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December 23rd, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Director Ridley Scott’s action-packed epic GLADIATOR II continues to thrill audiences around the world, having already earned over $416 million at the global box office. Fans will be able to relive the astonishing spectacle at home—along with a wealth of behind-the-scenes bonus content—when it arrives to purchase on Digital December 24, 2024 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
Hailed as “the single greatest movie of the year” (Dave Morales, FOX TV) and “an epic sequel worthy of its Oscar®-winning predecessor” (Scott Mantz, KTLA), GLADIATOR II boasts breathtaking action and sensational performances from a star-powered cast, including Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and the sublime Denzel Washington in “one of his most charismatic and riveting performances” (Clayton Davis, Variety).
Continue reading ‘GLADIATOR II Comes to Digital This Christmas Eve, and 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD This March!’
December 20th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
After captivating and creeping out audiences in theaters and on Mubi, Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance is set to debut on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on January 21st!
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You’ve got to try this product: The Substance. It changed my life. Demi Moore gives a career-best performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister past her prime and suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid). She is then drawn to the opportunity presented by a mysterious new drug: THE SUBSTANCE. All it takes is one injection and she is reborn – temporarily – as the gorgeous, twentysomething Sue (Margaret Qualley). The only rule? Time needs to be split: exactly one week in one body, then one week in the other. No exceptions. A perfect balance. What could go wrong?
Continue reading ‘THE SUBSTANCE Takes Hold on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on January 21st’
December 18th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fan-favorite superhero thriller Constantine, the 2005 film will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on February 18. Featuring an all-star cast led by Keanu Reeves, the film marks the directorial debut of Francis Lawrence. The newly remastered film will also include new bonus content featuring Keanu Reeves and Francis Lawrence reflecting on the making of the film 20 years later.
Continue reading ‘Fan Favorite CONSTANTINE Comes to 4K UHD Blu-ray February 18th!’
December 17th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
Fritz Lang made two of the defining works of early German cinema with Dr Mabuse the Gambler and The Testament of Dr Mabuse, two masterpieces centred on Norbert Jacques’ nefarious literary supervillain. In 1960, Lang was charged by Artur Brauner’s CCC Film with making a third crime thriller centred on the infamous Dr Mabuse, completing a trilogy nearly forty years in the making. A huge success, The Thousand Eyes of Dr Mabuse gave CCC the confidence to launch into an entire series focused on the master criminal between 1960 and 1964, all starring Wolfgang Priess in the title role. All six films are presented here alongside a wealth of new and archival extras. Mabuse Lives! Dr Mabuse at CCC: 1960 – 1964 is released on Blu-ray April 1, 2025! Continue reading ‘Mabuse Lives! Dr Mabuse At CCC: 1960-1964 on Blu-ray April 1, 2025!’
December 17th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
Set in Republic era China, The Daredevils follows Yang Ta-ying (Lo Mang) as he sets out to avenge his father, a military commander who was murdered in cold blood by Han Pei-tsang (Wong Lik), a thief-turned-soldier who killed Yang’s father – along with the rest of his family – to take control of his estate and his army. With the help of his friends Chen Feng (Chiang Sheng), Fu Quanyi (Lu Feng), and Xin Zheng (Sun Chien), he sets out for justice. Then, in Ode to Gallantry, a lone martial artist nicknamed “Mongrel” is continually drawn into an intense struggle between several warring martial arts clans after he stumbles across the Black Iron Token, which entitles the owner to have any wish granted by Xie Yanke (Wong Lik), a brutal kung fu master. The Daredevils & Ode to Gallantry: Two Venom Mob Films is released on Blu-ray March 25, 2025! Continue reading ‘The Daredevils & Ode To Gallantry: Two Venom Mob Films on Blu-ray March 25!’
