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#3197912 20-Feb-2024 14:24

WITNESS (1985)

Available to Pre-order from Amazon US & Arrow Video Direct: Release Date: March 19th

Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis star as would-be lovers from two different worlds in Witness, director Peter Weir's Academy Award®-winning neo-noir thriller which pits modernity against tradition.

When a young Amish boy inadvertently witnesses a brutal murder while en route to Philadelphia with his recently widowed mother, Rachel (McGillis), Detective John Book (Ford) is assigned to the case. With the perpetrators desperate to silence the sole witness, Book and his two wards are forced to hide out in the heart of the Amish community. As passions between Book and Rachel ignite, the killers close in, culminating in a dramatic, life-and-death clash of cultures that will change the lives of those involved forever.

Noted for its sensitive portrayal of the Amish community, Witness features a career-best performance from Ford, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Fully restored in 4K, Witness proves as timeless as it is masterful.

Distributor: Arrow Video USA

4K Ultra HD (1-Disc Set)

Video: 4K Dolby Vision/HDR10

Audio: DTS-HD MA Master Audio 5.1/Original Lossless 2.0 Stereo Audio

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Run Time: 112 mins

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#3197958 20-Feb-2024 15:52

Looks like Mighty Ape are pulling out of the 4K Ultra HD market. They haven't had any new titles in stock for some time. Out of 171 titles, their available stock count is 26. All the rest are either 2 or 3 week wait or third party sellers.

That leaves us with JBNZ, who themselves are not getting everything that their Australian counterparts have. There is always the bloated Trade Me prices 😮 I think I would rather import than go down that track.

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#3197968 20-Feb-2024 16:10

Arrow Films UK have a 2 for £40 4K Ultra HD sale on at the moment. Buy direct from their website.

2 FOR £40 Sale

Titles Include:

An American Werewolf in London

The Lighthouse

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

True Romance

12 Monkeys

A total selection of 33 titles still available.

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#3198235 21-Feb-2024 11:51

Source: The Digital Bits

Disney and Sony have just inked a major deal for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to take over all of Disney’s physical media production going forward.

This means that Sony will handle and oversee the actual authoring and compression of discs, that they’ll work with the replicators and packaging vendors, and that they’ll oversee the titles as they go out to the distributors and on to retailers.

Once again, we’ve confirmed that Disney is indeed in the process of transitioning to a licensed physical media distribution model via a new agreement with Sony Entertainment.
As part of this deal, Sony will market, sell, and distribute new Disney releases plus catalog titles on physical media (4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, etc.) to consumers through retailers and distributors in the U.S. and Canada.
This shift is consistent with other strategies that Disney is working to implement company-wide, as exemplified by the company’s recent transitions in other markets.
Per usual, Disney regularly evaluates their approach to the physical media market as the home entertainment business and industry at large continue to rapidly evolve alongside consumer behavior.
This agreement will allow Disney to continue offering its films and TV shows via physical media retailers and distributors, and most importantly to disc consumers more efficiently.
The transition for Disney handing over its physical media operations to Sony has recently commenced and will probably take several month to complete.
The first Disney title that will be managed by Sony on physical media will be The First Omen (20th Century Studios), which arrives in theaters on 4/5/24 (digital and physical street dates are TBD will be announced in the coming months).
Disney Movie Club (DMC) which serves North America only, will take their last orders on May 20th

For the time being, this deal only applies for the US and Canada, but maybe, just maybe; we will start to get some of these titles distributed by All Interactive Distribution, the Australian company who have taken over Sony/Universal/Paramount distribution in Australasia. Even if we have to import, we can look forward to many of the catalogue titles that have already had a 4K scan, but are sitting on file somewhere in Disney's backrooms. Good news for physical media collector's.

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#3198245 21-Feb-2024 12:18

This is great news about the Sony/Disney deal. Maybe there is a flicker of hope, sometime in the future, that these discs will be available again in Australia/NZ.

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#3198297 21-Feb-2024 12:45

I'm pleased to see the word 'catalog' (sic) in there as it's the catalogue titles I'm interested in, particularly those from Twentieth Century Fox.

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#3198394 21-Feb-2024 15:29

Movieman:

For the time being, this deal only applies for the US and Canada, but maybe, just maybe; we will start to get some of these titles distributed by All Interactive Distribution, the Australian company who have taken over

Sony/Universal/Paramount distribution in Australasia. Even if we have to import, we can look forward to many of the catalogue titles that have already had a 4K scan, but are sitting on file somewhere in Disney's backrooms. Good news for physical media collector's.

This has positives but also potential future negatives,

Positives: As you mentioned it opens the door to potential access to the Disney catalogue for the Sony Distributors in AuS/NZ

But the potential downside is the once the deal is done then this becomes a solely commercial $$$ transaction for Disney,

if they see the Revenue tailing off, there is the potential for some bean counter somewhere to yell out "We can make more money ourseilves by just sticking it on Disney+ " and Disney releases disappear totally - and all it requires is ending a contract.

Mind you that risk exists now, and is potentially more likely to happen if there is a significant expense is the production of Hard copies vs the revenue from them... although they would have had to disestablish the hard copy production division within Disney ( which is what is happening with this deal)

In Totality is probably a plus for us in this part of the world,
but there are still risks that the studios will exit hard copies totally (or retreat to 4K as a Collectors market similar to Vinyl - with pricing to match...)

