It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….and just in time for the most wonderful time of the year, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has made a list and checked it twice – and we have something for everyone on your holiday list, whether they have been naughty or nice!
From extremely popular complete television series boxed sets to original animated movies, fully remastered classic movies, and blockbuster smash hits – there is something for everyone to enjoy!
COMPLETE SERIES/BOXED SETS:
“Babylon 5: The Complete Series” – Available December 5th
2258 CE. Five hostile federations dominate the outermost regions of space. Heroes, thieves, and rare and exotic beings find refuge in this time of uneasy peace and the constant threat of war on a lone space station — the last and best hope for peace between a hundred worlds, alien and human alike — Babylon 5.
“Metalocalypse: The Complete Series” – Now Available
Between the pressures of fame, family, their psycho fans, and a secret organization out to destroy them, the biggest death metal band on the planet will rock the world or die trying. Whether you’re a lifelong fan or new to the brutality, bow down to “Metalocalypse: The Complete Series.” It doesn’t get any more metal than this!
“Rick and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1-6” – Now Available
Rick and Morty is the critically acclaimed, Emmy-award-winning half-hour animated comedy series on Adult Swim that follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on insanely dangerous adventures across the universe. Rick Sanchez is living with his daughter Beth’s family and constantly bringing her, his son-in-law Jerry, granddaughter Summer, and grandson Morty into intergalactic escapades.
“Succession: The Complete Series” – Now Available
Power, politics, money…it’s all in the family in this provocative, satirical series about a highly dysfunctional dynasty. When the aging patriarch of one of the world’s largest media conglomerates considers retirement, his family members position themselves for a takeover. But tensions rise as corporate battles threaten to turn into a family civil war in this sharp, scathing, binge-worthy series.
“The Adventures of Batman: The Complete Series” – Now Available
“The Adventures of Batman” was one of the spotlight animated television series to be produced by Filmation, who generated more than 50 animated series, over a dozen television shorts, specials and movies, and eight feature films. The Adventures of Batman was also paired with another famous DC superhero to become The Batman/Superman Hour. Filmation veteran Olan Soule (“Super Friends,” “The Towering Inferno”) provided the voice of Batman, while American Top 40 co-founder & host Casey Kasem (“Scooby-Doo” franchise) played Robin. The supporting cast featured two-time Emmy Award winner Ted Knight (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Caddyshack”) as Commissioner Gordon, Larry Storch (“F Troop”) as Joker, and Jane Webb (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “The Archie Show”) as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl.
“The Flash: The Complete Series” – Now Available
After defeating the Reverse Flash once and for all, the ninth season of “The Flash” picks up one week after their epic battle, and Barry Allen aka The Flash and Iris West-Allen are reconnecting and growing closer than ever. When a deadly group of Rogues descends on Central City, led by a powerful and unknown new threat, The Flash and his team, including Meta-Empath Cecile Horton, the light-powered meta, Allegra Garcia, brilliant tech-nerd Chester P. Runk and reformed cryogenics thief Mark Blaine, must once again defy the odds to save the day. But as The Rogues are defeated, a deadly new adversary rises to challenge Barry Allen’s heroic legacy. In their greatest battle yet, Barry and Team Flash will be pushed to their limits to save Central City one last time.
“The Venture Bros.: The Complete Series” – Now Available
For the first time in the history of the world, every single episode of “The Venture Bros.” ever created! Stuffed full of your favorite evil nemeses and larger-than-life heroes, plus a few smaller-than-life ones. It’s never not a great time to watch your favorite episode from any season, followed by any other episode from any other season. From “Dia de los Dangerous” to “The Saphrax Protocol,” it’s all in one place! It’s the “Complete Series Venture Bros. Box Set,” twenty years in the making. Including all the bonus materials that have been lovingly created over the years and carefully curated for you now,
ORIGINAL ANIMATED MOVIES:
Babylon 5: The Road Home” – Now Available
Return to Babylon 5 as the epic interstellar saga continues with “The Road Home.” Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home. Along the way, he reunites with some familiar faces while discovering cosmic new revelations about the history, purpose, and meaning of the Universe.
“Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar” – Now Available
After the heroic rescue of Toki Wartooth, DETHKLOK frontman Nathan Explosion finds himself traumatized in a BRUTAL professional and romantic flat-spin, all while he is tasked with fulfilling the prophecy and confronting the ultimate songwriting challenge: write the SONG OF SALVATION and save the planet. Can Nathan Explosion look beyond his brutally damaged ego to save his band, stop the Metalocalypse, and finally face the ultimate evil: Salacia?
“Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match” – Available October 17th
“Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match,” the fourth animated film in the franchise, sees Johnny Cage in 1980s Hollywood on a mission to become a famous actor. However, his world soon changes when his co-star disappears, and he embarks on a journey filled with danger and deceit.
“The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart” – Now Available
Doc’s latest invention will either bankrupt Team Venture or launch them to new heights; as Hank searches for himself, Dean searches for Hank, The Monarch searches for answers, and a mysterious woman from their pasts threatens to bring their entire world crashing down on them.
BLOCKBUSTER HITS:
“Air” – Now Available
From award-winning director Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon, the comedic drama “AIR” reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division, which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. Air also stars Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, and Marlon Wayans, with Chris Tucker and Viola Davis in a moving story that follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.
“Barbie” – Available October 17th
The highest-grossing film of the year, as well as in Warner Bros. history, from writer/director Greta Gerwig will be available this holiday season.
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.
“Blue Beetle” – Available October 31st
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.
DIGITALLY REMASTERED CLASSIC MOVIES:
“Cool Hand Luke” 4K – Now Available
Academy Award® winner Paul Newman stars with George Kennedy in this story of a man who will not surrender to authority – even at the cost of his life. When Luke Jackson (Newman) is sentenced to a Southern prison for a minor infraction, his intelligence, calm under pressure, and inability to accept defeat soon gain him the respect of his fellow inmates on the chain gang – and the nickname Cool Hand Luke. But they also earn Luke the enmity of the warden, who cannot allow any inmate to challenge his authority. When Luke’s mother dies, he decides to escape … and he will not allow anyone to stop him.
“East of Eden” 4K – Now Available
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father, Adam. Carl is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, to how to get ahead in business and in life to how to relate to his estranged mother. The 1955 period drama is directed by Elia Kazan from a screenplay by Paul Osborn and based on the 1952 John Steinbeck novel of the same name. The film stars James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Burl Ives, Richard Davalos, and Jo Van Fleet.
“ELF” 4K – Now Available
This hilarious Christmas film tells the tale of a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts on Christmas Eve and is transported back to the North Pole and raised as an elf. Years later, Buddy learns he is not really an elf and goes on a journey to New York City to find his true identity. The film is directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. It is produced by Jon Berg, Todd Komarnicki, and Shauna Robertson and stars Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner, and Bob Newhart.
“The Fugitive” 4K – Available November 21st
Harrison Ford stars as the wrongly convicted Dr. Richard Kimble, and Tommy Lee Jones is U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard, his relentless pursuer, in this intense thriller based on the hit television series of the 1960s–The Fugitive. Kimble had the perfect life – a beautiful wife, medical career, an expensive townhouse – a perfect life until the night his wife was murdered, died in his arms, and he was convicted of the crime. On his way to the penitentiary, Kimble escapes. Now, like hunted prey, he keeps running – determined only to find his wife’s murderer. Caught in a nightmare from which he cannot awaken, Dr. Richard Kimble is the fugitive.
“The Maltese Falcon” 4K – Now Available
Academy Award® winner Humphrey Bogart stars in this classic film noir as tough San Francisco private detective Sam Spade in the classic, convoluted story of Spade’s involvement with a deadly band of international thieves who will lie, double cross and murder to obtain a small, jewel-encrusted statue known as The Maltese Falcon. Sam Spade’s (Bogart) partner, Miles Archer (Jerome Cowan), accepts a job protecting a young woman (Mary Astor). Neither Spade nor Archer believe the woman or the story she tells them, but they do believe her money. Then, when Archer is murdered, Spade’s search for the killer drags him in the web of lies and death spun by the desperate people seeking The Maltese Falcon.
“Rebel Without a Cause” 4K – Now Available
James Dean stars in a movie that shocked the United States with a performance that still electrifies the screen twenty-five years after his untimely death prior to the film’s release. In this archetypal drama of teenage angst and rebellion, three high school students who should lead idyllic lives in their stable, comfortable suburban families explode with a violence and sexuality that their parents cannot understand. This film – which ripped the façade from the post-war American dream to expose the rage of the country’s youth – resonates with an energy that has made it a modern classic and a powerful coming-of-age story.
