Oh noes teh sky is falling!

[deatheats]

Here is a brand new release I received just this week.
Bare Bones with an old master, eh?!


Brand new 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
Double-sided fold-out poster featuring two original artwork options
Six double-sided collector’s postcards
Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anne Billson, Paul Gravett, Véronique Bergen and Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, and select archival material

Disc One - Feature (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray)
4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original lossless English mono audio, plus remixed Dolby Atmos surround and lossless French mono (featuring the voice of Jane Fonda)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by film critic Tim Lucas
Alternative opening and closing credits (in 4K with Dolby Vision)
Isolated score

Disc Two - Extras (Blu-ray)
Another Girl, Another Planet, an appreciation of Barbarella by film critic Glenn Kenny
Paul Joyce’s behind the scenes featurette, Barbarella Forever!
Love, a two-hour in-depth discussion between film and cultural historians Tim Lucas & Steve Bissette on the impact and legacy of Barbarella
Dress to Kill, a 30-minute interview with film fashion scholar Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén on Jacques Fonteray’s world-changing costume designs
Framing for Claude, an interview with camera operator Roberto Girometti
Tognazzi on Tognazzi, actor/director Ricky Tognazzi discusses the life and work of his father and Barbarella star Ugo Tognazzi
An Angel’s Body Double, actor Fabio Testi discusses his early career as a stuntman and body double for John Phillip Law on Barbarella
Dino and Barbarella, a video essay by Eugenio Ercolani on producer Dino De Laurentiis
Trailer
US TV and radio spots
Image gallery

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by deatheats

Here is a brand new release I received just this week.

Wow, a special edition boutique label release. You really showed me.
The Studios themselves used to do this kind of stuff. They haven't in a long time. Why? Because the people who did that kind of stuff there are no longer employed by them.

Originally Posted by C.C. 95

Example?
(Seriously- I can't remember a recent blu ray that looked like an old master that was just slapped on a disc. There have been BAD transfers, yes...)

Most of the Paramount catalog Blu-rays for the past couple years for one, if they weren't "Presents" or 4K. Some of the masters Shout got.

Speaking of 4K I don't remember people being too thrilled with Heat and the first Pirates of the Caribbean or Legend of Zorro or The Silence of the Lambs.

[deatheats]

I try to purchase quality releases, so boutiques tend to get more of my money.

Sure, some of the studios aren’t putting the effort in they used to and like any industry some releases are of better quality, have original audio, extras, etc. while other feel like an afterthought. However, the number of recent releases I’ve actually been disappointed after seeing are few and far between.

If you want high quality releases they are pretty easy to find and thanks to sites like this as long as you don’t do a ton of preordering you can easily figure out which duds to look out. I have a handful in my collection, but they’re easily dwarfed by the thousands of hours of great releases sitting on the shelf next to them.

[C.C. 95]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Wow, a special edition boutique label release. You really showed me.
The Studios themselves used to do this kind of stuff. They haven't in a long time. Why? Because the people who did that kind of stuff there are no longer employed by them.



Most of the Paramount catalog Blu-rays for the past couple years for one, if they weren't "Presents" or 4K. Some of the masters Shout got.

Speaking of 4K I don't remember people being too thrilled with Heat and the first Pirates of the Caribbean or Legend of Zorro or The Silence of the Lambs.

Those are all examples of botched jobs. They weren't old masters slapped on a disc- they simply did a terrible job. That WILL happen from time to time. Law of averages. But if you listen/read interviews with the likes of Frank Tarzi from Kino Lorber or Jesse Nelson from Diabolik- they take remasters, transfers, extras and and the quality of their product very seriously.

Frank Tarzi On Kino Lorber in 2024 - YouTube

Jesse Nelson, Co-Founder of DiabolikDVD and Cauldron Films | Podcast 31 - YouTube

[PeterTHX]

https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/022024-1000

I fail to see how this is "good news" for the future of physical media.

[C.C. 95]

Disney did not care about handling physical media.
Sony can take care of that now.

And very few people even knew there was such a thing as the "Disney Movie Club"- so it's demise is nothing impactful at all.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by C.C. 95

Disney did not care about handling physical media.
Sony can take care of that now.

And they're just going to be doing what Disney tells them to do. You also forget they control the 20th Century Fox catalog.

And very few people even knew there was such a thing as the "Disney Movie Club"- so it's demise is nothing impactful at all.

That's some denial there since Disney had a couple dozen titles on Blu-ray exclusive to DMC.

Not to mention both DMC threads have exploded since the announcement, with a few dozen pages each in 48 hours, titles sold out and already going for $$$ on eBay.

For a couple decades Disney was seen as the 800-lb gorilla in home video. Disney being Blu-ray exclusive at the launch of the HD disc formats was a big deal.

But keep whistling past the graveyard and thinking everything's hunky-dory.

