US BR & 4K Releases for November & December 2023

[Kostas]

Added in HD
With Dolby Atmos (Mandarin)from Well Go USA Entertainment

The Wandering Earth II

With a looming solar disaster, scientists around the world band together to move Earth from impending doom. Sci-Fi, Disaster, Drama, Adventure. Directed by Frant Gwo. Starring Wu Jing, Li Xuejian, Ning Li, and Andy Lau. Purchase and download today in Blu-ray quality with Dolby Atmos audio.

www.kaleidescape.com

With DTS-HD MA 5.1 from Lionsgate

Rumble Through the Dark

Plagued by misfortune, a bare-knuckle boxer enters a brutal cage fight for one last chance to settle his debts. Action. Starring Bella Thorne, Aaron Eckhart, Ritchie Coster, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Purchase and download today in Blu-ray quality.

www.kaleidescape.com

In HD from Warner(TV)

The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

While Rusty works on an invention to save VenTech, a nationwide search for Hank leads to dangerous new revelations. Animated, Comedy, Adventure. Directed by Christopher McCulloch. Starring J.K. Simmons, Jane Lynch, Clancy Brown, and Patrick Warburton. Purchase and download today in Blu-ray quality.

www.kaleidescape.com

In SD from PBS(TV)

Little Bird

Eighteen years after being forced from her home and adopted, an indigenous woman searches for her lost family. Drama. Starring Darla Contois, Ellyn Jade, Alanna Bale, and Osawa Muskwa. Purchase and download today in DVD quality.

www.kaleidescape.com

 

[Substance]

Added in HD
With Dolby Atmos (Mandarin)from Well Go USA Entertainment

The Wandering Earth II

With a looming solar disaster, scientists around the world band together to move Earth from impending doom. Sci-Fi, Disaster, Drama, Adventure. Directed by Frant Gwo. Starring Wu Jing, Li Xuejian, Ning Li, and Andy Lau. Purchase and download today in Blu-ray quality with Dolby Atmos audio.

www.kaleidescape.com

With DTS-HD MA 5.1 from Lionsgate

Rumble Through the Dark

Plagued by misfortune, a bare-knuckle boxer enters a brutal cage fight for one last chance to settle his debts. Action. Starring Bella Thorne, Aaron Eckhart, Ritchie Coster, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Purchase and download today in Blu-ray quality.

www.kaleidescape.com

I have been meaning to watch this and the first one. I was looking to buy the Blu-rays the other day. What a surprise. I wish we got the first one too.

 

[DmitryB]

I'm really intrigued by "Cheers" being in HD. It originated in 1982 and ran through 1993, so I wonder what it looks like in HD. But I'm glad Paramount invested in upgrading it. It's disappointing, for example, that "Everybody Loves Raymond" - which is from a later era - is in SD.

 

[forzalombardi]

I'm really intrigued by "Cheers" being in HD. It originated in 1982 and ran through 1993, so I wonder what it looks like in HD. But I'm glad Paramount invested in upgrading it. It's disappointing, for example, that "Everybody Loves Raymond" - which is from a later era - is in SD.

Yes, I am hoping for a HD upgrade as well for Raymond.

 

[Substance]

I'm really intrigued by "Cheers" being in HD. It originated in 1982 and ran through 1993, so I wonder what it looks like in HD. But I'm glad Paramount invested in upgrading it. It's disappointing, for example, that "Everybody Loves Raymond" - which is from a later era - is in SD.

TV shows were shot and edited on mainly 35mm film and sometimes on 16mm until the late 80s. These shows transfer to HD very nicely. You just need to scan the 35mm films and clean them up (if you care). More importantly, these shows don’t have any CGI that needs to be re-generated in HD.

TV shows were often shot with video cameras (HDCAM or similar) from the late 80s until the late 00s. They were edited on D-1 (component) or D-3 (composite) digital tapes which are SD mediums. It is a very difficult and costly process to re-capture the video cam footage and re-edit them in a more modern editing environment. Furthermore, these video camera tapes didn’t have the generous fine detail that 35mm film cameras have. The new captures require heavy enhancements and still look barely HD.

Studios bother only if there is a market for such expensive projects. They tested the market with the Star Trek TNG seasons. TNG seasons were shot on a mix of 35mm and 16mm film but they were edited on D-3 tape therefore forever locked to SD resolutions. CBS went back to the original 35mm films, re-edited the entire show and re-rendered the special effects shots to bring us the native HD Blu-ray releases. They were priced high at around $80 a season (in the late 2000s money). The sales weren’t there. TV seasons in general don’t sell well on home video (even in the DVD days they sold poorly). That’s why we never got the later Star Trek shows or many other great shows from the 90s. By the early 2010s, TV shows were shot on HD digital cameras that can shoot in 1080p24 or higher. For example, Star Trek: Enterprise seasons were even broadcast in 1080i60 on TV.

I don’t know the situation with Raymond. I never watched the show. You need to investigate how they post processed the show. If it was in SD then it is unlikely they will spend the money to remaster them in HD (unless they just sell you the Blu-rays with upscaled pictures from the early SD masters as in the SG-1 seasons).

 

[forzalombardi]

TV shows were shot and edited on mainly 35mm film and sometimes on 16mm until the late 80s. These shows transfer to HD very nicely. You just need to scan the 35mm films and clean them up (if you care). More importantly, these shows don’t have any CGI that needs to be re-generated in HD.

