Home Video (VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, 4k)

People still continue to buy the Bose TV Speaker even after we made a dedicated video on it…. To get you to stop, we took to facebook marketplace and gave ourselves the SAME budget and managed to buy a 5.1 surround sound setup with dedicated receivers!

Considering this is the home video section, I thought this would apply to this community. Reminds me of when I had my tiny dirt cheap 5.1 system, which sounded great to me. Especially when playing Bad Company 2 on my Xbox360.

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. Twisters
3. The Crow (2024)
4. Trap
5. It Ends With Us
6. The 4:30 Movie
7. Borderlands
8. White Christmas
9. Despicable Me 4
10. John Wick
11. We Were Soldiers
12. Zodiac
13. Escape From New York
14. I Love Lucy: The Complete Series
15. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One (tie)
16. Inside Out 2 (tie)
17. The Grinch
18. Krampus
19. Godzilla (1954)
20. The Wizard of Oz

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. The Crow
3. Twisters
4. White Christmas
5. The 4:30 Movie (Amazon Exclusive 4K)
6. John Wick
7. We Were Soldiers
8. Zodiac
9. Escape From New York
10. Trap
11. Godzilla (1954)
12. Krampus
13. The Wizard of Oz
14. Gladiator
15. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
16. Rules of Engagement
17. The Grinch
18. Happiness
19. Borderlands
20. Death Becomes Her

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 Home Media Sellers (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted)

1. Deadpool & Wolverine (63%)
2. Twisters (48%)
3. The Crow (68%)
4. It Ends With Us (34%)
5. Trap (52%)
6. Despicable Me 4 (36%)
7. The Grinch (23%)
8. The Wizard of Oz (29%)
9. Borderlands (60%)
10. Inside Out 2 (39%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-11-09
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-11-09
• Blu-ray Sales: November 3-9: Deadpool & Wolverine Set a Trap for The Crow

Just in time for the holidays, we can enjoy Ron Howard and George Lucas' family-friendly fantasy adventure film Willow finally arrives on 4K UHD Blu-ray with deluxe SteelBook packaging.

The George Lucas / Ron Howard team-up Willowmight have been something of a box office misfire at release, but the film has grown into a fan-favorite fantasy adventure classic. Now we can enjoy the exploits of Warwick Davis' Willow and his pal Madmartigan and the beautiful Sorsha in full 2160p with HDR. The press release wasn't specific about HDR grade, remember Disney is punching Dolby Vision onto their 4K discs on a case-by-case basis - so this one might not have made the cut. We'll see if any clarification comes out on that. But we can at least expect HDR10 on the BD66 disc with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio. We also don't have a breakdown of extra features yet, but it's a safe bet those will be on the included Blu-ray. Hopefully, if this sells well, maybe we'll get the abandoned series' first season on disc too. 

***Willow - 4K UHD SteelBook ***

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Here's all of the specs as we know them: 

Cast
**Val Kilmer **as Madmartigan
**Joanne Whalley **as Sorsha
Warwick Davis as Willow
Billy Barty as High Aldwin
Jean Marsh as Queen Bavmorda

Produced by
Nigel Wooll

Executive Producers
George Lucas

Written by
George Lucas
Bob Dolman

Directed by
Ron Howard

Product Specifications
Release Date
Digital: December 10, 2024
Physical: December 10, 2024

Product SKUs
Digital: 4K UHD
Physical: 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital Code SteelBook®

Feature Run Time
Approx. 126 minutes

Rating
U.S.: Rated PG

Disc Size
4K UHD Blu-ray: 66GB
Blu-ray: 50GB

Aspect Ratio
Digital: 2.39:1
Physical: 2.39:1

Audio
4K: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 DTS-HDHR Language Tracks
Blu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and French 5.1 DTS Digital Surround Language Tracks
Digital: English 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital and French 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital

Subtitles
4K: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles (Specifications Apply To Film Content Only)
Digital: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/19813184

A quarter of a century ago, it seemed like nobody wanted Dogma. Kevin Smith’s subversive comedy about a pair of disgraced angels (played by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon) was met with fierce protests soon after it debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. Writer-director Smith, riding high off his 1997 romcom Chasing Amy, received 300,000 pieces of hate mail, including several “bona fide death threats”. Religious campaign group the Catholic League picketed outside cinemas. Critics also sharpened their knives, with The Independent’s Gilbert Adair among those who crucified the film. “Nothing, absolutely nothing, not a single idea, not a shot, not a camera movement, not a performance, not a gesture, not a gag, nothing at all, I repeat, works in this movie,” he sneered.

