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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!
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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!
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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 20th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
A series of murders have been committed by ordinary people who claim to have had no control over their actions, many of them having killed friends, co-workers or even their spouse. There are only two links between each crime: an X carved into the neck of each victim, and a mysterious stranger who seems to have had brief contact with the perpetrator a short period of time before each killing. But to follow these leads and end a seemingly inexplicable wave of terror, police detective Kenichi Takabe (Koji Yakusho, 13 Assassins) will need to put his own sanity on the line and endure a descent into hell. Cure is released on 4K UHD Blu-ray January 27, 2025! Continue reading ‘‘Cure’ on 4K UHD Blu-ray January 27, 2025!’
November 18th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming to the Criterion Collection in February: King Lear, Jean-Luc Godard’s radical anti-adaptation of Shakespeare; Crossing Delancey, a love letter to 1980s Manhattan directed by Joan Micklin Silver; Drugstore Cowboy, Gus Van Sant’s lyrical Pacific Northwest addiction drama; and Performance, a transgressive journey to the dark side of London bohemia, directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg. Plus: Cronos, Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy about the seductiveness of immortality, and Punch-Drunk Love, the giddily off-kilter romantic comedy from Paul Thomas Anderson, now on 4K UHD.
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October 15th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming in January from the Criterion Collection: The Mother and the Whore, the long-unavailable 1970s magnum opus from Jean Eustache; Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, a lacerating self-portrait by legendary comedian Richard Pryor; The Grifters, Stephen Frears’s pulpy, dark-hearted neo-noir; and Winchester ’73, Anthony Mann’s landmark, genre-redefining western. Plus: Yojimbo/Sanjuro, two of the most iconic and influential samurai films, by Akira Kurosawa, now on 4K UHD.
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October 1st, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
The year is 2033, and the people of Earth have been suffering through a drought for over a decade. The planet’s water supply is now controlled by megalomaniac businessman Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell), the owner of the Water & Power corporation. But in Australia, at least, there is resistance. If Kesslee wants to take control of the last water well in the Outback, he’ll need to contend with the Rippers – mutant hybrids of human and kangaroo – and Rebecca Buck, alias Tank Girl (Petty): a woman with a tank, a bad attitude, and a determination to rescue the world from the brink of oblivion. Tank Girl is released in the UK on Blu-ray November 25, 2024! Continue reading ‘‘Tank Girl’ on Blu-ray November 25!’
September 16th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming in December: No Country for Old Men, Joel and Ethan Coen’s riveting West Texas borderlands noir, and Eastern Condors, Sammo Hung’s bazooka blast of Hong Kong action spectacle. Plus, now on 4K UHD: Paris, Texas, a visually exquisite study of a drifter in the American Southwest, directed by Wim Wenders, and Federico Fellini’s 8½, one of the greatest films about film ever made.
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September 5th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
Vincent Canelli (Robinson) is a violent mobster serving time on Death Row – but he has no intention of going to the electric chair. Following a plan put together by his moll, Hatti (Jean Parker, Dead Man’s Eyes), Canelli orchestrates a jailbreak on the night before his execution and takes several hostages in the process. Canelli is joined by fellow Death Row inmate Peter Manning (Peter Graves, Stalag 17), and hopes to discover the location of a stash of stolen loot Manning hid away before his conviction. But is Manning willing to pay the price for freedom and look the other way as the psychopathic Canelli revels in murder and mayhem? Black Tuesday is released on Blu-ray in the UK November 18, 2024! Continue reading ‘‘Black Tuesday’ on Blu-ray November 18!’
September 4th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
The cruise liner SS Britannic is traveling through the North Atlantic with over a thousand passengers on board. As the vessel drifts through the vast ocean, its owner – Nicholas Porter (Holm) – receives a call from a man who identifies himself only as “Juggernaut.” The ominous voice on the telephone informs Porter that there are explosives planted aboard the Britannic, and that he will sink the ship at dawn unless a hefty ransom is paid. A race against time then begins as Captain Alex Brunel (Sharif), Royal Navy officer Anthony Fallon (Harris) and police superintendent John McLeod (Hopkins) work together across land and sea in a desperate attempt to avert certain disaster and secure the safety of the ship’s passengers. Juggernaut (aka Terror on the Britannic) is released on Blu-ray in the UK November 18, 2024!
Continue reading ‘‘Juggernaut’ on Blu-ray from Eureka Classics November 18!’
August 30th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
After tracing a strange ailment to a remote gravesite, a team of supernatural experts soon discovers what happens when you mess with the wrong grave in the award-winning horror-thriller EXHUMA, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD October 8 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The release includes an all-new English dub and French subtitles. Written and Directed by Jang Jae-Hyun (Svaha: The Sixth Finger), EXHUMA stars CHOI Min-Sik (Oldboy, I Saw the Devil), KIM Go-Eun (Hero, Little Women), YOO Hai-Jin (A Taxi Driver), and LEE Do-Hyun (Prison Playbook, Sweet Home).
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August 15th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming in November to the Criterion Collection: Funny Girl, a musical screen debut for the ages, directed by William Wyler; Paper Moon, one of American cinema’s unlikeliest criminal double acts, directed by Peter Bogdanovich; Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water, a swooning monster movie with a heart; Scarface, Howard Hawks’s gangster film that set the standard for the genre; and, now on 4K UHD, Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, one of the most thrilling warrior epics of all time, and Ishiro Honda’s Godzilla, a cult phenomenon that spawned over thirty sequels. Plus, our recently announced forty-film CC40 box set!
– Continue reading ‘4Ks For Seven Samurai, Godzilla, Paper Moon & More Coming to The Criterion Collection November 2024’
August 6th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
Filled with unpredictability and intrigue, Searchlight Pictures’ Kinds of Kindness arrives on digital retailer platforms on August 27 and on Blu-ray and DVD on October 8. From the Oscar-nominated director of Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos, the “profoundly hilarious” (David Fear, Rolling Stone) dark comedy features a star-studded cast, led by Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe, that has been described as “laugh-out-loud funny” (David Ehrlich, Indiewire) and “bound to baffle and delight” (Peter Debruge, Variety). Fans can delve deeper into the film with exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus features and deleted scenes when the boundary-pushing twisted film arrives on digital retailer platforms, including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home on August 27 and on Blu-ray and DVD on October 8. Continue reading ‘Searchlight Pictures’ KINDS OF KINDNESS Dances its Way To Blu-ray on Oct. 8’
July 30th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
Celebrate the 20
th anniversary of director Michael Mann’s stylishly compelling noir thriller
COLLATERAL with a new Limited-Edition 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray™ SteelBook™, arriving August 6, 2024, from Paramount Home Entertainment.
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Tom Cruise is “convincingly wicked” (Toronto Star), and Jamie Foxx gives an Oscar®-nominated*performance in the exhilarating film that “crackles with energy and purpose” (Los Angeles Times). Originally released on August 6, 2004, COLLATERAL wowed critics and audiences alike and continues to be revered as a masterful blend of suspense and drama, combining intense action with captivating character exploration. Written by Stuart Beattie, the film also stars Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, and Javier Bardem.
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July 10th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
You’ll definitely want to pick up The Hitcher as the seminal eighties’ slasher gets the full Limited Edition overhaul from experts in the field Second Sight Films. They present a brand-new restored 4K version from the original camera negative supervised and approved by director Robert Harmon, that’s set for release on 4K UHD Blu-ray September 30, 2024! Hit the road with The Hitcher for a ride from hell wrapped in a box set from heaven. Continue reading ‘‘The Hitcher’ on 4K UHD Blu-ray September 30!’
