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A Nightmare on Elm Street 7-Film Collection on 4K

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“A Nightmare on Elm Street 7-Film Collection“ is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on September 30th via Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. A limited edition 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook Library Case will also be available exclusively at Amazon (pictured below).

Amazon Exclusive Limited Edition 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook Library Case

This collection includes the following seven films.

  • “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984) Theatrical and Uncut Versions
  • “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge” (1985)
  • “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” (1987)
  • “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master” (1988)
  • “A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child” (1989) Theatrical and Uncut Versions
  • “Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare” (1991) in 2D & 3D
  • “Wes Craven’s New Nightmare” (1994)

The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray releases include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range for each movie. The films will also include a variety of Dolby Atmos and lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound. The release(s) will come with a digital copy of the films compatible with Movies Anywhere. Here are some specific details about the release, taken from the press release (issued today).

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 7-FILM COLLECTION FEATURING HORROR ICON FREDDY KRUEGER COMES TO 4K ULTRA HD™ 

The 4K collection including the original seven films will be released on September 30, 2025

Burbank, CA (August 7, 2025) – Freddy Krueger, the vengeful child killer burned alive by angry parents, returns to haunt the dreams of their children when this chilling 7-film saga becomes available as a 4K UHD collection for the first time.  From his first terrifying appearance on Elm Street to his resurrection through nightmares, Freddy unleashes horror across generations – where sleep is no escape, and dreams become deadly.

From New Line Cinema, the collection includes the original seven films –  A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989), Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), and  Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994) – along with the uncut versions of A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Dream Child.  The collection also includes an alternate ending of Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare presented in anaglyph 3D and complete with 3D glasses in the physical collection.

The collection will be available in limited edition collectible SteelBook packaging and as a standard 4K collection and will be available to purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more.

4K Ultra HD** showcases 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and a wider color spectrum, offering consumers brighter, deeper, and more lifelike colors for a home entertainment viewing experience like never before.

The standard 4K UHD Blu-ray set is now available for preorder at Amazon, GRUV, and Walmart. The Amazon exclusive 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook Library Case, limited to 4000 units, is presently unavailable for preorder. However, stay tuned, and I’ll update this accordingly when it does come back. Below you can find an official trailer for the upcoming release(s).

The bonus materials set to be included for each film are listed below, after the break.

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Blaxploitation Classics Vol. 1 comes to 4K in May

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“Blaxploitation Classics Vol. 1” will be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on May 20th via Shout Select (Shout! Studios). This release will include a total of six films in a 12-disc set.

The release will come as a “combo pack” with each 4K receiving its Blu-ray Disc counterpart. All of the films have received new 4K scans and restorations. The tech specs on the 4K release feature a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio for each film. They include Dolby Vision (or HDR10) and DTS-HD Master Audio Mono sound. Tech specs for the Blu-ray versions include a 1080p HD video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio for each film and DTS-HD Master Audio Mono.

UPDATED: The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon. You can preorder directly via the ShoutFactory.com website and get a bonus poster. The six films included and their tech specs and bonus materials are listed below.

Blaxploitation Classics Vol. 1 | Synopsis

From the drive-in to 4K and Blu-ray, the heavy-duty action of the ’70s subgenre known as “Blaxploitation” has thrilled and captivated audiences for decades. Shout! Select is proud to present an explosive six-film collection of some of the coolest movies to ever hit the streets. Featuring genre legends Pam Grier, Fred Williamson, Isaac Hayes, and Yaphet Kotto, these tough-as-nails and unbelievably hip classics of the subgenre — presented here on both Blu-ray and 4K Ultra High Definition — are a tremendous entry point into the world of Blaxploitation for newcomers as well as must-haves for discerning fans of genre cinema.

“Across 110th Street” (1972)

2160p Ultra High-Definition HDR Widescreen & 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 101 min.

If you steal $300,000 from the mob, it’s not robbery … it’s suicide. Anthony Quinn (Zorba The Greek) and Yaphet Kotto (Alien) lead a double-barreled cop thriller with style and violence to spare in Barry Shear’s Across 110th Street. When a crowd of gun-toting gangsters take on the Mafia, the bullets start flying … and cops start dying. In order to bring justice to the streets, two of New York’s finest (Quinn and Kotto) are forced to team up in an unlikely pairing. With the gangsters, the mob, and The Man involved in a three-way dance, one thing’s for sure – the only guaranteed way Across 110th Street … is in a body bag.

