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Severin Spooks Up All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror Volume 2 Boxed Set Arriving 10/15Severin has just announced All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror Volume 2 for Blu-ray arriving on October 15th. Pre-Orders are now available.. This mega collection includes 13 discs and a hardcover book featuring an assortment of 24 horror films from around the world. “The first ALL THE HAUNTS... was an incredibly ambitious set, but for this collection we wanted to go a bit further afield,” says producer Kier-La Janisse. “I’m really happy with the broad range of regions and perspectives we were able to include, and the many international collaborators who made it all possible. I always try to dig deep thematically while also offering some real obscurities for our genre-savvy audience, and I think this new box set delivers on both counts. “ALL THE HAUNTS… Volume One was a landmark collection for Severin, for the genre, and for home video,” says Severin Films President/Co-Founder David Gregory. “With Volume Two, Kier-La and our team have now gone even deeper and further than before with a global collection that’s equal parts discovery, exploration, and dark celebration of Folk Horror. We’re enormously proud to unleash its spirit upon the world.” Unquiet spirits have gathered once again: ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS – VOLUME TWO brings together 24 films representing 18 countries for more of the best-loved, rarely seen, thought-lost and brand-new classics of folk horror, most making their International and/or North American disc debuts including the Worldwide Premieres of the Severin Films productions TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST directed by Sean Hogan and the documentary SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC directed by David Gregory; 55+ combined hours of new and archival Special Features including trailers, interviews, audio commentaries, short films, video essays, historical analyses and bonus feature-length films; a 252-page hardcover of newly commissioned folk horror fiction by luminaries that include Ramsey Campbell, Cassandra Khaw and Eden Royce with illustrations by Drazen Kozjan; and much more, all curated and produced by WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED creator Kier-La Janisse. All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror Volume 2 Disc 1: TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST / PSYCHOMANIA Blu-ray TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST (UK/USA, 2023) A Severin Films Production Worldwide Disc Premiere PSYCHOMANIA (UK, 1973) 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative Provided by The British Film Institute Special Features For TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST Audio Commentary With Director Sean Hogan And Co-Producers Paul Goodwin And Nicholas Harwood On The Lych Way – Corpse Road Chronicler Dr. Stuart Dunn Discusses The Pathways Of The Dead Trailer Short Films WE ALWAYS FIND OURSELVES IN THE SEA Audio Commentary For WE ALWAYS FIND OURSELVES IN THE SEA With Director Sean Hogan And Co-Producers Paul Goodwin And Nicholas Harwood EPK For WE ALWAYS FIND OURSELVES IN THE SEA OUR SELVES UNKNOWN Feature Specs For TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST Runtime: 45 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.9:1 Audio: English Stereo Closed Captions: English SDH Region: A/B/C Special Features For PSYCHOMANIA Introduction By Film Historian Chris Alexander Audio Commentary With Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, Founding Editor Of Hellebore Magazine Stone Warnings – Dr. Diane A. Rodgers On Stone Circles And Standing Stones In Film And Television Return Of The Living Dead – Interviews With Actors Nicky Henson, Mary Larkin, Denis Gilmore, Roy Holder And Rocky Taylor The Sound Of PSYCHOMANIA – Interview With Soundtrack Composer John Cameron Riding Free – Interview With "Riding Free" Singer Harvey Andrews Theatrical Trailer Feature Specs For PSYCHOMANIA Runtime: 91 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Audio: English Mono Closed Captions: English SDH Region: A/B/C Disc 2: THE ENCHANTED / WHO FEARS THE DEVIL Blu-ray THE ENCHANTED (USA, 1984) 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative Worldwide Home Video Premiere WHO FEARS THE DEVIL (USA, 1972) 2K Scan from the Last Existing 35mm Print Worldwide Disc Premiere Special Features For THE ENCHANTED Audio Commentary With Director Carter Lord And Camera Assistant Richard Grange, Moderated By Filmmaker/Author Kier-La Janisse Audio Commentary With Chesya Burke, Author Of Let's Play White, And Sheree Renée Thomas, Author Of Nine Bar Blues A Magical Place – Interview With Composer Phil Sawyer Hole In The Wall – Character Notes By Screenwriter Charné Porter Trailer Short Film SWIMMER Feature Specs For THE ENCHANTED Runtime: 90 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audio: English Mono Closed Captions: English SDH Region: A/B/C Special Features For WHO FEARS THE DEVIL THE LEGEND OF HILLBILLY JOHN Alternate Opening Introduced By Actor Severn Darden Audio Commentary With Television Historian Amanda Reyes Crumble Will The Feet Of Clay – Interview With Producer Barney Rosenzweig Silver Strings – Interview With Actor/Musician Hedges Capers Manly Of The Mountains – Author David Drake Remembers Manly Wade Wellman Occult Appalachia – Occult Historian Mitch Horowitz On The Arcane Texts Of Wellman's John The Balladeer Stories Theatrical Trailer Feature Specs For WHO FEARS THE DEVIL Runtime: 98 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audio: English Mono Closed Captions: English SDH Region: A/B/C Disc 3: THE WHITE REINDEER / EDGE OF THE KNIFE Blu-ray THE WHITE REINDEER (Finland, 1952) 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative North American Blu-ray Premiere EDGE OF THE KNIFE (Canada, 2018) 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative American Disc Premiere Special Features For THE WHITE REINDEER The Projection Booth Episode On THE WHITE REINDEER Hosted By Mike White And Featuring Kat Ellinger, Author of Daughters Of Darkness, And Talk Without Rhythm's El Goro Short Films A WITCH DRUM THE NIGHTSIDE OF THE SKY WITH THE REINDEER Feature Specs For THE WHITE REINDEER Runtime: 68 