No Streaming Required: Physical Media Spotlight For The Week Of June 3rd

We at GVN aim to keep you informed of the newest and best in the world of physical media. Over on our YouTube Channel, you can find us talking about everything you need to know on No Streaming Required, our weekly guide to all the latest 4K UHD, Blu-Ray, and DVD releases.

For the week of June 3rd, we have some incredible releases making their way to our shelves. Read on to get a brief overview of what you should have on your wishlist, then be sure to dive into the full rundown in the video below.

This week, we spotlight the 4K UHD debut of a Ridley Scott epic as Kingdom of Heaven: Director’s Cut hits 4K UHD Blu-Ray with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos audio from 20th Century Studios. The release also comes with the roadshow version of the film and special features including three commentary tracks, a nearly 3-hour making-of documentary, featurettes, and more. Elsewhere in the realm of “dad cinema” is the mob drama The Alto Knights starring Robert De Niro on Blu-Ray from Warner Bros. The release comes with Dolby Atmos audio but no special features.

In the world of arthouse cinema, we have the unusual William S. Burroughs adaptation Queer from director Luca Guadagnino and star Daniel Craig on Blu-Ray courtesy of A24. The release arrives with a Dolby Atmos audio track, a commentary track, featurettes, and more. From Focus Features, we have the charming music-driven drama The Ballad of Wallis Island starring Tim Key, Tom Basden, and Carey Mulligan, hitting Blu-Ray with a great A/V presentation and no special features.

Fans of television are sitting pretty this week with a nice variety of titles hitting physical media. GKIDS and Shout! Studios tackle the first season of the hit anime Dan Da Dan on Blu-Ray featuring all 12 episodes in your choice of Japanese or English audio. The release comes packed with various interviews, scene breakdowns, featurettes, and more. Paramount Home Entertainment brings the prequel series Dexter: Original Sin to Blu-Ray with an optional SteelBook. The release contains 10 episodes from the first season and an additional featurette. The long-awaited release of The Drew Carey Show: The Complete Series arrives on DVD featuring all nine seasons of the show, although four episodes have been omitted and some music has been changed due to music licensing issues that have held up the release for years.

It is a huge month for Arrow Video releases as we dive into a trio of releases. First up, we have the techno-thriller Swordfish starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, and Halle Berry arriving on 4K UHD Blu-Ray newly scanned in 4K from the 35mm Original Camera Negative with Dolby Vision, a commentary track, new interviews, and loads of featurettes. The label also has the Alex Proyas sci-fi noir Dark City on 4K UHD Blu-Ray featuring both the Theatrical Cut and Director’s Cut on 4K UHD Blu-Ray restored in 4K from the Original Camera Negative with Dolby Vision and a new Dolby Atmos audio track to accompany the original audio. The release is loaded with special features including over 5 commentary tracks, a new documentary, visual essays, featurettes, and more. Finally, Arrow has the Blu-Ray release of The Invisible Swordsman from an HD master supplied by Kadokawa with a commentary track and a pair of interviews.

The fine folks at Radiance Films continue lifting up Japanese cinema with Tai Kato’s adaptation of The Tale Of Oiwa’s Ghost on Blu-Ray from an HD master supplied by Toei. The release comes with an interview and a visual essay. Anchor Bay has the buddy odyssey movie Sour Party in which two slacker friends traverse the city trying to find money to buy a baby shower gift. The Blu-Ray comes with a commentary track, featurettes, and more. Mill Creek Entertainment has a new Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray of the ’80s bicycle drama Rad on Blu-Ray with an all-new feature documentary on the making of the film included.

This is only a taste of what you can discover on No Streaming Required this week, so be sure to check out the full video below.

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