December 16th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
In celebration of its 40th Anniversary, Re-Animator returns, and for the first time ever, in a stunning 4K UHD restoration, approved by producer Brian Yuzna. The restoration brings new life to this horror classic, based on H.P. Lovecraft’s twisted tale. The new 40th Anniversary 4K UHD Re-Animator poster and trailer dropped today! Pre-orders were also launched today on the Ignite Films website, where it will be exclusively available for the entire 40th Anniversary Year, until 2026, announced Jan Willem Bosman Jansen of Ignite Films and Jim Quan of Eagle Rock Pictures, this morning.
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Continue reading ‘Stuart Gordon’s Bloodfest, RE-ANIMATOR, Celebrtes 40th Anniversary With New 4K UHD Release From Ignite Films’
December 16th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
A coming-of-age comedy starring Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky, MY GIRL is an irresistible story of first love and loss. Chlumsky makes an extraordinary acting debut as Vada Sultenfuss, a precocious 11-year-old tomboy obsessed with death. Dan Aykroyd is her widowed father, the town mortician, and Jamie Lee Curtis is the cosmetician he employs. Macaulay Culkin, in an endearing performance, is Thomas J., the boy next door who idolizes Vada. Their summer adventures — from first kiss to last farewell — introduce Vada to the world of adolescence. The perfect film for parents to share with their children, MY GIRL is a motion picture to cherish.
Continue reading ‘MY GIRL – On 4K UHD Blu-ray February 25th!’
December 13th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming in March to the Criterion Collection: A Woman of Paris, Charlie Chaplin’s long-overlooked silent masterpiece; Godzilla vs. Biollante, a high point in the mythology of the King of the Monsters, directed by Kazuki Omori; Night Moves, Arthur Penn’s haunting 1970s neo-noir; and Choose Me, a seductive neon dream about human desire, directed by Alan Rudolph. PLUS: Michael Mann’s Thief, the American auteur’s stylish debut, and Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear, one of the greatest thrillers ever made—now on 4K UHD.
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Continue reading ‘Godzilla vs. Biollante, Night Moves, Thief 4K and More Coming to The Criterion Collection March 2025’
December 12th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
THE SOCIAL NETWORK, directed by David Fincher, is the stunning tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever. Shot through with emotional brutality and unexpected humor, this superbly crafted film chronicles the formation of Facebook and the battles over ownership that followed upon the website’s unfathomable success. With a complex, incisive screenplay by Aaron Sorkin and a brilliant cast including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake, THE SOCIAL NETWORK bears witness to the birth of an idea that rewove the fabric of society even as it unraveled the friendship of its creators. Nominated for 8 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture (2010). Continue reading ‘Social Network on 4K UHD Blu-ray February 18!’
December 11th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Trapped in their New York brownstone’s Panic Room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her daughter, Sarah (Kristen Stewart), play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders—Burnham (Forest Whitaker), Raoul (Dwight Yoakam) and Junior (Jared Leto)—during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
Continue reading ‘PANIC ROOM Finally Debuts on 4K UHD Blu-ray Steelbook on 2/18!’
December 9th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
“In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the thrilling trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run, pursued by relentless forces from both of their worlds. With the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie’s unforgettable last dance. Packed with action, emotion, and explosive moments, Venom: The Last Dance delivers a thrilling conclusion to their epic saga. The film is released on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD Blu-ray January 21, 2025!” Continue reading ‘‘Venom: The Last Dance’ on 4K UHD Blu-ray Janaury 21!’
December 9th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
While Hong Kong horror cinema is more often associated with the jiangshi or “hopping vampires” of Chinese legend, it has also embraced (and, more often than not, lampooned) the Western vampire tradition. One of the more outrageous films to bring European bloodsuckers to Hong Kong is Jamie Luk’s Doctor Vampire – a perfect blend of horror and comedy with shades of Vamp, Fright Night and, of course, Hong Kong’s own Mr Vampire series. Offering a variation on the jiangshi craze kick-started by Encounter of the Spooky Kind and Mr Vampire, Doctor Vampire is one of a handful of films – along with Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires and Vampire vs Vampire – to bring Hollywood’s creatures of the night to Hong Kong. Eureka Classics is proud to present this ghoulish horror-comedy on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a brand-new 2k restoration. Continue reading ‘‘Doctor Vampire’ on Blu-ray February 24, 2025!’
