
August 9 brings home 11.22.63, A Hologram for the King, Supergirl: Season One and more!
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s look at all the top titles arriving this week on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD. Check out the gallery viewer below for a look at the major new releases, catalogue films and television collections hitting shelves and/or VOD beginning Tuesday, August 9, 2016.
It’s a quieter week than most when it comes to home entertainment, but August 9 still sees the release of a few big titles. Be on the lookout for Tom Tykwer’s recent reteaming with Tom Hanks in the Dave Eggers adaptation A Hologram for the King. You can also find director Bob Nelson’s recent drama The Confirmation, starring Clive Owen.
Arriving directly to DVD and Blu-ray is the all ages animated featured Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon.
Warner Archive this week upgrades to Blu-ray Richard Brooks’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof while also offering MOD DVDs for some Edward G. Robinson classics, including 1930’sThe Widow from Chicago, 1939’s Blackmail and 1941’s Unholy Partners.
Shout! Factory‘s Scream Factory this week turns its attention to last year’s Turkish horror thriller Baskin while Synapse Films has their own pair of horror cult classics arriving with Blu-rays of both Basket Case 2 and Basket Case 3.
There are quite a few small screen releases hitting August 9, including Hulu‘s Stephen King adaptation 11.22.63 and, in advance of the show’s second season (now on The CW) the first season of the DC Comics series Supergirl. There’s a number of titles hitting DVD only, too, including the first season of CBS‘ Code Black and the second season of the network’s NCIS: New Orleans. Also arriving on DVD is the second season of AMC‘s period computer drama Halt and Catch Fire and the Perry Mason: Complete Movies Collection.
Debuting via Digital HD is Shane Black’s fantastic comedy noir The Nice Guys and the family friendly DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year.
You can check out cover art for all the August 9 releases in the gallery viewer below alongside a listing of each release’s special features (where applicable).
August 9, 2016 - This Week on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD
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A Hologram For the King
- “The Making of A Hologram For The King" Featurette
- "From Novel to Screen: The Adaptation of A Hologram For The King" Featurette
- "Perfecting The Culture" Featurette -
The Confirmation
- “A Father-Son Story: Inside the Characters of The Confirmation" Featurette
- "The Performances of The Confirmation" Featurette -
Scooby Doo and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Unholy Partners
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Blackmail
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The Widow From Chicago
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Basket Case 2
- THE MAN IN THE MOON MASK – Interview with "Half Moon" actor, David Emge
- BEYOND THE WICKER – Behind-the-Scenes Featurette from Special Effects Makeup Artist, Gabe Bartalos
- Reversible Cover art with newly commissioned front piece by Joel Robinson -
Basket Case 3: The Progeny
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Reversible Cover art with newly commissioned front piece by Joel Robinson -
Baskin
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11.22.63
- All eight episodes of the original series
- When the Future Fights Back featurette -
Code Black - Season One
- Gag Reel
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurettes -
Halt and Catch Fire - Season Two
- Inside Episodes 201-210
- History of Now
- The New Joe
- Tour of an '80s Startup
- Set tour with Lee Pace and Scoot McNairy -
NCIS: New Orleans - Season Two
- Audio Commentary on select episodes
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurettes on the cast & crew, filming locations, the eye catching costumes, plus an inside look at the NCIS crossover episode -
Perry Mason: The Complete Movies Collection
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Supergirl - Season One
- ALL 20 one-hour episodes
- 2015 Comic-Con Panel: Warner Bros. Television Presents a Night of DC Entertainment at Comic-Con 2015: Supergirl
- The Man From Mars: Superman once described J'onn J'onzz as "the most powerful being on the face of the Earth." This documentary will explore J'onn J'onzz's current circumstances on Supergirl as the alien who swore an oath to a dying father to protect his daughters.
- A World Left Behind: Krypton: Kara Zor-El's home planet of Krypton was destroyed in the opening minutes of the pilot. It was a spectacular, futuristic society filled with mystery and intrigue! This documentary will explore the history of this famous planet and its role and depiction in Supergirl.
- Gag Reel
- Deleted Scenes -
The Nice Guys
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DC SuperHero Girls: Hero of the Year