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October 20th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
On 10/19/2024, Director Fede Alvarez announced at a special Beyond Fest partnered screening at the Aero Theater in Los Angeles that 20th Century Studios will release the terrifying sci-fi horror thriller, Alien: Romulus, on limited edition VHS December 3. An ultimate movie collector’s dream, the fully functioning VHS tape was created in celebration of the 45th anniversary of the legendary Alien franchise, the box features artwork by renowned artist Matt Ferguson.
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October 19th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
You better watch out… Halloween is just around the corner, and then the season comes greeting with Silent Night, Deadly Night arriving December 10, 2024, in a 40th Anniversary Edition 3-disc 4K UHD + Blu-Ray™ set from Scream Factory™. Fans will be treated to a new 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative, as well as a stuffed stocking’s worth of new bonus features including interviews with select filmmakers.
The 40th Anniversary Edition of the holiday horror is currently available for pre-order on ShoutFactory.com, early customers on the nice list will receive a limited-edition slipcover with the first pressing.
Continue reading ‘Ho-Ho-Horror Comes Calling When SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT Comes To 4K UHD Blu-ray December 10th!’
October 16th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Based on DC’s acclaimed graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, Watchmen Chapter II, the second part of the all-new animated two-part feature film from Warner Bros. Animation and Paramount, will be released on Digital on November 26 and on 4K UHD and Blu-ray on December 3.
The animated feature concludes the faithful adaptation of the groundbreaking graphic novel series by writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons, which redefined the superhero genre when it debuted in the mid-1980s.
Continue reading ‘WATCHMEN CHAPTER II on 4K and Blu-ray December 3rd!’
October 15th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Academy Award® nominee Kevin Bacon stars in Stir of Echoes, a psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Tom Witzky (Bacon) is a blue-collar family man whose world is turned upside down after being hypnotized at a party. Opening a gateway to the supernatural, Tom begins experiencing terrifying visions and becomes obsessed with uncovering a long-buried secret in his Chicago neighborhood. As reality blurs with the paranormal, Tom’s descent into madness becomes inevitable. Stir of Echoes arrives on Steelbook® on Amazon from Lionsgate, available in 4K for the first time for its 25th anniversary, featuring exclusive artwork and new bonus content. Available only at Amazon for the suggested retail price of $34.99.
Continue reading ‘STIR OF ECHOES Hits 4K UHD Blu-ray For Its 25th Anniversary, December 10th!’
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 14th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Today marks the 70th anniversary of one of the most beloved Christmas movies ever made—Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS—and Paramount Home Entertainment is celebrating the milestone by releasing the fan-favorite film for the first time ever on 4K Ultra HD on November 5, 2024.
A dazzling and delightful holiday treat, Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS stars Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen in a joyous showbiz story filled with song and dance and featuring the timeless music and lyrics of legendary composer and songwriter Irving Berlin whose artistry defined American popular songs for much of the 20th century.
Continue reading ‘WHITE CHRISTMAS Dazzles on 4K UHD Blu-ray November 5th!’
October 14th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Continuing to bring families together in theaters, and hailed as “one of the best animated films of the decade” (Roger-Ebert) that is “destined to be a classic” (Collider), DreamWorks Animation’s THE WILD ROBOT arrives exclusively on digital platformsto own or rent tomorrow, October 15, 2024, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The “absolutely, impossibly, gobsmackingly gorgeous” (Slash Film) animated feature will also be available on 4K UHD and Blu-ray™ on December 3, 2024. Own THE WILD ROBOT with never-before-seen extras including an alternate opening, recording booth footage with the all-star voice cast, how to draw tutorials, and more, only when you purchase from participating retailers nationwide including Apple TV, Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), Comcast Xfinity, Cox Microsoft Movies & TV, and Movies Anywhere.
Continue reading ‘THE WILD ROBOT – On Digital 10/15 and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD on 12/3!’
October 8th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Experience vengeance born from true love in The Crow, now on digital and arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, and DVD on November 5 from Lionsgate. Based on the iconic graphic novel, The Crow tells the dark love story of Eric and Shelly, and the lengths one will go to for someone they love. Directed by Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman, Ghost in the Shell), The Crow stars Bill Skarsgård (It), FKA twigs (award-winning singer-songwriter), and Danny Huston (“Yellowstone”).
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October 8th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Academy Award®-winning* director Christopher Nolan’s landmark epic INTERSTELLAR celebrates its 10th 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.
Continue reading ‘INTERSTELLAR Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Dec. 6th IMAX Limited Engagement Tickets Going On Sale Nov. 7th & Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD Set Releasing Dec. 10th’
October 3rd, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Nora (Jean Arthur) is trying to figure out what to do about Leopold Dilg (Cary Grant), who’s landed on her doorstep looking for a safe place to hide after escaping from jail, when her summer tenant, stuffy lawyer Michael Lightcap (Ronald Coleman) arrives early to take up residence. Believing Leopold to be innocent, she stashes the wounded Dilg in the attic. Keeping Leopold hidden becomes impossible but Nora and Leopold set about to win Michael’s sympathy to Dilg’s legal plight without revealing his identity. Constant, ridiculous and comic mix-ups and mishaps threaten to destroy the trio’s friendship and potentially lead to Leopold facing a hostile mob for a crime he didn’t commit. George Stevens deftly explores corrupt small-town politics and the individual’s responsibility to society while fueling a fast-paced romantic comedy with lightness and charm.
