For the week of July 24th, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release a Blu-ray and 4K UHD for Jeff Wamester's Justice League: Warworld, starring Jensen Ackles, Darren Criss, Stana Katic, Ike Amadi, Troy Baker and Matt Bomer.
Description: Until now, DC's Justice League has been a loose association of super-powered individuals. But when they are swept away to Warworld, a place of unending brutal gladiatorial combat, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the others must somehow unite to form an unbeatable resistance able to lead an entire planet to freedom.
Warner's releases of Justice League: Warworld contain DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio, with HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include the featurettes Illusions on Warworld and The Heroic, the Horrible and the Hideous.
Description: Doc's latest invention will either bankrupt Team Venture or launch them to new heights, as Hank searches for himself, Dean searches for Hank, The Monarch searches for answers, and a mysterious woman from their pasts threatens to bring their entire world crashing down on them.
Warner's Blu-ray of The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart contains two audio commentaries and a 50-minute featurette. For a full disc breakdown, read Randy Miller's Blu-ray review.
Finally from Warner are another six Blu-rays from their Warner Archive Collection. They are:
Harry Beaumont's The Broadway Melody (1929), starring Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love, Eddie Kane, J. Emmett Beck and Jed Prouty. Warner Archive presents The Broadway Melody from a new 4K scan of the best preservation elements, with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras include five Metro Movietone Review shorts, a Van and Schenck Metro Movietone Act, and the short The Dogway Melody (1930).
Wesley Ruggles's Cimarron (1931), starring Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, Nance O'Neil, William Collier, Jr. and Roscoe Ates. Warner Archive presents Cimarron from a new 4K scan of the best preservation elements, with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras include the 1931 Merrie Melodies cartoons Lady, Play Your Mandolin! and Red-Headed Baby, as well as the MGM short film The Devil's Cabaret.
Roy Del Ruth's Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), starring Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, Virginia O'Brien and Rags Ragland. Warner Archive presents Du Barry Was a Lady from a new 4K scan of the original Technicolor negatives, with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras include the MGM short film Seeing Hands and Barney Bear cartoon Bah, Wilderness (both 1943) as well as the film's original theatrical trailer.
Richard Brooks' The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Donna Reed, Eva Gabor and Kurt Kasznar. Warner Archive presents The Last Time I Saw Paris from a new 4K scan of the original Technicolor negatives, with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras include the Tom and Jerry cartoon Touché, Pussycat! (1954) and the film's original theatrical trailer.
Robert Wise's Helen of Troy (1956), starring Rossana Podestà, Jacques Sernas, Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Baker, Niall MacGinnis and Nora Swinburne. Warner Archive presents Helen of Troy from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio. Extras include three "Behind the Cameras" segments on the making of the film from the Warner Bros. Presents (1955-1956) TV series, the Merrie Melodies cartoon Napoleon Bunny-Part (1956) and the film's original theatrical trailer.
Russell Rouse's The Fastest Gun Alive (1956), starring Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford, Noah Beery Jr., Russ Tamblyn and Allyn Joslyn. Warner Archive presents The Fastest Gun Alive from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras include the Tom and Jerry cartoons Blue Cat Blues and Down Beat Bear (both 1956) and the film's original theatrical trailer.
New this week from RLJE Films is a Blu-ray for Brit McAdams' Paint (2023), starring Owen Wilson, Michaela Watkins, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Lusia Strus, Stephen Root and Denny Dillon.
Description: Owen Wilson stars as Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public TV painter who is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke… until a younger, better artist steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves.
New this week from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a Blu-ray and 4K UHD SteelBook release for Eiichirô Hasumi's Resident Evil: Death Island, starring Erin Cahill, Kevin Dorman, Matthew Mercer, Stephanie Panisello and Nicole Tompkins.
Description: In San Francisco, Jill Valentine is dealing with a zombie outbreak and a new T-Virus, Leon Kennedy is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield is investigating a monstrous fish that is killing whales in the bay. Joined by Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers, they discover the trail of clues from their separate cases all converge on the same location, Alcatraz Island, where a new evil has taken residence and awaits their arrival.
Sony's Resident Evil: Death Island contains DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio on the Blu-ray, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include several featurettes and a design gallery.
Also new from Sony is a Blu-ray for Sean Mullin's documentary It Ain't Over, starring Yogi Berra, Bob Costas, Billy Crystal, Joe Garagiola, Derek Jeter and Vin Scully.
Description: Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra is one of baseball's greatest. He amassed ten World Series rings, 3 MVP awards and 18 All-Star Game appearances. He caught the only perfect game in World Series history. Yet for many his deserved stature was overshadowed by his simply being himself and being recognized more for his unique personality, TV commercial appearances and unforgettable "Yogi-isms," initially head-scratching philosophical nuggets that make a lot more sense the more you think about them. In telling the whole story, It Ain't Over gives Berra his due in following the life of a savvy, commanding, bad-ball hitting catcher with a squat frame but also a D-Day veteran, loving husband and father and, yes, product endorser and originator (mostly) of his own brand of proverbs now ingrained into everyday life.
Granddaughter Lindsay Berra tells his story along with his sons, former Yankee teammates, players he managed, writers, broadcasters, and admirers (such as Billy Crystal), plus photos and footage on and off the diamond. Berra famously said, "I'd be pretty dumb if I started being something I'm not," and It Ain't Over lovingly makes clear he stayed who he was for the benefit of baseball and everyone else.
