US BR & 4K Releases for September & October 2025

[LoveCinema]

Added

In 4K SDR with DTS-HD MA 5.1 from Shout Factory

Heathers

A reluctant popular girl and her brooding beau "help" members of the in-crowd commit suicide. Satire, Comedy, Cult. Directed by Michael Lehmann. Starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, and Lisanne Falk. Purchase and download today in 4K.

www.kaleidescape.com

SDR? SDR??? This is infuriating. Get the best or don't get it.

 

[thrillcat]

SDR? SDR??? This is infuriating. Get the best or don't get it.

Some of the SDR choices I can be a little indifferent on. But Heathers is such a vibrant, colorful title. It's literally rooted in bold colors. Why this choice is mind boggling.

 

[Edgar]

SDR? SDR??? This is infuriating. Get the best or don't get it.

It's possible that Arrow is exclusively offering the HDR version on disc. Get the disc if you want the best!

 

[thrillcat]

It's possible that Arrow is exclusively offering the HDR version on disc. Get the disc if you want the best!

Dolby Vision on Apple.

As it stands, I'll just stick with the blu-ray rip I have in my library already before I buy another disc. If Kaleidescape had the DoVi/HDR version I'd have already bought it.

 

[LoveCinema]

It's possible that Arrow is exclusively offering the HDR version on disc. Get the disc if you want the best!

HDR/DV on all other digital store. This is clearly a K-only thing. Would have been an instant buy. 4K collector's edition disc already in hand; no impact to my viewing just my opinion of K.

Last night Shout! also released other 4K DV catalog titles on other digital stores that K didn't get. I'm not here naming those and complaining. K doesn't get everything. But that's disappointment, not anger.

 

[Edgar]

To me, it's much less frustrating or disappointing and much more satisfying and enjoyable to just get the best version with the best colors regardless of platform. The one-stop shop is a mirage, and to me, a distant second consideration compared to getting the best version of a film to fully take advantage of how built-out our theaters are. A blu-ray rip is a faded blur compared to a well-mastered 4K HDR.

If the loyalty to Kaleidescape is based on valuing quality, then doesn't it make sense to get the highest quality version of a film when Kaleidescape doesn't provide it?

 

[LoveCinema]

Added

In 4K HDR/SDR/DV with Dolby Atmos
from Twentieth Century

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

An uptight young couple find themselves unwilling guests of a salacious, singing, transvestite, mad scientist. Directed by Jim Sharman. Starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, and Richard O'Brien. Purchase and download today in 4K Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos audio.

www.kaleidescape.com

WARNING: If you are a prior owner of Rocky Horror Picture Show in HD and have this title on your Terra from before the Strato HD Compatibility effort, make sure you only DL the 4K version and don't accidentally trigger an HD update. K previously removed the International Cut HD and it has yet to be restored.

On the other hand...

I'm very intrigued as the meta data shows this is the International Cut in 4K! Including Superheroes in the Song List! I sincerely hope that this isn't a meta data error, as all pre-release disc info really seemed to point to the US cut with lots of extras. It seems I can answer all of my own questions but just pressing this "Upgrade" button.

UPDATE: Confirmed! The 4K HDR/DV release is indeed the International/UK Cut at 1h 40m. Therefore you could technically update your HD version which will currently only provide the US Cut from K. Then, you've got US in HD and UK in 4K. (If you have a Premiere system you may choose to stick with the HD version until K restores the UK cut to that listing.)

 

[LoveCinema]

I am interested in revisiting Silverado.... hope the 4k release coming next week will make its way to Kaleidescape.

Same. I'm not optimistic though. Sony has recently shipped 4K steelbooks for Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Krull, neither of which have shown up in 4K on digital stores yet. So while I'd normally doubt K getting a 4K Catalog Update from Sony (they've got a decent backlog), this one might be purely in Sony's hands and it may not even hit digital sales.* I guess we'll have to wait and see if Apple/Fandango get it.

*Sony does have a history of this with titles like Stand By Me 4K being disc exclusive, but I was hoping we'd see less of this not more.

"Some" good news on this front: Sony has released Silverado 4K HDR/DV digitally and it has been updated on all other digital stores. We're still in "wait and see" mode on the K Store, but at least we know this one is available!

Monty Python and the Holy Grail 4K still hasn't shown up anywhere digitally.
Krull remains HD on all digital stores but MoviesAnywhere claims to host it in 4K Dolby Vision. I generally avoid using digital codes but I'm tempted to type mine in to see if it unlocks 4K on any of the linked stores.