Some of us, though, couldn’t get enough of the film, which celebrates its 25th anniversary on 12 November. I was a Sunday School-attending teenager when I first stumbled across Dogma on late-night television, and I was hooked from the moment Linda Fiorentino’s beleaguered abortion counsellor Bethany set upon Alan Rickman’s Metatron, the flaming voice of God, with a fire extinguisher. He had appeared in her bedroom to recruit her on a quest to stop Bartleby and Loki, Affleck and Damon’s fallen angels, from making it to a church in New Jersey. There they intend to use a doctrinal loophole known as a “plenary indulgence” to wash away all their sins and sneak back into heaven. What they don’t realise is that in doing so they’ll disprove the fundamental concept of God’s omnipotence and immediately wipe out all of existence.

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The real star, though, was Smith’s script, which plays out like a pop-culture-infused catechism. It uses a technicolour version of the Catholic belief system to bring to life a vigorous moral debate, as when Bartleby and Loki hand out righteous vengeance to the board of a clearly Disney-inspired cartoon company they accuse of raising up a false idol, Mooby the Golden Calf. Last year, Affleck recalled reading the screenplay in an interview with Vanity Fair, saying: “Kevin’s very focused on the written word. He’s got a cadence that he likes, but I thought it was a really creative, interesting script. It was a sort of imagining of Catholicism in a very literal sense, and also in a comic sense. I was thinking my kids would actually like that; they have that sense of humour… Kevin’s always had the sense of humour of an adolescent!”

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The controversy that surrounded the film’s release didn’t actually do anything to harm its box-office performance, and may well have helped it to rake in $31m (£24m) worldwide, easily recouping its $10m (£7m) budget. Yet 25 years on, Dogma is not available on any streaming service and last received a physical release when it came out on Blu-ray in 2008. DVDs and VHS copies now change hands for inflated sums online. The reason the film is so hard to find is a direct result of all those Catholic League protests years ago. They kicked up such a fuss that Disney, which at the time owned Miramax, decided they wanted no part of its release. To solve the problem, Weinstein and his brother Bob personally bought the rights to Dogma and set up a distribution deal with Lionsgate. The Weinsteins continued to hold the rights for years but refused to do anything with them, which led Smith to joke of Weinstein in 2022: “He’s holding it hostage. My movie about angels is owned by the devil himself.”

But there is reason to be optimistic. A few weeks ago, Smith revealed during an appearance on podcast That Hashtag Show that the movie rights have been bought by a new distribution company, and plans are afoot to re-release the film in 2025. He went on to say that Dogma could finally get a streaming release, too, as well as new physical versions to accompany a cinema run in the new year. Most excitingly for fans, though, was his suggestion that he could – now that his film is out of Weinstein’s clutches – return to the world of Dogma to tell new tales on a Biblical scale.

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. Twisters
3. Borderlands
4. Trick 'r Treat
5. Zodiac
6. Despicable Me 4
7. Addams Family Values
8. A Quiet Place: Day One
9. Inside Out 2
10. Longlegs
11. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
12. MaXXXine
13. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
14. Drag Me to Hell
15. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
16. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
17. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
18. Talk to Me
19. J Horror Rising
20. The Classic Ghosts: 1970s Gothic Television

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. Twisters
3. Zodiac
4. Trick 'r Treat
5. Addams Family Values
6. Borderlands
7. Drag Me to Hell
8. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
9. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
10. Longlegs
11. The Ring
12. Talk to Me
13. Shocker
14. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
15. Five Nights at Freddy's
16. Dune: Part Two
17. Happiness (tie)
18. Despicable Me 4 (tie)
19. Signs
20. MaXXXine

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 Home Media Sellers (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted)

