A Series Of Bad Days.

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Stephen King’s first-written novel, THE LONG WALK arrives on Premium Digital and Premium Video on Demand beginning October 21 and on Blu-ray™ (+ Digital), DVD, and an Amazon-Exclusive 4K UHD (+ Blu-ray + Digital) SteelBook November 25 from Lionsgate.

 

SANTA MONICA, CA (October 14, 2025) – Directed by Francis Lawrence and adapted by JT Mollner from Stephen King’s first-written novel, THE LONG WALK arrives on Premium Digital and Premium Video on Demand beginning October 21 and on Blu-ray™ (+ Digital), DVD, and an Amazon-Exclusive 4K UHD (+ Blu-ray + Digital) SteelBook November 25 from Lionsgate. A 4K UHD (+ Blu-ray + Digital) Combo will also be available on December 23. Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with an 87%* critic rating, THE LONG WALK stars Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza), David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus), Garrett Wareing (“Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists”), Tut Nyuot (“Casualty”), Charlie Plummer (Moonfall), Ben Wang (Karate Kid: Legends), Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit), Jordan Gonzalez (“Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin”), Josh Hamilton (“The Walking Dead”), Joshua Odjick (Wildhood), with Judy Greer (13 Going on 30), and Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise). An intense, grounded, and thought-provoking thriller that is sure to stay with audiences long after the walk ends.

 
The film is a hit with theatrical audiences, having taken in $57.6 million at the worldwide box office—and still walking. From Francis Lawrence, the visionary director of The Hunger Games franchise films (Catching Fire, Mockingjay – Parts 1 & 2, and The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), comes the highly anticipated adaptation of master storyteller Stephen King’s first completed novel THE LONG WALK, an intense, chilling, and emotional thriller that challenges audiences to confront a haunting question: how far could you go?
 
On October 21, THE LONG WALK will be available to rent via Premium Video on Demand (for a 48-hour period) and to buy via Premium Electronic Sell-Thru on participating digital platforms where movies are purchased, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, Google TV, YouTube, and more.
 
On November 25, THE LONG WALK will be available for $39.99 on Blu-ray™ (+ Digital), and $29.96 on DVD.
 
Also on November 25, THE LONG WALK will be available for $34.99 as a 4K UHD (+ Blu-ray + Digital) Combo SteelBook^®, exclusively available at Amazon.
 
On December 23, THE LONG WALK will be available for $42.99 as a 4K UHD (+ Blu-ray + Digital) Combo.
 
Based on the novel by Stephen King. Screenplay by JT Mollner. Directed by Francis Lawrence.
*As of 10/1/25

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Alternate Ending – 4K UHD SteelBook Exclusive
• Stephen King: An Appreciation – 4K UHD SteelBook Exclusive
• Cooper & David Scene Read – 4K UHD SteelBook Exclusive
• “Ever Onward: Making The Long Walk” Multi-Part Documentary
  • Chapter 1: Walk or Die
  • Chapter 2: Raring to Rip
  • Chapter 3: Another Time/Another Place
  • Chapter 4: Adjustments Are Key
  • Chapter 5: Fulfillment
• Theatrical Trailers

CAST:

• Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza, Saturday Night, Old Guy)
• David Jonsson (TV’s “Industry,” Alien: Romulus, Rye Lane)
• Garrett Wareing (TV’s “Ransom Canyon,” “Manifest,” “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists”)
• Tut Nyuot (TV’s “The Witcher: Blood Origin,” “Small Axe,” “Dark Money”)
• Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete, The Clovehitch Killer, TV’s “Looking for Alaska”)
• Ben Wang (Karate Kid: Legends, TV’s “American Born Chinese,” Mean Girls)
• Roman Griffin Davis (A Rare Grand Alignment, Silent Night, Jojo Rabbit)
• Jordan Gonzalez (Trans Los Angeles, TV’s “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin,” “The L Word: Generation Q”)
• Josh Hamilton (Eighth Grade, Alive, TV’s “The Walking Dead”)
• with Judy Greer (13 Going on 30, Halloween, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever)
• and Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise, The Life of Chuck,Kingsman: Secret Service)

