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 6th, 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 Disney classic as Lilo & Stitch hits 4K UHD Blu-Ray with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos audio. The special features include a commentary track, featurettes, and more. Things get slightly more mature in the animated space as we explore Rick & Morty: The Anime, newly on Blu-Ray from Warner Bros.. The ten-episode season comes with the episodes presented in English and Japanese, but does not include supplemental features.
In the world of new studio films, we have the unusual Oscar-nominated biopic Better Man on 4K UHD Blu-Ray courtesy of Paramount, which follows the life of musician Robbie Williams as portrayed by a CGI monkey. The release arrives with Dolby Vision and a Dolby Atmos audio track along with a pair of featurettes. Also from the studio, we have Star Trek: Section 31 hitting 4K UHD Blu-Ray in a limited edition SteelBook with Dolby Vision, a Dolby Atmos audio track, and over an hour of supplements. They also dabble in television with Yellowstone: Season 5, Part 2, which concludes the original series on Blu-Ray with six final episodes and over two hours of special features.
Fans of international cinema are sitting pretty this week with some hard-to-find gems finally getting a proper Blu-Ray presentation. Cult Epics tackles the rare film from Suriname as director Pim de la Parra’s personal drama Wan Pipel arrives newly restored on Blu-Ray in 2K with a commentary track, featurettes, a bonus short film, and more. The crew at 88 Films keeps up the Hong Kong cinema classics with Lady Of The Law remastered from the original negative with a new commentary. It is four times the thrills at Cauldron Films as the quartet of titles from the House of Doom collection have been individually released on Blu-Ray including The House of Witchcraft, The House of Lost Souls, The House of Clocks, and The Sweet House of Horrors. These films have been restored in 2K from the Original Camera Negative and have a world of special features.
It is a huge week for Arrow Video releases as we dive into a trio of 4K UHD Blu-Ray releases. First up, we have two essential horror franchise installments as Jason Goes To Hell and Jason X arrive newly scanned in 4K with Dolby Vision, commentary tracks, and hours of supplements not to be missed. The label also has the Michael Crichton adaptation of The Andromeda Strain from director Robert Wise restored in 4K from the Original Camera Negative with Dolby Vision, a commentary track, interviews, and more.
The fine folks at OCN Distribution have an exciting slate of Partner Label titles on Blu-Ray this month that offer a little something for everyone. Memory kicks off a big month for documentaries with the feature Physician, Heal Thyself detailing the life of medical expert Gabor Maté. Icarus Films delivers a docudrama two-pack from Jean Rouch with The Human Pyramid and The Punishment. Film Movement Classics offers a newly restored Oscar-winning music documentary with Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got, plus an Eric Rohmer classic with The Marquise of O… The mainline of Film Movement is bringing the Belgian entry for Best International Feature Playground to Blu-Ray with a short film from the director.
The folks at ETR Media bring the comedy series satire UnderDeveloped to Blu-Ray featuring the likes of Tom Arnold and Samm Levin with all six episodes, commentary tracks, and more. Magnolia Pictures has upgraded the comedic slasher film Severance with new and archival commentary tracks, interviews, and more. Cinematographe has the 4K UHD Blu-Ray debut of the Wesley Snipes action film Drop Zone. This new release was derived from a 4K restoration of the Original Camera Negative in Dolby Vision and comes with a rich array of supplements. We also spotlight the Distribpix release of Last Tango In Paris on 4K UHD Blu-Ray from a 4K restoration in Dolby Vision approved by the director of photography.
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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Dillon is most comfortable sitting around in a theatre all day watching both big budget and independent movies.
