WEDNESDAY MARCH 22nd

THE WHALE (2022, Drama, 116 mins) Dolby Vision/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $24.99: Rent - $19.99] A24 Studios

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption

N.B. For those of you who don't like the horizontal black bars on some movies, this film 's aspect ratio is 1.33:1, which gives you black bars on the side instead. 😁

I picked up both 'Shawshank Redemption and 'Amadeus' (Directors Cut) for $4.99 each today.

Some others I remember at $4.99 were 'Young Guns 2' & 'Contact'

star trek the next generation movies are about to be released in 4k so hopefully they will also upgrade those movies on Itunes. They upgraded the first movies already.

Mauro145:

 

star trek the next generation movies are about to be released in 4k so hopefully they will also upgrade those movies on Itunes. They upgraded the first movies already.

 

As reported by Mauro145, the four Star Trek: The Next Generation films have now flipped to Dolby Vision video. $7.99 each, or $31.96 for the 4-Movie bundle.

The Star Trek 10-Movie Collection is an even better deal. Available for $49.99 ($5 each), and all 10 films in Dolby Vision video.

Also upgraded to Dolby Vision are the following three films:

The Maltese Falcon (1941) [$4.99]

Rebel Without a Cause (1955) [$7.99]

Cool Hand Luke (1967) [$4.99]

Some weeks ago, the KILL BILL films disappeared from the iTunes NZ store (and my library), and before that SOURCE CODE also went awol.

I thought that they may return with 4K upgrades, and they have returned, but are still in 1080p. SOURCE CODE was already in Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos, and hasn't returned yet,

WEDNESDAY APRIL 12th

COCAINE BEAR (2023, Action & Adventure, 95 mins) Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $24.99: Rent - $19.99]

An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.

FRIDAY APRIL 14th

SHAZAM! Fury of the Gods (2023, Action & Adventure, 130 mins) Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $34.99: Rent - $29.99]

Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying “Shazam!”, are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters of Atlas, who they must stop from using a weapon that could destroy the world.

SHAZAM! 2-FILM COLLECTION [Buy - $39.99)

FRIDAY 14th APRIL

PAWS OF FURY: The Legend of Hank (2022, Kids & Family, 98 mins) Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $9.99: Rent - $0.99]

A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.

 - CRITICS 54%: AUDIENCE 67%

ESSENTIALS: DEATH AT A FUNERAL (2007, Comedy, 86 mins) 1080p/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $4.99: Rent - $2.99]

A myriad of outrageous calamities befall an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets, when its patriarch dies an unexpected death. Soon, every complication imaginable befall the grief-stricken mourners.

CLASSIC OF THE WEEK: UNCLE BUCK (1989, Comedy, 99 mins) 1080p/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $4.99: Rent - $0.99]

Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice and just about everyone else who crosses his path.

LIMITED TIME: BLACK ADAM (2022, Sci Fi & Fantasy, 124 mins) Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $14.99]

LIMITED TIME: TOP GUN: Maverick (2022, Action & Adventure, 130 mins) Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $12.99]

I grabbed TOP GUN: Maverick @ $12.99. Normally I don't go above $9.99, but I make exceptions for blockbuster films like that and Avatar 2.

TUESDAY APRIL 18th

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA (2023, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, 124 mins) Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $24.99]

Superhero duo Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, together with Hope’s parents Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures, and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.

ANT-MAN 3-MOVIE COLLECTION [Buy - $ 44.99]

WEDNESDAY APRIL 19th

WOMEN TALKING (2022, Drama, 104 mins) 4K HDR/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $24.99: Rent - May 3rd]

A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a string of sexual assaults committed by the colony’s men.

WEIRD: The Al Yankovich Story (2022, Comedy, 107 mins) 1080p/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $19.99: Rent - $7.99]

Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle, this biopic takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.

EMPIRE OF LIGHT (2022, Drama, 115 mins) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos [Buy - $14.99: Rent - TBA]

A love story set in and around an old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s.

SUPERMAN II (1980), SUPERMAN III (1983), SUPERMAN IV and SUPERMAN II : The Richard Donner Cut (2006) have all been upgraded to Dolby Vision/ Dolby Atmos 😃

THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998) Audio has been upgraded to Dolby Atmos.