In release news today, HBO has just set Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season for Blu-ray and DVD release on 3/15 (SRP is $79.98 for Blu-ray on Amazon). There’s no word yet on extras.
Also on the TV front, Acorn Media will release Humans: Season One on Blu-ray and DVD on 3/29 (SRP is $39.99 for Blu-ray on Amazon).
Acorn has also set The Fall: Series Two for Blu-ray and DVD release on 3/1, starring Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan.
And the BBC has set Doctor Who: Series Nine, Part One for Blu-ray and DVD release on 11/3 (SRP $26.98 and $22.48). You can see the cover artwork below.
Meanwhile, Warner Home Video has set its recent remake of Vacation – starring Ed Helms and Christina Applegate – for Blu-ray and DVD release on 11/3 as well.
Just a reminder: Twilight Time has set Strange Invaders (1983) for Blu-ray release on 10/13, along with Scream and Scream Again (1970), John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), and Count Yorga, Vampire (1970). Pre-orders open on 9/30 on their website.
And for you music fans, Capitol has just announced The Beatles: 1 (Blu-ray Audio/CD Combo – SRP $36.98) and The Beatles: 1+ (2 Blu-ray/CD Combo – SRP $59.98) for release on 11/6. 1 includes 27 tracks on CD and all 27 promo videos for those songs on Blu-ray all restored in 4K (plus new stereo and 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS HD surround audio mixes by Giles Martin and Sam Okell at Abbey Road Studios, and exclusive audio commentary and filmed introductions by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr). 1+ adds a second Blu-ray with an additional 23 videos (including alternate versions, as well as rarely seen and newly restored films and videos).
Here’s a look at some new Blu-ray cover artwork for a number of Scream titles, The Beatles and more...
Watch for a couple of new Blu-ray reviews on Monday, including my thoughts on Network’s Space: 1999 – Series Two (Region B) and more. Stay tuned!
- Bill Hunt