10 NEW TO NETFLIX
“The Accountant”
“Alone”
“The Post-mortem of Jane Doe”
“Our bodies Our bodies Our bodies”
“4 Daughters”
“Godzilla”
“Pineapple Specific”
“Step Brothers”
“To Kill a Tiger”
“Wanderlust”
15 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD
“The Abyss”
James Cameron’s 1989 blockbuster has been one of many hardest movies to search out on bodily media or streaming for over a era now. Its long-delayed arrival on 4K technically occurred on the finish of 2023 with digital releases of this movie, accompanied by related releases for “True Lies” and “Aliens.” Now, all three are additionally on bodily media, accompanied by hours of particular options. As you could have heard, the digital releases got here with controversy, accusations of over-polishing that made the movies look too plastic. Sadly, I agree with that evaluation of the digital editions, and, whereas the bodily releases appear to be a bit extra refined, there’s nonetheless one thing off in regards to the visuals right here, particularly on “Aliens,” a film that must be soiled and grainy to work. Nonetheless, there’s nice pleasure in figuring out {that a} new era can now uncover probably the most underrated movies of its period. And, after all, “Aliens” and “True Lies” nonetheless rule too.
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Deep Dive: A Dialog with James Cameron – An unique new sit-down with James Cameron as he revisits the origin of the undertaking and addresses a few of the myths behind the manufacturing.
The Legacy of The Abyss – Uncover the lasting legacy of The Abyss with tales from James Cameron and the crew about how and why the movie continues to have an effect on filmmaking immediately.
ADDITIONAL BONUS FEATURES:
Beneath Stress: Making The Abyss – The unique documentary in regards to the notorious manufacturing of The Abyss, with candid commentary by the actors and crew.
Archives
Deepcore Timelapse – Watch this manufacturing timelapse of the Deepcore set being created.
Videomatics Montage – Watch a montage of behind-the-scenes manufacturing videomatics.
Montana Bridge Flooding – See behind-the-scenes footage of the Montana bridge flooding.
Engine Room Flooding – See behind-the-scenes footage of the engine room flooding.
Floor Shoot Montage – Watch a behind-the-scenes montage of the floor shoot.
Crane Crash Shoot – Try behind-the-scenes footage of the crane crashing sequence.
Visible Results Reel – Watch a reel of visible results progressions to see how they had been developed for the movie.
Miniature Rear-Projection – Watch behind-the-scenes footage of how manufacturing used rear-projection strategies on miniatures.
Movement Management Timelapse – Watch this manufacturing timelapse of the movement management know-how getting used.
Teaser Trailer
Foremost Trailer
Critiques Trailer
Nonetheless Gallery – Introduced listed here are extras as they appeared within the “Imaging Station” on the Particular Version DVD launch of The Abyss, together with the trailers. Since their authentic presentation has been preserved, decision and readability will fluctuate from component to component.
“All That Cash Can Purchase” (Criterion)
This film guidelines. I had seen bits and items over time however did not have the possibility to sit down and watch “All That Cash Can Purchase” aka “The Satan and Daniel Webster” till this Criterion launch. It is phenomenal, a fever dream of filmmaking that suffers a bit on the screenwriting degree however makes up for it with unimaginable modifying and considered one of Bernard Herrmann’s finest scores (for which he gained an Oscar). Walter Huston landed an Oscar nomination for taking part in the Satan himself in a timeless story of a person who sells his soul. Considered one of Criterion’s finest releases to this point this 12 months contains a sharp 4K switch and nice particular options, together with a comparability between an early model of the movie, and even radio variations with music by Herrmann.
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New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary by movie historian Bruce Eder and Steven C. Smith, biographer of composer Bernard Herrmann
New restoration demonstration
Studying by actor Alec Baldwin of the brief story by Stephen Vincent Benét on which the movie relies
Episode of the Criterion Channel collection Observations on Movie Artwork in regards to the movie’s modifying
Comparability of the variations between the July 1941 preview model of the movie, Right here Is a Man, and the movie’s 1943 rerelease as The Satan and Daniel Webster
The Columbia Workshop’s radio variations of Benét’s brief tales “The Satan and Daniel Webster” and “Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent,” each that includes music by Herrmann
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and onerous of listening to
PLUS: An essay by writer Tom Piazza and a 1941 article by Benét
“All of the Magnificence and the Bloodshed” (Criterion)
The most effective documentaries of the 2020s to this point, that is about Nan Goldin and her activist artwork, work that tackles the Sackler household and the way they’ve poisoned this nation with opioids. Greater than a mere bio-doc, Laura Poitras has made a movie that channels the spirit of its topic, a film that is creative and indignant in equal measure. It is a reminder that nothing exists in a vacuum and that artists like Goldin can affect political and social change on this world. It gained the Golden Lion on the Venice Movie Competition, solely the second non-fiction movie to ever accomplish that. The Criterion launch is slightly slight when it comes to particular options, however the film speaks for itself.