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#3198577 21-Feb-2024 23:11

Welcome to the Weekly NEW ZEALAND 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Release Schedule for Thursday February 22nd.

Finally, a new release in 2024. Five Nights at Freddy's is the one and only release this week. The big news is that Sony will take over the physical media arm of Disney. This means that Sony will handle and oversee the actual authoring and compression of discs, that they’ll work with the replicators and packaging vendors, and that they’ll oversee the titles as they go out to the distributors and on to retailers. Hopefully this will mean that many more films, especially Fox titles both new and old, will become available on physical media albeit as imports for we Kiwi's. A few new Pre-orders are up on JBAU website, so here's hoping that JBNZ will get most of them as well. Mighty Ape have become almost barren of 4K titles, and sadly, it looks as if they are not stocking anything new.

Click on the post# links for the individual release information (artwork, specs, etc.) where available. Just click on the link and it should take you to the correct post. Then click on the back arrow to return to the schedule.

Individual film artwork and specs will be posted as soon as ALL info is available

Release dates are subject to change.

New Releases will be displayed for one week after release date.

Prices quoted from JB Hi-Fi New Zealand (JB) and Mighty Ape NZ (MA) are in NZ Dollars.

New Release:

Five Nights at Freddy's: Night Shift Edition (2023) [JB - $52.98] #3182216

February 28th:

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) [JB - $49.98] #3184394

The Hunger Games: 5-Film Collection [JB - $84.98] #3184399

March 27th:

Wonka (2023) [JB - $54.98] #3191576

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) SteelBook Edition [JB - $59.98] #3184396

Silent Night (2023) [JB - $49.98] #3184408

April 10th:

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) [JB - $54.98] #3197829

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#3198583 22-Feb-2024 00:19

Paramount Presents is a series of films first released in 2020 and continuing to the present day, which include celebrated classics to film-lover favorites, each title comes directly from the studio's renowned library, spanning over 100 years of storytelling. These films have never looked better on 4K UHD or Blu-ray--each lovingly remastered from 4K film transfers, featuring never-before-seen bonus content, and exclusive collectible gatefold packaging. Totaling 44 numbered releases to date, the latest additions (#43 & #44) will be... Primal Fear (1996) March 26th 2024 and Once Upon A Time in the West (1968) May 13th 2024. Both films will include a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray disc. These and other films in the series can be purchased from Amazon US.

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#3198699 22-Feb-2024 11:45

Wow, that Once Upon a Time in the West looks fantastic. Goodbye old DVD special edition.

On the state of things...the release schedule for JB Hi-Fi NZ looks bleak, particularly 4k, but they also seem to be going to some effort bringing in all the Imprint and Arrow blu-rays. I read a comment from a staffer on a Facebook page that suggested JB was having to deal with the classifications office itself for releases, so can imagine that's an additional hassle and cost, and possibly heartening that they haven't thrown the towel in yet. I think back a decade when I imported 80% of the records I bought, and now I rarely need to. Vinyl is massive for JB Hi-Fi now, surely they anticipate there's still a market for physical movies. Lavish editions, coloured vinyl, bonus tracks, etc, has been a big part of the draw for records, and expect there would be the same appeal for lovingly produced collector editions.

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#3198827 22-Feb-2024 17:46

AQUAMAN 2-FILM COLLECTION (2018/2023)

Release Date Australia: March 27th • Release Date NZ: TBA

AQUAMAN (2018)

Once home to the most advanced civilization on Earth, Atlantis is now an underwater kingdom ruled by the power-hungry King Orm. With a vast army at his disposal, Orm plans to conquer the remaining oceanic people and then the surface world. Standing in his way is Arthur Curry, Orm’s half-human, half-Atlantean brother and true heir to the throne.

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM (2023)

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father’s death. Wielding the Black Trident’s power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.

Distributor: Roadshow

4K Ultra HD X 2 (2-Disc Set)

Video: 4K Dolby Vision/HDR10

Audio: Dolby Atmos/Dolby True HD 7.1

Aspect Ratio: Aquaman: 2.39:1/1.78:1 • Aquaman 2: 1.78:1

Run Time: 143 mins/124 mins

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#3198905 22-Feb-2024 23:18

Paramount Home Media Entertainment (US) are preparing a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray SteelBook release of KING KONG (1976) starring Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin and Jessica Lange.

Available to Pre-order from Amazon US: Release Date: April 9th.

The Big Apple is again besieged by the monstrous King Kong. Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange star in this ambitious remake of the 1933 original, which adds a great deal of camp and good fun to the story, Again, the gargantuan ape battles attacking aircraft high above the streets of New York, this time plunging from the top of the World Trade Center to his death amidst thousands of horrified onlookers. King Kong won an Oscar for special effects, and the horror and the thrills are brought anew to another generation in this classy production.

Video - Dolby Vision/HDR10

Audio - TBA

Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1

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#3198909 22-Feb-2024 23:42

Completely missed Godzilla Minus One at cinemas but stressing out I can’t find anyone playing it and really want to watch it before the Kong Godzilla. Any advice? Godzilla minus one digital release is not even announced 😭

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#3198946 23-Feb-2024 08:30

Absolutely no-one is streaming Godzilla Minus One in NZ. The best I can offer you is that Disney Plus will have it late this year. No dates available yet.

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#3198956 23-Feb-2024 09:00

Thanks, I wonder if the Kong vs Godzilla 2 will require me to watch Minus One despite what internet says most probably not. Struggle is real!

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