[Lum]

Release strategy aside, Disney's best blu-rays are a delight. Upper grade transfers like Treasure Planet will be missed.

[C.C. 95]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

And they're just going to be doing what Disney tells them to do. You also forget they control the 20th Century Fox catalog.


That's some denial there since Disney had a couple dozen titles on Blu-ray exclusive to DMC.

Not to mention both DMC threads have exploded since the announcement, with a few dozen pages each in 48 hours, titles sold out and already going for $$$ on eBay.

For a couple decades Disney was seen as the 800-lb gorilla in home video. Disney being Blu-ray exclusive at the launch of the HD disc formats was a big deal.

But keep whistling past the graveyard and thinking everything's hunky-dory.

Right. Disney made a deal with Sony to not make and distribute discs. And to not make money.
That makes so much more sense. Lol.
It's amazing how, while whistling past the graveyard, I can't keep up with the sheer number of new releases that keep coming.

[deatheats]

Originally Posted by Lum

Release strategy aside, Disney's best blu-rays are a delight. Upper grade transfers like Treasure Planet will be missed.

Luckily, so are Sony’s. Let’s hope that trend continues with their Disney collaboration.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by C.C. 95

Right. Disney made a deal with Sony to not make and distribute discs. And to not make money.
That makes so much more sense. Lol.
It's amazing how, while whistling past the graveyard, I can't keep up with the sheer number of new releases that keep coming.

Disney elected to hire someone else and not make the money themselves, yes, that makes more sense.

Sheer number of new releases? It's slowed considerably. I have very few pre-orders.

[C.C. 95]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Disney elected to hire someone else and not make the money themselves, yes, that makes more sense.

Sheer number of new releases? It's slowed considerably. I have very few pre-orders.

You think Disney made a deal wherein they neutered themselves and make no profit?! That is a ridiculous supposition.

Slowed considerably?

This is a list of Blu ray and 4K releases JUST FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH!:

Allonsanfan [Blu-ray] (Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, 1974) Radiance Films US
Allonsanfan [Blu-ray] (Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, 1974) Radiance Films UK
An American Werewolf in Paris [Blu-ray] (Anthony Waller, 1997) RB UK
The Amityville Horror [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Stuart Rosenberg, 1979) 88 Films UK
Angels with Dirty Faces [Blu-ray] (Michael Curtiz, 1938) Warner UK
Black Tight Killers [Blu-ray] (Yasuharu Hasebe, 1966) Radiance Films US
Black Tight Killers [Blu-ray] (Yasuharu Hasebe, 1966) Radiance Films UK
Blonde Death [Blu-ray] (James Robert Baker, 1984) Bleeding Skull
The Bridge: The Complete Series DVD - MHz Networks
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson [Blu-ray] Indicator
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him [Blu-ray] (Tai Katô, 1966) Radiance UK
Captain Clegg [Blu-ray] (Peter Graham Scott, 1962) Indicator UK
Classic Monsters 1931 - 1954 [Coffee Table Book] [4K UHD Blu-ray]
Contagion [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Steven Soderbergh, 2011) Allied Vaughn
Contagion [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Steven Soderbergh, 2011) Warner UK

Contagion [4K UHD Blu-ray] Steelbook (Steven Soderbergh, 2011) Warner UK
Divinity [Blu-ray] (Eddie Alcazar, 2023) Vinegar Syndrome
The Early Films of Asghar Farhadi [Blu-ray]
Evil Dead Trap [Blu-ray] (Toshiharu Ikeda, 1988) RB UK 88 Films

Evil Dead Trap 2 [Blu-ray] (Izô Hashimoto, 1992) RB UK 88 Films
Fear and Desire [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Stanley Kubrick, 1952) Kino
Fear and Desire [Blu-ray] (Stanley Kubrick, 1952) Kino
Femme [Blu-ray] (Sam H. Freeman / Ng Choon Ping, 2023) RB UK
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVII [Blu-ray] Kino
Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande [Blu-ray] UK BFI
Gold (Peter R. Hunt, 1974) RB UK 88 Films
The Golden Coach [Blu-ray] (Jean Renoir, 1952) Raro USA
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral [4K UHD Blu-ray] (John Sturges, 1957) Kino
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock [4K UHD Blu-ray] Vinegar Syndrome
Kamikaze Girls [Blu-ray] (Tetsuya Nakashima, 2004) Discotek Media
A Kid for Two Farthings [Blu-ray] (Carol Reed, 1955) RB UK Studiocanal
Little Darlings [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Ron Maxwell, 1980) Cinématographe
Loch Ness [Blu-ray] (John Henderson, 1996) 88 Films UK
Lone Star [4K UHD Blu-ray] (John Sayles, 1996) Criterion UK 