Official Site: https://www.thelongwalk.movie/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAtUHeMQ1F8
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PROGRAM INFORMATION 
Year of Production: 2025
Title Copyright: The Long Walk © 2025, Artwork & Supplementary Materials ^®, ^TM & © 2025 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Type: New Release
Rating: R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, suicide, pervasive language, and sexual references
Genre: Thriller
Feature Run Time: 108 minutes
PVOD Closed Captions: Yes
PVOD Video: 2160p Ultra High Definition HDR/SDR, 1080p High Definition, 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation
PVOD Audio: English Dolby Atmos, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Audio, English Descriptive Audio
4K/BD/DVD Subtitles: Spanish, French, English SDH
4K Format: 2160p Ultra High Definition 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation in Dolby Vision^®
4K Audio: English Dolby Atmos, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Audio, English Descriptive Audio
BD Format: 1080p High Definition 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation
BD Audio: English Dolby Atmos, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Audio, English Descriptive Audio
DVD Format: 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation
DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Audio, English Descriptive Audio

The Eternity Of The Moment Book Concept Teaser Trailer.

The Eternity Of The Moment Book Concept Teaser Trailer. 

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The Eternity Of The Moment is a new science fiction novel in progress by Author Mark A. Rivera and is expected to be published in late 2026.

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Fantastic Four: First Steps Digital Copy Review

 Fantastic Four: First Steps is the first part of phase six of Marvel Studios’ big screen cinematic universe and is for the most part okay. I state okay because while the film does a good job setting up the retro futuristic alternate Earth our heroes come from, the best parts are when Galactus appears on screen and sadly while I understand less is more, I would have liked a little more of the character in the film even though what we do get is quite good. Ralph Eneson does a fine job making Galactus both menacing and oddly tragic. He is something driven by a never ending hunger. A force of nature that stemps from something that was one not too different from a human, but after thousands of years enslaved to this never ending hunger, he seeks Reed and Sue’s child Franklyn as his salvation and offers to spare Earth in return for the child. When the Fantastic Four deny him his offer, he attempts to take Franklyn by force and then the Earth.

Pedro Pascal is okay as the world’s smartest man and Patriarch of the group, but that’s it. It is my hope that in the upcoming Avengers movies that he will grow into the role more and provide more of a presence on screen. The 4K Ultra HD picture quality is excellent with effective English Dolby ATMOS sound as well as an optional Spanish Language Soundtrack and English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired along with Spanish Language Subtitles encoded as options. HDR and DolbyVision viewing choices are available and per my own preference I watched the film in DolbyVision.

Extra value features include a movie length audio commentary track with Director Director Matt Shakman and the Production Designer that is screen specific. In no addition there are three featurettes that run anywhere between 9 and 13 minutes and and five deleted scenes that can be viewed either individually or as one reel (6:00). Bloopers (2:00) wrap up the bonus content. The interactive menus are well rendered and easy to navigate. 

Fantastic Four: First Steps is available on Digital Copy now on Movies Anywhere and other Digital Platforms.

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Emmy® Winning Apple Original Series “The Morning Show” is coming to DVD and Blu-ray Seasons 1 & 2 will be available on November 11, 2025

 

October 1, 2025 – New York, NY – Alliance Home Entertainment has announced the November 11thDVD and Blu-ray release date for The Morning Show: Seasons 1 & 2. The Emmy® Winning Apple Original series is being released under the exclusive distribution partnership with FIFTH SEASON.  The Morning Show originally premiered on Apple TV in 2019 with an all-star cast featuring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Billy Crudup. With 27 total Emmy® nominations, The Morning Show is subversive and deeply relevant with storytelling that tackles subjects like the #MeToo movement, media ethics, and corporate power.

Synopsis: Alex Levy’s (Jennifer Aniston) career is shaken after her co-anchor’s scandal. As rising reporter Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon) challenges the status quo, both navigate fierce rivalries, shifting loyalties, and power struggles amid a turbulent newsroom and evolving media landscape. The Morning Show was created by Jay Carsonand Kerry Ehrin, and stars Jennifer Aniston(Friends, Cake), Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies, Little Fires Everywhere), Billy Crudup (Hello Tomorrow!, Almost Famous), Mark Duplass (Creep, The One I Love), Karen Pittman (Yellowstone, Forever), and Néstor Carbonell (Lost, Bates Motel).

