In announcement news today, Disney and Searchlight Pictures have officially set Yorgos Lanthimos’ Oscar-nominated Poor Things (2023) for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 3/12. The Digital release is expected on 2/27 and there is no physical 4K UHD currently planned. The Blu-ray edition will feature 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, the Possessing Beauty: The Making of Poor Things featurette, and a trio of “Deleted Things” (including Brothel Doctor, Alfie’s Chapter, and Bella’s Notebook). You can see the cover artwork above left and also below.
Paramount has announced the Blu-ray and DVD release of the Paramount+ series Lawmen: Bass Reeves on 4/30.
Speaking of Paramount, we now have a tentative street date for the studio’s new 4K Ultra HD restoration of Alex Proyas’ The Crow (1994)—look for it on 5/7, and likely in Steelbook packaging.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release Martin Scorsese’s The Departed (2006) in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook format, per this listing on Amazon. We don’t yet know the street date, but we expect it to be officially announced soon, given that pre-orders are already live. You can see the cover art below.
Here’s a lovely surprise: Kino Lorber will release Andrei Tarkovsky’s Nostalghia (1983) on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on 4/23 via their Kino Classics line! We would love to see more Tarkovsky films in 4K, so hopefully this is just the first release of several.
And Kino Lorber Studio Classics has revealed that David Twohy’s Below (2002) is “coming soon” in 4K Ultra HD. The company has also confirmed that they’re working on a new Blu-ray release of Christian-Jaque’s The Black Tulip (1964). The street date is TBA.
Also today, several Bits readers have reported to us that Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report (2002) is now available in 4K Ultra HD on Paramount+ and Kaleidescape. This suggests that it should appear on Apple TV+, Vudu, and elsewhere soon, and also strongly suggests that a physical 4K UHD is forthcoming. (It’s hard to imagine a Spielberg film being available in Digital 4K only.)
And international retail sources have hinted that Mercury Studios—which just last week set Mötley Crüe: The End – Live in Los Angeles for 4K Ultra HD release on 4/5—may also be about to release Peter Gabriel: Back to Front – Live in London on 4K Ultra HD. The title has appeared briefly on various retailer sites with cover artwork, before being pulled down again. We’ve asked Mercury for confirmation and hope to hear back from them soon.
Finally today, if any of you are fans of director Christopher Nolan, there’s a great new 4-part interview with him done by Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show and an all-around super nerd and genre fan. It’s pretty fantastic, focusing on various aspects of Oppenheimer, but also Nolan’s career and filmmaking approach in general. You can watch the first part below (and the other three parts will become available for viewing as you finish each one)…
We’ll leave you with a look at the cover artwork for Poor Things, The Departed, and Nostalghia (with Amazon links if available)...
Stay tuned!
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