Thursday, January 4, 2024

New DVD • Blu-ray • 4K Ultra HD Activity For The Period Ending December 31, 2023

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
New DVD Additions


2025 Horizon (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Taylor Swift: Miss Americana and Taylor Swift: The Era Tour

ABMI TV (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - DiPietro Elementary 2nd Grade Holiday Concert

ACTV (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - House Ad Hoc Committee on Antisemitism in Education, 2023 - House Committee on International Trade, 2023 - Joint Committee on Statewide Animal Control Standards and 2023 - Joint Legislative Budget Committee
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - House Ad Hoc Committee on Missing Children in Foster Group Homes and 2023 - House Ethics Committee
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - House Ad Hoc Committee on Oversight, Accountability and Big Tech

AFTV (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Audrey Hall Show - Spotlight on Framingham

Abingdon Press
12/26/23 — Released Adam Hamilton: Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, Susan Robb: Remember and Third Day

All Love 777 (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released See: The Complete Series (4 disc set)
12/26/23 — Released Continental: From the World of John Wick and Luke Cage: The Complete Series (4 disc set)

Altered Innocence
12/26/23 — Released Fogi is a Bastard (French)

BBC Home Entertainment (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Earth (2 disc set)

BCSN (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Boys' Basketball Defiance Tournament Championship: Anthony Wayne vs. St. Francis, 2023 - Boys' Basketball Defiance Tournament Consolation: Start vs. Defiance, 2023 - Boys' Basketball: Lake vs. Northwood, 2023 - Boys' Basketball: Springfield vs. Fremont Ross, 2023 - Girls' Basketball: Bellevue vs. Perkins, 2023 - Girls' Basketball: Rogers vs. Bowsher, 2023 - Hockey: Anthony Wayne vs. Bowling Green and 2023 - Wrestling: Quad Meet at Perkins
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - Boys' Basketball: Cardinal Stritch vs. Rogers, 2023 - Boys' Basketball: Huron vs. Edison, 2023 - Boys' Basketball: Streakball Classic - Detroit Country Day vs. Sandusky, 2023 - Girls' Basketball: Liberty Benton vs. Bellevue, 2023 - Girls' Basketball: Jingle Jam Tournament - Columbia vs. Perkins, 2023 - Hockey: Anthony Wayne vs. St. John's  and 2023 - Hockey: Holly Daze Tournament - Moeller vs. Perrysburg

BCTV (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Berks County Board of Commissioners Meeting and 2023 - City of Reading Zoning Hearing Board Meeting
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - City of Reading City Council, 2023 - City of Reading City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting, 2023 - City of Reading Planning Commission Meeting and 2023 - Historical Architectural Review Board

BEK Communications (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball: Ellendale vs. Oakes, 2023 - Boys Basketball: Fargo Shanley vs. Fargo Davies, 2023 - Boys Basketball: Kidder County vs. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, 2023 - Boys Basketball: LaMoure-LM vs. Sargent County, 2023 - Boys Basketball: Mandan vs. Bismarck, 2023 - Boys Hockey: Dickenson vs. Minot, 2023 - Boys Hockey: Minot vs. Bismarck Legacy, 2023 - Girls Basketball: Bismarck vs. Minot and 2023 - Girls Basketball: Mandan vs. Bismarck
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball: Barnes County North vs. Napoleon-GS, 2023 - Boys Basketball: Jameston vs. St. Mary's Central, 2023 - Boys Basketball: Linton-HMB vs. Oakes, 2023 - Girls Basketball: Grand Forks Red River vs. Fargo Davies, 2023 - Girls Basketball: Jameston vs. St. Mary's Central, 2023 - Girls Basketball: LaMoure-LM vs. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, 2023 - Men's Bastketball: Valley City State vs. University of Mary, 2023 - Woman's Bastketball: Valley City State vs. University of Mary, 2023 - Wrestling: Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm vs. Ipswitch, South Dakota, 2023 - Wrestling: Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm vs. Oakes and 2023 - Wrestling: Ipswitch, South Dakota vs. Oakes

Baek 3840 (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Aelita (silent-1924), Cast a Giant Shadow, Cocoon, Force 10 From Navarone, Grey Gardens, Kids and Sea Wolves

Bosko Group, LLC (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Subdivision

Bounty Films (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Scam and Some Happy Day
12/26/23 — Released White Blood

Brainstorm Media (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Other Zoey (ARR of 67 days; box office: $168,099)

Breaking Glass Pictures
12/19/23 — Released Barrio Boy and Bodyshop (Cantonese)

Buck Cody (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Gangs of New York, Roaring Roads, Social Error and Trent's Last Case

CCX Media (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Girls Hockey: Osseo-Park Center vs. Champlin Park-Coon Rapids
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball: Burnsville vs. Wayzata, 2023 - Boys Hockey: Hopkins vs. Armstrong-Cooper, 2023 - Brooklyn Center: City Council Meeting , 2023 - Brooklyn Park: Economic Development Authority, 2023 - City of Crystal: City Council Meeting, 2023 - City of Maple Grove: City Council Meeting,  2023 - City of Maple Grove: Parks and Recreation Board Meeting, 2023 - City of Robbinsdale: Robbinsdale City Council Meeting, 2023 - Girls Basketball: Elk River vs. Wayzata, 2023 - Girls Hockey: Alexandria vs. Wayzata, 2023 - Golden Valley City Council Meeting and 2023 - Gymnastics: Hopkins vs. Wayzata

CFV, LLC – Creature Feature Videos (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released Daughter of the Sun God, Elves, Fangs: The Wolfman (Spanish), Ghost (English dubbed), Giallo Napoletano (Italian), House in the Woods (Tagalog) and Suzzana Double Feature (2 film set: The Snake Queen, Hungry Snake Woman) (English dubbed)
12/12/23 — Released Creature Double Feature (2 film set: Frankenstein Conquers the World, War of the Gargantuas) (English dubbed), Godzilla 1985, Godzilla vs. the Thing (aka: Godzilla vs. Mothra) (English dubbed), Legend of Siren X (Japanese) and Varan, The Unbelievable
12/26/23 — Released Sex of the Witch (Italian)

Capital Community Media (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball Capitol City Classic: Lincoln Park vs. Tualatin, 2023 - Boys Basketball Capitol City Classic: Northwood vs. Saint Joseph, 2023 - Boys Basketball Capitol City Classic: Northwood vs. Tualatin, 2023 - Boys Basketball Capitol City Classic: West Salem vs. Silverton and 2023 - Boys Basketball Capitol City Classic: Woodburn vs. Beaverton
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - Marion County Commissioners Meeting

Championship Productions
12/19/23 — Released John Beilein's 1-3-1 Defence, John Beilein's Guide to Improving Perimeter Shooting Accuracy and Open Practice with Dominick Dawes: High Tempo Hockey Practice - Competitive Drills & Games
12/26/23 — Released Successful Strategies for Staying Aggressive During Man-Down Situations