Steven Spielberg’s CATCH ME IF YOU CAN and MINORITY REPORT Arrive on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc™ for the First Time Each Newly Remastered Film will Also be Available in a Limited-Edition SteelBook® on December 9th

 

September 30, 2025 – New York, NY – Today, Alliance Home Entertainment announced the December 9th release of Catch Me If You Can and Minority Report on 4K Ultra HD and in Limited-Edition SteelBooks. This release marks the first time that the Steven Spielberg films will be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc in the U.S. and Canada. 

Both Minority Report and Catch Me If You Can were remastered this year in 4K and the sparkling new transfers were reviewed and approved by Spielberg.  The films also will be presented with Dolby Vision and HDR-10 for optimal image quality.  The 4K Ultra HD and Limited-Edition SteelBook presentations will include the feature film on 4K Ultra HD, a Blu-ray with legacy bonus features, and access to a Digital copy of the film.

Originally released in 2002, Minority Report was a global hit hailed as one of the best sci-fi films of the 21st century. The mind-bending thrill-ride based on a story by famed science fiction writer Philip K. Dick stars Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible), Colin Farrell (The Penguin), Samantha Morton (The Serpent Queen), and Max von Sydow (The Exorcist).  Synopsis:  Acclaimed director Steven Spielberg’s action-packed foretelling vision of the future stars Tom Cruise as Precrime detective John Anderton. When he is "identified" as a future murderer, John must race against his own specialized police department and time itself to prove his innocence of a crime he has yet to commit. Visually stunning and packed with relentless action, it is a cerebral, high-octane ride through a future where free will is under surveillance—and nothing is as it seems.

Legacy Bonus Content Includes: “The Future According To Steven Spielberg,” “Inside The World Of Precrime,” “Phillip K. Dick,” “Steven Spielberg and Minority Report,” “Minority Report: Future Realized,” “Minority Report: Props Of The Future,” “Highlights from Minority Report: From the Set,” “Minority Report: Commercials Of The Future,” “Previz Sequences, From Story To Screen,” “Deconstructing Minority Report,” “The Stunts Of Minority Report,” “ILM and Minority Report,” “Final Report,” “Production Concepts,” “Storyboard Sequences,” and “Trailers.” Starring Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic) and Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump), Catch Me If You Canalso premiered theatrically in 2002 and was a massive hit with both audiences and critics.  The film maintains a 96% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes® and features an outstanding supporting cast including Martin Sheen, James Brolin, Amy Adams, Jennifer Garner,Elizabeth Banks, and Christopher Walken in a role that earned him an Academy Award® nomination for Best Supporting Actor.  Synopsis:  Fast, funny, and incredibly entertaining, Steven Spielberg directs Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in this stranger-than-fiction tale inspired by a true story.      Frank W. Abagnale, Jr. is a brilliant young master of deception. Frank didn’t go

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas on 4K Ultra HD and Steelbook from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment available on November 11, 2025.

 

ALL-NEW 4K & LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 11, 2025

FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Universal City, California, September 23, 2025 – Discover the true meaning of the holiday season with Imagine Entertainment’s live-action adaptation of the beloved classic, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas on 4K Ultra HD and Steelbook from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment available on November 11, 2025. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the film returns in a stunning newly remastered edition featuring Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos for an enhanced home viewing and listening experience. This special release also includes over 30 minutes of brand-new bonus content exploring the making of the beloved holiday classic. Starring Jim Carrey as The Grinch, Academy Award®-winning director Ron Howard and Academy Award®-winning producer Brian Grazer reimagine one of the most enduring holiday stories of all time. Why is The Grinch (Carrey) such a grouch? No one seems to know, until little Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen) takes matters into her own hands and turns both Whoville and the Grinch's world upside down, inside out…and funny side up. Filled with dazzling scenery, special effects, makeup and costumes, this is an adventure "that can make your heart grow three sizes—if you're not laughing too hard!" (Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

