UK Blu-ray Releases 9 December 2024 Round-up

These are the 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray releases for the 9th December 2024 in the UK. Highlights include Creep (2014), Dawn of The Mummy (1981), From Beyond (1986), Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024), Requiem for A Vampire (1971) and The Stone Tape.

There’s also 4K special edition of Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic, Interstellar (2014).

Let’s take a closer look at these titles and the rest of 4K UHD / Blu-ray releases for Monday 9th December 2024 for the UK.

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UK 4K UHD / Blu-ray Releases 9 December 2024

Creep (2014) Limited / Standard Editions – Blu-ray (Second Sight)

Horror film with Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice.

Blu-ray Technical Specs

• Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: TBC
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo 2.0
• Running Time: 82 mins approx
• Rating: 15

Special Features

On Disc Extras

• New audio Commentary with Director Patrick Brice, Editor Christopher Donlon and Actor Mark Duplass
• Archive Audio Commentary with Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass
• Peachfuzz (New Interview with Director Patrick Brice)
• Into Darker Territory (New Interview with Actor Mark Duplass)
• Expand the Universe (New Interview with Editor Christopher Donlon)
• 10 Years of Creep (Live Q&A with Cast & Crew)
• Deleted Scene: Cold Opening
• Alternative Scene: Message to Aaron
• Alternative Endings

Limited Edition Extras

• Rigid Slipcase (New Artwork by Luke Headland)
• 70 Page Book (New essays by Sarah Appleton, Kat Ellinger, David Kittredge & Amber T)
• 6 x Collectors’ Art Cards

You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray £29.99 (Collector’s) & £17.99 (Standard) (as of 5th December 2024).

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Monster (2003) – Blu-ray (Second Sight)

Thriller starring Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci and Bruce Dern.

Blu-ray Technical Specs

• Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: TBC
• Audio: TBC
• Running Time: 109 mins approx
• Rating: 18

Special Features

• Audio Commentary with Writer / Director Patty Jenkins, Actor / Producer Charlize Theron & Producer Clark Peterson
• Making a Murderer (New Interview with Director Patty Jenkins)
• Producing a Monster (New Interview with Producer Brad Wyman)
• Light From Within (New Interview with DoP Steven Bernstein)
• Monster: The Vision and Journey
• Based On A True Story: The Making of Monster
• Deleted & Extended Scenes with Director Commentary
• Monster: Evolution of the Score
• Original Trailer
• English Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired

You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray £17.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

Dawn of The Mummy (1981) (LE) – Blu-ray (Treasured Films)

Horror film starring Brenda Siemer Scheider, Barry Sattels and George Peck.

Blu-ray Technical Specs

• Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: TBC
• Audio: TBC
• Running Time: 93 mins approx
• Rating: TBC

You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray £24.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

Fellini Satyircon (1969) – Blu-ray (Final Cut)

Stars Martin Potter and Hiram Keller.

Blu-ray Technical Specs

• Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: TBC
• Audio: TBC
• Running Time: 129 mins approx
• Rating: 18

You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray £12.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

From Beyond (1986) – 4K UHD / Blu-ray (88 Films)

Science fiction film directed by Stuart Gordon.

88 Films say this release is a “4K Remaster from the Original 35mm Negative.”

4K UHD Technical Specs

• Discs: 2
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Audio: LPCM Stereo / DTS-HD MA 4.0 (LCRS) / DTS-HD MA 5.1
• Running Time: 86 mins approx
• Rating: 18

Blu-ray Technical Specs

• Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Audio: LPCM Stereo / DTS-HD MA 4.0 (LCRS) / DTS-HD MA 5.1
• Running Time: 86 mins approx
• Rating: 18

Special Features

• Audio Commentary by Kim Newman & Sean Hogan
• Audio Commentary by Stuart Gordon, Bryan Yuzna, Barbara Crampton & Jeffrey Combs
• Optional English SDH
• Don’t Bite the Pineal Gland (Jeffrey Combs on From Beyond)
• All Aboard the Love Machine (Barbara Crampton on From Beyond)
• Back From Outer Space (Ken Foree on From Beyond)
• Monster Unleashed (Brian Yuzna on From Beyond)
• Reflections with Stuart Gordon “ A Director’s Perspective”
• Lost and Found
• Interview with Composer Richard Band
• Storyboards Intro & Storyboard Comparison
• Original Trailer
• Stills Gallery

You can purchase now from Amazon on 4K UHD £29.99 & Blu-ray £22.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

Woods are Wet (1973) – Blu-ray (88 Films)

Japanese Horror, Hiroko Isayama, Hatsuo Yamaya and Rie Nakagawa.

