Arrow Video rings in the new year with a new wave of 4K Blu-ray and Blu-rays arriving in January! 

Titles include: Inglourious Basterds (2009), The Gift (2000), incubus (1966), Rampo Noir (2005), The Usual Suspects (1995), and The Cell (2000).  Note that The Gift and The Usual Suspects are UK only. 

Lots of good stuff here and surely something for everyone.  I myself am intrigued by Incubus as I have never seen that one, or Rampo Noir - always love anthologies.  

Inglourious Basterds - 4K UHD Arrow Limited Edition
 

Inglourious Basterds - Arrow Limited Edition Blu-ray also available 

One of the most celebrated filmmakers of our time harnesses the power of cinema itself to rewrite history in this electrifying WWII thriller.

Narrowly escaping the massacre of her entire family by the SS, Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) flees to Paris and forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema. Meanwhile, a guerilla band of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" led by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), are waging a bloody war of attrition behind enemy lines but Europe remains beneath Nazi bootheels. Believing themselves unstoppable, the leaders of the Third Reich assemble in Paris for the premiere of propaganda epic Nation's Pride. The location? Shosanna's cinema. With all the rotten eggs in one basket, "The Basterds" join forces with British Commando Lt. Archie Hicox (Michael Fassbender) and German film star/undercover allied agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) to infiltrate the premiere. Their plan? Blow up the basket…

Brim-filled with shocking violence, thrilling action and excruciating suspense, Inglourious Basterds was a box office smash around the world garnering eight Academy Award™ (2009) nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay, with Christoph Waltz winning Best Supporting Actor for his star-making turn as the chilling SS Col. Hans Landa. Witness the war as it might have been in this stunning new edition, packed with explosive extras!

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Limited edition 'Operation Kino' packaging with new art by Dare Creative
• 60-page 'Films & Filmmakers' collector's book with writing by film critics Dennis Cozzalio and Bill Ryan
• Double-sided fold-out poster
• Replica Nation's Pride Premiere programme booklet
• La Louisianne beermat
• 3 postcard sized double-sided art cards
• Strudel recipe card
• Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Dare Creative
• 4K Blu-ray presentation in High Dynamic Range
• Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic and author Tim Lucas

EXTRAS - BLU-RAY

• What Would Sally Do?, a new interview with editor Fred Raskin
• Blood Fiction, a new interview with special make-up effects supervisor Greg Nicotero
• Doomstruck, a new interview with actor Omar Doom
• Making it Right, a new visual essay by film critic Walter Chaw, author of A Walter Hill Film
• Film History on Fire, a new visual essay by film scholar Pamela Hutchinson, author of BFI Film Classics Pandora's Box
• Filmmaking in Occupied France, a new interview with film scholar Christine Leteux, author of Continental Films: French Cinema Under German Control
• Extended and alternate scenes
• Nation's Pride
• The Making of Nation's Pride, an archival featurette
• Roundtable Discussion, an archival interview with Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt and Elvis Mitchell
• The Original Inglorious Bastards, archival featurette
• A Conversation with Rod Taylor, archival featurette
• Rod Taylor on Victoria Bitter, archival featurette
• Quentin Tarantino's Camera Angel, archival featurette
• Hi Sallys, archival featurette
• Film Poster Gallery Tour with Elvis Mitchell, archival featurette
• Trailers

The Gift - 4K UHD Arrow UK Limited Edition
 

The Gift - Arrow UK Limited Edition Blu-ray also available

Director Sam Raimi combined the spooky underpinnings of his early work with his newly proven talent for handling powerful drama in the supernatural thriller The Gift, coaxing nuanced performances from a star-studded cast to bring a gripping script by Billy Bob Thornton & Tom Epperson (One False Move) to life.

In rural Georgia, recently widowed psychic Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) works as a tarot reader to support her young family. When she is introduced to her son's affable school principal (Greg Kinnear) and his socialite fiancée (Katie Holmes), Annie has a grisly premonition of things yet to come. After her violent vision comes true, all eyes turn to Annie, leaving her with no choice but to use her clairvoyant abilities to find the culprit herself. Could it be the abusive husband (Keanu Reeves) of one of Annie's regular clients (Hilary Swank)? Or the nervy mechanic (Giovanni Ribisi) whose yearning for friendship masks an uncontrollable rage? Or is another terrible secret hiding in plain sight?

Made right before a certain web-slinger finally catapulted Raimi from the cult fringes onto Hollywood's A-list, The Gift is an underappreciated but vital entry in his filmography that is ripe for reappraisal with this brand new 4K remaster.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW4K RESTORATION from the 35mm interpositive by Arrow Films and Shout! Factory
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio and optional lossless stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
• Brand new audio commentary by critic Meagan Navarro
• Isolated music and effects track
• Haunting Visions, a newly filmed interview with actor Chelcie Ross
• Savage Waters, a newly filmed interview with editors Bob Murawski and Arthur Coburn
• Southern Gothic, a newly filmed interview with composer Christopher Young
• Four archive featurettes: The Gift: A Look Inside, The Making of The Gift, The Cast on Sam Raimi and Sam Raimi on The Cast
• Promotional interviews with Sam Raimi, Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves and Giovanni Ribisi
• Footage from the film's world premiere
• Music video for "Furnace Room Lullaby" by Neko Case
• Theatrical trailer, TV spots and radio spots
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Thinh Dinh
• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Bilge Ebiri, original production notes and an excerpt from the book The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi by John Kenneth Muir

The Usual Suspects - 4K UHD Arrow UK Limited Edition

The Usual Suspects - Arrow UK Limited Edition Blu-ray also available.

Amidst the wave of neo-noir thrillers that swept American cinema in the 1990s, few films made as much impact as The Usual Suspects, which revolutionized the genre, won two Academy Awards® and is still regarded as one of the greatest crime films ever made.

After a brutal massacre on a cargo ship off the coast of Los Angeles leaves 27 men dead, Special Agent Dave Kujan (Chazz Palminteri) interrogates one of the only two survivors, small-time con artist Verbal Kint (Kevin Spacey). During the interview, Kint tells Kujan of how he was recruited by the fearsome crime lord Keyser Söze to commit a series of daring heists with four other crooked misfits: Dean Keaton (Gabriel Byrne), Mike McManus (Stephen Baldwin), Fred Fenster (Benicio del Toro) and Todd Hockey (Kevin Pollak). But as Kint's account of the events leading up to the massacre becomes more convoluted, Kujan becomes increasingly skeptical and determined to discover the identity of the elusive Keyser Söze.

With an unforgettably twisty and tightly written Oscar®-winning script by Christopher McQuarrie, The Usual Suspects is an unmissable entry in the canon of American indie cinema.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 4K RESTORATION from the original negative approved by cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION
• Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with director Bryan Singer and writer Christopher McQuarrie
• Audio commentary with editor and composer John Ottman
• The Devil in the Details, an archival interview with Newton Thomas Sigel
• Archival interview with John Ottman
• Round Up: Deposing the Usual Suspects, a two-part featurette delving into the creation and production of The Usual Suspects with clips, interviews with key figures, and footage from the making of the film
• Keyser Söze (Lie or Legend?), an archival featurette
• Heisting Cannes with The Usual Suspects, archival footage from the film's world premiere at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival
• Introducing The Usual Suspects, an original EPK featurette
• Deleted scenes with introduction by John Ottman
• Gag reel
• Interview outtakes with Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak, Benicio del Toro, and Bryan Singer
• International trailer
• U.S. trailer with introduction by John Ottman
• TV spots
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
• Collector's booklet featuring new writing by Barry Forshaw
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket

Incubus (1966) - 4K UHD Arrow Limited Edition
 

Incubus (1966) - Arrow Limited Edition Blu-ray also available

It is often said that films about the Devil are cursed with bad luck, but Leslie Stevens' Incubus might be the most cursed of them all. By the time it premiered in 1966, two of its stars had tragically taken their own lives; the eccentric director's insistence on filming in the obscure Esperanto language ensured it failed to receive any distribution; and it was nearly lost forever when the original elements were believed lost in a fire. Decades passed until it was finally saved and unveiled to the public in all its unholy glory!

Wounded in battle, soldier Marc (William Shatner, just prior to being cast in Star Trek) ventures to the remote village of Nomen Tuum to find a well where the waters are said to be blessed with healing powers. Little does he suspect that the inhabitants of Nomen Tuum are demonic seductresses who entice interlopers and lead them to damnation, and one such succubus, Kia (Allyson Ames) has her sights on Marc. As an eclipse shrouds the sun and darkness falls over the village, Marc and Kia's relationship becomes more passionate… will his soul survive?