Changing Your World (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Sunday Service, Wednesday Morning Service and Wednesday Night Service
12/26/23 — Released Sunday Service, Wednesday Morning Service and Wednesday Night Service

Cheol9260696 (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released La Strada (Italian), Music in My Heart and Third Man

Christian Worship Hour (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Christian Worship Hour: The Song of the Angels - Luke 2: 8-14
12/26/23 — Released Christian Worship Hour: The Song of Simeon - Luke 2: 25-35

Cinedigm Entertainment
12/19/23 — Released On Fire (ARR of 81 days; box office: $134,825)

Cinema Guild
12/19/23 — Released 35 Shots of Rum (French)

City of Cambridge (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - City of Cambridge Finance Committee and 2023 - City of Cambridge Public Safety Meeting
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - City of Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeals, 2023 - City of Cambridge City Council Regular Meeting and 2023 - City of Cambridge City Council Special Meeting
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - City of Cambridge Charter Review Committee

City of Escondido (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - City Council Meeting

City of Fargo (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Canvassing Board, 2023 - Finance Committee, 2023 - Library Board, 2023 - Liquor Control Board and 2023 - Renaissance Zone Authority
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - Fargo City Commission

City of Lawrence (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Lawrence City Council Meeting
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Lawrence City Council Meeting, 2023 - Lawrence City Council Meeting - Licensing Board and 2023 - Lawrence City Council: Lawrence Board of Health

City of Leawood (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released 2023 - City of Leawood Governing Body
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - City of Leawood Governing Body

City of South Pasadena (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - City of South Pasadena City Council Meeting

City of Tacoma (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Tacoma City Council Meeting

City of Warren (MOD)
11/28/23 — Released 2023 - Warren City Council Meeting
12/05/23 — Released 2023 - Planning Commission Meeting
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Warren City Council Meeting and 2023 - Zoning Board of Appeals
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Planning Commission Meeting and 2023 - Warren City Council Meeting

Classicflix
12/19/23 — Released Our Town

DCAT (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Hockey: Danvers vs. Masconomet and 2023 - Girls Basketball: Danvers vs. Gloucester
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball: Danvers vs. Prospect Hill, 2023 - Boys Hockey: Danvers vs. Lowell Catholic and 2023 - Girls Basketball: Danvers vs. Marblehead
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - Danvers High School Winter Concert

DMPS-TV (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released 2023 - Des Moines Public Schools Board Meeting - Work Session

Dartmouth Community Media (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released 2023 - Football: Dartmouth vs. Melrose
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Dartmouth Board of Health Meeting, 2023 - Dartmouth Community Preservation Committee Meeting, 2023 - Dartmouth Finance Committee Meeting, 2023 - Dartmouth Middle School Chorus Concert, 2023 - Dartmouth Middle School Orchestra Concert and 2023 - Dartmouth Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Dartmouth Conservation Commission Meeting, 2023 - Dartmouth High School Holiday Pops, 2023 - Dartmouth Middle School Band Concert, 2023 - Dartmouth Planning Board Meeting, 2023 - Dartmouth Public Works Meeting, 2023 - Dartmouth Soil Conservation Meeting and 2023 - Dartmouth Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - Hockey: Foxborough vs. Dartmouth

Decal Releasing, LLC
12/19/23 — Released What Happens Later (ARR of 46 days; box office: $3,264,433)

Dee Jay DB Blu (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Appassionata (Italian), Embrujada (Spanish), L'immoralita (Italian), Laura Antonelli Collection (7 film set: Malizia, Till Marriage Do Us Part, The Senator Likes Women, Il Merlo Maschio, Divina Creature, Wifemistress, La Venexiana) (Italian) (7 disc set), Libertine (Italian), Malefices (French), Une Manche et la Belle (French), When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder and Women in Chains

Dennis Massachusetts (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released 2023 - Capital Outlay Committee, 2023 - Conservation Commission, 2023 - Select Board and 2023 - South Dennis Historic District
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Board of Health, 2023 - Capital Outlay Committee, 2023 - Community Preservation Committee, 2023 - Old Kings Highway, 2023 - Planning Board and 2023 - Select Board
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Conservation Commission and 2023 - Zoning Board of Appeals

Deskpop Entertainment (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Phantom Fun-World

DVD Treasures (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released PCU

DVDRParty (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released 13 Demon Street: The Complete Series (2 disc set), Daigoro vs. Goliath (Japanese), Devil's Rain, Diamond Wizard 3D, Dogora (Japanese), Double Feature (2 film set: Hot Skin, Cold Cash, Confessions of a Bad Girl) and I the Jury 3D
12/12/23 — Released Felicia, Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn 3D, Mister X (Italian) and Undergraduate
12/19/23 — Released Acid Eaters
12/26/23 — Released Bloody Lady (Slovak), Double Feature (2 film set: 4D Man (aka: Master of Terror), Master of Horror), Fright Night and Krazy Kat (2 disc set)

EBTV (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - East Brunswick Township Council Meeting

ETV (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - City of Eagan: City Council Meeting and 2023 - Sustainable Eagan Advisory Commission
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Advisory Planning Commission, 2023 - City of Eagan: City Council Meeting, 2023 - Girls' Basketball: Eagan vs. Farmington and 2023 - Girls' Hockey: Eagan vs. Bloomington Jefferson

EWTN
12/19/23 — Released EWTN Live: Christmas Special, Journey Home: Dustin Quick – Muslim and Women of Grace: Chorbishop Michael Thomas
12/26/23 — Released EWTN Live: Christmas Special, Part 2

Elvis DVD Collector & Movie Store (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released Deadline U.S.A., Spider Woman Strikes Back and Yellow Cargo (aka: Sinful Cargo)
12/19/23 — Released Brasher Doubloon, China Girl, Hi-Jackers, Human Comedy, Imitation General, Mission Mars, Phantom of the Air (12 chapter serial) (2 disc set) and Winners of the West (13 chapter serial) (2 disc set)
12/26/23 — Released Adventures of Red Ryder (12-chapter serial) (2 disc set), Alphaville (French), Best Years of Our Lives, Big Broadcast of 1938, Birdman of Alcatraz, Born to Kill, Crisis, Cyclops, Devil at 4 O'Clock, Egg and I, Exposed, Family Honeymoon, Gilda, Guadalcanal Diary, Inherit the Wind, Jail-Break, Lighthorsemen, List of Adrian Messenger, Little Big Horn, Lolita, Manchurian Candidate, Maniac, Murder, She Says, Nanny, Neanderthal Man, Our Vines Have Tender Grapes, Reckless Moment, Reign of Terror, Shadow (15 chapter serial) (2 disc set), She Done Him Wrong, Step by Step, This Land is Mine, Thunder in the East, Touch of Evil and Weekend at the Waldorf

Film Collector (MOD)
11/28/23 — Released Blonde from Brooklyn, Cowboy Canteen, Jamboree, Let's Go Steady, Mexicana and Start Cheering