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: Finnish Mono Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Special Features For EDGE OF THE KNIFE Audio Commentary With Directors Gwaai Edenshaw And Helen Haig-Brown RETAKE – Making The World's First Haida-Language Feature Film Short Films HAIDA CARVER NALUJUK NIGHT Feature Specs For EDGE OF THE KNIFE Runtime: 101 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audio: Haida 5.1, Haida Stereo Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Disc 4: BORN OF FIRE Blu-ray BORN OF FIRE (UK, 1987) 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative North American Disc Premiere Special Features For BORN OF FIRE Igniting The Fire – Interview With Director Jamil Dehlavi The Silent One Speaks – Archival Interview With Actor Nabil Shaban Between The Sacred And The Profane – Archival Lecture On The Cinematic World Of Jamil Dehlavi By Dr. Ali Nobil Ahmad The Djinn Revisited – Director Dalia Al Kury Examines The Role Of The Djinn In Contemporary Arab Culture BORN OF FIRE And The Roots Of Pakistani Horror – Interview With Scholar Syeda Momina Masood Trailer Short Films TOWERS OF SILENCE QÂF Feature Specs For BORN OF FIRE Runtime: 84 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audio: English Mono Closed Captions: English SDH Region: A/B/C Disc 5: IO ISLAND / SCALES Blu-ray IO ISLAND (South Korea, 1977) 2K Scan from the Internegative International Disc Premiere SCALES (Saudi Arabia, 2019) Sourced from the 2K Digital Master Worldwide Disc Premiere Special Features For IO ISLAND Audio Commentary With Archivist And Korean Film Historian Ariel Schudson Shaman's Eyes – Dr. Hyunseon Lee On Shamanism In Korean Visual Culture Short Film THE PRESENT Feature Specs For IO ISLAND Runtime: 112 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audio: Korean Mono Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Special Features For SCALES Telling Our Stories – A Conversation With Director Shahad Ameen And Producer Rula Nasser, Moderated By Filmmaker/Author Kier-La Janisse Trailer Short Film KINDIL Feature Specs For SCALES Runtime: 76 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audio: Arabic 5.1 Surround Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Disc 6: BAKENEKO: A VENGEFUL SPIRIT / NANG NAK Blu-ray BAKENEKO: A VENGEFUL SPIRIT (Japan, 1968) 4K Scan from the Fine-Grain Negative Worldwide Blu-ray Premiere NANG NAK (Thailand, 1999) Sourced from the HD Master International Blu-ray Premiere Special Features For BAKENEKO: A VENGEFUL SPIRIT Audio Commentary With Jasper Sharp, Author Of Behind The Pink Curtain: The Complete History Of Japanese Sex Cinema Scratched – A History Of The Japanese Ghost Cat The Vampire Cat – The Classic Folk Tale Read By Tomoko Komura With Original Music By Timothy Fife Trailer Short Film MAN-EATER MOUNTAIN Feature Specs For BAKENEKO: A VENGEFUL SPIRIT Runtime: 87 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audio: Japanese Mono Subtitles: English Region: A Special Features For NANG NAK Audio Commentary With Mattie Do, Director Of THE LONG WALK, And Asian Gothic Scholar Katarzyna Ancuta Love And Impermanence: NANG NAK And The Rebirth Of Thai Cinema – Interview With Director Nonzee Nimibutr Trailer Feature Specs For NANG NAK Runtime: 101 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audio: Thai 5.1, Thai Stereo Subtitles: English Region: A Disc 7: SUNDELBOLONG / SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC Blu-ray SUNDELBOLONG (Indonesia, 1981) Sourced from the RAPI Films’ HD master Worldwide Blu-ray Premiere SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC (USA, 2024) New Documentary Directed by David Gregory Worldwide Disc Premiere Blu-ray Special Features For SUNDELBOLONG Hantu Retribution – Female Ghosts Of The Malay Archipelago Short Film WHITE SONG Feature Specs For SUNDELBOLONG Runtime: 106 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audio: Indonesian Mono Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Special Features For SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC A Conversation With Director/Co-Producer David Gregory And Co-Producer Ekky Imanjaya Trailer Feature Specs For SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC Runtime: 88 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audio: Indonesian Stereo Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Disc 8: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST / THE NINTH HEART Blu-ray BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Czechoslovakia, 1978) 1080 Master by Národní Filmový Archiv Prague North American Blu-ray Premiere THE NINTH HEART (Czechoslovakia, 1979) 1080 Master by Národní Filmový Archiv Prague North American Blu-ray Premiere Special Features For BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Audio Commentary With Film Historian Michael Brooke Archival Interviews With Director Juraj Herz And Actors Vlastimil Harapes And Zdena Studenková Short Film FRANTIŠEK HRUBÍN Feature Specs For BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Runtime: 91 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 Audio: Czech Mono Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Special Features For THE NINTH HEART Audio Commentary With Kat Ellinger, Author Of Daughters Of Darkness The Uncanny Valley Of The Dolls – The History And Liminality Of Dolls, Puppets And Mannequins The Curious Case Of Juraj Herz And The Švankmajers – Video Essay By Czech Film Programmer Cerise Howard Feature Specs For THE NINTH HEART Runtime: 92 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: Czech Mono Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Disc 9: DEMON / NOVEMBER Blu-ray DEMON (Poland, 2015) Sourced from the HD Master NOVEMBER (Estonia/Poland/Netherlands, 2017) Sourced from the HD Master Special Features For DEMON Introduction By Slavic Horror Scholar Dr. Agnieszka Jeżyk Audio Commentary With Film Historian Daniel Bird And Film Critic/Actress Manuela Lazić In The Shadow Of The Dybbuk – Video Essay By Peter Bebergal, Author Of Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story Of The Technological Quest For The Supernatural, And Filmmaker Stephen Broomer Trailer Short Film DIBBUK Feature Specs For DEMON Runtime: 94 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audio: Polish 5.1 Surround, Polish Stereo Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Special