Now restored in 4K from the last known surviving 35mm print, this eerie and unforgettable American folk horror from the creator of The Outer Limits survives to chill a new generation as never seen before. Stylishly filmed in Big Sur and other California locations by cinematographer (and future Academy Award winner) Conrad L. Hall, Incubus is a film unlike any other, now accompanied by hours of bonus features delving into the mysteries of this once-thought-lost cult classic.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 4K RESTORATION from the last surviving 35mm print by Le Chat Qui Fume
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION
• Original lossless Esperanto mono audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Optional Esperanto subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• New audio commentary by writer and genre historian David J. Schow, author of The Outer Limits: The Official Companion
• Archive audio commentary by star William Shatner
• Archive audio commentary by producer Anthony Taylor, cinematographer Conrad L. Hall and camera operator William Fraker
• Alternate 1.37:1 presentation of the film (1080p only)
• Words and Worlds: Incubus and Esperanto in Cinema, a newly filmed interview with genre historian Stephen Bissette
• Internacia Lingvo: A History of Esperanto, a newly filmed interview with Esther Schor, author of Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language
• An Interview with the Makers of Incubus, an archive interview by Schow with Taylor, Hall and Fraker
• Video trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Richard Wells
• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Frank Collins and Jason Kruppa

The Cell (2000) - 4K UHD Arrow Limited Edition
 

The Cell (2000) - Arrow Limited Edition Blu-ray also available

Sublime, grotesque and visually ravishing, Tarsem Singh's debut feature delivers on the extraordinary artistry of his work in music video and commercials as it takes the audience on a journey through the bizarre worlds inside the mind of a killer. When serial murderer Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio) falls into a coma with his latest victim still trapped in an unknown location and waiting to die, the FBI turn to psychologist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) for help. Using an experimental technology she enters the dark dreamscape of Stargher's mind, attempting to learn his secrets before it's too late. But his unconscious is a twisted nightmare, a labyrinth that threatens to trap her inside his terrifying world forever. To save a life, she'll have to risk her own. With a script by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend), and a supporting cast that includes Vince Vaughn (Brawl in Cell Block 99) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (In Fabric), The Cell is a gripping, edge-of-the-seat thriller, filled with jaw-dropping imagery that will entrance and unsettle in equal measure.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• NEW 4K RESTORATIONS of both the 107-minute Theatrical Cut and the 109-minute Director's Cut by Arrow Films, approved by director Tarsem Singh
• Includes bonus disc containing a previously unseen version of the film with alternate aspect ratio and alternate grading created by director of photography Paul Laufer
• Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Illustrated collector's book containing new writing on the film by critics Heather Drain, Marc Edward Heuck, Josh Hurtado, and Virat Nehru
• Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Savieri

DISC ONE - FEATURE & EXTRAS 4K BLU-RAY

• 4K Blu-ray presentation of both the Theatrical and Director's cuts of the film in its original 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Brand new audio commentary with film scholars Josh Nelson & Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Brand new audio commentary with screenwriter Mark Protosevich & film critic Kay Lynch
• Archive audio commentary with director Tarsem Singh
• Archive audio commentary with director of photography Paul Laufer, production designer Tom Foden, makeup supervisor Michèle Burke, costume designer April Napier, visual effects supervisor Kevin Tod Haug, and composer Howard Shore
• Projection of the Mind's Eye, a new feature-length interview with director Tarsem Singh
• Between Two Worlds, a new in-depth interview with director of photography Paul Laufer

DISC TWO - ALTERNATE VERSION & EXTRAS BLU-RAY

• Previously unseen version of the Theatrical Cut of the film, presented in 1.78:1 aspect ratio with alternate grading, from a 2K master created by director of photography Paul Laufer
• Paul Laufer Illuminates, a new interview about the alternate master of The Cell presented on this disc
• Art is Where You Find It, a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• The Costuming Auteur, a new visual essay by film critic Abby Bender
• Style as Substance: Reflections on Tarsem, an archive featurette
• Eight deleted/extended scenes with optional audio commentary by director Tarsem Singh
• Six multi-angle archive visual effects vignettes
• Theatrical trailers
• Image gallery

Rampo Noir - Arrow Limited Edition
 

Four filmmakers from completely different backgrounds bring their radically personal takes to the stories of Japan's celebrated master of the macabre, Edogawa Rampo (Horrors of Malformed Men, Blind Beast).

In "Mars's Canal", by music video director and visual artist Suguru Takeuchi, a lone man encounters the other side of his psyche beyond the reflective surface of a circular pond set in a desolate landscape. Japanese New Wave auteur and longtime director of the Ultraman series Akio Jissoji (This Transient Life, Mandala) harnesses his distinctive stylistic sheen in his story of a mad mirror maker, "Mirror Hell". "Caterpillar" sees the singular vision of cult director Hisayasu Sato (The Bedroom, Naked Blood) at its most grotesque, in his portrait of a wounded war veteran who returns from the frontline as little more than a bloody torso, helpless to defend himself against the increasingly perverted caprices of an embittered wife. Finally, a famous actor is subjected to the obsessive attentions of her limo driver in "Crawling Bugs", the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed manga artist Atsushi Kaneko (Bambi and Her Pink Gun).

Produced by the same team behind Ichi the Killer and Uzumaki, and with a cast featuring some of Japan's top stars, including Tadanobu Asano (Maboroshi, Silence) and Ryuhei Matsuda (Blue Spring, Gohatto), Rampo Noir is a stylistic tour-de-force that vividly evokes the "erotic grotesque" worlds created by Japan's pioneering proponent of horror and mystery fiction.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• Original lossless Japanese stereo audio
• Optional newly translated English subtitles
• Brand new audio commentary by Japanese film experts Jasper Sharp and Alexander Zahlten
• Another World, a new interview with Suguru Takeuchi, director of "Mars's Canal"
• A Moving Transformation, a new interview with Hisayasu Sato, director of "Caterpillar"
• Butterfly Queen, a new interview with Atsushi Kaneko, manga artist and director of "Crawling Bugs"
• Hall of Mirrors, a new interview with cinematographer Masao Nakabori about working with Akio Jissoji and "Mirror Hell"
• The Butterfly Effect, a new interview with Akiko Ashizawa, the cinematographer of "Caterpillar"
• Looking in the Mirror, a new interview with actor Yumi Yoshiyuki about "Mirror Hell"
• Archive stage greeting footage with the cast and directors from the Japanese premiere of Rampo Noir
• Crossing the Lens, a feature-length making-of documentary by Tatsuya Fukushima from 2006
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Insect
• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Eugene Thacker and Seth Jacobowitz

All of these titles are now listed in the Arrow Video shop and should be available for preorder at other retailers shortly.

Sometimes, you can only dip into a well once. After a blistering hit from critics and fans and a box office take to match, Joker: Folie À Deux will sprint onto theater-at-home streaming on October 29th with 4K UHD & Blu-ray discs dropping in time for Christmas.

Ouch, that's a painfully quick turnaround. In case you didn't notice, the coverage of the jukebox musical sequel Joker: Folie À Deux hasn't exactly been kind. In fact, it's been pretty damn brutal. Ever since the film premiered at the Venice Film Festival, this sequel from Todd Phillips starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, the good news has been about as scarce as positive reviews. Now with the studio blame game train under a full head of steam, Joker: Folie À Deux will sneak its way onto digital retail platforms on October 29th with 4K and Blu-ray discs dropping down the chimney on December 17th in time for a very merry Christmas.

Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

Joker: Folie À Deux - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
 

Joker: Folie À Deux
 

Joker: Folie À Deux - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook

Joker: Folie À Deux Premium Digital Ownership, 4K UHD and Blu-ray contain the following special features:  

• Everything Must Go (4 Part Longform Documentary)
• Can I Have A Cigarette?
• Finding Lee
• A Hundred Films In One
• King of Nothing
• The Character Of Music
• Live! With The Joker
• Colors Of Madness
• Crafted With Class

You can pre-order Joker: Folie À Deux (2024) now! and included below is the press announcement: 

JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX

Sequel to the 2019 Film Joker from Director Todd Phillips

Becomes Available for Purchase and Rental

Debuts for Premium Digital Ownership and Rental on October 29

4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD Arrive on December 17

Burbank, CA, October 22, 2024 – From acclaimed writer/director/producer Todd Phillips comes Joker: Folie À Deux, the follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker, which earned more than $1 billion at the global box office. The new film stars Joaquin Phoenix once again in his Oscar-winning dual role as Arthur Fleck/Joker, opposite Oscar winner Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”). Joker: Folie À Deux debuts for purchase and rental digitally at home on October 29.

• On October 29, Joker: Folie À Deux will be available for early Premium Digital Ownership at home and for 48-hour rental via PVOD on participating digital platforms where you purchase or rent movies, including Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, and more.

• On December 17, Joker: Folie À Deux will be available to own on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD from online and physical retailers. Joker: Folie À Deux will also continue to be available to own in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.

Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

The film also stars Oscar nominees Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Catherine Keener (Get Out, Capote), alongside Zazie Beetz, reprising her role from Joker.

Phillips, who received Oscar nominations for directing, writing and producing Joker, directed Joker: Folie À Deux from a screenplay co-written with fellow Oscar nominee Scott Silver, based on characters from DC. The film was produced by Phillips, Oscar nominee Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Joseph Garner. Lady Gaga served as music consultant. The film’s executive producers are Michael E. Uslan, Georgia Kacandes, Silver, Mark Friedberg and Jason Ruder.

