For the week of May 29th, Paramount Home Media Distribution will release on Blu-ray and 4K UHD Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley's Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis and Hugh Grant.
Studio description: A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.
Paramount's releases of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves contain the film's Dolby Atmos audio, with Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include several featurettes, deleted and extended scenes and a gag reel. In addition to standard packaging, a SteelBook will also be available.
Also coming from Paramount is a 4K UHD upgrade for Jerry Lewis' The Nutty Professor (1963), starring Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Kathleen Freeman, Med Flory, Norman Alden and Howard Morris. Part of the Paramount Presents line, Paramount brings The Nutty Professor to 4K UHD from a new 4K master, with Dolby Vision HDR, DTS-HD MA 5.1 and Dolby Digital Restored Mono audio. New extras include a Filmmaker Focus featurette with Leonard Maltin, Both Sides of he Camera: The Innovative Genius of Jerry Lewis, a 1962 recording of Jerry Lewis and Frank Tashlin discussing The Nutty Professor, and more. Collectible packaging includes a slipcover which opens to reveal original poster artwork.
New this week on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is Scott Beck and Bryan Woods' 65, starring Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman and Nika King.
Studio description: After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills (Adam Driver) quickly discovers he's actually stranded on Earth…65 million years ago. Now, with only one chance at rescue, Mills and the only other survivor, Koa (Ariana Greenblatt), must make their way across an unknown terrain riddled with dangerous prehistoric creatures in an epic fight to survive.
Sony's 4K UHD of 65 contains Dolby Atmos audio and Dolby Vision HDR. Extras include deleted scenes and four featurettes. Reviewer Martin Liebman praises the 4K UHD image as "rock-solid" and says the Dolby Atmos sound is "clearly a step above the Blu-ray, which itself offers an excellent [DTS-HD MA 5.1] track that just about pushes the 5.1 configuration to its limits". For full disc breakdowns, read Martin's Blu-ray review and 4K UHD review.
Also coming this week from Sony is a new 4K UHD SteelBook edition for Renny Harlin's Cliffhanger (1993), starring Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner, Rex Linn and Caroline Goodall. Previously released in 2019, this new SteelBook edition of Cliffhanger is sourced from the same director-approved 4K master with Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio, but adds Dolby Vision HDR and alternate and deleted scenes. Additional extras are on an included previously-released Blu-ray, including two audio commentaries, a director's introduction, a making of featurette and more.
New on Blu-ray this week from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, in association with MGM, is Zach Braff's A Good Person, starring Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman, Molly Shannon, Celeste O'Connor and Zoe Lister-Jones.
Description: Daniel (Morgan Freeman) is brought together with Allison (Florence Pugh), the once thriving young woman with a bright future who was involved in an unimaginable tragedy that took his daughter's life. As grief-stricken Daniel navigates raising his teenage granddaughter and Allison seeks redemption, they discover that friendship, forgiveness, and hope can flourish in unlikely places.
Description: From deep inside the Warner Bros. vault comes an anthology chock full of animation gold! Restored, remastered and uncut, the shorts in Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Volume 1 have been carefully selected for discerning fans. Enjoy the finest and funniest golden-era cartoons with the brilliance of high-definition audio and video. These treasures feature A-listers like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat and Porky Pig, just to name a few. Even better, included among these 20 shorts are classics that have never before been released on home video. Whether you grew up with them or you're introducing them to a new generation, these timeless and iconic characters will keep fans of all ages young at heart.
Warner Archive presents Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. For a full disc breakdown, read Randy Miller's Blu-ray review.
Then from Warner Archive comes Rouben Mamoulian's Queen Christina (1933), starring Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone, Elizabeth Young and C. Aubrey Smith. Warner Archive presents Queen Christina from a new 4K scan of the best surviving nitrate elements, with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras include an episode of the MGM Parade TV series on Greta Garbo, as well as the film's original theatrical trailer.
