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May 22nd, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
I have been a fan of Bob Marley as long as I’ve known music. The overwhelming empowerment of the lyrics, or the glimpses into life in Trenchtown, Jamaica are eye opening and ethereal. There has yet to be a major reggae artist with the impact of Marley. Even the legendary artist’s talented children and grandchildren can’t say they’ve been as successful. In Bob Marley: One Love, we find Bob in 1976 looking for ways to unify his homeland, not with politics but music and ideals of love and togetherness. Find out more about Bob Marley: One Love in the review and be sure to click the cover art at the end to order a copy of the standard edition or the steelbook variation of this 4K UHD Blu-ray release!
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May 22nd, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
The much buzzed about film, Challengers, from Amazon MGM Studios, will be available for purchase on DVD and Blu-ray on July 9. Directed by Luca Guadagnino (“Call Me By Your Name”), the film is written by Justin Kuritzkes and produced by Amy Pascal, Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Rachel O’Connor. Challengers stars Emmy® Award Winner Zendaya (“Dune: Part Two”, TV’s “Euphoria”), Emmy® Award Winner Josh O’Connor (TV’s “The Crown”, TV’S “Peaky Blinders”), and Emmy ® and Grammy Award winner Mike Faist (“West Side Story”).
Continue reading ‘CHALLENGERS Serves Up a Blu-ray on July 9th!’
May 21st, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Twister, the action-packed, iconic disaster film directed by Jan de Bont (Speed), will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital for the first time on July 9. The film will be available to purchase on July 9 on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc from online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more. Twister stars Academy Award winner (As Good as It Gets) and four-time Emmy Award winner (“Mad About You”) Helen Hunt and Screen Actors Guild Award Winner Bill Paxton (Apollo 13). The film also stars Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride), Jami Gertz (The Lost Boys), Lois Smith (Minority Report), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Boogie Nights), Alan Ruck (television’s “Succession”), Todd Field (Eyes Wide Shut), and Jeremy Davies (Saving Private Ryan).
Continue reading ‘Twister Brings Gale Force Thrills To 4K UHD Blu-ray July 9th!’
May 21st, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
The search for the new Dragon Warrior is on! Po learns he must face his biggest villain yet and embarks on a hilarious mission with his new team of misfits in KUNG FU PANDA 4, available with over an hour of extras on Digital, 4K UHD, Blu-rayTM and DVD May 28, 2024, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The never-before-seen bonus content includes dumpling making with Jack Black, Bad Bunnies commentary, deleted scenes, as well as the original animated short “Dueling Dumplings”!
Continue reading ‘Kung Fu Panda 4 Heads to 4K, Blu-ray and DVD March 28th!’
May 17th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Baffling murders, fascinating plot twists, and remarkable camerawork all contribute to this spellbinding, time-honored film noir written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. Hired to work on a yacht belonging to the disabled husband of femme fatale Elsa Bannister (Rita Hayworth), Michael O’Hara (Welles) is aninnocent man drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue and murder. The subject of great controversy and scandal upon its initial release, THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI shocked 1948 audiences by presenting Hayworth with her flaming red hair cut short and dyed champagne blonde. THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI is now considered vintage Welles, with his famous hall-of-mirrors climax hailed as one of the greatest scenes in cinematic history.
Continue reading ‘Orson Welles’ Classic Noir “The Lady From Shanghai” Debuts on 4K UHD Blu-ray July 23rd!’
May 15th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming in August: Brief Encounters / The Long Farewell: Two Films by Kira Muratova, two long-suppressed features by the fearless Ukrainian iconoclast; Not a Pretty Picture, a metacinematic experiment in recreating trauma from Martha Coolidge; Real Life, a satirical mockumentary about attempting to document the life of an ordinary American family, from Albert Brooks; and Mother, a comic portrait of a struggling novelist who decides to move back in with his mother, also from Brooks. Plus: The Last Emperor, Bernardo Bertolucci’s powerful Academy Award–winning epic set in Qing-dynasty China—now on 4K UHD.
