No Streaming Required: Physical Media Spotlight For The Week Of May 19th

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 May 19th, 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 explore films fresh from theaters, 4K UHD upgrades of cult favorites, and an exciting slate of gems from 88 Films and Kino Lorber. First up, Universal has the Colleen Hoover adaptation Reminders of Him on Blu-Ray starring Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers. The release comes with a commentary track, deleted scenes, and featurettes. Warner Bros. has the monster crime drama The Bride from director Maggie Gyllenhaal on 4K UHD Blu-Ray with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos audio. The film starring Jessie Buckley, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Christian Bale, arrives with a quartet of featurettes. The studio also has a 4K UHD upgrade of the cult favorite Speed Racer from the Wachowskis in Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos audio. The release comes with a new retrospective and archival featurettes.

The upgrades continue at Sony with a new 20th anniversary 4K UHD Blu-Ray SteelBook of The Da Vinci Code adaptation starring Tom Hanks from director Ron Howard. The new release provides both the Extended Cut and the Theatrical Cut in 4K UHD with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos audio. There is also an entire disc dedicated to special features.

The heroes at Severin Films have a stellar pair of titles not to be missed this month. The Mario Bava horror classic A Bay of Blood hits 4K UHD Blu-Ray from a new 4K scan of the Original Vault Elements in Dolby Vision. The release comes with new and archival special features including commentary tracks, interviews, and more. They also have the short-lived MTV series The Idiot Box starring Alex Winter on Blu-Ray featuring all six episodes and the rare best-of special. The release also includes tons of new interviews, outtakes, short films, and more.

In the world of Asian cinema, 88 Films has a trio of Angela Mao films arriving on Blu-Ray with The Angry River, The Invincible Eight, and The Himalayan. Each film has received a 2K scan of the Original Camera Negative and new commentary tracks.

The folks at Kino Lorber Studio Classics have a slew of 4K UHD Blu-Ray releases to admire. One of the biggest releases this month is the comedy favorite The Great Outdoors starring John Candy and Dan Aykroyd, as well as the Bigfoot family classic Harry and the Hendersons with John Lithgow. Each release comes from a 4K scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative in Dolby Vision, and it includes three commentary tracks.

The 4K UHD upgrades get much more thematically dark as the bizarre serial killer thriller The Snowman starring Michael Fassbender and Rebecca Ferguson hits the format in HDR10 with two new commentary tracks. You also have a pair of Charles Bronson upgrades with 10 to Midnight and Rider on the Rain, the latter of which has two versions of the film in 4K UHD. The early slasher Terror Train starring Jamie Lee Curtis has been given a 4K scan of the Original Camera Negative, as well as two commentary tracks and additional interviews.

Blu-Ray fans can also celebrate with some upgrades, including the debut of the Matt Dillon and Sean Young thriller A Kiss Before Dying with two commentary tracks. We also get new scans of some favorites including the Anthony Mann western gem Bend of the River, along with the early Oliver Stone drama Talk Radio. We also get to check out the first installments of the Brit Noir line, which features three underseen films from the genre.

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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