Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment Announces Practical Magic on 4K UHD

PRACTICAL MAGIC (1998) 

4K Ultra HD + Digital 

WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4K RESOLUTION WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR)

AVAILABLE ON 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY AND DIGITAL ON August 25, 2026

Practical Magic, the beloved 1998 film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on August 25. The 4K Ultra HD digital release will include a new bonus content featuring the cast and creative team discuss the film’s legacy. The newly remastered film will be available ahead of the theatrical release of the highly anticipated sequel Practical Magic 2 on September 11.      

Practical Magic will be available to purchase on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more. 

In a small, contemporary New England town, for two sisters from a family of witches, falling in love is the trickiest spell of all. They struggle to use their gift for magically guiding fate to overcome their family curse: The men they fall in love with are doomed to an untimely death!

Based off the book Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, the film, directed by Griffin Dunne, features an all-star cast including Academy Award Winners Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, and Dianne Wiest, along with Emmy Award Winner Stockard Channing, Goran Visnjic, and Aidan Quinn. The film is produced by Denise Di Novi, and the screenplay is by Robin Swicord and Akiva Goldsman and Adam Brooks, based on Hoffman’s novel. It is a Di Novi Pictures production in association with Fortis Films.

Practical Magic 4K UHD Digital release will contain the following new special feature, as well as previously released commentary:

- The Power of Practical Magic

Nearly 30 years after Practical Magic first cast its spell, the women who made it revisit the story, sisterhood and world that turned an unconventional film about witches into a generational touchstone.

- Commentary by director Griffin Dunne, producer Denise Di Novi, star Sandra Bullock and composer Alan Silvestri 

Practical Magic 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray will contain the following previously released special features and commentary:

- Casting the Spell

Director Griffin Dunne and producer Denise Di Novi, along with stars Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Aidan Quinn and Goran Visnjic, reflect on the joys of bringing Practical Magic to life.

Making Magic

- Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of Practical Magic as they share their insights on bringing Alice Hoffman’s novel to the screen.

- Commentary by director Griffin Dunne, producer Denise Di Novi, star Sandra Bullock and composer Alan Silvestri

Practical Magic:

Ultra HD Blu-ray Languages: Latin Spanish, Castilian Spanish, Italian, German, Parisian French, English, Czech

Ultra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: Latin Spanish, Castilian Spanish, Italian, German, Czech, Swedish, Norwegian, Parisian French, Finnish, English, Dutch, Danish, Czech

Run Time: 105 minutes

Rating: PG-13 for some violence, intense thematic elements and sensuality

Digital Street Date: August 25, 2026

Physical Street Date: August 25, 2026

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DASTARDLY & MUTTLEY IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES: THE COMPLETE SERIES (1969-1970) Warner Archive Blu-ray Review + Screenshots

DASTARDLY & MUTTLEY IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES: 

THE COMPLETE SERIES (1969-1970) 

Label: Warner Archive 

Region Code: Region-Free 

Rating: Unrated 

Duration: 459 Minutes 

Audio: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Dual-Mono with Optional English Subtitles 

Video: 1080p HD Fullscreen (1.33:1) 

Director:

Cast: Paul Winchell, Don Messick

Datardly & Muttley and Their Flying Machines was another Hanna-Barbera spin-off of the wildly popular Wacky Races. It ran from 1969-1970, spanning 17 episodes, featuring the vocal talents of beloved voice actors Paul Winchell and Don Messick as the voices of Dastardly and Muttley. The animated series follows the exploits of the titular duo, now flying aces in World War I, as members of the Vulture Squadron, alongside the unintelligible Klunk and his fraidy-cat side-kick Zilly, as they attempt to thwart the Yankee Doodle Pigeon from delivering top-secret messages to enemy forces. 

I grew up in the mid-70s so I certainly saw my share of Dastardly & Muttley in reruns as a kid, but keep in mind we had like three channels back then, and these days I cannot say the formulaic show has really triggered anything nostalgic upon rewatch, Certainly not the way the Jonny Quest and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! do, those are near and dear to my heart, these flying buffoons, not so much. it's too silly and too repetitive, each episode is basically the same set-up with different wacky looking flying machines and contraptions, people fall from the sky, Muttley snickers repeatedly, and the squadron fails to achieve their goals of capturing Yankee Doodle Pigeon, rinse, repeat. On top of that I never liked the character designs and the backgrounds were abysmally cheap looking. 

 

That said, I can still appreciate the lovely restoration work and that went into restoring these toons, they look amazing, and if this zany series gives you a nostalgia-boner you are in for quite a treat, they have never looked better on home video. 

Audio/Video: Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines get a region-free 2-disc Blu-ray set from Warner Archive looking quite wonderful, plenty of color, the animation lines look terrific, and there's plenty of texture and tight-knitt film grain as well. Audio comes by way of English 2.0 DTS-HD MA 2.0 with optional English subtitles. the track has been nicely cleaned-up and is well-balanced, the voice talents and sounds effects are crisp and upfront in the mixes. 

Extras include the The Vulture Squadron's Greatest Misses, Dastardly and Muttley's Spin-Offs: What Wacky Races Wrought, plus a pair of Audio Commentaries on “Stop Which Pigeon?” and “Balmy Swami” by designers Iwao Takamoto, Jerry Eisenberg, Scott Awley, and Scott Jeralds. The 2-disc Blu-ray arrives in a dual-hubbed keepcase with a single-sided sleeve of artwork. 

Special Features:

- The Vulture Squadron's Greatest Misses

- Dastardly and Muttley's Spin-Offs: What Wacky Races Wrought

-  Audio Commentaries on “Stop Which Pigeon?” and “Balmy Swami” by designers Iwao Takamoto, Jerry Eisenberg, Scott Awley, and Scott Jeralds

Screenshots from the Warner Archive Blu-rays: 

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