What this week lacks in quantity of new titles hitting blu-ray and Ultra HD, it more than makes up for in quality with a handful of films making their home video debut and several classics getting lots of hi-def love.
Let’s kick it off this week with the new films debuting on blu-ray and/or 4K UltraHD high definition. First up is the wildly popular and critically successful romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, directed by Jon Chu. Warner Bros. is blessing the film’s fans with both an Ultra HD + blu-ray + Digital HD release and a blu-ray + DVD + Digital release which includes a director’s commentary and some gag reels and deleted scenes.
Also debuting for home theaters this week is Lionsgate’s hi-def release of the blistering comedy drama Blindspotting that comes to us in the form of a Blu-ray + DVD + Digital package that includes a couple of commentaries, making-of’s, and some deleted scenes.
The Ken Marino-directed romantic comedy Dog Days is getting a Blu-ray + DVD + Digital release on November 20th. Don’t discount this little feel-good comedy that went largely unnoticed in theaters earlier this year despite its crowd-pleasing message and all those four-legged friends with sloppy tongues. {googleads}
Rounding out the films debuting for home theaters is the science fiction, road trip, family drama film called Kin which is getting a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy release from Lionsgate as well as a Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy release, both of which come with commentaries, making-of doc shorts (with commentary), deleted scenes, and an hour-long round table discussion with the film’s makers.
Several catalog titles are also getting our attention this week with Stanley Kubrick's science-fiction drama 2001: A Space Odyssey leading the way with a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital HD Steelbook release that features a new 4K scan. This is a great release folks and an easy day one purchase for collector’s but sadly, you’ll only be able to buy this from Best Buy stores as it it a Best Buy exclusive.
Next up is the gut-wrenching thriller Candyman which gets a two-disc Collector’s Edition that includes a NEW 2K restoration from original negatives (of the theatrical cut and the uncut version) AND the New 2K scan Of The Original Negative With High Definition Inserts For The Uncut Footage From An Archival Film Print. In addition, the set is limited to just 2000 copies, so place your pre-orders now.
Criterion steps up big-time this week with several films getting the loving Criterion blu-ray treatment. Billy Wilder’s Marilyn Monroe comedy Some Like it Hot is on our list with the film getting a new 4K remaster which was completed by Park Circus in collaboration with MGM and Criterion. The release also features a whole slew of features with interviews (one from Norma Jean herself), a trio of behind-the-scenes featureless, a commentary, a trailer and an illustrated leaflet featuring an essay by author Sam Wasson, as well as technical credits.
Criterion keeps our “most wanted” ball rolling with its Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema Collector’s Edition Box Set which contains 30 discs and over 4000 minutes representing the most comprehensive collection of Bergman's work ever released on home video. The region-free release contains 39 movies with 41 cuts. This is a truly special release for film historians and blu-ray lovers alike. {googleads}
Billy “The Kid” and his gang are back when Young Guns II hits blu-ray for the very first time while Jamie Banks’ psychological slasher Urban Legend and its sequel John Ottman’s Urban Legends: Final Cut hit blu-ray thanks to Scream Factory’s release of both films with tons of extra features including new audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, gag reel, and more. Also, there is nothing wrong with your television set as Kino Lorber releases the four disc set of all 17 episodes of the 1964-1965 television series, The Outer Limits with a Outer Limits: Season Two blu-ray box set. The five disc set comes from a brand new remaster and tons of extra features including alternate cuts, audio commentaries, promos, interviews, TV Spots and more.
