For the week of March 17th, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release The Penguin: The Complete First Season (2024), starring Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Deirdre O'Connell.
Description: Starring Colin Farrell in the title role, the DC Studios and HBO Original drama The Penguin continues The Batman epic crime saga that filmmaker Matt Reeves began with Warner Bros. Pictures' global blockbuster and centers on the character played by Farrell in the film.
Warner's Blu-ray releases of The Penguin: The Complete First Season are three-disc sets with all eight episodes on Blu-ray or 4K UHD, with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio on the Blu-ray edition or Dolby Atmos audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include Inside Gotham, Welcome to Gotham, Who is the Hangman: Portrait of Sofia Falcone, Introducing the Penguin, Gotham Re-envisioned, The Origin of Oz, Becoming the Penguin and more.
New on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Walt Disney Home Entertainment is David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller's Moana 2, starring the voices of Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Rose Matafeo, David Fane and Temuera Morrison.
Description: Moana 2 reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Christina Chen and Yvett Merino, Moana 2 features music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foaʻi, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina.
Disney's 4K UHD release of Moana 2 contains the film's Dolby Atmos audio and Dolby Vision HDR. Extras include a song selection, while the included Blu-ray copy additionally contains the featurettes Call of The Wayfinder, A New Voyage, Songs of the Sea, Join the Crew, Kakamora Chronicles and Fun in the Booth, along with deleted scenes. For full release breakdowns, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review and 4K UHD review.
Note: As of this writing, Disney's 4K UHD release of Moana 2 is available only as a Limited Edition SteelBook.
New on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man, starring Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Sam Jaeger, Leigh Whannell, Benedict Hardie and Ben Prendergast.
Description: From Blumhouse and the director of The Invisible Man comes a modern take on the classic monster story, WOLF MAN. Seeking a fresh start, Blake moves his wife Charlotte and daughter Ginger to his childhood home in rural Oregon. Upon arrival, they encounter a brutal animal attack, forcing the family to barricade themselves inside the house as an unseen creature prowls the perimeter. As the night wears on, Blake's injuries worsen, and his bizarre behavior turns monstrous. To protect her daughter, Charlotte must decide whether to confront the danger outside or the growing horror within.
Universal's Blu-ray releases of Wolf Man contain the film's Dolby Atmos audio, with HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include audio commentary by Leigh Whannell and the featurettes Unleashing a New MonsterDesigning Wolf Man, Hands on Horror and Nightmares and Soundscapes. In addition to standard packaging, a Limited Edition SteelBook will also be available.
New on Blu-ray from Paramount Home Media Distribution is Tulsa King: Season Two (2024), starring Sylvester Stallone. The three-disc set contains all eight episodes, as well as the exclusive content The Boss Is Back and Mob Rule: Writing a Season of Crime and the featurettes Who Said It, Meet the Rivals and Best in Crew.
New on Blu-ray from Well Go USA is Moon-Sub Hyun's Devils Stay (사흘), starring Park Shin-yang, Lee Re, Lee Min-ki and Won Mi-won.
Description: After the sudden tragic loss of his daughter following an exorcism, a renowned heart surgeon refuses to face the reality that his child has died, despite declarations from medical examiners and even the priest who performed the expulsion. But as the funeral rites begin, mourners start witnessing unnerving changes to the girl's body, leaving the priest to wonder whether something much more sinister—an evil more ancient than Catholicism itself—may once again be looming over them all.
Well Go USA's Blu-ray of Devils Stay includes a trailer. For a full release breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review.