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New high-definition digital grasp, authorised by director Laura Poitras and artist Nan Goldin, with 5.1 encompass DTS-HD Grasp Audio soundtrack
New interview with Poitras
Two conversations from the 2022 New York Movie Competition, one that includes Poitras, Goldin, coproducer and PAIN activist Megan Kapler, PAIN activist Harry Cullen, and lawyer and PAIN member Mike Quinn discussing the making of the movie, and the opposite that includes Goldin on artwork and activism
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and onerous of listening to and English descriptive audio
PLUS: An essay by writer and activist Sarah Schulman
“Amelie”
It has been virtually 25 years for the reason that world fell in love with Amelie Poulain, the protagonist of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s delightfully whimsical romantic fable. To have fun the just lately launched 4K restoration, about which we spoke to Jeunet final month, Sony has launched the movie in a brand new steelbook version with the very best video high quality obtainable thus far. It is accompanied by the entire archival particular options, together with a commentary by JPJ, and a brand new a featurette whereby the director seems again at his work. JPJ was a formative artist for me personally after I fell in love with “Delicatessen” and “Metropolis of Misplaced Youngsters” within the ’90s. Something that brings a brand new highlight on his fantastic filmmaking is sweet for the shape. Perhaps it is going to get him working once more extra typically.
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NEW Jean-Pierre Jeunet Seems to be Again (Blu-ray Unique)
Commentary with Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet
The Look of Amélie
Q&A With the Director
Q&A With the Director and the Solid
An Intimate Chat With Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Fantasies of Audrey Tautou
Solid Auditions
Dwelling Film: Contained in the Making of Amélie
Storyboard Comparisons
The Amélie Scrapbook
Trailer
“Anybody However You”
Who mentioned the rom-com is useless? Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney proved in any other case with one of many true surprising field workplace smashes of late 2023 and early 2024. Partly sparked by viral tradition that embraced the movie, “Anybody However You” has remodeled $200 million worldwide, making it probably the most profitable rom-coms in a era. Loosely primarily based on A lot Ado About Nothing, Will Gluck’s movie has change into a legit phenomenon, the form of film that individuals will watch again and again on a wet weekend. It has been obtainable digital for a bit and can virtually actually be an instantaneous #1 when it lands on Netflix on April twenty third, however you should buy the bodily Blu-ray to tide you over till then, a launch that features outtakes, featurettes, and deleted scenes. Extra Glen & Sydney!
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He Stated She Stated
Everybody Down Beneath
Outtakes & Bloopers
Deleted Scenes
ASMR Pickup Traces
Aussie Snacks
“The Ebook of Clarence”
Critics like to put in writing about movies that mismanage tone in a approach that makes me really feel just like the accusation has misplaced a few of its which means. And but the tonal whiplash of Jeymes Samuel’s weird comedy is simple. There are such a lot of beats inside this movie that really feel proper, whether or not it is a sensible selection made by LaKeith Stanfield (who I believe works right here greater than most critics) or sharp visible language by the undeniably proficient Samuel himself. The script’s wild variations in tone are the place many of the issues lie, however I really feel like possibly it is a undertaking that performs higher at residence, with out the expectation of a theatrical expertise. (At the very least it did for me.) It is neither as unhealthy as I had heard it was or nearly as good as I initially hoped it might be. Nevertheless it deserved a greater destiny than its dismal $6 million field workplace. That quantity means so few individuals have seen this movie that it is more likely to have a much bigger viewers at residence than in theaters. I am curious to see if its status will get resurrected.
