It is a light week for physical media but that does not mean there aren’t some heavy hitters. Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski are here to catch you up including a pair of grim anti-war films from Kon Ichikawa. There is a whole new batch of martial arts films from the Shaw Brothers. Peter Weir’s dad-movie maritime epic gets an upgrade as does a great starring vehicle for David Dastmalchian. They talk about Sam Peckinpah’s song-inspired Hal Needham film and the 40th anniversary of a John Cusack teen classic. Though few films will compare to the majesty of a masterpiece among masterpieces from Billy Wilder that belongs on every movie lover’s shelf.

3:45 - Criterion (Fires on the Plain 4K, The Burmese Harp 4K)

10:23 – Shout Factory (Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume Seven)

13:32 - Disney (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (4K Steelbook))

23:55 - Paramount (Sunset Boulevard (4K), Better Off Dead (4K))

51:06 - IFC (Late Night with the Devil (4K Steelbook))

1:13:57 - Kino (Convoy (4K))

1:13:57 – New Theatrical Title On Blu-ray (Friendship)

1:15:09 - New Blu-ray Announcements

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