An adaptation of Peter Brown's award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, THE WILD ROBOT is an epic adventure staring Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong'o (Us, the Black Panther franchise) as Roz, a robot that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must adapt to the harsh surroundings. Gradually Roz starts building relationships with the animals on the island, including a clever fox voiced by Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian), and becomes the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling named Brightbill voiced by Kit Connor (Ready Player One, Heartstopper). THE WILD ROBOT is a powerful story about self-discovery, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature, and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things.

Directed by three-time Academy Award® nominee Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, The Croods), THE WILD ROBOT features an incredible supporting voice cast alongside Nyong'o, Pascal and Connor, including Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Rango), Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fall Guy), Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise), Matt Berry ("The IT Crowd", "What We Do in the Shadows") and Ving Rhames (Mission Impossible franchise, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2). Showcasing music by Emmy® and Grammy® nominated composer and Oscar® winner Kris Bowers, the film also boasts two original songs by Grammy®-winning singer-songwriter and music sensation Maren Morris.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
• 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!
• Optional English SDH, French Canadian, and Latin American Spanish subtitles for the main feature

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Michael Dougherty’s Halloween classic Trick ‘r Treat heads back to physical media this spooky season with a brand new 4K release in the US, UK and Canada from Arrow Video.

Up for pre-order right now, you can either grab the Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD release or the Limited Edition Arrow Store Exclusive version, which features original poster artwork.

Both will be released in the United States on October 29, 2024

Watch the official trailer for the brand new 4K restoration below!

Trailer

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Despicable Me 4
2. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
3. Longlegs
4. Inside Out 2
5. Stardust
6. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
7. Friday the 13th (2009)
8. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
9. Body Double
10. Bad Boys 4-Movie Collection
11. The Fall Guy
12. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
13. Mad Max 5-Movie Collection
14. Happiness
15. Dune: Part Two
16. The Boy and the Heron
17. Civil War
18. IF
19. Kite: Integral Version (1998)
20. The Garfield Movie

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD BLu-ray Discs

1. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2. Longlegs
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Stardust
5. Friday the 13th
6. Body Double
7. Mad Max 5-Movie Collection
8. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
9. Happiness
10. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
11. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
12. The Chronicles of Riddick (tie)
13. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (tie)
14. The Batman
15. Friends: The Complete Series
16. Village of the Damned
17. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
18. Jaws
19. Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse Trilogy (Totally F***ed Up / The Doom Generation / Nowhere)
20. Bringing Out the Dead

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 HD Formats Disc Share Per Title

1. Despicable Me 4 (49%)
2. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (51%)
3. Longlegs (67%)
4. Inside Out 2 (44%)
5. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (35%)
6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (47%)
7. Beetlejuice (7%)
8. Despicable Me 4-Movie Collection (13%)
9. Knuckles (9%)
10. Stardust (100%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-09-28
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-09-28
• Blu-ray Sales: September 22-28: Despicable Me 4, but Bad Boys Ride or Die 4K

Kino Lorber will be bringing the Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton volcano film home in crisp 4K UltraHD sometime next year.

A video tape that erases itself after two views - fascinating, flawed, failed, and mostly forgotten tech.

They sell Blu-rays, DVDs, CD, Vinyl, and VHS! Most things are music related but there are a few movies and some signed items

This summer, the epic studio disaster movie returns with an adrenaline-pumping, seat-gripping, big-screen thrill ride that puts you in direct contact with one of nature's most wondrous---and destructive---forces.

From the producers of the Jurassic, Bourne and Indiana Jones series comes Twisters, a current-day chapter of the 1996 blockbuster, Twister. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the Oscar® nominated writer-director of Minari, Twisters stars Golden Globe nominee Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where the Crawdads Sing, Normal People) and Glen Powell (Anyone But You, Top Gun: Maverick) as opposing forces who come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes.

Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Golden Globe nominee Anthony Ramos, In the Heights) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better.

As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.

Twisters features an exciting new cast, including Nope's Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane (American Honey), Daryl McCormack (Peaky Blinders), Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Nik Dodani (Atypical) and Golden Globe winner Maura Tierney (Beautiful Boy).

