In other release news today, the Warner Archive Collection has revealed their February slate of titles, which will include Cedric Gibbons’s Tarzan and His Mate (1934), Hanna-Barbera’s Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection (1959-65), Boris Ingster’s Stranger on the Third Floor (1940), and John Ford’s Mogambo (1953) all on Blu-ray on 2/24.
The MVD Rewind Collection as set the Lionheart: Extended Cut (1990) for 4K UHD release on 4/21.
Powerhouse Films and Indicator are releasing Michael Laughlin’s Dead Kids (1981 – aka Strange Behavior) and David Hemmings’ The Survivor (1981) in 4K UHD on 3/24.
Kino Classics has set Raoul Walsh’s original The Thief of Bagdad (1924) for Blu-ray release on 3/17. This is the original Douglas Fairbanks classic. It offers a new 4K restoration “produced by Patrick Stanbury of Photoplay Productions, and features the original Mortimer Wilson score, performed by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony.”
Universal has set Resident Alien: The Complete Series and Resident Alien: Season Four for Blu-ray release on 3/10.
Severin Films is releasing standard edition versions of Jess Franco’s Vampyros Lesbos (1971) and She Killed in Ecstasy (1971) in 4K Ultra HD on 3/31, along with Robert Fuest’s The Devil’s Rain (1975) and The Final Programme (1973) also in 4K.
Discotek Media is releasing Lupin the 3rd: The TV Specials on Blu-ray on 3/31, including Bye-Bye Lady Liberty, The Hemingway Papers, Napoleon’s Dictionary, From Siberia with Love, and Voyage to Danger.
Alliance is re-issuing a few former Paramount Presents catalog Blu-ray titles as regular (non-branded) Blu-rays on 3/31, including The Court Jester and Last Train from Gun Hill.
Umbrella Entertainment has set Pedro Almodóvar’s Matador (1986) for Blu-ray and 4K UHD, and the Out There By Toei Boxset (1978-2007)—includes A Message from Space (1978), Yo-Yo Girl Cop (2006), Exte: Hair Extensions (2007), and X-Cross (2007)— Higuchinsky’s Uzumaki (2000, aka Spiral), and Daniel J. Phillips’ Diabolic (2025) all for Blu-ray on 5/6.
On 4/22, Umbrella is releasing the Universal Horror: Monsters and Curiosities (1923-1960) box set on Blu-ray. The latter includes The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), The Phantom of the Opera (1925), The Cat and the Canary (1927), The Man Who Laughs (1928), The Last Warning (1928), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Son of Frankenstein (1939), House of Frankenstein (1944), Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), The Invisible Man Returns (1940), The Invisible Woman (1940), The Invisible Agent (1942), Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), The Black Cat (1934), The Raven (1963), The Invisible Ray (1936), Black Friday (1940), The Black Cat (1941), Night Monster (1942), Night Key (1937), Tower of London (1939), The Strange Door (1951), The Black Castle (1952), The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942), The Mad Ghoul (1943), House of Horrors (1946), Horror Island (1941), Cult of the Cobra (1955), The Thing That Couldn’t Die (1958), Curse of the Undead (1959), The Leech Woman (1960), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935), The Climax (1944), Captive Wild Woman (1943), Jungle Woman (1944), The Jungle Captive (1945), Man Made Monster (1941), Monster on the Campus (1958), Tarantula (1955), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), The Land Unknown (1957), The Mole People (1956), The Monolith Monsters (1957), and The Deadly Mantis (1957)—some real rarities in there! Here’s a look at the cover artwork…
And on 4/8, look for Umbrella to release the District 13: 2-Film Collection, Shadow Wars: The Elusive Kinji Fukasaku Collection (1975-1977), Siu-Tung Ching’s Naked Weapon (2002), and Guillaume Canet’s French thriller Tell No One (2000) all on Blu-ray.
Also today, pre-orders are now being taken for the eventual Blu-ray and 4K UHD release of Timur Bekmambetov’s Mercy (2026) from MGM via Alliance Entertainment. The film is currently in theaters.
Pre-orders are also now being taken for Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet (2025) in Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD as well from Focus and Universal, which is now in theaters and which was just nominated for Best Picture. The street date on both films is TBA.
And that’s all for this week. See you back here on Monday!
- Bill Hunt
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