DIGITAL, 4K, BLU-RAY & DVD ELEMENTS

Joker: Folie À Deux Premium Digital Ownership, 4K UHD and Blu-ray contain the following special features:  

4K UHD

• Everything Must Go (4 Part Longform Documentary)
• Can I Have A Cigarette?
• Finding Lee
• A Hundred Films In One
• King of Nothing
• The Character Of Music
• Live! With The Joker
• Colors Of Madness
• Crafted With Class

BASICS

Premium Digital Ownership: October 29, 2024

4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD Street Date: December 17, 2024

4K Languages: English, German, Latin Spanish, Italian, Canadian French

4K Subtitles: English, Danish, Finnish, Canadian French, Parisian French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Latin Spanish, Swedish

BD Languages: English, Canadian French, Latin Spanish

BD Subtitles: English, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, Canadian French

DVD Languages: English, Latin Spanish, Canadian French

DVD Subtitles: English, Latin Spanish, Korean, Parisian French, Canadian French, Chinese – Complex, Cantonese

Running Time: 138 minutes

Rating: R for some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality, and brief full nudity

DVD: DLBY/DGTL

4K UHD and Blu-ray: ATMOS TrueHD, DLBY/DGTL

The Credits

From acclaimed writer/director/producer Todd Phillips comes Joker: Folie À Deux, the much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker, which earned more than $1 billion at the global box office. The new film stars Joaquin Phoenix once again in his Oscar-winning dual role as Arthur Fleck/Joker, opposite Oscar winner Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born).

Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

The film also stars Oscar nominees Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Catherine Keener (Get Out, Capote), alongside Zazie Beetz, reprising her role from Joker.

Phillips, who was nominated for Oscars for directing, writing and producing Joker, directed Joker: Folie À Deux from a screenplay by fellow Oscar nominee Scott Silver & Phillips, based on characters from DC. The film was produced by Phillips, Oscar nominee Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Joseph Garner. Lady Gaga served as music consultant. The film’s executive producers are Michael E. Uslan, Georgia Kacandes, Silver, Mark Friedberg and Jason Ruder.

Working with Phillips behind the camera are his team from Joker, including Oscar-nominated director of photography Lawrence Sher, production designer Mark Friedberg, Oscar-nominated editor Jeff Groth, and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, who won the Oscar for her work on the first film. New to the team is Oscar-nominated costume designer Arianne Phillips (Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood, Don’t Worry Darling). Ruder is the film’s executive music producer and the music supervisors are Randall Poster and George Drakoulias. Casting is by Francine Maisler (the Dune films, Challengers).

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents A Joint Effort Production, A Film by Todd Phillips, Joker: Folie À Deux. The film is released worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.

People can't stop opening that damned box! 2018's Hellraiser: Judgment written and directed by gore effects maestro Gary J. Tunnicliffe is getting the 4K Dolby Vision and Atmos treatment from Germany's Turbine Medien. To sweeten the torture of adding another fright flick to your collection, Turbine is offering four limited edition SteelBook Slipcover editions!  

I'm not sure if you noticed, but after the first four films, the Hellraiser franchise kind of took a nose dive into some pretty rough direct-to-video sequels. The gore was there, but the majesty and mystery and terror of Pinhead and the puzzle box diminished with each entry. Hellraiser: Inferno was pretty decent, but the rest were less so until longtime franchise gore and makeup effects master Gary Tunnicliffe was handed the hooked chains for Hellraiser: Judgment. Certainly not the greatest entry, but compared to what hit VHS and DVD for about two decades, it was a welcome improvement! Now we can relive the torment in glorious eye-gouging Dolby Vision HDR with ear-splitting Dolby Atmos audio! 

Hellraiser: Judgment
Turbine Medien 4K UHD SteelBook Slipcover A  

Hellraiser Judgment
Turbine Medien 4K UHD SteelBook Slipcover B 

Hell Raiser Judgment
Turbine Medien 4K UHD SteelBook Slipcover C 

Hell Raiser Judgment
Turbine Medien 4K UHD SteelBook Slipcover D 

And for the dedicated, you can order all four slipcover editions! 

Here's what we'll get with each set:

Synopsis:
Pinhead and the Cenobites have to go to new demonic lengths to find their victims. The Auditor lures rotten characters from the fringes of society and subjects them to a perverse cleansing ritual that usually ends under the blade of the Surgeon. Meanwhile, three detectives are on the hunt for the Preceptor, a deviant serial killer who kills inspired by the Ten Commandments. The deeper the team delves into the crimes, the more it seems that the killer is not of this world...

"Tunnicliffe has managed to successfully reboot a flailing franchise... Tunnicliffe does NOT shy away from the violence or the perverse nature of the Cenobites in the slightest bit, creating a world that is as repugnant as it is demonic. He also manages to introduce some sensible new possibilities and plot devices while delivering the fan service weve so desperately been missing... Pinhead is omnipresent, and Taylor delivers a worthy performance and is every bit as majestic as youd hope hed be." - dreadcentral.com

First time on Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray with Dolby Atmos in German and English. The limited edition 3-disc Steelbooks are available with four different full-slip artworks - each limited to 999 units. The edition was created in close collaboration with director Gary J. Tunnicliffe. The newly produced bonus material has become so extensive that a bonus Blu-ray is included.

Movie info:
Original title: Hellraiser: Judgment
Country of origin: USA 2018
Director: Gary J. Tunnicliffe
Cast: Damon Carney, Randy Wayne, Alexandra Harris, Paul T. Taylor, Gary J. Tunnicliffe, Heather Langenkamp

Technical specifications:
Language: German Dolby Atmos, English Dolby Atmos, German DTS 5.1, English DTS 5.1, German DTS 2.0, English DTS 2.0
Aspect ratio: 1,78:1 (2160p24 Ultra HD mit HDR10 & Dolby Vision), 1,78:1 (1080p24 Full HD)
Subtitles: German, English, German for the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (SDH), English SDH
Running time: 81 Minuten

Extras:
Audio commentary by writer/director/auditor Gary J. Tunnicliffe (presented by Midnights Edge)*
Audio commentary by Gary J. Tunnicliffe, Pinhead Paul T. Taylor and lead actor Damon Carney*
The Making of HELLRAISER: JUDGMENT: Behind the scenes of pre-production and filming + Interviews with cast & crew** (approx. 44 min.)
Meet The Auditor – An interview with Gary J Tunnicliffe** (approx. 48 mins)
Chatterer Talks – An interview with Mike Regan** (approx. 24 min.)
NO MORE SOULS: Tunnicliffe's Hellraiser short film* (approx. 6 min.) + Audio commentary (presented by Midnights Edge)* + Making-of* (approx. 7 min.)
Removed and shortened scenes* (approx. 17 min.)
Outtakes** (ca. 4 Min.)
Kickstarter-Trailer*, US-Trailer, HELLRAISER-Trailer

* with optional German/English subtitles
** HD, with optional German/English subtitles 

Discs: 3
Release date: 07.11.2024

Severin is preparing to release a Blu-ray boxed set of Ed Wood's adult films on December 3. Pre-Orders are available on the Severin website.

The Blu-ray collection includes "3 films written/directed by Wood, a Wood-scripted bonus movie, plus 7+ hours of bonus materials featuring Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Jonathan Ross & more."

Near the end of his career, the angora-loving auteur behind PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE and GLEN OR GLENDA? earned his booze funds by writing and directing explicit adult films, and this eye-popping set delivers three of the most memorable: NECROMANIA – in both hard and soft versions – stars Rene Bond and The Amazing Criswell’s coffin in a tale of weird love shot in two days by Ed while wearing a pink babydoll outfit. Uschi Digard stars in THE ONLY HOUSE IN TOWN, a softcore saga of nonsensical dialog and orgiastic depravity. Wood’s bizarre final film, the thought lost THE YOUNG MARRIEDS, is presented in hard and its never-before-seen soft versions.

As a Bonus, J. Pat O’Malley and William Schallert star in the Wood-penned hicksploitation rarity SHOTGUN WEDDING, plus over 7 hours of Special Features that include three separate audio commentaries, a conversation with Bobcat Goldthwait and Dana Gould produced exclusively for this collection, the North American disc debut of The Incredibly Strange Film Show – Ed Wood Jr., plus 9 vintage sex loops and much more.

Hard Wood: The Adult Features of Ed Wood
 

Disc 1: Blu-ray - NECROMANIA / THE ONLY HOUSE IN TOWN

• Audio Commentary With Ed Wood Summit Host Greg Javer And Author Paul Apel (Softcore Version Only)
• THE ONLY HOUSE IN TOWN
• Audio Commentary With Ed Wood Summit Host Greg Javer And Spicy Goldman Of Capri Show World
• Trailer

Disc 2: Blu-ray (THE YOUNG MARRIEDS)

• Audio Commentary With Ed Wood Summit Host Greg Javer And Porn Archeologist/Collector Dimitri Otis
• Sex Loops With Subtitles By Ed Wood
• 15" Commercial
• Devil Cult
• Doc's House Call
• Girl On A Bike
• Notorious Landlady
• The Two Faces Of Kim
• Virgin Next Door – Part One
• Virgin Next Door – Part Two
• Western Lust

Disc 3: Blu-ray (SHOTGUN WEDDING)

• The Incredibly Strange Film Show Season 2, Episode 4: Ed Wood Jr.
• Dana Gould And Bobcat Goldthwait Talk Ed Wood's Twilight Era
• The Mad Genius Of Ed Wood – Interview With Carl Abrahamsson, Author Of Inbetween The Lines – Essays On Occulture, Magic, And Seductive Zombie Strippers
• A Brief Encounter With Ed – Interview With Filmmaker Fred Olen Ray On His Ill-Fated Wood Collaboration, BEACH BLANKET BLOODBATH

You can pre-order Hard Wood: The Adult Features of Ed Wood now exclusively at the Severin webstore and included below is the press announcement:

SEVERIN CELEBRATES ANGORA-LOVING AUTEUR

WITH THREE-DISC BLU-RAY COLLECTION

HARD WOOD: THE ADULT FEATURES OF ED WOOD

Includes 3 Films Written/Directed by Wood, a Wood-Scripted Bonus Movie, Plus 7+ Hours of Bonus Materials Featuring Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Jonathan Ross & More

AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER EXCLUSIVELY

AT THE SEVERIN WEBSTORE 

Los Angeles, CA (October 16, 2024) – In celebration of his centennial, Severin Films honors iconic filmmaker Edward D. Wood, Jr. – “the man who defined the term ‘Outsider Artist’ before it was even coined” (Daily Grindhouse) – with HARD WOOD: THE ADULT FEATURES OF ED WOOD, a loaded 3-disc Blu-ray set featuring a trio of his lurid ‘70s adult features now restored uncut from the ultimate source elements for the first time ever.