 

[Furnace Inferno]

To me, it's much less frustrating or disappointing and much more satisfying and enjoyable to just get the best version with the best colors regardless of platform. The one-stop shop is a mirage, and to me, a distant second consideration compared to getting the best version of a film to fully take advantage of how built-out our theaters are. A blu-ray rip is a faded blur compared to a well-mastered 4K HDR.

If the loyalty to Kaleidescape is based on valuing quality, then doesn't it make sense to get the highest quality version of a film when Kaleidescape doesn't provide it?

What about when the UHD is just a 2K upscale or worse than the Bluray like Terminator 2, arguably a lot of Nolan’s films which have raised blacks etc.?

I’m curious if people who already own a Bluray if they always upgrade to the UHD regardless?

For me the cost element always factors, I’d never buy a movie full price if I already have it on Bluray because the quality is still amazing. I think a lot of times I get the 4K not because I think the film will benefit (40 year old Virgin is a prime example) but because it pops up for cheap and why not, I’m not really worried about there being some earth shattering difference.

 

[Edgar]

What about when the UHD is just a 2K upscale or worse than the Bluray like Terminator 2, arguably a lot of Nolan’s films which have raised blacks etc.?

I’m curious if people who already own a Bluray if they always upgrade to the UHD regardless?

For me the cost element always factors, I’d never buy a movie full price if I already have it on Bluray because the quality is still amazing. I think a lot of times I get the 4K not because I think the film will benefit (40 year old Virgin is a prime example) but because it pops up for cheap and why not, I’m not really worried about there being some earth shattering difference.

Good reminder on that T2 4K. I agree it's bad, but I'd probably still watch it over the BD or the 35mm scan. Good to have all the choices on hand, kind of like the actual 1977 Star Wars.

BD is good, yes, and fine for most purposes, sure, but if there's a better 4K HDR version, that's what I want to see. That's the most film-like experience for me, sitting pretty close to a large scope screen. Every bit counts, and my time is my currency.

 

[rafaelsmith]

Having now been in the K eco system for over a year....the last few months have really shown me that my initial assumption of K being the place to go for the best audio and video quality was just one more of many bad assumptions I have made in life lol. Just happens to be the most expensive one ..yet.

 

[Furnace Inferno]

Good reminder on that T2 4K. I agree it's bad, but I'd probably still watch it over the BD or the 35mm scan. Good to have all the choices on hand, kind of like the actual 1977 Star Wars.

BD is good, yes, and fine for most purposes, sure, but if there's a better 4K HDR version, that's what I want to see. That's the most film-like experience for me, sitting pretty close to a large scope screen. Every bit counts, and my time is my currency.

Interesting, although I’d argue that anything with HDR isn’t the most film like experience given no commercial projector does HDR with the brightness of the UHD home standard and that’s where film is actually made for .

All that being said and I keep looking at the Christie M series as my eventual retirement upgrade with the VDR update so I can go bigger on the screen and a bit brighter .

 

[Edgar]

I guess I know what I'm watching tonight!

Having now been in the K eco system for over a year....the last few months have really shown me that my initial assumption of K being the place to go for the best audio and video quality was just one more of many bad assumptions I have made in life lol. Just happens to be the most expensive one ..yet.

Well, not a bad assumption per se, just not an absolute one. Personally I'd prefer everything to be on Kaleidescape, so I'm not wasting time ripping this disc, potentially checking the wrong boxes, and otherwise fighting among my brothers and sisters in film to get it in the first place. Also nothing beats "Still in Theaters." Kaleidescape is still your best media platform, it's just not the ultimate or a one-stop shop. Of course, maybe I'm splitting hairs or unable to simply agree with other people, which would both be on me!

Interesting, although I’d argue that anything with HDR isn’t the most film like experience given no commercial projector does HDR with the brightness of the UHD home standard and that’s where film is actually made for .

All that being said and I keep looking at the Christie M series as my eventual retirement upgrade with the VDR update so I can go bigger on the screen and a bit brighter .

Yeah, I'm less interested in the high dynamic range of the "HDR" standard than I am in the wide color gamut it uses from the Rec. 2020 color space. That's not an absolute statement, as I vastly prefer the crisp HDR of the BFI Kurosawa films to the muddy Criterion SDR. But in general, to my eye, nothing looks more cinematic in my theater than 4K HDR.

