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Jordan Peele's Sci-fi Thriller Nope Invades 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray & Blu-ray on October 25The science fiction/horror from Academy Award winner Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) stars Oscar-winner winner Daniel Kaluuya, Emmy-winner Keke Palmer, Oscar-nominee Steven Yeun, and Brandon Perea from The OA will hit home video on October 25 with an earlier arrivial on digital September 20. Fans of the film will find over 90 minutes of never-before-seen bonus features including a 56-minute immersive documentary (not included on the DVD) and Dolby Atmos soundtrack. Jordan Peele reimagines the summer movie with NOPE, an expansive epic of uncanny science fiction. Following their father’s shocking death, Hollywood animal wrangler OJ (Kaluuya) and his sister Emerald (Palmer) begin observing unexplained phenomena on their vast Southern California ranch that leads them down an obsessive rabbit hole as they plot attempts to capture the mystery on camera. Along with a former child star turned family theme park ringmaster (Yeun) who neighbors the siblings, the pair’s efforts to chase the spectacle soon bring terrifying consequences and unimaginable horror. The result is a complex social thriller that unpacks the seeds of violence, risk and opportunism that are inseparable from the romanticized history of the American West … and from show business itself. Nope - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Nope - Blu-ray Nope 4K - SteelBook (Best Buy) Nope 4K - SteelBook (Zavvi) Nope 4K Wal-Mart Exclusive Pre-orders are now live - and thank you for those pre-orders! They really do go a long way towards keeping our little operation up and running. The full press release is available below: FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER UNPACK THE MYSTERY, THE MEANING AND THE SPECTACLE WITH DIRECTOR/WRITER JORDAN PEELE SECRETS WILL BE REVEALED AND QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED IN THE EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT INCLUDING A 56-MINUTE IMMERSIVE DOCUMENTARY “A THRILLING SALUTE TO SPECTACLE” – ROLLING STONE “YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO LOOK AWAY” – THE ATLANTIC OWN IT ON DIGITAL SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAYTM AND DVD OCTOBER 25, 2022 FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT Universal City, California, September 13, 2022 – Oscar®-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) unleashes his latest spine-tingling thriller with NOPE, a mysterious sci-fi pop nightmare available to own for the first time as a Collector’s Edition on Digital September 20, 2022 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on October 25, 2022 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, this “spellbinder that keeps pushing boundaries” (Peter Travers, ABC News) will have you never looking at clouds the same way ever again. The exclusive Collector’s Edition comes filled with more than 90 minutes of never-before-seen bonus content, including a revealing documentary that dives deep into the film’s rich DNA and Peele’s extraordinary vision; an exploration into the conception, design and execution of entity “Jean Jacket”; deleted scenes, a gag reel and more taking audiences behind the scenes of the out-of-this-world adventure. Featuring an incredibly talented and dynamic ensemble cast, NOPE is written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele and showcases outstanding performances by Oscar® winner Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), Emmy® Award winner Keke Palmer (Hustlers, Scream Queens), Oscar® nominee Steven Yeun (Minari, The Walking Dead), Michael Wincott (Basquiat, What Just Happened) and breakout star Brandon Perea (The OA). Jordan Peele reimagines the summer movie with NOPE, an expansive epic of uncanny science fiction. Following their father’s shocking death, Hollywood animal wrangler OJ (Kaluuya) and his sister Emerald (Palmer) begin observing unexplained phenomena on their vast Southern California ranch that leads them down an obsessive rabbit hole as they plot attempts to capture the mystery on camera. Along with a former child star turned family theme park ringmaster (Yeun) who neighbors the siblings, the pair’s efforts to chase the spectacle soon bring terrifying consequences and unimaginable horror. The result is a complex social thriller that unpacks the seeds of violence, risk and opportunism that are inseparable from the romanticized history of the American West … and from show business itself. With the purchase of NOPE on digital or disc, fans are eligible to earn points towards digital movies via the Universal All-Access Rewards program. Members can redeem their points for digital movies, swag and more! For registration and details please visit www.MyUniversalRewards.com. EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES ON 4K UHD, BLU-RAYTM, DVD & DIGITAL: SHADOWS: THE MAKING OF NOPE* - Unpack the meaning of NOPE with Jordan Peele. Secrets are revealed with this 56-minute immersion exploring the film’s unanswered questions, taking you on an intimate journey inside every aspect of production and offering a detailed look at Peele’s revolutionary filmmaking process. DELETED SCENES - Watch five unreleased scenes from NOPE GAG REEL - A highlight reel of bloopers and outtakes featuring main cast CALL HIM JEAN JACKET - The object of the Haywood siblings’ fascination is an entity known only as “Jean Jacket.” Filmmakers provide insights into the conception, design, and execution of this mysterious organism. MYSTERY MAN OF MUYBRIDGE - A deep dive into THE HORSE IN MOTION by Eadweard Muybridge, its relationship to the Haywoods, and how it relates to the larger themes in NOPE. *Not on DVD FILMMAKERS: Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea Casting By: Carmen Cuba CSA Music By: Michael Abels Editor: Nicholas Monsour Production Designer: Ruth De Jong Director of Photography: Hoyte Van Hoytema ASC, FSC, NSC Executive Producers: Robert Graf, Win Rosenfeld Produced By: Ian Cooper p.g.a. Written, Produced, and Directed By: Jordan Peele TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4K UHD: Street Date: October 25, 2022 Selection Number: 1000816017 (US) / 1000816025 (CDN) Layers: BD 100 Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1 and 1.78:1 (Enhanced Aspect Ratio) Rating: R for language throughout and some violence/ bloody images Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish Sound: English (Dolby Atmos for Feature and Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1) Run Time: 2 hours 10 minutes TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAYTM: Street Date: October 25, 2022 Selection Number: 1000816016 (US) / 1000816024 (CDN) Layers: BD 50 Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1 and 1.78:1 (Enhanced Aspect Ratio) Rating: R for language throughout and some violence/ bloody images Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish Sound: English (Dolby Atmos for Feature and Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1) Run Time: 2 hours 10 minutesPosted Wed Sep 14, 2022 at 02:01 PM PDT by: -
