From the Big Screen:

No Major Theatrical Releases This Week

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This Week’s Highlights:

From screenwriter Shane Black (“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” “The Nice Guys”) and director Renny Harlin (D”ie Hard 2,” “Cliffhanger”) comes this ass-kicking action thriller “The Long Kiss Goodnight” (1996) in a Limited Edition. Eight years ago, Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) washed up on a beach, pregnant, with no memory. Now she’s a school teacher living an idyllic small town life with a daughter and boyfriend who love her. She’s almost given up on ever finding out about the life she used to lead, until an accident awakens hidden memories and her past comes back with all guns blazing. With the help of low rent private eye Mitch Henessey (Samuel L. Jackson) Samantha must uncover who she was and why so many people want her dead before it kills them both. With unforgettable action sequences and dialogue to die for, “The Long Kiss Goodnight” ranks among the very best of 90s action thrillers. Geena Davis is a revelation as the wholesome school teacher struggling to reconcile with her deadly alter ego Charly, while Samuel L. Jackson brings his quintessential charm to a role that so enamored test audiences they refused to let him die. In a two-disc 4K UHD with limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley. Includes an illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Clem Bastow, Richard Kadrey, Maura McHugh, and Priscilla Page; a seasonal postcard and a thin ice sticker. From Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment. Read more here … One of the most beloved films of all time, the sizzling masterpiece “Some Like It Hot” (1959) by Billy Wilder set a new standard for Hollywood comedy. After witnessing a mob hit, Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, in landmark performances) skip town by donning drag and joining an all-female band en route to Miami. The charm of the group’s singer, Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe, at the height of her bombshell powers), leads them ever further into extravagant lies, as Joe assumes the persona of a millionaire to woo her and Jerry’s female alter ego winds up engaged to a tycoon. With a whip-smart script by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond, and sparking chemistry among its finely tuned cast, “Some Like It Hot” is as deliriously funny and fresh today as it was when it first knocked audiences out several decades ago. On 4K UHD + Blu-ray, with 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Read more here. From The Criterion Collection.

Buzzin’ the ‘B’s:

After her brother’s untimely and accidental death at her own hands, “Jade” (2024), starring Shaina West, Mark Dacascos, Mickey Rourke andKatherine McNamara, swore she’d never pick up another gun. But when she unknowingly comes between powerful businessman “Tork” and her former gang leader in their urgent search for a valuable hard drive that could single-handedly take down Interpol, she may not have a choice. With the guidance of Reese, an old friend at Interpol, Jade must come to terms with all she’s faced in the past and present to safeguard her growing family’s future. On DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital from Well Go USA. Read more here.

Foreign Films:

In “Revolver” (2024 — South Korea), starring Jeon Do-Yeon, Ji Chang-Wook and Lim Ji-Yeon, after serving two years in prison to protect her corrupt colleagues, Su-young expected the reward she was promised — a new life, financial compensation, and loyalty in return for her silence. But the moment she steps out, she realizes she’s been abandoned and betrayed. Left with nothing and filled with fury, she sets out to uncover the truth, confronting former allies and exposing the web of corruption that left her behind. Vengeance isn’t just personal — it’s justice. On DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital, from Well Go USA. Read more here.

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All DVDs and Blu-rays are screened on a reference system consisting of an Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player w/SACD & DVD-Audio, a Rotel RSX-972 Surround Sound Receiver, and Phase Technology 1.1 (front), 33.1 (center), and 50 (rear) speakers, and Power 10 subwoofer.