We're still having theatrical films not getting Blu-ray releases!

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by rapta

Fingers crossed EiV have the good sense to release The Green Knight on Blu-ray in the UK. Saw the film in the cinema last week and it's subtle, but looks gorgeous and is the kind of film I'd definitely watch again. Perhaps they'll do it as an HMV exclusive or something...keeping an eye out.

I want everyone who sees it in the cinema to know how lucky they are. It’s pathetic it’s limited to the graveyard slot in Curzons, making travel impossible (at least, that was the approach in my nearest Curzon, two counties away), and whatever indie cinemas were willing to play it (nowhere near me).

Picturehouse advertised it for the longest time, putting the poster up outside when they were closed from October 2020 onwards (they might have even had the poster up from March 2020 but I don’t remember perfectly), and screening the trailer. And then they refuse to screen the film because of Prime Video.

I didn’t realise I had £5 credit in my Amazon account when they cancelled my True Romance order, so I just ordered the 4K disc for £21. It won’t come up if you search The Green Knight 4K and sort by most recent, but it did when I searched Dev Patel and sorted by most recent. The German 4K release is out before the end of the year too.

Another film that’s unceremoniously lost its UK cinema release for a Prime Video release in December is Wrath of Man. Thankfully there is a 4K release coming out in France and Germany, and a Blu-ray in the US, Canada and Australia.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye is currently bereft of a UK release date, but a US Blu-ray comes out in November. If it’s region free, I’ll import.

Remember that streaming services often seem to insist on yearlong exclusivity windows, so I don’t see it happening until at least September 2022.

Picturehouse aren’t releasing Nitram until 1st July 2022, but Madman just released it to Australian cinemas. Not sure how long a window Australian distributors usually give, but if it’s out on Blu-ray in early 2022, I think I will import it.

I imported a handle of other new films earlier in the year (Freaky, Love and Monsters and Monster Hunter before they came out here), and bought imports of Promising Young Woman and Psycho Goreman, but I’m unsure what other films to do it for. I still need to get News of the World 4K, which was released as a “Netflix Original” over here. Maybe The Collini Case as the German Blu-ray is English subtitled, and other significant German releases are The Mauritanian, Run, Palm Springs, Boss Level, The High Note, The Assistant and Shadow in the Cloud and Greenland 4K (released straight to Prime Video in the UK.) A Christmas Gift From Bob is getting a belated German Blu-ray release also, and Happiest Season came out in Australia. And Sony are releasing The Mitchells vs the Machines on Blu-ray in the US.

These are all the cancelled cinema releases I know of

https://letterboxd.com/hulksmash/lis...y-coronavirus/

Many films without UK physical releases are getting discs in other territories - The Last Black Man in San Francisco 4K is available direct from A24’s webstore.

[CelestialAgent]

My experience of Everyman is quite positive (I saw Clash there in 2017) but the sad irony is with their pricing and number of locations aren’t really available to the “everyman”. But it does seem like more of a luxury experience than being a waste of money.

[Aunt Peg]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Picturehouse aren’t releasing Nitram until 1st July 2022, but Madman just released it to Australian cinemas. Not sure how long a window Australian distributors usually give, but if it’s out on Blu-ray in early 2022, I think I will import it.

Most of the finance for Nitram came from an Australian streaming company called Stan. Last I heard it was going straight to streaming in November. That will be either mean no physical media release in Australia or a physical media release in 12 months time. Stan will naturally want exclusive home viewing rights to the film.

As far as I know Madman only hold the theatrical rights to the film in Australia but after Stan feel that film has played out a physical media release will probably take place.

[CelestialAgent]

The Champion of Auschwitz (though the original Polish title translates to The Champion based on the subtitle track in the DCP), the Polish Holocaust biopic about a young boxer, that was released to some cinemas like ODEON and Picturehouse back at the start of September, will be released by Parkland on 15th November.

This is quite harrowing viewing and shows how horrifically lives were dehumanised and devalued and seen as replaceable, and the horrors of people walking to their deaths in gas chambers. That said, what is worth criticising (though I admittedly haven't done the research into the real events of the film) is the film never really addresses Jewish identity, but more of a homogenised Polish identity that the Nazis are crushing.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Champio...dp/B09BK982PB/

The incredible true story of the Polish pre-war boxing champion Tadeusz "Teddy" Pietrzykowski, who in 1940 arrived with the very first transport of prisoners to the newly created Auschwitz concentration camp.