Lone Star [Blu-ray] (John Sayles, 1996) Criterion UK 

The Lonesome Room [Blu-ray] (Zeke Dixon-Kitt, 2021) Allied Vaughn
Monk: The Complete Fourth Season [Blu-ray] - Kino
Nightmares in a Damaged Brain [Blu-ray] (Romano Scavolini, 1981) Severin UK
Nightmares in a Damaged Brain [4K UHD Blu-ray] Severin UK
On the Silver Globe [Blu-ray] RB UK Masters of Cinema
One Man [Blu-ray] (Robin Spry, 1977) Canadian International Pictures
Paths of Glory [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Stanley Kubrick, 1957) Masters of Cinema UK
Party Girl [Blu-ray] (Nicholas Ray, 1958) Warner UK
The Phantom of the Opera [Blu-ray] (Terence Fisher, 1962) Indicator
The Roaring Twenties [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Raoul Walsh, 1939) Criterion
The Roaring Twenties [Blu-ray] (Raoul Walsh, 1939) Criterion
Santet and Santet 2 (Sisworo Gautama Putra, 1988, 1989) - Vinegar Syndrome
The Sensuous Nurse [Blu-ray] (Nello Rossati, 1975) RB UK Shameless Films
Sex and Broadcasting: A Film about WFMU [Blu-ray] - Factory 25
The Shadow of the Cat [Blu-ray] (John Gilling, 1961) Indicator UK
Showing Up [Blu-ray] (Kelly Reichardt, 2022) RB UK Mediumrare
Slaughter in San Francisco [Blu-ray] (Wei Lo, 1974) RB UK Eureka
So Close [Blu-ray] (Corey Yuen, 2002) 88 Films

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days [Blu-ray] (Marc Rothemund, 2005) Zeitgeist 
Southern Comfort [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Walter Hill, 1981) Vinegar Syndrome Ultra
The Strangler [Blu-ray] (Paul Vecchiali, 1970)
Altered Innocence 
Street Law [Blu-ray] (Enzo G. Castellari, 1974) RB UK 88 
The Third Part of the Night [Blu-ray] (Andrzej Żulawski, 1971)
The Devil (Andrzej Żulawski, 1972) RB UK Masters of Cinema
A Time for Dying [Blu-ray] (Budd Boetticher, 1969) Indicator

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle [Blu-ray] (Bill Morrison, 2021) Second Run
Archangel [Blu-ray] (Guy Maddin, 1990) Zeitgeist Films
Children of Heaven [Blu-ray] (Majid Majidi, 1997) Imprint

Columbia Classics Collection Volume 4 [4K UHD Blu-ray] (His Girl Friday / Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner / Kramer vs. Kramer / Starman / Sleepless in Seattle / Punch-Drunk Love) - Sony UK
Death Rides a Horse [Blu-ray] (Giulio Petroni, 1967) Kino

Dressage [Blu-ray] (Pierre B. Reinhard, 1986) RB UK Nucleus Films
Fear City [Blu-ray] (Abel Ferrara, 1984) RB UK 101 Films
A Fistful of Dynamite aka Duck, You Sucker! [Blu-ray] Kino
The Frisco Kid [Blu-ray] (Robert Aldrich, 1979) Warner UK
Guns for San Sebastian [Blu-ray] (Henri Verneuil, 1968) Warner UK
I'm Not Scared [Blu-ray] (Gabriele Salvatores, 2003) Imprint
The Lion in Winter [Blu-ray] (Anthony Harvey, 1968) Kino 

The Long Riders [Blu-ray] (Walter Hill, 1980) Kino
The Lost Boys [Blu-ray] (Zeno Graton, 2023) RB UK Peccadillo Pictures

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance [4K UHD Blu-ray] (John Ford, 1962) Kino
Over the Edge [Blu-ray] (Jonathan Kaplan, 1979) Shout! Factory
Aimee: The Visitor [Blu-ray] (Charles Band, 2023) Full Moon Features UK
Beautiful Thing [Blu-ray] (Hettie Macdonald, 1996) RB UK BFI
Bodyguard Kiba (1973) + Bodyguard Kiba 2 (1973) [Blu-ray] RB UK Eureka
Changing Lanes [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Roger Michell, 2002) Kino

The Comedy Man [Blu-ray] (Alvin Rakoff, 1964) RB UK Studiocanal

Driving Madeleine [Blu-ray] (Christian Carion, 2022) Cohen Media

Giallo Essentials Yellow Edition [Blu-ray] - Arrow

Green Room LE [4K UHD Blu-ray] Second Sight Films UK

Green Room [4K UHD Blu-ray] Second Sight Films UK

Lynch/Oz [Blu-ray] (Alexandre O. Philippe, 2022) Janus Contemporaries

The Manchurian Candidate [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Jonathan Demme, 2004) Kino
Monica [Blu-ray] (Andrea Pallaoro, 2022) RB UK Verve
Possessor [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Brandon Cronenberg, 2020) Second Sight Films UK
Rent-A-Cop [Blu-ray] (Jerry London, 1987) Kino