Turning to catalog titles, The Criterion Collection has a Blu-ray release for Charles Chaplin's A Woman of Paris (1923), starring Edna Purviance, Clarence Geldert, Carl Miller, Lydia Knott, Charles French and Adolphe Menjou. Sourced from a 4K master, Criterion presents the 1976 release version of A Woman of Paris with an LPCM Mono score by Charlie Chaplin, as well as an alternate score from 2005 created by conductor Timothy Brock, based on music by Chaplin, in LPCM Stereo. Extras include an introduction by Chaplin scholar David Robinson, a new video essay by Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance, the documentaries Chaplin Today: "A Woman of Paris" and Archive Commentary: About "A Woman of Paris", excerpts of an audio interview with cinematographer Roland Totheroh, deleted shots from the 1923 version of the film, archival footage and trailers. Also included is "an essay critic Pamela Hutchinson and notes by Brock on the 2005 score".
Also coming from Criterion is a remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD release for Kazuki Ômori's Godzilla vs. Biollante (ゴジラvsビオランテ) (1989), starring Kunihiko Mitamura, Yoshiko Tanaka, Masanobu Takashima, Megumi Odaka, Tôru Minegishi and Kôji Takahashi. Previously released on Blu-ray in 2012 and again in 2014, Criterion's Blu-ray and 4K UHD releases of Godzilla vs. Biollante are sourced from a new 4K master, with Japanese: DTS-HD MA 5.0 audio and optional English subtitles. The 4K UHD disc is presented in 4K SDR and includes a new audio commentary by film historian Samm Deighan (host of the podcast Eros + Massacre and co-editor of the book Revolution in 35mm), while the Blu-ray additionally features a 1993 making of documentary, along with a short piece on the Biollante and Super X2 vehicle concepts, deleted special effects, TV spots and trailers. Also included is an essay by science-fiction and horror film expert Jim Cirronella.
Also this week, Kino Lorber has several coming to Blu-ray and 4K UHD. They are:
Albert Zugsmith's College Confidential (1960), starring Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Walter Winchell, Mamie Van Doren, Mickey Shaughnessy and Herbert Marshall. Kino's Blu-ray of College Confidential includes a new audio commentary by film historian David Del Valle and film historian / archivist Stan Shaffer, as well as a theatrical trailer.
Christian-Jaque's The Black Tulip (La Tulipe noire) (1964), starring Alain Delon, Virna Lisi, Dawn Addams, Akim Tamiroff, Laura Valenzuela and George Rigaud. Sourced from a 4K master by TF1, Kino's Blu-ray of The Black Tulip is presented in French with optional English subtitles. Extras include a new audio commentary by film critic and author Simon Abrams and a theatrical trailer.
Robert Enrico's Ho! (1968), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Joanna Shimkus, Sydney Chaplin, Alain Mottet, Raymond Bussières and Paul Crauchet. Sourced from a 4K master by TF1, Kino Blu-ray of Ho! is presented in French with optional English subtitles. Extras include a new audio commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson, as well as a theatrical trailer.
A standalone release for Gabrielle Beaumont's The Godsend (1980), starring Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman, Angela Pleasence, Patrick Barr, Wilhelmina Green and Joanne Boorman. Kino's Blu-ray of The Godsend includes a new audio commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson, as well as a theatrical trailer.
Patrice Leconte's Half a Chance (1 chance sur 2 / Une chance sur deux) (1998), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Vanessa Paradis, Michel Aumont, Eric Defosse and Aleksandr Yakovlev. Sourced from a 2K master by TF1, Kino Blu-ray of Half a Chance is presented in French with optional English subtitles. Extras include a new audio commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson, as well as a newly remastered theatrical trailer.
And finally from Kino is a 4K UHD upgrade for Simon West's The General's Daughter (1999), starring John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Cromwell, Timothy Hutton, Clarence Williams III and James Woods. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative by Paramount Pictures, Kino presents The General's Daughter with a choice of lossless 5.1 or 2.0 audio options and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include audio commentary with Simon West, a behind-the-scenes featurette, four deleted scenes including an alternate ending, a teaser and a theatrical trailer.
