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Rod Serling’s ‘Patterns’ Making It’s Blu-ray Debut!
The Film Detective is bringing Rod Serling’s Patterns to Blu-ray for the first time ever on September 27th. The Film Detective entered the Blu-ray market just about a year ago and Patterns will mark what I believe to be their 10th release. Thus far they’ve done an amazing job releasing lesser appreciated titles like A Bucket of Blood and Dementia 13, so I’m glad (and not surprised) to see them give Patterns a go.
When a businessman is recruited by a high-powered New York City corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds in Patterns, available on Blu-ray for the first time Sept. 27 from The Film Detective (distributed by Allied Vaughn).
Rod Serling’s (The Twilight Zone, Planet of the Apes, Seven Days in May, Requiem for a Heavyweight) tale of ruthless men and ambitious women clawing for control of a billion-dollar empire first aired live in January 1955 on Kraft Television Theater. The hard-hitting teleplay was such a success – earning Serling instant acclaim and the first of his six Emmy awards – that producers Jed Harris (Operation Mad Ball, The Light Touch, Broadway) and Michael Myerberg (Hansel and Gretel) with director Fielder Cook (Seize the Day, A Big Hand for the Little Lady) helmed a big screen feature for United Artists, using most of the original cast.
The result was an acid-etched chronicle of the cutthroat corporate world, starring Van Heflin, Everett Sloane and Ed Begley, with cinematography by Oscar-winner Boris Kaufman (On the Waterfront, 12 Angry Men). Now, presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio, this gripping drama has received The Film Detective treatment, offering lossless DTS-HD sound and picture quality like never before.
In Patterns, businessman Fred Staples (Heflin, Airport, 3:10 to Yuma, Shane, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers) is plunged into the rough-and-tumble of office politics at his new job when he discovers that he is meant to replace the decent-but-ailing vice president, Bill Briggs (Begley, Hang ’Em High, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, 12 Angry Men, Guiding Light). A battle of wills ensues between Fred and the company’s ruthless president, Mr. Ramsey (Sloane, Lust for Life, The Lady From Shanghai, Citizen Kane), who is intent on humiliating Bill into resigning. Despite the urgings of his pragmatic wife, Nancy (Beatrice Straight, Poltergeist, Endless Love, Network, The Nun’s Story), Fred resists losing his soul to the cold calculations of naked ambition. This is boardroom bloodletting, the American way!
Patterns is presented with an aspect ratio of 1.66:1 and original sound.
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Watch the Opening ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Battle Scene Now Ahead of Physical Media Release in July
Sequel Mortal Kombat II is now available to watch at home on Digital before heading to physical media in July, but you can test your might now and watch the opening scene.
Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuoid returns to the helm for the new sequel from a script by Jeremy Slater (“Moon Knight,” Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire).
In Mortal Kombat II, the fan-favorite champions — now joined by Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) — are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.
Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada are also part of the ensemble cast of Mortal Kombat II fighters.
Watch the opening below, which introduces a young Kitana (Sophia Xu) as Emperor Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford) prepares to conquer her father, King Jerrod (Desmond Chiam), and her kingdom of Edenia. It sets the sequel’s entire plot in motion.
From New Line Cinema, James Wan’s Atomic Monster, Broken Road Productions, and Fireside Films, Mortal Kombat II is rated R for “strong bloody violence and gore, and language.”
Look for Mortal Kombat II to arrive on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on July 28, 2026.
The physical media release contains the following special features, as unveiled by IGN:
- Mortal Kombat II: Evolving the Saga (Featurette)
- Returning characters, new alliances and even bigger fatalities! Go behind the scenes to learn all that went into creating the latest chapter in the Mortal Kombat film saga and how the sequel expands the universe to bolder, bloodier heights.
- Building the Realms of Mortal Kombat (Featurette)
- From the decaying streets of Edenia to the terrifying Pit featured in the iconic video game series, discover how the Mortal Kombat II design teams blended practical sets with groundbreaking VFX to create the legendary realms in the film.
- Mortal Kombat II: Choose Your Fighter (Featurette)
- Awaken your Arcana as you meet the cast and explore the brutal weapons, epic costumes and fierce training that went into bringing their characters to life.
- Klose Quarters Kombat (Featurette)
- Cast members and key creatives share insights into how the stunt preparation, intense fight scenes and weapons training shaped both classic moves and new, merciless combat styles.
- A “Boon” to Gamers Everywhere (Featurette)
- Sit down with chief Mortal Kombat mythmaker and creator Ed Boon for a deep dive into the franchise’s storied history and ongoing evolution that spans three decades of near-infinite games, films and comics, culminating with the live-action sequel.
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