Film Movement
12/19/23 — Released Into the Weeds

Filmhub, Inc. (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released 4bidden Fables, Adventures in Game Chasing, Alistair 1918, Brackenmore, Chimera Effect, Cold Play, Kenneth, Something Walks in the Woods and White Devil (Spanish)
12/26/23 — Released Bear, Brain that Wouldn’t Die, Censurado: Ode to Love (Italian), Chest, Continuum, Cordially Invited, Dhogs (Spanish), Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You!, Get Close, House of Temptation, Hunting Humans, Let's Not Meet, Life Insurance Lottery and Nothing in Los Angeles

Freestyle Digital Media (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released City of Love

Full Moon Features
01/16/24 — Sets Demonic Toys: Jack-Attack and Puppet Master: The Legacy - Remastered
02/06/24 — Sets Scream of the Blind Dead and Seduction of Rose Parrish

G-TV (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released 2023 - Cardinal High School Winter Choir Concert, 2023 - Chardon Middle School 5th Grade Holiday Concert and 2023 - Girls Basketball: Chagrin Falls vs. Chardon
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - AJ Jordak Elementary Seasons of Bells & Feliz Navidad, 2023 - Boys Basketball: Cardinal vs. Chardon, 2023 - Cardinal Middle School Winter Band Concert, 2023 - Chardon Middle School 5th Grade Winter Concert, 2023 - Munson Elementary 2nd & 3rd Grade Winter Concert, 2023 - Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Winter Band Concert, 2023 - Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Winter Choir Concert and 2023 - Park Elementary 2nd & 3rd Grade Winter Concert
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Chardon Board of Trustees Meeting, 2023 - Chardon High School Holiday Concert and 2023 - Saint Mary School Christmas Concert

Giant Interactive (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Provo

Gravitas Ventures (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Killer.

Grey Matter Movies (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Fast Charlie and Merry Little Batman
12/26/23 — Released Abyss, Burial, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Family Plan, Finestkind, Freelance, Good Burger 2, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes, Leave the World Behind, Mr. Monk's Last Case, Priscilla, Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire, Saltburn, Silent Night and Taylor Swift: The Era Tour

Indie Rights (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Token Taverns

Jarrett Enterprises - Loving the Classics (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Abdullah's Harem, Adventures in Blackmail, Alfie, Calling All Stars, Charing Cross Road, Cleaning Up, Clue of the New Pin, Goodbye, Franklin High, Horace, Inside TV Land: Charlie's Angels, Inside TV Land: Get Smart, Inside TV Land: The Honeymooners, Inside TV Land: The Mary Tyler Moore Show, It's a Grand Old World, It's Never too Late, Jungle Street Girls, Kathy's Love Affair: The Courtney's of Curzon Street, Kill, Loose Change (2 disc set), Man About the House, Nobody Home The Return of the Frog, Passing Shadows, Saturday Night & Sunday Morning, Soft Lights and Sweet Music, Sporting Love, Squeaker and Strike it Rich

Just for the Hell of It (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Cry Panic, Fresh Kill, Mulligan Stew (6 episodes) (2 disc set) and Super Bitch (aka: Mafia Junction)

Kitty Media
12/26/23 — Released Home Sweet Orgy and License to Sleaze

Las Vegas Video (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Biltmore Christmas, Christmas in Maple Hills, Christmas in Notting Hill, Holiday Hotline, Holiday Roadtrip, Miracle in Bethelhem, PA, Mistletoe Match, Mr. 365, Noel Next Door, Paris Christmas Waltz, Royal Christmas Holiday, Royal Date for Christmas, Sealed with a List, When Christmas was Young and Your Christmas or Mine 2

Lost Archives (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released I Demand Payment

MPI Home Video
12/19/23 — Released Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Official Restored Complete Series (50 disc set)

Magnolia Home Entertainment
12/19/23 — Released Invisible Beauty (ARR of 95 days; box office: $91,812)
01/16/24 — Sets Joan Baez: I am Noise (ARR of 102 days; box office: $647,557)

Media Outlet (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released James Jesus Angleton and the Monster Plot, Pearl Harbor Survivors: Their Story and Remember Pearl Harbor: 50th Anniversary Edition
12/12/23 — Released Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild
12/19/23 — Released Chopper in Peace and War, Cold War Propaganda Films (2 disc set) and John Cleese's First Farewell Performance

Messixpulga (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Haunting In Venice and Sound of Freedom

Movie Time Video - Sakura TV Productions
12/19/23 — Released Advisors Alliance (6 disc set) and Legend of Yun Shifan 5 (12 disc set)

Movie Buffs Forever (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Very Nutty Christmas

Mystical Popcorn (MOD)
11/28/23 — Released Florentine Dagger, Gay Sisters, Glass Key, Good Humor Man, Guardsman, Hard Man, Missing Guest, Mystery of Mr. X, Oregon Trail, Pied Piper , Redhead and the Cowboy, Sailor Takes a Wife, Stranger's Return, Thunder Afloat, Top O' the Morning, Trouble With Women, Under Two Flags, Unseen, Very Thought of You, We're in the Money, What a Woman!, When Were You Born , When You're in Love, White Banners, Wild Blue Yonder, Wild Harvest, Wyoming (aka: Bad Man from Wyoming) and Zoo in Budapest

Nexus Production Group (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Cats of Malta

Paramount Home Entertainment
12/19/23 — Released Scorpion: The Complete Series (24 disc set) and Under the Boardwalk

Play Me Movies (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released 3 Brave Men, Chicago Syndicate, Gunman's Walk and Now, Voyager

Pletes Express (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Steam, Smoke & Thunder, Vol 2

Pre-Code Classics (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Follow Thru and Mating Season
12/26/23 — Released Charles Ruggles Double Feature, Volume 2 (2 film set: Evenings For Sale, Wives Never Know), Charles Ruggles Double Feature, Volume 3 (2 film set: Boy Trouble, Night Work), Edmond Lowe Double Feature (2 film set: Scotland Yard, the Best Man Wins), Edmond Lowe Double Feature (2 film set: The Spider, The Squeaker (aka: Murder on Diamond Row), June Clyde Double Feature (2 film set: Thrill of Youth, Forgotten) and Mae Clarke Triple Feature (3 film set: Nana, Fast Workers, This Side of Heaven)

RCN Telecom Services, LLC - ATVN (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball: Allen vs. Whitehall, 2023 - Boys Basketball: Catasauqua vs. Northwestern, 2023 - Boys Basketball: Liberty vs. Emmaus, 2023 - Girls Basketball: Northampton vs. Parkland and 2023 - Wrestling: Joint Boys & Girls Meet: Liberty vs. Parkland

Rainbow Media Group (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Spectrum of Theatre, The Story of Carl Clay

Ram Productions (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Damien and Hope

Random Media (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Ferryman and Oyster Shucker