Casablanca Celebrates its 80th Anniversary with a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on November 8Michael Curtiz's timeless Oscar-winner starring the legendary Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman is getting the 4K UHD treatment November 8. Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if you're wanted by the Nazis. Such a man is Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one - especially Victor's wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart. Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo's transport out of the country and bitter Rick must decide what counts more – personal happiness or countless lives hanging in the balance. “The best Hollywood movie of all time” according to film critic Leonard Maltin won three Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay) and will soon be available in 4K - although it does seem that the film will only be presented in HDR. Here is a snippet about the restoration from the press release (the full release is included at the end of this news post): The new Casablanca 4K Ultra High-Definition image was restored and remastered from a 2022 4K 16bit film scan of the best-surviving nitrate film elements. The 4K-scanned digital images went through an extensive digital restoration process to clean and repair the picture for an unprecedented and pristine ultra-high-resolution presentation. The restored images were then graded in High Dynamic Range for today’s premium 4K display experience, providing the highest fidelity in image contrast and detail retention. This work was meticulously handled by Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging. The original theatrical mono audio has also been newly restored as well, providing a richer and broader frequency response than previously possible. Casablanca - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray The suggestion list price for the 4K UHD Blu-ray is $24.99 and you can see the entire press release below. WARNER BROS.’ CASABLANCA COMES TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAYTM COMBO PACK AND DIGITAL FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT TO CELEBRATE THE CLASSIC FILM’S 80TH ANNIVERSARY, CASABLANCA WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4K RESOLUTION HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR) Own it November 8 on 4K Ultra HD and Digital BURBANK, Calif., September 13, 2022 – Celebrating the 80th anniversary of its 1942 release, the legendary Warner Bros. film Casablanca will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital on November 8, it was announced today by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Starring Academy Award winners Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, critic Leonard Maltin calls Casablanca “the best Hollywood movie of all time.” The winner of three Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, Casablanca was directed by Michael Curtiz (Captain Blood, Mildred Pierce, White Christmas) from a screenplay by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch. The screenplay is based on “Everybody Comes to Rick’s”, an unproduced stage play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. The film was produced by Hal B. Wallis (The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Maltese Falcon, True Grit). The cast also features Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Dooley Wilson. Casablanca was voted the screen’s greatest love story and the #3 film of all time by the American Film Institute (AFI). The classic wartime romance also took Oscars® for Michael Curtiz (Directing); Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch (Writing - Screenplay) and the studio (Outstanding Motion Picture). In 1989, the United States Library of Congress selected the film as one of the first for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The new Casablanca 4K Ultra High-Definition image was restored and remastered from a 2022 4K 16bit film scan of the best-surviving nitrate film elements. The 4K-scanned digital images went through an extensive digital restoration process to clean and repair the picture for an unprecedented and pristine ultra-high-resolution presentation. The restored images were then graded in High Dynamic Range for today’s premium 4K display experience, providing the highest fidelity in image contrast and detail retention. This work was meticulously handled by Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging. The original theatrical mono audio has also been newly restored as well, providing a richer and broader frequency response than previously possible. Ultra HD* showcases 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and a wider color spectrum, offering consumers brighter, deeper, more lifelike colors for a home entertainment viewing experience like never before. Casablanca will be available on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack for $24.99 ERP and includes an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc with the feature film in 4K with HDR and a Digital download of the film. Fans can also own Casablanca in 4K Ultra HD via purchase from select digital retailers beginning on 11/8/22. About the Film Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if you're wanted by the Nazis. Such a man is Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one - especially Victor's wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart. Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo's transport out of the country and bitter Rick must decide what counts more – personal happiness or countless lives hanging in the balance. Casablanca Ultra HD Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray disc and Digital contain the following previously released special features: Commentary by Roger Ebert Commentary by Rudy Behlmer Introduction by Lauren Bacall Casablanca Blu-ray disc and Digital contain the following previously released special features: Warner Night at the Movies Now, Voyager trailer Newsreel Vaudeville Days (1942 WB short) The Bird Came C.O.D. (1942 WB cartoon) The Squawkin’ Hawk (1942 WB cartoon) The Dover Boys at Pimento University (1942 WB cartoon) Great Performances: Bacall on Bogart (1988 PBS special) Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You’ve Never Heard Of Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic You Must Remember This: A Tribute to Casablanca (1992 TEC documentary) As Time Goes By: The Children Remember Deleted Scenes Outtakes Who Holds Tomorrow? (1955 “Casablanca” TV episode) Carrotblanca (1955 WB Cartoon) Scoring Stage Sessions (audio only) Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater Radio Broadcast – 4/26/43 (audio only) Vox Pop Radio Broadcast – 11/19/47 (audio only) Trailers BASICS PRODUCT ERP Ultra HD Blu-ray $24.99* Standard Street Date: 11/8/22 EST Street Date: 11/8/22 Ultra HD Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, French Ultra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, Parisian French Run Time: 102 minutesPosted Tue Sep 13, 2022 at 04:52 PM PDT by: -
