I’m back with another physical media releases weekly round-up! This week’s new titles include, Sting (2024) a science fiction horror film, Star Trek: Discovery Season Five and Night on Earth (1991), a comedy drama with Winona Ryder.
Those are few of the highlights, let’s take look at the rest of the UK Blu-ray Releases for the 19 August 2024.
UK 4K UHD / Blu-ray Releases 19 August 2024
Night On Earth (1991) Blu-ray (Criterion)
Comedy drama from director Jim Jarmusch, stars Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands and Lisanne Falk.
This release contains a “High-definition digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Jim Jarmusch”.
- Aspect Ratio: TBC
- Audio: 2.0 Surround DTS-HD Master Audio Soundtrack
- English Subtitles for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
- Running Time: 128 mins approx
- Rating: 15
Special Features
- Selected-Scene Commentary from 2007 (Featuring Director of Photography Frederick Elmes & Location Sound Mixer Drew Kunin)
- Q&A with Jarmusch from 2007
- Belgian Television Interview with Jarmusch from 1992
- Essays by Filmmakers, Authors & Critics
You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray for £24.99 (as of 22nd May 2025)
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Sting (2024) Blu-ray (Studiocanal)
This ones a sci-fi horror film Alyla Browne, Ryan Corr, Jermaine Fowler and Penelope Mitchell. Rotten Tomatoes has the film sitting at a critics 70% and a Popcornmeter (Audience) score of 65% at the time of writing.
There are no special features listed for the Blu-ray or DVD versions.
- Aspect Ratio: TBC
- Audio: TBC
- Running Time: 92 mins approx
- Rating: 15
You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray for £7.99 (as of 22nd May 2025)
Take a look at the trailer for Sting (2024):
Three Men In A Boat (1956) Blu-ray (Studiocanal)
Another release from Studiocanal, this time under their ‘vintage classics’ label. Three Men In A Boat (1956) is a comedy starring Laurence Harvey, Jimmy Edwards, David Tomlinson and Shirley Eaton.
There are no special features list for the Blu-ray or DVD versions.
- Aspect Ratio: TBC
- Audio: TBC
- Running Time: 91 mins approx
- Rating: PG
Special Features
- Tracing the Source: An interview with Jeremy Nicholas Messing Around on the River
- An interview with Matthew Sweet
- B&W Stills Gallery
- Original Trailer
You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray for £8.96 (as of 22nd May 2025)
The G (2023) Blu-ray (Lightbulb Film)
Crime thriller starring Dale Dickey, Romane Denis and Roc Lafortune.
- Aspect Ratio: TBC
- Audio: TBC
- Running Time: 106 mins approx
- Rating: 15
You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray for £7.99 (as of 22nd May 2025)
Blood Money Four Classic Westerns Vol. 2 Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
“New 2K Restorations of all 4 films From the original 35mm Camera negatives by Arrow Films”.
- Discs: 4
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 / 1.85:1
- Audio:
- Running Time: 100 / 92 / 89 / 89 mins approx
- Rating: 15
Special Features
- Reversible Sleeves
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) Presentations of All 4 Films
- Original Italian & English Front / End Titles
- Restored Lossless Original Italian / English Soundtracks
- English subtitles for the Italian Soundtracks
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks
- New Introductions To Each Film by Journalist / Critic Fabio Melelli
- Galleries For A 4 Films
DISC 1 – $10,000 BLOOD MONEY
- Audio commentary by film historian Lee Broughton
- Tears of Django (Featurette with Archival Interviews)
- The Producer Who Didn’t Like Western Movies (Interview with Producer Mino Loy)
- How the West Was Won (Interview with Screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi)
- Theatrical Trailer
DISC 2 – VENGEANCE IS MINE
- Audio Commentary by Critics Adrian J. Smith & David Flint
- Cain and Abel (Featurette with Archival Interviews with Actor Gianni Garko & Screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi)
- In Conversation with Nora Orlandi (Archival Interview with the Film’s Iconic Composer)
- Movie After Movie (Interview with Producer Mino Loy)
- Theatrical Trailer
DISC 3 – FIND A PLACE TO DIE
- Audio Commentary by Author / Critic Howard Hughes
- Sons of Leone (Archival Interview with Director Giuliano)
- Carnimeo
- Traditional Figure
DISC 4 – MATALO! (KILL HIM)
- Audio Commentary by Critics Troy Howarth & Nathaniel Thompson
- A Milanese Story (Interview with Filmmaker Davide Pulici)
- Untold Icon -(Appreciation of the Soundtrack / Composer)
- Theatrical Trailer
You can purchase now from Arrow Video on Blu-ray for £55 (as of 22nd May 2025)
Lover’s Lane (1999) Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
Horror film starring Erin J. Dean, Diedre Kilgore and Carter Roy.