Real Video Store - Shape Media (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Creator, Dashing Through the Snow, Dumb Money, Foe, Great Escaper, His Only Son, Killer, Marsh King's Daughter, Rose Red, Trolls Band Together and Your Lucky Day

Sandpiper Pictures, LLC
12/19/23 — Released High Spirits and Invaders From Mars

Seaview Square Cinema (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up, Magic in Mistletoe and Secret Gift of Christmas
12/26/23 — Released Cowboy Christmas Romance, Miracle in Bethlehem, PA and My Lottery Dream Home: Holiday Extravaganza

Sloppy Second Sales (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released Sylvia

Sonoma TV (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball: Sonoma vs Hercules, 2023 - Boys Freshman Basketball: Sonoma vs Hercules, 2023 - Boys JV Basketball: Sonoma vs Hercules, 2023 - Girls Basketball: Sonoma vs Archie Williams, 2023 - Girls Basketball: Sonoma vs Piner, 2023 - Girls Basketball: Sonoma vs Terra Linda, 2023 - Girls JV  Basketball: Sonoma vs Piner, 2023 - Girls JV Basketball: Sonoma vs Archie Williams, 2023 - Girls JV Basketball: Sonoma vs Terra Linda, 2023 - Girls JV Soccer: Sonoma vs. Terra Linda, 2023 - Girls Soccer: Sonoma vs. Terra Linda, 2023 - Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees Meeting and 2023 - Spring Municipal Advisory Council Meeting
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball: Sonoma vs Alhambra, 2023 - Boys Freshman Basketball: Sonoma vs Alhambra, 2023 - Boys JV Basketball: Sonoma vs Alhambra, 2023 - Girls Basketball: Sonoma vs Alhambra and 2023 - Girls JV Basketball: Sonoma vs Alhambra
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball: Sonoma vs Rancho Cotate, 2023 - Boys Freshman Basketball: Sonoma vs Rancho Cotate and 2023 - Boys JV Basketball: Sonoma vs Rancho Cotate

Sony Pictures Home Ent.
12/26/23 — Released Butcher’s Crossing (ARR of 67 days; box office estimated: $20,000)

Strand Releasing
12/19/23 — Released Pornomelancolia (Spanish)

TLA Releasing
12/19/23 — Released Trace of Your Lips

The Video Beat (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Keep Off the Grass

Town of Farmington (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released 2023 - Town of Farmington Board of Selectmen Meeting and 2023 - Town of Farmington Planning Board Meeting
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Farmington Christmas Tree Lighting, 2023 - Town of Farmington Board of Selectmen Meeting and 2023 - Town of Farmington Conservation Committee Meeting
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Town of Farmington Board of Selectmen Meeting, 2023 - Town of Farmington Planning Board Meeting and 2023 - Town of Farmington Trustees Meeting
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - Town of Farmington Board of Selectmen Meeting and 2023 - Town of Farmington Budget Committee Meeting

Township of Edison (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Township of Edison City Council Meeting, 2023 - Township of Edison City Council Work Session, 2023 - Township of Edison Library Board Meeting and 2023 - Winter Wonderland Concert: 80's Revolution Band
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Township of Edison Planning Board Meeting and 2023 - Township of Edison Zoning Board Meeting
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - Township of Edison City Council Meeting

Town Square Television (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball: Richfield @ Two Rivers, 2023 - Boys Hockey: Mahtomedi @ Saint Thomas Academy, 2023 - Inver Hills Community Band: Sounds of Christmas Concert and 2023 - Two Rivers Winter Concert
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball: Minneapolis North @ South St. Paul, 2023 - Boys Hockey: Chanhassen @ Saint Thomas Academy and 2023 - Boys Hockey: Two Rivers @ South St. Paul
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball: Minneapolis Washburn @ Saint Thomas Academy, 2023 - Boys Basketball: St. Croix Lutheran Academy @ Simley and 2023 - St. Croix Lutheran Academy Christmas Concert
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Hockey: Premiere Tournament - 1st Place, 2023 - Boys Hockey: Premiere Tournament - 3rd Place, 2023 - Girls Hockey: Kaposia Classic Tournament - 1st Place and 2023 - Girls Hockey: Kaposia Classic Tournament - 3rd Place

Tsmithco (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released Margie
12/12/23 — Released Cheaters and I was a Teenage Werewolf
12/19/23 — Released Barefoot Mailman, St. Louis Blues, Top 'o the Morning and Wife Takes a Flyer
12/26/23 — Released All the King's Horses and Henry Aldrich: The Complete Series (11 film set: What a Life, Life with Henry, Henry Aldrich for President, Henry and Dizzy, Henry Aldrich, Editor, Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour, Henry Aldrich Swings, Henry Aldrich Haunts a House, Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout, Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid, Henry Aldrich's Little Secret) (11 disc set)

Vermont Movie Store/Abbey Video/Giddy Up Video (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released Out on a Limb (2 disc set)

Vertical Entertainment
12/19/23 — Released Retirement Plan (ARR of 95 days; box office: $751,370)

Via Vision Entertainment
12/26/23 — Released Clint Eastwood Double Feature (2 film set: A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More) (4 disc set)

Vision Films (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Tribal

WWE
12/26/23 — Released WWE: Survivor Series 2023 (2 disc set)

Well Go U.S.A.
12/19/23 — Released Ghost Station (Korean)

Wood Dale Collective (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Bloody Lucky Day: The Complete Series (4 disc set), Got a Crush on You: The Complete Series (5 disc set), Longmire: The Complete Series (15 disc set) and Missing You: The Complete Series (5 disc set)
12/26/23 — Released Schitt's Creek: The Complete Series (15 disc set)

Woodbridge TV (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Colonia Middleschool Band Concert, 2023 - Holiday Extravaganza, 2023 - John F. Kennedy Winter Band Concert, 2023 - Woodbridge Middleschool Winter Concert and 2023 - Woodbridge Township Council Meeting
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Colonia High School Winter Band Concert, 2023 - Colonia High School Winter Vocal Concert, 2023 - Colonia Middleschool Winter Chorus and Dance Show, 2023 - John F. Kennedy Winter Vocal Concert, 2023 - Woodbridge Community Choir: Winter Concert, 2023 - Woodbridge High School Winter Choral Concert, 2023 - Woodbridge High School Winter Choral Concert and 2023 - Woodbridge High School Winter Concert

Zapruderflix (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released I Want to Believe, Town That Loved Bigfoot and Why We Fight
12/26/23 — Released Chasing Legends, Don't Call Me Bigfoot and Mufon and UFOs: The Proof is Out There