The Ring Collection [4K UHD Blu-ray] - Shout! Factory

The Runner [Blu-ray] (Amir Naderi, 1984) Criterion
The Soldier's Tale [Blu-ray] (R.O. Blechman, Christian Blackwood, 1984) Kino
Swordsman of All Swordsman [Blu-ray] (Joseph Kuo, 1968) RB UK Eureka
Target [Blu-ray] (Arthur Penn, 1985) Kino

True Lies [4K UHD Blu-ray] (James Cameron, 1994) Disney UK

Witness [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Peter Weir, 1985) Arrow 
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5 Card Stud [Blu-ray] (Henry Hathaway, 1968) Vinegar Syndrome Labs
All Ladies Do It [Blu-ray] (Tinto Brass, 1992) Cult Epics 

All Ladies Do It [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Tinto Brass, 1992) Cult Epics
The Batwoman [Blu-ray] (René Cardona, 1968) Indicator US 

The Batwoman [Blu-ray] (René Cardona, 1968) Indicator UK 

A Blade in the Dark [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Lamberto Bava, 1983) 88 Films UK
Blind Faith [Blu-ray] (Eric Gunn 1989) Vinegar Syndrome

The Blood on Satan's Claw [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Piers Haggard, 1971) 88 Films UK
The Bounty Hunter Trilogy [Blu-ray] (Killer's Mission, The Fort of Death, Eight Men to Kill) Radiance US

The Bounty Hunter Trilogy [Blu-ray] (Killer's Mission, The Fort of Death, Eight Men to Kill) Radiance UK
The Brothers Rico [Blu-ray] (Phil Karlson, 1957) Indicator UK
Bubble Bath [Blu-ray] (György Kovásznai, 1980) Deaf Crocodile
A Bullet Is Waiting [Blu-ray] (John Farrow, 1954) Indicator UK 

Burial Ground [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Andrea Bianchi 1981) Severin Films
Carpet Cowboys [Blu-ray] (Emilly MacKenzie, Noah Collier, 2023) Memory
Chicago Syndicate [Blu-ray] (Fred F Sears, 1955) Indicator UK
Count Dracula [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Jesús Franco, 1970) 88 Films UK 

Dazed and Confused [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Richard Linklater, 1993) Criterion UK 

To Die For [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Gus Van Sant, 1995) Criterion

To Die For [Blu-ray] (Gus Van Sant, 1995) Criterion
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour [Blu-ray] (1964) - SDS

Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein [Blu-ray] (Jesús Franco, 1972) Severin Films
Eileen [Blu-ray] (William Oldroyd, 2023) RB UK Mediumrare
Eve [Blu-ray] (Standard Edition) (Joseph Losey, 1962) Indicator UK
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVIII [Blu-ray] (City of Shadows / Crashout / Finger Man) Kino

The Flesh and Blood Show - The Horror Films of Pete Walker [Blu-ray] 88 Films
Herencia Diabólica [Blu-ray] (Alfredo Salazar, 1993) Degausser Video
Lars Von Trier's The Kingdom Trilogy [Blu-ray] MUBI US
The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun + Le Franc: Two Films by Djibril Diop Mambety [Blu-ray] - Metrograph Pictures
The Martian Chronicles [Blu-ray] RB UK Final Cut Entertainment
Messiah of Evil [Blu-ray] (Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, 1973) Radiance UK
Monk: The Complete Fifth Season [Blu-ray] - Kino
Night of the Blood Monster aka "The Bloody Judge" [4K UHD Blu-ray]Blue Underground
North Dallas Forty [Blu-ray] Kino

North Dallas Forty [4K UHD Blu-ray] Kino
Paint Your Wagon [Blu-ray] (Joshua Logan, 1969) Kino

Paint Your Wagon [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Joshua Logan, 1969) Kino
The Panther Women [Blu-ray] (René Cardona, 1967) Indicator US 

The Panther Women [Blu-ray] (René Cardona, 1967) Indicator UK
Patrick [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Richard Franklin, 1978) Indicator US
Patrick [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Richard Franklin, 1978) Indicator UK

The Peasants [Blu-ray] RB UK Vertigo Releasing
Phase IV [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Saul Bass, 1974) Vinegar Syndrome
The Playgirls and the Vampire [Blu-ray] (1960) Vinegar Syndrome
Primal Fear [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Gregory Hoblit, 1996) Paramount US 

Primal Fear [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Gregory Hoblit, 1996) Paramount UK
Pushover [Blu-ray] (Richard Quine, 1954) Indicator UK
Réjeanne Padovani [Blu-ray] (1973) Canadian International Pictures
Remember the Night [Blu-ray] (Mitchell Leisen, 1940) Indicator UK 

