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more, and features an exclusive special feature - An Epic Challenge: Crisis in Comics and Animation.
SYNOPSIS:
Now fully revealed as the ultimate threat to existence, the ANTI-MONITOR wages an unrelenting attack on the surviving Earths that struggle for survival in a pocket universe. One-by-one, these worlds and all their inhabitants are vaporized! On the planets that remain, even time itself is shattered and heroes from the past join the Justice League and their rag-tag allies against the epitome of evil. But as they make their last stand, will the sacrifice of the superheroes be enough to save us all?a
SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three - Physical and Digital
- A Multiverse of Inspiration
- Jon and John: Stewart and Constantine
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Trilogy (Digital only)
- An Epic Challenge: Crisis in Comics and Animation
PRICING AND FILM INFORMATION
Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three
PRODUCT
Digital purchase
4K Ultra HD Steelbook + Digital Version* $47.99 USA
4K Ultra HD Steelbook
Blu-ray + Digital Version*
Blu-ray
Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths Trilogy
PRODUCT
Digital purchase
4K/Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, French
Blu-ray Subtitles: English, Spanish, Dutch, French
Running Time: 98:06
Rated PG-13 for some violence and language.
*Digital version not available in Canada
Escape Plan Triple Feature, Diary of the Dead, & Angel Has Fallen Walmart Exclusive SteelBooks Inbound on July 2
Lionsgate is prepping an Escape Plan Triple Feature Blu-ray SteelBook that will be sold exclusively at Walmart on July 2. Arriving in Walmart stores on the same date will be an exclusive SteelBook for Angel Has Fallen.
ANGEL HAS FALLEN - 4K ULTRA HD - When there is an assassination attempt on U.S. President Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), his trusted confidant, Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), is wrongfully accused and taken into custody. After escaping from capture, he becomes a man on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI in order to find the real threat to the president. Desperate to uncover the truth, Banning turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name, keep his family from harm, and save the country from imminent danger.
Angel Has Fallen - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Walmart Exclusive SteelBook
ESCAPE PLAN TRIPLE FEATURE - The Escape Plan franchise stars Oscar® nominee Sylvester Stallone as Ray Breslin, one of the world’s foremost security analysts who helps design the most protected and fortified prisons – and finds their security flaws by breaking out of them. With a supporting cast that includes Dave Bautista, Jim Caviezel, Vincent D’Onofrio, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger, these high-octane action-thrillers are full of explosive fights, high-tech intrigue, and edge-of-your-seat escapes.
Escape Plan Triple Feature - Walmart Exclusive SteelBook
GEORGE ROMERO'S DIARY OF THE DEAD - From legendary frightmaster George A. Romero comes “one of the most daring, hypnotic and absolutely vital horror films of the past decade” (Fangoria). Romero continues his influential “Dead” series, this time focusing on a terrified group of college film students who record the pandemic rise of flesh-eating zombies while struggling for their own survival. Intensely gruesome and relentlessly grisly – fueled by the director’s signature realistic special effects – Diary of the Dead is must-see horror that “is Romero at his finest” (Bloody Disgusting).
George Romero's Diary of the Dead - Walmart Exclusive SteelBook
Escape Plan Triple Feature Walmart Exclusive Blu-ray SteelBook, Diary of the Dead Walmart Exclusive Blu-ray SteelBook, and Angel Has Fallen - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Walmart Exclusive SteelBook will be sold exclusively at Walmart on July 2.
'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Comes A-Stompin' 4K UHD, SteelBook, and Blu-ray on June 11
Just when the world finished rebuilding itself, the monsters come back to stomp on everything all over again! Warner Brothers is preparing to bring the monstrous 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' to Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on June 11.
The film will also be available in a 4K SteelBook exclusively at Walmart and as part of the 5-film collection celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Monsterverse that will include Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) - plus a bonus disc of special features including the new “Directors of the Monsterverse” featurette with Monsterverse directors Gareth Edwards, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Michael Doughtery and Adam Wingard.
