Posted Mon Oct 14, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT by D. LaFontaine
One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three, four, Better lock your door. Five, six, grab a crucifix. Seven, eight, Gonna stay up late. Nine, ten, Never sleep again.
(Now reread the title above in that key.)
Hey just think, we are in the middle of the month already and Halloween is just a couple of weeks away. The volume of discs is somewhat steady, so there is plenty to ponder here.
Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 20 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of October 13th - October 19th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.
There are no UK imports posted for Monday, and no actual "new" releases on Domestic Tuesday. Let's get this party started.
The closest thing to a new release is Eli Roth's horror Thanksgiving, which comes to us in a limited edition SteelBook. I was in the crowd yelling "Where's the 4K?" when this came out on blu-ray last January, and importing a 4K was odd for this one, the imports were region locked. Here we are finally, a 4K for the US market. Overseas customers might want to wait in case this one is locked as well.
Staying with Sony for the moment, 1999's comedy American Movie also comes out this week. Note: It is a Sony Pictures Classics release, meaning no digital code.
The beginning of a franchise with Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street. Also available as a SteelBook Edition too. And of course, as to be expected, a swaggier UK release would have been on our Monday UK Imports calendar, buuuut you cannot buy it from the usual sites such as Amazon UK.
Paramount is next with a Paramount Presents line title, well known director, Alfred Hitchcock Classic To Catch a Thief. Oh, and two other well known people you might know, Grace Kelly and Cary Grant.
Is this considered a too-soon double-dip? The Ring (2002) gets a new Standard Release as well as a Limited SteelBook release from Paramount as well. Yeah, you probably just got the 3-film set from Shout! Factory.
And speaking of Shout! Factory, George Romero's Land of the Dead gets a Collector's Edition release this week.
After being delayed from last month, Kino Lorber brings us a pair of releases, Brick and Cowboys & Aliens.
Criterion's appearance on the calendar this week is to bring us Japanese horror Demon Pond.
Dark Sky Selects has an over the top The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - 50th Anniversary Limited Edition available this week as well. As specialty swag editions go, this one ranks right up there!
And the final domestic release that may or may not be out this week, The Project A Collection. This one at one point was tentatively set for early in the year and saw its street date bump multiple times.
Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include Demon Pond from Criterion and The Project A Collection (maybe) from 88 Films.
Criterion Collection this week also has the 1929 drama/thriller Pandora's Box.
TV on disc this week, look for Babylon Berlin: Season 4 (German language), The Crown: The Complete Series and Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete Collection.
Anime highlights include NieR:Automata Ver1.1a - Volume 1, One Piece - Collection 35 and Vinland Saga - Season 2 Part 2.
Sony Pictures Classics has a title in the blu-ray category as well, this week the crime/thriller Nine Queens.
The Crow (2024) has been officially announced for blu-ray and 4K releases on November 5th.
Joker: Folie à Deux will be released to disc on December 17th.
Warner Archive Collection's November Lineup has been announced. Check it out.
Which titles are you buying this week? Which ones are on your wishlist, be it to buy as an impulse buy or to wait for the right price?
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