No Streaming Required: Physical Media Spotlight For The Week Of September 30th

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 September 30th, 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 Blu-Ray debut of the 1990 cult favorite remake of Night of the Living Dead from director Tom Savini courtesy of Sony. The release comes newly restored in 4K with the Theatrical Version and a never-before-seen Uncensored Version with Dolby Vision and multiple audio options including Dolby Atmos and the original theatrical stereo. The release is loaded with special features such as commentary tracks, interviews, featurettes, and more. We also have the domestic 4K UHD Blu-Ray debut of It Follows starring Maika Monroe from Lionsgate Limited. The release comes with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos audio, and tons of supplements like commentary tracks, interviews, a video essay, and more.

Arriving fresh from theaters, we have the Blu-Ray debut of the gripping thriller Relay from Decal starring Riz Ahmed, Lily James, and Sam Worthington. The film follows a fixer who assists whistleblowers while concealing his identity through a relay service for the deaf. MVD Entertainment has the recent documentary Best Christmas Movies Ever! arriving on Blu-Ray with a commentary track, nearly 30 minutes of deleted scenes, convention footage, and more. Fans of Jack Black and Kyle Gass will want to scoop up Tenacious D – The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3 on Blu-Ray featuring the band performing in London, the band’s animated film, Post Apocalypto, and music videos.

Boutique labels are really showing off this month with some lavish releases of cult titles. The folks at Blue Underground have debuted the horror film Raw Meat (aka Death Line) starring Donald Pleasence and Christopher Lee on 4K UHD Blu-Ray restored from the Original Camera Negative with Dolby Vision and multiple audio tracks. The release is loaded with special features including two commentary tracks and various interviews. Cult Epics continues to build up their arsenal of exciting international discoveries with the Blu-Ray release of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s cosmic high school drama School In The Crosshairs. The film has been restored in 2K with fascinating new and archival special features.

The team at the Warner Archive has a dazzling slate of new releases this month. Animation fans are in good spirits with the release of the Hanna-Barbera deep cut Touche Turtle and Dum Dum: The Complete Series on Blu-Ray featuring all 52 episodes newly restored in 4K from the Original Camera Negatives. Fans of classic Hollywood crime films will want to pay attention to I Died A Thousand Times starring Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, and Lee Marvin. The new Blu-Ray release comes from a 4K restoration of the Original Nitrate Negative. There is also the pre-Code gangster film The Beast of the City on Blu-Ray derived from a 4K restoration of the best surviving preservation elements along with some cartoons. The blaxploitation drama Black Samson comes to Blu-Ray from a 4K restoration of the Original Camera Negative.

The fine folks at Vinegar Syndrome and OCN Distribution have an exciting slate of Partner Label titles on Blu-Ray this month. First up from Cinematographe, we have the crime drama Gang Related starring Jim Belushi and Tupac Shakur on Blu-Ray from a 4K restoration of the Original Camera Negative. The special features include a commentary track, interviews, featurettes, and more. A new partner label joins the family as Several Futures debuts the international rarity Leila and the Wolves on Blu-Ray with an interview with the filmmaker.

Memory has an unusual pseudo-documentary with Fraud from director Dean Fleischer-Camp on Blu-Ray with new interviews, a Q&A, deleted scenes, and more. IFC Films has the harrowing drama The Painted Bird on Blu-Ray featuring a commentary track, a feature-length documentary, an interview with the director, and various other supplements. Over at Yellow Veil Pictures, we have the screen-life odyssey 0s & 1s on Blu-Ray with the additional feature film Skydiver plus a commentary track, deleted scenes, and more.

The mainline of Film Movement has several international dramas hitting Blu-Ray with the gripping Korean thriller Sea Fog, the personal Vietnamese story The Third Wife, and the sly feminist fairytale I Am Not A Witch. Shudder has the comedic horror film Sorry About the Demon on Blu-Ray that comes with a commentary track, deleted scenes, and more.

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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