DISC 1 – Across 110th Street on 4K UHD Blu-ray

  • NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
  • Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono

DISC 2 – Across 110th Street on Blu-ray

  • NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • NEW It’s Where The Action Is The Blaxploitation Films Of A.I.P., Part One – An In-Depth Documentary Featuring New And Archival Interviews With Film Critic And Author Odie Henderson, Film Producer and Son Of AIP Film Producer Samuel Z. Arkoff – Lou Arkoff, Afrocentric Film Scholar Dr. Michelle B. Taylor, Author And Film Historian Chris Poggiali, Film Historian Nathaniel Thompson, “Coffy” Director Jack Hill, And Post-Production Supervisor at AIP James L. Honore
  • Trailer

“Black Caesar” (1973)

2160p Ultra High-Definition HDR Widescreen & 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 95min.

Hail Caesar! Godfather of Harlem … the cat with the .45-caliber claws! Fred Williamson stars in his signature role of Tommy Gibbs in the action classic Black Caesar! Growing up on the streets and trying to make his mother proud, Gibbs resorts to running “errands” for The Man. But when a crooked cop beats him up, Tommy realizes there’s a better way to live his American dream: by making The Man deliver for him! Infiltrating – and then destroying – an infamous mob family, Gibbs takes over Manhattan … and tragically loses his hold on the most important things in his life, making him vulnerable to every cutthroat gangster who ever dreamt of ruling an empire! With Williamson’s powerhouse performance and gritty direction by cult movie legend Larry Cohen (It’s Alive, Q: The Winged Serpent, Original Gangstas), it’s little wonder that Black Caesar stands tall among the best the Blaxploitation genre has to offer.

DISC 3 – Black Caesar on 4K UHD Blu-ray

  • NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
  • Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Larry Cohen

DISC 4 – Black Caesar on Blu-ray

  • NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Larry Cohen
  • Trailer

“Hell Up in Harlem” (1973)

2160p Ultra High-Definition HDR Widescreen & 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 95min.

He may never get to Heaven — but he’s raising Hell Up In Harlem. The Black Godfather, Tommy Gibbs (Fred Williamson) is back in this explosive sequel to Black Caesar! When Gibbs steals a ledger with the name of every crooked cop and politician on the mob’s payroll, he becomes the most wanted man in the city. Enlisting the aid of his father and an army of Harlem hoods, Gibbs goes from defense to offense, launching a deadly attack on his enemies that sets off a violent chain reaction from Harlem all the way to the Caribbean, climaxing in one of the most mayhem-filled turf war battles in history.

DISC 5 – Hell Up In Harlem on 4K UHD Blu-ray

  • NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
  • Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Larry Cohen

DISC 6 – Hell Up In Harlem on Blu-ray

  • NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Larry Cohen
  • Trailer

“Coffy” (1973)

2160p Ultra High-Definition HDR Widescreen & 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 90 min.

They call her Coffy – and she’ll cream ya! The great Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) is a one-woman instrument of justice in the no-holds-barred revenge thriller Coffy. A nurse by day and avenging angel by night, Coffy (Grier) turns up the heat when she discovers that her little sister has been doped up by a greedy drug pusher. Vowing to not only put the pusher down for good but also to follow his trail of corruption up to the top – the very top – Coffy is unaware that all is not what it seems … and that the pipeline of drugs just may lead to someone she knows! Directed by Jack Hill (Foxy Brown, Switchblade Sisters) and featuring Sid Haig (House Of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects), Coffy is a thrilling action flick and a showcase for the unique talents of Pam Grier.

DISC 7 – Coffy on 4K UHD Blu-ray

  • NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
  • Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Jack Hill

DISC 8 – Coffy on Blu-ray

  • NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • Interview With Director Jack Hill
  • Interview With Actor Pam Grier
  • Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Jack Hill
  • Trailer

“Sheba, Baby” (1975)

2160p Ultra High-Definition HDR Widescreen & 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 90 min.

Pam Grier (Foxy Brown) is hotter than dynamite and just as deadly in this hard-hitting thriller that leaps from one death-defying scene to the next. Sheba Shayne (Grier) is a private eye summoned to her old stomping grounds to help her father keep the mob from moving in on his business. But she gets too close to the fire, narrowly escaping the blast of a car bomb. Gunning for justice, Sheba vows to take revenge. Packing a .44 Magnum, a machine gun, and a few extra surprises to blow the bad guys away, Sheba leaves a blazing trail of blood in her wake, putting the mob on the defensive … until she’s lured into a plot that could flatten her curves once and for all.