Also from Warner Archive comes Joseph Losey's The Boy with Green Hair (1948), starring Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Barbara Hale, Dean Stockwell, Walter Catlett and Samuel S. Hinds. Warner Archive presents The Boy with Green Hair from a new 4K scan of the original Technicolor negatives, with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras include the short film A Really Important Person (1947) (with Dean Stockwell), as well as the film's original theatrical trailer.
Also from Warner Archive comes Andrew Marton and Compton Bennett's King Solomon's Mines (1950), starring Deborah Kerr, Richard Carlson, Stewart Granger, Hugo Haas, Lowell Gilmore and Kimursi. Warner Archive presents King Solomon's Mines from a new 4K scan of the original Technicolor negatives, with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras include the behind-the-scenes featurette Jungle Safari as well as the film's original theatrical trailer.
Also from Warner Archive comes Vincente Minnellii's The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963), starring Glenn Ford, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens, Dina Merrill, Ron Howard and Jerry Van Dyke. Warner Archive presents The Courtship of Eddie's Father from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras include the Tom and Jerry cartoon Pent-House Mouse (1963) and the film's original theatrical trailer.
Finally from Warner Archive is Joseph Barbera and William Hanna's Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964), starring the voices of Daws Butler, Don Messick, Julie Bennett, Mel Blanc, Hal Smith and Jean Vander Pyl. Warner Archive presents Hey There, It's Yogi Bear from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, with DTS-HD MA 2.0 audio. Extras include the "Yogi's Birthday Party" episode of The Yogi Bear Show (1961-1962) and the film's original theatrical trailer.
New on Blu-ray this week from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is Vasilis Katsoupis' Inside (2023), starring Willem Dafoe, Gene Bervoets, Eliza Stuyck, Andrew Blumenthal, Vincent Eaton and Daniel White.
Description: INSIDE tells the story of Nemo, an art thief trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn't go as planned. Locked inside with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and invention to survive.
Universal's Blu-ray of Inside contains deleted scenes and the film's original trailer.
Also on Blu-ray from Universal is Timothy Scott Bogart's Spinning Gold, starring Jeremy Jordan, Wiz Khalifa, Jason Isaacs, Jason Derulo, Jay Pharoah and Michelle Monaghan.
Description: What do Donna Summer, Parliament, Gladys Knight, The Isley Brothers, The Village People, and Bill Withers all have in common with the rock band KISS? They all rose to their musical heights under the watchful ear of the music industry's most colorful and brilliant music producer, Neil Bogart, founder of Casablanca Records, the most successful independent record company of all time. Along with a ragtag team of young music lovers, Neil and Casablanca Records would rewrite history and change the music industry forever.
Their mix of creative insanity, a total belief in each other and the music they were creating, shaped our culture and ultimately defined a generation. In a story so unbelievable that it can only be true, comes the motion picture event of the musical journey of Neil Bogart and how his Casablanca Records created the greatest soundtrack of our lives.
Universal's Blu-ray of Spinning Gold contains audio commentary, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes, featurettes and more.
Coming to Blu-ray from Well Go USA is Brad Watson's The Siege (2023), starring Daniel Stisen, Lauren Okadigbo, Yennis Cheung, Byron Gibson, Samantha Schnitzler and Michael Geary
Official description: After being compromised during a mission gone wrong, an international assassin is sent to a reassignment center to receive a new identity and erase any trace of his past handiwork. However, when a ruthless team of operatives storms the secure compound, he reluctantly teams up with an elite hitwoman and her mysterious charge in order to make it out alive.
Well Go USA's Blu-ray of The Siege contains a 21-minute making of featurette and a trailer. For a full disc breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review.
Joseph Pevney's Undercover Girl (1950), starring Alexis Smith, Scott Brady, Richard Egan, Gladys George, Edmon Ryan and Gerald Mohr. Kino's Blu-ray contains a new audio commentary by film historian / writer Julie Kirgo.
