Kino Lorber Studio Classics has revealed that Roy Ward Baker’s Hammer Films classic Scars of Dracula (1970) is coming to 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on 12/9. The company has also set the British horror anthology Dead of Night (1945) for 4K + Blu-ray release on 12/9, and they’ve revealed that Norman Jewison’s Jesus Christ, Superstar (1973) is coming in 2026 to 4K Ultra HD as well. What’s more, they’ve finally rescheduled Roger Donaldson’s Dante’s Peak (1997) for 4K Ultra HD release on 12/16. Many of you will recall that it was originally set for release on the format back in February and was then delayed indefinitely. The listing on their website now specifies that it includes a director approved transfer, so you can bet that Rob Cohen’s Daylight (1996) will be similarly re-scheduled in the weeks ahead.
Also today, the good people at Via Vision have just revealed their January 4K UHD + Blu-ray releases for the Imprint Films label, which officially include Don Coscarelli’s The Beastmaster (1982) and Albert Pyun’s The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982). They’ll be in Steelbooks with 3D lenticular hardcase packaging. Each will include Dolby Vision HDR. The street date for each is 1/7/26. Here’s what they’ll look like…
For you anime fans, as we predicted GKids and Shout will be releasing Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue (1997) as a new 3-disc 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition on 12/23. The package will include a new 117-minute lecture by the director subtitled in English for the first time, plus additional special features.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has set Penny Marshall’s Awakenings (1990) for 4K UHD + Blu-ray release on 12/9, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio.
The MVD Rewind Collection has set Sheldon Lettich’s Lionheart (1990) and Tsui Hark’s Knock Off (1998) for 4K Ultra HD release on 1/20/26—each featuring the “Muscles from Brussels” Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Fun City Editions will release a wide-release version of Lou Adler’s Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) in 4K + Bu-ray on 1/20/26.
Universal and DreamWorks have set Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie (2025) for Blu-ray and DVD release on 11/25, with the Digital release expected tomorrow.
And here’s a nice surprise: Universal is finally releasing the Apple TV+ original film Coda (2021), directed by Sian Heder, in 4K Ultra HD on 11/4. It was previously released on the format only in Italy from Eagle Pictures back in 2022.
Finally today, we need to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of actor/director Diane Keaton on Saturday. Her first major screen role was in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Trilogy, but of course she’s perhaps best known for her collaborations with director Woody Allen, including Play It Again, Sam (1972), Sleeper (1973), Annie Hall (1977)—for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress—and Manhattan (1979). She also appeared in such films as Something’s Gotta Give (2003), Father of the Bride (1991), Book Club (2018), First Wives Club (1996), Baby Boom (1987) and many more. Keaton was widely admired in the entertainment industry. She was 79. You can read more about her life and work here, here, and here.
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- Bill Hunt
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