Coming to 4K UHD from Shout Factory is Ken Russell's Tommy (1975), starring Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Jack Nicholson, Elton John and Tina Turner. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the 35mm original picture negative and 35mm color interpositive, Shout presents Tommy with a choice of DTS-HD MA 5.0 Quintaphonic, DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround, or DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo audio options and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc.
Also coming to 4K UHD from Shout is Allan Holzman's Forbidden World (1982), starring Jesse Vint, Dawn Dunlap, June Chadwick, Linden Chiles, Fox Harris and Ray Oliver. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative, Shout presents the theatrical and director's cuts of Forbidden World with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include audio commentary with Allan Holzman on the director's cut, the documentary The Making of Forbidden World, interviews with producer Roger Corman and special effects artist John Carl Buechler, a theatrical trailer, TV and radio spots and a photo gallery.
Coming to 4K UHD and remastered Blu-ray from Indicator / Powerhouse Films is Rod Hardy's Thirst (1979), starring Chantal Contouri, Shirley Cameron, Max Phipps, Henry Silva, Rod Mullinar and David Hemmings. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Indicator presents Thirst with its original lossless mono audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include audio commentary with Rod Hardy and producer Antony I Ginnane, a 2022 interview with Ginnane, interviews from 1979 with David Hemmings and Chantal Contouri, outtakes from the documentary Not Quite Hollywood (2008) with Hardy, Ginnane, cinematographer Vincent Monton, and Rod Mullinar, a 2024 appreciation by academic and Australian cinema specialist Stephen Morgan, an isolated score option, a theatrical trailer, TV spots and an image gallery. Limited edition content includes an "80-page book with a new essay by Diane A Rogers, exclusive extracts from producer Antony I Ginnane's unpublished memoirs, archival interviews with actors Chantal Contouri, David Hemmings and Henry Silva, and film credits".
Also coming to 4K UHD and remastered Blu-ray from Indicator / Powerhouse Films is Simon Wincer's Harlequin (AKA Dark Forces) (1980), starring Robert Powell, Broderick Crawford, David Hemmings, Carmen Duncan, Gus Mercurio and Alan Cassell. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Indicator presents Harlequin with its original lossless mono audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include a 2004 audio commentary with Simon Wincer and producer Antony I Ginnane, a 2022 interview with Ginnane, interviews from 1980 with David Hemmings and Robert Powell, audio interviews from 1979 with Simon Wincer, associate producer Jane Scott and production designer Bernard Hides, outtakes from the documentary Not Quite Hollywood (2008) with Wincer, Ginnane, writer Everett De Roche, and Gus Mercurio, a 2024 appreciation by academic and Australian cinema specialist Stephen Morgan, a 2018 interview with Kim Newman on the Australian genre film boom of the 1970s and 80s, an isolated score option, an original teaser and theatrical trailer and an image gallery. Limited edition content includes an "80-page book with a new essay by Julian Upton, exclusive extracts from producer Antony I Ginnane's unpublished memoirs, archival interviews with director Simon Wincer and art director Bernard Hides, and film credits".
Finally this week, Arrow Video has remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD releases for Renny Harlin's Deep Blue Sea (1999), starring Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative by Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging (MPI), Arrow presents Deep Blue Sea with a choice of original DTS-HD MA 5.1 or new Dolby Atmos remix audio tracks and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include two new audio commentaries: one by screenwriter Duncan Kennedy and another by filmmaker and critic Rebekah McKendry, as well as archive audio commentary by Renny Harlin and Samuel L. Jackson, a new interview with production designer William Sandell, a new visual essay by Trace Thurman, the archive featurettes When Sharks Attack and The Sharks of Deep Blue Sea, deleted scenes with optional commentary by Renny Harlin, a theatrical trailer and image galleries. Limited edition content includes a double-sided, fold-out poster with original and new artwork, postcards and an "60-page perfect bound collector's book containing new writing by film critics Josh Hurtado, Jennie Kermode, and Murray Leeder, plus previously unseen production art and designs". For full release breakdowns, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review and 4K UHD review.