From Amblin Entertainment, Twisters is directed by Lee Isaac Chung and is produced by Oscar® nominee Frank Marshall (Jurassic and Indiana Jones franchises) and by Patrick Crowley (Jurassic and Bourne franchises). The screenplay is by Mark L. Smith, writer of the Best Picture nominee The Revenant. Twisters will be distributed by Universal Pictures domestically and by Warner Bros. Pictures internationally.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
• FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR LEE ISAAC CHUNG
• 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
• 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.
• Optional English, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish subtitles for the main feature

I'm assuming those extra features will only run for about ten minutes each. Sadly we don't get massive making of documentaries anymore. However, I am pleasantly surprised to see an audio commentary, want expecting that.

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Inside Out 2
2. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
3. Bringing Out the Dead
4. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
5. The Chronicles of Riddick
6. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
7. Civil War
8. Late Night With the Devil
9. Reacher: Season Two
10. The Garfield Movie
11. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
12. IF (tie)
13. Dune: Part Two (tie)
14. The Batman
15. The Boy and the Heron
16. The Fall Guy
17. Beetlejuice
18. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
19. The Bikeriders
20. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. Bringing Out the Dead
2. The Chronicles of Riddick
3. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
4. The Batman
5. Beetlejuice
6. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
8. Wind River
9. Jaws
10. Doomsday
11. The Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, The World's End)
12. Civil War
13. The Long Good Friday
14. The Boy and the Heron
15. Van Helsing
16. Dune: Part Two
17. Inside Out 2
18. Twister
19. The Return of the Living Dead
20. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 HD Formats Disc Share Per Title

1. Inside Out 2 (48%)
2. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (34%)
3. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (46%)
4. Knuckles (14%)
5. The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live - Season 1 (21%)
6. Late Night With the Devil (43%)
7. Beetlejuice (25%)
8. Bringing Out the Dead (1005)
9. Reacher: Season Two (42%)
10. The Garfield Movie (38%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-09-21
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-09-21
• Blu-ray Sales: September 15-21: Inside Out 2 Still Number One in Second Week

Keaton returns to his iconic role alongside Oscar nominee Winona Ryder (Stranger Things, Little Women) as Lydia Deetz and two-time Emmy winner Catherine O'Hara (Schitt$ 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 of mayhem.

Burton, a genre unto himself, directs from a screenplay by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (Wednesday), story by Gough & Millar and Seth Grahame-Smith (The LEGO® Batman Movie), based on characters created by Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson. The film's producers are Marc Toberoff, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tommy Harper and Burton, with Sara Desmond, Katterli Frauenfelder, Gough, Millar, Brad Pitt, Larry Wilson, Laurence Senelick, Pete Chiappetta, Andrew Lary, Anthony Tittanegro, Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg executive producing.

Burton's creatives behind the scenes includes director of photography Haris Zambarloukos (Meg 2: The Trench, Murder on the Orient Express); such previous and frequent collaborators as production designer Mark Scruton (Wednesday), editor Jay Prychidny (Wednesday), Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood (Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sleepy Hollow), Oscar-winning creature effects and special makeup FX creative supervisor Neal Scanlan (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and Oscar-nominated composer Danny Elfman (Big Fish, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman); and Oscar-winning hair and makeup designer Christine Blundell (Topsy-Turvy).

Special Features:

• DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
• Audio 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

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Now it’s just about time for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to come home, as Deadline reports that Warner Bros. will giving it a PVOD and digital release on October 8th. It will be available for purchase or rental on Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, and more on that date. The 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD physical media release will follow on November 19th.

Now then, our friends at Shout! Studios and the Warner Archive Collection have announce major slates of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD catalog titles for release in November and December!

