For the week of July 22nd, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment have a Blu-ray and 4K UHD release for David Leitch's The Fall Guy (2024), starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer and Stephanie Hsu.
Description: Directed by David Leitch (Bullet Train, Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde), THE FALL GUY stars Oscar® nominee Ryan Gosling (Barbie, La La Land, Drive) as Colt Seavers, a battle-scarred stuntman who is drafted back into service after a near-career ending accident when Tom Ryder (Golden Globe® winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson; Bullet Train), the star of a mega-budget studio movie—being directed by Colt's ex, Jody Moreno, played by Golden Globe® winner Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer, A Quiet Place films, Sicario)—goes missing.
Universal's releases of The Fall Guy contain two cuts of the film on two separate Blu-ray or 4K UHD discs: The 126-minute theatrical version and a 146-minute extended cut, both with Dolby Atmos audio and with Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD discs. Extras include filmmaker commentary on both versions of the film, a gag reel, alternate takes and several featurettes. In addition to standard packaging, a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook edition will also be available.
Also new from Universal is a Blu-ray for Sam Taylor-Johnson's Back to Black (2024), starring Marisa Abela, Lesley Manville, Jack O'Connell, Eddie Marsan, Juliet Cowan and Pete Lee-Wilson.
Description: The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse's (Marisa Abela) early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, BACK TO BLACK, that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy's eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.
Universal's Blu-ray of Back to Black contains a DTS-HD MA 7.1 audio track. Extras include filmmaker commentary and the featurettes Transforming Into an Icon and Music as the Heartbeat.
Also coming from Universal are 4K UHD upgrades for Joe Alves' Jaws 3 (1983), starring Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale, Louis Gossett Jr., John Putch and Lea Thompson, and Joseph Sargent's Jaws: The Revenge (1987), starring Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, Mario Van Peebles, Karen Young, Michael Caine and Judith Barsi. Both sequels will have new Dolby Atmos remixes and HDR, along with existing Blu-ray (and for Jaws 3, Blu-ray 3D) copies of the films, while in addition to standard packaging, Limited Edition SteelBooks for Jaws 3 (SteelBook) and Jaws: The Revenge (SteelBook) will also be available. On the same day, Universal will also release the Jaws: 3-Movie Collection 4K (1978-1987), a six-disc box set which adds the previously-released Jaws 2 to collect all three sequels on Blu-ray and 4K UHD.
New this week from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is a Blu-ray and 4K UHD for Jeff Wamester's Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three, starring Jensen Ackles, Darren Criss, Aldis Hodge, Meg Donnelly, Stana Katic and Corey Stoll.
Description: Now fully revealed as the ultimate threat to existence, the ANTI-MONITOR wages an unrelenting attack on the surviving Earths that struggle for survival in a pocket universe. One-by-one, these worlds and all their inhabitants are vaporized! On the planets that remain, even time itself is shattered and heroes from the past join the Justice League and their rag-tag allies against the epitome of evil. But as they make their last stand, will the sacrifice of the superheroes be enough to save us all?
Warner's release of Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three contains the extras A Multiverse of Inspiration and Jon and John: Stewart and Constantine. As with previous parts, the film will be available on 4K UHD only in SteelBook packaging.
New on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Paramount Home Media Distribution is Halo: Season Two (2024). The release is a four-disc set with all Dolby Atmos audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Over 150 minutes of extras include Halo the Series: Declassified Episodes - 1-8 and several other featurettes.
New on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Lionsgate Home Entertainment is Renny Harlin's The Strangers: Chapter 1, starring Gabriel Basso, Rachel Shenton, Madelaine Petsch, George Young, Richard Brake and Ella Bruccoleri.
Description: After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in THE STRANGERS ― CHAPTER 1, the chilling first entry of this horror feature-film series from master director Renny Harlin.
Lionsgate's releases of The Strangers: Chapter 1 contain Dolby Atmos audio, with Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include filmmaker commentary, the featurettes Reimagining a Classic: Making The Strangers: Chapter 1 and A Hostile Environment: The Visual Design of The Strangers: Chapter 1. In addition to standard packaging, a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook edition will also be available.
New on Blu-ray 3D combo pack from the Criterion Collection is Wim Wenders' documentary Anselm, starring Anselm Kiefer, Daniel Kiefer and Anton Wenders.
In Anselm, Wim Wenders creates a hypnotic portrait of Anselm Kiefer, one of the most innovative and important painters and sculptors of our time. Shot in 6K resolution, and presented theatrically and on Blu-ray in 3D, the film presents an immersive cinematic experience of the German artist's work, which explores the overawing beauty of human existence, landscape, and myth while confronting the horrors of his country's history and seeking to undo the postwar silence in which both artist and director came of age. Through archival footage, biographical scenes, and direct access to his subject at work amid the massive installation in southern France where he now lives among his creations, Wenders traces the arc of Kiefer's career, provoking an engagement with creativity through the senses, the intellect, and the spirit.
Criterion's Blu-ray 3D release of Anselm is a two-disc Blu-ray / Blu-ray 3D combo pack, with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio and optional English subtitles. Extras on the Blu-ray include a new interview with Wim Wenders and a trailer.
Also coming from Criterion this week are two 4K UHD upgrades. First up is Paul Brickman's Risky Business (1983), starring Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Masur, Bronson Pinchot and Curtis Armstrong. Sourced from a new 4K master, Criterion presents Risky Business in both its theatrical and director's cuts, with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include filmmaker audio commentary on the theatrical version, new interviews with producer Jon Avnet and casting director Nancy Klopper, a new conversation between editor Richard Chew and film historian Bobbie O'Steen, and the documentary The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business (2008). Also included is an essay by film curator and critic Dave Kehr. For full release breakdowns, read Svet Atanasov's Blu-ray review and 4K UHD review.
Then on 4K UHD from Criterion is Chen Kaige's Farewell My Concubine (霸王别姬) (1993), starring Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li, Qi Lü, Da Ying and You Ge. Criterion presents Farewell My Concubine in its original director's cut, with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio, optional, newly-translated English subtitles and in 4K SDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include a new conversation between Chinese cultural studies scholar Michael Berry and film producer Janet Yang, a making of documentary, and a 1993 interview with Chen Kaige by journalist Charlie Rose. Also included is an essay by author and scholar Pauline Chen. For full release breakdowns, read Svet Atanasov's Blu-ray review and 4K UHD review.
New on Blu-ray from RLJE Films is Benjamin Brewer's Arcadian, starring Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell, Sadie Soverall, Maxwell Jenkins, Joe Dixon and Samantha Coughlan.
Description: In a near future, normal life on Earth has been decimated. Paul and his two sons, Thomas and Joseph, have been living a half-life – tranquility by day and torment by night. Every night, after the sun sets, they face the unrelenting attacks of a mysterious and violent evil. One day, when Thomas doesn't return home before sundown, Paul must leave the safety of their fortified farm to find him. A nightmarish battle ensues that forces the family to execute a desperate plan to survive.
RLE Films' Blu-ray of Arcadian contains cast and crew Interviews, Visual Effects Behind the Scenes and trailers as extras.
Coming to Blu-ray from Decal Releasing is Tony Goldwyn's Ezra (2024), starring Bobby Cannavale, Robert De Niro, Rose Byrne, Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg and Tony Goldwyn.
Description: EZRA follows Max Bernal (Bobby Cannavale), a stand-up comedian living with his father (Robert De Niro), while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra (introducing William Fitzgerald) with his ex-wife (Rose Byrne). When forced to confront difficult decisions about their son's future, Max and Ezra embark on a cross-country road trip that has a transcendent impact on both their lives. Directed by Tony Goldwyn, who also appears in the film alongside additional cast members Vera Farmiga, Rainn Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg, EZRA is an endearing and often funny exploration of a family determined to find their way through life's complexities with humor, compassion, and heart.
Decal Relasing's Blu-ray of Ezra contains a conversation with Tony Goldwyn and screenwriter Tony Spiridakis as an extra.
Turning to catalog titles, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has a 4K UHD upgrade for Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai (1947), starring Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders, Ted de Corsia and Erskine Sanford. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Sony presents The Lady from Shanghai with DTS-HD MA Mono audio and Dolby Vision HDR. Extras include audio commentary by Peter Bogdanovich, a conversation with Bogdanovich and the film's theatrical trailer.
Coming to Blu-ray from Powerhouse Films / Indicator is Roberto Gavaldón's Untouched (Sombra verde) (1954), starring Ricardo Montalban, Ariadne Welter, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Miguel Inclán, Jaime Fernández and Roberto G. Rivera. Sourced from a 4K master by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in collaboration with Permanencia Voluntaria, Indicator presents Untouched with a choice of original Spanish or dubbed English mono audio, with optional, new and improved English or English SDH subtitles. Extras include new audio commentary with film historian and Mexican cinema specialist David Wilt, new interviews with Viviana García Besné (great-niece of producers Guillermo and Pedro Calderón), writer, TV host and film historian Rafael Aviña and filmmaker and writer Roberto Fiesco, an original theatrical trailer and an image gallery. Also included in the limited edition is an "exclusive booklet with a new essay by Camilla Baier, archival essays, a contemporary article on the making of the film, and full film credits".
Coming to Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment is Jeong Chang-hwa's The Double Crossers (鬼計雙雄) (1976), starring Shin Il-ryong, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Chao Hsiung, and Chan Sing. Sourced from 2K masters, Eureka presents The Double Crossers in both its original Hong Kong theatrical version and its original English language export cut, with a choice of original Mandarin (with optional, newly-translated English subtitles) or dubbed English audio for the theatrical version, while the export version features the classic English dub. Extras include new audio commentaries by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (on the theatrical version) and action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema (on the export version), as well as a trailer. Limited edition content includes a slipcover, reversible artwork and a "collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver".
Coming to Blu-ray from Film Masters is Chi Lo's The Crippled Masters (鬼計雙雄) (1979), starring Sung-Chuan Shen, Chao-Ming Kang, Chiu Ho, Chung-Kuei Chang, Mu-Chuan Chen and Wei Ho. Sourced from a 2K scan of 35mm elements, Film Masters presents The Crippled Masters with dubbed English: DTS-HD MA Mono audio and English SDH subtitles (a Mandarin: DTS-HD MA Mono track is also included). Extras include new audio commentary by Will Sloan and Justin Decloux (of The Important Cinema Club), the new documentary Kings of Kung Fu: Releasing The Legends, a "raw" presntation of the film in SD quality, a remastering comparison and theatrical trailers.
Finally this week, Kino Lorber have two catalog titles coming to Blu-ray. First is Robert Butler's Underground Aces (1981), starring Dirk Benedict, T.K. Carter, Robert Hegyes, Rick Podell, Michael Winslow and Kario Salem. Sourced from a new 2K master, Kino presents Underground Aces with a new audio commentary by Horror-Fix.com's James G. Chandler and Ash Hamilton.
Also from Kino is a Blu-ray for Patrice Leconte's The Girl on the Bridge (La Fille sur le pont) (1999), starring Vanessa Paradis, Daniel Auteuil, Frédéric Pfluger, Demetre Georgalas, Catherine Lascault and Isabelle Petit-Jacques. Kino presents The Girl on the Bridge with audio commentary by film critic Manuela Lazic, as well as Patrice Leconte's short film Le Batteur du Boléro (1992).