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own. The epic new film delves further into the histories of these Titans, their origins, and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humanity forever.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Premium Digital Ownership, 4K UHD and Blu-ray contain the following special features:
- GxK: Day of Reckoning
- Evolution of the Titans: Godzilla Evolved
- Evolution of the Titans: From Lonely God to King
- Into the Hollow Earth: Visualizing Hollow Earth
- Into the Hollow Earth: Monsters of Hollow Earth
- The Battles Royale: A Titanic Fight Among the Pyramids
- The Battles Royale: The Zero Gravity Battle
- The Battles Royale: The Titans Trash Rio
- The Intrepid Director: Adam Wingard: Big Kid
- The Intrepid Director: Adam Wingard: Set Tour
- The Imagination Department
- The Monarch Island Base: Portal to Another World
- The Evolution of Jia: From Orphan to Warrior
- Bernie’s World: Behind the Triple Locked Door
- Commentary by Director Adam Wingard, Visual Effects Supervisor Alessandro Ongaro, Production Designer Tom Hammock and Editor Josh Schaeffer
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - Blu-ray
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (Walmart Exclusive SteelBook)
Godzilla/Kong Monsterverse 5-Film Collector's Edition - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
You can pre-order Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire now and included below is the press announcement:
“'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ is so much fun, it’s hard not to want more.”
CinemaBlend / Mike Reyes
GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE
Titans Combine Forces for the Ultimate Team-up when the Action-packed Adventure Becomes Available for Purchase and Rental
Debuts for Premium Digital Ownership and Rental on May 14
4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD arrive on June 11
5-Film 4K UHD Collector’s Edition Celebrating the
10th Anniversary of the Monsterverse Also Available this Summer
Burbank, CA, May 7, 2024 – The latest entry in the Monsterverse franchise, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs Kong with an all-new cinematic adventure, debuts for purchase and rental Digitally at home on May 14.
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own. The epic new film delves further into the histories of these Titans, their origins, and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humanity forever.
- On May 14, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will be available for early Premium Digital Ownership at home for $24.99 and for 48-hour rental via PVOD for $19.99 SRP on participating digital platforms where you purchase or rent movies, including Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, and more.
- On June 11, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will be available to own on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD from online and physical retailers. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will also continue to be available to own in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.
Once again at the helm is director Adam Wingard. The film stars Rebecca Hall (Godzilla vs. Kong, The Night House), Brian Tyree Henry (Godzilla vs. Kong, Bullet Train), Dan Stevens (Gaslit, Legion, Beauty and the Beast), Kaylee Hottle (Godzilla vs. Kong), Alex Ferns (The Batman, Wrath of Man, Chernobyl) and Fala Chen (Irma Vep, Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings).
The screenplay is by Terry Rossio (Godzilla vs. Kong, the Pirates of the Caribbean series) and Simon Barrett (You’re Next) and Jeremy Slater (Moon Knight), from a story by Rossio & Wingard & Barrett, based on the character “Godzilla” owned and created by TOHO Co., Ltd. The film is produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric Mcleod, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Brian Rogers. The executive producers are Wingard, Jen Conroy, Jay Ashenfelter, Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira.
Additionally, a 5-film collection celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Monsterverse will be available on 4K UHD disc this summer. The 6-disc collector’s edition will include Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), along with a disc of special features including the new “Directors of the Monsterverse” featurette with Monsterverse directors Gareth Edwards, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Michael Doughtery and Adam Wingard.
DIGITAL, 4K, BLU-RAY & DVD ELEMENTS
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Premium Digital Ownership, 4K UHD and Blu-ray contain the following special features:
- GxK: Day of Reckoning
- Evolution of the Titans: Godzilla Evolved
- Evolution of the Titans: From Lonely God to King
- Into the Hollow Earth: Visualizing Hollow Earth
- Into the Hollow Earth: Monsters of Hollow Earth
- The Battles Royale: A Titanic Fight Among the Pyramids
- The Battles Royale: The Zero Gravity Battle
- The Battles Royale: The Titans Trash Rio
- The Intrepid Director: Adam Wingard: Big Kid
- The Intrepid Director: Adam Wingard: Set Tour
- The Imagination Department
- The Monarch Island Base: Portal to Another World
- The Evolution of Jia: From Orphan to Warrior
- Bernie’s World: Behind the Triple Locked Door
- Commentary by Director Adam Wingard, Visual Effects Supervisor Alessandro Ongaro, Production Designer Tom Hammock and Editor Josh Schaeffer
BASICS
Premium Digital Ownership: May 14, 2024
4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD Street Date: June 11, 2024
4K Languages: English, Canadian French, Latin Spanish
4K Subtitles: English SDH, Canadian French, Parisian French, Latin Spanish
BD Languages: English, Canadian French, Latin Spanish
BD Subtitles: English SDH, Canadian French, Parisian French, Latin Spanish
DVD Languages: English, Canadian French, Latin Spanish
DVD Subtitles: English SDH, Canadian French, Parisian French, Latin Spanish
Running Time: 115 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for creature violence and action
DVD: DLBY/DGTL
4K UHD and Blu-ray: ATMOS TrueHD, DLBY/DGTL
PRODUCT
4K UHD + Digital
Blu-ray + Digital
DVD
THE CREDITS
About Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of ”Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond.
