DVD & Blu-Ray Release Report: 2021-04-04

Monday, April 5, 2021

New DVD • Blu-ray • 4K Ultra HD Activity For The Period Ending April 01, 2021

New DVD Additions:

Acorn Media

03/30/21 — Released South Westerlies (2 disc set)

BBC Home Entertainment

03/30/21 — Released Perfect Planet (2 disc set)

Ballet Beautiful, LLC (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Ballet Beautiful: Pregnancy Workout (2 disc set) and Ballet Beautiful: Pregnancy Workout - Ballet Baby Fit & Graceful (2 disc set)

Bayview Entertainment

06/22/21 — Sets Discovery of Art: Eugene Delacroix, Discovery of Art: Leonardo Da Vinci and Discovery of Art: Toulouse-Latrec

Bleiberg Entertainment, LLC

06/22/21 — Sets Adam Resurrected, Camino and Feed the Gods

Breaking Glass Pictures

03/30/21 — Released Another Gay Movie: 15 Year Anniversary

CMI Education/PESI Publishing

03/23/21 — Released Domestic & Intimate Partner Violence: The Complete Guide to Identification, Documentation, Reporting and Trauma-Informed Responses (2 disc set)

03/30/21 — Released Co-Occurring Disorders in Substance Use Treatment: Integrated Assessment and Treatment Strategies for Dual Diagnosis Clients (2 disc set)

Championship Productions

03/23/21 — Released Building an Efficient & Explosive Passing Attack, Clearing Tie-Ups to Offense, Creating a Strength & Power Program for Track & Field: Programming, Development & Progressions, Defending Multiple Run Schemes with a 4-2-5 Defense, Dominant Defensive Line Play: Defining Characteristics & Technical Attributes for Success, Implementing Triphasic Training for Maximum Strength & Power Development in Your Football Program, Mastering the Mesh: Quarterback Mechanics in the Gun/Pistol Read Option, NABC On the Court Open Practice with Robert Jones: Up-Tempo Practice with Breakdown Drills, Scoring from the Top Position, Takedown System to Dominate on Your Feet and Tom Ryan's Non-Negotiables of Wrestling

03/30/21 — Released Acceleration Training: Essential Drills & Techniques, Basic Sprinter Warm-Up for Maximum Speed, Coach Development Series: Leadership and Culture Building for Transformational Coaches (3 disc set), Developing Middle School & High School Hurdlers: Training to Improve Hurdlers at All Skill Levels, Early Season Training Essentials, Effective Zone Defense and Training Design for 400M Sprinters & Hurdlers

Coaches Choice

03/30/21 — Released ABCs of Strength & Conditioning for Competitive Females, Athlete Identity, Finding Your Reason to Run, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (Red-S) Syndrome 101 and Running Beyond High School

Creature Feature Videos (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Body Count, Dracula: Father and Son (French), Homebodies, Iced, Nightmare on the 13th Floor, Theodora, Slave Empress (English dubbed) and Vulture

DBM Communications (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Bill Collector, Bill Tilghman and the Outlaws, Champions of Networking, Duchess of Windsor, Flip for Profit, Horse Called Hope, Late Rounders and League of Explordinaires

DreamScape Media, LLC

03/30/21 — Released From the Holocaust to Hollywood: The Robert Clary Story

EWTN

03/30/21 — Released @ Home with Jim & Joy: Fr. Jeffrey Kirby living the faith through Holy Week; living the Our Father, @ Home with Jim & Joy: Jim and Joy Pinto Answer Viewer Calls, Questions, And E-Mails Live From the Pinto House, Called to Communion, EWTN Live: Thomas W. McGovern, MD Medical understanding of the suffering of Christ during the Crucifixion, Journey Home: Msgr Jeffrey Steenson / Former Episcopal Bishop and World Over with Raymond Navarro

Elvis DVD Collector & Movie Store (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Babylon Blue, Crimes of the Black Cat (Italian), Devil's Female (English dubbed), Good Time with a Bad Girl, Mondo Freudo, Naughty Victorians and Psycho A Go-Go

Film Chest

05/11/21 — Sets Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp - 50th Anniversary Package (4 disc set)

Grapevine Video zc

03/30/21 — Released Blood and Sand (silent-1922), Monsieur Beaucaire (silent-1924) and Rosita (silent-1921)

Gravitas Ventures (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Haymaker, Hell Trip, makeshift and Wheeler

Hallmark Entertainment (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow and Remember Sunday