Zeus Video (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released Black Panther, Rangoon (Hindi), Red Lily (silent-1924), Retreat, Hell, Return of the Gunfighter, Roadblock and Tupac: Resurrection
12/19/23 — Released 'R Xmas, Company She Keeps, First Time, Parisian Love (silent-1925), Reckless, Red Shoe Diaries: Weekend Pass, Retrograde, Richard III, Riding High, Rings, Rock Hudson's Home Movies, Romance In Manhattan, Romeo and Juliet, Rosemary Clooney Show, Sandlot 2, Wildcat (silent-1921) and xXx: Return Of Xander Cage
12/26/23 — Released ATM, Afrodite, Dea Deli'amore (Italian), Another Day of War, Apocalypse Now, Arranged Marriage, Au Bonheur des Dames (silent-1930), La Sapienza (French/Italian), Lady Refuses, Lafayette Escadrille, Last Tycoon, Lawrence Welk Show: There's Something About a Hometown Band, Le Mura di Malapaga (French), Lifeguard, Lili, Lisa, List of Adrian Messenger, Lola!, Lone Ranger, Loneliest Planet, Love After Love (French), Love Child, Lucretia Lombard (silent-1923), Man from Oklahoma, Rad, Raiders of Atlantis, Railroad Tigers (Mandarin), Raven (French), Ready Player One, Real Life, Reason for Your Mistake (Spanish), Red Corner, Red Dawn, Red Heat, Red Turtle, Redneck Comedy Roundup, Redneck Comedy Roundup 2, Remember, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Restless Sex (silent-1920), Resurrection of Gavin Stone, Riso Amaro (Italian), Ritz, Road Show, Road Warriors in Afghanistan, Rock Dog, Rock Rock Rock, Rocky Mountain Mystery, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Room 237, Roughing It, Round Midnight, Roy Rogers Show, Runaway Bride, Sidekicks, Topkapi, Yom Min Omri (Arabic) and Young Bill Hickcok

Zondervan
12/05/23 — Released Street Smarts (2 disc set)
12/19/23 — Released Allison Allen: Hidden, James: What You Do Matters and Kathie Lee Gifford: The Rock, The Road, and the Rabbi


New Blu-ray Additions

Arbelos Films
12/19/23 — Released Life Is Cheap But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (Cantonese)

Asuka the Disc Dog (Fred the Blu-ray Dog) (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Banshee: The Complete Series (2 disc set) and Lawman: Bass Reeves - Season 1
12/26/23 — Released American Dad: Season 20, Murder at the End of the World, Obliterated: Season 1, Slow Horses: Season 3, Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Season 2 and What If … ?: Season 2

CFV, LLC – Creature Feature Videos (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Godzilla vs. Mothra (Japanese)

Canadian International Pictures
12/26/23 — Released Christmas Martian (French)

Capital Community Media (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball Capitol City Classic: Lincoln Park vs. Tualatin, 2023 - Boys Basketball Capitol City Classic: Northwood vs. Saint Joseph, 2023 - Boys Basketball Capitol City Classic: Northwood vs. Tualatin, 2023 - Boys Basketball Capitol City Classic: West Salem vs. Silverton and 2023 - Boys Basketball Capitol City Classic: Woodburn vs. Beaverton
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - Marion County Commissioners Meeting

Cinedigm Entertainment
12/19/23 — Released Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls

Cinema Guild
12/19/23 — Released 35 Shots of Rum (French)

City of Tacoma (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Tacoma City Council Meeting

Classicflix
12/19/23 — Released Our Town

Dark Star Pictures
12/26/23 — Released King on Screen and Pig Killer

Dartmouth Community Media (MOD)
12/05/23 — Released 2023 - Football: Dartmouth vs. Melrose
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - Dartmouth Board of Health Meeting, 2023 - Dartmouth Community Preservation Committee Meeting, 2023 - Dartmouth Finance Committee Meeting, 2023 - Dartmouth Middle School Chorus Concert, 2023 - Dartmouth Middle School Orchestra Concert and 2023 - Dartmouth Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Dartmouth Conservation Commission Meeting, 2023 - Dartmouth High School Holiday Pops, 2023 - Dartmouth Middle School Band Concert, 2023 - Dartmouth Planning Board Meeting, 2023 - Dartmouth Public Works Meeting, 2023 - Dartmouth Soil Conservation Meeting and 2023 - Dartmouth Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - Hockey: Foxborough vs. Dartmouth

Deaf Crocodile Films
12/26/23 — Released Benny's Bathtub (Danish)

Decal Releasing, LLC
12/19/23 — Released What Happens Later

Dekanalog
12/19/23 — Released Charlie Victor Romeo 3D (2 disc set) and I Blame Society

EBTV (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released 2023 - East Brunswick Township Council Meeting

ETV (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released 2023 - City of Eagan: City Council Meeting and 2023 - Sustainable Eagan Advisory Commission
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Advisory Planning Commission, 2023 - City of Eagan: City Council Meeting, 2023 - Girls' Basketball: Eagan vs. Farmington and 2023 - Girls' Hockey: Eagan vs. Bloomington Jefferson

Epic Pictures
12/19/23 — Released Satanic Hispanics

FUNimation
12/19/23 — Released My Hero Academia: Season 6 Part 1 (2 Blu-ray/3 DVD Combo Pack)
12/26/23 — Released Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

Grey Matter Movies (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Fast Charlie and Merry Little Batman
12/26/23 — Released Abyss, Burial, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Family Plan, Finestkind, Freelance, Good Burger 2, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes, Leave the World Behind, Mr. Monk's Last Case, Priscilla, Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire, Saltburn, Silent Night and Taylor Swift: The Era Tour

Indie Rights (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Token Taverns

Kani Releasing
12/26/23 — Released Journey to the West (Mandarin)

Kino Lorber
12/19/23 — Released Les Vampires (silent-1915) (2 disc set) and Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac (French)

Kitty Media
12/26/23 — Released Home Sweet Orgy and License to Sleaze

MGM Home Entertainment
12/19/23 — Released No Time to Die

Massacre Video
12/19/23 — Released Men Behind the Sun (Mandarin), Men Behind the Sun 2: Laboratory of the Devil (Mandarin) and Men Behind the Sun 3: A Narrow Escape (Mandarin)

Metrograph Pictures
12/19/23 — Released Made in Hong Kong (Cantonese)

Movies R USA (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Colorado Christmas, Frasier: Season 1, Future Man: The Complete Series (4 disc set), Gutenberg!: The Musical!, House of Usher, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes, Lazarus Project: Season 2, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Complete Series (3 disc set), Mr. Monk's Last Case, Nightmare on 34th Street, Power Rangers in Space: The Complete Series (2 disc set), Power Rangers: Dino Charge - The Complete Series, Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire, Relax, I'm from the Future, Royal Hotel, Sam & Max Freelance Police: The Complete Series, Shepherd, South Park: Not Suitable for Children, Squid Games: The Challenge, Tara Duncan: The Complete Series, Villains of the Valley: Season 2 and Zoids Wild: The Complete Series (3 disc set)
12/26/23 — Released Anything Goes: Live on Stage, Boy Who Cried Werewolf, Burial, Delhi Crime: Seasons 1 & 2 (2 disc set), Family Stone: Season 1, Hitler Home Movies, Love Again, MTV Downtown: The Complete Series, Oni: Thunder God's Tale, Renfield, Return of Godzilla (Japanese), Shift, Sisu (Finnish), Time of Their Lives, Timeless: Seasons 1 & 2 (4 disc set) and Yu Yu Hakusho: Season 1