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Deleted scenes with filmmaker introductions
Audio commentary with Jeymes Samuel and Lakeith Stanfield
Band of Brothers: Meet the Solid
Track of Songs: An Epic Collaboration
The Gospel of Jeymes: On the Set with Jeymes Samuel
Ebook 4: Making the Movie
Gag Reel
“The Coloration Purple”
This was one of many extra surprising casualties of awards season, a movie that got here in with the form of vitality that predicted crucial and field workplace success. It had an affordable quantity of the previous, with critics praising the performances specifically, however audiences appeared uninterested on this adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical because it hasn’t crossed $100 million, which is reportedly what it value to make. I believe “The Coloration Purple” will finally discover an viewers. It has an emotional language that connects with viewers, who may resurrect its legacy on bodily media or streaming. As is at all times the case, the 4K switch by WB is sharp, however the launch is slightly mild within the particular options division for a film that took so many various abilities to carry collectively.
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Creating The Coloration Purple
Hell Sure! The Iconic Characters of The Coloration Purple
Within the Stream: Creating The Coloration Purple’s Greatest Musical Moments
A Story for Me: The Legacy of The Coloration Purple
“Contagion”
The pandemic in 2020 made Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 thriller unexpectedly widespread once more. Individuals shared clips on-line as if they might unpack how we might reply to the rising dying toll and the lockdown of that 12 months. The reality is that there was way more abject stupidity within the American populous than Soderbergh’s movie may have probably imagined, but it surely was a reminder that “Contagion” is a superb film, a chunk of labor that includes granular element about contagious illnesses and the worldwide response to them with deeply human storytelling. Warner Brothers has launched the movie just lately in 4K. Let’s hope there’s not a purpose for it to be widespread once more quickly.
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4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM*
HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
The Actuality of Contagion – Featurette
The Contagion Detectives – Featurette
Contagion – How a Virus Adjustments the World –Featurette
“Darkish Water” (Arrow)
I like Hideo Nakata’s “Darkish Water.” If “Ringu” was the lighter fluid for my love of Asian horror within the 2000s, “Darkish Water” (and “A Story of Two Sisters”) was the match. It is such a well-made style pic, a movie that you just really feel in your bones like continuous rain that soaks into your being. I used to be involved that the Arrow launch of a 4K model of the film would scale back a few of that sensation in that it is a film that must be slightly soiled and darkish to be efficient. A nasty 4K may diminish its stress. The excellent news is that did not occur right here as Arrow has given the movie a well-calibrated restoration that does not drain any of its surprising energy. They’ve imported the entire particular options from the final Arrow launch too, together with an interview with Nakata himself about his unforgettable double function.
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DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
Unique lossless 5.1 DTS-HD Grasp Audio
Optionally available English subtitles
Ghosts, Rings and Water – interview with director Hideo Nakata
Household Terrors – interview with writer Koji Suzuki
Visualizing Horror – interview with cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi
Archive interviews with actors Hitomi Kuroki & Asami Mizukawa and theme tune artist Shikao Suga
Unique ‘making-of’ documentary
Trailers and TV Spots
Reversible sleeve that includes authentic and newly commissioned paintings by Peter Pressure
Illustrated collector’s booklet that includes writing on the movie by David Kalat and Michael Gingold
“The Iron Claw”
The story of the Von Erichs is an American tragedy. One of the crucial distinguished households on this planet of wrestling, their legacy is extra a chronicle of ache than it’s success within the ring. The superb director Sean Durkin tackles that historical past on this sturdy drama, a film that A24 principally buried on the finish of 2023, barely pushing it in any respect throughout awards season. Sure, it is form of a troublesome promote, however there’s so much to love right here, particularly within the glorious performances from Holt McCallany, Zac Efron, and Jeremy Allen White. There’s virtually an excessive amount of story to inform, resulting in a rushed closing act, however Durkin is more and more proving himself considered one of our greatest filmmakers, a person with a singular means to convey the ache below the placid floor of Americana.
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Brotherhood Is Without end: Making Iron Claw – Featurette
Solid and Crew Q&A
Theatrical Trailer
“Lynch/Oz” (Criterion)
David Lynch has by no means hidden his fascination with “The Wizard of Oz,” foregrounding it most of all in “Wild at Coronary heart,” after all, however embedding it in every thing he is ever made. From the curtains of “Mulholland Dr.” to the alternate realities of “Twin Peaks,” evaluating Lynch’s work to “Oz” makes for a enjoyable train in Alexandre O. Philippe’s movie, which is basically a collection of video essays by completely different voices. A bit too lengthy for its topic, my favourite components of “Lynch/Oz” are when the movie expands to disclose the affect of each Lynch and Oz on the contributors like Karyn Kusama, Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson, and David Lowery. We’re all on the Yellow Brick Street collectively.