Once again at the helm is director Adam Wingard. The film stars Rebecca Hall (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “The Night House”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “Bullet Train”), Dan Stevens (“Gaslit,” “Legion,” “Beauty and the Beast”), Kaylee Hottle (“Godzilla vs. Kong”), Alex Ferns (“The Batman,” “Wrath of Man,” “Chernobyl”) and Fala Chen (“Irma Vep,” “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”).
The screenplay is by Terry Rossio (“Godzilla vs. Kong” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series) and Simon Barrett (“You’re Next”) and Jeremy Slater (“Moon Knight”), from a story by Rossio & Wingard & Barrett, based on the character “Godzilla” owned and created by TOHO Co., Ltd. The film is produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric Mcleod, Thomas Tull and Brian Rogers. The executive producers are Wingard, Jen Conroy, Jay Ashenfelter, Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira.
Once again, Wingard is collaborating with director of photography Ben Seresin (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “World War Z”), production designer Tom Hammock (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “X,” “The Guest”), editor Josh Schaeffer (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “Molly’s Game”), costume designer Emily Seresin (“The Invisible Man,” “Top of the Lake”). The composers are Tom Holkenborg (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “Mad Max: Fury Road”) and Antonio Di Iorio (additional music on “Godzilla vs. Kong,” the “Sonic the Hedgehog” films).
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Present a Legendary Pictures Production, A Film By Adam Wingard, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.”
Is That a 4K I Smell? HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping Guide, May 6, 2024
Lately, the release schedule for each month looks like a pattern, just a few titles on the beginning of the month, a linear curve throughout, and then a flood at the end. If you're ready, we are at the beginning and have just a few to pick from.
Welcome to Volume 4 Episode 49 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of May 5th - May 11th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases-
Import Monday begins with Night Swim, with yet another familiar pattern. Release a blu-ray in the US, then a 4K overseas, and then (possibly) a 4K in the US after that.
Domestic Tuesday this week has zero New Releases. With all the catalog title possibilities out there, this is A-OK, bring them!
Starting the week, cult classic The Crow with Brandon Lee. You can also choose the SteelBook if you so desire.
From Shout Factory, animated double-feature The Addams Family 1 & 2.
How about an Oscar winning Western from Kino Lorber, High Noon?
In the "you're welcome" category (because I recently bought the import), LionsGate brings us Francis Ford Coppola's One From The Heart: Reprise. Had I not bought it, you would all still be waiting for it. What other import purchases would you like me to make?
In the 'maybe' release listing, Frivolous Lola. Has been pushed back a couple of times, now listed as May 3rd on Amazon. The next 3rd of the month Tuesday is in August.
A pair of music concert releases come out on Friday,
- Peter Gabriel: Back to Front - Live in London - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
- Queen Rock Montreal + Live Aid - 4K Ultra Blu-ray
Blu-ray releases-
Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include just High Noon from Kino Lorber and (maybe) Frivolous Lola from Cult Epics. There is also a Friday release of Queen Rock Montreal + Live Aid from Mercury.
Warner Archive Collection releases this week include Devil's Doorway, The Mask of Fu Manchu, The Rain People and Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island / Return to Zombie Island.
Delayed several times, and finally here, Hardware Wars: Collector's Edition comes to us via the MVD Rewind Collection. And, just because, let's also pick up Joysticks and Sabotage while we are at it. If you follow MVD on Facebook, they are very transparent about the whys for street date changes, which is very admirable.
Arrow Video has the crime/thriller Night Falls on Manhattan for us this week.
Criterion Collection this week has A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu.
Anime highlights include KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World - The Complete Season, Mob Psycho 100 III - Season 3, also available as a Limited Edition, One Piece - Collection 34 and One Piece: Season Thirteen - Voyage Seven.
Monk: Season Six comes to us this week via Kino Lorber.