Features For NOVEMBER The Supernatural Lore Of NOVEMBER – Archival Video Essay With Film Critic John DeFore Kratt Test Footage Theatrical Trailer Short Films BOUNDARY JOURNEY THROUGH SETOMAA MIDVINTERBLOT Feature Specs For NOVEMBER Runtime: 115 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audio: Estonian, German And Italian 5.1 Surround, Estonian, German And Italian Stereo Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Disc 10: LITAN / BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING Blu-ray LITAN (France, 1982) HD Master from the Original Camera Negative North American Blu-ray Premiere BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING (USA, 2006) 2K Scan from the Original Camera Negative Worldwide Blu-ray Premiere Special Features For LITAN Audio Commentary With Film Historian Frank Lafond Un Tournage LITAN – Archival Making-Of Made For Antenne 2 Jean-Pierre Mocky, Un Drôle D'Oiseau – 1982 Episode Of Temps X Feature Specs For LITAN Runtime: 88 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Audio: French Mono Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Special Features For BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING Introduction By Director Christiane Cegavske 2021 Indie Scream Online Film Festival Q&A With Christiane Cegavske Production Stills And Concept Illustrations Trailer Trailer For SEED IN THE SAND, Cegavske’s Work-In-Progress Feature Specs For BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING Runtime: 70 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: English Stereo Closed Captions: English SDH Region: A/B/C Disc 11: NAZARENO CRUZ AND THE WOLF / AKELARRE Blu-ray NAZARENO CRUZ AND THE WOLF (Argentina, 1975) HD Scan of the Only Existing Print Worldwide Blu-ray Premiere AKELARRE (Spain, 1984) 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative Worldwide Blu-ray Premiere Special Features For NAZARENO CRUZ AND THE WOLF Audio Commentary With Adrian Garcia Bogliano, Director Of HERE COMES THE DEVIL, And Nicanor Loreti, Director Of PUNTO ROJO Short Film LOVE FROM MOTHER ONLY Audio Commentary For LOVE FROM MOTHER ONLY With Director Dennison Ramalho Feature Specs For NAZARENO CRUZ AND THE WOLF Runtime: 88 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audio: Spanish Mono Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Special Features For AKELARRE The Realistic Inquisition – Interview With Director Pedro Olea Empowered Woman – Interview With Actress Silvia Munt Playing The Villain – Interview With Actor Iñaki Miramón Invoking The Akelarre – Dr. Antonio Lázaro-Reboll, Author Of Spanish Horror Film, On The Basque Witch Trials Feature Specs For AKELARRE Runtime: 97 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Audio: Spanish Mono Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Disc 12: FROM THE OLD EARTH Blu-ray FROM THE OLD EARTH (Wales, 1981) 2K Scan from the Original Camera Negative Special Features For FROM THE OLD EARTH Blu-ray Introduction To FROM THE OLD EARTH By Musician Gruff Rhys Getting A Head In North Wales – Interview With Director Wil Aaron FROM THE OLD EARTH By The Book – Welsh Folklore And O'R DDAEAR HEN A Sword In The Battle Of Language – Welsh Film Scholar Dr. Kate Woodward On The Welsh Film Board Short Films Introduction To BLOOD ON THE STARS By Gruff Rhys BLOOD ON THE STARS Reunion Hotel – BLOOD ON THE STARS Cast Reunion From Gwesty Aduniad THE WYRM OF BWLCH PEN BARRAS Feature Specs For FROM THE OLD EARTH Blu-ray Runtime: 46 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: Welsh Mono Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Disc 13: THE CITY OF THE DEAD / THE RITES OF MAY Blu-ray THE CITY OF THE DEAD (UK, 1960) 2K Scan from the Original Camera Negative THE RITES OF MAY (Philippines, 1976) 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative North American Disc Premiere Special Features For THE CITY OF THE DEAD Introduction By Kay Lynch, Director Of The Salem Horror Fest Audio Commentary With Film Historians Kim Newman And Barry Forshaw Archival Audio Commentary With Film Historian Jonathan Rigby Archival Audio Commentary With Actor Christopher Lee Archival Audio Commentary With Director John Llewellyn Moxey Sir Christopher Lee Remembers THE CITY OF THE DEAD Archival Interview With John Llewellyn Moxey Archival Interview With Actress Venetia Stevenson Burn Witch, Burn! A Tribute To John Llewellyn Moxey – Video Essay By TV Historian Amanda Reyes And Filmmaker Chris O'Neill Trailer Feature Specs For THE CITY OF THE DEAD Runtime: 78 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Audio: English Mono Closed Captions: English SDH Region: A/B/C Special Features For THE RITES OF MAY Audio Commentary With Filipino Film Historian Andrew Leavold ITIM: AN EXPLORATION IN CINEMA – Archival Documentary Portrayal Of Guilt – Filipino Film Scholar Anne Frances N. Sangil On The Darkness Of THE RITES OF MAY Feature Specs For THE RITES OF MAY Runtime: 107 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audio: Tagalog Mono Subtitles: English Region: A/B/CPosted Thu Aug 22, 2024 at 12:44 PM PDT by: -
The Crown: The Final Season on Blu-ray 09/17 - The Complete Series Blu-ray Boxed Set Coming 10/15Fans of the royal family drama series, rejoice! Sony will be bringing the final season of the critically acclaimed series The Crown to Blu-ray and DVD on September 17. The Complete Series Box Set will be available the following month on October 15th. Pre-orders are now available. SEASON 6: In the final season of the groundbreaking series, a relationship blossoms between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed before a fateful car journey has devastating consequences. Prince William tries to integrate back into life at Eton in the wake of his mother’s death as the monarchy must ride the wave of public opinion. As she reaches her Golden Jubilee, the Queen reflects on the future of the monarchy with the marriage of Charles and Camilla and the beginnings of a new royal fairy tale in William and Kate. SEASON 6 BLU-RAY™AND DVD Special Features: A Family Saga Royal Weddings A Lasting Legacy The Crown: The Final Season The Crown: The Complete Series SERIES BOXSET: Winner of over 20 Emmys® including Outstanding Drama Series, the groundbreaking fictional drama tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign. The complete series boxset contains all six seasons of the