October 15, 2024

THE POOP SCOOP: Classics & New Classics

👽ALIEN: ROMULUS Available on Digital Now and Coming to 4K, Blu-ray and DVD 12/3 from 20th Century Studios.
The legendary Alien franchise gives birth to an all-new terrifying sci-fi horror thriller when 20th Century Studios’ Alien: Romulus arrives to digital retailers (Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home) on October 15 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on December 3. Alien: Romulus is the start of a new chapter with a brand-new story unlike any other Alien movie that came before it, featuring all-new creatures and characters that are “tense enough to grab you by the throat” (Owen Gleiberman, Variety). Fans can delve deeper into the Alien franchise with all-new exclusive bonus features, including featurettes with filmmakers Fede Alvarez and Ridley Scott, behind the scenes content, and alternate and extended scenes. The 4K UHD will be available in a collectible limited edition SteelBook with custom artwork and packaging.


🤖THE WILD ROBOT on Digital NOW and on 4K UHD and Blu-ray 12/3 from Universal.
Continuing to bring families together in theaters, DreamWorks Animation’s THE WILD ROBOT arrives exclusively on digital platforms to own or rent tomorrow, October 15, 2024, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. It will also be available on 4K UHD and Blu-ray on December 3, 2024. Own THE WILD ROBOT with never-before-seen extras when you purchase from participating retailers nationwide including Apple TV, Fandango, Xfinity, Cox Microsoft, and Movies Anywhere. THE WILD ROBOT is an epic adventure staring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o as Roz, a robot that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must adapt to the harsh surroundings. Gradually Roz starts building relationships with the animals on the island, including a clever fox voiced by Pedro Pascal, and becomes the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling named Brightbill voiced by Kit Connor. THE WILD ROBOT is a powerful story about self-discovery, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature, and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things.


😺ALFRED HITCHCOCK: THE ICONIC FILM COLLECTION on 4K and Digital 11/26 from Universal.
From one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema comes the all-new ALFRED HITCHCOCK: THE ICONIC FILM COLLECTION, releasing on 4K Ultra HD disc and Digital on November 26, 2024 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. This must-own collection consists of some of the most unforgettable and groundbreaking films of all time including Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, Vertigo, North By Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds. In partnership with Warner Bros. and Paramount Home Entertainment, the collection features the newly released 4K Ultra HD remasters of North by Northwest and To Catch a Thief. It’s the very first time you can own all six films together on 4K Ultra HD disc and includes digital codes. The premium book style-packaging consists of rare photos, bios, trivia, and original cover art by renowned artist Tristan Eaton. It features over 15 hours of revealing bonus features including Psycho Uncut (the extended version of the movie originally seen in theaters), audio interviews with Alfred Hitchcock, behind-the-scenes featurettes, rare production photographs, creative storyboards, insightful feature commentaries, and so much more! 


🎄Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS 70th Anniversary on 4K Ultra HD November 5 from Paramount.
A dazzling and delightful holiday treat, Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS stars Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen in a joyous showbiz story filled with song and dance and featuring the timeless music and lyrics of legendary composer and songwriter Irving Berlin whose artistry defined American popular songs for much of the 20th century. WHITE CHRISTMAS premiered on October 14, 1954, and was the first film to be released in Paramount’s widescreen format, VistaVision, which played a pivotal role in shaping the future of cinematic technology and laid the groundwork for IMAX. In anticipation of its 70th anniversary, WHITE CHRISTMAS was lovingly restored from the original VistaVision negative and looks more vibrant than ever for home viewing in 4K Ultra HD.  This limited release includes the film on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc, a second Blu-ray Disc with the film, including a sing-along option, as well as extensive legacy bonus content, and access to a Digital copy of the film, packaged in a collectible slipcover based on the original theatrical poster. 


🙀Silent Horror Classic, THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, Coming to 4K UHD + Blu-ray October 22 from Kino Lorber.
In 1920, one brilliant movie jolted the postwar masses and catapulted the German Expressionist film movement into history. That movie was The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a plunge into the mind of insanity that severs all ties with the rational world. Director Robert Wiene and a team of visionary designers crafted a nightmare realm in which light, shadow and substance are abstracted, a world in which a demented doctor and a carnival sleepwalker perpetrate a series of ghastly murders in a small community. On October 22, 2024, Kino Lorber releases the authoritative edition of the original 1920 horror classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, available in a meticulous 4K restoration by the F.W. Murnau Stiftung, with a new orchestral score by Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal, which had its premiere performance at Carnegie Hall on June 3, 2024. This edition also features the 2014 orchestral score (4K and Blu-ray), and a score by Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky (Blu-ray). Special features include in the documentary Caligari: How Horror Came to the Cinema, a restoration demonstration, and audio commentary by composer Jeff Beal.

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