1. Deadpool & Wolverine (63%)
2. Twisters (49%)
3. Borderlands (55%)
4. Despicable Me 4 (37%)
5. Twisters Double Feature (1996-2024) (4%)
6. A Quiet Place: Day One (40%)
7. Inside Out 2 (41%)
8. The Wizard of Oz (15%)
9. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (39%)
10. Trick 'r Treat (93%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-11-02
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-11-02
• Blu-ray Sales: October 27-November 2: Deadpool & Wolverine Go Trick 'r Treating in Second Week

Over the years, the original Star Wars films have been subject to many changes and additions. According to Lucas, the original cuts have been lost to time. Well, sorry George. We the fans cannot let that happen. This is the story of how the fans saved Star Wars.

This is Part I in a new series I'm creating documenting the fan preservation of the Theatrical Cuts of Star Wars. This episode focuses on Laserdisc Bootlegs.

This bought back some memories. I remember downloading the TR47 bootlegs which were really good copies for the time.

Mind you, I’m not the pickiest person out there and only have a couple 4Ks (all I’ve got at the moment are Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai, the Good the Bad and the Ugly, and Blue Planet II) but I was quite happy with this one. The original was shot on 35mm. There’s no DNR for this release thankfully, so lots of beautiful film grain. Sound is great too. I’ve noticed details on this version I’ve never noticed watching it in the past. I’d recommend it if you like this movie

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. Twisters
3. Borderlands
4. Despicable Me 4
5. The Sixth Sense
6. Signs
7. A Quiet Place: Day One
8. MaXXXine
9. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
10. Inside Out 2
11. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
12. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation
13. Oddity
14. Longlegs
15. Ghost
16. The Wolfman
17. Twisters Double Feature
18. Death Becomes Her
19. Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection Vol. 5
20. In a Violent Nature

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. Twisters
3. Borderlands
4. The Sixth Sense
5. Signs
6. Ghost
7. Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection Vol. 5
8. The Wolfman
9. Death Becomes Her
10. The Hitcher
11. The Ring
12. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
13. A Nightmare on Elm Street
14. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
15. Cheeky!
16. Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment
17. Gummo
18. MaXXXine
19. A Quiet Place: Day One
20. Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 Home Media Sellers (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted)

1. Deadpool & Wolverine (75%)
2. Twisters (56%)
3. Borderlands (64%)
4. Twisters Double Feature (14%)
5. Despicable Me 4 (39%)
6. A Quiet Place: Day One (42%)
7. Inside Out 2 (40%)
8. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (43%)
9. The Sixth Sense (98%)
10. The Wizard of Oz (11%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-10-26
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-10-26
• Blu-ray Sales: October 20-26: Deadpool & Wolverine Tops the Charts in Its First Week

Perhaps the greatest collaboration between the legendary director John Ford and his famed leading man John Wayne, the 1956 Warner Bros. classic The Searchers will be arriving on 4K UHD Blu-ray disc, meticulously restored and newly remastered from its original VistaVision camera negative.

The film will be available as either a 4K UHD Blu-ray disc combo pack, including a newly remastered Blu-ray disc, or as a stand-alone Blu-ray disc. SRP for the 4K/Blu-ray combo pack will be $29.99, and the remastered Blu-ray will have an SRP of $21.99. Both iterations will contain over an hour of special features in HD on the Blu-ray disc, with the feature itself having an archival commentary from the late Peter Bogdanovich. The Searchers will release on December 17, and is available for pre-order at leading online media retailers.

The new 4K UHD Blu-ray presentation of the feature will be available with Dolby Vision and HDR10. Both the 4K and Blu-ray discs will contain the feature's original monaural audio track which was restored from the best available source materials to provide a clean and dynamic audio presentation.

The film underwent an extensive restoration earlier this year, at Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging and Warner Bros. Archival Mastering (for audio). This restoration was undertaken by Warner Bros. Discovery in collaboration with The Film Foundation and made its public premiere on April 21st of this year at the 15th annual TCM Film Festival.