Bodies Bodies Bodies Will Pile Up on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on October 18. The horror-comedy directed by Halina Reijn will hit 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray on October 18. Read our theatrical review HERE. When a group of 20-somethings get stuck at a remote family mansion during a hurricane, a party game ends with a dead body on the ground and fingers pointed everywhere. As they try to find the killer among them, fake friends and real enemies have to learn who to trust — and how to survive — in this fresh and funny Gen-Z meltdown starring Pete Davidson, Amandla Stenberg, and Maria Bakalova. The 4K UHD Blu-ray edition will have Dolby Atmos and both the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray will include a director's commentary, featurette, and deleted scenes. The press release also mentions that there will be a 4K UHD Best Buy exclusive but it doesn't appear to be listed yet. Bodies Bodies Bodies - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Bodies Bodies Bodies - Blu-ray Here is the full press release: BODIES BODIES BODIES Street Date: 10/18/22 4K (+ Blu-ray™ + Digital) exclusively at Best Buy SRP: $42.99 Blu-ray™ (+ DVD + Digital) SRP: $39.99 DVD SRP: $29.96 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION A horror-comedy following a group of young friends after a party game turns deadly, Bodies Bodies Bodies arrives on Blu-ray™ (+ DVD + Digital) and DVD October 18 from Lionsgate. Directed by Halina Reijn (Instinct), Bodies Bodies Bodies will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.99 for Blu-ray (+ DVD + Digital) and $29.96 on DVD. Best Buy will have a 4K (+ Blu-ray + Digital) combo package exclusively with a suggested retail price of $42.99. OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS When a group of 20-somethings get stuck at a remote family mansion during a hurricane, a party game ends with a dead body on the ground and fingers pointed everywhere. As they try to find the killer among them, fake friends and real enemies have to learn who to trust — and how to survive — in this fresh and funny Gen-Z meltdown starring Pete Davidson, Amandla Stenberg, and Maria Bakalova. CAST Amandla Stenberg The Hunger Games, The Hate U Give, The Darkest Minds Maria Bakalova Oscar® nominee (2020, Actress in a Supporting Role, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan), Transgression, The Bubble Myha’la Herrold TV’s “Industry,” “Modern Love,” Premature Chase Sui Wonders On the Rocks, TV’s “Generation” Rachel Sennott Shiva Baby, TV’s “Call Your Mother” with Lee Pace Guardians of the Galaxy, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Pete Davidson The King of Staten Island, The Suicide Squad, Set It Up 4K / BLU-RAY / DVD SPECIAL FEATURES Audio Commentary with Director Halina Reijn Who Wants to Play? Making Bodies Bodies Bodies Deleted Scenes Press Kit: https://bit.ly/BodiesBodiesBodiesEPK Trailer: https://youtu.be/ASBvJWrfl5E Program Information: Year of Production: 2022 Title Copyright: Bodies Bodies Bodies © 2022 Public House Rights LLC. All Rights Reserved. Type: New Release Rating: R Genre: Horror, Comedy Closed-Captioned: N/A Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH Feature Run Time: 93 Minutes 4K Format: 2160p High Definition 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation 4K Audio: English Dolby Atmos, English Descriptive Audio Blu-ray Format: 1080p High Definition 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation Blu-ray Audio: English Dolby Atmos, English Descriptive Audio DVD Format: 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Audio, English Descriptive AudioPosted Tue Sep 13, 2022 at 11:44 AM PDT by: -
If you can wait a little longer - Top Gun 2-Movie 4K UltraHD Blu-ray SteelBook Superfan Collection coming December 6thIf you can wait for the holidays to pick up one of the best 80s movies and one of the best movies of 2022 - Paramount hits the hard deck into the danger zone to deliver one hell of a collector's set! Top Gun 2-Movie 4K SteelBook Superfan Collection The discs look to be the same already previously released for Top Gun on 4K and what we'll get at the beginning of November for Top Gun: Maverick - however if you can hold onto that loving feeling a little longer, Paramount has upped their game in time for the Holidays with a pretty slick collector's set. We've reached out for clarification for additional bonus features and more detail on the swag items - but from the Press Release, here's what we know is going to be in the box: This highly collectible release makes an ideal gift and boasts nearly six hours of bonus content exploring the enduing popularity of the 1986 sensation TOP GUN, as well as this year’s record-breaking global phenomenon TOP GUN: MAVERICK. Celebrate the films that have captured the imaginations of fans around the world through behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with Tom Cruise and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and much more.The TOP GUN 2-MOVIE 4K STEELBOOK SUPERFAN COLLECTION includes two SteelBook cases with both 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Discs™ of TOP GUN and TOP GUN: MAVERICK, access to Digital copies of each film, plus TOP GUN: MAVERICK dog tags, a leather “Maverick” keyring, magnetic decals, coasters and photos.TOP GUN bonus content is as follows:• Commentary by producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Tony Scott, co-screenwriter Jack Epps, Jr., and naval experts• The Legacy of Top Gun• On Your Six – Thirty Years of Top Gun• Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun• Multi-Angle Storyboards with Optional Commentary by director Tony Scott• Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top Gun• Music Videos• Original Theatrical Promotional MaterialTOP GUN: MAVERICK bonus content is as follows:• Cleared for Takeoff• Breaking New Ground – Filming Top Gun: Maverick• A Love Letter to Aviation• Forging the Darkstar• Masterclass with Tom Cruise – Cannes Film Festival• Music Videos This set isn't yet up for pre-order - at least anywhere we looked at the time of this writing - but as soon as it's out there and you can snag your copy we'll let you know! Happy Collecting!Posted Mon Sep 12, 2022 at 06:33 AM PDT by: -
Pixar's WALL•E Joins The Criterion Collection on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray November 22The big news of the day is Andrew Stanton's Oscar-winning animated feature film is getting an upgraded 4K UHD release courtesy of The Criterion Collection on November 22nd. WALL•E - The Criterion Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray A high-water mark of digital animation, this prescient vision of a dystopian future is packaged within a dazzling pop-science-fiction love story, making for an urgent fable for our troubled millennium. It’s the twenty-ninth century, and humans have long since fled Earth for outer space, leaving WALL•E, the last functioning trash-compacting robot, to go about the work of cleaning up a pollution-choked planet, one piece of garbage at a time. When he meets EVE, a fellow automaton sent to detect plant life, the pair are launched on an intergalactic quest to return humanity to Earth. Transporting us simultaneously back to cinema’s silent origins and forward light-years into the future, WALL•E is a soaring ode to the power of love and art to heal a dying world. The release features a 4K master approved by Director Andrew Stanton and will include Dolby Vision/HDR10+ as well as a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. The 4K UHD/Blu-ray combo pack will also come packed with supplements: DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital master, approved by director Andrew Stanton, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film, presented in both Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10+, and two Blu-rays with the film and special features Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio and stereo soundtracks Two audio commentaries: one featuring Stanton and the other, character supervisor Bill Wise, coproducer Lindsey Collins, story artist Derek Thompson, and lead animator Angus MacLane New programs on Stanton’s cinematic influences and production designer Ralph Eggleston’s color scripts Tour of the Pixar Living Archive with Stanton Behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, including segments from early animation reels The Pixar Story (2007), a documentary by Leslie Iwerks More than a dozen documentaries exploring the film’s production and robots Anatomy of a Scene: The Plant, a masterclass with Stanton “WALL•E”: A to Z, a new program featuring Stanton and coscreenwriter Jim Reardon Deleted scenes featuring commentary by Stanton A Story (1987), a student film by Stanton BURN•E (2008), a short film by MacLane Trailers English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing English descriptive audio PLUS: An essay by author Sam Wasson; selections from Stanton’s sketchbooks, script notes, and drawings; and artwork from the WALL•E team New cover by Jason Raish We will keep you posted as soon as we know more and when pre-orders go live. Happy collecting!Posted Thu Sep 8, 2022 at 10:19 AM PDT by: -