Near the end of his career, the angora-loving auteur behind PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE and GLEN OR GLENDA? earned his booze funds by writing and directing explicit adult films, and this eye-popping set delivers three of the most memorable: NECROMANIA – in both hard and soft versions – stars Rene Bond and The Amazing Criswell’s coffin in a tale of weird love shot in two days by Ed while wearing a pink babydoll outfit. Uschi Digard stars in THE ONLY HOUSE IN TOWN, a softcore saga of nonsensical dialog and orgiastic depravity. Wood’s bizarre final film, the thought lost THE YOUNG MARRIEDS, is presented in hard and its never-before-seen soft versions.

As a Bonus, J. Pat O’Malley and William Schallert star in the Wood-penned hicksploitation rarity SHOTGUN WEDDING, plus over 7 hours of Special Features that include three separate audio commentaries, a conversation with Bobcat Goldthwait and Dana Gould produced exclusively for this collection, the North American disc debut of The Incredibly Strange Film Show – Ed Wood Jr., plus 9 vintage sex loops and much more.

DISC 1: "NECROMANIA" A TALE OF WEIRD LOVE! / THE ONLY HOUSE IN TOWN Blu-ray

Special Features for "NECROMANIA" A TALE OF WEIRD LOVE! / THE ONLY HOUSE IN TOWN:

NECROMANIA

• Softcore Version (51 mins)
• Audio Commentary With Ed Wood Summit Host Greg Javer And Author Paul Apel (Softcore Version Only)

THE ONLY HOUSE IN TOWN

• Audio Commentary With Ed Wood Summit Host Greg Javer And Spicy Goldman Of Capri Show World
• Trailer

Feature Specs for "NECROMANIA" A TALE OF WEIRD LOVE! / THE ONLY HOUSE IN TOWN:

• Run Time: NECROMANIA: 53 mins / THE ONLY HOUSE IN TOWN: 54 mins
• Audio: English Mono / English Subtitles
• Region: A/B/C
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

DISC 2: THE YOUNG MARRIEDS Blu-ray

Special Features for THE YOUNG MARRIEDS:

• Audio Commentary With Ed Wood Summit Host Greg Javer And Porn Archeologist/Collector Dimitri Otis
• Softcore Version (59 mins)

Sex Loops With Subtitles By Ed Wood

• 15" Commercial
• Devil Cult
• Doc's House Call
• Girl On A Bike
• Notorious Landlady
• The Two Faces Of Kim
• Virgin Next Door – Part One
• Virgin Next Door – Part Two
• Western Lust

Feature Specs for THE YOUNG MARRIEDS:

• Run Time: 68 mins
• Audio: English Mono
• English Subtitles
• Region: A/B/C
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

DISC 3: SHOTGUN WEDDING Blu-ray

Special Features for SHOTGUN WEDDING:

• The Incredibly Strange Film Show Season 2, Episode 4: Ed Wood Jr.
• Dana Gould And Bobcat Goldthwait Talk Ed Wood's Twilight Era
• The Mad Genius Of Ed Wood – Interview With Carl Abrahamsson, Author Of Inbetween The Lines – Essays On Occulture, Magic, And Seductive Zombie Strippers
• A Brief Encounter With Ed – Interview With Filmmaker Fred Olen Ray On His Ill-Fated Wood Collaboration, BEACH BLANKET BLOODBATH

Feature Specs for SHOTGUN WEDDING:

• Run Time: 64 mins
• Audio: English Mono
• Closed Captions: English SDH
• Region: A/B/C
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

The Criterion Collection is never one to rest for long and after an impressive 2024 slate of Blu-ray and 4K UHD releases, they're ringing in 2025 with style! Winchester '73, Jo Jo Dancer, The Mother and the Whore, Yojimbo/Sanjuro, and The Grifters headline January 2025. 

The Criterion Collection has never been one to rest for long. After their impressive run for 2024, you could argue they deserve a little rest and could sluff off some simple drops for January. But if you weren't broke after holiday shopping, you will be come January with Criterion's selection of titles all dropping on 4K UHD. We get a mix of reissues with a whole slew of newcomers to the Criterion closet to help us warm up during the cold winter ahead of us. 

The Criterion Collection
January 2025 4K UHD & Blu-ray Releases 

Yojimbo / Sanjuro Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa
The Criterion Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 

Thanks to perhaps the most indelible character in Akira Kurosawa’s oeuvre, Yojimbo surpassed even Seven Samurai in popularity when it was released. The masterless samurai Sanjuro, who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his own advantage in a small, dusty village, was so entertainingly embodied by the brilliant Toshiro Mifune that it was only a matter of time before he returned in a sequel. Made just one year later, Sanjuro matches Yojimbo’s storytelling dexterity yet adds a layer of world-weary pragmatism that brings the two films to a thrilling and unforgettable conclusion.

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• 4K digital restorations, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
• Two 4K UHD discs of the films and two Blu-rays with the films and special features
• Optional DTS-HD Master Audio Perspecta 3.0 soundtracks, preserving the original simulated stereo effects
• Audio commentaries by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
• Documentaries on the making of Yojimbo and Sanjuro, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
• Teasers and trailers
• Stills galleries of behind-the-scenes photos
• PLUS: Essays by film writers Alexander Sesonske and Michael Sragow and comments from Kurosawa and members of his casts and crews

The Mother and the Whore
The Criterion Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

1973 • 218 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • In French with English subtitles • 1.37:1 aspect ratio 

After the French New Wave, the sexual revolution, and the upheavals of May 1968 came the near religiously revered magnum opus by Jean Eustache. In his long-unavailable body of work, ranging from documentaries about his native village to closely autobiographical narrative films, Eustache pioneered a forthright and fearless brand of realism. The pinnacle of this innovative style, The Mother and the Whore follows Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Léaud), a Parisian pseudo-intellectual who lives with his tempestuous girlfriend, Marie (Bernadette Lafont), even as he begins a dalliance with the sexually liberated Veronika (Françoise Lebrun), leading the three into an emotionally turbulent love triangle. Through daringly sustained long takes and confessional dialogue, Eustache captures a generation navigating the disillusionment of the 1970s, and in the process achieves an intimacy so deep it cuts.

SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• New interview with actor Françoise Lebrun
• New conversation with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin and writer Rachel Kushner
• Program on the film’s restoration
• Segment from the French television series Pour le cinéma featuring Lebrun, director Jean Eustache, and actors Bernadette Lafont and Jean-Pierre Léaud
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by critic Lucy Sante and an introduction to the film by Eustache

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling
The Criterion Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 

1986 • 97 minutes • Color • 2.0 surround • 2.39:1 aspect ratio 

One of the greatest comedians of all time, Richard Pryor gets raw and real in this brutally funny and lacerating self-portrait. Following the notorious incident in which he caught on fire while high on cocaine, nearly losing his life, Pryor exorcised his inner demons by writing, producing, directing, and starring in this dizzying hall-of-mirrors biopic and backstage drama, which traces a young comedian’s rise to fame, from his childhood growing up in a brothel to the colorful experiences that shaped his edgy comic voice to the addiction struggles that brought him to the brink of death. As he did in his legendary stand-up sets, here Pryor fearlessly turns his soul inside out, revealing the deep vulnerability that made his art so compelling.

SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• New interview on the film with filmmaker Robert Townsend
• Interview with director Richard Pryor from a 1985 episode of The Dick Cavett Show
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An appreciation by critic Hilton Als

The Grifters
The Criterion Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 

1990 • 110 minutes • Color • 2.0 surround • 1.85:1 aspect ratio 

A dark-hearted neonoir comes to a boil under the bright Los Angeles sun, in British director Stephen Frears’s rousing adaptation of the novel by dime-store bard Jim Thompson, a film that raises pulp to the realm of existential tragedy. A possessive mother (Anjelica Huston), her cynical son (John Cusack), and his scheming, seductive girlfriend (Annette Bening) are career swindlers circling one another in an elaborate emotional confidence game that grows increasingly perverse as love and trust turn to betrayal and Oedipal undercurrents rise to the surface. In Frears’s first Hollywood film, the ever-assured director and his trifecta of magnetic actors conjure a moody, unstuck-in-time vision of toxic Americana.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, approved by director of photography Oliver Stapleton, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack  
• In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Audio commentary featuring director Stephen Frears, actors John Cusack and Anjelica Huston, and screenwriter Donald E. Westlake
• New interview with actor Annette Bening
• Short making-of documentary featuring Cusack, Frears, Huston, Westlake, and production designer Dennis Gassner
• Seduction, Betrayal, Murder: The Making of “The Grifters,” featuring interviews with Frears, Stapleton, editor Mick Audsley, executive producer Barbara De Fina, and coproducer Peggy Rajski
• The Jim Thompson Story, featuring Westlake and Robert Polito, biographer of The Grifters novelist Jim Thompson
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien

Winchester '73
The Criterion Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 

1950 • 92 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • 1.35:1 aspect ratio 

Noirish shadows spread across the frontier in this landmark western, the first of the celebrated collaborations between director Anthony Mann and actor James Stewart that redefined the genre with their moral and psychological intensity. Beginning his midcareer transition into increasingly edgy roles, Stewart portrays an avenging sharpshooter whose stolen rifle becomes a harbinger of death as it is passed from one doomed hand to the next. Featuring a stellar cast that includes a touching Shelley Winters, a sensationally sleazy Dan Duryea, and a pre-stardom Rock Hudson, this elemental tale of violence begetting violence broke new ground with its evocation of the West as a no-man’s-land of antiheroes and villains.

SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, undertaken by Universal Pictures in collaboration with The Film Foundation, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Audio commentary featuring actor James Stewart and film historian Paul Lindenschmidt
• New interview with film programmer Adam Piron on the portrayal of Native Americans in the Western genre
• Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1951
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith

Now, it'll take a few days for stores like Amazon and Walmart to get their listings up, but as soon as these go live for preorder we'll update our listings ASAP. Happy Collecting and lets hope this is the first of many great things in store for 2025!

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Universal Studios Home Entertainment in partnership with Paramount Home Entertainment and Warner Brothers Home Entertainment will deliver six of Hitchcock's best in a deluxe book set. Rear Window, To Catch A Thief, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds will be housed together on 4K UHD for the first time. 

A year in physical media releases wouldn't be complete without another Hitchcock set to drool over. This time we're getting a little bit of everything. Rather than rehash the discs they've already delivered in 2160p with HDR, Universal smartly partnered up with Paramount and Warner Brothers to give fans of Hitchcock a taste of his most famous works in a deluxe coffee table-style book. Think along the lines of what Universal dropped for their Universal Monsters Collection, with articles and essays for each film along with the discs themselves. Now, by the time this set reaches shelves, all of these films will have been released in single-title, or box set form - and it doesn't look like we're getting anything "new" in that arena. If you're buying Warner Bros. upcoming North by Northwest or already have picked up Paramount's new 4K of To Catch a Thief then you've got everything on disc this set will have to offer. 

However, if you haven't picked these up yet, this is a stylish piece to consider for the shelf! 

Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

and here's a full glory shot:

Now for the guts of the set, here's what you can expect to find on each disc:

REAR WINDOW (1954):

Layers: BD 100
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.66:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG 
Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, and Latin Spanish
Languages/Sound: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0), French European (DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono), Latin Spanish (DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono)
Run Time: 01:55:00

Bonus Features:

• Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary
• A Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes
• Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master
• Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
• Hitchcock/Truffaut
• Masters of Cinema
• Production Photographs
• Theatrical Trailer
• Re-release Trailer Narrated by James Stewart
• Feature Commentary with John Fawell, Author of Hitchcock's Rear Window: the Well Made Film

TO CATCH A THIEF (1955): 

Layers: BD 66
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.85:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG 
Subtitles: English SDH, English, and French 
Languages/Sound: English (Dolby TrueHD 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) 
Run Time: 01:46:00

Bonus Features:

• Filmmaker Focus: Leonard Maltin on To Catch a Thief 
• Behind the Gates: Cary Grant and Grace Kelly (2009)
• Commentary by Dr. Drew Casper, Hitchcock Film Historian, and more! 

VERTIGO (1958): 

Layers: BD 100
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.85:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG 
Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, and Latin Spanish 
Languages/Sound: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0), English (DTS: X Master Audio), French European (DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono), Latin Spanish (DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono)
Run Time: 02:09:00

Bonus Features:

• Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life of Hitchcock's Masterpiece
• Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
• Foreign Censorship Ending
• Hitchcock/Truffaut
• Feature Commentary with Film Director William Friedkin
• Theatrical Trailer
• Restoration Theatrical Trailer 
• 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era

NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959): 

Layers: BD 66
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.78:1 Widescreen
Rating: Not Rated
Subtitles: English SDH, Parisian French, and Latin Spanish
Languages/Sound: English (Dolby Atmos TrueHD), English (2.0 DTS-HDMA), Parisian French, Latin Spanish
Run Time: 02:16:00

Bonus Features:

• North by Northwest: Cinematography, Score, and the Art of the Edit
• Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest
• The Master’s Touch: Hitchcock’s Signature Style
• North by Northwest: One for the Ages
• A Guided Tour with Alfred Hitchcock
• Commentary by Screenwriter Ernest Lehman

PSYCHO (1960): 

Layers: BD 100
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.85:1 Widescreen
Rating: R
Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, and Latin Spanish
Languages/Sound: English (DTS:X Master Audio), English (DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono), French Canadian (DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono), Latin Spanish (DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono)
Run Time: 01:49:00

Bonus Features:

• Psycho Uncut
• The extended version of the movie as seen in theaters in 1960 is exactly as intended by Alfred Hitchcock.
• The Making of Psycho
• Psycho Sound
• In The Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
• Hitchcock/Truffaut
• Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho 
• The Shower Scene: With and Without Music
• The Shower Sequence: Storyboards by Saul Bass
• The Psycho Archives
• Posters and Psycho Ads
• Lobby Cards
• Behind-the-Scenes Photographs
• Production Photographs
• Psycho Theatrical Trailers
• Psycho Re-release Trailers
• Feature Commentary with Stephen Rebello, author of "Alfred Hitchcock and The Making of Psycho"

THE BIRDS (1963): 

Layers: BD 100
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.85:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG-13
Subtitles: English SDH, Brazilian Portuguese, French Canadian, Japanese and Latin Spanish
Languages/Sound: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0), Brazilian Portuguese (DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono), French European (DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono), Japanese (DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono), Latin Spanish (DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono)
Run Time: 02:00:00

Bonus Features: 

• The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
• All About The Birds
• Tippi Hedren's Screen Test
• Deleted Scenes
• The Original Ending
• Hitchcock/Truffaut
• The Birds Is Coming (Universal International Newsreel)
• Suspense Story: National Press Club Hears Hitchcock (Universal International Newsreel)
• Theatrical Trailer
• 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics
• 100 Years of Universal: The Lot

And that's all the news that's fit to print. As of this writing, we haven't seen this set go up for pre-order, but as soon as it does, we'll update listings ASAP. 

Irving Berlin's classic White Christmas celebrates its 70th anniversary today - originally premiering on October 14, 1954. Paramount is celebrating the occasion with a 4K UHD Blu-ray on November 5.

Irving Berlin's White Christmas is the first film in Paramount's pioneering VistaVision format that paved the way for IMAX and has been "lovingly restored from the original VistaVision negative and looks more vibrant than ever for home viewing in 4K Ultra HD. This limited release includes the film on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc™, a second Blu-ray Disc™ with the film, including a sing-along option, as well as extensive legacy bonus content, and access to a Digital copy of the film, packaged in a collectible slipcover based on the original theatrical poster."

Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye star as war veterans who become one of the hottest acts in show business. When they encounter a sister act (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen), they’re off to Vermont for a holiday celebration unlike any other. Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS was directed by Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) and features a host of memorable songs including “Snow”, “Sisters”, “The Old Man,” “The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing,” and, of course, the immortal classic “White Christmas.” 

White Christmas - 70th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

Bonus content is detailed below:

• Commentary by Rosemary Clooney
• WHITE CHRISTMAS Sing-Along
• Classic Holiday Moments
• Assignment Children
• Backstage Stories from WHITE CHRISTMAS
• Bing Crosby: Christmas Crooner
• Danny Kaye: Joy to the World
• Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS
• Rosemary’s Old Kentucky Home
• WHITE CHRISTMAS: From Page to Stage
• WHITE CHRISTMAS: A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
• Photo Galleries
• Theatrical Trailers

You can pre-order White Christmas - 70th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray now! 

After a couple weeks of charming audiences in theaters and doing some decent box office numbers, Universal has set Dreamworks' The Wild Robot for 4K UHD and Blu-ray on December 3rd. If you can't wait for the physical release, it starts theater-at-home streaming on October 15th.

I may not completely understand the wherewithal decision-making by sending a film that's still earning solid box office dollars to digital so quickly, but, Universal has set this beautifully animated adaptation of Peter Brown's book series for a holiday disc release frame. I figured it'd come to digital sooner than later, but when your flick just outpaced Joker and hasn't dropped out of the Top-Five at the box office, October 15th (i.e. TOMORROW) sounds pretty damn fast for a Theater-At-Home release. Nevertheless, Universal is pulling a Fall Guy. This film will hit Blu-ray and 4K disc on December 3rd, no sight or sound of a retailer-exclusive or 3D Blu-ray as of yet. 