The Warner Archive Collection has revealed 6 new classic Blu-ray titles for release on 11/26, including Jean Negulesco’s Humoresque (1946)—mastered from a 4K scan of original nitrate camera negative—Jack Haley Jr. That’s Entertainment! (1974)—re-constructed from original negatives and preservation elements—The Complete Thin Man Collection (1934-47)—a 6-disc set mastered from 4K scans of the best surviving elements, featuring WS Van Dyke’s pre-Code The Thin Man (1934), After the Thin Man (1936), Another Thin Man (1939), and Shadow of the Thin Man (1941), as well as Richard Thorpe’s Song of the Thin Man (1944), and Edward Buzzell’s The Thin Man Goes Home (1947)—Hanna-Barbera’s animated Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972-74) TV series—featuring 48 episodes on 6 discs—Gary David Goldberg’s Must Love Dogs (2005), and finally the Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice: Volume 4 (1937-64)—including 27 classic Looney Tunes fully restored and remastered shorts,

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Oh, but there’s more: Shout! Studios has also unveiled its December slate of Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K titles... and catalog Ultra HD fans are going to lose their minds (and a big chunk of their pay checks) over it!

On 11/26, look for The Stephen Chow Collection on Blu-ray, which includes Sze Yu Lau’s Look Out, Officer! (1990), Johnnie To’s Justice, My Foot! (1992) and The Mad Monk (1993), and Jeffrey Lau’s Out of the Dark (1995).

On 12/3, you’ll get Viggo Mortensen’s The Dead Don’t Hurt (2023) on Blu-ray, along with Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972) and Sam Raimi’s The Gift (2000) both in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision HDR.

On 12/10, watch for David Twohy’s Riddick (2013) in 4K Ultra HD—which includes both the Theatrical Cut and Unrated Director’s Cut in 4K with Dolby Vision—Allan Arkush’s Rock ‘N’ Roll High School: 45th Anniversary Edition (1979) in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision, Seth MacFarlane’s Ted (2012) in 4K UHD with Dolby Vision, Charles Sellier’s Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)—which includes the Theatrical Cut both in 4K with Dolby Vision as well as Blu-ray, plus the Unrated Version on Blu-ray only—Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey II (2024) on Blu-ray, and the Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection in 4K Ultra HD—which includes Nick Park’s A Grand Day Out (1989), The Wrong Trousers (1993), A Close Shave (1995), and A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) all in 4K and Blu-ray, plus extras!

And on 12/17, look for Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers (2023) and Robert Rodriguez’s The Faculty (1998) both in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision, Ron Howard’s Far and Away (1992) in 4K UHD with both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, and also the Golden Harvest: Volume 2 – Shining Stars Blu-ray—which includes Jimmy Wang Yu’s Beach of the War Gods (1973), Huang Feng’s When Taekwondo Strikes (1973), Jeong Chang-Hwa’s The Skyhawk (1974), Ta Huang’s Shaolin Boxers (1974), Lo Wei’s Slaughter in San Francisco (1974), Ronny Yu’s Legacy of Rage (1986), Tsui Hark’s The Master (1992), and Stephen Tung Wai’s Hitman (1998).

The BBC will release Blake’s 7 The Collection: Series 1 on Blu-ray featuring optional new effects on 11th November, the SF series created by Terry Nation, also creator of Doctor Who’s Daleks and the post-apocalypse series, Survivors.

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All 13 episodes of the first season feature on this new Blu-ray release, newly remastered from the best available sources, including the original film, where available. Plus, fans can experience their favourite show like never before, with brand new optional updated effects on every episode, exclusive to this Blu-ray set.

Blake’s 7 The Collection: Series 1 is also jam-packed with hours of new and exclusive material including the previously unreleased Making Of Blake’s 7, featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew; a new feature-length documentary offering a look back at the making of the first season; an “In Conversation” interview with actor Sally Knyvette, conducted by Matthew Sweet; and a tribute to actor Stephen Greif, offering a look at the life and career of the first incarnation of Travis.

Also included is previously unreleased convention footage of convention panels with the cast and crew, many no longer with us; treats such as BBC continuity, TV coverage and music from the Blake’s 7 vinyl record; photo galleries with previously unseen images, and featurettes, audio commentaries and more from previous DVD releases. Plus, to round this incredible collection off, production paperwork, scripts, studio floorplans and much more, available for the first time.

For reasons often speculated about but never formally confirmed by the studio itself, Disney has released the vast majority of its films on 4K Blu-ray disc mastered in only the ‘basic’ HDR10 high dynamic range format, rather than the popular premium Dolby Vision format. This is about to change, though, with Disney confirming to me that starting with “Deadpool & Wolverine” and followed shortly after by “Alien: Romulus”, Dolby Vision can be expected to turn up on most if not all of its future 4K Blu-ray releases.