This release has had a “2K restoration from a 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative”. it also comes with two versions of the film, the widescreen 1.85:1 and the fullframe 1.33:1 versions.
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 / 1.33:1
- Audio: Original Lossless English Stereo Audio On Both versions
- Running Time: 90 mins approx
- Rating: 15
Special Features
- Reversible Sleeve
- Audio Commentary with Writer-Producers Geof Miller & Rory Veal
- Screaming Teens: The Legacy of Lovers Lane
- Original Trailers
- Image Gallery
You can purchase now from Arrow Video on Blu-ray for £18 (as of 22nd May 2025)
The Street Fighter Trilogy Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
“New 2K restorations of The Street Fighter and Return of the Street Fighter from 2K scans of the original camera negatives by Arrow Films”, while there is a “Newly remastered High Definition presentation of The Street Fighter’s Last Revenge by Arrow Films”.
- Discs: 3
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Audio: Original Lossless Mono Japanese / English Versions for All 3 Films
- Running Time: 91 / 88 / 83 mins approx
- Rating: 18
Special Features
- Reversible Sleeve
DISC 1: THE STREET FIGHTER
- New Audio Commentary by Asian Film Specialists Andrew Heskins & James Mudge of easternkicks.com
- Street Fighting Man (30 Minute Interview with Sonny Chiba)
- Cutting Moments (Interview with Director Jack Sholder)
- Original Japanese & US Theatrical Trailers
- Image Gallery
DISC 2: RETURN OF THE STREET FIGHTER
- New Audio Commentary by Jonathan Clements (Author of A Brief History Of the Martial Arts)
- Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer & US Teaser / Theatrical Trailers
- Image Gallery
DISC 3: THE STREET FIGHTER’S LAST REVENGE
- Original Japanese & US Theatrical Trailers
- Image Gallery
You can purchase now from Arrow Video on Blu-ray for £25 (as of 22nd May 2025 )
Perfect Days Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD (MUBI)
Directed by Wim Wenders
- Running Time: 125 mins approx
- Rating: PG
Special Features
- Perfect Days Booklet
- Q&A with Director Wim Wenders
- “Somebody Comes into the Light” (Short Film)
You can purchase now from Amazon on 4K UHD for £19.99 (as of 22nd May 2025)
Star Trek: Discovery Complete Series Blu-ray (Paramount)
This new release contains all five seasons on 21 Blu-ray discs.
- Running Time: 54 hours 52 mins approx
- Rating: 15
You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray for £88.13 or DVD £99.97 (as of 22nd May 2025)
Star Trek: Discovery Season Five Blu-ray (Paramount)
This new release comes on 4 Blu-ray discs.
- Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Letterbox
- Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround
- Running Time: 577 mins approx
- Rating: 12
Special Features
- A Team Effort
- Discovery’s Creative Force
- Being Michael Burnham
- Character Development
- Star Trek: Discovery: The Voyage Of Season 5
- Audio Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- Gag Reel
You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray for £24.99 or DVD £19.99 (as of 22nd May 2025).
Powerhouse Films has released another batch of standard versions of many of its titles. So if you missed out on the limited edition you can pick up the following films on Blu-ray:
- Eye of the Cat (1969)
- Immaculate Conception (1992)
- MacArthur (1977)
- Orphans (1998)
- R.P.M. (1970)
- The Big Fix (1978)
- The Brute (1977)
- The Valachi Papers (1972)
I think it’s time to have a look a few more television offerings!
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Season 1 Blu-ray (Acorn)
Stars Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira and Pollyanna McIntosh.
You can purchase now from Amazon Blu-ray for £21.99 or DVD £17.00 (as of 22nd May 2025).
Rebus: Series 1 Blu-ray (Dazzler)
Stars Richard Rankin
- Discs: 2
- Running Time: 6 hours approx
- Rating: 15
You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray for £22.54 or DVD £16.99 (as of 22nd May 2025).
Final Thought: Blu-ray Releases 19 August 2024
This week is a little bit thin on quality releases from my perspective at least! There also quite a few re-releases from both Arrow and Indicator.
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