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Continue reading ‘Bertolucci, Brooks, Coolidge & More Coming to The Criterion Collection August 2024’
May 14th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Based on the true story of the first special forces mission in history, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare arrives on Electronic Sell-Through on June 18 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, and DVD June 25 from Lionsgate. From Director Guy Ritchie (The Gentlemen) and Producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun: Maverick), this high-octane, history-changing story inspired author Ian Fleming to write the postwar James Bond spy novels. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare stars Henry Cavill (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.), Eiza González (Baby Driver), Alan Ritchson (Fast X), Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four), Hero Fiennes Tiffin (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Til Schweiger (Inglourious Basterds), with Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians), and Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride).
Continue reading ‘‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Arrives on Digital 6/18 and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD June 25th!’
May 14th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of its theatrical release, Purple Rain, the iconic 1984 film starring Prince in his film acting debut, will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital for the first time on June 25. Purple Rain will be available to purchase on June 25 on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc from online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more.
Continue reading ‘Purple Rain Makes Doves Cry For Its 40th Anniversary By Coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray June 25th!’
May 13th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Witness the birth of evil when 20th Century Studios’ The First Omen arrives on Hulu on May 30. Directed by Arkasha Stevenson and Certified-Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes™, The First Omen is a prequel to the classic horror film franchise that has been described as “death-fully intense” (Witney Seibold, Slash Film), “truly petrifying” (Daisy Phillipson, Dexerto) and “the best horror movie of the year” (Witney Seibold, Slash Film).
Continue reading ‘THE FIRST OMEN Demonizes Digital 5/28, Hulu 5/30, and Blu-ray and DVD July 30th!’
May 7th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
The latest entry in the Monsterverse franchise, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs Kong with an all-new cinematic adventure, debuts for purchase and rental Digitally at home on May 14, 2024, and on 4K UHD and Blu-ray on June 11. From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own. The epic new film delves further into the histories of these Titans, their origins, and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humanity forever.
– Continue reading ‘Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, The Ultimate Team-Up, Hitting 4K UHD & Blu-ray on June 11’
April 29th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
This just in… ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year and Paramount Home Entertainment will mark the occasion by releasing the absurdly hilarious, star-studded comedy on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc™ for the first time ever on July 2, 2024. It’s kind of a big deal.
Released in theatres on July 9, 2004, ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDYmarked the feature directorial debut of Adam McKay and was written by McKay and Will Ferrell, who stars as the titular, mustachioed hero. The film features a veritable pantheon of comedic talent, including Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Fred Willard, along with a cavalcade of cameos.
Continue reading ‘ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY Celebrates 20 Years with a 4K UHD Blu-ray, July 2nd!’
April 25th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
The critically acclaimed, American Fiction, from Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures, will be available for purchase on Blu-ray on June 18.
Written for the screen and directed by Academy Award® winner Cord Jefferson (TV’s “Watchmen”), the film is produced byBen LeClair, p.g.a., Nikos Karamigios, p.g.a., Cord Jefferson, p.g.a., and Jermaine Johnson, p.g.a. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Score and winning for Best Adapted Screenplay.
American Fiction stars Academy Award® nominee Jeffrey Wright (“The Batman”, “No Time to Die”), Tracee Ellis Ross (TV’s “Blackish”), John Ortiz (“The Fast and Furious” films), Erika Alexander (TV’s “Living Single”), Leslie Uggams (The “Deadpool” films), Keith David (“Nope”) Adam Brody (TV’s “The O.C.”) with Issa Rae (TV’s “Insecure), and Academy Award® nominee Sterling K. Brown (TV’s “This Is Us”)
Continue reading ‘AMERICAN FICTION Tells Its Tale on Blu-ray June 18th!’