Nexus Production Group (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Cats of Malta

North Metro TV (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Anoka County Board Meeting, 2023 - Blaine City Council Meeting, 2023 - Centennial High School Winter Choir Concert, 2023 - Circle Pines City Council Meeting, 2023 - Ham Lake City Council Meeting, 2023 - Lexington City Council Meeting and 2023 - Spring Lake Park City Council Meeting

Paramount Home Entertainment
01/23/24 — Sets Lawman: Bass Reeves

Paramount Home Entertainment (MOD)
01/09/24 — Sets Eddie Murphy Raw and Peacemaker

RCN Telecom Services, LLC - ATVN (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released 2023 - Boys Basketball: Allen vs. Whitehall, 2023 - Boys Basketball: Catasauqua vs. Northwestern, 2023 - Boys Basketball: Liberty vs. Emmaus, 2023 - Girls Basketball: Northampton vs. Parkland and 2023 - Wrestling: Joint Boys & Girls Meet: Liberty vs. Parkland

Radiance Films
12/19/23 — Released Elegant Beast (Japanese)

Rainbow Media Group (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released Spectrum of Theatre, The Story of Carl Clay

Saturn’s Core Audio & Video
12/26/23 — Released Killing of Bobby Greene

Shout! Studios
12/26/23 — Released Last Man Standing

Sloppy Second Sales (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Saltburn

Sony Pictures Home Ent.
12/26/23 — Released Butcher's Crossing
01/16/24 — Sets Journey to Bethlehem (with Digital Copy)

Unearthed Films
12/19/23 — Released August Underground's Penance (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack)

Vertical Entertainment
12/19/23 — Released Retirement Plan

Via Vision
12/26/23 — Released Clint Eastwood Double Feature (2 film set: A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More) (2 disc set), Double Feature (2 film set: The Gate, The Gate II) (2 disc set), Magnificent Seven and Road House

Well Go U.S.A.
12/19/23 — Released Ghost Station (Korean) and Wandering Earth II (Cantonese)

Wood Dale Collective (MOD)
12/12/23 — Released Hunger Games: The Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes and O'Brother, Where Art Thou?
12/19/23 — Released Agnes Varda 15-Movie Collection (15 film set: Varda par Agnes, Les 3 Boutons, La Pointe-Courte, O Saisons, O Chateaux, Du Cote de la Cote, Cleo de 5 a 7, Las Fiances du Pont Mac Donald, L'Opera-Mouffe, Les Dites Cariatides, T'as de Beaux Escaliers tu Sais, Daguerreotypes, Le Lion Volatil, Le Bonheur, Les Creatures, Elsa La Rose, Oncle Yanco, Black Panthers, Lions Love, Mur Murs, Documenteur) (French) (13 disc set), Bloody Lucky Day: The Complete Series (2 disc set), Cobra: The Complete Series (4 disc set), Couple Next Door (2 disc set), Dirty Sexy Money: The Complete Series (4 disc set), Dogville, Fargo: The Complete Series (4 disc set), Genius, Got a Crush on You: The Complete Series (3 disc set), Green Border (Polish), Hunt, J'ai Perdu mon Corps (French), Lawman: Bass Reeves - Season 1 (2 disc set), Maestro, Marriage Story, Memory, Mentalist: The Complete Series (20 disc set), Mile 22, Missing You: The Complete Series (3 disc set), Moon in the Day (3 disc set), Mortdecai, Numbers: The Complete Series (12 disc set), Orphan Black: Echoes (2 disc set), Peaky Blinders: The Complete Series (11 disc set), Rick and Morty: The Complete Season 7 (2 disc set), Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Series (12 disc set), Showdown at the Grand, Stockholm, Taylor Swift: Folklore, Thanksgiving and Trial of the Chicago 7
12/19/23 — Released Arrow: The Complete Series (27 disc set), Better Call Saul: The Complete Series (6 disc set), Boyhood: The Complete Series (2 disc set), Career Opportunities, City Island, Dead Mount Death Play: The Complete Series (3 disc set), Disconnect, Don't Breathe 2, Dream Scenario, Four Film Set (4 film set: Yes, Madame!, Royal Warriors, In the Line of Duty III, In the Line of Duty IV) (Cantonese) (4 disc set), Goblin Slayer: The Complete Series (3 disc set), Journey to Bethlehem, Lucifer: The Complete Series (15 disc set), Major Crimes: The Complete Series (12 disc set), Man vs. Bee, Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi, Matchmakers: The Complete Series (3 disc set), Mumbai Diaries (2 disc set), Night has Come (2 disc set), Poirot: The Complete Series (12 disc set), Prince and the Showgirl, Saltburn, Shame, Turin Horse (Hungarian) and You're the Worst: The Complete Series (4 disc set)

Yellow Veil Pictures
12/26/23 — Released Runner (Spanish)

Zapruderflix (MOD)
12/19/23 — Released I Want to Believe, Town That Loved Bigfoot and Why We Fight
12/26/23 — Released Chasing Legends, Don't Call Me Bigfoot and Mufon and UFOs: The Proof is Out There
 

New 4K Ultra HD Additions

Kino Lorber
12/19/23 — Released Underworld (4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack)

MGM Home Entertainment
12/19/23 — Released No Time to Die (4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack)

Movies R USA (MOD)
12/26/23 — Released Night of the Comet and World War Z

Paramount Home Entertainment
12/19/23 — Released Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 2 (3 disc set)

Shout! Studios
12/26/23 — Released Man in the Iron Mask (4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack)

Universal Pictures Home Ent.
12/19/23 — Released Exorcist: Believer (4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack) (with Digital Copy)

Via Vision Entertainment
12/26/23 — Released Mist (2 disc set)

Walt Disney Studios Home Ent.
12/19/23 — Released Avatar: Collector's Edition (4K Ultra HD/3 Blu-ray Combo Pack) (with Digital Copy) and Avatar: The Way of Water: Collector's Edition (4K Ultra HD/3 Blu-ray Combo Pack) (with Digital Copy)



Mill Creek Entertainment Preps The DVD Release Of Writer/Director Jim Huggins' The 211 Home For Jan. 09

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
Mill Creek Entertainment will be teaming up with New Shepherd Films on Jan. 09 for the DVD release of writer/director Jim Huggins’ faith based story, The 211 Home.

Life lessons come at you from unexpected sources.   That’s what 13-year old Daniel O’Malley (Tate Anderson in his film debut) discovers when his grandfather gifts him a beat-up old baseball glove.   Daniel loves the game, but is afraid that his teammates will make fun of him … life isn’t fair!!

