Posted October 18, 2021 12:05 AM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of October 18th, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release M. Night Shyamalan's Old, starring Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, and Thomasin McKenzie. Originally to be released in February 2021, Old was delayed to a July 2021 release because of the coronavirus pandemic, When it opened, it topped the box office on it's way to over $90 million worlwide. Universal's disc releases include a Dolby Atmos audio track, while the 4K UHD disc additionally features HDR picture. A Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook edition will also be available.
Reviewer Martin Liebman was impressed with the 4K UHD disc for Old, saying in part: "The UHD offers superior detailing, revealing a firmer foundation and superior intimates, including, of course, obvious elements like faces and sand that are constant companions throughout the film. Grain management is better here, too. It's a little more pronounced compared to the Bu-ray, resulting in a more genuinely authentic film-like image...This is Old's visuals fine-tuned and film-authentic in a way that moves it well beyond the Blu-ray. This is clearly the way to watch the movie". Read Martin's full review here.
New this week on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Paramount Home Media Distribution is Robert Schwentke's Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, starring Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, Úrsula Corberó, Samara Weaving, and Iko Uwais. A SteelBook edition will also be available, along with a G.I. Joe 3-Movie Collection 4K set, which also includes the two previous G.I. Joe films.
Also this week from Paramount is the much-anticipated 4K UHD upgrade for Wes Craven's Scream, starring David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan and Skeet Ulrich. The 1996 slasher, which pits a group of local high school students against a masked figure who stabs his victims to death, gave birth to a franchise which will premiere its fifth installment next January. In celebration of the original film's 25th anniversary, it has been remastered and Paramount's new UHD will also feature a Dolby Vision HDR presentation. The release also features a new extra "A Bloody Legacy: Scream 25 Years Later", which includes interviews with the film's cast and crew. A SteelBook edition will also be available.
New this week from Lionsgate Home Entertainment is a 4K UHD and Blu-ray release for Martin Campbell's The Protege, starring Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, Ori Pfeffer, and Robert Patrick.Studio description: Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) and trained in the family business, Anna (Maggie Q) is the world's most skilled contract killer. But when Moody – the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival – is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer (Michael Keaton) whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves even tighter.
Lionsgate's releases of The Protege include two featurettes, a deleted scene and the film's theatrical trailer.
New this week on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is Matt Peters' Injustice, featuring the voices of Justin Hartley, Anson Mount, Laura Bailey, Zach Callison, and Brian T. Delaney. Studio description: Inspired by Injustice: Gods Among Us, NetherRealm Studios' popular video game, and the best-selling DC graphic novel based on the video game, Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One by Tom Taylor, the animated film Injustice finds an alternate world gone mad – where The Joker has duped Superman into killing Lois Lane, sending the Man of Steel on a deadly rampage. Unhinged, Superman decides to take control of the Earth for humanity's own good. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of like-minded, freedom-fighting heroes. But when Super Heroes go to war, can the world survive?
Warner's releases of Injustice feature a making of featurette, ans several archival extras, including two episodes of the series Justice League as extras. A Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook edition will also be available.
Also from Warner this week is a Blu-ray for Superman & Lois: The Complete First Season. Description: After years of facing super-villains, monsters, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, one of the world's greatest super heroes (Tyler Hoechlin) and comic books' most famous journalist (Elizabeth Tulloch) come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever – dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents!
Also in TV from Warner this week is a Blu-ray box set for Smallville: The Complete Series (2001-2011). The set contains all ten seasons and 218 episodes on 40 Blu-ray discs, as well as two bonus DVD discs with extras.
Finally from Warner this week is another addition to their Warner Archive Collection, Karl Freund's Mad Love (1935), starring Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, Colin Clive, Ted Healy, Sara Haden and Edward Brophy. Synopsis: Grand Guignol theater actress Yvonne Orlac (Frances Drake) is married to concert pianist Stephen (Colin Clive) and plans to take a break from acting to tour with him. However, Dr. Gogol (Peter Lorre), her biggest fan, won't let her go so easily. When Stephen's hands are destroyed in an accident, Dr. Gogol's obsession with Yvonne leads him to replace Stephen's hands with those of a knife-wielding murderer who was sentenced to death. Soon, Stephen's new hands develop a mind of their own.
Finally for new releases this week, from Walt Disney Home Entertainment comes David Bruckner's The Night House, starring Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Stacy Martin, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Evan Jonigkeit. Synopsis: Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth (Rebecca Hall) is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Before long, disturbing visions of a presence in the house begin to beckon her with a ghostly allure. Yearning for answers, she begins digging into her husband's belongings, only to discover strange and disturbing secrets.
Disney's Blu-ray for The Night House contains the featurette What Happens at the Lake House as an extra.
Finally this week, from Kino Lorber is a 4K UHD upgrade for Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs, starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, and Anthony Heald. Previously only available on Blu-ray, Kino now issues the new 4K master of Demme's classic Best Picture Oscar winner on 4K UHD for the first time worldwide. The film is given a Dolby Vision HDR grade and also includes a new audio commentary by film historian Tim Lucas, as well as over four hours of legacy extras.