Honorable Mention: Mill Creek has a double feature for us, Director Spotlight: Sydney Pollack, which includes OOP title Bobby Deerfield and the previously unreleased blu-ray of Castle Keep.
Closing out the week, a couple of Austrailian imports this Friday via Amazon US:
- Clint Eastwood: Film Collection (AU Import)
- Scent of a Woman (AU Import)
- May December (AU Import)
- Road House (AU Import)
Notable announcements from last week:
Shout Factory has revealed their July title slate. For 4K releases, Dark Angel, House of Gucci, Phantoms and UHF. For blu-ray, Ali G Indahouse: The Movie, Storytelling and Who's That Girl. Getting that SteelBook double-dip, Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time (yeah I know, why not the 4K), and 4K general SteelBook releases of titles that were retailers exclusives previously, Natural Born Killers, Point Break and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Somewhere out there, there's a site listing Red Sonja for blu-ray release as well. With a previous StudioCanal 4K release of that title, I wonder if that listing is in error.
Warner Bros is on track to announce a 4K release of Twister (1996) and (rumored, but inevitable) that they are working on Nightmare on Elm Street for 4K as well. Expect the usual formulas we have seen with the UK vs US releases with cover arts, swag/no swag, extra/no extras.
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?
Really, He's a Goodguy! Chucky Seasons One & Two Scaring Up Blu-ray Mediabooks from Turbine
In a world where franchises are sequeled, requeled, remade, and rebooted, it's nice to see one constant - Brad Dourif will always be Chucky - even on the small screen! Now Germany's Turbine unvails their Season One and Season Two Blu-ray Mediabook collections!
As Brad Dourif has confirmed he's essentially retired from acting, he will continue to voice the lovable doll with a penchant for murder and mayhem! But through numerous sequels, franchise reboots, and a remake, the prospect of a Chucky series seemed like squeezing the goose for the last golden egg, but it's paid off. Three seasons in and the show is a riot and franchise stalwart Don Mancini is even apparently working on a new Chucky film! In the meantime, we can thank Turbine for bringing the first two seasons to Blu-ray with some damned stylish Mediabook options!
Chucky - Season One Blu-ray Mediabook Cover A
Chucky - Season One Blu-ray Mediabook Cover B Chucky - Season One Blu-ray Mediabook Cover C
Technical specifications:
Picture format: 2,00:1 (1080p24 Full HD)
Language / Sound: German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, English for the hearing impaired
Runtime: 363 minutes
Bonus material:
- Featurette The Legacy of Chucky
- Deleted scenes from episodes 1, 5 and 8*
- The Killer in miniature by Tobias Hohmann about the development of the CHUCKY franchise, the making of the series + Episode Guide
And now we come to Season 2!
Chucky - Season Two Blu-ray Mediabook Cover A
Chucky - Season Two Blu-ray Mediabook Cover B Chucky - Season Two Blu-ray Mediabook Cover C Chucky - Season Two Blu-ray Mediabook All Covers And here's what's coming in Season Two: Technical specifications: And that's everything forChucky - Season 1andChucky - Season 2Mediabook Blu-ray sets from Turbine. These are up for preorder right now and due to ship on May 10th - so get those orders in ASAP!
Picture format: 2,00:1 (1080p24 Full HD)
Language / Sound: German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, English for the hearing impaired
Runtime: 379 minutes
Bonus material:
SUPPLIES! UHF Debuts on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the Film's 35th Anniversary on July 2
The cult classic comedy UHF featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic is getting a 35th Anniversary 4K UHD Blu-ray + Blu-ray Edition from Shout! Factory on July 2.
The 4K UHD Blu-ray + Blu-ray release will showcase a new 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative and includes numerous bonus supplements including an audio commentary and a retrospective from the San Diego Comic-Con 2014.
In the cult classic UHF, "Weird Al" Yankovic is George Newman, a hopeless daydreamer who becomes the manager of a small TV station that's losing money as quickly as it's losing viewers. Before long he's programming shows like "Stanley Spadowski's Clubhouse", "Wheel of Fish", and "Raul's Wild Kingdom." But can Channel 62's new popularity save it from sinister forces? To find out... don't touch that dial! Starring "Weird Al" Yankovic (WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story), Michael Richards (Seinfeld), Kevin McCarthy (Invasion of the Body Snatchers), Fran Drescher (The Nanny), Gedde Watanabe (Sixteen Candles), Victoria Jackson (Saturday Night Live), and more!