The Wild Robot - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 

The Wild Robot - Blu-ray 

Here's everything we're getting on disc: 

EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES WHEN YOU BUY AT PARTICIPATING RETAILERS:

• COMMERCIAL FOR ROZZUM - An alternate opening to the film in storyboard form, with introduction by writer/director Chris Sanders.
• MOMENTS FROM THE MIC - Straight from the recording booth, watch the star-studded cast of The Wild Robot perform some of their most memorable lines!
• MEET THE CAST- How do you give empathy to the voice of a robot, vulnerability to a fox, and wisdom to an opossum? Meet the talented voice cast and learn more about your favorite characters from The Wild Robot.
• THE OVERPROTECTIVE MOTHER - A deleted sequence from the film in storyboard form, with an introduction by writer/director Chris Sanders.
• ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: ANIMATING THE WILD ROBOT - Go behind the scenes to see how filmmakers pushed the boundaries of animation to achieve the uniquely immersive world of The Wild Robot.
• FEELING ALIVE - Learn how filmmakers and cast enhanced the universally relatable thematic elements of Peter Brown’s original story to deepen its emotional connection to audiences.
• WILD SOUNDS - Explore the incredible music of The Wild Robot – from Kris Bowers’ enchanting score to Maren Morris’ two new songs.
• HOW TO DRAW - Follow along with writer/director Chris Sanders as he teaches Lupita Nyong’o how to draw Roz and then learn to draw Fink, Baby Brightbill, and Pinktail with story artist/character designer Genevieve Tsai!
• FLY YOUR OWN BRIGHTBILL - One of Roz’s primary tasks is to teach Brightbill to fly so he can migrate with the other geese. Here, you’ll learn how to create your very own Brightbill Kite so you can help him fly too! 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4K UHD:
Street Date: December 3, 2024
UPC Number: 191329266694 (US) / 191329266946 (CDN)
Layers: BD 100
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG for action/peril and thematic elements
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 for Feature), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 for Feature)
Run Time: 01:41:33
 
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY^™:
Street Date: December 3, 2024
UPC Number: 191329266847 (US) / 191329266724 (CDN)
Layers: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG for action/peril and thematic elements
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 for Feature), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 for Feature)
Run Time: 01:41:33

Both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs are up for pre-order now! 

The Crow (2024) is set to soar to 4K UHD, 4K SteelBooks, and Blu-ray on November 5. The revenge film is now available on Digital.

Not that fans ever asked for a remake of the Brandon Lee favorite, but we got one. After falling through during the summer box office, we're now gathering a murder of physical media releases. Beyond the standard 4K and Blu-ray releases we're also due for two retailer-exclusive SteelBooks! The film is directed by Rupert Sanders and is a reimagining of the critically-acclaimed comic book series & comic strip by James O’Barr.

Bill Skarsgård takes on the iconic role of The Crow in this modern reimagining of the original graphic novel by James O’Barr. Soulmates Eric (Skarsgård) and Shelly (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.

The Crow (2024) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

 

The Crow (2024) - Blu-ray

 

The Crow (2024) - 4K UHD Blu-ray Amazon SteelBook

 

The Crow (2024) - 4K UHD Blu-ray Walmart SteelBook 

BONUS FEATURES:

• True Love Never Dies: Making The Crow (6 Chapters):Chapter One – The Emotional Engine: Origins
• Chapter Two – Body & Soul: The Cast
• Chapter Three – Modern Gothic: Character/Costume/Production Design
• Chapter Four – Between Two Worlds: On Location
• Chapter Five – Vengeance Incarnate: Action & Stunts
• Chapter Six – Sacrifice: Final Thoughts
• Dark Romance: The Score
• Reborn Through Revenge: Main Title Sequence
• Every Film Is a Miracle: A Tribute to Edward R. Pressman
• Deleted Scenes
• Theatrical Trailer

CAST:

• Bill Skarsgård                  It, Barbarian, John Wick: Chapter 4
• FKA twigs                       Singer-Songwriter
• Josette Simon                 Wonder Woman, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
• Laura Birn                      Void, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Purge
• Sami Bouajila                 The Siege, The Adventures of Felix, A Son
• and Danny Huston          TV’s “Yellowstone,” 21 Grams, Children of Men

Year of Production: 2024
Title Copyright: The Crow © 2024 Yellow Flower LLC. Artwork & Supplementary Materials ^®, ^TM & © 2024 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Type: New Release
Rating: R for strong bloody violence, gore, language, sexuality/nudity, and drug use
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy
Feature Run Time: 111 minutes
Subtitles: English, Spanish, English SDH
Closed-Captioned: No
4K Format: 2160p Ultra High Definition 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation
4K Audio: English Dolby Atmos, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Audio, English Descriptive Audio
Blu-ray^TM Format: 1080p High Definition 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation
Blu-ray^TM Audio: English Dolby Atmos, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Audio, English Descriptive Audio
DVD Format: 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation
DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Audio, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Audio, English Descriptive Audio

You can pre-order The Crow (2024) now!

It's amazing to believe but it's been ten years since Christopher Nolan's science fiction epic Interstellar hit theaters. On November 7th the film returns to theaters with a new three-disc Limited Edition Collector's Edition on December 10th. 

Academy Award®-winning^* director Christopher Nolan’s landmark epic INTERSTELLAR celebrates its 10^th anniversary this year and Paramount Pictures is marking the occasion with a 10th Anniversary IMAX Exclusive Limited Engagement on December 6, 2024, with tickets going on sale November 7.  In addition, a Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD set will arrive on December 10, 2024.

A transcendent science fiction drama, INTERSTELLAR became a cultural phenomenon, thrilling audiences and critics with its “enthralling” (Rolling Stone) exploration of humanity’s future through a story that is “intelligent as well as epic” (Los Angeles Times).  Acclaimed for its scientific accuracy, INTERSTELLAR captured viewers’ imaginations, earning over $730 million worldwide and five Oscar® nominations, with a win for Best Visual Effects.  The film features an extraordinary cast, including Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, John Lithgow, Michael Caine, Timothée Chalamet, Ellen Burstyn, Bill Irwin, Wes Bentley, David Oyelowo, Casey Affleck, and more.

Fans can revisit INTERSTELLAR with the 10^th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, created with the participation and approval of Christopher Nolan.  This must-own, limited-edition set includes the iconic film on both 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Disc™, as well as a third Blu-ray™ with more than two hours of new and legacy bonus content that delves into the science of the film, its groundbreaking production, and a brand-new discussion of the film’s impact 10 years later.  The set also includes access to a Digital copy of the film, reproductions of five costume patches, five theatrical poster reproductions, and a never-before-seen storyboard sequence from the director’s archives.  

Interstellar: 10th Anniversary - Limited Edition 4K UHD 

Bonus content is detailed below:

• The Future Is Now: A Look Back at INTERSTELLAR – NEW! Explore the impact of INTERSTELLAR 10 years later through new interviews with director/co-writer Christopher Nolan, producer Emma Thomas, executive producer Kip Thorne, and co-writer Jonathan Nolan. From the development of prophetic black hole visuals to revolutionary production design for IMAX, further context is provided by colleagues and fans including director Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings) and director Denis Villeneuve (Dune).
• The Science of Interstellar
• Inside Interstellar:  
• Plotting an Interstellar Journey         
• Life on Cooper's Farm                            
• The Dust                                        
• TARS and CASE                                       
• The Cosmic Sounds of Interstellar    
• The Space Suits                             
• The Endurance
• Shooting in Iceland: Miller's Planet / Mann's Planet        
• The Ranger and the Lander   
• Miniatures in Space                 
• The Simulation of Zero-G       
• Celestial Landmarks                               
• Across All Dimensions and Time
• Final Thoughts                      
• Roundtables:  
• Creating Interstellar                 
• Experiencing Interstellar        
• Trailers  

We don't have final disc specs, they weren't listed in the press release, we expect the main discs to be reprints with the new Blu-ray housing the extra features. We've reached out though to make sure we're not seeing a new encoding of some kind.

Interstellar: 10th Anniversary - Limited Edition 4K UHD is up for pre-order now! 

Michael Keaton returns to one of his career-defining roles in Warner Brothers' and Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice arriving on 4K UHD, Glow-In-The-Dark 4K SteelBook, and Blu-ray on November 19.

Joining Keaton are Oscar nominee Winona Ryder (Stranger Things, Little Women) as Lydia Deetz and two-time Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt's Creek, The Nightmare Before Christmas) as Delia Deetz, with new cast members Justin Theroux (Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, The Leftovers), Monica Bellucci (Spectre, The Matrix films), Arthur Conti (House of the Dragon) in his feature film debut, with Emmy nominee Jenna Ortega (Wednesday, Scream VI) as Lydia’s daughter, Astrid, and Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (Poor Things, At Eternity’s Gate).

Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it's only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice's name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - Blu-ray

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition SteelBook

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premium Digital Ownership, 4K UHD and Blu-ray contain the following special features:  

4K UHD

• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Commentary by director Tim Burton
• The Juice is Loose! The Making of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
• The Ghost with the Most: Beetlejuice Returns
• Meet the Deetz
• Handbook for the Recently Deceased
• Shrinkers, Shrinkers Everywhere!
• An Animated Afterlife: The Stop-Motion Art of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• ‘Til Death Do Us Park
  
  

BASICS

Premium Digital Ownership: October 8, 2024

4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD Street Date: November 19, 2024

4K Languages: English, Canadian French, Italian, Latin Spanish

4K Subtitles: Swedish, Latin Spanish, Norwegian, Italian, Parisian French, Canadian French, Finnish, English SDH, Danish

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: Latin Spanish, Korean, Parisian French, Canadian French, English SDH,

Chinese – Complex, Cantonese

Running Time: 104 minutes

Rating: PG-13 for violent content, macabre and bloody images, strong language, some suggestive material and brief drug use

DVD: DLBY/DGTL

4K UHD and Blu-ray: ATMOS TrueHD, DLBY/DGTL

You can pre-order Beetlejuice Beetlejuice now!