award-winning show on high-definition Blu-ray TM disc with over 100 minutes of special features and a collectable 24-page photobook with a special message from Peter Morgan. Pre-orders for The Crown: The Final Season and The Crown: The Complete Series are already up and included below is the press announcement: TELEVISION’S CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT IS COMING HOME ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD “The Crown secures its place in the pantheon of television history.” - AwardsWatch SEASON 6 AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY™ & DVD SEPTEMBER 17TH THE COMPLETE SERIES COLLECTOR’S BOX SET WILL BE AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY™ DISC OCTOBER 15TH SYNOPSIS SEASON 6: In the final season of the groundbreaking series, a relationship blossoms between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed before a fateful car journey has devastating consequences. Prince William tries to integrate back into life at Eton in the wake of his mother’s death as the monarchy must ride the wave of public opinion. As she reaches her Golden Jubilee, the Queen reflects on the future of the monarchy with the marriage of Charles and Camilla and the beginnings of a new royal fairy tale in William and Kate. SERIES BOXSET: Winner of over 20 Emmys® including Outstanding Drama Series, the groundbreaking fictional drama tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign. The complete series boxset contains all six seasons of the award-winning show on high-definition Blu-ray TM disc with over 100 minutes of special features and a collectable 24-page photobook with a special message from Peter Morgan. “Emmy®” is the registered trademark of ATAS/NATAS. SPECIAL FEATURESSEASON 6 BLU-RAY™AND DVD Special Features A Family Saga Royal Weddings A Lasting Legacy CAST AND CREW Season 6 Cast: Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, Dominic West, and Elizabeth DebickiExecutive Producers: Peter Morgan, Suzanne Mackie, Stephen Daldry, Andy Harries, Christian Schwochow, Matthew Byam Shaw, Robert FoxCreated by: Peter MorganSPECSRun Time: Approx. 531 Mins.Rating: Not rated. Special Features are not rated Season 6 Blu-ray™:Picture: 1080p High Definition / 2.00:1Audio: English, French (PAR) 5.1 DTS-HD MA, English Audio Description Track 5.1 Dolby DigitalSubtitles: English, English SDH, FrenchApprox. 531 Mins. • Color • Mastered in High Definition Season 6 DVD:Picture: 2.00:1 Anamorphic WidescreenAudio: English, French (PAR) 5.1 Dolby DigitalSubtitles: English, English SDH, FrenchApprox. 531 Mins. • ColorPosted Wed Aug 21, 2024 at 09:18 AM PDT by: -
The Garfield Movie Orders Up an Extra Large Blu-ray with Pepperoni and Extra Cheese on August 27The animated family adventure The Garfield Movie featuring the voices of Chris Pratt and Samuel L. Jackson will bringing the laughs to Blu-ray on August 27 courtesy of Sony. “The purrrfect family adventure" - Kristina Behr / PARENTS.COM is from the director of The Emperor's New Groove and the producer of The Angry Birds Movie and will include several bonus features (listed below). Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist. The Garfield Movie BLU-RAY™, DVD & DIGITAL EXTRAS Gag Reel Easter Eggs: Garnishes à la Garfield Deleted Scene - Animatic, featuring Hannah Waddingham Indoor Cat, Outdoor Adventure Cast of Critters How-to-Draw: Garfield, Odie, Vic, and more! Animation Reels & Gallery Pre-orders for The Garfield Movie are now active and included below is the press announcement: GARFIELD COMES HOME! Join the fun with everyone’s favorite cat in the film critics are calling: “HILARIOUS...AND CLEVER!" - Dave Morales / FOX TV HOUSTON“The purrrfect family adventure" - Kristina Behr / PARENTS.COMFrom the producer of THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE and the director of THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY™AND DVD AUGUST 27 SYNOPSIS Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist. SPECIAL FEATURESBLU-RAY™, DVD & DIGITAL EXTRAS Gag Reel Easter Eggs: Garnishes à la Garfield Deleted Scene - Animatic, featuring Hannah Waddingham Also includes: Indoor Cat, Outdoor Adventure Cast of Critters How-to-Draw: Garfield, Odie, Vic, and more! Animation Reels & Gallery Blu-ray™ & DVD include a digital code for movie and bonus materials as listed above, redeemable via Movies Anywhere for a limited time. Movies Anywhere is open to U.S. residents age 13+. Visit MoviesAnywhere.com for terms and conditions. CAST AND CREW Directed by: Mark DindalScreenplay by: Paul A. Kaplan & Mark Torgove and David ReynoldsBased on the Garfield® characters created by Jim DavisProduced by: John Cohen, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Steven P. Wegner, Craig Sost, Namit MalhotraExecutive Producers: Jim Davis, Bridget McMeel, David Reynolds, Scott Parish, Carl Rogers, Tom Jacomb, Crosby Clyse, Chris Pflug, Simon Hedges, Louis Koo, Steve Sarowitz, Justin BaldoniCast: Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Cecily Strong, Harvey Guillén, Brett Goldstein, Bowen Yang, Snoop DoggSPECSRun Time: Approx. 101 minutesRating: PG for action/peril and mild thematic elements.Blu-ray™: 1080p High Definition / 1.85:1 • Audio: English, French (Doublé au Québec) 5.1 DTS-HD MA, English & French (Doublé au Québec)Audio Description Tracks 5.1 Dolby Digital • Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish • Mastered in High Definition • Approx. 101 Mins. • Color • Some of The Information Listed May Not Apply To Special Features.DVD: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen • Audio: English, French (Doublé au Québec) 5.1 Dolby Digital, English & French (Doublé au Québec) Audio Description Tracks Dolby Stereo • Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish • Color • Some of The Information Listed May Not Apply To Special Features.Posted Tue Aug 20, 2024 at 09:58 AM PDT by: -