Saint Omer [Blu-ray] (Alice Diop, 2022) Criterion
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror [Blu-ray] (René Cardona, 1970) Indicator US
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror [Blu-ray] (René Cardona, 1970) Indicator UK
Simon Killer [Blu-ray] (Antonio Campos, 2012) IFC Films
Snapshot - aka The Day After Halloween [4K UHD Blu-ray] (1979) Indicator US
Snapshot - aka The Day After Halloween [4K UHD Blu-ray] (1979) Indicator UK
Spanish Blood Bath [Blu-ray] Vinegar Syndrome
Spider Labyrinth [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Gianfranco Giagni, 1988) Severin

A Story Written with Water [Blu-ray] (Yoshishige Yoshida, 1965) Radiance UK
Suzhou River [Blu-ray] (Ye Lou, 2000) Radiance UK
The Swimmer [Blu-ray] (Frank Perry, 1968) Indicator UK 

Tony Arzenta [Blu-ray] (Duccio Tessari, 1973) Radiance UK
Walk a Crooked Mile [Blu-ray] (Gordon Douglas, 1948) Indicator UK 

Walk East on Beacon! [Blu-ray] (Alfred L. Werker, 1952) Indicator UK
Walking the Edge [Blu-ray] (Norbert Meisel, 1985) Fun City Editions UK 

When Evil Lurks [Blu-ray] (Demián Rugna, 2023) RLJ Entertainment
Where the Devil Roams [Blu-ray] (John Adams, 2023) Yellow Veil Pictures
The Wind of Ayahuasca [Blu-ray] (Nora de Izcue, 2023) Kino
Witchfinder General [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Michael Reeves, 1968) 88 Films UK

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by C.C. 95

You think Disney made a deal wherein they neutered themselves and make no profit?! That is a ridiculous supposition.

Slowed considerably?

This is a list of Blu ray and 4K releases JUST FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH!:

Allonsanfan [Blu-ray] (Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, 1974) Radiance Films US
Allonsanfan [Blu-ray] (Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, 1974) Radiance Films UK
An American Werewolf in Paris [Blu-ray] (Anthony Waller, 1997) RB UK
The Amityville Horror [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Stuart Rosenberg, 1979) 88 Films UK
Angels with Dirty Faces [Blu-ray] (Michael Curtiz, 1938) Warner UK
Black Tight Killers [Blu-ray] (Yasuharu Hasebe, 1966) Radiance Films US
Black Tight Killers [Blu-ray] (Yasuharu Hasebe, 1966) Radiance Films UK
Blonde Death [Blu-ray] (James Robert Baker, 1984) Bleeding Skull
The Bridge: The Complete Series DVD - MHz Networks
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson [Blu-ray] Indicator
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him [Blu-ray] (Tai Katô, 1966) Radiance UK
Captain Clegg [Blu-ray] (Peter Graham Scott, 1962) Indicator UK
Classic Monsters 1931 - 1954 [Coffee Table Book] [4K UHD Blu-ray]
Contagion [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Steven Soderbergh, 2011) Allied Vaughn
Contagion [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Steven Soderbergh, 2011) Warner UK

Contagion [4K UHD Blu-ray] Steelbook (Steven Soderbergh, 2011) Warner UK
Divinity [Blu-ray] (Eddie Alcazar, 2023) Vinegar Syndrome
The Early Films of Asghar Farhadi [Blu-ray]
Evil Dead Trap [Blu-ray] (Toshiharu Ikeda, 1988) RB UK 88 Films

Evil Dead Trap 2 [Blu-ray] (Izô Hashimoto, 1992) RB UK 88 Films
Fear and Desire [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Stanley Kubrick, 1952) Kino
Fear and Desire [Blu-ray] (Stanley Kubrick, 1952) Kino
Femme [Blu-ray] (Sam H. Freeman / Ng Choon Ping, 2023) RB UK
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVII [Blu-ray] Kino
Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande [Blu-ray] UK BFI
Gold (Peter R. Hunt, 1974) RB UK 88 Films
The Golden Coach [Blu-ray] (Jean Renoir, 1952) Raro USA
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral [4K UHD Blu-ray] (John Sturges, 1957) Kino
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock [4K UHD Blu-ray] Vinegar Syndrome
Kamikaze Girls [Blu-ray] (Tetsuya Nakashima, 2004) Discotek Media
A Kid for Two Farthings [Blu-ray] (Carol Reed, 1955) RB UK Studiocanal
Little Darlings [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Ron Maxwell, 1980) Cinématographe
Loch Ness [Blu-ray] (John Henderson, 1996) 88 Films UK
Lone Star [4K UHD Blu-ray] (John Sayles, 1996) Criterion UK 