TV shows were often shot with video cameras (HDCAM or similar) from the late 80s until the late 00s. They were edited on D-1 (component) or D-3 (composite) digital tapes which are SD mediums. It is a very difficult and costly process to re-capture the video cam footage and re-edit them in a more modern editing environment. Furthermore, these video camera tapes didn’t have the generous fine detail that 35mm film cameras have. The new captures require heavy enhancements and still look barely HD.

Studios bother only if there is a market for such expensive projects. They tested the market with the Star Trek TNG seasons. TNG seasons were shot on a mix of 35mm and 16mm film but they were edited on D-3 tape therefore forever locked to SD resolutions. CBS went back to the original 35mm films, re-edited the entire show and re-rendered the special effects shots to bring us the native HD Blu-ray releases. They were priced high at around $80 a season (in the late 2000s money). The sales weren’t there. TV seasons in general don’t sell well on home video (even in the DVD days they sold poorly). That’s why we never got the later Star Trek shows or many other great shows from the 90s. By the early 2010s, TV shows were shot on HD digital cameras that can shoot in 1080p24 or higher. For example, Star Trek: Enterprise seasons were even broadcast in 1080i60 on TV.

I don’t know the situation with Raymond. I never watched the show. You need to investigate how they post processed the show. If it was in SD then it is unlikely they will spend the money to remaster them in HD (unless they just sell you the Blu-rays with upscaled pictures from the early SD masters as in the SG-1 seasons).

Raymond is in HD on other digital platforms.

 

[Substance]

Raymond is in HD on other digital platforms.

IMDB says the show was shot on 35mm and processed in Super35. They are from Paramount/HBO which have good track record of having decent remasters. Those streams are likely in native HD for this show. No Blu-ray disc release in any region. Based on this, I wouldn’t get these shows from Kaleidescape but stream them on iTunes or Vudu.

 

[forzalombardi]

IMDB says the show was shot on 35mm and processed in Super35. They are from Paramount/HBO which have good track record of having decent remasters. Those streams are likely in native HD for this show. No Blu-ray disc release in any region. Based on this, I wouldn’t get these shows from Kaleidescape but stream them on iTunes or Vudu.

I have it on iTunes.

 

[ironcross]

The Pod Generation (2023) in UHD/HD with DTS-HD Master 5.1 from Lionsgate (UK Only)

The Pod Generation

A couple struggles to adjust to sharing their pregnancy with a new technology that gestates the baby in an external pod. Sci-Fi, Drama. Directed by Sophie Barthes. Starring Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rosalie Craig, and Vinette Robinson.

www.kaleidescape.com

 

[Kostas]

On pre-order in UHD/HDR from Warner

The Color Purple

In 1900s Georgia, a resilient Black woman raises her family while weathering an onslaught of misfortune and abuse. Directed by Blitz Bazawule. Starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, and Colman Domingo. Purchase and download today in 4K HDR with Dolby Atmos audio.

www.kaleidescape.com

 

[Kostas]

Available for purchase in UHD/HDR & HD with Dolby Atmos from A24

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

A lyrical, decades-spanning exploration of a woman's life in Mississippi. Drama. Directed by Raven Jackson. Starring Charleen McClure, Moses Ingram, Reginald Helms Jr., and Zainab Jah. Purchase and download today in 4K HDR with Dolby Atmos audio.

www.kaleidescape.com

Happy New Year everyone !

 

[thrillcat]

Young Guns is up in 4K HDR. Hope Point Break follows shortly.......

Young Guns

A group of young ranch hands seek vengeance on their employer's murderer and his cronies. Action, Western. Directed by Christopher Cain. Starring Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Charlie Sheen. Purchase and download today in 4K HDR.

www.kaleidescape.com

 

[KDeering]

Point Break is only a licensed title for 4K disc, so unlikely we'll see it on K in 4K soon.

 

[thrillcat]

Point Break is only a licensed title for 4K disc, so unlikely we'll see it on K in 4K soon.

Even though it disappeared from the store a couple months ago?

 

[KDeering]

Even though it disappeared from the store a couple months ago?

Could be a distribution change for the title. But the 4K disc is a license release, not a studio release.

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

Well I'm a lucky guy as I have had for some time Point Break 4k HDR on Kaleidescape!

 

[Hunter67]

Well I'm a lucky guy as I have had for some time Point Break 4k HDR on Kaleidescape!

That's the 2015 remake currently in the store, they are talking about the 1991 version.

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

That's the 2015 remake currently in the store, they are talking about the 1991 version.

Woops! You got me there!

 

[thrillcat]

Could be a distribution change for the title. But the 4K disc is a license release, not a studio release.

Quit harshing my buzz, a boy can dream, can’t he? I have the HD version and am in no real rush to get it, but still hoping it’s not too far off.

It seems Shout has been using their own streaming channels to highlight the new upgrade, so hopefully they’re just holding a little extra window to drive disc sales. I’ll wait.

 

[Substance]

MacGyver all seasons in HD for $15 each. This is the show you watch when your Kaleidescape system intermittently hiccups. You will notice no hiccups after a few episodes.

MacGyver (Season 1)

A secret agent takes on dangerous missions around the world where he uses his wits instead of weapons to get by. Action, Suspense. Starring Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Michael Lerner, and Joan Chen. Purchase and download today in Blu-ray quality.

www.kaleidescape.com