Mike Leigh's Hard Truths (2024) Blu-ray (Bleecker Street / Decal)

[MifuneFan]

Bleecker Street (via Decal) will be releasing Mike Leigh's newest film Hard Truths (2024) on Blu-ray on February 25th.

https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Truths-B.../dp/B0DP1WG8RL

Pansy, angry and depressed, lashes out at family and strangers. Her constant criticism isolates her, except from her cheerful sister Chantal, who remains sympathetic despite their differences.

Hard Truths | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street - YouTube

[Aunt Peg]

I'm a very big Mike Leigh fan and own all his feature films on Blu Ray.

Must admit that I found this film to be a bit of a letdown but it is a day one buy for me and something that I really want to revisit. Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michelle Austin are both very good in the film.

[SpookyDollhouse]

Originally Posted by Aunt Peg

I'm a very big Mike Leigh fan and own all his feature films on Blu Ray.

Must admit that I found this film to be a bit of a letdown but it is a day one buy for me and something that I really want to revisit. Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michelle Austin are both very good in the film.

One of my favorite performances of the year from Marianne Jean-Baptiste. I loved her in this and thought it was Leigh's best since Vera Drake.

[MovieBuff647]

Any word on a StudioCanal UK Blu-Ray? I imagine that would have better encoding than the Decal release.

[Nitroes]

Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Closet Picks - YouTube

[UnionJackMix]

Are Decal releases region-locked? I want to have this with a slipcover (does Decal to those) and anyway no sign yet of a release date for the UK?

[nicolast1713]

Originally Posted by UnionJackMix

Are Decal releases region-locked? I want to have this with a slipcover (does Decal to those) and anyway no sign yet of a release date for the UK?

Some of them do, while some don't. I have no idea how which one gets chosen if it comes with a slip or not, but I think if the distributor is NEON, it's more likely to have a slip, especially if it did well commercially. The last one I got from Decal that came with a slip and wasn't released by NEON was God Is a Bullet. And as others stated, their quality is usually meh.

[UnionJackMix]

Originally Posted by nicolast1713

Some of them do, while some don't. I have no idea how which one gets chosen if it comes with a slip or not, but I think if the distributor is NEON, it's more likely to have a slip, especially if it did well commercially. The last one I got from Decal that came with a slip and wasn't released by NEON was God Is a Bullet. And as others stated, their quality is usually meh.

Thank you for the above, seems like a me answer I think I'll take my chances the next time I place my orders.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by UnionJackMix

Are Decal releases region-locked? I want to have this with a slipcover (does Decal to those) and anyway no sign yet of a release date for the UK?

Yeah, placeholder on Amazon UK, it’s coming, just no confirmation when yet. My bet would be around Easter time.

[nicwood]

Originally Posted by UnionJackMix

Are Decal releases region-locked? I want to have this with a slipcover (does Decal to those) and anyway no sign yet of a release date for the UK?

The upcoming SC should have a slip cover: https://planetofentertainment.com/ha...lu-ray-normal/

@MovieBuff Yes, most likely significantly better encoding.

[UnionJackMix]

Originally Posted by nicwood

The upcoming SC should have a slip cover: https://planetofentertainment.com/ha...lu-ray-normal/

@MovieBuff Yes, most likely significantly better encoding.

Thanks. What does SC stand for?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by UnionJackMix

Thanks. What does SC stand for?

Studiocanal

[take1leave1]

Originally Posted by Nitroes

Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Closet Picks - YouTube

The film has a classic problem that the lead performance is so good people mistake her for the character and go I didn't like that movie. Otherwise she would have got nominated as Oscars/SAG for sure.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by take1leave1

The film has a classic problem that the lead performance is so good people mistake her for the character and go I didn't like that movie. Otherwise she would have got nominated as Oscars/SAG for sure.

I'm shocked she wasn't nominated. She gave one of the best performances of 2024. Of the nominees, I'm rooting for Fernanda Torres, who was also pretty incredible in I'm Still Here. Demi Moore will probably win in any event.

[grantgrant]

The encoding is not great on the NA release, there's no commentary as is usually common for Mike Leigh, and even the packaging has a "blu ray" logo that looks like it was accidentally left there.

It is however, only $18 bucks currently and it's a great film.

[MovieBuff647]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I'm shocked she wasn't nominated. She gave one of the best performances of 2024. Of the nominees, I'm rooting for Fernanda Torres, who was also pretty incredible in I'm Still Here. Demi Moore will probably win in any event.

It's gonna be Mikey Madison, who gives the greatest performance of the decade in ANORA imo. (MJB in HARD TRUTHS is absolutely up there.)

It's easy to predict Moore because she has the "narrative" and the SAG win, but Madison won BAFTA (which shares more voters with the AMPAS than SAG and is usually a solid indicator for lead winners, or at least lead actress; see also: Colman for THE FAVOURITE, McDormand for NOMADLAND, Stone for POOR THINGS; Yeoh is an obvious exception to the rule because she was in the Oscar sweeper that year) and is the face of the Best Picture frontrunner. Also, the fact that Indie Spirits gave MM Best Lead Performance in a gender-neutral category of ten nominees—including Moore—is a solid indicator because when Indie Spirits have Oscar nominated performances, they try to go for whichever performance has the highest chance of winning the Oscar. Yeoh won for EEAAO there too, and so did Culkin in Supporting for A REAL PAIN this year over, say, Clarence Maclin in what was very much an indie fave. So I think Madison has this in the bag, and rightfully.

Anyway, the actual reason I came here to comment is I just got in my Blu-Ray of HARD TRUTHS and the audio track is only…wait for it…DTS-Dolby Digital 5.1! Not even DTS-HD or Dolby TrueHD?! I know it's very much a dialogue film but come on now.

Edit: Per Brian Orndorf, it is fortunately a mere misprint.

Originally Posted by grantgrant

The encoding is not great on the NA release, there's no commentary as is usually common for Mike Leigh, and even the packaging has a "blu ray" logo that looks like it was accidentally left there.

It is however, only $18 bucks currently and it's a great film.

Guess I should've trusted my gut and waited for the StudioCanal UK release then, but this one was too good of a bargain on a new release to pass on. Ugh.

[brianorndorf]

FYI: Hard Truths has a 5.1 DTS-HD MA mix. And a 2.0 DVS track.

[MovieBuff647]

Originally Posted by brianorndorf

FYI: Hard Truths has a 5.1 DTS-HD MA mix. And a 2.0 DVS track.

Glad that bit on the case is a misprint then, at least.

[Nitroes]

Mike Leigh On Every Film He's Directed Over 50+ Years | Vanity Fair - YouTube

That's a great way for directors to talk about their work.

[Nitroes]

Brian Orndorf's disc review: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Hard-...377609/#Review




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