88 Films say this new release is a “High Definition Blu-Ray Presentation In 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio.”

Blu-ray Technical Specs

• Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Audio: Original Mono 2.0 Audio With New English Subtitles
• Running Time: 65 mins approx
• Rating: 18

Special Features

• Audio Commentary By Jasper Sharp & Lindsay Hallam
• Pleasure And Pain: Mio Hatokai On Woods Are Wet
• Stills Gallery
• Trailer
• Original And Newly Commissioned Artwork By Silver Ferox

You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray £16.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

Funny Girl (1968) – 4K UHD / Blu-ray (Criterion Collection)

Musical starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford and Anne Francis.

Criterion say this release is a “4K digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.”

4K UHD Technical Specs

• Discs: 2 (4K UHD + Blu-ray)
• Aspect Ratio: TBC
• Audio: TBC
• Running Time: 151 mins approx
• Rating: U

Blu-ray Technical Specs

• Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: TBC
• Audio: TBC
• Running Time: 151 mins approx
• Rating: U

Special Features

• New Audio Interview with Star Barbra Streisand
• New Conversation Between Director William Wyler’s Son David & Alicia Malone
• Directed by William Wyler (1986) (Documentary On Wyler’s life & Career)
• Archival Interview with Actor Omar Sharif
• Deleted Scene Featuring Streisand & Sharif
• Featurettes from the Original Theatrical Release
• English Subtitles for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
• Essay by Author & Film Critic Michael Koresky

You can purchase now from Amazon on 4K UHD £29.99 or Blu-ray £22.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024) – 4K UHD + Blu-ray / Blu-ray (Icon)

Action horror film starring Jack Kesy, Leah McNamara, Jefferson White and Adeline Rudolph.

4K UHD Technical Specs

• Discs: 2 (4K UHD + Blu-ray)
• Aspect Ratio: TBC
• Audio: TBC
• Running Time: 99 mins approx
• Rating: 5

Blu-ray Technical Specs

• Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: TBC
• Audio: TBC
• Running Time: 99 mins approx
• Rating: 15

Collector’s Special Edition

• Premium O-ring Packaging
• Cast & Crew Behind-the-scenes Interviews
• B-roll
• 4 x Bespoke Art Cards
• Double-sided Poster

You can purchase now from Amazon on 4K UHD £24.99 or Blu-ray £14.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

Horrible History (LE) – Blu-ray (Eureka)

You can purchase now from Amazon on 4K UHD £24.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

Interstellar (2014) 10th Anniversary (SE) – 4K Ultra HD (Warner Bros)

Directed by Christopher Nolan, stars Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine.

You can purchase now from Amazon on 4K UHD £50.00 (as of 5th December 2024).

Only the River Flows (2023) – Blu-ray (Picture House)

Stars Zhu Yilong and Chloe Maayan.

You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray £12.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

Paris, Texas (1984) (LE) – 4K UHD + Blu-ray (Curzon Film)

Drama directed by Wim Wenders, stars Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clément and Hunter Carson.

You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray £34.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

Requiem for A Vampire (1971) (LE) – 4K UHD / Blu-ray

Horror film directed by Jean Rollin.

Powerhouse Films say this release is a “New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films.”

“Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US.”

