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Monday, 09 September 2024 11:40

Paramount sets Airplane! & Top Secret! for 4K, plus Orca, Robot Dreams, Kinds of Kindness, Fear the Walking Dead & Young Sheldon: Complete Series on Blu-ray & more!

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We’ve got a trio of new disc reviews for you today to start the new week, including...

Tim’s review of Columbo: The Return (1989-2003) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, featuring the final 24 episodes of the series.

Stuart’s take on Patrice Leconte’s The Hairdresser’s Husband (1990) on Blu-ray from Kino Classics.

And Dennis’ thoughts on Bert I. Gordon’s The Food of the Gods (1976) on Blu-ray from American International Pictures via Kino Lorber Studio Classics’ new Kino Cult line.

More discs are on the way this week as well, so be sure to watch for them.

It’s a slow morning for release news, but we do have a couple things for you.

First, Paramount has set ZAZ: The Collection! for release on 4K Ultra HD on 11/19. That’s Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker to you! The collection will include Airplane! (1980), Top Secret! (1984), and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988). The first two are new to the format.

Kino Lorber Studio Classics is going to be releasing Claude Miller’s Deadly Circuit (1983) on Blu-ray on 10/29. The company has also revealed that Herbert Ross’ Play It Again Sam (1972) is coming soon to Blu-ray, while Michael Anderson’s Orca (1977) is coming soon to 4K Ultra HD. [Read on here...]

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Amazon is now taking pre-orders on the Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K Steelbook release of Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) which is now in theaters.

Here’s something exciting: Decal and Neon are going to be releasing Pablo Berger’s animated Robot Dreams (2023) on Blu-ray on 10/8! I haven’t seen this yet, but a few friends have and they have great things to say about it.

Sony and Searchlight will be releasing Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness (2024) on Blu-ray on 10/8.

On the TV front, coming to Blu-ray is AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete Collection on Blu-ray on 10/15.

And look for Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment to release Young Sheldon: The Complete Series on Blu-ray on 9/24.

Also, believe this or not: Universal is going to be releasing NBC’s Las Vegas: The Complete Series on Blu-ray on 10/8.

And in other news, Synapse Films will release Mike Mendez’s The Convent (2000) in 4K on 10/8.

A24 and Lionsgate will release Ty West’s MaXXXine on Blu-ray and 4K UHD on 10/8.

And Well Go USA will release Jang Jae-hyun’s Exhuma (2024) on 4K and Blu-ray on 10/8 as well.

Here’s a look at the cover artwork for a few of the titles listed above, with Amazon pre-order links if available...

ZAZ Collection (4K Ultra HD) Robot Dreams (Blu-ray Disc) MaXXXine (4K Ultra HD)

Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete Series (Blu-ray Disc) Young Sheldon: The Complete Series (Blu-ray Disc) Seven Samurai (4K Ultra HD)

Stay tuned!

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