For the week of April 1st, Well Go USA has a Blu-ray for Yugo Sakamoto's Baby Assassins 2 (ベイビーわるきゅーれ 2 ベイビー) starring Akari Takaishi, Saori Izawa, Atomu Mizuishi, Tomo Nakai, Tsubasa Tobinaga and Tetsu Watanabe.
Description: BABY ASSASSINS 2 is an odd couple action comedy that stays true to the original's bubblegum flavor and takes gleeful pleasure in putting its quirky characters in unlikely situations. Anchored by spirited and perfectly attuned performances of returning leads Akari Takaishi and Saori Izawa, expect a barrage of good-natured bickering and bonding and the occasional blast of martial arts thrills and JOHN WICK-style gun-fu, all of which is once again spectacularly choreographed under the guidance of industry vet Kensuke Sonomura.
Well Go USA's Blu-ray of Baby Assassins 2 contains a trailer. For a full disc breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review.
New on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber is Kaouther Ben Hania's documentary Four Daughters (Les Filles d'Olfa), starring Hend Sabri, Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikhaoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui, Nour Karoui and Ichraq Matar.
Description: One of the year's most acclaimed releases, this riveting documentary by two-time Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold His Skin) uses an audacious formal conceit to tell the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters. Attempting to answer the question of how and why the Tunisian woman's two eldest were radicalized, Ben Hania reveals a complex history. We watch as the family relives key events in their lives with help from professional actors standing in for the missing girls. Winner of the Best Documentary award at the Cannes Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature at the Gotham Awards, and Best Writing at the IDA Documentary Awards, Four Daughters is a compelling portrait of five women and a unique and ambitious work of nonfiction cinema that pushes against the conventional boundaries of the documentary form to explore the nature of memory, rebellion, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters.
Kino's Blu-ray of Four Daughters contains an interview with Kaouther Ben Hania and a trailer.
Turning to catalog titles, Fun City Editions has a Blu-ray for Tony Garnett's Handgun (AKA Deep in the Heart) (1983), starring Karen Young, Ben Jones, Clayton Day, Suzie Humphreys and Helena Humann. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Fun City Editions presents Handgun with a new audio commentary by Erica Shultz and Chris O'Neill, an archival interview with Tony Garnett, an image gallery, theatrical trailer and a booklet with an essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas. Packaging also includes a limited edition slipcover.
Coming to 4K UHD from Paramount Home Media Distribution is David S. Ward's Major League (1989), starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton, James Gammon and Rene Russo. Sourced from a 4K master, Paramount presents Major League with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio and Dolby Vision HDR. Extras include filmmaker commentary, an alternate ending with optional commentary and four featurettes. In addition to standard packaging, a SteelBook will also be available.
Coming to 4K UHD and Blu-ray from Cult Epics is Tinto Brass' All Ladies Do It (Così fan tutte) (1992), starring Claudia Koll, Paolo Lanza, Ornella Marcucci, Isabella Deiana, Renzo Rinaldi and Franco Branciaroli. Sourced from a new 4K master, Cult Epics presents All Ladies Do It with original Italian or dubbed English Mono or Stereo DTS-HD MA audio tracks and HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include new audio commentary by critics Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth, a remastered original trailer, a 2001 interview with Tinto Brass, outtakes, a photo gallery, a trailer reel for other Brass titles and a booklet. Packaging also includes a reversible jacket with the original Italian artwork and four lobby cards. For full disc breakdowns, read Svet Atanasov's 4K UHD review.
Coming to 4K UHD from the Criterion Collection is Mathieu Kassovitz's La Haine (1995), starring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui, Abdel Ahmed Ghili, Benoît Magimel and Vincent Lindon. Sourced from a new 4K master (supervised by cinematographer Pierre Aïm and approved by Mathieu Kassovitz), Criterion presents La Haine with a choice of French: DTS-HD MA 2.0 Surround or DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include audio commentary with Mathieu Kassovitz, an introduction by actress Jodie Foster, the documentary Ten Years of 'La Haine' (Les 10 Ans de 'La Haine') (2005), deleted and extended scenes with afterwords by Mathieu Kassovitz, two featurettes, behind-the-scenes photos and trailers. Also included is an essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau and an appreciation by filmmaker Costa-Gavras. For full disc breakdowns, read Svet Atanasov's 4K UHD review.
Coming to 4K UHD and remastered Blu-ray from Lionsgate Home Entertainment is Renny Harlin's Cutthroat Island (1995), starring Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Patrick Malahide and Stan Shaw. Sourced from a new 4K master, Lionsgate presents Cutthroat Island with DTS-HD MA 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. New extras include The Adventure of a Lifetime: Making Cutthroat Island, Charting the Course: Creating Cutthroat Island, Across the Bow: Editing Cutthroat Island, Summon Your Courage: Scoring Cutthroat Island and Matthew Modine's short film Ecce Pirate. Also included are legacy extras, including filmmaker commentary, a making of, behind-the-scenes, storyboards, interviews, and a trailer.