Lone Star [Blu-ray] (John Sayles, 1996) Criterion UK 

The Lonesome Room [Blu-ray] (Zeke Dixon-Kitt, 2021) Allied Vaughn
Monk: The Complete Fourth Season [Blu-ray] - Kino
Nightmares in a Damaged Brain [Blu-ray] (Romano Scavolini, 1981) Severin UK
Nightmares in a Damaged Brain [4K UHD Blu-ray] Severin UK
On the Silver Globe [Blu-ray] RB UK Masters of Cinema
One Man [Blu-ray] (Robin Spry, 1977) Canadian International Pictures
Paths of Glory [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Stanley Kubrick, 1957) Masters of Cinema UK
Party Girl [Blu-ray] (Nicholas Ray, 1958) Warner UK
The Phantom of the Opera [Blu-ray] (Terence Fisher, 1962) Indicator
The Roaring Twenties [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Raoul Walsh, 1939) Criterion
The Roaring Twenties [Blu-ray] (Raoul Walsh, 1939) Criterion
Santet and Santet 2 (Sisworo Gautama Putra, 1988, 1989) - Vinegar Syndrome
The Sensuous Nurse [Blu-ray] (Nello Rossati, 1975) RB UK Shameless Films
Sex and Broadcasting: A Film about WFMU [Blu-ray] - Factory 25
The Shadow of the Cat [Blu-ray] (John Gilling, 1961) Indicator UK
Showing Up [Blu-ray] (Kelly Reichardt, 2022) RB UK Mediumrare
Slaughter in San Francisco [Blu-ray] (Wei Lo, 1974) RB UK Eureka
So Close [Blu-ray] (Corey Yuen, 2002) 88 Films

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days [Blu-ray] (Marc Rothemund, 2005) Zeitgeist 
Southern Comfort [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Walter Hill, 1981) Vinegar Syndrome Ultra
The Strangler [Blu-ray] (Paul Vecchiali, 1970)
Altered Innocence 
Street Law [Blu-ray] (Enzo G. Castellari, 1974) RB UK 88 
The Third Part of the Night [Blu-ray] (Andrzej Żulawski, 1971)
The Devil (Andrzej Żulawski, 1972) RB UK Masters of Cinema
A Time for Dying [Blu-ray] (Budd Boetticher, 1969) Indicator

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle [Blu-ray] (Bill Morrison, 2021) Second Run
Archangel [Blu-ray] (Guy Maddin, 1990) Zeitgeist Films
Children of Heaven [Blu-ray] (Majid Majidi, 1997) Imprint

Columbia Classics Collection Volume 4 [4K UHD Blu-ray] (His Girl Friday / Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner / Kramer vs. Kramer / Starman / Sleepless in Seattle / Punch-Drunk Love) - Sony UK
Death Rides a Horse [Blu-ray] (Giulio Petroni, 1967) Kino

Dressage [Blu-ray] (Pierre B. Reinhard, 1986) RB UK Nucleus Films
Fear City [Blu-ray] (Abel Ferrara, 1984) RB UK 101 Films
A Fistful of Dynamite aka Duck, You Sucker! [Blu-ray] Kino
The Frisco Kid [Blu-ray] (Robert Aldrich, 1979) Warner UK
Guns for San Sebastian [Blu-ray] (Henri Verneuil, 1968) Warner UK
I'm Not Scared [Blu-ray] (Gabriele Salvatores, 2003) Imprint
The Lion in Winter [Blu-ray] (Anthony Harvey, 1968) Kino 

The Long Riders [Blu-ray] (Walter Hill, 1980) Kino
The Lost Boys [Blu-ray] (Zeno Graton, 2023) RB UK Peccadillo Pictures

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance [4K UHD Blu-ray] (John Ford, 1962) Kino
Over the Edge [Blu-ray] (Jonathan Kaplan, 1979) Shout! Factory
Aimee: The Visitor [Blu-ray] (Charles Band, 2023) Full Moon Features UK
Beautiful Thing [Blu-ray] (Hettie Macdonald, 1996) RB UK BFI
Bodyguard Kiba (1973) + Bodyguard Kiba 2 (1973) [Blu-ray] RB UK Eureka
Changing Lanes [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Roger Michell, 2002) Kino

The Comedy Man [Blu-ray] (Alvin Rakoff, 1964) RB UK Studiocanal

Driving Madeleine [Blu-ray] (Christian Carion, 2022) Cohen Media

Giallo Essentials Yellow Edition [Blu-ray] - Arrow

Green Room LE [4K UHD Blu-ray] Second Sight Films UK

Green Room [4K UHD Blu-ray] Second Sight Films UK

Lynch/Oz [Blu-ray] (Alexandre O. Philippe, 2022) Janus Contemporaries

The Manchurian Candidate [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Jonathan Demme, 2004) Kino
Monica [Blu-ray] (Andrea Pallaoro, 2022) RB UK Verve
Possessor [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Brandon Cronenberg, 2020) Second Sight Films UK
Rent-A-Cop [Blu-ray] (Jerry London, 1987) Kino