This really is big news for home cinema fans. Dolby Vision adds extra scene by scene image data to HDR video streams, typically helping compatible displays deliver more dynamic, balanced and more accurate HDR pictures than they can achieve by applying their own ‘tone mapping’ systems to relatively basic HDR10 feeds. So Disney not including Dolby Vision masters on any of its 4K Blu-ray releases—aside from titles overseen by James Cameron—since 2018’s “The Last Jedi” has long been a source of frustration to AV fans who, not unreasonably, want the premium home entertainment format to deliver the very best AV experience.

Adding to the frustration about Disney not including Dolby Vision on the vast majority of its 4K Blu-ray releases for the past six years is the way the studio has typically provided Dolby Vision with its streaming masters. Including those provided on its own Disney+ streaming service.

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Disney didn’t confirm to me the exact reason for its Dolby Vision change of heart when it comes to forthcoming 4K Blu-ray discs. It may simply be the brand responding at last to years of customer demand, but I suspect it more likely has something to do with the deal Disney struck with Sony back in February where the latter will take over production of Disney’s physical media releases.

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It might be nice if Disney also started using 100GB (rather than 66GB) discs more routinely for its 4K Blu-ray releases now that they’re going to include Dolby Vision masters, but for the most part I’m pretty content to just take this new development for the win that it is.

GUESS WHAT'S ON THE MENU? YOU ARE!

The Krites have landed! Carnivorous creatures from outer space! Vicious vermin with very sharp teeth! The beloved sci-fi/comedy-horror franchise makes its UK Blu-ray debut in this special edition box set from Arrow Video.

A smart homage to 1950's B-movies, Critters sees a group of small but toothy extra terrestrials escape from an alien prison and land in small-town America with two shape-shifting bounty hunters in hot pursuit. Directed by Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure) and starring genre stalwarts Dee Wallace (The Howling) and M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple), the film was a smash-hit on home video, launching a franchise for the ravenous furry fiends. Two years later, Critters 2: The Main Course sees the Krites come back for seconds as leftover eggs hatch and attack the rural town of Grover's Bend. Directed by Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers) with a script co-written by David Twohy (Pitch Black), Critters 2 is one big ball of toothy delight.

Celebrated horror author and screenwriter David J. Schow (The Crow) comes aboard for Critters 3, bringing the Krites to the big city. Marking the feature film debut of none other than Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained), it was shot simultaneously with the darker, less comedic Critters 4, in which the ferocious furballs battle series stalwart Charlie (Don Opper, Android) in outer space, featuring a cast that includes Angela Bassett (Strange Days) and Brad Dourif (Child's Play).

A four course feast of fun, fur, fear and fangs, served with a platter of new and archive extras to whet your appetite! Go on, get stuck in!

4-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all four films

• Original lossless stereo 2.0 and 5.1 audio options

• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• 60-page hardbound collectors book featuring new writing on the films by screenwriter Shane Bitterling and film critics Meagan Navarro and Heather Wixson plus select archival material

• Double-sided fold out posters for all four films

• Limited edition packaging with newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr

• Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr

DISC 1 - CRITTERS

• Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain with screenwriter Shane Bitterling

• Archive audio commentary with producer Barry Opper and star Don Opper

• Archive audio commentary with Critter designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo

• They Bite!: The Making of Critters documentary

• For Brian: A Tribute to Screenwriter Brian Domonic Muir featurette

• Behind-the-Scenes Footage

• Alternate Ending

• Theatrical Trailer

• TV Spots

• Image Gallery

DISC 2 - CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE

• Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain

• Archive audio commentary with director Mick Garris

• Archive audio commentary with Critters designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo

• The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 archive documentary

• Behind the Scenes Footage

• Additional TV Scenes

• Theatrical Trailer

• TV Spot

• Image Gallery

DISC 3 - CRITTERS 3

• Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain

• Archive audio commentary with producer Barry Opper and star Don Opper

• You Are What They Eat: The Making of Critters 3, archive featurette

• Trailer

• Promo

• Image Gallery

DISC 4 - CRITTERS 4

• Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain

• Archive audio commentary with producer director Rupert Harvey

• Space Madness: The Making of Critters 4 archive featurette

• Trailer

• Image Gallery

THE FUTURE ISN’T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF THEM! Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes go head-to-head in this classic sci-fi/action blockbuster from Joel Silver, the producer of Die Hard and The Matrix. In 2032, arch criminal Simon Phoenix (Snipes) awakens from a 35-year deep freeze in CryoPrison to find a world where crime is almost non-existent – a serene utopia ripe for the taking. With the police no longer equipped to deal with his 90s-style brutality, they revive ‘Demolition Man’ Sgt. John Spartan (Stallone), the no-holds-barred police officer unjustly sentenced to CryoPrison who originally took Phoenix down. Old-school cop against old-school criminal, settling their scores on the streets of San Angeles? The future won’t know what’s hit it. With a script co-written by Daniel Waters (Heathers, Batman Returns) and a supporting cast that includes Denis Leary, Benjamin Bratt, and Sandra Bullock in her breakout role, Demolition Man is an awesome mix of action and humor!

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Marco Brambilla
• Includes both the domestic "Taco Bell" and international "Pizza Hut" versions of the film presented via seamless branching
• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by director Marco Brambilla and screenwriter Daniel Waters
• Brand new audio commentary by film historian Mike White of the Projection Booth podcast
• Archive audio commentary by Marco Brambilla and producer Joel Silver
• Demolition Design, a new interview with production designer David L. Snyder
• Cryo Action, a new interview with stunt coordinator Charles Percini
• Biggs' Body Shoppe, a new interview with special make-up effects artist Chris Biggs
• Tacos and Hockey Pucks, a new interview with body effects set coordinator Jeff Farley
• Somewhere Over the Rambo, a new visual essay by film scholar Josh Nelson
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• 60-page perfect bound collector's book featuring new writing by film critics Clem Bastow, William Bibbiani, Priscilla Page and Martyn Pedler
• Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
• 6 postcard sized artcards
• 'Three Seashells' and 'Edgar Friendly graffiti' stickers
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley

The details of Freddy Krueger’s ratty red-and-green sweater and knife-tipped glove will look extra horrific when A Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven‘s 1984 slasher classic, arrives on 4K UHD just in time for a spooky season re-watch. To mark the occasion, io9 got to speak with its stars, Heather Langenkamp (who plays smart yet sleepy final girl Nancy Thompson) and Robert Englund (the dream demon himself), about their experiences making the film—and whether they’d be willing to get back in character again.

Cheryl Eddy, io9: Which scene in A Nightmare on Elm Street do you think will benefit the most from the 4K UHD upgrade?

Robert Englund: Here’s the thing. What we have to remember—and it’s difficult for me because I always wanted to be a movie actor—I always imagined Nightmare on Elm Street playing in a movie theater. But most of our fans discovered this film as part of the video generation. So they saw it less than perfect. Their memories of it are less than perfect. They have great memories of sharing it with mom and dad, or a stepdad or a step-mom, or brothers and sisters, you know, fresh from the video store, running home with a copy. But a lot of them also saw old, dog-eared copies that had been lying around in the bookshelf for a while or passed around the dormitory. This is an opportunity to see this better than Heather and I’ve ever seen it. To see it absolutely pristine and enhanced, you know, ultra high def 4K. I just had this experience with the old Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window; it was mind blowing to see it in my living room, that perfect and wonderful. And I’m so looking forward to this. And there’s some new stuff [in the “uncut” version, included in the remastered release along with the theatrical version], right?

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A Nightmare on Elm Street hits 4K Ultra HD on Digital October 1; it will be available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, and more. The Blu-ray 4K UHD arrives October 15. The 4K UHD remaster includes both the theatrical and uncut versions; the latter features eight additional seconds of unrated footage.