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Meet the Filmmakers, a brand new interview with director Alexandre O. Philippe
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and onerous of listening to
“Migration”
The corporate often known as Illumination has been considerably bashed in crucial circles. They make movies like “Minions” and “The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film” that make absolute fortunes, however they really feel like junk meals in comparison with the work of even trendy Pixar. Even followers would admit they’re largely disposable kids’s leisure, however actually every thing they do is successful. For some purpose, I believed their newest, “Migration,” may need busted their streak, however, no, it made virtually $300 million worldwide. The comparatively excellent news is that this one is on the higher finish of the Illumination ledger, a film that is undeniably acquainted and meandering however options a lot stronger visuals than a whole lot of the corporate’s work and enjoyable voice work by Kumail Nanjiani. Like so many Univeral household movies, it is also value noting that the Blu-ray is PACKED with particular options, together with new mini-movies.
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FLY HARD (MINI-MOVIE) – Chump sheds her tough-as-nails perspective, risking her life to fly by means of a blizzard and the harrowing streets of New York to return a prized possession to a form lady from the park.
MOONED (MINI-MOVIE) – Following the occasions of DESPICABLE ME, Vector and a misplaced Minion are stranded on the moon, and wrestle to get again to Earth.
MIDNIGHT MISSION (MINI-MOVIE) – The Minions will attempt something to assist Agnes overcome her worry of the darkish, even when it entails going into outer area.
MICROPHONE MADNESS – A enjoyable look behind-the-scenes because the forged file a few of their silliest traces.
MEET THE CAST – On this collection of behind-the-scenes items, we study extra about our favourite characters and the legendary comedic voices behind them.
TAKING FLIGHT: THE MAKING OF – MIGRATION is an authentic script so brand-new characters and places needed to be developed, designed, and animated from scratch! Right here, filmmakers and crew break down their course of to indicate us what provides this movie a completely new appear and feel.
THE ART OF FLIGHT – Utilizing a collection of manufacturing phases from storyboards to pre-viz, we peel again the feathers and reveal simply what goes in to creating the avian heroes of the movie.
THE SOUND OF FLIGHT – Take a more in-depth take a look at the music of MIGRATION as Composer John Powell walks us by means of his scoring journey.
HOW TO DRAW
BUILD YOUR OWN POP-UP BOOK – Daddy duck, Mack, likes to inform his two little ducklings some…overly imaginative bedtime tales. On this enjoyable “How To” we’ll present you how one can create a pop-up ebook so you possibly can inform your very personal bedtime tales!
CALLING ALL BIRDS – They could not have cellphones, however you possibly can name your web-footed mates anytime you need! On this enjoyable How To, we’ll train you how one can create and customise your very personal set of colourful fowl whistles.
BEST NESTS – You do not have to fly south –or anyplace –to discover a excellent paradise to your feathered mates. Right here we’ll train you how one can make the very best nest to your pet geese, or anybody flying by, together with a water feeder to maintain them hydrated!
“Saint Omer” (Criterion)
Alice Diop’s 2022 drama was probably the most acclaimed movies of the previous couple of years, a film that always comes up on lists of the very best works of the last decade to this point. It stars Kayije Kagame as a novelist who’s attending the trial of a girl named Laurence Coly, performed by Guslagie Malanda. Coly has been accused of murdering her youngster, permitting it to be swept away by the tide on a seashore. Primarily based on the actual trial of Fabienne Kabou, “Saint Omer” will not be your typical courtroom drama, a movie that works in a deeply emotional register. I discovered some components of it extra manipulative than my colleagues, but it surely’s undeniably a superb movie, and a really welcome addition to the Criterion Assortment, full with a brand new interview with Diop and an superior dialog between the filmmaker and Dee Rees, the director of “Mudbound”.