DISC 9 – Sheba, Baby on 4K UHD Blu-ray

  • NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
  • Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • Audio Commentary With Screenwriter David Sheldon

DISC 10 – Sheba, Baby on Blu-ray

  • NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • Interview With Screenwriter David Sheldon
  • Audio Commentary With Screenwriter David Sheldon
  • Trailer

“Truck Turner” (1974)

2160p Ultra High-Definition HDR Widescreen & 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 91 min.

He’s a skip tracer, the last of the bounty hunters, living on blood money and borrowed time. Isaac Hayes (Escape From New York, South Park) is Truck Turner – a football star turned bounty hunter who’s tracking a sadistic pimp on the mean streets of Los Angeles. But when a tragic accident changes all the rules, suddenly the hunter finds himself being hunted by the city’s deadliest hired killers! Truck strikes back in a series of wild car chases, shootouts, and bone-crushing fistfights, knowing that the battles can lead to only one place: an intense struggle to the death against the brutal leader of L.A.’s crime syndicate, Harvard Blue (Yaphet Kotto, Live And Let Die). Featuring an outstanding score by Hayes, riveting performances by Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek) and Scatman Crothers (The Shining), and direction by Jonathan Kaplan (Over The Edge, Unlawful Entry), Truck Turner is an explosive force that can’t be stopped!

DISC 11 – Truck Turner on 4K UHD Blu-ray

  • NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
  • Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • Audio Commentary With Director Jonathan Kaplan

DISC 12 – Truck Turner on 4K UHD Blu-ray

  • NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • Audio Commentary With Director Jonathan Kaplan
  • Trailer

“Alien” gets a 40th Anniversary 4K UHD Blu-ray in April

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The 1979 Ridley Scott directed sci-fi thriller “Alien“ is getting a “40th Anniversary” 4K UHD Blu-ray release on April 23rd via Fox, as officially announced today. The film featured a cast of Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Harry Dean Stanton, Veronica Cartwright, Yaphet Kotto, and Ian Holm. The 4K release will be sporting a new 4K restoration that was supervised by the director himself, as you can see quoted (from the press release) below.

The film was restored in 4K in 2018 by 20th Century Fox at Company 3/Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, supervised by Ridley Scott and Pam Dery, with the 4K scans were done at EFilm.

Tech specs for the 4K release include 2160p video in the 2.40:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of High Dynamic Range and DTS-HD Master Audio sound in 5.1 for both versions of the film and also in a 4.1 configuration for the Theatrical Version. Yes, this is the same audio as found as the previously released Blu-ray. The release will come in a form of “combo pack” with the Blu-ray and a digital copy of the film included.

UPDATE: The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for pre-order over at Amazon and quite affordable.

It’s known that there will also be a Best Buy Exclusive Steelbook available, pictured below.

alien_4k_steelbookBest Buy Exclusive 4K Steelbook

The 4K release will include both the original 1979 Theatrical Version and the 2003 Director’s Cut of the film. Details about and bonus materials set to be included on the release are listed below.

ALIEN 40th Anniversary Bonus Features:

  • 1979 Theatrical Version
  • 2003 Director’s Cut
  • 2003 Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott and the Cast & Crew
  • 1999 Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott (1979 Theatrical Version Only)
  • Final Theatrical Isolated Score – Dolby Digital 5.1 (1979 Theatrical Version Only)
  • Composer’s Original Isolated Score – Dolby Digital 5.1 (1979 Theatrical Version Only)
  • Deleted Scenes

Further below, after the break, you can find the official announcement regarding this upcoming 4K release.

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RUMOR: 1979 Ridley Scott film “Alien” coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray early next year

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1979 Ridley Scott directed Sci-Fi classic “Alien” may come to 4K UHD Blu-ray early next year, according to fansite AvP Galaxy, which reports that a Czech retailer (FilmArena) has a listing already up for the film in a 4K UHD Blu-ray release, which I’ve confirmed, and you can see HERE for yourself. The release date that is listed over there is January 5th. However, that fansite is reporting that you can see this come out sometime around, or specifically April 26th 2019 – Alien Day. Regardless of which month next year it will be coming out, the film coming to 4K next year would definitely make sense, as in 2019 the film will be celebrating its 40th anniversary. So far, no retailers in the United States are listing the title on 4K for pre-order, yet. As with all RUMOR posts, take this with a “grain of salt” so-to-speak, and wait for an official announcement from the studio (Fox). Lastly, I’d like to give credit to our friends over at Bloody-Disgusting for first reporting this. Stay tuned for any further developments on this possible upcoming 4K release.