Other previously released special features included are as follows, according to a Warner Bros. press release:

• Ready Freddy Focus Points
• Commentary with Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Ronnie Blakely, Robert Shaye, and Sara Risher.
• Commentary with Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, and Jacques Haitkin.
• Alternate endings
• The House that Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror
• Never Sleep Again: A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares

Alien: Romulus will be available to watch in the comfort of your own home, on the likes of Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, as of October 15th. Some retailers will be offering a 2-Movie Collection digital bundle that pairs the film with the original Alien. The 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD physical media release will follow on December 3rd. An image of the 4K steelbook can be seen at the bottom of this article.

Alien: Romulus will be available to watch in the comfort of your own home, on the likes of Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, as of October 15th. Some retailers will be offering a 2-Movie Collection digital bundle that pairs the film with the original Alien. The 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD physical media release will follow on December 3rd. An image of the 4K steelbook can be seen at the bottom of this article.

The film's home video release will include the following bonus features (which may vary by product and retailer): Return to Horror: Crafting Alien: Romulus featurette, which has five chapters:

• 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.

• Inside the Xenomorph Showdown -- Experience the film's climactic zero-gravity sequence from every angle as filmmakers break down what it took to make the moment spectacular. From sets and performances, to wirework, stunts, and VFX, see how it all came together.

• Alien: A Conversation -- A special conversation with Ridley Scott and Fede Alvarez for the Alien 45th Anniversary theatrical re-release.

• Alternate / Extended Scenes -- Check out scenes that didn't make the final cut.

Lilith, an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas, the universe's most powerful SOB. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with Roland, a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina, a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg, Tina's musclebound protector; Tannis, the oddball scientist who's seen it all; and Claptrap, a wiseass robot. Together, this ragtag team goes on a mission to save Tiny Tina, battle alien species, and discover one of Pandora's most explosive secrets. The fate of the universe could be in their hands — but they'll be fighting for something more: each other. Based on one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, welcome to Borderlands.

From Director Eli Roth (Thanksgiving) and Producer Avi Arad (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), this adaptation of the popular video game series is a fresh take on these beloved characters. Borderlands stars Cate Blanchett (The Lord of the Rings franchise), Kevin Hart (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle), Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda), Ariana Greenblatt (Avengers: Infinity War), Florian Munteanu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), and Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween).

Based on the video game Borderlands created by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. Produced by Ari Arad, p.g.a., Avi Arad, Erik Feig.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
• Borderlands – From Game to Screen
• Meet the Team
• All Aboard the Death Choochoo
• Bringing Borderlands to the Screen
• Badonkadonk Time
• Fashion and Action on Pandora
• High Tech Hellscapes
• Optional English, English SDH, French, and Spanish subtitles for the main feature

I'm not even bothering with a pre-order link. You'd be much better off watching this instead, when it eventually releases.

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Inside Out 2
2. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
3. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
4. Late Night With the Devil
5. Knuckles
6. The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live - Season 1
7. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
8. Kill
9. The Garfield Movie
10. Civil War
11. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
12. IF
13. The Boy and the Heron
14. Dune: Part Two
15. The Fall Guy
16. The Dark Knight Trilogy
17. Beetlejuice
18. Wind River
19. All of Us Strangers
20. The Batman

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. Inside Out 2
2. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
3. Kill
4. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
5. Beetlejuice
6. Wind River
7. The Dark Knight Trilogy
8. A League of Their Own
9. The Lost Boys
10. The Batman
11. Jaws
12. The Stepfather
13. The Strangers
14. The Boy and the Heron
15. All of Us Strangers
16. Van Hesling
17. The Shining
18. Knuckles
19. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
20. Poltergeist

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 HD Formats Disc Share Per Title

1. Inside Out 2 (62%)
2. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (40%)
3. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (47%)
4. Knuckles (33%)
5. Late Night With the Devil (56%)
6. The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live - Season 1 (36%)
7. The Garfield Movie (40%)
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (52%)
9. Beetlejuice (27%)
10. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (49%)

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-09-14
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-09-14
• Blu-ray Sales: September 8-14: Inside Out 2 Is Right Side Up on Blu-ray

Now… many of you will no doubt have been wondering exactly why it is that Second Sight in the UK had to stop taking pre-orders for this title from customers here in the United States.

Well, with this announcement this afternoon, now we finally know why.