The Ring Collection [4K UHD Blu-ray] - Shout! Factory

The Runner [Blu-ray] (Amir Naderi, 1984) Criterion
The Soldier's Tale [Blu-ray] (R.O. Blechman, Christian Blackwood, 1984) Kino
Swordsman of All Swordsman [Blu-ray] (Joseph Kuo, 1968) RB UK Eureka
Target [Blu-ray] (Arthur Penn, 1985) Kino

True Lies [4K UHD Blu-ray] (James Cameron, 1994) Disney UK

Witness [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Peter Weir, 1985) Arrow 
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5 Card Stud [Blu-ray] (Henry Hathaway, 1968) Vinegar Syndrome Labs
All Ladies Do It [Blu-ray] (Tinto Brass, 1992) Cult Epics 

All Ladies Do It [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Tinto Brass, 1992) Cult Epics
The Batwoman [Blu-ray] (René Cardona, 1968) Indicator US 

The Batwoman [Blu-ray] (René Cardona, 1968) Indicator UK 

A Blade in the Dark [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Lamberto Bava, 1983) 88 Films UK
Blind Faith [Blu-ray] (Eric Gunn 1989) Vinegar Syndrome

The Blood on Satan's Claw [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Piers Haggard, 1971) 88 Films UK
The Bounty Hunter Trilogy [Blu-ray] (Killer's Mission, The Fort of Death, Eight Men to Kill) Radiance US

The Bounty Hunter Trilogy [Blu-ray] (Killer's Mission, The Fort of Death, Eight Men to Kill) Radiance UK
The Brothers Rico [Blu-ray] (Phil Karlson, 1957) Indicator UK
Bubble Bath [Blu-ray] (György Kovásznai, 1980) Deaf Crocodile
A Bullet Is Waiting [Blu-ray] (John Farrow, 1954) Indicator UK 

Burial Ground [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Andrea Bianchi 1981) Severin Films
Carpet Cowboys [Blu-ray] (Emilly MacKenzie, Noah Collier, 2023) Memory
Chicago Syndicate [Blu-ray] (Fred F Sears, 1955) Indicator UK
Count Dracula [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Jesús Franco, 1970) 88 Films UK 

Dazed and Confused [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Richard Linklater, 1993) Criterion UK 

To Die For [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Gus Van Sant, 1995) Criterion

To Die For [Blu-ray] (Gus Van Sant, 1995) Criterion
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour [Blu-ray] (1964) - SDS

Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein [Blu-ray] (Jesús Franco, 1972) Severin Films
Eileen [Blu-ray] (William Oldroyd, 2023) RB UK Mediumrare
Eve [Blu-ray] (Standard Edition) (Joseph Losey, 1962) Indicator UK
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVIII [Blu-ray] (City of Shadows / Crashout / Finger Man) Kino

The Flesh and Blood Show - The Horror Films of Pete Walker [Blu-ray] 88 Films
Herencia Diabólica [Blu-ray] (Alfredo Salazar, 1993) Degausser Video
Lars Von Trier's The Kingdom Trilogy [Blu-ray] MUBI US
The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun + Le Franc: Two Films by Djibril Diop Mambety [Blu-ray] - Metrograph Pictures
The Martian Chronicles [Blu-ray] RB UK Final Cut Entertainment
Messiah of Evil [Blu-ray] (Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, 1973) Radiance UK
Monk: The Complete Fifth Season [Blu-ray] - Kino
Night of the Blood Monster aka "The Bloody Judge" [4K UHD Blu-ray]Blue Underground
North Dallas Forty [Blu-ray] Kino

North Dallas Forty [4K UHD Blu-ray] Kino
Paint Your Wagon [Blu-ray] (Joshua Logan, 1969) Kino

Paint Your Wagon [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Joshua Logan, 1969) Kino
The Panther Women [Blu-ray] (René Cardona, 1967) Indicator US 

The Panther Women [Blu-ray] (René Cardona, 1967) Indicator UK
Patrick [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Richard Franklin, 1978) Indicator US
Patrick [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Richard Franklin, 1978) Indicator UK

The Peasants [Blu-ray] RB UK Vertigo Releasing
Phase IV [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Saul Bass, 1974) Vinegar Syndrome
The Playgirls and the Vampire [Blu-ray] (1960) Vinegar Syndrome
Primal Fear [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Gregory Hoblit, 1996) Paramount US 