Indican Pictures

03/30/21 — Released Bang! Bang! (ARR of 158 days; box office: $5,042)

Kino Lorber

03/30/21 — Released Pain in the Ass (French), Projectionist (Ukrainian), Rosebud and Stiletto

Lionsgate Home Entertainment

03/30/21 — Released Toll

MVD Entertainment Group

07/06/21 — Sets House on Sorority Row and Mortuary

Moonstone Entertainment

03/30/21 — Released Mr. Jealousy

National Geographic (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released National Geographic: March on Washington: Keepers of Dream, National Geographic: Narco Wars: Season 1 (2 disc set) and National Geographic: New Air Force One: Flying Fortress

PBS Direct

03/30/21 — Released Voice of Freedom

PCN Productions (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released 2021 PIAA Boys 1A Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA Boys 2A Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA Boys 3A Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA Boys 4A Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA Boys 5A Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA Boys 6A Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA Girls 1A Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA Girls 2A Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA Girls 3A Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA Girls 4A Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA Girls 5A Basketball Championship and 2021 PIAA Girls 6A Basketball Championship

Paramount Home Entertainment (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Blue Hawaii, Cinderfella, Disorderly Orderly, Drop Zone, Errand Boy, Fun in Acapulco, G. I. Blues, Girls, Girls, Girls, Mean Creek and Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Passion Rivers

03/30/21 — Released The Cowboys

Plets Express (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Train Action Hot Spots #7: Delray Tower, Detroit Michigan

Rainbow Media Group (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released King Arthur and the Count

Rarefilmsandmore.com (MOD)

03/23/21 — Released Battle in the Sea of Japan (Japanese), Carmen (silent-1926), Coeur de Lilas (French), Der Satan Lockt Mit Liebe (German) and Le Recife de Corail (French)

03/30/21 — Released Dedee (French), I Even Met Happy Gypsies (Serbo-Croatian), Marriage of Maria Braun (German), Pan Wolody Jowski (Polish), Pastorale 1943 (Dutch) and Retreat from Kiska (Japanese)

Random Media (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Level 3

Remember When Classic Movies, Ltd. (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Hitch-Hiker

Samuel Goldwyn Films

03/30/21 — Released Another Round (Danish) and Rams

Screen Media

03/30/21 — Released Office Uprising

Severin Films, LLC

03/30/21 — Released Day of the Beast (Spanish), Nosferatu in Venice (aka Prince of the Night) (Italian), Perdita Durango (Spanish) and Scream in the Streets

Shout! Factory

03/30/21 — Released Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Complete Series (19 disc set) and Widow (Russian)

Smart Mark Video (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released H2O Wrestling: Bad Luck - Williamstown, NJ, IWA Deep South: Deep South Underground, Part 1, IWA Mid-South: It's a Mystery Deathmatch Supershow - Connersville, IN and Pro Wrestling Trainwreck: Wrestling's Middle Child

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

03/30/21 — Released 55 Steps

The High School Sports Network (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released 2021 CIF San Diego Section Spring Football, 2021 MHSAA Div 1 Ice Hockey Championship, 2021 MHSAA Div 1 Swimming Championship, 2021 MHSAA Div 2 Ice Hockey Championship, 2021 MHSAA Div 2 Swimming Championship, 2021 MHSAA Div 3 Swimming Championship, 2021 NCHSAA 1A Mens Soccer Championship, 2021 NCHSAA 1A-3A Men Lacrosse Championship, 2021 NCHSAA 3A Mens Soccer Championship, 2021 NCHSAA 4A Mens Soccer Championship, 2021 NCHSAA Womens Lacrosse Championship, 2021 PIAA 3A Boys Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA 4A Girls Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA 5A Girls Basketball Championship, 2021 PIAA 6A Boys Basketball Championship, 2021 VPA Girls Division 2 Basketball Championship and 2021 VPA Girls Division 3 Basketball Championship

Universal Pictures Home Ent. (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Red Snow

WWE

03/30/21 — Released WWE: Elimination Chamber 2021 (2 disc set)

Wheatland Studios (MOD)

03/23/21 — Released Kooky the Kookaburra Puppet, Volume #1, Matthew Spencer Show: The Interviews, Volume #1 and Musical Superheroes! Shorts: Volume #1

03/30/21 — Released Matthew Spencer Composes: Jazz #4

WOWNow Entertainment

03/30/21 — Released Amy Coney Barrett's Inauguration, Boonie Bears Forest Frenzy, Boonie Bears Forest Frenzy 2, Boonie Bears Forest Frenzy 3, Fish School Junior: Learning Subtraction, Lil Santa's Book Club: The New Year's Bargain Part 2 and Little Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Part 2