And yes, keep us posted on that Christie endgame PJ!

 

[Kostas]

Added in 4K HDR/SDR/DV with PCM Stereo from Universal

Dracula's Daughter

Van Helsing intervenes once again when Dracula's daughter kidnaps a dashing scientist's gal to lure him to her lair. Horror. Directed by Lambert Hillyer. Starring Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill, and Edward Van Sloan. Purchase and download today in 4K Dolby Vision.

www.kaleidescape.com

 

[GregblurayHD]

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I guess I know what I'm watching tonight!


Well, not a bad assumption per se, just not an absolute one. Personally I'd prefer everything to be on Kaleidescape, so I'm not wasting time ripping this disc, potentially checking the wrong boxes, and otherwise fighting among my brothers and sisters in film to get it in the first place. Also nothing beats "Still in Theaters." Kaleidescape is still your best media platform, it's just not the ultimate or a one-stop shop. Of course, maybe I'm splitting hairs or unable to simply agree with other people, which would both be on me!



Yeah, I'm less interested in the high dynamic range of the "HDR" standard than I am in the wide color gamut it uses from the Rec. 2020 color space. That's not an absolute statement, as I vastly prefer the crisp HDR of the BFI Kurosawa films to the muddy Criterion SDR. But in general, to my eye, nothing looks more cinematic in my theater than 4K HDR.

And yes, keep us posted on that Christie endgame PJ!

I'm disappointed with K-Scape regarding Silverado. I didn't buy the new 4K disc as I assumed (my mistake), K-scape would offer it. I understand there may be some sort of rights issue....but let us know if you won't be carrying a new release. I don't know why it's such a big secret. If you aren't going to carry it, then you are not violating a "rights" issue. You leave us in the dark...why? I know K-scape staff does read many of our posts. Just let us know, will you have it or not? This has been an ongoing issue for a long time (Nightmare on Elm Street for example). Just tell us so we can buy the disc. What is so hard about that?

 

[rafaelsmith]

I'm disappointed with K-Scape regarding Silverado. I didn't buy the new 4K disc as I assumed (my mistake), K-scape would offer it. I understand there may be some sort of rights issue....but let us know if you won't be carrying a new release. I don't know why it's such a big secret. If you aren't going to carry it, then you are not violating a "rights" issue. You leave us in the dark...why? I know K-scape staff does read many of our posts. Just let us know, will you have it or not? This has been an ongoing issue for a long time (Nightmare on Elm Street for example). Just tell us so we can buy the disc. What is so hard about that?

Agreed, it would be nice to know.

Lately, wife, daughter and I have been revisiting some of our all time favorites...including extended/alternate versions of movies and its been kinda disappointing that so few are on K. My 4k disc player is starting to fail and I really despise the whole ripping thing.

 

[Edgar]

I'm disappointed with K-Scape regarding Silverado. I didn't buy the new 4K disc as I assumed (my mistake), K-scape would offer it. I understand there may be some sort of rights issue....but let us know if you won't be carrying a new release. I don't know why it's such a big secret. If you aren't going to carry it, then you are not violating a "rights" issue. You leave us in the dark...why? I know K-scape staff does read many of our posts. Just let us know, will you have it or not? This has been an ongoing issue for a long time (Nightmare on Elm Street for example). Just tell us so we can buy the disc. What is so hard about that?

I hear you. At the same time, we don't yet know that they're not going to carry it. It could be delayed. As I recall, Aliens Special Edition was a week late, and something else of high interest recently was also 2-3 days late. I think additional QA was the reason to ensure meeting A/V standards for release. So maybe it's coming.

I just buy the discs for the most important releases. That way I have the codes for Movies Anywhere, I can do the D2D through K, and I have a physical token of my collection to put in my media library. For this Sept/Oct period there were three films that were in my most-wanted category, Tron, Tron Legacy, and Silverado. For the Trons, they released on K before my discs arrived, so I watched them on K first. For Silverado, I watched the disc.

And boy, is it amazing. Sony really does an amazing job with their properties. The image is crisp, very colorful, it looks like a freshly struck print in the theater in 1985. I literally gasped when we see the first detailed shot, when Emmet blows a hole in the roof, it's just so sharp and life-like. This is just a screenshot from my computer of my Plex file of it, so it doesn't do the theater experience justice.