Huggins takes this “simple” dilemma and weaves a marvelous little story that, for the most past, takes place in a fast-moving commuter airline terminal — strangers coming and going and Daniel coming to realize that what his teammates may think of this “gift” is not all that important.   There are far more important things … and the clock is ticking.

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Bayview Entertainment Tabs Jan. 30 For The Blu-ray Debut Of Writer/Director Anastasia Tsang's A Light Never Goes Out

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
What a wonderful story … a drama that showcases the rich history of an iconic city.   That’s what Bayview Entertainment has lined up on Jan. 30 with the Blu-ray debut of writer/director Anastasia Tsang’s A Light Never Goes Out.

On the one hand you have a traditional narrative, Mei-hsiang (played by Sylvia Chang — Love Education, Office, etc.) is a grieving widow who is having a difficult time getting through the emotions of the loss of her husband.   He was one of the last neon sign masters in Hong Kong — a craftsman from a fast-fading history of lights, art, design and celebration.

She thought that he had retired, but she discovers in his workshop an unknown apprentice by the name of Leo (Henick Chou), who is trying to complete “the master’s” final project, the repair of a vintage neon sign.   Her daughter, Prism (Cecilia Choi), represents “the modern” and wants Mei-hsiang to shut it down and move on — after all, LED lighting is “the modern” and the old craftsmanship of neon is the past.

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
That’s the dramatic element.   A traditional story as Mei-hsiang, to honor the memory of her husband, vows to work with Leo to finish the project, even though she lacks the skill-set of her husband.

What filmmaker Anastasia Tsang does is to overlay the rich history and tradition of neon signage in the city of Hong Kong.   A history lesson combined with traditional storytelling … and it works like a charm.   Absolutely fascinating!

A Light Never Goes Out from Bayview Entertainment on Blu-ray this coming Jan. 30 … presented in Cantonese with English subtitles.

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport




 

The Residents Have A 50th Anniversary Fan Celebration Concert Lined Up For Delivery On DVD (with bonus CD) on Feb. 16 • The Residents: Secret Show – Live in San Francisco

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
Throw a party.   Make it a 50th Anniversary celebration … but keep it a secret (wink wink, nod nod). 

 That’s what The Residents’ own label, Cryptic, will be showcasing on Feb. 16 with the DVD/CD Combo Pack release of The Residents: Secret Show – Live in San Francisco.   MVD Entertainment Group will be guiding the sales and distribution efforts.

On January 14, 2023 the iconic rock and performance art group, The Residents, held a 50th Anniversary bash at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.   It was an event that featured a mix of their “classics” — so much to choose from when you have a recording career that spans five decades and 60 albums — special guests (nope, no reveals here … you’ve got to catch this show for that), “performances” (oh my, what a treat as only The Residents can deliver) and more.

The set list is a love letter to the fans — this is a keepsake live concert/performance — that kicks off with “Would We be Alive?,” (dating back to 1982, with various “re-arrangements” in 1997, 2005 and 2013), followed by “Semolina,” “Santa Dog,” “Hungry Hound” and more.   Interspersed throughout are guest performances and “performance art” that is unique to the culture of The Residents.

If you are a fan (legions; generational thing), then Feb. 16 must be circled on your calendar.   That’s the “arrival date” for this fan-centric treat, The Residents: Secret Show – Live in San Francisco!!!

 

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DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport

 



Wednesday, January 3, 2024

MVD Entertainment Group Bestows "Rewind Collection" Status On The Apr. 09 Blu-ray Release Of Director Albert Pyun's Mean Guns

What a wonderful, over-looked action flick from the dawn of the launch of the DVD format.   Almost forgotten, but MVD Entertainment Group has locked into Apr. 9 as the street date for the newest edition to its popular “Rewind Collection” library of Blu-ray product offerings.

 This would be none other than director Albert Pyun’s 1997 film release of Mean Guns, starring Christopher Lambert (cashing in on his Highlander fame), Ice-T (in an early film role and just before him becoming “Fin” on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and the incredible Deborah Van Valkenburgh, who became a screen legend as Mercy in Walter Hill’s The Warriors.

 There’s a long-standing debate over whether the film actually got released theatrically in November of 1997 (anyone have a ticket stub?), but it did surface on DVD in August of 1998 on DVD from Trimark, Vidmark, Studio (Lionsgate, pick one … lots of different labels under the same banner back then).   Perhaps Pyun will clear that up in the commentary, which MVD has as one of the bonus features.

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
This is an action film, make no mistake about that, but it is also a dystopian thriller (think: Escape from L.A.; Escape from New York).   I mean who builds a brand new prison, run by a crime lord (Ice-T), that becomes a hunting ground on opening day (nothing like wiping out the competition) with a $10 million prize to the last thug standing!!

Mean Guns is literally the perfect “Rewind Collection” title.  Deborah Van Valkenburgh is the icing on the cake!!!

Bonus goodies include the aforementioned commentary by filmmaker Albert Pyun, an introduction by Pyun and two newly-prepared video sessions with producer Gary Schmoeller, executive producer Paul Rosenblum and composer Anthony Riparetti.

 

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Paramount Home Entertainment Prepares Both DVD And Blu-ray Editions Of The Lawmen: Bass Reeves Mini-Series For Release On Jan. 23

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Paramount Home Entertainment has selected Jan. 23 as the street date for both DVD and Blu-ray editions of the Chad Feehan mini-series adaptation of Sidney Thompson’s series “Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves: The Bass Reeves Trilogy,” which titled for broadcast as simply Lawmen: Bass Reeves.

Starring David Oyelowo as U.S. Deputy Marshall Bass Reeves — the first black man to serve in that position west of the Mississippi River (from 1875 to 1893) — Lawmen: Bass Reeves rolled out as an eight-part mini-series beginning on Nov. 5 and concluding on Dec. 17 (which keeps the pirates at bay until the series is completed).

Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the complete series as both double-disc DVD and double-disc Blu-ray collections.   There are not details as to any bonus features at this time.

DVD Smashes All Previous Release Records In 2023 While Studios Sit On The Sidelines

 Which world do you see?   

If you are a traditional analyst, reading sales-point data from Best Buy, Wal-Mart and the like, and then factoring in RIAA numbers and mixing in some replicated disc reports you are likely to see a DVD market in decline. 

 You wouldn’t be far off.  DVD is done.  So it would not come as a surprise that collectively the “Hollywood” studios — who launched and made a fortune on DVD — put only 429 new DVDs into the marketplace in 2023.  

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport

The studios seem to be just going through the motions … that third, no frills SKU for a high profile new theatrical release, some well-known network shows and MOD activity to replenish popular catalog titles.  That’s about it.