UHF - 35th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
UHF 35th Anniversary Edition Bonus Features
4K UHD:
- NEW 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative
- Audio Commentary with "Weird Al" Yankovic and director Jay Levey
Blu-ray
- NEW 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative
- Retrospective Panel From San Diego Comic-Con 2014
- Audio Commentary with "Weird Al" Yankovic and director Jay Levey
- Deleted Scenes
- Behind-The-Scenes Footage
- Music Video
- Production Stills
- Easter Eggs
- Promotional Materials
Shout! is also offering three different exclusive bundled editions include the two-disc 4K UHD along with various combinations of a site-exclusive o-card with new illustration, posters of both original theatrical art and new illustration art, brand-new Scratch-n-Sniff card for the movie, a TV remote stress squeezer, prism sticker of Weird Al, an enamel pin set, and a Spatula City fridge magnet. Check out ShoutStudios.com to order those.
Deluxe Bundle:UHF 35thAnniversary Edition 4K UHD (same bonus features as wide release), posters of both original theatrical art and new illustration art, site-exclusive o-card with new illustration, prism sticker of Weird Al, brand-new Scratch-n-Sniff card for the movie, TV remote stress squeezer, Spatula City fridge magnet and an enamel pin set.
Bundle #2: UHF 35thAnniversary Edition 4K UHD (same bonus features as wide release), posters of both original theatrical art and new illustration art, site-exclusive o-card with new illustration, prism sticker of Weird Al, brand-new Scratch-n-Sniff card for the movie, TV remote stress squeezer, and a Spatula City fridge magnetBundle #3: UHF 35thAnniversary Edition 4K UHD (same bonus features as wide release), posters of both original theatrical art and new illustration art, site-exclusive o-card with new illustration, prism sticker of Weird Al and a brand-new Scratch-n-Sniff card for the movie
Pre-orders for UHF - 35th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray are up!May Is A Beautiful 4K Bouquet - HDD's May 2024 4K UHD Shopping Guide
May 2024 is going to be a tough month for 4K collectors. Not because there's nothing coming out, quite the opposite actually. Now that Hollywood has gotten more flicks in theaters after the respective Writers/Actors strikes, that means we have a lot of new titles and a ton of back catalog and deep cult classics coming to 2160p!
April 2024 was something of an interesting release month in that it started out pretty light, had some good big favorites to get excited for, but then saved the biggest dump of new releases and back catalog 4K titles for the very end of the month. On one hand it helped to spread out the finances early on, but that meant saving everything for the very last day of the month. May 2024 is hitting the gas hard early and isn't really letting up one week to the next - so let's dive in and see what we need to save up for:
May 2024 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Shopping Guide
May 7th, 4K UHD Releases
It can't rain all the time! The first week of the month kicks things off pretty hard and heavy. We see one notable KLSC 4K reschedule hit the frame, another Coppola re-edit, a scream factory double feature event, and then one of the biggest and most influential comic book films of the 1990s all join the 4K format along with three very exciting concert discs.
May 14th, 4K UHD Releases
Not to slow things down, the second week of May sees a lovely mix of new, deep catalog, and recent favorites all getting the 4K treatment. For one disc in particular, it's a shame Warner Bros. didn't see fit to include a certain suggestive popcorn bucket! Add in one of the craziest cult classics and one of the finest westerns ever made, and we've got to start clearing some shelf space!
May 21st, 4K UHD Releases
So this frame is rather interesting. Not only are we getting some exciting new and catalog titles but we're also getting something a little different. This frame will see the first wave of Paramount's multi-format 4K + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital releases priced at the bargain rate of about $10.99. While that price is appealing, these are packed in standard DVD-sized cases, so we'll see how well they sell to the collectors market or if they help tip some SD buyers into 4K collecting.
Coming May 24th to 4K UHD
May 28th, 4K UHD Releases
Unlike April, the last frame of May is a bit of a breather. There's plenty of great stuff coming, but a large chunk of it are the standard editions of Severin's more elaborate Website exclusives and a few other smaller trinkets. KLSC in particular has some solid titles coming our way too.
And that's pretty much everything that's hitting the domestic market for 4K UHD Blu-rays in May. Obviously, some of these release dates could change and more stuff could slip in there without much fanfare or warning. If anything changes we'll update our listings and this article toot sweet. Happy Collecting!
