August 4 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s August 4 Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD column! We’ve highlighted this week’s releases in detailed write-ups of different titles below! Click each highlighted title to purchase through Amazon!
New Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
Promare Collector’s Edition
Thirty years has passed since the appearance of the Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings who destroyed half of the world with fire. When a new group of aggressive mutants calling themselves Mad Burnish appears, the epic battle between Galo Thymos, a new member of the anti-Burnish rescue team Burning Rescue, and Lio Fotia, the leader of Mad Burnish, begins.
Swallow
A newly pregnant housewife develops a strange and dangerous compulsion to consume inedible objects in this provocative psychological thriller.
House of Hummingbird
14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape by roaming the neighborhood with her best friend, going on adventures, exploring young love and experiencing everything that comes with growing up in a country on the brink of enormous change.
Coma
A young architect joins a rogue group of fighters in the dystopian world COMA, where together they must uncover the secret of their shared nightmare.
What She Said: The Art Of Pauline Kael (DVD)
The New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael battled to make her mark — fueled by brilliance, unshakable self-confidence, a complicated past, and a deep love of the arts. With over 40 new interviews and never-before seen archival material, What She Said is an unvarnished portrait of a pioneer who was both admired and resented for what she said about art in an era of great movie making.
Night Out (DVD)
Night Out follows a day in the lives of 4 different couples as they venture out into the famous (and infamous) Berlin nightlife craving fun and sexual gratification. As the night wears on, the paths of Sarah and Michael from London, Amir from Syria, Lena and Ingrid from Germany, Sebastian, Martha and Felix all intersect, resulting in one crazy night out.
Book Club
Wonder Woman: The Way of the Amazons
When Wonder Woman left paradise to journey to the modern world, she brought with her reproductions of the secret archives of her homeland of Themyscira. Wonder Woman: The Way of the Amazons is a fascinating collection of history and artifacts from Diana’s homeland, which unlocks the mysteries of the Amazons and their hidden island with stunning original illustrations, and wondrous special features including pages that open up, removable treasures, and more. Get a rare glimpse into Amazon traditions and explore their lush and beautiful home, including the exotic bestiary of mythical creatures, kangas, and more. Then follow Diana as she shares her personal tale of entering the modern world and grow from a young Amazon Princess to become Wonder Woman.
Reissues
Carole Lombard Collection I
This collection includes three 1930s Pre-Code classics starring screen legend Carole Lombard: FAST AND LOOSE (1930), MAN ON THE WORLD (1931) and NO MAN OF HER OWN (1932).
Audie Murphy Collection
This collection includes three 1950s classic Westerns starring the great Audie Murphy: THE DUEL AT SILVER CREEK (1952), RIDE A CROOKED TRAIL (1958) and NO NAME ON THE BULLET (1959).
Shanghai Triad
Absorbing tale of Chinese underworld in the 1930s, focusing on a boy who’s hired to be the silent servant of a pampered nightclub queen (Gong Li) the mistress of one of Shanghai’s gangland bosses.
Einstein’s Universe
A documentary produced in 1979 to celebrate the centenary of Albert Einstein’s birth. Narrated and hosted by Peter Ustinov and written by Nigel Calder, the film takes place at the University of Texas’ McDonald Observatory where a staff of renowned physicists take both Ustinov and the viewer through a hands-on experience of the exciting facets of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity.
New On Digital HD
Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding (exclusive clip)
Princess Odette, Prince Derek and their royal friends set sail for a magical adventure in the enchanted land of Cathay to attend the wedding of Princess Mei Li and Chen.
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons
Master Assassin Slade Wilson leads two lives: a relentless killer known as Deathstroke and a family man. Can he atone for the sins of the past—or will his family pay the ultimate price?
Summerland
During World War II, an Englishwoman (Gemma Arterton) opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.
TV on Blu-ray and DVD
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Season Two
After tracking a suspicious shipment in the Venezuelan jungle, Jack Ryan heads to South America to investigate. As Jack threatens to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy, the President of Venezuela launches a counter-attack that hits home, leading Jack on a mission spanning the US, UK, Russia, and Venezuela to unravel the President’s plot and bring stability to a country on the brink of chaos.
His Dark Materials: The Complete First Season
From Philip Pullman’s trilogy comes Season 1 of this HBO series that follows a young girl in a parallel world.
Paddington Bear: The Complete Series (DVD)
A young bear ends up in London’s Paddington Station, where he is spotted sitting on an old leather suitcase outside the lost and found by a family called the Browns.
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