Zeus DVDs (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Cavalcade, Kidnapped, Three Musketeers, Two O'Clock Courage, Und das ist die Hauptsache (German) and Warriors

New Blu-ray Additions:

Bleiberg Entertainment, LLC

06/22/21 — Sets Adam Resurrected, Camino and Feed the Gods

Cohen Media Group

03/30/21 — Released Journeys Through French Cinema (French) (2 disc set)

04/27/21 — Sets Cast a Dark Shadow/Wanted for Murder

05/18/21 — Sets It Happened Tomorrow

Eastern Star

03/30/21 — Released Cyber City Oedo 808, Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting!, Collection 2 (4 disc set), Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar, Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2 disc set) and Supermarine Super 99 (2 disc set)

Fred the Blu-ray Dog (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Bevis and Butt-Head: The Complete Series (2 disc set), Big Time Rush: The Complete Series (2 disc set), Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting - The Complete Series (6 disc set), Cardcaptors: The Complete Series (2 disc set), Chouseishin Gransazer: The Complete Series, Chrono Crusade: The Complete Series, Dick Van Dyke Show: The Complete Series (6 disc set), Future Avengers: The Complete 2017 Series, Gargoyles: The Complete Series (2 disc set), Hikaru No Go: The Complete Series (3 disc set), Huntik: Secrets & Seekers - The Complete Series (2 disc set), KaBlam!: The Complete Series (2 disc set), Ned's Newt: The Complete Series, ReBoot: The Complete Series (2 disc set), Rickie Rich: The Complete Series, Solar Opposites: Seasons 1 & 2 and Wentworth (6 disc set)

Fun City Editions

03/30/21 — Released Jeremy

FUNimation

03/30/21 — Released Asteroid In Love: The Complete Series (2 disc set) (with Digital Copy), Black Clover: Season Three - Part Three (2 Blu-ray/2 DVD Combo Pack) (with Digital Copy) and Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown (with Digital Copy)

Gravitas Ventures (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released Haymaker, Hell Trip, makeshift and Wheeler

Kino Lorber

03/30/21 — Released Isn't She Great, Lust, Caution (Mandarin), Pain in the Ass (French), Projectionist (Ukrainian), Rosebud and Stiletto

Lionsgate Home Entertainment

03/30/21 — Released The Toll

MVD Entertainment Group

07/06/21 — Sets House on Sorority Row and Mortuary

Mill Creek Entertainment

06/01/21 — Sets Alpha Dog and Safe House

06/08/21 — Sets Jamie Foxx Double Feature (2 film set: Miami Vice, The Kingdom) and Matt Damon Double Feature (2 film set: The Adjustment Bureau, The Good Shepherd)

Monsterland Media (MOD)

03/23/21 — Released Galaxy Rangers: The Complete Series (4 disc set), Luigi Cozzi's Godzilla (Italian) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack) and WWF 1998: The Complete Year (7 disc set)

Moonstone Entertainment

07/06/21 — Sets Mr. Jealousy

PCN Productions (MOD)

Paramount Home Entertainment

06/01/21 — Sets Mommie Dearest

06/08/21 — Sets Ferris Bueller's Day Off (with Digital Copy), Pretty in Pink (with Digital Copy) and Some Kind of Wonderful (with Digital Copy)

06/15/21 — Sets Last Train from Gun Hill

Passion Rivers

03/30/21 — Released The Cowboys

Pulse Video

03/30/21 — Released La Femme-Objet (French)

Samuel Goldwyn

03/30/21 — Released Another Round (Danish)

Severin Films, LLC

03/30/21 — Released Day of the Beast (Spanish), Nosferatu in Venice (aka Prince of the Night) (Italian), Perdita Durango (Spanish) and Scream in the Streets

Shout! Factory

03/30/21 — Released Widow (Russian)

Smart Mark Video (MOD)

03/30/21 — Released IWA Deep South: Deep South Underground, Part 1, IWA Mid-South: It's a Mystery Deathmatch Supershow - Connersville, IN and Pro Wrestling Trainwreck: Wrestling's Middle Child

Sony Pictures Home Ent.