Sony's Blu-ray of It Ain't Over contains the extra "Opening Day with Fans".
Finally from Sony this week comes a 4K UHD upgrade for Thomas Schlamme's So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), starring Mike Myers, Nancy Travis, Anthony LaPaglia, Amanda Plummer, Brenda Fricker and Charles Grodin. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Sony presents So I Married an Axe Murderer with Dolby Vision HDR and a choice of a new Dolby Atmos remix, DTS-HD MA 5.1 or DTS-HD MA 2.0 audio options. Extras include 30 minutes of never-before-seen deleted scenes and two theatrical trailers.
New on Blu-ray from Epic Pictures is Berkley Brady's Dark Nature, starring Hannah Emily Anderson, Griffin Cork, Kyra Harper, Lisa Moreau, Roseanne Supernault and Madison Walsh.
Description: While recovering from an abusive relationship, Joy joins her friend's therapy group on an isolated mountainous retreat. Led by a doctor with experimental methods, the group is soon forced to confront a monstrous entity.
Epic Pictures' Blu-ray of Dark Nature includes a deleted scene, the short film Peanut Butter Pals and the Secret of the Cave Mountain Cave, a music video and trailers.
New from Giant Interactive is a Blu-ray for Oliver Stone's documentary Nuclear Now.
Description: With unprecedented access to the nuclear industry in France, Russia, and the United States, filmmaker Oliver Stone explores the possibility for the global community to overcome challenges like climate change and reach a brighter future through the power of nuclear energy- an option that may become a vital way to ensure our continued survival sooner than we think.
Description: A classically trained actor and director, Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. Throughout his career, Englund starred in many well-known movies, but shot to super-stardom with his portrayal of supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET franchise. This unique and intimate portrait captures the man behind the glove and features interviews with Englund and his wife Nancy, Lin Shaye, Eli Roth, Tony Todd, Heather Langenkamp and more.
Extras for Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story include five featurettes and a trailer. In addition to standard packaging, a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook will also be available. For a full disc breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review.
Turning to catalog titles, Bayview Entertainment has a Blu-ray 3D release for Phil Tucker's Robot Monster 3D (1953), starring George Barrows, George Nader, Claudia Barrett, Selena Royle, John Mylong and Gregory Moffett. Restored in 3D by the 3-D Film Archive, Robot Monster is available in Blu-ray 3D, anaglyph 3D and in 2D, with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio and a feature audio commentary. Over an hour of 3D extras include the 3D short film Stardust in Your Eyes (1953), a 3D trailer. 3D interviews, vintage 3D photography, a 3D comic book and a restoration demo. 2D extras include interviews, short documentaries and more. For a full release breakdown, read Neil Lumbard's Blu-ray 3D review.
Also this week, Lionsgate Home Entertainment has a new entry in its Vestron Video Collector's Series of Blu-rays: Jimmy Huston's My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987), starring Robert Sean Leonard, Cheryl Pollak, Rene Auberjonois, Evan Mirand, Fannie Flagg and Paul Willson. Extras include filmmaker audio commentary, interviews with associate producer Tab Murphy, production executive Ken Aguado and actor Paul Willson, a teaser trailer, theatrical trailer and a still gallery.
New on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from the Criterion Collection is Carl Franklin's One False Move (1992), starring Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Beach, Jim Metzler, Earl Billings. Sourced from a new 4K master approved by director Carl Franklin, Criterion presents One False Move with DTS-HD MA 2.0 audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include filmmaker commentary, while an included Blu-ray also has a new conversation between Franklin and co-writer / actor Billy Bob Thornton as well as a trailer. A booklet with an essay by author William Boyle rounds out the package. For full release breakdowns, read Svet Atanasov's 4K UHD review and Blu-ray review.
New this week on 4K UHD from Kino Lorber is Fraser C. Heston's Needful Things (1993), starring Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, Amanda Plummer, J.T. Walsh and Ray McKinnon. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Kino presents the theatrical version of Needful Things with lossless 5.1 and 2.0 audio and Dolby Vision HDR. Also included is a filmmaker audio commentary, while a bundled Blu-ray features a remastered edition of the 191-minute TV cut, along with a new interview with screenwriter W.D. Richter and the film's theatrical trailer.
Coming to Blu-ray from Shout Factory is a new Blu-ray edition of Trey Parker's Team America: World Police (2004), starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller, Daran Norris, Phil Hendrie and Masasa Moyo. A two-disc Blu-ray edition, Shout presents the Unrated cut of the film from a new 2023 HD master along with the theatrical cut. Both discs also feature the extras found on DVD editions, including an introduction from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, six featurettes, ten deleted / extended scenes and outtakes, six storyboards, and trailers.
And coming to 4K UHD from Shout is Marc Forster's World War Z (2013), starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Ludi Boeken and Matthew Fox. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Shout presents the theatrical cut of World War Z with DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. An included remastered Blu-ray disc also features the extras from previous editions, including the four-part documentary WWZ: Production, as well as the additional legacy featurettes Re-Inventing ZombiesBecoming a Zombie, The Score of World War Z, and How to Survive the Z Apocalypse. A second Blu-ray disc includes the extended cut of the film.
Finally this week, Paramount Home Media Distribution has a domestic 4K UHD release for Jonathan Liebesman's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher and Pete Ploszek. Paramount presents Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Dolby Atmos audio and HDR on the 4K UHD disc. An included Blu-ray replicates the exrtas from previous editions, including five featurettes, an extended ending, a music video and more.