Let's Shop HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping Guide, August 19, 2024Mid-August, releases still coming on strong. It is an ever so much of a reprieve this week, next week on the other hand, yeah, brace for impact! Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 12 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of August 18th - August 24th, as well as a look at announcements from last week. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases- Little bit of this, little bit of that, that's what 4K is about this week. (Sing it like the hokey pokey) Import Monday begins with You're Next (Limited Edition) from Second Sight. This is also available as a Standard Edition. Thus far, many of these Second Sight releases have not been duplicated with U.S. counterparts, and their Limited Editions have for the most part grown in value over the years. I bought this one, so, LionsGate will likely release it in the U.S.. Domestic Tuesday has no New Releases. The closest title to new release status though is Let Him Go from Universal Pictures. Yup, you can thank me again. The blu-ray was on sale, I bought it, a 4K was announced shortly afterwards. From Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998 comedy Can't Hardly Wait. From Shout! Factory, the animated film The Last Unicorn. Also available as a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook. Also from Shout/Scream Factory, a reissue of the Evil Dead (2013) SteelBook, but not as a Best Buy Exclusive. A pair of skus from Kino Lorber, the double feature Peril & Distress: And Soon the Darkness / Sudden Terror, and Prime Cut. Closing it out, a reissue of Red Eye from Paramount. This one was previously available under the Paramount Presents line. Blu-ray releases- Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include You're Next (likely region B locked) from Second Sight and Prime Cut from Kino Lorber. Fairly good size selection this week in blu-ray. Next week is a whopper here too, but let's get through this week first. Anime highlights include The Ancient Magus' Bride - Season Two, Part One, Bungo Stray Dogs - Season Five and Helck (Season 1) Complete Collection. Little by little, the Robin Williams shelf fills in. This week Shout Select offers us Death To Smoochy. Special Interest right here.... Bloody Disgusting has partnered with Walmart to produce a line of Exclusive SteelBooks. They street this week, titles to get this treatment are Hannibal Rising, I Spit On Your Grave (2010), Leatherface, Sinister, Texas Chainsaw (2013), Wolf Creek and You're Next. Personal experience says YMMV when trying to find these in your local store. Assume nothing, even though they are Walmart Exclusives. Criterion Collection this week has Not a Pretty Picture, a serious subject matter drama/documentary. TV on disc, Universal has La Brea: Season Three, which is the final season. That being said, you can also get The Complete Series. With a Friday release date, Shout Factory has Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045. This mega-set is also available in the UK from AlltheAnime. Friday also brings us more Australian imports, most of them via Amazon U.S.. Australian War Film Collection (Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan / Parer's War)(AU Import) Magnum P.I.: The Complete Series (2018 – 2024)(AU Import) The Outer Limits: The Complete Original Series (Australian Import) Broken Trail (2006) – Imprint Standard Edition Johnny Handsome (1989) – Imprint Standard Edition The Long Riders - Imprint Standard Edition The Driver - Imprint Standard Edition The Avengers: The Emma Peel Collection (1965-1967) - Imprint Standard Edition Hard Times - Imprint Standard Edition Extreme Prejudice - Imprint Standard Edition Dating The Enemy (Australian Import) (Slipcase Version) Notable announcements from last week: Universal will be releasing Friday Night Lights (2004) to 4K and 4K SteelBook on October 8th. Criterion Collection's November slate of titles has been announced, several familiar titles, but with a 4K label. 4K Release Calendar 2K/BD Release Calendar Which titles are you buying this week? Which ones are on your wishlist, be it to buy as an impulse buy or to wait for the right price?Posted Mon Aug 19, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
1...2...Freddy's Coming for You...in 4K! Wes Craven's 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' Debuts on 4K UHD & SteelBook on October 15The 1984 horror cult classic 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' is getting ready to enter your 4K UHD dreams this October 15th courtesy of Warner Brothers. There will also be a Limited-Edition SteelBook available on the same date, and both releases will include the theatrical as well as the uncut version of the film with 8 seconds of unrated footage. Can your nightmares be fatal? In this classic of the horror film genre that launched a movie franchise, a hideously scarred man who was murdered by a lynch mob returns years later in the terrifying nightmares of his killer’s teenage children… and the dreaming teenagers are starting to die in their sleep. A Nightmare on Elm Street - 4K UHD Blu-ray A Nightmare on Elm Street - 4K UHD Limited Edition SteelBook The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray + Digital release will include the following supplements: Ready Freddy Focus Points Commentary with Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Ronnie Blakely, Robert Shaye, and Sara Risher. Commentary with Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, and Jacques Haitkin. Alternate endings The House that Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror Never Sleep Again: A Nightmare on Elm Street Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares about eight Pre-orders for A Nightmare on Elm Street - 4K UHD Blu-ray are up! A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREETTO CELEBRATE THE SUPERNATURAL SLASHER FILM’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4K RESOLUTION WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR)DIGITAL DEBUTS ON OCTOBER 14K UHD DISC DEBUTS ON OCTOBER 15THE NEW 4K REMASTER OF WES CRAVEN’S A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET FEATURES THEATRICAL AND UNCUT VERSIONS OF THE FILM Burbank, Calif., August 15, 2024 – Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the supernatural slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street from New Line Cinema and renowned horror director Wes Craven, the 1984 film will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD on October 1 and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on October 15. A Nightmare on Elm Street, which spawned a franchise and introduced audiences to iconic horror villain Freddy Krueger, will be available to purchase on 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. The 4K