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New 2K digital grasp, with 5.1 encompass DTS-HD Grasp Audio soundtrack
New and archival interviews with director Alice Diop
Dialog between Diop and writer Hélène Frappat
Dialog between Diop and filmmaker Dee Rees from a 2023 episode of The Director’s Lower – A DGA Podcast
Trailer
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: An essay by critic Jennifer Padjemi
“The Shootist” (Arrow)
Somebody requested me the opposite day what my favourite Westerns had been, and I began with “My Darling Clementine,” “Stagecoach,” and “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” but it surely wasn’t lengthy earlier than I discussed “The Shootist,” John Wayne’s closing movie and a masterful drama that works each as its personal standalone story and an elegy for each a style and its most well-known face. Wayne performs J.B. Brooks, a well-known gunfighter who learns he has terminal most cancers. The legendary performer is breathtakingly good right here, giving considered one of his finest performances reverse an insane supporting forged that features Lauren Bacall, John Carradine, Harry Morgan, James Stewart, and a younger Ron Howard. The Arrow launch of “The Shootist” is without doubt one of the finest bodily media editions to this point this 12 months. Not solely does the movie look higher than ever with a restoration from the digital camera destructive, but it surely contains bodily collectibles and new interviews and video essays, together with a spectacular one by our very personal Scout Tafoya referred to as “Considering John Wayne: The Dying of a Cowboy.”
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NEW 2K RESTORATION by Arrow Movies from the unique 35mm digital camera destructive
Model new audio commentary by filmmaker and critic Howard S. Berger
The Final Day, a brand new visible essay by movie critic David Cairns
A Man-Making Second, a brand new interview with Western writer C. Courtney Joyner
Laments of the West, a brand new appreciation of Elmer Bernstein’s rating by movie historian and composer Neil Model
Considering John Wayne: The Dying of a Cowboy, a brand new visible essay by filmmaker and critic Scout Tafoya
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On, archival featurette
Theatrical trailer
Picture gallery
Reversible sleeve that includes authentic and newly commissioned paintings by Juan Esteban Rodríguez
Double-sided fold-out poster that includes authentic and newly commissioned paintings by Juan Esteban Rodríguez
Six postcard-sized foyer card reproductions
Unique lossless mono audio
Optionally available English Subtitles for the deaf and onerous of listening to
Illustrated collector’s booklet that includes new writing by movie critic Philip Kemp
“To Die For” (Criterion)
Any listing of the very best performances of Nicole Kidman’s profession that does not embrace Gus Van Sant’s “To Die For” is just incomplete. In actual fact, this can be her true breakthrough, revealing the complexity she would carry to so many performances sooner or later. It is onerous to imagine it is virtually been three many years since Kidman performed Suzanne Stone on this thriller impressed by the true story of Pamela Good, who satisfied a 15-year-old to homicide her husband in 1990. The good Buck Henry wrote a script that appears to this point forward of its time now (it actually was an early true crime drama), and stars like Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Matt Dillon knew precisely what to do with it. The Criterion launch features a new 4K restoration overseen by Van Sant himself together with a commentary that features the director.
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New 4K digital restoration, authorised by director Gus Van Sant and director of images Eric Alan Edwards, with 5.1 encompass DTS-HD Grasp Audio soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the movie introduced in Dolby Imaginative and prescient HDR and one Blu-ray with the movie and particular options
Audio commentary that includes Van Sant, Edwards, and editor Curtiss Clayton
Deleted scenes
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and onerous of listening to
PLUS: An essay by movie critic Jessica Kiang
“Wonka”
How will historical past decide Timothee Chalamet’s “Wonka”? After all, everybody loves the Gene Wilder model, and most of the people hate the Johnny Depp model (at the least I do). Nevertheless it seems like there is a lukewarm center floor on “Wonka” that might make it the forgotten model earlier than lengthy. Or possibly not? Perhaps it is a film that oldsters placed on for the present younger era and it will get handed down just like the ’70s model. There are really fantastic moments in Paul King’s musical origin story for the character, offset by some clunky character beats and performances. Nonetheless, “Wonka” is an extremely straightforward rewatch at residence. I’ve already discovered my youngest simply throwing it on on a wet weekend afternoon. The flavour of this “Wonka” may final.
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Unwrapping Wonka: Paul King’s Imaginative and prescient
The Whimsical Music of Wonka
Welcome to Wonka Land
Hats Off to Wonka
Wonka’s Chocolatier
