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 9th, 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. If you want to support GVN, please use the links below to purchase the titles you are interested in.
This week, we spotlight the 4K UHD Blu-Ray debut of the new Spike Lee joint Highest 2 Lowest starring Denzel Washington courtesy of A24. This remix of the Akira Kurosawa classic comes in Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos audio, along with interviews, featurettes, and music videos. We have more recent theatrical releases from Magnolia Pictures, including the surreal comedy The Napa Boys featuring some of our favorite comedic minds. This Sideways-esque tale comes with two commentary tracks, deleted scenes, and more. The distributor also has the twisted psychological thriller Heel on Blu-Ray starring Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough as a couple who chain a young man up in their basement to rehabilitate him.
Universal celebrates a legendary filmmaker with Steven Spielberg: The Spotlight Collection on 4K UHD Blu-Ray SteelBook featuring eight of his most iconic films – Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, and War of the Worlds. This release gathers the most recent 4K UHD releases of each of these titles into one gorgeous collection.
We have another fetching SteelBook from Sony, as we see a new 4K UHD Blu-Ray for The Patriot starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger featuring both the Theatrical Cut and Unrated Cut in 4K UHD for the first time together. Each version is presented in Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos audio, along with a commentary track, featurettes, deleted scenes, and more. Heading to the world of animation, GKIDS and Shout! Studios have a new 4K UHD Blu-Ray SteelBook for the anime classic Perfect Blue from master filmmaker Satoshi Kon. The 4K master is presented in SDR with interviews, a lecture series with Kon, recording sessions, and more.
Arrow Video has an amazing slate this month, beginning with the Australian cult classic Wake in Fright debuting on 4K UHD Blu-Ray from a 4K restoration of the Original Camera Negative in Dolby Vision. They also have the 4K UHD Blu-Ray debut of the Takashi Miike thriller Audition from a 4K scan of the Super 16mm Camera Negative in Dolby Vision with three audio tracks. These releases include commentary tracks, interviews, and more. James Garner takes on the mantle of a famous detective in Marlowe on Blu-Ray from a 2K restoration of the Original Camera Negative. This release comes with a new appreciation piece.
The label also has some unbelievable box sets this month, including the double feature Mortal Kombat Kollection with the live-action ’90s video game adaptations Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation on 4K UHD Blu-Ray. Both features have received a 4K scan of the Original Camera Negative in Dolby Vision, along with a pair of new commentary tracks each, interviews, featurettes, and more. If that wasn’t enough, there is the six-film Jackie Chan’s Breakout Hits on 4K UHD Blu-Ray featuring Drunken Master II, Rumble in the Bronx, Thunderbolt, Police Story 4: First Strike, Mr. Nice Guy, and Who Am I?. This epic set includes new restorations from the Original Camera Negative, multiple cuts and language tracks for each film, new and archival special features, and more.
The fine individuals at Deaf Crocodile continue to be saviors of overlooked and unconventional cinema with an eclectic slate of gems. First up, we have the early Olivia Newton-John vehicle Toomorrow on Blu-Ray that has been restored in 4K and given new special features such as a commentary track, interview, short film, and visual essay. It wouldn’t be a Deaf Crocodile slate without some animation, and we have the Russian stop-motion feature Hoffmaniada on Blu-Ray with a commentary track, short films, a visual essay, and more. They also have the staggering glove-puppet wuxia film Legend of the Sacred Stone with a commentary track, a visual essay, and more.
We have a double dose of Shahram Mokri releases, starting with four earliest features from the Iranian filmmaker in The Time-Bending Mysteries of Shahram Mokri, which includes Ashkan, the Sacred Ring and Other Stories, Fish & Cat, Invasion, and Careless Crime. We follow this up with the director’s latest film, Black Rabbit, White Rabbit, which comes to Blu-Ray with the director’s early short films, a commentary track, and a visual essay.
The heroes at The Criterion Collection continue to deliver quality work with a fresh release of a classic. Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn come together for a globetrotting adventure in Charade, now on 4K UHD Blu-Ray with a 4K restoration of the Original Camera Negative in SDR. The release comes with a commentary track.
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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