GVN Home Entertainment Release Round-Up June 6-12: Bloodthirsty Vikings, 4K Classics & Big Dumb Action Films

We at GVN aim to keep you informed of the newest and best in home entertainment week in and week out. For the week of June 6th, we have some incredible releases making their way to our shelves. Read on to get the full rundown of what you should have on your wishlist, plus take a chance to check out what Michael and I are spotlighting on The Video Attic this week.

One of the most exciting releases of the week is the arrival of The Northman from director Robert Eggers on 4K UHD Blu-Ray from Universal. Who doesn’t want to watch vikings leave a path of destruction on a quest for vengeance…but in an artistic way? The new release comes with an assortment of special features including an audio commentary track from Eggers.

If you want less subtlety and brain cells in your testosterone-fueled romps, there is a trio of action films that look somewhat interchangeable but might be some mindless fun. The most notable among these is The Contractor starring Chris Pine and Ben Foster out on 4K UHD Blu-Ray from Paramount. This one at least made it to theaters, which cannot be said for the other two debuts. Fortress: Sniper’s Eye is apparently a sequel to another direct-to-video film that finds Bruce Willis being exploited for one of his final times. Eraser: Reborn attempts to reboot the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film without the Austrian superstar. Check out this week’s Video Attic below to see if the attempt was successful.

We are not ALL about brutality here at GVN. We recognize that some of you might have young children who you want to keep entertained while ALSO learning something educational. Sesame Street has you covered with the release of Potty Time Plus! Getting Ready With Elmo. You will be thankful when your young one is able to take on the world without relying solely on you. Plus, the release features some special guests including Stephen and Ayesha Curry who stop by to help make some pancakes!

It is another notable week in the world of 4K UHD releases as Sony serves up two of the all-time great films from David Lean on 4K UHD Blu-Ray in a Limited Edition SteelBook. The Bridge On The River Kwai returns to 4K UHD featuring a new Dolby Vision presentation along with the original mono and all of the legacy special features. Lawrence of Arabia finally receives a standalone release on 4K UHD after previously being exclusive to the Columbia Classic: Volume One set. The amount of special features on this one will blow your mind, and it serves as one of the finest 4K UHD presentations on the market.

Shout! Factory and GKIDS are making anime fans extremely happy as they give three early works from Makoto Shinkai their proper recognition on Blu-Ray. Catch the Blu-Ray debut of The Place Promised In Our Early Days along with The Children Who Chase Lost Voices and 5 Centimeters Per Second, which includes the Blu-Ray debut of Voices Of A Distant Star. Get further thoughts on these title on The Video Attic below.

Warner Archive is celebrating the centennial of the one and only Judy Garland with a trio of Blu-Ray debuts including Ziegfeld Girl, For Me and My Gal and The Clock. The label is one of the absolute best in the business when it comes to film preservation, and these titles are some of the most dazzling we have seen all year.

This is only a taste of the incredibly packed lineup you have to look forward to you this week. Be sure to check out the full list below after checking out The Video Attic where we discuss the Blu-Ray release of RoboCop: The Series, the Shudder horror anthology series Slasher: Flesh and Blood, the animated crossover Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem In The Multiverse, new releases from Kino Lorber, Mondo Macabre and more.

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New Home Entertainment Releases For June 7, 2022 

• The Northman (4K UHD) (2022) 
  • Read our theatrical review of The Northman here.
• The Contractor (4K UHD) (2022)
• Eraser: Reborn (2022)
  • Read our review of the Blu-Ray release of Eraser: Reborn here.
• Fortress: Sniper’s Eye (2022)
• Lawrence Of Arabia (4K UHD SteelBook) (1962)
• The Bridge On The River Kwai (4K UHD SteelBook) (1957)
• Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
  • Read our review of the Blu-Ray release of Ziegfeld Girl here.
• For Me And My Gal (1942)
  • Read our review of the Blu-Ray release of For Me And My Gal here.
• The Clock (1945)
  • Read our review of the Blu-Ray release of The Clock here.
• The Place Promised In Our Early Days (2004)
  • Read our review of the Blu-Ray release of The Place Promised In Our Early Days here.
• 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007)
  • Read our review of the Blu-Ray release of 5 Centimeters Per Second here.
• Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)
  • Read our review of the Blu-Ray release of Children Who Chase Lost Voices here.
• The Tales Of Hoffmann (1951)
• Sesame Street – Potty Time Plus! Getting Ready With Elmo (2022)
• All About Evil (2010)
• Baloney (VOD) (2022)
• BEM: Becoming Human – The Movie (2020)
• Beyond Evil (1980)
• BIX: “Ain’t None Of Them Play Like Him Yet (1981)
• The Bourne Complete Collection (4K UHD) (2002-2016)
• Btooom!: The Complete Collection (2012)
• Catch The Fair One (2022)
• Clifford (1994)
• Combat Shock (1984)
• Compartment No. 6 (2022)
  • Read our theatrical review of Compartment No. 6 here.
• Dead County (2021)
• The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
• Feast (2021)
  • Read our theatrical review of Feast here.
• Film Noir: The Dark Side Of Cinema VII (1956-1958)
• Forbidden Zone (1980)
• George Clooney Double Feature: The American & Leatherheads (2008 & 2010)
• Girl’s High: Complete Collection (2006)
• Grease 2 (SteelBook) (1982)
• The Guilty & High Tide (1947) 
• The Heavenly Kid (1985)
• Highball (1997)
• Human Lanterns (1982)
• The Killer Elite (1975)
• La Brea: Season One (2021-2022)
• The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue (1974)
• Martin Short Double Feature: Cross My Heart & Pure Luck (1987 &1991)
• Marvelous and the Black Hole (2021)
  • Read our theatrical review of Marvelous and the Black Hole here.
• MAU (DVD) (2021)
• The Mechanic (1972)
• The Mexican (2001)
• Midnight (2021)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: NT (2018)
• One Piece: Season 11 Voyage 8 (2015-2016)
• Only Yesterday (1991)
• Passion In The Desert (1997) 
• The Phantom Of The Opera (1998)
• Savage Sisters (1974)
• Stunt Rock (1978)
  • Read our review of the Blu-Ray release of Stunt Rock here.
• The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
• Ultrasound (DVD) (2022)
• The Weather Man (2005)

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