Hard Target, The Long Goodbye, Beavis and Butt-Head and more great Blu-ray Releases
There’s been some fantastic home video arrival’s. Physical media may be absent from the shelves of big box stores, physical media continues to flourish.
Here are some of the great releases from Kino Lorber.
Hard Target
Imagine seeing the over the top action of the film with the best quality video presentation and you’ve summed up Hard Target, which is available in 4K from Kino Lorber.
Here are the special features of the disc:
Brand New 4K Restoration of the Unrated International Cut – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative! | NEW Interview with Director John Woo | NEW Interview with Actor Lance Henriksen | NEW Interview with Actress Yancy Butler | NEW Interview with Stunt Coordinator Billy Burton | NEW Audio Commentary by Action Film Historians Brandon Bentley and Mike Leeder | Theatrical Trailer (Newly Restored in HD) | 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Lossless Stereo | Optional English Subtitles
Another Kino release is The Long Goodbye. Directed by Robert Altman, the neo-noir stars Elliott Gould.
Elliott Gould (Busting, The Silent Partner) gives one of his best performances as a quirky, mischievous Philip Marlowe in this fascinating and original send-up of Raymond Chandler’s classic detective story from maverick filmmaker Robert Altman (McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Nashville). Co-starring Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell and Henry Gibson with a screenplay by Leigh Brackett (The Big Sleep, The Empire Strikes Back), The Long Goodbye is a gloriously inspired subversion of the film noir genre with the “sun-baked Sodom” of 1970s Hollywood as its backdrop. Private eye Philip Marlowe (Gould) faces the most bizarre case of his life, when a friend’s apparent suicide turns into a double murder involving a sexy blonde, a disturbed gangster and a suitcase full of drug money. But as Marlowe stumbles toward the truth, he soon finds himself lost in a maze of sex and deceit—only to discover that in L.A., if love is dangerous… friendship is murder.
Here’s the special features:
Brand New 4K Master | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas | Rip Van Marlowe: Featurette with Robert Altman and Elliott Gould | Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes THE LONG GOODBYE: Featurette | David Thompson on Robert Altman: Featurette | Tom Williams on Raymond Chandler: Featurette | Maxim Jakubowski on Hard Boiled Fiction: Featurette | American Cinematographer 1973 Article with Animation | TRAILERS FROM HELL with Josh Olson | Radio Spots | TV Spots | Two Theatrical Trailersl
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
I remember seeing this in theaters. I haven’t seen the film a second time until now. It’s a fun time and is now considered a classic.
The BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA Blu-ray includes access to a Digital copy of the film, as well as the following legacy bonus content:
· Commentary by Mike Judge and Yvette Kaplan
· The Big Picture – A retrospective making-of segment that features the journey to the big screen including story, voice casting and more, including a look at the hallucination scene – drastically different from the animation in the rest of the film – and an extended version of the scene.
· We’re Gonna Score! Scoring Beavis and Butt-Head Do America – Composer John Frizzell and Mike Judge detail the use of music in the film and how they came up with the perfect compositions to accompany the visuals of the big adventure
· The Smackdown – A montage of all the characters in the movie getting slapped or fighting
· MTV News “Celebrity Shorts” – With Jennifer Tilly, Snoop Dogg and more
· Trailers
· TV Spots
Other releases include:
It’s A Wonderful Life arrived just in time for the holiday season. This holiday classic looks the best I’ve seen it in years.
On November 16, 2021, Paramount Home Entertainment released a collectible, limited-edition two-disc Blu-ray set with a beautifully colorized version of the film in high definition as well as the original, digitally remastered black-and-white movie in high definition, and access to a digital copy of the film. Perfect for gift-giving, the set also includes 10 collectible recipe cards from Insight Editions’ It’s a Wonderful Life: The Official Bailey Family Cookbook with cuisine inspired by the film. Additionally, the set includes over 45 minutes of previously released bonus content exploring the meticulous process of preserving and revitalizing this iconic masterpiece, a look at the movie’s extraordinary sound, music, cinematography and visual effects, and vintage footage from the film’s wrap party.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
The PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES Limited-Edition Blu-ray SteelBook boasts over an hour of legacy bonus content, including an in-depth retrospective on John Hughes’ career that includes interviews with those who worked with him and explores his indelible impact as a writer and filmmaker. Additional previously released features include “Getting There is Half the Fun: The Story of Planes, Trains And Automobiles,” “John Hughes For Adults,” a tribute to John Candy, and a deleted scene.
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