Of that total, 164 were New Theatrical releases (1997 to date) and 52 were Theatrical Catalog (pre-1997, the launch year of DVD).   There were two other areas of focus for the studios, as mentioned, TV series programs (116 DVD releases) and Direct to Video titles (55 new SKUs) … throw in some KidVid (ten titles) and Mini-Series (11 releases) and you’ve got the “Studio Focus.”  

If that’s the world you see, then yes, DVD is all but dead. 

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport

Wait, wait, wait what about those boutique and indie labels that are busy licensing studio libraries?   Yes, they chipped in 3,651 new DVD releases.

Combined, the traditional sources that generate the industry analytics combined for 4,080 new DVD releases in 2023.   Back in 2006, the launch year of the Blu-ray format, the DVD count was 15,272 new releases … it’s clear that the format is done; lost its luster.

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
Would it come as something of a shock that the aforementioned DVD release numbers from the traditional “Hollywood” studios and the myriad of boutique and independent labels only account for 19.93 percent of the SKU release pie?  That means that roughly four of five new DVD arrivals in 2023 were not visible to traditional monitoring methods.   The Titanic only clipped the top of the iceberg on its ill-fated maiden voyage (and it sank like a stone).

Adding in Amazon.com, deepdiscount.com and similar online sales sources doesn’t get you there.   In fact, you would actually come up with a smaller number as numerous indie sources sell only direct and don’t engage in third party distribution.

We won’t even get into the very vibrant “used” market as a sales source.   The studios learned early on that DVDs were a forever-thing, while VHS was sketchy at best in the used market … they would end up competing with themselves when popular titles were repressed (before MOD kicked in, inventories became a major headache).

What is defying traditional analytics that actually accounts for over 80 percent of new DVD release activity in 2023?   Which, by the way, was a record-shattering year for new arrivals.
We begin with an “invisible” source.   Consumers know about it, but the “home entertainment” business doesn’t recognize this next source … it doesn’t exist.

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
5,777 new DVD releases — more than the “Hollywood” studios and boutique/independent labels combined — came from the unlikely source of micro broadcasters.  

We are tracking over 60 of these cable access, local broadcasters and sports production outlets and in doing so we see that they have a combined average output of over 110 new DVDs each and every week of the year.   Let that sink in.

Sales volume?   That’s anyone’s guess, but when multiple sources repeat release patterns over and over and over again you have to assume one of two things.   Either wealthy hobbyists released 5,777 DVDs (MODs) for the fun of it, or, just maybe, these various “below-the-radar” sources have found a nice little source of “extra” income.   

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
Think in terms of where you buy your fresh vegetables.   Do you buy them at the local supermarket?   Probably.  Or, like some, do you support the local “pop-up” farmer’s market on Main Street … you know, from noon to five on Tuesday afternoon?   

So what is this mystery source grinding out each week?   They accounted for 2,157 MOD (manufactured on demand) DVD releases of high school and local college sporting events in 2023. 

The Friday night football game at the local high school is going to be played no matter what, but what happens if you are actually broadcasting the game (with play by play) to your local network?   Do you think there might be an “after” market for a copy of the game on DVD?
Judging from the numbers, the answer is yes.

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
The local concert on the green, the winter choir concert at the local high school, unknown talent putting on a live show, etc.   The micro broadcasters churned out 270 such productions in 2023.   Another 13 were actual full-blown stage plays.

The biggest source of new DVD releases was in the catch-all category of “Special Interest,” with 3,333 new DVD (again, all MOD — manufactured on demand) arrivals during 2023.  These are the local graduations, town meetings, board of education sessions, and on and on.   

You want it, no problem, we will make one for you … no risk, no inventory, just manufactured on demand via email or online sales portal.   Home grown and out the door.

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
And lastly, the elephant in the room that no one in the industry wants to talk about any more.   It used to be a big deal — drag out a studio-produced DVD from 2007 and pop in you player and you are likely to get a PSA telling you that piracy is bad … a $250,000 fine and five years in prison.   

Not anymore, the focus is on streaming and the alphabet soup of VOD (SVOD, TVOD, AVOD, PVOD, etc.). 

Talk about piracy of film libraries and series programming and all you get is a parody of Capt. Renault (Claude Raines in Casablanca), saying “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on here.”   The traditional “Hollywood” studios don’t care … the chickens, the cows, the horses, the goats, they are all going out the backdoor of the barn in record numbers and the Hollywood farmers don’t care.

15,938 DVD releases recorded in 2023 were from “Helpers” (our term for pirates, bootleggers, etc.).  60.23 percent of all releases in 2023 were MOD DVDs from pirates … and we don’t monitor all those from China, Sri-Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and other “exotic” points.  Included in that 15,938 count are just the local terrorists (with active Australian, European sources mixed in).

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
So what did the “Helpers” like?   In short, everything!!   We monitor 26 unique product categories and the “Helper” community had entries in 25 of the 26.

The big one is pre-1997 (the launch year of DVD) theatrical catalog.   A mind-blowing 7,480 MOD DVDs in this single category alone were released by “Helpers” in 2023 (that’s over 140 per week), compared to 52 from the studios (one per week).   This is what happens when a market in neglected … the void will be filled by others … consumers want it, consumers find it (and they don’t care the source).

The other big category was music.   Concerts (vintage and new), classic broadcasts and music video compilations from the “Helper” community totaled 2,155 new DVD (all MOD) product offerings during the year.

647 New Theatrical (post-1997) releases found their way home courtesy of “Helpers” in 2023 — the moment it streams (or VOD) you can count on a copy being available for fans to enjoy.   Are you still waiting for a legitimate DVD edition of the Best Picture-winner, CODA?    No problem, multiple copies are out there.

2023 was a blow-out year for new DVD releases.  A preliminary count of 26,460 new DVD arrival eclipses all previous records.  This is largely being driven by the ease and acceptance of MOD, plus an across-the-board mismanagement of assets by rights owners.    This factors have created the perfect storm … just mix in consumer demand and the world wide web and if you want it, baby, you got it!!


Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Lionsgate Home Entertainment Looks To Feb. 13 (On The Eve Of Valentine's Day) For The Home Entertainment Launch Of Director Francis Lawrence's The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey, @dvdblurayreport
Lionsgate Home Entertainment is the first to ring in the New Year with street date news for director Francis Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.

A full-spread of physical media product offerings will arrive on the eve of Valentine’s Day (Feb. 13).   The ARR for that mid-February launch date works out to 88 days.   Domestic box office receipts are an impressive $159.9 million.

Planned for distribution are Combo Pack editions for both the 4K Ultra HD (with Blu-ray) and Blu-ray (with DVD) formats, plus a stand-alone DVD buying option is also in the mix. 

Bonus features include commentary with filmmaker Francis Lawrence (Red Sparrow, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2), who is joined by producer Nina Jacobson (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Hunger Games, Crazy Rich Asians), plus an eight-part making-of documentary titled Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.

 There are also three featurettes — “The Music of The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” “The Costumes of The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” and “The Casting of The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” — plus the Rachel Zegler music video titled “The Hanging Tree.”