And lastly, leave it to the good folks over at Vinegar Syndrome to give us our Most Wanted Blu-ray this week. The company recently revealed that it has completed a new 4K restoration of Rospo Pallenberg’s star-studded slasher Cutting Class that stars a young Brad Pitt. The big news here is that 30th anniversary blu-ray will contain the unrated, uncut version of the film. Says Vinegar Syndrome,
So, there you have it. Our twelve most wanted blu-rays and Ultra HD’s for the week of November 20, 2018
Following is a list of notable titles that will be released on blu-ray and/or 4K this week on November 20, 2018:
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Crazy Rich Asians 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital HD Street Date: 11/20/2018 Special Features: Commentary by Director Jon M. Chu and Novelist Kevin Kwan; Crazy Rich Fun; Gag Reel; Deleted Scenes |
Blindspotting Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy Street Date: 11/20/2018 Special Features: Audio Commentary with Director Carlos López Estrada; Audio Commentary with Writers/Actors Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal; Deleted Scenes; Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting Featurette; Carlos López Estrada: A Director's Featurette |
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Dog Days Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Street Date: 11/20/2018 Special Features: |
Kin 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy Street Date: 11/20/2018 Special Features: Audio Commentary with co-directors Jonathan and Josh Baker and screenwriter Daniel Casey; "Thicker Than Water: The Making of Kin" 8-Part Documentary; "Enhanced Visual FX Breakdown" Featurette; "Bag Man: Original Short" with optional audio commentary by co-directors Jonathan and Josh Baker; 10 Deleted Scenes; "Learned Behavior: Special Features at Work" hour-long round table discussion between Jonathan and Josh Baker and reknown filmmakers including 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg, Swiss Army Man directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, legendary special features producer Laurent Bouzereau (Jaws, Back to the Future, Ready Player One) and special features godfather Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy, Tusk) |
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2001: A Space Odyssey - 4K Blu-ray - Best Buy Exlusive SteelBook / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital HD Street Date: 11/20/2018 Special Features: Commentary by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, Channel Four Documentary; 2001: The Making of a Myth; 4 Insightful Featurettes; Standing on the shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001; Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001; 2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future; What Is Out There?; 2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork; Look: Stanley Kubrick! Audio-Only Bonus: 1966 Kubrick; Interview Conducted by Jeremy Bernstein; Theatrical Trailer |
Candyman: Collector's Edition Blu-ray | Deluxe Limited Edition | Limited to 2000 Street Date: 11/20/2018 Special Features: DISC ONE (THEATRICAL CUT): • NEW 2K Restoration From A New 4K Scan Of The Original Negative, Supervised And Approved By Writer/Director Bernard Rose And Director Of Photography Anthony B. Richmond DISC TWO (UNRATED CUT): • NEW 2K Restoration From A New 4K Scan Of The Original Negative With High Definition Inserts For The Uncut Footage From An Archival Film Print |
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Some Like it Hot Blu-ray Street Date: 11/20/2018 Special Features: BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray; Audio commentary from 1989 featuring film scholar Howard Suber; New program on Orry-Kelly's costumes for the film, featuring costume designer and historian Deborah Nadoolman Landis and costume historian and archivist Larry McQueen; Three making-of documentaries; Appearance from 1982 by director Billy Wilder on The Dick Cavett Show; Conversation from 2001 between actor Tony Curtis and film critic Leonard Maltin; French television interview from 1988 with actor Jack Lemmon; Trailer; PLUS: An essay by author Sam Wasson |
Ingmar Bergman's Cinema Blu-ray Box Set Street Date: 11/20/2018 Special Features: OPENING NIGHT: Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) Crisis (1946) Wild Strawberries (1957) To Joy (1950) Summer with Monika (1953) Dreams (1955) CENTERPIECE ONE: Scenes from a Marriage- From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) Shame (1968) Fårö Document (1970) Through a Glass Darkly (1961) The Virgin Spring (1960) CENTERPIECE TWO: The Seventh Seal (1957) The Devil's Eye (1960) Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) The Magician (1958) The Magic Flute (1975) The Touch (1971) CENTERPIECE THREE: Persona (1966) Thirst (1949) Cries and Whispers (1972) Waiting Women (1952) Autumn Sonata (1978) CLOSING NIGHT: Fanny and Alexander- Television version (1983) | Theatrical version (1982)
SPECIAL FEATURES AND TECHNICAL SPECS Thirty-nine films, including eighteen never before released by Criterion |
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Young Guns II Blu-ray Street Date: 11/20/2018 Special Features: |
Cutting Class Vinegar Syndrome Exclusive / Blu-ray + DVD Street Date: 11/1202018 Special Features: New 4K remaster |
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The Outer Limits: Season Two Blu-ray Street Date: 11/20/2018 Special Features: BRAND NEW REMASTERS; THE UNKNOWN – the alternate cut of "The Forms of Things Unknown" intended a pilot for a show that was never broadcasted; PLEASE STAND BY – the alternate cut of "The Galaxy Being" was the pilot episode shown to ABC executives which later on became THE OUTER LIMITS – with an optional commentary track by Film Historian Eric Grayson; AUDIO COMMENTARIES for 13 of the 17 episodes by Film Historians David J. Schow, Tim Lucas, Gary Gerani, Craig Beam, Reba Wissner and Steve Mitchell |
Urban Legends: Final Cut Blu-ray Street Date: 11/20/2018 Special Features: NEW The Legend Continues: Urban Legends: Final Cut including interviews with producers Gina Matthews, Michael McDonnell, executive producers Nick Osborne, Brad Luff, chairman and CEO of Phoenix Pictures Mike Medavoy, writer Silvio Horta, actors Loretta Devine and Rebecca Gayheart; NEW interview with actress Jessica Cauffiel; Audio Commentary with director John Ottman; Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by director John Ottman; Vintage Making of Featurette; Gag Reel; Theatrical Trailer; Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature |
Here are some other notable releases coming this Tuesday:
- Cabaret
- The Last Seduction
- Django
- The Glen Miller Story
- Holy Motors
- We The Animals
