“Elvis” was a summer sensation in the movie houses, and now it’s time to sizzle on home entertainment platforms 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD.
The buzz you heard about “Elvis” (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment) is real. So is the Baz, as in Baz Luhrmann, who directed the epic flick.
Austin Butler emerges as a star, playing Elvis Presley over a 20-year span. The film centers on Elvis’ complicated relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks. The two-decade journey involves the significant and influential people in Elvis’ life, including Priscilla Presley, played by Olivia DeJonge.
Presley’s last concert was in Indianapolis, less than two months before his 1977 death. The day of his concert, RCA officials met Presley at Indianapolis International Airport to present him with a plaque for the pressing of the 2 billionth RCA record – his upcoming album at the time, “Moody Blue.”
The release includes a plethora of bonus features: “Bigger Than Life: The Making of ELVIS,” “Rock ‘N Roll Royalty: The Music & Artists Behind ELVIS,” “Fit for a King: The Style of ELVIS,” “Viva Australia: Recreating Iconic Locations for ELVIS,” and a lyric video for “Trouble.”
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“Lucifer: The Sixth & Final Season” (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment) is proof that all good things must come to an end, eventually. But what a ride it was. Relive Season 6 as the crime-solving Lucifer sees his relationship with Chloe grow stronger and stronger. Not everything is roses, though, as past struggles rear their ugly head. Deleted scenes and a gag reel complete this release.
“Miracle” (Film Movement) is a gripping, genre-subverting procedural that follows a determined inspector seeking the truth about a missing young Romanian novice who goes missing from an isolated convent. The film expertly delves into each character, revealing the nature of their entanglement. Bonus features include a commentary by director Bogdan George Apetri and a seven-minute short film by Apetri.
“Invisible Imprints” (IndiePix Films) is a powerful documentary that follows a dozen spoken-word poets and modern dancers based out of Boston. Together, they travel from Mississippi to Chicago up the Great Migration Trail, performing an original piece called Invisible: Imprints of Racism. After each performance, they talk with Civil Rights veterans. The documentary captures their own struggles with race and identity. Bonus features include an audio commentary by director Jay Paris and a 44-minute short film by Paris.
“Kamen Rider Kuuga: The Complete Series” (Shout! Factory) is available for the first time in North America on a seven-disc Blu-ray collection. The boxed set contains all 49 action-packed, kid-friendly episodes about the exploits of a masked, motorcycle-riding hero who fights the forces of evil. The discs feature separate subtitle tracks: the Japanese-only subtitle track and Japanese plus Grongi language translation.