UHD remaster of A Nightmare on Elm Street includes both the 1984 theatrical version of the film and an uncut version of the film that includes 8 seconds of additional unrated footage. Directed by Wes Craven (Scream) from his own screenplay, the film stars John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp, and Robert Englund. The film is produced by Robert Shaye. About the FilmCan your nightmares be fatal? In this classic of the horror film genre that launched a movie franchise, a hideously scarred man who was murdered by a lynch mob returns years later in the terrifying nightmares of his killer’s teenage children… and the dreaming teenagers are starting to die in their sleep. A Nightmare on Elm Street Digital release and Ultra HD Blu-ray disc contain the following previously released special features: Ready Freddy Focus Points Commentary with Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Ronnie Blakely, Robert Shaye, and Sara Risher. Commentary with Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, and Jacques Haitkin. Alternate endings The House that Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror Never Sleep Again: A Nightmare on Elm Street Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares BASICS A Nightmare on Elm StreetUltra HD Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, Parisian FrenchUltra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, Parisian FrenchTheatrical and Uncut Version Run Time: 91 minutesTheatrical Version Rating: R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, language, drug use and some sexuality/nudity.Uncut Version Rating: UnratedDigital Street Date: October 1, 2024Physical Street Date: October 15, 2024 THE CREDITS About Warner Bros. Discovery Home EntertainmentWarner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (WBDHE) distributes the award-winning movies, television, animation, and digital content produced by Warner Bros. Discovery to the homes and screens of millions through physical Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD retail sales and digital transactions on major streaming, video-on-demand cable, satellite, digital, and mobile channels. WBDHE is part of Warner Bros. Discovery Content Sales, one of the world’s largest distributors of entertainment programming.Posted Thu Aug 15, 2024 at 03:41 PM PDT by: -
Give Thanks for The Criterion Collection's November Bounty of 4K UHD & Blu-ray ReleasesThe Criterion Collection's November wave of 4K UHD and Blu-ray titles have just been revealed. The titles this batch include: William Wyler's Funny Girl on 4K UHD and Blu-ray, Peter Bogdanovich's Paper Moon on 4K UHD and Blu-ray, Howard Hawks' Scarface on 4K UHD and Blu-ray, PLUS Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, and Ishiro Honda's Godzilla all on 4K UHD Blu-ray. Funny Girl - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Witness the birth of a movie star as Barbra Streisand makes a screen debut for the ages in this musical spectacular. From humor to pathos, she hits every note as popular 1920s singer-comedian Fanny Brice, a young Jewish New Yorker whose spirit and supernova talent propel her to fame in the Ziegfeld Follies, but whose devotion to an unreliable gambler (a charismatic Omar Sharif) brings drama and heartbreak into her life. Adapted from a hit Broadway show and directed by Hollywood master William Wyler, Funny Girl hits emotional highs in unforgettable performances of songs like “People” and “Don’t Rain on My Parade”—moments that won Streisand one of the most richly deserved Best Actress awards in Oscar history. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features New audio interview with actor Barbra Streisand New conversation between director William Wyler’s son David and author Alicia Malone Directed by William Wyler (1986), a documentary on Wyler’s life and career Archival interview with actor Omar Sharif Deleted scene featuring Streisand and Sharif Featurettes from the original theatrical release English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by author and film critic Michael KoreskyCover based on an original theatrical poster Check out the Blu-ray here. Paper Moon - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Maverick director Peter Bogdanovich affectionately recreates the world of the 1930s Dust Bowl in this beloved, briskly entertaining chronicle of one of cinema’s unlikeliest crime sprees. Real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O’Neal (who became the youngest-ever Oscar winner for her spark-plug performance) play off each other with almost musical agility as a Bible-hawking con man and the precocious, recently orphaned tomboy who falls into his care—and soon rivals her newfound father figure’s skill as a swindler. With period-perfect detail, glowing monochrome imagery by cinematographer László Kovács, and a memorable supporting cast (including the inimitable Madeline Kahn), Paper Moon is a witty, loving portrait of two natural-born hustlers on a road trip through Depression-era America. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Audio commentary featuring director Peter Bogdanovich Introduction to the film by Bogdanovich New video essay by Bogdanovich biographer Peter Tonguette Three-part making-of documentary featuring Bogdanovich, production designer Polly Platt, associate producer Frank Marshall, and cinematographer László Kovács Archival interview with Platt Excerpts from a 1973 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson featuring Bogdanovich and actors Ryan and Tatum O’Neal Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Mark HarrisNew cover by Raphael Geroni View the Blu-ray details here. Scarface - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Blazing across the screen in a spray of bullets, the gangster-film sensation Scarface helped set the standard for the genre for decades to come. Swaggering, scary, and unexpectedly charming, Paul Muni gives an iconic portrayal of criminal sociopathy as Tony Camonte, the ruthless, machine-gun-toting mobster who rises through the ranks of a bootlegging empire atop an ever-increasing body count, but whose possessive relationship with his wild-child sister (Ann Dvorak) threatens to be his undoing. With rat-a-tat command of editing and dialogue, and his trademark panache, director Howard Hawks creates an unstoppable sense of dynamism while pushing on-screen violence to new heights of brutality. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Alternate ending, from the censored version of the film New conversation between author Megan Abbott and actor Bill Hader New interview with film scholar Lea Jacobs on director Howard Hawks’s innovative use of sound and editing English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Imogen Sara SmithNew cover by Mark Chiarello Check out the Blu-ray here. The Shape of Water - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Cinema’s great modern mythmaker Guillermo del Toro uses the hallmarks of classic horror and fantasy to tell a strange and sublime fable about outsiderhood, connection, and love’s transcendence. An ineffably touching Sally Hawkins plays Elisa, a mute janitor at a top-secret government laboratory who finds herself drawn to the facility’s newest research subject: a humanoid amphibian—for whom she is soon risking everything, amid the stifling conformity of 1960s America. A triumph of visual imagination that combines elements of sci-fi, noir, and the golden-age musical, this swooning cinematic dreamscape—winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director—is a monster movie with a human heart. DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital master, supervised by director Guillermo del Toro, with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features New conversation between del Toro and filmmaker David Lowery A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times, a documentary highlighting the film’s production design, performances, special effects, and score Anatomy of a Scene: Prologue and Anatomy of a Scene: The Dance, both featuring on-set footage and interviews with del Toro Shaping the Waves, an interview with illustrator James Jean Masterclass from 2017 on the film’s technical aspects, featuring del Toro, director of photography Dan Laustsen, visual-effects supervisor and co–creature designer Shane Mahan, visual-effects supervisor Dennis Berardi, costume designer Luis Sequeira, and production designer Paul D. Austerberry Trailers English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio PLUS: An essay by film critic Carlos AguilarNew cover by Greg Ruth Seven Samurai - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, SEVEN SAMURAI tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride from Akira Kurosawa—featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura—seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with the original uncompressed monaural soundtrack and an optional 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film (in the aspect ratio of 1.37:1) and two Blu-rays with the film (in the aspect ratio of 1.33:1) and special features Two audio commentaries, one featuring film scholars David Desser, Joan Mellen, Stephen Prince, Tony Rayns, and Donald Richie, and the other Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck Making-of documentary, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create My Life in Cinema (1993), a two-hour conversation between director Akira Kurosawa and filmmaker Nagisa Oshima “Seven Samurai”: Origins and Influences, a documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa’s masterpiece Trailers and teaser Gallery of rare posters, behind-the-scenes photos, and production stills PLUS: Essays by Kenneth Turan, Peter Cowie, Philip Kemp, Peggy Chiao, Alain Silver, Stuart Galbraith IV, Arthur Penn, and Sidney Lumet, and an interview with actor Toshiro Mifune from 1993Cover by Neil Kellerhouse Godzilla - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Godzilla (a.k.a. Gojira) is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning more than thirty sequels. A thrilling, tactile spectacle that continues to be a cult phenomenon, the original 1954 Japanese version is presented here, along with Godzilla, King of the Monsters, the 1956 “Americanized” version. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features High-definition digital restoration of Godzilla, King of the Monsters, Terry Morse’s 1956 reworking of the original, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Audio commentary for both movies by film historian David Kalat Interviews with actors Akira Takarada and Haruo Nakajima and special effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai Interview with legendary Godzilla score composer Akira Ifukube Featurette detailing Godzilla’s photographic effects, introduced by special effects director Koichi Kawakita and special effects photographer Motoyoshi Tomioka Interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato The Unluckiest Dragon, an illustrated audio essay featuring historian Greg Pflugfelder describing the tragic fate of the fishing vessel Daigo Fukuryu Maru, a real-life event that inspired Godzilla Trailers PLUS: An essay by critic J. Hoberman"GODZILLA" (a.k.a. "GOJIRA") (c) 1954 Toho Co., Ltd. "GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS" (c) 1956 Toho Co., Ltd. Godzilla, Gojira, the character designs and King of the Monsters are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz Pre-orders for The Criterion Collection's November releases will be available soon!Posted Thu Aug 15, 2024 at 12:31 PM PDT by: -
Get Your ‘Euro-Kinski’ Fill with Creature with the Blue Hand / Web of the Spider Hitting Blu-ray on October 22!A pair of creepy Klaus Kinski classics will be available in a special collector's edition Blu-ray on October 22 from Film Masters. The films included are Creature With the Blue Hand (1967) and Web of the Spider (1971). Creature With the Blue Hand (1967) - Originally released in Germany as Die Blaue Hand, the film was bought by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures and released in the U.S. in 1967 as the alternate version, Creature With the Blue Hand. This release is presented for the first time on Blu-ray in North America. A mystery-thriller about a series of grisly murders. It's one of several German films based on the novels of Edgar Wallace, many adaptations of which starred Kinski. Directed by Alfred Vohrer, the film also stars Harald Leipnitz and Carl Lange. The film follows an inmate (Kinski) who is being held at a questionable sanitarium. When the inmate escapes and a series of murders occur, signs point to him as the killer ... but is he? Based on the novel, The Blue Hand, by