Also the Atmos is really great, not gimmicky, but the bullets are really well-synced to what you see. And bass is strong too. There's light grain throughout, as there should be. It reminds me of the new Terminator 4K in that way, looking like real film in a real theater.

Also, on that note, I filed the UPC code for the D2D, hopefully that benefits others as well if/when the 4K HDR comes to K.

 

[GregblurayHD]

I hear you. At the same time, we don't yet know that they're not going to carry it. It could be delayed. As I recall, Aliens Special Edition was a week late, and something else of high interest recently was also 2-3 days late. I think additional QA was the reason to ensure meeting A/V standards for release. So maybe it's coming.

I just buy the discs for the most important releases. That way I have the codes for Movies Anywhere, I can do the D2D through K, and I have a physical token of my collection to put in my media library. For this Sept/Oct period there were three films that were in my most-wanted category, Tron, Tron Legacy, and Silverado. For the Trons, they released on K before my discs arrived, so I watched them on K first. For Silverado, I watched the disc.

And boy, is it amazing. Sony really does an amazing job with their properties. The image is crisp, very colorful, it looks like a freshly struck print in the theater in 1985. I literally gasped when we see the first detailed shot, when Emmet blows a hole in the roof, it's just so sharp and life-like. This is just a screenshot from my computer of my Plex file of it, so it doesn't do the theater experience justice.

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Also the Atmos is really great, not gimmicky, but the bullets are really well-synced to what you see. And bass is strong too. There's light grain throughout, as there should be. It reminds me of the new Terminator 4K in that way, looking like real film in a real theater.

Also, on that note, I filed the UPC code for the D2D, hopefully that benefits others as well if/when the 4K HDR comes to K.

I understand your perspective and I hope K-scape is working on it for later release. If you are right, and they are working on it, I support releasing it at a later date. But why keep it a secret? Other sites already have it available in 4K. If the plan is to get it eventually, I don't think they should keep that info from us, as many of us won't buy the disc if we know it's coming. Since other sites already have it in 4K, I don't think that it would create a rights issue.

I'm not trying to bash K-scape, as I think it's a great product, but with the cost we paid for this premium product, we shouldn't be "guessing" if a movie is going to be released, when it does not appear to be a rights issue.

 

[LoveCinema]

I understand your perspective and I hope K-scape is working on it for later release. If you are right, and they are working on it, I support releasing it at a later date. But why keep it a secret? Other sites already have it available in 4K. If the plan is to get it eventually, I don't think they should keep that info from us, as many of us won't buy the disc if we know it's coming. Since other sites already have it in 4K, I don't think that it would create a rights issue.

I'm not trying to bash K-scape, as I think it's a great product, but with the cost we paid for this premium product, we shouldn't be "guessing" if a movie is going to be released, when it does not appear to be a rights issue.

I totally understand the desire, and I think it would absolutely benefit K to give us a head's up if they've licensed a title but it's in the pipeline.

However, I can understand why they wouldn't tell us about all the films there's not getting. Apple got >70 digital movies this week, and routinely gets at least 40-50 per week. K is going to get 8-10 (roughly 15-20% of weekly digital releases hit K). So, why "put it out there" about dozens of flicks you're not getting every week?

We know that 4K Catalog Updates are low on the priority list for K and there's roughly a 90 day window when something can still show up as "new" (meaning K didn't pass on it, they licensed it, it's just at the back of the queue). I think we'd all love a head's up here, and we have actually received that a couple of times. I'd love to see it more.

As it is, I use history as a guide, and Sony 4K Catalog Upgrades shipped in steelbooks have a terrible record on K.

As I recall, Aliens Special Edition was a week late, and something else of high interest recently was also 2-3 days late.

Aliens Special Edition and The Abyss Special Edition were about 8 months late.

Those titles were passed on by K who thought the theatrical cuts would be fine. It was only after a bunch of requests and whatnot that they finally added them in the following year. Obviously most interested parties already bought the discs, others that bought the theatrical cuts were mad about paying full price for the Special Editions when those were the only ones they wanted, etc.

I fear that the Cameron 4K debacle became a self-fulfilling prophecy where K thought the alternate cuts wouldn't sell and then handled it in a way that ensured lower sales. And if that wasn't enough, they later updated only the theatrical cuts to Dolby Vision. Ugh. Anyway, this is generally my go-to example when people say "No one at K would actually make a decision like this."

 

[Johnraiders]

It may benefit them to give us a heads up, Silverado I'm either buying on Apple or K....if I knew it was coming on K I'd wait.