Blu-ray News
One Little Independent Records (Oli Records) will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Björk: Cornucopia Live. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on October 24.
Kino Lorber have revealed that they are preparing a 4K Blu-ray release of aul Leni’s The Cat and the Canary (1927), starring Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall, and Gertrude Astor. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market in late October.
For the week of August 4th, A24 will release Friendship on Blu-ray. Other new releases include The Universal Theory from Oscilloscope Laboratories. Catalog titles include Shaw Brothers Classics: Vol. Seven (1973-1980) from Shout Factory and 4K UHD upgrades for Sunset Boulevard and Better Off Dead from Paramount Home Media Distribution, The Burmese Harp (1956) and Fires on the Plain from the Criterion Collection, Convoy (1978) from Kino Lorber, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World from 20th Century Studios, Wolf Children from Shout and Late Night with the Devil from IFC Films.
Vinegar Syndrome has announced its August batch of releases. They are: Playroom (1989), Castle of Evil (1966), Robo Warriors (1996), Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990), Of Monsters and Madness: The Films of Larry Fessenden Volume 1 (1991-1995), The Woman Chaser (1999), Mixed Blood (1984), and Confessions of a Psycho Cat / The Fat Black Pussycat (1967-1963).
Kani is preparing a Blu-ray release of Takashi Ishii’s thriller Freeze Me (2000), starring Harumi Inoue, Shingo Tsurumi, Kazuki Kitamura, and Shunsuke Matsuoka. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on September 30.
Kino Lorber have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of Dan Curtis’ Classic Monsters (1968-1974). The release is scheduled to arrive on the market in late October.
IFC Films is preparing a Blu-ray release of François Ozon’s Young & Beautiful a.k.a. Jeune et jolie (2013), starring Marine Vacth, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot, Fantin Ravat, and Yves Bole. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on September 30.
Cauldron Films will issue a standard retail 4K Blu-ray edition of Paul Grau’s cult film Mad Foxes (1981), starring José Gras, Andrea Albani, Eric Falk, and Paul Grau. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on October 14.
Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of Phillip Noyce’s The Bone Collector (1999), starring Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, and Michael McGlone. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on October 14.
British label Dazzler Media will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic (2000) with a new Blu-ray release, which is scheduled to arrive on the market on September 8th.
Janus Films has provided a promotional trailer for StudioCanal’s recent 4K restoration of Leos Carax’s The Lovers on the Bridge (1991), starring Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, and Klaus Michael Grüber. 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of the restoration are expected to be announced later this year.
Australian label Imprint Films has informed us that it is preparing a Limited Edition 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray combo pack of Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce (1985), starring Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May, and Patrick Stewart. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on November 26.
Flicker Alley has announced that it will release on Blu-ray Victor Sjöström’s He Who Gets Slapped (1924), starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Marc McDermott, and Ford Sterling. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on September 9.
Australian label Umbrella Entertainment has announced its November batch of releases. They are: All of Me (1984), Cecil B. Demented (2000), The Fire Within (1963), and Freaked (1993).
Vidangel Studios has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Jon Avnet’s The Last Rodeo (2024), starring Neal McDonough, Mykelti Williamson, Christopher McDonald, and Sarah Jones. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on October 7.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sam Raimi’s The Quick and the Dead (1995) with a brand new 4K Blu-ray SteelBook release, which is scheduled to arrive on the market on October 7th.
Arrow Video has provided an exclusive trailer for the new 4K remaster of Wolfgang Petersen’s Poseidon (2006), starring Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Jacinda Barrett, Richard Dreyfuss, and Emmy Rossum. Poseidon will be released on 4K Blu-ray on August 12.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release on 4K Blu-ray A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection (1984-1994). The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on September 30.
Blue Underground has confirmed via social media that its highly anticipated 4K restoration of Ralph Bakshi’s Fire and Ice (1983) is finally underway. A 4K Blu-ray release was pre-announced in 2020, but the label and its partners were unable to locate the original camera negatives, and the project was canceled.
Osciloscope Pictures will bring to Blu-ray Timm Kröger’s The Universal Theory (2023), starring Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuss, and David Bennent. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on August 5.
Reel Vault has informed us that it will add two new titles to its Blu-ray catalog. They are: Pointed Heels (1929) and King Kung Fu (1976). The two titles will be available for purchase on August 26.
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Lorcan Finnegan’s The Surfer (2024), starring Nic Cage, Julian McMahon, Finn Little, Miranda Tapsell, and Nicholas Cassim. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on September 9.
British label Final Cut Entertainment is preparing a Blu-ray release of Peter Collinson’s Up the Junction (1968), starring Suzy Kendall, Dennis Waterman, Maureen Lipman, Adrienne Posta, and Liz Fraser. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on September 22.
Capelight International and MPI Home Video will bring to Blu-ray Terry George’s Hotel Rwanda (2004), starring Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte, and Desmond Dube. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on September 16.
This September, GKIDS will introduce theatrically a brand new 4K restoration of Nobuhiro Yamashita’s Linda Linda Linda (2005), starring Bae Doona, Aki Maeda, Yû Kashii, Shiori Sekine, and Lily.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray Peanuts: Ultimate TV Specials Collection. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on October 7.
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has dated and detailed its upcoming 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of Len Wiseman’s Ballerina (2025), starring Ana de Armas, Ian McShane, Keanu Reeves, Anjelica Huston, and Catalina Sandino Moreno. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on September 9.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will issue a SteelBook Edition of Chucky: The Complete Series. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on September 23.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has provided complete details for its upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), which will be available for purchase on August 12.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later (2025), starring Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, and Ralph Fiennes. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on September 23.