BONUS content AVAILABLE ON DISC & DIGITAL: 25 Years Later: The Gift of THE GRINCH (NEW) – Director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer, make-up artist Rick Baker and actor Taylor Momsen look back on the making of the holiday classic and discuss its legacy. Spotlight on Location  Deleted Scenes  Outtakes Who School – An inside look at how actors learned to walk, talk, and move like real Whos from Whoville. Makeup Application and Design – Go behind the scenes to see the elaborate process of creating the Grinch’s iconic look and the Whos’ whimsical styles. Seussian Set Decoration – Explore how Dr. Seuss’s imaginative world was brought to life through colorful, larger-than-life set designs. Visual Effects – Discover the movie magic that blended practical effects with cutting-edge technology to transform Whoville. Music Video: Faith Hill “Where Are You Christmas?” Theatrical Trailer Feature Commentary with Director Ron Howard – Hear stories and insights from director Ron Howard as he reflects on bringing the classic to the big screen.

Tron and Tron Legacy Digital Copies Review.

Tron and its sequel Tron Legacy, are absolutely fantastic looking as 4K Ultra HD digital copy movies available now on various streaming platforms, including iTunes and of course Disney’s Movies Anywhere. You’ll find that in the cast of Tron, the Movies Anywhere version, which also allows you to have your copy of film also available on different platforms simultaneously has more extra value features than the iTunes copy so that’s something very important to keep in mind. Outside of that I have to say that I have never seen the original Tron look as good as it does on digital. It just simply has never looked this good and the DolbyVision picture quality is flawless.

Thankfully, they did not upgrade any of the original 1982 computer generated effects because to have done so would’ve been in my humble opinion a disservice to the fact that the film takes place in1982 and part of its charm is that we’re dealing with 1982 technology that was available to the public at that time.

In addition to this, even when within the world of the grid, you have an amazing sense of clarity when you look at the black-and-white images of the characters superimpose with the animated and or computer, animated effects, and the soundtrack in Dolby Atmos 5.1 really kicks rear. I mean, I could not ask for a better restoration than this and this is a pure digital copy. I could only imagine what the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc must look like.

Since there you would not be dealing with any bandwidth issues and you should  also still have the option of getting a Movies Anywhere Ultra HD digital copy coupons so in that respect, you get both the physical media and the digital media together however, in this age with more and more films becoming digital only releases if you don’t have the room then this is probably the best way to enjoy the best version of Tron I’ve ever seen. In addition to that there is also the sequel Tron Legacy which looked fantastic before and it just simply is more eye-catching than it was when I saw it in Blu-ray 3-D Disc from back in 2010 or 11. 

Overall, I think that for sound quality in picture quality on both of these films deserve a look. Now I will go over the extra value features that are found on both of these digital copies, which are sold separately.

On Tron, the featurettes The Tron Phenomenon (9:00) and Photo Tronology (16:00) are included along with the feature length documentary (1:24.00) are exclusive to the Movies Anywhere version while the Digital Imagery (4:00), Publicity Trailer (1:00) as well as two more archival featurettes appear on both the Movies Anywhere and i’Tunes versions respectively. 

The picture and sound formats; HDR or DolbyVision options coupled with Dolby ATMOS 5.1 Sound in English along with a Spanish Language option as well as English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired and Spanish Language Subtitles are encoded as options.

The same picture and viewing and listening options are available on the sequel Tron Legacy. Tron Legacy is not as impressive as Tron simply because it’s a more recent film so one expects it to look better with the restoration so you’re not gonna notice maybe as much of a jump up in quality that you would with Tron the original film, but that does not mean you will not enjoy the picture quality That is provided by this digital copy. Both films seem more timely today than they were in the past and they are good set up for the upcoming sequel film Tron Ares which opens up at theaters in the United States on October 10, 2025.

Interestingly, all the extra value features found on the movies. Anywhere app are also available on the iTunes version of Tron Legacy. These include the featurettes, Launching The Legacy (10:00), Visualizing Tron (11:00), Installing The Cast (12:00), Disc Roars (3:00) and The Speed Of Light (9:00).

Unless you plan on buying the physical copies that are available at retailers on and off-line, I recommend getting the Disney movies anywhere digital copies of Tron in particular and Tron Legacy because you will get more for your money and you’ll have more options to view it on instead of just iTunes alone. Both Tron and its sequel Tron Legacy are now available as digital copies on Movies Anywhere, iTunes and other digital outlets.

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