Technical Specs

• Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: TBC
• Audio: Original Mono Soundtracks
• Running Time: 87 mins approx
• Rating: 18

Special Edition

• 80 Page Book
• 2 Presentations of the Film: Requiem pour un vampire (Jean Rollin’s Original French-language Version) & Requiem for a Vampire (English-language Version)
• Original Mono Soundtracks
• Audio Commentary with Film historians Troy Howarth & Nathaniel Thompson (2024)
• Selected Scenes Audio Commentary with Jean Rollin (2005)
• Jean Rollin Introduces ‘Requiem for a Vampire’ (1998, 5 mins)
• In a Silent Way (2024, 8 mins) (New Edited Archival Interview with Rollin)
• Queen of the Underworld (2024, 9 mins) (New Edited Archival Interview with Actor Louise Dhour)
• A Pastoral Dalliance (2024, 4 mins) (New Edited Archival Interview with Actor Paul Bisciglia)
• Les Frissons d’un requiem (2024, 40 mins) (Documentary On the Making of Requiem for a Vampire)
• The Poetry of Strangeness (2024, 8 mins) (Critical Appreciation by Author / Film Historian Virginie Sélavy)
• The Last Book (2024, 9 mins) (New Edited Archival Interview with Rollin)
• Alternative ‘Clothed’ Sequences
• Original Theatrical Trailers
• Image Galleries: Promotional / Publicity Material & Behind-the-scenes Photography
• New & Improved English Translation Subtitles for the French Version
• New & Improved English Subtitles for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing for the English Version

You can purchase now from Amazon on 4K UHD £24.99 or Blu-ray £19.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

The Escapees (1981) (LE) – 4K UHD / Blu-ray (Indicator)

Drama directed by Jean Rollin.

Powerhouse Films say this release is a “New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films.”

“Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US.”

Technical Specs

• Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: TBC
• Audio: Original French Mono Soundtrack
• Running Time: 107 mins approx
• Rating: 18

Special Edition

• 2 Presentations of the Film: Les Échappées (Jean Rollin’s original version) & Les Paumées du petit matin (Alternative Version with Re-ordered Scenes)
• Original French Mono Soundtrack
• Audio Commentary with Film Expert Tim Lucas (2024)
• One Day in Paris (2024, 30 mins) (New Presentation of a 2008 Interview with Rollin)
• Quant à Louise (2024, 5 mins) (Rollin Collaborators Natalie Perrey & Jean-Pierre Bouyxou Remember Actor Louise Dhour)
• Monsieur Loup et la folie (2024, 9 mins) (Previously Unseen Interview with Jean-Loup Philippe)
• A Secret Room (2024, 35 mins) (Critical Appreciation by Author / Musician Stephen Thrower)
• Image Gallery (Promotional / Publicity Material & Behind-the-scenes Photography)
• New & Improved English Translation Subtitles

You can purchase now from Amazon on 4K UHD £24.99 or Blu-ray £19.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

The Critic (2023) – Blu-ray (Lionsgate)

Thriller starring Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai and Lesley Manville.

You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray for £14.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

The Secret Of NIMH (1982) – Blu-ray (Eureka)

Adventure film starring Hermione Baddeley, John Carradine, Dom DeLuise, Elizabeth Hartman and Derek Jacobi.

Technical Specs

• Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: TBC
• Audio:
• Running Time: 82 mins approx
• Rating: U

Special Edition

• New Audio Commentary with Animation Scholar Sam Summers
• Intertextuality and Aesthetics in Shrek and Beyond (Archival Audio Commentary with Director Don Bluth & Producer Gary Goldman
• A Way To Go Home (New On-camera Interview with Director / Animator Don Bluth
• Beyond Your Wildest Dreams (Appreciation of The Secret of NIMH with Animation Expert Stacey Abbott)
• Courage of the Heart (New Video Essay by Children’s media Expert Catherine Lester)
• Secrets Behind the Secret (Archival Behind-the-scenes Featurette)
• Theatrical Trailer
• Stills Gallery

You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray for £16.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

The Stone Tape (LE) – Blu-ray (101 Films)

Classic sci-fi horror television series, starring Michael Bryant, Iain Cuthbertson and Jane Asher.

For full details on this release click the link above!

You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray for £24.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

Tokyo Vice Series 1 & 2 – Blu-ray (Fifth Season)

You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray £44.99 or DVD £34.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

Tokyo Vice Series 2 – Blu-ray (Fifth Season)

Stars Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller and Show Kasamatsu.

You can purchase now from Amazon on Blu-ray £24.99 or DVD £19.99 (as of 5th December 2024).

Final Thought: Blu-ray Releases 9 December 2024

My highlight for Monday 9th December 2024 Blu-ray releases probably has to be the classic television series The Stone Tape, its well worth a look!

There’s certainly a few Christmas present ideas here for you to consider.

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