(Here are all the official details, straight from the studio…

(Coming to 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Disc from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment on October 22

Newly remastered in Dolby Vision HDR from a new 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative!

THE HITCHER (1986)

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For those of you who may be wondering, note that this UHD release features the exact same new 4K scan and remaster that Second Sight is releasing in the UK on 10/11. And the new Blu-ray edition is mastered from this new scan as well. So if you’re looking for a more affordable option to purchase this title here in the States rather than importing it from the UK, now you have one available.

Kevin Smith's The 4:30 Movie set for November 4K and Blu-ray release

Kevin Smith's sixteenth feature film, The 4:30 Movie, is coming to 4K and Blu-ray in November, including an Amazon exclusive steelbook

The 4:30 Movie, the sixteenth feature film from director Kevin Smith, received a theatrical release on September 13th, and now it has been revealed that the movie is coming to 4K and Blu-ray on November 5th! Copies of the physical media versions of the movie are available for pre-order on Amazon -- including an Amazon-exclusive steelbook edition where the case is designed to look like a large VHS tape and the discs look like VHS tape spools! A fitting design for a movie that's set in 1986. Images of the steelbook design can be seen right here:

The 4:30 Movie is a coming-of-age comedy that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams to see the latest comedy, each of the teens will learn something serious about life and love before the credits roll.

Austin Zajur (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), Nicholas Cirillo (Outer Banks), and Reed Northrup (High Maintenance) play the sixteen year old friends, with Siena Agudong (Resident Evil) as the dream girl. Ken Jeong (The Hangover), Genesis Rodriguez (Tusk), Justin Long (Barbarian), Sam Richardson (Veep), Jason Lee (Almost Famous), Rachel Dratch (I Love My Dad), Kate Micucci (The Big Bang Theory), Adam Pally (Sonic the Hedgehog), Harley Quinn Smith (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood), Jason Biggs (American Pie), and Method Man (How High) are also in the cast.

The 4:30 Movie was filmed at Smodcastle Cinemas in New Jersey, a theatre Smith now co-owns and used to hang out in every weekend when he was a teenager. Liz Destro, Josh Bachove, and Jordan Monsanto produced, with Bill Bromiley, Shanan Becker, and Jonathan Saba executive producing.

The back of the 4K release reveals that bonus features include an audio commentary with Kevin Smith and a making of featurette, as well as the trailer.

This film had a very limited release in the UK, you had to be either in Birmingham or London at the right time. Looks like I'll be catching the streaming version next month. Looking forward to it!

Celebrate 20 Bloody Years of 'Shaun of the Dead' with a Newly Remastered 4K UHD Blu-ray & SteelBook December 3rd

Put in your pre-order, grab your friends, calibrate your 4K TV, kill Phillip, and go to the Winchester, snag a pint and wait for it all to blow over! Edgar Wright's classic zombie horror comedy is getting a brand new 4K UHD Blu-ray with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos on December 3. A limited edition 4K UHD SteelBook will also be available on the same date.

The film stars Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Jessica Stevenson and the 4K UHD Blu-rays feature a new 4K remaster.

There comes a day in every man's life when he has to get off the couch...and kill some zombies. When flesh-eating zombies are on the hunt for a bite to eat, it's up to slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best pal Ed (Nick Frost) to save their friends and family from becoming the next entrée. Satisfy your bloodthirsty appetite with the movie that masters of horror and film critics alike are hailing as a screamingly hilarious zomedy that will have you dying with laughter.

Shaun of the Dead - 20 Bloody Years 4K UHD Blu-ray***

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Shaun of the Dead - 20 Bloody Years 4K UHD Blu-ray Limited Edition SteelBook
 