Sony Pictures Classics: 30th Anniversary Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Dated and Detailed November 22The Sony Pictures Classics 30th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Collection includes 11 films in Dolby Vision. The iconic and critically-acclaimed films in this box set include: ORLANDO, THE CELLULOID CLOSET, THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, RUN LOLA RUN, SLC PUNK, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE, VOLVER, SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK, STILL ALICE and CALL ME BY YOUR NAME. Except for CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (which was previously released without Dolby Vision), all of the other films included are exclusive to this collection. What's more, the box also includes a "24-page booklet, featuring an all-new essay from renowned film critic David Thomson about the history of Sony Pictures Classics, along with information about each of the included films and an introduction from SPC co-presidents Tom Bernard and Michael Barker. Finally, the set includes hours of archival special features across the eleven films, plus a few newly added materials, rounding out this must-own gift set—perfectly timed for holiday gift-giving!" Sony Pictures Classics: 30th Anniversary Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Pre-order your copy today! CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF GROUNDBREAKING, AWARD-WINNING AND UNFORGETTABLE CINEMA SONY PICTURES CLASSICS 30TH ANNIVERSARY 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION Eleven Must-Own Films from the Sony Pictures Classics Library On 4K Ultra HD November 22nd ORLANDO ~ THE CELLULOID CLOSET ~ THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN ~ RUN LOLA RUN ~ SLC PUNK ~ CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON ~ THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE ~ VOLVER ~ SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK~ STILL ALICE ~ CALL ME BY YOUR NAME Available on 4K Ultra HD Disc in this Limited Edition Set, Includes a 24-Page Booklet on the History & Impact of Sony Pictures Classics and Hours of New and Archival Special Features CULVER CITY, Calif. (September 7, 2022) – In celebration of Sony Pictures Classics’ 30-year anniversary, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is proud to bring eleven of their acclaimed library favorites to 4K Ultra HD disc, exclusively within the SONY PICTURES CLASSICS 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION, available November 22. This must-own set includes iconic award-winning masterpieces from world-renowned filmmakers, unforgettable performances from global luminaries, and fan-favorite stories that have resonated across the years: ORLANDO, THE CELLULOID CLOSET, THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, RUN LOLA RUN, SLC PUNK, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE, VOLVER, SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK, STILL ALICE and CALL ME BY YOUR NAME. Each film is presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range. While CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON returns to 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision, the other ten films in the SONY PICTURES CLASSICS 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION are only available on 4K Ultra HD disc within this special limited edition collector’s set. Also included within the collection is a 24-page booklet, featuring an all-new essay from renowned film critic David Thomson about the history of Sony Pictures Classics, along with information about each of the included films and an introduction from SPC co-presidents Tom Bernard and Michael Barker. Finally, the set includes hours of archival special features across the eleven films, plus a few newly added materials, rounding out this must-own gift set—perfectly timed for holiday gift-giving! ORLANDO Synopsis: Tilda Swinton and Billy Zane star in this hip, sexy and wickedly funny look at an English nobleman who defies the laws of nature and comes back to life as an English noblewoman. ORLANDO 4K UHD Disc Breakdown · Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision · English 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD Master Audio · Special Features: o Audio Commentary with Director Sally Potter and Actress Tilda Swinton o Select Scenes Commentary o Orlando Goes to Russia o Orlando in Uzbekistan o Jimmy Was an Angel o Venice Film Festival Press Conference o An Interview with Sally Potter o Theatrical Trailer ORLANDO has a run time of approximately 94 minutes and is rated PG-13 for some sensuality. THE CELLULOID CLOSET Synopsis: Narrated by Lily Tomlin, this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of gay men and women on the silver screen. THE CELLULOID CLOSET 4K UHD Disc Breakdown · Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision · English 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD Master Audio · Special Features: o Audio Commentary with Filmmakers Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Lily Tomlin, producer Howard Rosenman, and editor Arnold Glassman o Additional Commentary with Author Vito Russo o Collection of Outtakes o Interview with Vito Russo o Theatrical Trailer THE CELLULOID CLOSET has a run time of approximately 101 minutes and is rated R for some graphic footage of sexuality and violence, and for language. THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN Synopsis: From Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director of AMELIE and DELICATESSEN, comes a fantastically twisted fairy tale chock-full of curious characters, spectacular stunts and unforgettable visuals. THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN 4K UHD Disc Breakdown · Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision · French 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD Master Audio · Special Features: o Audio Commentary with Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Actor Ron Perlman o NEWLY ADDED: Audio Commentary with Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet o Making-Of Featurette o "Les Archives de Jean-Pierre Jeunet" o Interview With Costume Designer Jean-Paul Gaultier o Theatrical Teasers & Trailer THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN has a run time of approximately 113 minutes and is rated R for disturbing and grotesque images of violence and menace. RUN LOLA RUN Synopsis: A thrilling post-MTV, roller-coaster ride! Time is running out for Lola (Franka Potente). She's just received a frantic phone call from her boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who's lost a small fortune belonging to his mobster boss. If Lola doesn't replace the money in twenty minutes, Manni will surely suffer