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Wednesday, 09 November 2016 15:36

How’s about some 4K reviews and catalog Blu-ray news? Anyone? Anyone?

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Well, folks... there’s not much in the way of news to report this afternoon, apart from the obvious o’course. But we do have a few odds and ends for you today. And we’re working on a bunch of new Blu-ray and 4K reviews, two of which I’ve got for you now.

I’ve posted reviews of Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games and Warner’s Pacific Rim, each in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format. Both look great. Pacific Rim is a real HDR stunner, though The Hunger Games is the better value in terms of content and extras. But both are well worth a look if you’re a fan of the format.  [Read on here…]

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In terms of release news today, it appears that CBS and Paramount will be releasing Star Trek: Enterprise on both Blu-ray and DVD in a Complete Series package on 1/10/17.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment has set Mick Jackson’s Denial for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 1/3/17, starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Wilkinson.

Universal is re-issuing the Fifty Shades of Grey: Unrated Edition on Blu-ray on 1/3 as well. Just in time for Valentine’s, I guess?

Scream Factory has set Deadtime Stories for Blu-ray/DVD Combo release on 2/28/17, and will also release a Slumber Party Massacre II/Slumber Party Massacre III double feature on 1/17.

Shout! Factory, in the meantime, has set Colors for release on 2/21 as part of their Shout Select line.

Image Entertainment is releasing a Crystal Lake Memories/Never Sleep Again double feature on Blu-ray on 1/10. You can see the cover artwork below.

Well Go USA will release The Monkey King 2 on Blu-ray and DVD on 1/3.

The Film Detective will release The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975) on Blu-ray and DVD on 12/13.

Kino Lorber has cooked up a Blu-ray double feature of Porky’s II: The Next Day (1983) and Porky’s Revenge (1985) for release on 12/6. They’ve also announced that they’re working on a new 4K restored Blu-ray release of Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms (1957), directed by Charles Vidor. Coming too (to Blu-ray and/or DVD) are Marjorie Morningstar (1958), Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993), Compulsion (1959), and The Pied Piper (1972).

Here’s a look at a trio of the titles we’ve just mentioned (you can pre-order them on Amazon now)...

Deadtime Stories (Blu-ray Disc)   Fifty Shades of Grey: Unrated Edition (Blu-ray Disc)   Never Sleep Again/Crystal Lake Memories (Blu-ray Disc)

Back tomorrow with more. Stay tuned...

- Bill Hunt (@BillHuntBits)

 

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