**BONUS FEATURES on 4K Ultra HD, BLU-RAY & DIGITAL: **

• SHAUN OF THE DEAD: 20 BLOODY YEARS! (NEW)*
  • Director Edgar Wright joins actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to reflect on the funniest zombie movie ever made
• MISSING BITS
  • Kitchen Pow-Wow
  • Body on the Line
  • Body on the Line / Yvonne
  • Taxi Driver
  • Bathroom Blowout
  • In the Bedroom
  • Meercats United
  • Alternate Ed
  • The Dopplegang
  • Q.W.A.
  • David vs. Shaun
  • More Peanuts
  • Rifle Trifles
  • David's Redemption
  • Bar Extension
• OUTTAKES
  • The Man Who Would be Shaun
  • Funky Pete
  • Plot Holes
• RAW MEAT
  • Simon Pegg's Video Diary
  • Lucy Davis' Video Diary
  • Joe Cornish's Video Diary
  • Casting Tapes
  • Edgar and Simon's Flip Chart
  • SFX Comparison
  • Make-Up Tests
  • EPK Featurette
• TV BITS
  • T4 with Coldplay
  • Fun Dead
  • Trisha -- Your Nine Lives Are Up
  • Trisha -- I Married a Monster
  • Remembering Z Day
• TRAILERS
  • US Trailer
  • UK Teaser Trailer
  • UK Trailer
  • UK TV Spot #1
  • UK TV Spot #2
  • Fright Fest Trailer
• AUDIO COMMENTARY
  • Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright
  • Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Kate Ashfield and Lucy Davis
  • Feature Commentary with Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton
  • Feature Commentary with the Zombies

*4K Disc & Digital only

1: Twenty years, damn I'm old!

2: Sucks air throughout his teeth Hot Fuzz is the better film in the trilogy. 😁

Following hot on the heels of the news that Refuse Films were releasing Cannibal! The Musical on Blu-ray, Vinegar Syndrome have announced their own edition through their partner label Degausser, rushing a post out on Xitter and Facebook:

Major announcement! Director Trey Parker's legendary feature debut and Troma classic CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL will make its official U.S. Blu-ray debut from Degausser Video (yes, there will also be a limited VHS)!

In addition to featuring an exclusive-to-Degausser new restoration from the highest-quality video master, we've prepared a brand new, feature-length making-of documentary (including appearances from several never-before-interviewed crew members), a new featurette covering the stage adaptation of the film, and new group commentary with cast and crew. This is on top of hours of amazing archival extras.

Our edition will be housed in a VS-styled hard case with original artwork by Brianna Miller and a 40-page perfect bound 'scrapbook' featuring incredible behind-the-scenes photos and ephemera from producer Jason McHugh's personal collection!

The Pre-order will go live on November 1st as part of our 2024 Black Friday Pre-order. 🎶

Cannibal! The Musical is making its debut on Blu-ray from Refuse Films. Shot on 16mm film and edited on video, Cannibal! The Musical is presented in high definition for the first time on Blu-ray.

Written and directed by Trey Parker (co-creator of South Park), this release is limited to only 3,000 units, playable worldwide and includes an exclusive slipcover featuring the original 1997 key art.

Brand new special features include new audio commentary, cast interviews, never-before-seen deleted scenes approved by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, over three hours of raw BTS footage, the UK cut of Alferd Packer: The Musical, plus hours of archival material.

Producer Jason McHugh confirms that the original 16mm footage of Cannibal! The Musical was lost somewhere in Colorado in the late 90s. Refuse Films uncovered the original Betacam master tape from the Troma archives in New York.

Cannibal! The Musical has been blown up from the original master tape and manually remastered without AI technology. The new and exclusive Refuse Films high-definition transfer is approved by Cannibal! The Musical’s director of photography, Robert Muratore, and remastered by Mark Brindle of UK post-production company Maniac Films.

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Refuse Films is also excited to announce the launch of its new boutique Blu-ray sub-label, the TromArchive Collection. This label intends to release 50 years of Tromatic excess from Troma’s film archives to the Blu-ray format.

In addition to the world Blu-ray premiere of Trey Parker's Cannibal! The Musical (1993), Series 1 of the TromArchive Collection, features special editions of Troma Team classics The Toxic Avenger (1984) and Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD (1990), both titles directed by Troma co-founders Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz.

Each TromArchive Collection Blu-ray title is limited to 3,000 units, playable worldwide and features an exclusive slipcover featuring original Tromatic poster art and new sleeve designs by renowned graphic illustrator Mila K.

edit: Cannibal! The Musical is also being released by Vinegar Syndrome.