severe consequences. RUN LOLA RUN 4K UHD Disc Breakdown · Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision · German 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio · Special Features: o Audio Commentary with Director Tom Tykwer and Actor Franka Potente o NEWLY ADDED: Audio Commentary with Director Tom Tykwer and Editor Mathilde Bonnefoy & o NEWLY ADDED: Making-Of Featurette o Still Running Featurette o “Believe” Music Video o Theatrical Trailer RUN LOLA RUN has a run time of approximately 80 minutes and is rated R for some violence and language. SLC PUNK Synopsis: It's 1985 and Stevo is that rare animal: a punk rocker in the Mormon stronghold of Salt Lake City, Utah. He just graduated from college with honors and now his life is a nutty roller coaster ride of rock shows, stealing cars, beating up rednecks and non-stop partying with his buddy, Heroin Bob, and his girlfriend. But with the scene getting lame and Stevo going nowhere fast, he has to put his punk ideals to the test. SLC PUNK 4K UHD Disc Breakdown · Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision · English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio · Special Features: o NEW: Revisiting SLC PUNK – a new interview with Director James Merendino o Audio Commentary with Director James Merendino and Actors Matthew Lillard & Michael Goorjian o Comic Book Gallery o Theatrical Trailer SLC PUNK has a run time of approximately 97 minutes and is rated R for pervasive language, drug use, violent anti-social behavior and some sexuality. CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON Synopsis: An epic set against the breathtaking landscapes of ancient China, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon combines the exhilarating martial arts choreography by Yuen Wo-Ping (The Matrix) with the sensitivity and classical storytelling of an Ang Lee film. The result is something truly unexpected: romantic, emotionally powerful entertainment. CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON 4K UHD Disc Breakdown · Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision · Mandarin Dolby Atmos & 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio · Special Features: o Audio Commentary with Director Ang Lee and Writer / Producer James Schamus o Audio Commentary with Cinematographer Peter Pau o Introduction by Director Ang Lee o 7 Deleted Scenes (in 4K HDR) o Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - A Retrospective o The Making of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon o English “A Love Before Time” Music Video o Mandarin “A Love Before Time” Music Video o A Conversation with Michelle Yeoh o Photo Gallery o Theatrical Trailer CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON has a run time of approximately 120 minutes and is rated PG-13 for martial arts violence and some sexuality. THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE Synopsis: His father killed in the brutal fighting of the Spanish Civil War, ten-year-old Carlos is sent to live at the desolate Santa Lucia School, now a makeshift shelter for war orphans. Soon after his arrival, Carlos has a series of seemingly supernatural encounters: strange shadows, voices and, most frightening of all, the apparition of a brutalized young boy. Turns out that Carlos is not alone in seeing these strange phenomena, many other children have experienced the "One Who Sighs," as the entity has come to be called. THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE 4K UHD Disc Breakdown · Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision · Spanish 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio · Special Features: o Audio Commentary with Director Guillermo del Toro o Audio Commentary with Director Guillermo del Toro and Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro o Guillermo del Toro Introduction o Director’s Thumbnails Track o Director's Notebook o Que es un fantasma? Featurette o 4 Deleted Scenes with Director Commentary o Sketch, Storyboard, Screen – 6 Scenes o Making-Of Featurette o Summoning Spirits Featurette o Theatrical Trailer THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE has a run time of approximately 108 minutes and is rated R for violence, language and some sexuality. VOLVER Synopsis: Academy Award®-winner Pedro Almodóvar (2003, Best Original Screenplay, Talk to Her) comes VOLVER, a comedic and compassionate tribute to women and their resilience in the face of life's most outrageous tribulations. A luminous Penélope Cruz leads an ensemble of gifted actresses, including Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown). Raimunda (Cruz) and her sister Sole lost their parents in a tragic fire years ago...or did they? Superstitious villagers claim that the girls' departed mother, Irene (Maura), has been seen wandering around their Aunt Paula's home. When Irene appears to Sole, she explains that she has returned to set right her daughters' troubled lives and reveal shocking secrets that will impact everyone! VOLVER 4K UHD Disc Breakdown · Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision · Spanish 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio · Special Features: o Audio Commentary: Director Pedro Almodóvar and Actor Penélope Cruz o Making of Volver Featurette o Interview With Pedro Almodóvar o Interview with Penélope Cruz o Interview With Carmen Maura o Tribute to Penélope Cruz o Theatrical Trailer VOLVER has a run time of approximately 121 minutes and is rated R for some sexual content and language. SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK Synopsis: From Charlie Kaufman comes a visual and philosophic adventure. Theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is mounting a new play. His life catering to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theater in Schenectady, New York is looking bleak. His wife Adele (Catherine Keener) has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin, taking their young daughter Olive with her. His therapist, Madeleine Gravis (Hope Davis), is better at plugging her best-seller than she is at counseling him. A new relationship with the alluringly candid Hazel (Samantha Morton) has prematurely run aground. And a mysterious condition is systematically shutting down each of his autonomic functions, one by one. Worried about the transience of his life, he leaves his home behind. He gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in New York City, hoping to create a work of brutal honesty. He directs them in a celebration of the mundane, instructing each to live out their constructed lives in a growing mockup of the city outside. SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK 4K UHD Disc Breakdown · Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision · English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio · Special Features: o The Story of Caden Cotard Featurette o NFTS/Script Factory Masterclass o Infectious Diseases in Cattle Roundtable o In and Around Synecdoche, New York Featurette o Theatrical Trailer SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK has a run time of approximately 124 minutes and is rated R for language and some sexual content/nudity. STILL ALICE Synopsis: Alice Howland (Julianne Moore), happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer's disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring. Also starring Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth and Hunter Parrish. STILL ALICE 4K UHD Disc Breakdown · Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision · English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio · Special Features: o 3 Deleted Scenes o Directing Alice Featurette o Finding Alice Featurette o Interview with Composer Ilan Eshkeri o Theatrical Trailer STILL ALICE has a run time of approximately 101 minutes and is rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, and brief language including a sexual reference. CALL ME BY YOUR NAME Synopsis: Amid the summer splendor of 1980’s Italy, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire that will alter their lives forever. CALL ME BY YOUR NAME 4K UHD Disc Breakdown · Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision · English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio · Special Features: o Audio Commentary with Actors Timothée Chalamet and Michael Stuhlbarg o Snapshots of Italy: The Making of Call Me by Your Name Featurette o In Conversation with Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Luca Guadagnino Featurette o "Mystery of Love" Music Video by Sufjan Stevens o Theatrical Trailer CALL ME BY YOUR NAME has a run time of approximately 132 minutes and is rated R for sexual content, nudity and some language. Academy Award® and Oscar® are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Posted Wed Sep 7, 2022 at 01:54 PM PDT by: -
Will We Get A Jaws (1975) 3D Blu-ray? I hope so!Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the theater without your glasses… Steven Spielberg’s iconic summer movie Jaws returns to theaters now in three dimensions! This classic deserves to be seen in the theaters and for those weighing checking it out in IMAX or in Real 3D - the 3D experience was surprisingly effective adding depth and dimension to virtually the entire film. You may not need 3D to enjoy Jaws, but it’s certainly an exciting new way to experience this summer cinema classic. As Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) and his family settle into their new hometown of Amity for their first summer, a terror lurks off the shores of the small island community. The first death was ruled a boating accident. The second is a small boy who was attacked in front of a beach full of swimmers and sunbathers. With every fisherman trying to hunt the maneater out of the water, Brody along with shark expert Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and local sharker Quint (Robert Shaw) will set out to destroy the monster that has staked a claim to the waters of Amity Island. Jaws, above most others, is one of my absolute favorite films. I watch it at a minimum once a year. Ever since I was a kid I was fascinated by this movie devouring every viewing with repeat turns to the silly sequels. One of my favorite books is The Jaws Log from screenwriter Carl Gottlieb detailing the chaotic shoot because it gives me an even greater appreciation of the film. The fact this film turned out as good as it did is a testament to Gottlieb’s writing, Bill Butler’s beautiful cinematography, Verna Fields’ intense editing, John William’s indelible score, and the then untested Steven Spielberg’s uncanny cinematic eye. For a shoot where everything went so wrong, everything about this film works perfectly. As someone who has seen this film countless times on home video and at least half a dozen times in theaters, there are few surprises anymore. While I still jump at certain scenes, I know they’re coming. So when it was announced that Jaws was coming back to theaters I was faced with the dilemma of checking it out at IMAX or converted for Real 3D. Being a 3D junkie I was intrigued at the idea but was concerned about how well a nearly 50-year-old film that wasn’t shot with 3D in mind let alone Bill Butler’s photography would play out converted for three-dimensional viewing. So I bought my ticket with some trepidation but was almost immediately put at ease. Flat out - this is one of the best 3D conversions of a classic film. I thought Spielberg’s Jurassic Park 3D was decent enough but didn’t exactly blow my hair back. James Cameron’s 3D conversion of Titanic was certainly impressive but I haven't gone back to it since I bought the disc. "Fun but not necessary" has been a way to describe a lot of conversions of classics to 3D. While Jaws certainly didn’t need to be converted to 3D, it’s an overwhelming success. From the opening credits to the terrifying beach sequences to the final hunt on the Orca, an impressive amount of care was put into this conversion. And sure, there are a few sequences that don’t quite pop - namely the Brody clan at home at the beginning and a smattering of scenes elsewhere - but there are some genuinely surprising and even a few viscerally arresting 3D shots. There may not be many "pop-out" effects, but the sense of deep depth was really something to see. I was most impressed with the underwater sequences with the shark swimming up towards its latest prey. Even in the darkness of the opening attack on Chrissie Watkins' feet felt like they were coming out of the screen ever so slightly as the water’s surface gave the image the perfect depth reference. Similarly, when Alex Kintner is eaten on his raft, the shark carefully swims around the kicking feet until it sees a target more fitting to its appetite. But the Dolly Zoom of Roy Scheider’s face is a true showstopper for the entire film. But throughout the film, there are great 3D moments to enjoy, and the film's feeling for natural depth really opens up in the last hour as Brody, Quint, and Hooper hunt the shark. While not every scene and shot completely works in 3D - the town meeting after Alex is killed is rather dicey because of how busy the staging is - but overall this was a pretty wild and exciting experience. Part of the fun of seeing this movie that I’m so familiar with in 3D was it let me just focus on the visual experience. I didn’t need to give 100% of my attention to the film's plot so I was struck by a number of little things I’d never noticed. When Hooper is dissecting the shark, I found it humorous that for some reason he’s still wearing his dinner tie. When Quint notices the fishing line clicking in the reel he carefully pockets a half-eaten cracker. Did he ever get to finish that cracker? Or did the shark get the last bite? I’ve seen this movie well over a hundred times in my 40 years on this planet and I love that I still find new little details like that to soak up and appreciate. I may not have needed this movie in 3D to spot these moments but the experience of sitting in a darkened theater certainly helped. Thankfully my local theater does a great job keeping their projectors in working order. It was plenty bright so any dimming of the glasses didn’t adversely affect the viewing experience. Taking the glasses off to check the 3D conversion effort I was impressed to see there was very little dead space that wasn’t converted in some way. There's always that object or person to anchor the sense of depth, but even in a scene like when the kids are practicing their parade, that anchor point would move along so there was always a great sense of three-dimensional depth. And with that, I hope this theatrical outing isn’t the one and only place we’ll get to enjoy this 3D conversion. As 3D faded here in the states without any new television sets supporting the format and only a smattering of projectors adequately up to the task, new Blu-ray 3D discs have become a bit of a rarity. Kino Lorber with 3-D Film Archive has done an amazing job restoring and bringing natively shot 3D films to disc. Warner Bros still quietly drops a 3D disc here and there as they did with Dune and Godzilla vs Kong. But for big Marvel properties, fans of the format have had to turn to the import market. The UK used to be pretty reliable but lately, Japan and Australia are the lengths fans have to go to get the films they want in the format they want to see them. I hope that’s not the case here. I dearly hope Universal plans on delivering this 3D conversion to disc locally - but if I have to import it, I’ll gladly hop a boat and set sail to get it! If you enjoy 3D and can make it to the theater, check out Jaws in 3D while you can. With that - I’m now off to IMAX because one good turn deserves another. Order your tickets to Jaws in 3D or IMAX at Fandango!Posted Wed Sep 7, 2022 at 07:18 AM PDT by: -