George Clooney's 'The Boys in the Boat' Rows to Blu-ray on June 25
The sports drama 'The Boys in the Boat' directed by George Clooney and from Amazon MGM Studios is set to arrive on Blu-ray on June 25.
The film is based on the book by Daniel James Brown telling the underdog true story about the University of Washington's rowing team's quest for gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The Blu-ray will retail for $22.99.
The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction book written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
The Boys in the Boat
Specs and supplements (if any) have yet to be revealed. Pre-orders for The Boys in the Boat are now live and here is the full press release:
THE WRAP / Tomris Laffly
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT
ARRIVES ON BLU-RAY ON JUNE 25
Burbank, CA, April 30 – Director George Clooney’s latest film, the inspirational true story, The Boys in the Boat, from Amazon MGM Studios, will be available for purchase on Blu-ray on June 25.
The Boys in the Boat stars Joel Edgerton (“Loving”), Callum Turner (The “Fantastic Beasts” films), Peter Guinness (“Sleepy Hollow”), Jack Mulhern (TV’s “Mare of Easttown”), James Wolk (TV’s “Mad Men”), Hadley Robinson (“Anyone But You”), and Courtney Henggeler (TV’s “Cobra Kai”).
The Boys in the Boat will be available on June 25 on Blu-ray for $22.99 (ERP).
ABOUT THE FILM:
The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction book written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
Amazon MGM Studios Presents
A Smokehouse / Spyglass Media Group Production
Directed By: George Clooney
Screenplay By: Mark L. Smith
Based on the Book by: Daniel James Brown
Produced By: Grant Heslov, p.g.a., George Clooney, p.g.a.
Executive Producers: Kevin Ulrich, Barbara A. Hall, Gary Barber, Peter Oillataguerre
Music By: Alexandre Desplat
Cast: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner
Peter Guinness, Jack Mulhern, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, Courtney Henggeler
BASICS
PRODUCT
Blu-ray
Languages: English, Parisian French, Latin Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, Parisian French, Latin Spanish, Latin Spanish- Forced,
Parisian French-Forced
Running Time: 123 minutes
Rating: Rated PG-13 for language and smoking
THIS JUST IN - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 20th Anniversary 4K UHD Arriving July 2
Adam McKay's hilarious directorial debut featuring an all-star cast including Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Fred Willard will be making its 4K UHD Blu-ray debut in a 20th Anniversary Edition on July 2.
Paramount's 4K Blu-ray edition presents the Theatrical and Extended versions of the film branched, plus loads of legacy bonus content.
There was a time before cable when the local anchorman reigned supreme....Enter the hard-hitting world of the 1970s local TV news, where Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and his loyal Channel 3 News Team (Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner) are San Diego's #1 rated news source. All is well in their male-dominated world of news until beautiful, rising-star reporter Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) turns it all upside down. Sparks don't just fly, they ignite an all-out war between the two perfectly coiffed anchorpersons. In a job where it pays to keep a straight face, Anchorman is the comedy that makes it almost impossible to stop laughing.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - 20th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Blu-ray Disc 1
- Theatrical and Extended versions of the film branched
- Commentary by Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Lou Rawls, Andy Richter, Kyle Gass, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, and Christina Applegate
- Deleted & Extended Scenes
- Bloopers
- “Afternoon Delight” Music Video
- ESPN SportsCenter Audition – Ron Burgundy
Blu-ray Disc 2
- Wake Up Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
- Intro-Commentary with Will Ferrell and Aaron Zimmerman
- PSA
- Award Speech
- Raw Footage “Good Takes”
- “Afternoon Delight” Recording Session
- Interviews
- Specials
- Cast Auditions
- Table Read 6/2/03
- Rehearsals
- Playback Video
- Commercial Break
- Trailers
Pre-orders for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - 20th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray are now live!
Hayao Miyazakias 'The Boy and the Heron' Arrives on Blu-ray, 4K UHD Blu-ray and SteelBook on July 9th
The Academy Award-winner for Best Animated Feature 'The Boy and the Heron' from Studio Ghibli and the legendary Hayao Miyazaki will be hitting Blu-ray, 4K UHD Blu-ray, and a limited edition 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook on July 9.
'The Boy and the Heron' will present the film in its original Japanese language with English subtitles as well as an English track featuring the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson and Florence Pugh. Digital will arrive on June 25th.