April 22nd, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Based on the “heart-swelling true story” (Courtney Howard, Variety) of friendship and loyalty, ARTHUR THE KING arrives on Premium Video on Demand and Premium Electronic Sell-Through on April 23, and on Electronic Sell-Through, Blu-ray (+ DVD + Digital), and DVD May 28 from Lionsgate. Embark on the physical and emotional journey based on the true story of adventure racer Mikael Lindnord and Arthur, the dog that changed Lindnord’s life. ARTHUR THE KINGstars Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg (2006, Best Supporting Actor, The Departed), Simu Liu (Barbie), Juliet Rylance (A Dog’s Purpose), Ali Suliman (Lone Survivor), Nathalie Emmanuel (“Game of Thrones”), and Paul Guilfoyle (“CSI: Vegas”).
Continue reading ‘ARTHUR THE KING on Digital 4/23 and Blu-ray May 28th!’
April 22nd, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Join us as we celebrate 25 years of warping fragile little minds when the critically acclaimed, Academy Award®-nominated* SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT arrives for the first time ever on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc™ June 25, 2024 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
On June 30, 1999, creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker unleashed their wildly popular South Park characters on the big screen for the first time, holding up a mirror to society with their razor-sharp wit and asking the all-important question: “What would Brian Boitano do?”
Twenty-five years later, SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT remains as irreverent, insightful, and hilarious as when it first premiered. Now, fans can enjoy the breathtaking animation, lyrical voice work, and show-stopping musical numbers all in eye-popping 4K Ultra HD.
Continue reading ‘South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut and Team America: World Police Celebrate Anniversaries by Hitting 4K June 25th! “F*$% Yeah!”’
April 21st, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
The Departed was a surprise gift to film lovers in 2006. Martin Scorsese mixed one part Infernal Affairs remake and one part loosely true story of The Winter Hill Gang of Boston, the many twists and turns of the film took many of us by surprise. As Goodfellas and Casino did before them, this crime caper mixes humor, thrills, double crosses, and intensely good performances to make the perfect cocktail of cinematic comfort. Now, 18 years later, we get a 4K UHD Blu-ray to savor. Read on below more on the film and its newly remastered technical merits below and click to cover art below (both Amazon links) to get either the standard 4K edition or the steelbook edition!
Continue reading ‘The Departed (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)’
April 19th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Drive-Away Dolls will always have the distinction of being the first film directed by A Coen Brother and not by THE Coen Brothers. That alone is a big thing in itself, knowing what fans of film know about the famed duo. They make all kinds of films, usually with a nice dose of humor, and this is the first time Ethan has been without Joel to create a new story for us to enjoy. Will that spell disaster for Ethan in his first solo outing, or does Drive-Away Dolls add yet another critical darling to the list? Find out more in-depth below, and be sure to click the cover art (a paid link) to order a copy of Drive-Away Dolls on Blu-ray.
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April 17th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
The iconic classic from Martin Scorsese returns to 4K Ultra HD as a limited edition Steelbook on June 25th! Winner of the prestigious Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival (1976) and nominated for 4 Academy Awards® including Best Picture (1976), TAXI DRIVER stars Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s classic film of a psychotic New York cabbie driven to violence by loneliness and desperation. Co-starring Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle and Cybill Shepherd.
Continue reading ‘TAXI DRIVER… Bickle Hits 4K Steelbook 6/25/24!’
April 15th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming to The Criterion Collection in July: Black God, White Devil, Glauber Rocha’s blistering existential western from Brazil; Perfect Days, a serene ode to everyday life in Tokyo directed by Wim Wenders; Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Sam Peckinpah’s blood- and dust-caked elegy for the American West; Farewell My Concubine, a breathtakingly intimate saga in twentieth-century China, directed by Chen Kaige; and Risky Business, Paul Brickman’s sly satire about a suburban Chicago prepster. Plus: Le samouraï, Jean-Pierre Melville’s masterpiece of cool about a contract killer with samurai instincts, now on 4K UHD.
– Continue reading ‘Peckinpah, Wenders, Melville 4K & More Coming to The Criterion Collection July 2024’