Compression and authoring for Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray were performed by Fidelity in Motion. To maintain the highest possible image and sound quality for home viewing, these optimized encodes fully utilize the available bandwidth and disc space on the BD100 and BD50 formats.

The Searchers was filmed using the 8-perf 35mm VistaVision process, where the negative went through the camera horizontally with double the frame size of traditional 35mm film, thus yielding incredible clarity with great depth of field. The original negative along with yellow separation protection masters were used for this new presentation, to fully restore the film's original color palette capturing the masterful cinematography of Winton C. Hoch, a frequent Ford collaborator. The result is a revelatory presentation which is a testament to the artistry that went into creating this beloved motion picture.

About "The Searchers"

John Wayne and John Ford made The Searchers a landmark Western with an indelible image of the frontier and the people who challenged it. Although not nominated for any awards at the time of its release, the film has since been widely acknowledged as one of the supreme triumphs of the genre. The Searchers was placed on the National Film Registry in 1989 and ranked number 12 on the American Film Institute's 2008 list of "100 Greatest American Films of all time."

Wayne plays an ex-Confederate soldier searching for his niece (Natalie Wood), captured by the Comanches who massacred his family. He won't surrender to hunger, thirst, the elements or loneliness. And in his five-year search, he encounters something unexpected: his own humanity. Beautifully shot by Winton C. Hoch (four-time Academy Award winner), thrillingly scored by Max Steiner (21 Academy Award nominations, 3 wins) and memorably acted by a wonderful ensemble including Jeffrey Hunter (King of Kings, The Longest Day), Vera Miles (The Wrong Man, Psycho), Natalie Wood (Rebel Without a Cause, Gypsy, West Side Story) and frequent Ford cast member Ward Bond (My Darling Clementine, The Quiet Man), The Searchers endures as "a great film of enormous scope and breathtaking physical beauty." (Danny Peary, Guide for the Film Fanatic).

Special Features of the 4K UHD disc and the Blu-ray disc:

• Archival Commentary by Director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, What's Up, Doc?) on both the 4K and Blu-ray discs.

On the Blu-ray disc:

• Original Theatrical trailer (HD)
• The Searchers: An Appreciation (HD)
• A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne, and The Searchers (HD)
• Newsreel coverage of the film's world premiere (HD)
• Outtakes (HD)
• Behind the Cameras (segments from the 1956 Warner Bros. Presents TV series): (HD)
  • Meet Jeffery Hunter
  • Monument Valley
  • Meet Natalie Wood
  • Setting Up Production

Other:

• Running time: 119 Minutes

• COLOR

• NOT RATED

• DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono

• Aspect ratio 16x9 1.85:1

• Subtitles: English SDH

• For the 4K UHD Blu-ray: Dolby Vision, HDR10, BD100

• For the Blu-ray: BD50

• 4K UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray 2-Disc combo-$29.99 SRP

• Blu-ray-$21.99

• Street date: December 17, 2024

ALLIED VAUGHN ENTERTAINMENT is the exclusive licensed distributor of the Warner Archive Collection.

Pre-orders are not live yet.

How do you follow up an anime series like Cowboy Bebop, a hard-hitting blend of sci-fi and jazz? If you're Shinichiro Watanabe the answer is with a hip-hop adventure set in alternate Edo-era Japan. Samurai Champloo can regularly be found near the top of best anime roundups, and if you're looking for an excuse to revisit the beloved series, Crunchyroll has one for you: a limited-edition Blu-ray collection with a premium presentation. Samurai Champloo: The Complete Series Limited Edition arrives November 5 exclusively on the Crunchyroll Store. Fans can preorder the soon-to-be released Samurai Champloo box set for $67.49 (was $90).

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Samurai Champloo's Limited-Edition release comes with a display-worthy slipcase and the six art cards shown above. As for the extras on the disc, you'll find clean credit sequences, concept art, a "bumper" gallery, promo videos, and trailers. All 26 episodes are included on three Blu-ray discs, and thanks to the high production values, this show really shines in high-definition. The soundtrack is also legendary stuff, and combined with the slick action, the series has become a cult-classic over the years.

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It's worth noting that there's already a standard edition Samurai Champloo release you can buy. Samurai Champloo: The Complete Series on Blu-ray is available for $32.49 (was $50) at Amazon.