December 9th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
A Japanese box-office sensation directed by the revered Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale), Legend of the Eight Samuraibrings together an impressive ensemble cast, including Hiroko Yakushimaru (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun), Hiroyuki Sanada (Ring), Sonny Chiba (Message from Space) and Etsuko Shihomi (The Street Fighter), in a sweeping epic that blends fantasy with historical drama. Following Message from Space, which transported the story to a science fiction setting, Legend of the Eight Samurai is Fukasaku’s second loose adaptation of Toshio Kamata’s Shin Satomi Hakkenden, itself an adaptation of Kyokutei Bakin’s earlier epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present Legend of the Eight Samurai on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a new 4K restoration February 17, 2025!
Continue reading ‘Legend of the Eight Samurai on Blu-ray Ferbruary 17!’
December 9th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
An undisputed master of melodrama, director Douglas Sirk is best known for the lavish, sweeping romances he made during the last decade of his career, including Magnificent Obsession, All That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind and Imitation of Life. But by the time Sirk – born Hans Detlef Sierck – arrived in Hollywood, he had already made several films in his native Germany. The Masters of Cinema series is honoured to present this collection of Sirk’s earliest films, all of which established a blueprint for his later work: April, April!, The Girl from Marsh Croft (Das Mädchen vom Moorhof)and Pillars of Society (Stützen der Gesellschaft). Sirk in Germany 1934-1935 is released on Blu-ray in the UK February 24, 2025!
Continue reading ‘‘Sirk in Germany 1934-1935’ on Blu-ray February 24, 2025!’
December 2nd, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
Ken Kaneki is a loner. In a world where ghouls—human-like creatures who survive on human flesh—and people are at war, his biggest concern is which novel to pick up next. But when a date with the mysterious Rize turns deadly, a life-saving operation horrifyingly transforms him into a human-ghoul hybrid. Struggling with his new identity, Kaneki must navigate a dangerous world where survival means choosing between humanity and the monstrous side of himself. Can he find his place in a society where it’s hunt or be hunted? Tokyo Ghoul: Complete Series – 10th Anniversary Edition will be available on Blu-ray December 17, 2024!
Continue reading ‘Tokyo Ghoul – Complete Series – 10th Anniversary on Blu-ray December 17!’
December 2nd, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
Kumiko wasn’t sad after missing nationals in junior high, until her bandmate Reina told her why she should be. Simultaneously scared and inspired by Reina’s commitment, she joins the high school band and decides whether music is just a hobby—or her whole life. Whether you’re a longtime fan of the series or new to the world of Sound! Euphonium, this is a must-own release for your collection. Sound! Euphonium – Season 1 is released on Blu-ray from Crunchyroll December 17, 2024! Continue reading ‘Sound! Euphonium – Season 1 on Blu-ray December 17!’
November 26th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Juror #2, the legal thriller from Academy Award winning director Clint Eastwood, arrives for purchase and rental Digitally at home on December 3. The film will also be available to purchase on Blu-ray and DVD on February 4, 2025.
On December 3, Juror #2 will be available for early Premium Digital Ownership at home and for 48-hour rental via PVOD on participating digital platforms where you purchase movies, including Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango At Home, and more.
Continue reading ‘Clint Eastwood’s JUROR #2 On Blu-ray and DVD February 4th!’
November 25th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, HERE is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the most relatable of human experiences. Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Contact, Back to the Future) directs from a screenplay by Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, Killers of the Flower Moon, Dune: Part One, A Star is Born) and him. Told much in the style of the acclaimed graphic novel by Richard McGuire on which it is based, TOM HANKS and ROBIN WRIGHT star in a tale of love, loss, laughter and life all of which happen right Here.
Continue reading ‘HERE Stays in One Room on Blu-ray January 21st!’