After a successful run at the box office and early Theater-at-Home sales, Lee Isaac Chang's 2024 weather disaster epic 'Twisters' will suck up some of your finances for a 4K UHD, 4K SteelBook, and Blu-ray release on October 22nd. Expect Dolby Vision HDR and Atmos audio! 

At this rate, there won't be a summer without Glen Powell's unflappable million-dollar smile! This follow-up to Jan De Bont's 1990s fan-favorite disaster epic proved to be a welcome summer surprise. Storming onto the busy box office, it had staying power amassing a nice global haul. Lee Isaac Chang proved the property is still a hit with fans without drenching the entire film in silly memberberry callbacks. I for one had a great time with this one at IMAX for a pair of viewings on the large screen format. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, the big storm hits home on 4K and Blu-ray! There is a Walmart-exclusive SteelBook on the way, but at the moment it's out of stock online. Hopefully, they've allocated plenty for in-store shoppers. 

Twisters - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 

Twisters - Blu-ray 

Twisters - Walmart Exclusive 4K UHD SteelBook 

Here's what we're getting with this set:

EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES WHEN YOU OWN on DIGITAL, 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY^TM AND DVD:

• GAG REEL
• DELETED SCENES
• TRACKING THE FRONTS: THE PATH OF TWISTERS - Trace the trajectory of TWISTERS from its earliest inception to production and get to know the cast as they lead this look into creating their characters, using science to add authenticity, and working through extreme weather wreaking havoc on set.
• INTO THE EYE OF THE STORM - Discover how TWISTERS blends practical and visual effects to turn nature's most destructive forces into entertaining thrills.
• GLEN POWELL: ALL ACCESS - Glen Powell provides a private tour of a day in his life on the TWISTERS set.
• FRONT SEAT TO A CHASE - Strap in with the cast and professional storm chasers as they brave the elements to track tornados in Oklahoma.
• VOICE OF A VILLAIN* - Hear the creation of the film's deafening howls with a seat in the studio where the audio team mixes unexpected sounds to give the storms a new dimension of depth.
• TRICKED-OUT TRUCKS - Buckle up for a wild ride in the film's custom vehicles fitted with unique features ranging from rocket launchers to advanced radar tech.
• FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR LEE ISAAC CHUNG 

And here's the relevant disc specs:

TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4K UHD:
Street Date: October 22, 2024
UPC Number: 191329263921 (US) / 191329263891 (CDN)
Layers: BD 100
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG-13 for intense action and peril, some language and injury images
Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 02:02:05

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY^™:
Street Date: October 22, 2024
UPC Number: 191329263587 (US) / 191329263938 (CDN)
Layers: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG-13 for intense action and peril, some language and injury images
Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 02:02:05 

Pre-orders are live!

The Warner Archive Collection has revealed six new Blu-ray releases coming in November. They are Humoresque (1946), Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972-74): The Complete Series, That's Entertainment! (1974), Must Love Dogs (2005), The Complete Thin Man Collection (1934-47), and Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 4.

All six will be available for purchase on November 26.

Humoresque (1946) - Warner Archive Collection 

Glamorous socialite Helen Wright (Joan Crawford) takes what she wants – clothes, alcohol, men – uses them up and tosses them aside. Then she meets brilliant young violinist Paul Boray (John Garfield). But this is one toy she can’t break. Instead, her love for Paul brings Helen to the breaking point. In this acclaimed and profound exploration of desire, Crawford makes Helen a rich, layered character torn between selfless love and selfish impulses Garfield matches her as the driven genius. Humoresque’s production values extend to the musical interludes, dubbed by Isaac Stern. Garfield’s dazzling technique is thanks to two real violinists hidden behind him -one to do the fingering and one the bow work. Bravo! New 2024 1080p HD master from 4K scan of the Original Nitrate Camera Negative.

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972-74): The Complete Series - Warner Archive Collection 

The Age of Aquarius dawned. Harry Boyle forgot to set his alarm. Inspired by the era of live-action TV series such as All in The Family comes the Hanna-Barbera generation-gap animated comedy Wait Till Your Father Gets Home. Tom Bosley provides the voice of Harry, an affable 40-something Everyman and suburban father of three whose daily routine is anything but when he faces the provocative questions of the make-love-not-war era. Women’s Lib, civil rights, hippies, sexuality, communes and the Cold War are some of the hot button petals in this series’ flower-powered laugh-fest. They’re all part of Harry’s world, where a man’s home is his hassle. This complete series set of two seasons and 48 episodes, is highlighted by guest voice appearances from Monty Hall, Don Knotts, Phyllis Diller and Rich Little. New 2024 1080pHD masters from 4K scans of the original camera negatives.

That's Entertainment! (1974) - Warner Archive Collection 

M-G-M marked its 50th anniversary with this outstanding collection of musical performances from the studio’s reign as the king of the genre during Hollywood’s golden era. Drawing from more than 100 feature films, writer/producer/director Jack Haley Jr.’s compilation took the box-office by storm, becoming one of the highest grossing films of 1974, and brought excerpts from timeless gems from "An American in Paris" to "Ziegfeld Follies to audiences new and old in just 135 magical minutes. For this special occasion, Haley called upon great stars to ‘host’ this brilliantly conceived cinematic event: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Liza Minnelli, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, James Stewart and Elizabeth Taylor. This celebration of the M-G-M musical has been painstakingly remastered from the best existing elements to yield a new presentation that finally does justice to Haley's dazzling cinematic achievement, which cemented the importance of the M-G-M musical's unique place in film history. NEW 2024 1080p HD remaster, re-constructed from original negatives and preservation elements

Must Love Dogs (2005) - Warner Archive Collection 

Pretty pre-school teacher Sarah Nolan (Diane Lane) is divorced, demoralized and dateless – until her sister posts her profile at perfectmatch.com. Now she has lots of dates. With weirdos, weepers, lechers, jocks, and Jake (John Cusack), a soulful boat builder whose idea of true love come straight out of Doctor Zhivago. Jake is attractive, smart and maybe a bit too intense. So Sarah passes him by. And maybe passes up her one real chance for love. With a witty script and irresistible stars (including Christopher Plummer as Sarah’s widowed dad, weaving his own worldwide web of romance, and Stockard Channing as his new lady friend), this romantic comedy is as delightful a surprise as a perfect blind date. Don’t miss out: love could be just a mouse click away!

The Complete Thin Man Collection (1934-47) - Warner Archive Collection 

Now they're together in one Blu-ray collection! The sparkling M-G-M series featured the irresistible William Powell and Myrna Loy chemistry as husband and wife who solved murders with the aid of their wire-haired terrier, Asta. Set in the glamorous world of 1930s and 40s upper-class Manhattan, The Thin Man and its sequels established a timeless standard for witty comedy, clever dialogue and urbane one upmanship. The 6-Disc set includes THE THIN MAN (1934), AFTER THE THIN MAN (1936), ANOTHER THIN MAN (1939), SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN (1941), SONG OF THE THIN MAN (1944) and THE THIN MAN GOES HOME (1947). Each film has been meticulously remastered and restored for Blu-ray, from 4K scans of the best surviving preservation elements. Additionally, each feature in the collection is accompanied by its original theatrical trailer, plus vintage short subjects and animated cartoons to help re-create the way these films were first presented in theaters upon their original release. It’s an essential collection of screen classics that belong in every serious film lover’s library.

Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 4 - Warner Archive Collection 

Who can resist a Putty Tat versus a monstrous canary, Goofy Gophers who kill their foe with kindness, Babbitt and Catstello hypnotizing the Cat, or Bugs Bunny versus a Yosemite Sam from outer space? You know all the characters on a first name basis: Daffy, Tweety, Sylvester, Speedy, Elmer, Foghorn and Wile E. You know the directors - Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Art Davis and Robert McKimson. You know the cartoons - they are the ones fans and animation aficionados have most asked for, restored to brand new condition, in High Definition, and finally available to own. Twenty-five crown jewels  - with two additional bonus titles (featuring Bugs and Daffy) now presented in their full frame glory. Collectors Choice Vol. 4 - its 100% Looney Tunes! 