Titles include: Inglourious Basterds (2009), The Gift (2000), incubus (1966), Rampo Noir (2005), The Usual Suspects (1995), and The Cell (2000). Note that The Gift and The Usual Suspects are UK only.

Lots of good stuff here and surely something for everyone. I myself am intrigued by Incubus as I have never seen that one, or Rampo Noir - always love anthologies.

All in UHD and HD, apart from Rampo Noir which is HD only.

Long-awaited by fans, SEINFELD: THE COMPLETE SERIES is finally making the leap from standard definition discs following an extensive and comprehensive 4K upgrade for the series, and is perfectly timed for the series' 35th anniversary, as well as to conclude the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures. In addition to the physical sets, SEINFELD: THE COMPLETE SERIES is also available for purchase at participating digital retailers.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

4K BLU-RAY EDITION

• 24 4K Blu-ray discs
• Episodes presented in 1.33:1 at 4K resolution with HDR10
• English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Audio
• Audio Commentaries
• Deleted Scenes
• Bloopers
• Inside Looks
• Alternate Versions of Select Episodes

BLU-RAY EDITION

• 24 Blu-ray Discs
• Episodes presented in 1.78:1 High Definition on Blu-ray Disc
• English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Audio
• Audio Commentaries
• Deleted Scenes
• Bloopers
• Inside Looks
• Alternate Versions of Select Episodes

Pre-order: Amazon

Kill Bill: Volume 1:

A former assassin, known simply as The Bride (Uma Thurman), wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill (David Carradine) attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four years of her life. After devising a hit list, The Bride sets off on her quest, enduring unspeakable injury and unscrupulous enemies.

Pre-order: Amazon

Kill Bill: Volume 2:

The Bride (Uma Thurman) picks up where she left off in volume one with her quest to finish the hit list she has composed of all of the people who have wronged her, including ex-boyfriend Bill (David Carradine), who tried to have her killed four years ago during her wedding to another man. Leaving several dead in her wake, she eventually tracks down Bill in Mexico. Using skills she has learned during her assassin career, she attempts to finish what she set out to do in the first place.

Pre-order: Amazon

PIECE BY PIECE is an unparalleled motion picture experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens of LEGO® animation, turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of music's most innovative minds.

PIECE BY PIECE is expertly directed by Academy Award® winner Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom, Won't You Be My Neighbor), and boasts a talented cast of fan-favorite music industry giants such as Pharrell Williams, Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• BUILDING BLOCKS – Pharrell Williams and director Morgan Neville discuss how Pharrell's life story unfolded into this unique, heartfelt film.
• Optional English, French Canadian, and Latin American Spanish subtitles for the main feature

Pre-order: Amazon · GRUV.com

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Despicable Me 4
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street
3. A Quiet Place: Day One
4. MaXXXine
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
6. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
7. Longlegs
8. Thanksgiving
9. The Ring
10. Inside Out 2
11. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
12. The Goonies
13. To Catch a Thief
14. Dune: Part Two
15. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
16. The Thing
17. Cowboys & Aliens
18. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
19. The Boy and the Heron
20. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street
2. Thanksgiving
3. The Ring
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
5. The Goonies
6. To Catch a Thief
7. A Quiet Place: Day One
8. The Thing
9. Cowboys & Aliens
10. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
11. Dune: Part Two
12. Blade Runne r2049
13. Longlegs
14. MaXXXine
15. The Peanuts Holiday Collection
16. James Bond: The Daniel Craig 5-Film Collection
17. Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection
18. The Project A Collection
19. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
20. Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 HD Formats Disc Share Per Title

1. Despicable Me 4 (41%)
2. A Quiet Place: Day One (41%)
3. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (41%)
4. Inside Out 2 (39%)
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street (99%)
6. Longlegs (50%)
7. MaXXXine (100%)
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (88%)
9. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (47%)
10. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey II (Walmart Exclusive) (27%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-10-19
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-10-19

Lucasfilm and Marvel have painted a bullseye on your bank account this holiday by announcing new Collector's Editions with Steelbook packaging for many of its original series, including The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Hawkeye, and Loki. All four releases come with stylish Steelbook packaging, exclusive concept art cards, and never-before-seen bonus content, making them an absolute must-have for fans to add to their collection. The titles, all to be released on December 3, 2024, are Star Wars: The Mandalorian -- The Complete Third Season, Star Wars: Ahsoka -- The Complete First Season, Marvel Studios' Hawkeye -- The Complete First Season, Marvel Studios' Loki -- The Complete Second Season. Pre-orders for all sets begin on October 31, 2024!