Primal Fear [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Gregory Hoblit, 1996) Paramount UK
Pushover [Blu-ray] (Richard Quine, 1954) Indicator UK
Réjeanne Padovani [Blu-ray] (1973) Canadian International Pictures
Remember the Night [Blu-ray] (Mitchell Leisen, 1940) Indicator UK 

Saint Omer [Blu-ray] (Alice Diop, 2022) Criterion
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror [Blu-ray] (René Cardona, 1970) Indicator US
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror [Blu-ray] (René Cardona, 1970) Indicator UK
Simon Killer [Blu-ray] (Antonio Campos, 2012) IFC Films
Snapshot - aka The Day After Halloween [4K UHD Blu-ray] (1979) Indicator US
Snapshot - aka The Day After Halloween [4K UHD Blu-ray] (1979) Indicator UK
Spanish Blood Bath [Blu-ray] Vinegar Syndrome
Spider Labyrinth [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Gianfranco Giagni, 1988) Severin

A Story Written with Water [Blu-ray] (Yoshishige Yoshida, 1965) Radiance UK
Suzhou River [Blu-ray] (Ye Lou, 2000) Radiance UK
The Swimmer [Blu-ray] (Frank Perry, 1968) Indicator UK 

Tony Arzenta [Blu-ray] (Duccio Tessari, 1973) Radiance UK
Walk a Crooked Mile [Blu-ray] (Gordon Douglas, 1948) Indicator UK 

Walk East on Beacon! [Blu-ray] (Alfred L. Werker, 1952) Indicator UK
Walking the Edge [Blu-ray] (Norbert Meisel, 1985) Fun City Editions UK 

When Evil Lurks [Blu-ray] (Demián Rugna, 2023) RLJ Entertainment
Where the Devil Roams [Blu-ray] (John Adams, 2023) Yellow Veil Pictures
The Wind of Ayahuasca [Blu-ray] (Nora de Izcue, 2023) Kino
Witchfinder General [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Michael Reeves, 1968) 88 Films UK

Holy cow!

I have to admit, I didn’t realize THAT many movies were STILL getting physical releases

That’s impressive because I feel physical media sales have slowed.

So that raises a question :
Are they perhaps replicating/duplicating fewer copies of each title?

Perhaps almost the same amount of movies get put on physical media, but the quantity of each title has dropped significantly?
Ya know what I mean?
Like perhaps in the year 2011, for major releases, they would print/replicate/duplicate 150,000 copies of each movie… But today they only print/replicate/duplicate 40,000 copies of each

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by C.C. 95

You think Disney made a deal wherein they neutered themselves and make no profit?! That is a ridiculous supposition.

Slowed considerably?

This is a list of Blu ray and 4K releases JUST FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH!

Now take out the UK titles.

While you're at it, take out the boutique titles and see just how many studio releases we're getting. You know: Warner, Paramount, Disney, Universal, Sony. Those are the studios that drive physical media.

[deatheats]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Now take out the UK titles.

While you're at it, take out the boutique titles and see just how many studio releases we're getting. You know: Warner, Paramount, Disney, Universal, Sony. Those are the studios that drive physical media.

So if we follow your cherry picked rules and only buy from the specific studios & countries you list then things look grim? Well, I guess we are lucky you don’t get to choose for us. Instead there are so many good titles being released daily I can’t keep up. Boutique or no, the market is saturated with quality releases.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by deatheats

So if we follow your cherry picked rules and only buy from the specific studios & countries you list then things look grim? Well, I guess we are lucky you don’t get to choose for us. Instead there are so many good titles being released daily I can’t keep up. Boutique or no, the market is saturated with quality releases.

Fact: the market will not survive by people importing.

Fact: the market will not survive by boutique labels alone.

Fact: the market will not survive by having only one retailer.

Cherry picked rules? More like reality.

[deatheats]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Fact: the market will not survive by people importing.

Fact: the market will not survive by boutique labels alone.

Fact: the market will not survive by having only one retailer.

Cherry picked rules? More like reality.

When the market doesn’t exist, feel free to let us know. In the mean time, I’ll continue enjoying my hobby…in reality.

[eiknarf]

So it looks like its true that alot of titles still get released on Blu-ray.

But it's also true that not as many people buy physical media today in 2024 as did in 2014.

So it must also be true that they're not making as many copies of each, right?
(Instead of making 70,000 blu-rays of Movie ABC, they only make 20,000 blu-rays of Movie ABC).

[russweiss1]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Disney elected to hire someone else and not make the money themselves, yes, that makes more sense.

Sheer number of new releases? It's slowed considerably. I have very few pre-orders.

With a quick check, I have over 60 discs on order or in transit right now. Someone else mentioned it's difficult to keep up with all the new titles being released and I agree 100%.

[eiknarf]

200,000GB optical disc that could replace Blu-rays

https://www.tomsguide.com/tvs/scient...place-blu-rays