This collection contains:

• ALONG CAME DAFFY (Friz Freleng, 1947) - Daffy Duck
• A BONE FOR A BONE, A (Friz Freleng, 1951) - The Goofy Gophers
• THE CAGEY CANARY, THE (Tex Avery/Bob Clampett, 1941)
• D’ FIGHTIN’ ONES (Friz Freleng, 1961) - Sylvester
• DANGEROUS DAN MCFOO (Tex Avery, 1939)
• DEVIL’S FEUD CAKE (Friz Freleng,1963) - Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam
• DOUBLE CHASER (Friz Freleng, 1942)
• DOUBLE OR MUTTON (Jones, 1955) - Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf
• FOX POP (Chuck Jones, 1942)
• HENHOUSE HENERY (1949, Robert McKimson) Foghorn Leghorn and Henery Hawk
• HOLIDAY FOR DRUMSTICKS (Arthur Davis, 1949) - Daffy Duck
• HOPALONG CASUALTY (Chuck Jones, 1960) - Road-Runner and Coyote
• HYDE AND GO TWEET (Friz Freleng, 1960) - Tweety and Sylvester
• THE IMPATIENT PATIENT, THE (Norm McCabe, 1942) - Daffy Duck
• LEGHORN SWOGGLED (Robert McKimson, 1951)  - Foghorn Leghorn
• MEATLESS FLYDAY (Friz Freleng, 1944)
• MOUSE-WARMING (Chuck Jones, 1952) - Claude Cat 
• MOUSE-MERIZED CAT, THE (Robert McKimson, 1946)
• MUSCLE TUSSLE (Robert McKimson, 1953) – Daffy Duck
• MUZZLE TOUGH (Friz Freleng, 1954) Tweety and Sylvester
• PECK UP YOUR TROUBLES (Friz Freleng, 1945)  - Sylvester
• QUACK SHOT (Robert McKimson, 1954) Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
• ROAD TO ANDALAY (Friz Freleng, 1964) - Sylvester and Speedy Gonzales
• THE SNEEZING WEASEL (Tex Avery, 1938)
• STREAMLINED GRETA GREEN (Friz Freleng, 1937)
• BONUS CARTOONS:
• LIGHTER THAN HARE (Friz Freleng, 1960) Bugs Bunny
• STORK NAKED (Friz Freleng, 1955) Daffy Duck

Pre-orders for Warner Archive's November slate are now live!

After terrorizing theatergoers with a barrage of trailers and a successful box-office take, James Watkins' 2024 thriller 'Speak No Evil' arrives on Blu-ray November 19th - Digital rental/sell-through October 1st! 

James McAvoy once again dials up the creepiness for James Watkins' 2024 thriller Speak No Evil. No doubt, if you went to the theater at least once in the last six months you probably saw at least three trailers for this film. Over-marketing aside, the film is actually a solid, well-made remake of the 2022 Danish thriller Gæsterne. While the film is still in theaters (and performing relatively well), Universal is pulling something of a Fall Guy and ushering the film onto digital rental and sell-through platforms on October 1st with a Blu-ray disc release due November 19th. "Why no 4K?" you might ask, we have no idea. But, if past is prologue, expect an international 4K disc down the line before a domestic release later on. 

Speak No Evil (2024) - Blu-ray  

Here's what's coming our way:
EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES WHEN YOU BUY AT PARTICIPATING RETAILERS:

• NUCLEAR FAMILIES - Learn what drew James McAvoy and the rest of the cast to this film, discover what methods they used to embody their roles, and listen as they provide insight into the subtle intricacies surrounding the film’s two families.
• A HORRIFYING CRESCENDO - Director James Watkins and cast members take you down a dark corridor of psychology as they discuss the navigation of social spaces, dwelling in discomfort, and the grounded horror elements which escalated the story to its formidable final act.
• THE FARMHOUSE OF HORRORS - Immerse yourself in the farmhouse and learn how this location was reimagined into a place of nightmares as cast and crew walk you through the different production design and camera elements that added to the eeriness of the film.
• FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH WRITER/DIRECTOR JAMES WATKINS  

FILMMAKERS:
Cast: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough and Scoot McNairy
Casting By: Terri Taylor, _CSA, Ally Conover, _CSA Heather Basten, _CDG
Music By: Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans
Editor: Jon Harris
Production Designer: James Price
Director Of Photography: Tim Maurice Jones, _BSC
Executive Producer: Beatriz Sequeira
Produced By: Jason Blum, Paul Ritchie
Written For The Screen And Directed By: James Watkins
 
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY^™:
Street Date: July 23, 2024
UPC Number: 191329267455 (US) / 191329267523 (CDN)
Layers: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: R for some strong violence, language, some sexual content and brief drug use
Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1)
Run Time: 01:49:54

If you're aiming to invite this disc to the collection, Pre-Orders are now live - Happy Collecting!

After enjoying a box office run that'd make any Xenomorph queen happy, Fede Alvarez's chilling franchise installment Alien: Romulus will chest burst onto your favorite physical media formats on December 3rd (Digital Streaming starts October 15th in time for Halloween). Fans can expect a disc loaded with extras including alternate and extended scenes, and making-of featurettes.  

When you've got a franchise that's lasted nearly fifty years, it takes a younger director with a unique vision and an eye for viscera to create a chilling new entry in the Alien saga. While not perfect, I'd consider Fede Alvarez's Alien: Romulus a successful outing. Overall I liked how it tied up a few loose strands, gave us a horrifying view of what terraforming might look like, while expanding the franchise into some new territory ahead of the FX series Alien: Earth due out next year. Now on home video, we can digest the film in the comfort of home. Now the official press release was a bit sketchy, didn't give us complete packaging pictures, but there will be a limited edition SteelBook as well as standalone 4k UHD, Blu-ray, and for those still grabbing DVD - that too. 

Alien: Romulus - 4K UHD Limited Edition SteelBook 

Update: We now have artwork for the standard 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release:

Alien: Romulus - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 

Alien: Romulus - Blu-ray

Here's all of the bonus features and tech specs: 

• The Director’s Vision – Discover how one of today’s greatest horror directors, Fede Alvarez, collaborated with master filmmaker Ridley Scott to craft a new, heart-pounding chapter in the Alien franchise.
• Creating the Story – Learn what inspired the story of Alien: Romulus and see the many easter eggs from previous Alien installments that you may have missed.
• Casting the Faces – Meet the stars of Alien: Romulus as they take us inside the hearts and minds of their characters. Explore the parallels between Rain and the iconic franchise heroine, Ripley, and learn how filmmakers brought back a face from the past.
• Constructing the World – Explore the massive, practical sets of Alien: Romulus that hearken back to the futuristic style established in the '80s and get up close and personal with a hoard of practically built facehuggers, chestbursters, and xenomorphs.

This one isn't up for preorder yet and like I mentioned we don't have artwork for the standard 4K or Blu-ray sets, but those should be out soon. Happy Collecting! 

After a smash box office run, Deadpool and Wolverine is locked and loaded for a massive run on Physical Media. Fans can pick up multiple 4K UHD SteelBooks, a Walmart-exclusive Blu-ray, or just plain simple standard editions if they want - but where's the fun in that? 

Take a Forrest Bump and get ready to grab Deadpool and Wolverine on your favorite disc-based media format! 'Deadpool & Wolverine' not only managed to resurrect Hugh Jackman's career-defining character, but it also brought the MCU box office back to life after several expensive misfires or flat-out bombs. While the film is still raking in the bucks at the box office, Disney/Marvel is going to do something scary and drop Deadpool and Wolverine onto 4K UHD and Blu-ray with several specialty packaging options on October 22nd. 

Marvel Studios presents their most significant mistake to date – Deadpool & Wolverine. A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life. His days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. When his home world faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit up again with an even more reluctantlier... reluctanter? Reluctantest? He must convince a reluctant Wolverine to... oh hell, just watch the movie. Synopses are stupid.

Here's what's coming our way - 

Deadpool & Wolverine - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 

Deadpool & Wolverine - 4K UHD Limited Edition Deadpool SteelBook

Deadpool & Wolverine - 4K UHD Limited Edition Wolverine SteelBook 

Deadpool & Wolverine - Blu-ray

Deadpool & Wolverine - Walmart Deadpool Corps Pop-Up Packaging 

Now here's what you can expect to get on disc:

• Finding Madonna: Making the Oner – Director Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds break down a historic scene in the film: the “Oner,” which highlights the first fight in which Deadpool and Wolverine finally unite.
• Practical Approach: Celebrating the Art of Ray Chan – A tribute to longtime Marvel Studios collaborator Ray Chan, who sadly passed away in 2024 – the cast and crew recall anecdotes and echo the resounding positive effects of filming on the set he helped design, full of intricate details and Easter eggs.
• Loose Ends: The Legacy Heroes – Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Levy, and the cast and crew go through some of the mind-blowing cameos and the characters who finally get their deserved endings. They cover the intensive choreographed sequences, updated costumes, and assembling the iconic team.
• Wolverine – Hugh Jackman describes the return to his iconic role as Wolverine. Cast and crew discuss how he picks up his yellow and blue suit for the first time, brings variety to the role, and continues his legacy from previous films.
• Filmmaker Commentary – Listen to audio commentary by director Shawn Levy and actor Ryan Reynolds.
• Gag Reel – Watch some hilarious outtakes on set with the cast and crew of Deadpool & Wolverine
• Deleted Scenes
  • Elevator Ride – Paradox explains the sacred timeline to Deadpool as they walk around the TVA.
  • Do Nothing – B-15 instructs Paradox to stay out of trouble, rejecting his efforts to take action.
  • Daddy’s In Love – B-15 and Peter strike up a romance. Peter announces he is in love to his friends, Headpool and Kidpool.
• “Fun Sack”
  • Dr. Deadpool – Dr. Deadpool, Ph.D. very kindly informs us of the risks of testicular cancer and tries to convince Hugh Jackman to do a live checkup.
  • Product Review – Deadpool shows off some toys and trinkets from the franchise, including one top-secret item that may or may not be a spoiler.
  • Wade is Back – Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman promote a movie...but Ryan misleads Hugh on just exactly which movie they are there for.

And that's everything fit to print. We haven't seen anything on the foreign markets yet to indicate a 4K/3D Blu-ray release from Japan, but we'll be keeping an eye out for that! As of this writing Pre-orders aren't yet live but as soon as they are - we'll update listings ASAP! Time for a little White Girl Interrupted. 

Sales of discs are continuing to drop but the home entertainment industry itself is growing.