Hugo Fregonese's One Way Street (1950), starring James Mason, Märta Torén, Dan Duryea, Basil Ruysdael, William Conrad and Rodolfo Acosta. Kino's Blu-ray contains a new audio commentary by author / film historian Lee Gambin and costume historian Elissa Rose, as well as a newly remastered theatrical trailer.
Richard Carlson's Appointment with a Shadow (1957), starring George Nader, Joanna Moore, Brian Keith, Virginia Field, Frank DeKova and Stephen Chase. Kino's Blu-ray contains a new audio commentary by film historian David Del Valle and filmmaker David DeCoteau, as well as a newly remastered theatrical trailer.
Also coming from Kino is a 4K UHD upgrade for Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter (1955), starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden and Peter Graves. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Kino presents The Night of the Hunter with Dolby Vision HDR and a new audio commentary by novelist and critic Tim Lucas, along with an isolated music and effects track. An included special features Blu-ray contains interviews with filmmaker Ernest Dickerson, actress Kathy Garver and artist Joe Coleman, as well as the film's theatrical trailer.
Finally from Kino this week is a Blu-ray for René Clément's Joy House (AKA Les Félins) (1964), starring Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, Lola Albright, Carl Studer, Sorrell Booke and George Gaynes. Sourced from a 2K master from Gaumont, Kino presents Joy House with a new audio commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson, as well as the film's theatrical trailer. Collectible packaging includes a slipcover.
Arrow Video have a 4K UHD upgrade for Nick Castle's The Last Starfighter (1984), starring Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, Barbara Bosson and Norman Snow. Sourced from a new 4K remaster from the original camera negative, Arrow's 4K UHD contains Dolby Vision HDR and DTS-HD MA 2.0, 4.1 and 5.1 audio options. Extras replicate Arrow's 2020 Blu-ray release, with three audio commentaries, several then-new cast and crew interviews and legacy extras, such as two making of featurettes. For a full disc breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's 4K UHD review.
Coming to Blu-ray from Shout Factory is Sidney Lumet's The Morning After (1986), starring Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raul Julia, Diane Salinger, Richard Foronjy and Geoffrey Scott. Sourced from a new 2K master taken from an interpositive, Shout presents The Morning After with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. New extras include interviews with associate producer / assistant director Wolfgang Glattes and composer Paul Chihara, as well as legacy audio commentary with Sidney Lumet and the film's theatrical trailer.
Also coming from Shout is a 4K UHD upgrade for Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs (1991), starring Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A.J. Langer, Ving Rhames and Sean Whalen. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Shout presents The People Under the Stairs with DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio tracks, with Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras are spread across both the 4K UHD disc and a remastered Blu-ray, including three audio commentaries, cast and crew interviews, a vintage making of featurette, trailers, TV spots and more. For a full release breakdown, Jeffrey Kauffman's 4K UHD review.
Also coming to 4K UHD from Shout is Jan de Bont's The Haunting (1999), starring Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor, Bruce Dern and Marian Seldes. Sourced from a director-approved 4K master from Paramount Pictures, Shout presents The Haunting with DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio tracks, with Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras on the included Blu-ray include an introduction by Jan de Bont, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and teaser and theatrical trailers.
Finally from Shout is a worldwide Blu-ray debut for Robert Harmon's Highwaymen (2004), starring Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, Frankie Faison, Colm Feore, Gordon Currie and Andrea Roth. Sourced from a new 2K master taken from an interpositive, Shout presents Highwaymen with DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio tracks. Extras include a new audio commentary with Robert Harmon and an extended international cut of the film.
Finally this week, the Criterion Collection has a 4K UHD upgrade for Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise (1991), starring Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald and Stephen Tobolowsky. Sourced from a new 4k master that was supervised by Ridley Scott, Criterion presents Thelma & Louise with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include new interviews with Ridley Scott and screenwriter Callie Khouri, Scott's short film Boy and Bicycle (1965) and his advertisement Ploughman (1977) for Guinness, plus extensive legacy extras, including an hour-long documentary, deleted and extended scenes, storyboards, a music video and more. For a full release breakdown, read Svet Atanasov's 4K UHD review.