03/30/21 — Released 55 Steps and Girl, Interrupted

Utopia Distribution

03/30/21 — Released Minor Premise

Vinegar Syndrome

04/27/21 — Sets All-American Murder, Cellar, Grave Secrets, Home Grown Horrors, Volume 1 (3 film set: Beyond Dream's Door, Winterblast, Fatal Exam) (3 disc set) and Peekarama: Summer Camp Girls

Warner Bros. Home Ent. (MOD)

04/20/21 — Adds Chariots of Fire and Mutiny on the Bounty

New 4K Ultra HD Additions:

BBC Home Entertainment

03/30/21 — Released Perfect Planet (2 4K Ultra HD/2 Blu-ray Combo Pack)

Severin Films

03/30/21 — Released Day of the Beast (4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack) (Spanish) and Perdita Durango (4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack) (Spanish)

Sony Pictures Home Ent.

03/30/21 — Released Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack) (with Digital Copy)

Paramount Home Entertainment Sets "Paramount Presents" Blu-ray Editions Of Mommie Dearest (June 01) And Last Train From Gun HIll (June 15)

Paramount Home Entertainment announced two new “Paramount Presents” film titles that will be released as collectible Blu-ray product offerings during the month of June.

The first of these, director Frank Perry’s 1981 film adaptation of Christina Crawford’s tell-all book, Mommie Dearest, will be heading home on June 1. This is a new 4K restoration of the film.

Paramount purchased the film rights in 1978 and as part of the deal, Christina Crawford also got a healthy fee to help with the script (sort of a double-dip). For something like two years, writers came and went and producer Frank Yablans (Silver Streak, The Fury, The Star Chamber, Congo, etc.) still didn’t have a script. In the meantime, Anne Bancroft, dropped out of the production as Joan Crawford and was replaced by Faye Dunaway at the two-and-a-half-year mark.

This move with Dunaway finally got the film underway, although it is often suggested that the sets were already built on sound stages at Paramount before Dunaway was signed. They had scouted Crawford’s real home and found it too difficult to film in, so with the magic of Hollywood, they simply rebuilt it from scratch, complete with lighting and all the other “magic” elements that studio sets provide.

The movie, the finished movie, was an absolute stinker. Which, made it great!! Yablans spent two years developing a script and he ended up with one of the campiest biopics in the history of Hollywood!

Dunaway was inspired, she channeled her inner-Joan Crawford to perfection and got off one of the greatest scenes in movie history. It became part of popular culture almost overnight.

It begins with her inspecting her daughter’s walk-in wardrobe closet … a slow steamy reveal of a forbidden object … and then, “Nooooo! … (slight pause) … wire … (like Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the delivery of the word, “antici … pation”) … hanGERSssss,” and then the tirade begins, “What’s wire hangers doing in this closet when I told you … no wire hangers EVER!!”

This is followed by the beating from hell … little Christina (played by Mara Hobel) gets beaten with one of the offending wire hangers!

Diana Scarwid plays the adult Christina, with Howard Da Silva deliveringy a solid Louis B. Mayer.

Bonus delights include two commentary options, one from Hedda Lettuce, comedian and drag queen — which is inspired considering the cult status that Mommie Dearest has achieved since its release 40 years ago — and second from filmmaker John Waters (who is one of the funniest directors in Hollywood, period).

There is a new featurette titled “Filmmaker Focus: Biographer Justin Bozung on director Frank Perry,” and three vintage featurettes — “The Revival of Joan,” “Life with Joan” and “Joan Lives On.”

The other “Paramount Presents” film heading home as a new Blu-ray release is the 6K film restoration from the original VistaVision negative, director John Sturges’ 1959 Western, Last Train from Gun Hill. The street date will be June 15.

Producer Hal B. Wallis knew film. He knew what he like and he knew what was commercial. His films were nominated Best Picture on three separate occasions — Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Becket (1964) and The Rose Tattoo (1955) — and by the time he retired in 1975, he was certainly one of the industry’s most prolific film producers with 380 production credits … Elvis, John Wayne, Burt Lancaster, Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Cagney all prospered until the watchful production eye of Hal B. Wallis.

He bought the script in 1954 and “banked” it … maybe a vehicle for Lancaster, but after Wallis had produced Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1957, with John Sturges directing, Wallis dusted off the script for Kirk Douglas … Sturges would direct and Carolyn Jones, who has just co-starred with Elvis in King Creole, would have the female lead, and Earl Holliman, who had worked well with Kirk Douglas in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was brought onboard. Add Anthony Quinn, Brad Dexter and Brian G. Hutton and Wallis had himself an all-star cast with one of the best directors working in Hollywood at the time.

Bonus nuggets with this Western classic include the newly-prepared featurette titled “Filmmaker Focus: Leonard Maltin on Last Train from Gun Hill.”