Tasked with finishing the build of the camp, he was then made to take part in boxing matches with other prisoners and SS officers. He only lost one bout, and also played an active role in the resistance movement at the camp.

[CelestialAgent]

Some recent DVD only titles from Verve Pictures:

The Street - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Street-DVD-...dp/B081WPWMFN/

Run - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Run-DVD-Mar...dp/B086BBXHQ8/

Outside the City - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outside-Cit...dp/B086PLXYLM/

Mother - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mother-DVD-...dp/B08KWL13Y5/

Real - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-DVD-Pi...dp/B08HBLYHVQ/

Joan of Arc/Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joan-Arc-Je...dp/B08HB6PVJF/

Body of Water - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Body-Water-...dp/B08NMH3T98/

Citizen Lane - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Citizen-Lan...dp/B08T6SQG6X/

Henry Glassie: Field Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/GLASSIE-Fla...dp/B08ZVWPH5S/

Homeward - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Homeward-DV...dp/B08ZTZ9GZ3/

Eye of the Storm - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eye-storm-D...dp/B096TQ2QLY/

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Several recent cinema releases have no sign of a physical release, including Surge, My Salinger Year, A Space in Time, Lady Boss, French Exit, The Truffle Hunters, Summer of Soul, Riders of Justice, The World to Come. Hopefully this will change though.

And so it continues. No sign of UK discs for The Night House, Our Ladies, The Lost Leonardo, Copshop, Misha and the Wolves, Profile, M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity.

The Man Who Sold His Skin is released on DVD by Studio Soho on 17th January.

Silent Night gets a 4K UHD release in Germany in December, the same month as its UK theatrical release.

[CelestialAgent]

Respect will be released DVD only by Universal on 13th December.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Respect-DVD/dp/B09FBLPNYG/

Sky/Universal will release a Monster Family double bill on 31st January on DVD.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monster-Fam...dp/B09J1NLH45/

Israeli drama Here We Are will be released DVD only by Studio Soho on 14th February.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Here-Are-DV...dp/B09KMPLG7W/

Fashion designer documentary Quant will be released DVD only by Studio Soho on 28th February.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quant-DVD-V...dp/B09KMT2J6R/

[Member-244966]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

And so it continues. No sign of UK discs for The Night House, Our Ladies, The Lost Leonardo, Copshop, Misha and the Wolves, Profile, M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity.

The Man Who Sold His Skin is released on DVD by Studio Soho on 17th January.

Silent Night gets a 4K UHD release in Germany in December, the same month as its UK theatrical release.

I really hope Our Ladies gets a physical release, even if just DVD. That's one of my favourite films of the year.

[CelestialAgent]

The US release is at least out in two weeks, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was region free (French Exit and 9 Days are). But it’s always annoying when a British film doesn’t get a domestic release!

[Aunt Peg]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Respect will be released DVD only by Universal on 13th December.

Respect will be released on Blu Ray next week in Australia so at least that is something.

[Phil92]

Dear Evan Hansen has been taken off the schedule.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by Phil92

Dear Evan Hansen has been taken off the schedule.

From what I’ve heard it needs to be taken off Earth.

[CelestialAgent]

Anyone have the DVDs of The Rifleman or Summerland and can comment on how long the extras are?

[CelestialAgent]

Recent TV series The Long Call, Showtrial and Shetland Series 6 are DVD only from ITV, Hollington Drive and Alma’s Not Normal are DVD only from Dazzler and Angela Black, Coroner Season 1 and All Creatures Great and Small Series 2 is DVD only from Acorn.

DVD only from MVM: The Skull Man

[Aclea]

Although we are getting a blu it looks like the UK is one of the only territories not to get a 4K of The Last Duel.

[Aclea]

For importers who don't want to wait to see if Entertainment bother with a UK disc, The Green Knight 4K is currently $9.99 at Amazon com, though you'll probably need a US reshipper:



Blu is region A locked, 4K region free.

[CelestialAgent]

I spent £20+ less than a month ago and it’s already $10, FFS

[Aclea]

My $24.96 copy ordered last week shipped today after the price drop: they've said they'll refund the difference when it arrives.

[ChrisDilke]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Although we are getting a blu it looks like the UK is one of the only territories not to get a 4K of The Last Duel.

Zavvi have now announced that they will be giving it an exclusive 4K steelbook.

[Aclea]

That's something, though I'm not really a fan of steelbooks in general or the artwork on the front cover of this one in particular (though I like the inside) so I'll probably end up importing it instead.