Details for all four sets are included below:

Star Wars: The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season

SYNOPSIS

The journeys of the Mandalorian through the Star Wars galaxy continue. Once a lone bounty hunter, Din Djarin has reunited with Grogu. Meanwhile, the New Republic struggles to lead the galaxy away from its dark history. The Mandalorian will cross paths with old allies and make new enemies as he and Grogu continue their journey together.

BONUS FEATURES

• Honoring the Magistrate: A Tribute to Carl Weathers --- Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni pay tribute to Carl Weathers, the unforgettable talent behind Greef Karga.
• Galactic Legacy: The Creatures and Droids of The Mandalorian --- Discover the secrets of Season Three's memorable creatures and droids with the artists who bring them to life.
• Forging the Covert: Part Three --- Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and the filmmakers explore the expanding world of Season Three's Mandalorian warriors.

Star Wars: Ahsoka -- The Complete First Season

SYNOPSIS

Set after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.

BONUS FEATURES

• **Ahsoka: Legacy **--- Join cast and crew for a look at developing Ahsoka's live-action series.
• **Path of the Apprentice **--- Explore the dynamic of Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka within the world between worlds.
• **Ghosts of the Past **--- Go deep with a spotlight on Ahsoka's allies: Sabine, Hera, Ezra, and Chopper.
• **Darkness Rising **--- Uncover the secrets of Ahsoka's foes.

Marvel Studios' Hawkeye: The Complete First Season

SYNOPSIS

Marvel Studios' Hawkeye is an original series set in post-blip New York City where former Avenger Clint Barton aka Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. But when a threat from his past shows up, Hawkeye reluctantly teams up with Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) -- a 22-year-old skilled archer and his biggest fan -- to unravel a criminal conspiracy.

BONUS FEATURES

• **A Tale of Two Hawkeyes **--- Discover how the cast and crew extended the Hawkeye legacy, bringing together Clint Barton and new character Kate Bishop.
• **Gag Reel **--- Take a look at some of the hilarious outtakes on set with the cast and crew of Hawkeye.
• Deleted Scenes
  • Follow the Trail --- Young Kate leaves behind clues for a scavenger hunt.
  • At The Stake --- Clint reluctantly celebrates with a group of fans in the city.
  • **Burning of the Suit **--- Clint burns the Ronin suit.
  • Kate's First Day at Work --- Kate uses her awkward first day at work to her advantage.
  • **Ice Cream **--- Little Maya finds out her dad can't pick her up from practice.
  • **Detour **--- Clint and Kate find an unmarked car in front of her apartment.
  • **Friends? **--- Little Maya and Little Kazi meet for the first time when their fathers do business together.
  • **You Never Miss **--- Clint's relationship with his mom is revealed through childhood memories. Clint and his mom attempt to rob a convenience store, which ends up a disaster.
  • Moira Comes Home --- Moira chases Clint and Kate out of her apartment.
  • **Old Friend **--- Clint prepares a familiar weapon.
  • **Sorry **--- Maya and Clint have a moment of understanding after a battle.
  • Until It's Done --- Eleanor takes a trip to have dinner. A shocking insight is revealed.
  • Boomerang --- Clint and Kate gather supplies at a sporting goods store to build trick arrows.
• Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye --- Peer behind the scenes of the show with Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, and the rest of the cast and crew.

Marvel Studios' Loki: The Complete Second Season

SYNOPSIS

Loki Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the shocking season one finale when Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15, and a team of new and returning characters, Loki navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous multiverse in search of Sylvie, Judge Renslayer, Miss Minutes, and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose.