Clear Some Shelf Space - The High-Def Digest September 2022 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Shopping Guide is here!Who needs food or transportation when there are so many great movies coming to 4K Ultra HD? As Charles Dickens once said... "It was the best of times... it was the worst of times." if you're a physical media collector aiming to expand the number of titles on your shelf, the Fall/Winter release season is certainly the best of times. However, if you're looking to squirrel away some monies for Holiday gifts for other people, well... you can always do that thing where you give someone the gift you want for yourself, and then when they look at that import 4K of Cannibal Holocaust you can be like "oh if you don't want it I'll take it!" That way it's kinda like giving a gift to yourself through another person! September is always the month where Studios and Boutique Labels begin to crash their biggest and best titles onto fans, and this year is no different. If anything because of the Pandemic and the slow return to theaters it's even better (or worse depending on your finances). This month sees some major heavy hitters come to bat so we better jump right in. High-Def Digest's September 2022 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Release Guide September 6th - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases Minions: The Rise of Gru - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray The Funhouse Collector’s Edition - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 3:10 to Yuma - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Best Buy SteelBook A Quiet Place 2-Movie Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Halloween Kills - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Best Buy SteelBook Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director’s Edition - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director’s Edition The Complete Adventure - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray September 13th - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases Lightyear - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Lightyear - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Best Buy SteelBook Platoon - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Friday the 13th - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray John Carpenter’s The Fog - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray John Carpenter’s The Fog - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook The Addams Family - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Real Genius - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Fatal Attraction - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Elvis - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Drive (1997) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray September 20th - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases Poltergeist - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Poltergeist - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook The Lost Boys - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray The Lost Boys - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Crawl - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Old Henry - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Batman: The Long Halloween Deluxe Edition - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray September 26th - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases Invaders From Mars (1953) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray September 27th - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases War of the Worlds (1953) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray w/ When Worlds Collide Blu-ray Thor Love and Thunder - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Thor Love and Thunder - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Best Buy SteelBook Thor Love and Thunder - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Walmart Exclusive Thor Love and Thunder - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Zavvi Exclusive SteelBook (10/3/22) In Bruges - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray I Know What You Did Last Summer - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Sound of Metal - Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Evil Dead (2013) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray There are also a bunch of Sony SteelBook "reprints" returning to stores: Gattaca - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Jumanji: The Next Level - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Last Action Hero - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Spider-Man: No Way Home - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Venom - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Venom: Let There Be Carnage - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Zombieland - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook Zombieland Double Tap - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook And that is everything that should be coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for September 2022 - there are a few Imports we hope to cover but we'll do our best to get through all of these in a timely fashion. If this fall and holiday season is anything like last year, there may be some last-minute switch-ups with the release schedule, we already saw that with The Funhouse and this month was supposed to see Army of Darkness come out at the same time as Evil Dead (2013) so we'll see what happens. If any changes do occur, we'll update our listings and this article ASAP. Until next time, thanks again for the pre-orders. They really do go a long way towards keeping our little operation up and running. Happy Collecting!Posted Mon Sep 5, 2022 at 03:33 AM PDT by: -