'The Boy and the Heron' follows young Mahito, who, after losing his mother during the war in a hospital fire, moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastical world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world and the truth about himself.
The Boy and the Heron - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
The Boy and the Heron - Blu-ray
The Boy and the Heron - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Limited Edition SteelBook
The Boy and the Heron will include Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and the special features include:
• Feature-Length Storyboards
• Interview with Composer Joe Hisaishi
• Interview with Producer Toshio Suzuki
• Interview with Supervising Animator Takeshi Honda
• Drawing with Takeshi Honda
• “Spinning Globe” Music Video
• Teasers & Trailers
Pre-orders for The Boy and the Heron should be available shortly and included below is the press announcement:
FROM GKIDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH STUDIO GHIBLI
HAYAO MIYAZAKI’S NEWEST MASTERPIECE,
THE ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING
THE BOY AND THE HERON
TO BE RELEASED ON 4K UHD™ + BLU-RAY™, BLU-RAY™ + DVD,
AND IN A LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK™
ON JULY 9
AVAILABLE TO OWN ON DEMAND IN 4K ON ALL MAJOR DIGITAL PLATFORMS ON JUNE 25
First-Ever Studio Ghibli Film Presented in 4K High-Definition
Special Features Include New Interviews and Featurettes
NEW YORK (April 29, 2024) – Fresh off a historic Academy Award® win for Best Animated Feature, the latest and long awaited cinematic masterpiece from the legendary Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, THE BOY AND THE HERON, will be released July 9 on 4K UHD™ + Blu-ray™, Blu-ray™ + DVD, and in a Limited Edition Steelbook™ that includes 4K UHD™ + Blu-ray™, featuring Dolby Vision plus Dolby Atmos for the ultimate home entertainment experience from GKIDS with home entertainment distribution from Shout! Studios. This is the first title from Studio Ghibli to ever be released on 4K UHD.
THE BOY AND THE HERON will also be released in HD on all major on-demand digital platforms, as well as in 4K with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos where available, on June 25. All versions will contain the film in its original Japanese language with English subtitles, as well as in the new English-language version featuring the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson and Florence Pugh.
Special Features on the release include feature-length storyboards, an interview with Golden Globe®-nominated composer Joe Hisaishi, an interview with Academy Award®-winning producer and Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, an interview and drawing featurette with Annie Award-winning supervising animator Takeshi Honda, the music video for the film’s theme song “Spinning Globe” from global J-Pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu, and teasers and trailers.
THE BOY AND THE HERON is currently available for pre-order on GKIDS.com and ShoutFactory.com. The film is additionally available for digital pre-order from Apple, Amazon (4K Steelbook; 4K Standard; Blu-ray + DVD) and Vudu/Fandango at Home.
THE BOY AND THE HERON follows young Mahito, who, after losing his mother during the war in a hospital fire, moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastical world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world and the truth about himself.
The hand-drawn, animated feature – director Miyazaki’s first feature film in 10 years – is an original story written and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, produced by co-founder Toshio Suzuki, and featuring a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. Its theme song, “Spinning Globe,” was written and performed by global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu.
GKIDS released THE BOY AND THE HERON in cinemas and IMAX nationwide on December 8, 2023, marking the first title in the Studio Ghibli catalog to be released in IMAX premium formats and opening at No. 1. THE BOY AND THE HERON made its international premiere at the Opening Night Gala of the 48th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Tickets to all five TIFF screenings sold out in record time and the film received glowing reviews, placing in the top three for the TIFF People’s Choice Awards. For Best Animated Feature, THE BOY AND THE HERON has won the BAFTA Award, the Golden Globe and several prestigious critics awards including the New York Film Critics Circle and Los Angeles Film Critics Association honors. It was also recognized by the National Board of Review as a Top Film for 2023 and won two Annie Awards in 2024. In addition, THE BOY AND THE HERON Composer Joe Hisaishi garnered Best Score nominations from the Golden Globes and the Society of Composers and Lyricists, and was celebrated at the Annie Awards with the Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Boy and the Heron Special Features
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Feature-Length Storyboards
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Interview with Composer Joe Hisaishi
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Interview with Producer Toshio Suzuki
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Interview with Supervising Animator Takeshi Honda
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Drawing with Takeshi Honda
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“Spinning Globe” Music Video
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Teasers & Trailers
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