BONUS FEATURES

• **Loki Through Time **--- Travel through over a decade of Loki's timeline with Tom Hiddleston, Kevin Feige, and more as they dive deeper into the villainous yet lovable character that fans can't get enough of in the Loki series.
• **Gag Reel **--- Take a look at some of the fun moments on set with the cast and crew of Loki Season 2.
• Deleted/Extended Scenes
  • What Would You Like? --- Distraught after the events of season 1, Sylvie leaves the Citadel at the End of Time and finds an escape in a McDonald's in 1982.
  • **Key Lime Break **--- Loki and Mobius share a moment savoring a key lime pie in the TVA lunchroom.
  • **Roll Call **--- Loki names off all the people who have spoken ill of him in the past, including a few recognizable names. Mobius tries to comfort him.
• **Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2 **--- Join the cast and crew of Loki Season 2 as they pull back the curtain on Loki's latest MCU adventure.

It's time to talk about Fight Club

This month marks 25 years since David Fincher's influential film arrived in theaters, and to celebrate, the filmmaker is overseeing a new 4K Ultra HD remaster of the New Regency and 20th Century Fox film. Fincher is also planning a theatrical re-release early next year, though details

such as a date or the number of theaters

are being kept under wraps.

In addition, Fincher will release a 25th anniversary art book, including new interviews, rare behind-the-scenes material and unearthed visuals. The book arrives via Insight Editions and New Regency.

Count me in for the 4K and the book! Love this film!

As reported by the Digital Bits, Constantine (2005) is getting a 4K release at some point next year, it's 20th anniversary. It's listed on Amazon UK with a temporary release date of years end.

Once again, it's another 4K release in a fancy tin, posters and cards and they want £45 for it. Ouch.

The sequel is currently in development with the script apparently been finished a month or so ago.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/19029288

In time for Halloween as well as the beginning of the gift-getting season, Criterion is selling every Blu-ray and DVD in its hallowed collection at 50% off their usual prices for one day only. These sales only happen a few times each year (and when they occur is pretty random), so if you or a loved one (or even a marginally liked one) enjoys adding flick after flick with Criterion’s gorgeous box art to their shelves, we recommend taking advantage of this 24-hour sale that ends 12 p.m. EDT on Oct. 23.

Still a couple of hours to go.

Burbank, CA, October 22, 2024 – From acclaimed writer/director/producer Todd Phillips comes Joker: Folie À Deux, the follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker, which earned more than $1 billion at the global box office. The new film stars Joaquin Phoenix once again in his Oscar-winning dual role as Arthur Fleck/Joker, opposite Oscar winner Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”). Joker: Folie À Deux debuts for purchase and rental digitally at home on October 29.

• On October 29, Joker: Folie À Deux will be available for early Premium Digital Ownership at home and for 48-hour rental via PVOD on participating digital platforms where you purchase or rent movies, including Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, and more.
• On December 17, Joker: Folie À Deux will be available to own on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD from online and physical retailers. Joker: Folie À Deux will also continue to be available to own in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.

Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

The film also stars Oscar nominees Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Catherine Keener (Get Out, Capote), alongside Zazie Beetz, reprising her role from Joker.

Phillips, who received Oscar nominations for directing, writing and producing Joker, directed Joker: Folie À Deux from a screenplay co-written with fellow Oscar nominee Scott Silver, based on characters from DC. The film was produced by Phillips, Oscar nominee Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Joseph Garner. Lady Gaga served as music consultant. The film’s executive producers are Michael E. Uslan, Georgia Kacandes, Silver, Mark Friedberg and Jason Ruder.

DIGITAL, 4K, BLU-RAY & DVD ELEMENTS

Joker: Folie À Deux Premium Digital Ownership, 4K UHD and Blu-ray contain the following special features:  

4K UHD

• Everything Must Go (4 Part Longform Documentary)
  • Can I Have A Cigarette?
  • Finding Lee
  • A Hundred Films In One
  • King of Nothing
• The Character Of Music
• Live! With The Joker
• Colors Of Madness
• Crafted With Class

I'm not even bothering with a pre-order link. If you want to see a real superhero movie in October 2024, you'd be better off waiting for this instead.