Continue reading ’40’s Classic THE TALK OF THE TOWN – On 4K December 3rd!’
October 1st, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
The epic story of three brothers bound by loyalty, tested by war and torn apart by love. Brad Pitt stars as Tristan, the wildest of the Ludlow sons, whose failure to protect his brother puts his entire family on a path of betrayal and self-destruction. From the battlefields of Europe to the farthest reaches of civilization, LEGENDS OF THE FALL follows Tristan’s turbulent journey from boyhood to manhood to legend. Also starring Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond and Henry Thomas.
Continue reading ’30 Years of LEGENDS OF THE FALL, Making Its 4K Debut on December 3rd!’
October 1st, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Chase. Ride. Survive. Brace yourself for a wild ride into the eye of the storm when TWISTERS becomes available to own with all-new bonus content on Digital October 8, 2024 and on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD October 22, 2024, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The “hard-hitting disaster spectacle” (Impulse Gamer) has earned the Certified Fresh & Verified Hot designations on Rotten Tomatoes and an A- CinemaScore, becoming the best opening ever for a disaster film. TWISTERS is an adrenaline-pumping, thrilling experience that puts you in direct contact with one of nature’s most wondrous and destructive forces. Own the all-American action-packed adventure with exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus content featuring the cast and crew, only when you purchase from participating retailers nationwide including Apple TV, Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), Comcast Xfinity, Cox and Microsoft Movies & TV.
Continue reading ‘Chase. Ride. Survive. – TWISTERS on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD October 22nd!’
October 1st, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Beetlejuice is back! Oscar-nominated, singular creative visionary Tim Burton and Oscar nominee and star Michael Keaton reunite for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to Burton’s award-winning Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice debuts for purchase and rental Digitally at home on October 8.
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’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).
Continue reading ‘Don’t Say It 3 Times! BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD November 19th!’
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 30th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
From classic thrillers to family favorites, three films celebrating anniversaries of their release – Blazing Saddles (50th anniversary), North by Northwest (65th anniversary) and The Terminator (40th anniversary), will be released for the first time on 4K Ultra HD and Digital on November 19.
Also celebrating anniversaries are The Wizard of Oz (85th anniversary), which will be available in an 85th Anniversary Theater Edition on November 5 and The Polar Express (20th anniversary), which was released on 4K in 2022.
Continue reading ‘Anniversaries Aplenty as NORTH BY NORTHWEST, BLAZING SADDLES, THE TERMINATOR and More Come to 4K UHD Blu-ray in November!’
September 30th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
In 1994, writer-director Quentin Tarantino blew away audiences and critics with his brazenly brilliant tribute to hard-crime capers, PULP FICTION. 30 years later, the acclaimed and award-winning film continues to thrill new generations of fans with its infinitely quotable dialogue, superb cast, ingenious plot, and chart-topping soundtrack.
In celebration of the cinematic masterpiece’s 30th anniversary, PULP FICTION will return to the big screen in October for special presentations featuring pristine new 35mm prints in select theatres across the U.S. In addition, the film will be released on 4K Ultra HD in a 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition on December 3, 2024 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
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September 30th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Continuing to terrify audiences in its theatrical run, the new Blumhouse thriller, SPEAK NO EVIL, will be available exclusively on digital platforms to own or rent tomorrow, October 1, 2024, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The “painfully tense, disarmingly funny and masterfully cringe-inducing” (Screen Rant) will be available on Blu-ray™ and DVD on November 19, 2024. James McAvoy stars in a “career-best” (Slash Film) riveting performance as the charismatic, alpha-male host whose untrammeled hospitality masks an unspeakable darkness. Own the suspenseful horror, SPEAK NO EVIL, with never-before-seen extras featuring the filmmakers and cast discuss the making of the film, only when you purchase from participating retailers nationwide including Apple TV, Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), Comcast Xfinity, Cox Microsoft Movies & TV, and Movies Anywhere.
Continue reading ‘SPEAK NO EVIL Tells All on Blu-ray and DVD November 19th! On Digital 10/1!’
September 26th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
The legendary Alien franchise gives birth to an all-new terrifying sci-fi horror thriller when 20th Century Studios’ Alien: Romulus arrives to digital retailers (Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home) on October 15 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on December 3.
Director Fede Alvarez takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its iconic roots in the next jaw-dropping installment heralded by critics as “sheer terror” (Brian Truitt, USA Today) and “utterly breathtaking” (Andrew J. Salazar, Discussing Film). Alien: Romulus is Certified-Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes™ and has already thrilled audiences at the box office, becoming the second highest grossing film in the Alien franchise globally.
Continue reading ‘ALIEN: ROMULUS Facehugs Its Way to 4K, Blu-ray and DVD December 3rd!’