{"id":26644,"date":"2023-07-04T00:26:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T07:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=26644"},"modified":"2023-07-04T00:26:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T07:26:28","slug":"blu-ray-dvd-roundup-for-july-4th-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=26644","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray\/DVD Roundup for July 4th, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray\nand DVD. It\u2019s a quieter week due to the big holiday, but there are a couple of\ninteresting smaller films and fun older titles that will be coming your way.\nSo, if you can\u2019t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors\nfor a while, be sure to give one of these titles a try!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BIG NEW RELEASES!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DVD-Come-Out-Fighting-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26645\" width=\"304\" height=\"170\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COME OUT FIGHTING \u2013 This war movie is inspired by the real\n761<sup>st<\/sup> Battalion and other African American soldiers who served their\ncountry during WWII. When a small squad of soldiers are sent behind enemy lines\nto find their commander, they unexpectedly encounter a downed US. Army fighter\npilot. The group manage to contact and get help from the 761<sup>st<\/sup> tank battalion\nas they endure a series of Nazi attacks and attempt to get back into safe\nterritory. Reaction towards this picture wasn\u2019t very upbeat. A small number\nwrote that it was a fast-paced effort with a strong cast that would entertain\naction fans. Unfortunately, the vast majority complained that while the movie\nwas well intentioned, the characters weren\u2019t well developed and that the final\nproduct was neither exciting or tense. It stars Dolph Lundgren, Michael Jai\nWhite, Kellan Lutz, Tyrese Gibson and Hiram A. Murray.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DVD-In-the-Company-of-Rose-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26646\" width=\"306\" height=\"171\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IN THE COMPANY OF ROSE \u2013 Playwright\/stage director\/film\ndirector James Lapine (<em>Life with Mikey, Six by Sondheim<\/em>) details his\nunique friendship with Rose Styron in this documentary. Styron is the widow of\nAmerican novelist Willian Styron (<em>Sophie\u2019s Choice<\/em>) and also a poet,\njournalist, human rights activist who crossed paths with the Kennedys, Carly\nSimon, the Clintons, Leonard Bernstein, Meryl Streep and other luminaries. She\nshares her life story with Lapine and describes some of her most remarkable\nexperiences. Not a lot of critics have seen the picture, but those who managed\nto did enjoy it. They commented that the movie was a sweet look at the life and\ntimes of an incredible figure, noting that she has and continues to live life\nto its fullest. For the time being, this a DVD-only release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DVD-Personality-Crisis-One-Night-Only-alt-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26647\" width=\"307\" height=\"176\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PERSONALITY CRISIS: ONE NIGHT ONLY \u2013 In addition to his\nnarrative output, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese (<em>Taxi Driver, Raging\nBull, Goodfellas, The Aviator, The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Irishman<\/em>)\nhas also spent his career making remarkable documentaries. His latest (which\ndebuted as a Showtime Original) tells the story of David Johansen, who was lead\nsinger of <em>The New York Dolls<\/em> in the 1970s, and performed in the 80s as\nlounge artist Buster Poindexter. Viewers get an intimate portrait of the artist\nas well as details about his life and musical accomplishments. Everyone who saw\nthis documentary raved about it and there were no negative write-ups. All\nreviewers stated that viewers would learn a lot more about Johansen and his\nambitions, as well as see a number of knockout performances from the 70s and\n80s up to present day. For the time being, this is a DVD-only release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DVD-Slava-Ukraini-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26648\" width=\"286\" height=\"182\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SLAVA UKRAINI \u2013 This stirring documentary was shot during\nthe second half of 2022 and chronicles the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Moving\nfrom Kharkiv and Bahkmut in the eastern part of the country to Kherson in the\nsouth, the film allows viewers to witness and follow soldiers and civilians\nbeing bombarded with attacks from Russian forces. It shows the horrors of war\nand the incredible struggles of the citizens of Ukraine. So far, those who have\nseen the picture have been uniformly positive about it. They suggest that it\ndoes an impressive job of placing people in the middle of the chaos and helping\nthem understand its awful effects, including destruction and loss of life, on a\ndeeply personal level. At present, the only disc format the movie is available\non is DVD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BLASTS FROM THE PAST!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Fighting-Back-002-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26649\" width=\"323\" height=\"167\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As mentioned, a noteworthy older title or two is arriving on disc as well. Arrow Video is debuting the Tom Skerritt action flick <em>Fighting Back<\/em> (1982) on Blu-ray. This Dino De Laurentiis production was conceived as a new take on the <em>Death Wish<\/em>-style vigilante flick. Set in Philadelphia, it follows a shop owner who tires of hoods terrorizing his neighborhood. He organizes a civil patrol and things quickly escalate between the lead and the area\u2019s criminal organizations. These types of flicks were popular in the late 70s and 80s, but at least the protagonist employs some unusual tactics in this title. It also marks an early directing effort from Lewis Teague (<em>Alligator, Cujo, Cat\u2019s Eye, The Jewel of the Nile<\/em>). The disc includes a lengthy interview with Teague about his career, a discussion with the camera operator, as well as the UK trailer, a US TV commercial and an image gallery. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/blasts-from-the-past-blu-ray-review-fighting-back-1982\/\">Read a full review of the disc here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DVD-Tintin-France-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26651\" width=\"328\" height=\"202\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kino is putting out an interesting double-feature Blu-ray\nthat contains <em>Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece<\/em> (1961) aka <em>Tintin\net le myst\u00e8re de la Toison d&#8217;Or<\/em><strong>, <\/strong>along with <em>Tintin and the Blue\nOranges<\/em> (1964) aka <em>Tintin et les oranges bleues<\/em>. These are\nFrench\/Belgian co-productions featuring Herg\u00e9&#8217;s famous comic character and both\nare live-action adaptations. The first involves Tintin and his pal Captain\nHaddock inheriting a ship that everyone around him seems desperate to possess.\nIn the second title, Tintin helps a scientist who creates a new fruit that\ncould end world hunger. When villains try to steal it, the lead and Haddock try\nto recover the item.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paramount is giving the wild and thrilling <em>Face\/Off<\/em>\n(1997) a Blu-ray reissue. This film from John Woo (<em>The Killer, Hard Boiled,\nHard Target, Windtalkers<\/em>) stars John Travolta and Nicolas Cage as an FBI\nagent and a terrorist targeting one another. To foil the villain\u2019s plans, the\ngovernment agent takes part in a secret face-swapping procedure, but soon\nlearns that the terrorist has done the same thing with his visage. It adds\nplenty of confusion for everyone around them. This disc contains all previously\nreleased extras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, the studio put out 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray\neditions of the first two <em>Mission: Impossible<\/em> films with Tom Cruise.\nThis week <em>Mission: Impossible III<\/em> (2006) and its follow-up <em>Mission:\nImpossible: Ghost Protocol<\/em> (2011) arrive with a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray\nupgrade. As with previous releases, they all arrive with the same extras from\nearlier editions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DVD-Truman-Show-stairs-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26652\" width=\"324\" height=\"175\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the brilliant satire <em>The Truman Show<\/em> (1998) is getting a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release in celebration of its 25<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary. This wonderful title from Peter Weir (<em>Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, Witness, The Mosquito Coast, Dead Poets Society<\/em>) stars Jim Carrey as an insurance salesman who begins to suspect that his entire life is nothing but a reality show. The movie was ahead of its time on many levels and earned three Academy Award nominations. One assumes the package will not only include a sharper 4K image transfer, but all previously released extras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re looking for B-movie fun, RaroVideo US is\ndelivering <em>Star Pilot<\/em> (1966) on Blu-ray. This is an Italian\nscience-fiction film about aliens who crash on the island of Sardinia and\nkidnap locals to help them repair their ship. The disc includes a 4K picture\nrestoration, a film historian commentary and an alternate English-language cut\nof the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DVD-Upgrade-sitting-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26653\" width=\"305\" height=\"168\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shout! Factory is releasing the phenomenal independent\naction picture <em>Upgrade<\/em> (2018) in a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray set. The\nmovie is set in the near-future and follows a widowed quadriplegic who is\noffered a computer chip that can enable him to walk once again. But when he\ndiscovers background details about the people involved and their connection to\nhis deceased wife, he ends up being hunted. The disc includes a new 4K master\nof the movie along with all previously released extras, including a director\ncommentary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Universal is noting the 45<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of\nthe sequel <em>Jaws 2<\/em> (1978) by releasing a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray set.\nNothing compares with the original <em>Jaws<\/em>, but this sequel is a whole lot\nof fun and features another shark terrorizing Amity Island\u2026 in particular, its\nteenage population. Once again, the bonuses (deleted scenes, a making-of, a\ntalk with co-star Keith Gordon and more) are all from previous editions, but\nyou will also get a nice 4K Ultra HD disc with great picture quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alas, there isn\u2019t much available for kids this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ON THE TUBE!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will find all the week\u2019s TV-related releases listed\nbelow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hallmark Countdown to Christmas 6-Movie Collection:\nCampfire Christmas, Christmas in Toyland, My Grown-Up Christmas List, Christmas\non Honeysuckle Lane, Welcome to Christmas, Gingerbread Miracle <\/em>(Hallmark\nChannel) DVD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Personality Crisis: One Night Only<\/em> (Showtime) DVD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Wedding Veil Journey<\/em> (Hallmark Channel) DVD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tintin trailer\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_VO3-yjJVYI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Face\/Off (1997) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S-nDX0BeFoQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Truman Show - Official\u00ae Teaser [HD]\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3F8H-QZKTsc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. It\u2019s a quieter week due to the big holiday, but there are a couple of interesting smaller films and fun older titles that will be coming your way. So, if you can\u2019t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":26656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dvdblu-ray-reviews"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26644\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}