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray is Stayin' Alive with Saturday Night Fever, The Company of Wolves, Rollerball, Used Cars, and the Cult Classic Piranha All Arriving in NovemberParamount's Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta will hit 4K ultra HD Blu-ray on November 8, while Shout/Scream will also release The Company of Wolves, Rollerball, Used Cars, and Piranha in 4K for you to feast on. Saturday Night Fever - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray From John Travolta’s electrifying Oscar®-nominated performance to the unforgettable dancing, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is nothing less than a movie sensation. Featuring a bonus Blu-ray with the Director’s Cut, as well as hours of extensive special features. Travolta catapulted to fame as Tony Manero, a restless Brooklyn rebel who escapes problems at home and an uncertain future every Saturday night when he shines as king of the disco dance floor. Pulsing with the beat of its timeless, best-selling soundtrack, and looking better than ever on 4K UHD with HDR-10 and Dolby Vision, this is essential cinema. NOVEMBER 8. The Company Of Wolves - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray "A GLOOMY, FANTASTICAL UNIVERSE FILLED WITH GNARLED TREES, WICKED THORNBUSHES, CLAMMY MISTS, TORTUROUS PATHS ... THE MOVIE HAS AN UNCANNY HYPNOTIC FORCE ..." – Roger Ebert Fascinating and imaginative, this riveting thriller from director Neil Jordan (Interview With The Vampire) brings the timeless tale of "Little Red Riding Hood" and werewolf fables together in a haunting, compelling and eerie way. A wise grandmother (Angela Lansbury) tells her granddaughter Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson) a disturbing tale of innocent maidens falling in love with handsome strangers ... and of their sudden mysterious disappearances when the moon is full and accompanied by the strange sound of a beast in the woods. Nominated for four BAFTA awards including Best Costume Design, Best Make Up Artist, Best Production Design/Art Direction and Best Special Visual Effects, The Company Of Wolves is a tale that will chill you like no other ... NOVEMBER 22. Rollerball - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray In the future, there are no wars. There is no crime. There is only ... the Game. In a world where ruthless corporations reign supreme, this vicious and barbaric "sport" is the only outlet for the pent-up anger and frustrations of the masses. Tuned to their televisions, the people watch "Rollerball": a brutal mutation of football, motocross, and hockey. Jonathan E. (the great James Caan, The Godfather, Thief) is the champion player – a man too talented for his own good. The Corporation has taken away the woman, Ella (Maud Adams, Octopussy) Jonathon loves, but they can't take away his soul – even if the diabolical corporate head (John Houseman, The Fog) tells him he better retire ... or suffer the old-fashioned way. With its surrealistic imagery and tense action sequences, Rollerball grips you by the heart – and never lets you go. NOVEMBER 22. Used Cars - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray "HILARIOUS BLACK COMEDY." – Time Out "SAVAGELY FUNNY." – The Onion A.V. Club "RIOTOUS ... INVENTIVE ... MEMORABLE" – TV Guide Director and co-writer Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the Back To The Future trilogy) is the engine behind Used Cars — the hilariously raunchy salute to those supersalesmen who'll offer lemons while putting the squeeze on you. Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell, Escape from New York) has what it takes to be top salesman on Luke Fuchs' (Jack Warden) car lot — he's the most charming man who'll ever lie to you. Caught up in a feud between Luke and his brother/rival Roy L. Fuchs (also played by Warden), Rudy gears up for an all-out war. Employing his gifts of gab and grift — along with increasingly outlandish sales tactics — Rudy shifts the battle for sales supremacy into overdrive, turning the lot into a high-octane free-for-all! NOVEMBER 15. Piranha - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray While searching for missing teenagers, novice skip tracer Maggie McKeown (Heather Menzies) and one of the locals, town boozer Paul Grogan (Bradford Dillman), stumble upon a top-secret Army laboratory doing genetic research on piranha for the purpose of biological warfare. When they are accidentally released from the compound, the deadly school of eating machines head downstream and eat everything and anything in their path. Piranha features a stellar group of talent in front of as well as behind the camera. The top-notch cast of cult stars includes Kevin McCarthy (Invasion Of The Body Snatchers), Barbara Steele (Black Sunday), Belinda Balaski (The Howling), Dick Miller (A Bucket Of Blood), Paul Bartel (Eating Raoul), and Richard Deacon (The Dick Van Dyke Show). NOVEMBER 1. Piranha 4K is also available with a limited poster and collectible enamel pin set directly from shoutfactory.com. We haven't had eyes on a full press release for these yet so we don't know final specs for bonus features, audio, or HDR grade, but once we do we'll update our listings ASAP. Also keep in mind these release dates are subject to change - if you remember last year we saw a lot of last-minute schedule shuffling so consider the release dates tentative for the time being.Posted Tue Aug 30, 2022 at 12:15 PM PDT by: -
It's Christmas in November! National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Elf, and More Arriving on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray the 1st of November!Details are still scarce at the moment, but National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, The Polar Express, and Elf are all headed for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on November 1. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to have a perfect family Christmas, so he pesters his wife, Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo), and children, as he tries to make sure everything is in line, including the tree and house decorations. However, things go awry quickly. His hick cousin, Eddie (Randy Quaid), and his family show up unplanned and start living in their camper on the Griswold property. Even worse, Clark's employers renege on the holiday bonus he needs. A Christmas Story - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray *Artwork may be subject to change. This is currently the only available art we've found and is being used for reporting purposes only Set in a 1940s-era Midwestern town and told from the viewpoints of a seven-year-old boy, who only wants one thing for Christmas — a Red Ryder BB gun — the episodic tale chronicles not only his schemes to convince his mother and father to buy him one, but also offers a warmly nostalgic look into 1940s middle-class American life. From the stories of, and narrated by, Jean Shepherd. The Polar Express - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray *Artwork may be subject to change. This is currently the only available art we've found and is being used for reporting purposes only When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. Elf - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray *Artwork may be subject to change. This is currently the only available art we've found and is being used for reporting purposes only This hilarious Christmas film tells the tale of a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts on Christmas Eve and is transported back to the North Pole and raised as an elf. Years later Buddy learns he is not really an elf and goes on a journey to New York City to find his true identity. It also appears that The Original Christmas Classics Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray is listed for 4K UHD Blu-ray in November, but it's unclear what is included or if there will be separate releases. We'll keep you posted when more news for any of these releases is available! When we get full press releases for these titles we'll update our listings and post to social. For now they're technically rumor, but with so many retailers already starting to punch in listings we're fairly certain they're coming, but we don't know if there will be retailer-exclusive artwork, what bonus features, or tech specs. Even the rumored release dates for November 1st aren't confirmed. As we saw so much title release movement last year, expect some of these dates to change throughout the Holiday season. Happy 4K Ultra HD to all and to all a happy physical media upgrade... hopefully.Posted Tue Aug 30, 2022 at 10:11 AM PDT by:
