This Week on Blu-ray: September 2-8

For the week of September 2nd, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, in association with MGM, will release a Blu-ray for the miniseries Belgravia: The Next Chapter (2024), starring Harriet Slater, Toby Regbo, Hannah Onslow, Sophie Thompson, Richard Goulding and Alice Eve.

Descrpition: Belgravia, 1871. The eligible Lord Frederick Trenchard meets the bewitching Clara Dunn, and they fall deeply in love. A romantic courtship and proposal follow, and Clara is swept off her feet. But there are hidden depths to Frederick; he carries trauma from his childhood, following years of emotional neglect and resentment from his father, who favored the younger son, James. Clara is highly perceptive, quickly realizing there is trauma at the heart of Frederick's guarded manner. She grows convinced that by fixing Frederick's relationship with his estranged brother she can also restore his happiness. In the midst of her plans, she starts to develop an unlikely friendship with the charming Dr Ellerby and is drawn into his bohemian world. Excited by the passionate way they live, Clara begins to question her place in the world. Clara and Frederick must chart a course through the rumors which threaten them and confront long-buried secrets as they search for lasting happiness.

Universal's Blu-ray of Belgravia: The Next Chapter is a two-disc set with all eight episodes.

Turning to catalog titles, Kino Lorber have two coming to Blu-ray. The first is Michel Boisrond's Naughty Girl (Cette sacrée gamine) (1956), starring Brigitte Bardot, Jean Bretonnière, Françoise Fabian, Mischa Auer, Michel Serrault and Jean Poiret. Kino presents Naughty Girl with audio commentary by film historian Samm Deighan and a trailer for Les Femmes.

Also coming to Blu-ray from Kino is Rod Holcomb's Chains of Gold (1991), starring John Travolta, Marilu Henner, Joey Lawrence, Bernie Casey, Hector Elizondo and Benjamin Bratt. Kino presents Chains of Gold with a theatrical trailer. Collectible packaging includes a slipcover.

Coming to Blu-ray from Sandpiper Pictures are Peter Brook's Marat / Sade (1967), starring Patrick Magee, Ian Richardson, Michael Williams, Clifford Rose, Glenda Jackson and Freddie Jones, and Robert M. Young's Saving Grace (1986), starring Tom Conti, Fernando Rey, Erland Josephson, Giancarlo Giannini, Donald Hewlett, Colin McGee and Edward James Olmos. Both films are making their domestic debuts on Blu-ray.

Coming to 4K UHD from the Criterion Collection is Alex Cox's Repo Man (1984), starring Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash, Sy Richardson and Susan Barnes. Sourced from a new 4K master (approved by Alex Cox), Criterion presents Repo Man with LPCM Mono audio and Dolby Vision HDR. Extras replicate Criterion's Blu-ray edition and include filmmaker commentary, the TV version of the film, cast and crew interviews, a roundtable discussion on the making of the film and two trailers for the film. Also included is a booklet with "an essay by critic Sam McPheeters, an illustrated production history by Cox, and a 1987 interview with real-life repo man Mark Lewis". For a full release breakdown, read Svet Atanasov's 4K UHD review.

Coming to standalone 4K UHD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own (1992), starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell and Megan Cavanagh. Previously available only in Sony's Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 1 back in 2020, Sony presents A League of Their Own from a 4K scan of the original camera negative, with Dolby Vision HDR and a choice of Dolby Atmos, original DTS-HD MA 2.0 or DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio tracks. Extras on the 4K UHD disc include the domestic theatrical trailer as well as five international teasers and trailers. A Blu-ray copy of the film includes filmmaker commentary, the documentary Nine Memorable Innings, deleted scenes, The Enduring Legacy of A League of Their Own, three episodes from the 1993 TV series and a music video for Madonna's "This Used to Be My Playground".

Coming to 4K UHD from Shout Factory is Andrew Douglas' The Amityville Horror (2005), starring Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett, Chloë Grace Moretz and Rachel Nichols. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Shout presents The Amityville Horror with DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio tracks and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include audio commentary with Ryan Reynolds and producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller, while an included remastered Blu-ray has a new documentary, Houses Don't Kill People: Revisiting The Amityville Horror (featuring interviews with Andrew Douglas and composer Steve Jablonsky), deleted scenes with optional commentary, a making of featurette, trailer and more.

Also coming to 4K UHD from Shout is William Brent Bell's The Boy (2016), starring Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, James Russell, Jim Norton, Diana Hardcastle and Ben Robson. Sourced from a new 4K master, Shout presents The Boy with Dolby Atmos audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include new audio commentary with film critics Julia Cunningham and Emily Higgins, while an included remastered Blu-ray has new interviews with William Brent Bell, writer Stacey Menear, cinematographer Daniel Pearl, doll designer Todd Masters and doll handler Tannis Hegan, as well as a theatrical trailer.

Finally this week, Paramount Home Media Distribution have a standalone release for Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen and Jamie Campbell Bower. Originally available in Paramount's Paramount Scares: Volume One box set in 2023, Paramount presents Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio. A Blu-ray copy includes several featurettes, a photo gallery and a theatrical trailer. For a full release breakdown, read Martin Liebman's 4K UHD review.