Edgar Wallace, Creature With the Blue Hand is a suspenseful ride with many gothic elements and complex plot twists. Labeled as a “Krimi” film, this is a classic example of the genre, combining elements of mystery, crime and horror. The film was later acquired by Independent International Pictures and released to home video in the U.S. as The Bloody Dead in 1987 with six minutes of new footage, shot specifically for the release. The extra footage is included in this special edition as a bonus feature, which also includes a HD version of the full film, The Bloody Dead. Web of the Spider (1971) - A classic haunted house tale from Italian maestro, Antonio Margheriti, with Kinski as none other than Edgar Allan Poe! It's a diabolical double dose from one of cinema's most controversial and unique figures! In the film, American writer Alan Foster is challenged to spend the night in a haunted castle by Edgar Allan Poe and his friend, Lord Blackwood. Foster, intrigued and eager for new inspiration for his writing, accepts the challenge. Once inside the supposedly deserted castle, Foster encounters many intriguing characters including the beautiful Elisabeth Blackwood. Foster and Elizabeth fall in love, but things are complicated when Elizabeth reveals that she may not be entirely alive. In a series of increasingly supernatural events, Foster learns about the tragic and sinister history of the castle and its former inhabitants. As the night progresses, the line between reality and the supernatural blurs. Web of the Spider also stars Anthony Franciosa and Michèle Mercier and is a remake of director Margheriti's earlier film, Castle of Blood (1964). This version of Web of the Spider is the 92-minute U.S. version of the original Italian version of Nella Stretta Morsa del Ragno.controversial and unique figures! The Blu-ray double feature comes with a newly restored 4K scan of the original 35mm archival film elements and special features will include: New 4K transfer of The Bloody Dead, the alternate version of Creature with the Blue Hand; Ballyhoo Motion Pictures presents two new documentaries, A Man Of Mystery: Inside the World of Edgar Wallace and Kinski Krimis: Inside the Rialto Film Adaptations; authors and film historians Stephen Jones and Kim Newman join forces for full commentary tracks for Creature With the Blue Hand (liner notes by Nick Clark) and Web of the Spider (liner notes by Christopher Stewardson); Samuel M. Sherman provides an archival commentary track for The Bloody Dead; Creature with the Blue Hand original 35mm film trailer and recut trailer using restored film elements; and a new 2024 trailer for Web of the Spider, as well as the original English theatrical trailer for Castle of Blood. Creature with the Blue Hand / Web of the Spider You can pre-order Creature with the Blue Hand / Web of the Spider on Blu-ray now and included below is Film Masters press announcement: A Creepy Double Dose of ‘Euro-Kinski’ Creature With the Blue Hand (1967) With the Bonus Film Web of the Spider (1971) on Blu-ray & DVD, Oct. 22nd Just in Time for Halloween! Newly Scanned in 4K From Original U.S. 35mm Archival Elements ROCKPORT, Mass. — August 14, 2024 — For Immediate Release — For those craving a taste of “Euro-Kinski”—and just in time for Halloween—two of Klaus Kinski's European features are now available in one creepy package., scanned in 4K from original 35mm archival elements, available Oct. 22 in a special two-disc collector’s edition on Blu-ray and DVD from Film Masters. Creature With the Blue Hand (1967) Originally released in Germany as Die Blaue Hand, the film was bought by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures and released in the U.S. in 1967 as the alternate version, Creature With the Blue Hand. This release is presented for the first time on Blu-ray in North America. A mystery-thriller about a series of grisly murders. It's one of several German films based on the novels of Edgar Wallace, many adaptations of which starred Kinski. Directed by Alfred Vohrer, the film also stars Harald Leipnitz and Carl Lange. The film follows an inmate (Kinski) who is being held at a questionable sanitarium. When the inmate escapes and a series of murders occur, signs point to him as the killer ... but is he? Based on the novel, The Blue Hand, by Edgar Wallace, Creature With the Blue Hand is a suspenseful ride with many gothic elements and complex plot twists. Labeled as a “Krimi” film, this is a classic example of the genre, combining elements of mystery, crime and horror. The film was later acquired by Independent International Pictures and released to home video in the U.S. as The Bloody Dead in 1987 with six minutes of new footage, shot specifically for the release. The extra footage is included in this special edition as a bonus feature, which also includes a HD version of the full film, The Bloody Dead. Web of the Spider (1971) A classic haunted house tale from Italian maestro, Antonio Margheriti, with Kinski as none other than Edgar Allan Poe! It's a diabolical double dose from one of cinema's most controversial and unique figures! In the film, American writer Alan Foster is challenged to spend the night in a haunted castle by Edgar Allan Poe and his friend, Lord Blackwood. Foster, intrigued and eager for new inspiration for his writing, accepts the challenge. Once inside the supposedly deserted castle, Foster encounters many intriguing characters including the beautiful Elisabeth Blackwood. Foster and Elizabeth fall in love, but things are complicated when Elizabeth reveals that she may not be entirely alive. In a series of increasingly supernatural events, Foster learns about the tragic and sinister history of the castle and its former inhabitants. As the night progresses, the line between reality and the supernatural blurs. Web of the Spider also stars Anthony Franciosa and Michèle Mercier and is a remake of director Margheriti's earlier film, Castle of Blood (1964). This version of Web of the Spider is the 92-minute U.S. version of the original Italian version of Nella Stretta Morsa del Ragno. controversial and unique figures! SPECIAL FEATURES: New 4K transfer of The Bloody Dead, the alternate version of Creature with the Blue Hand; Ballyhoo Motion Pictures presents two new documentaries, A Man Of Mystery: Inside the World of Edgar Wallace and Kinski Krimis: Inside the Rialto Film Adaptations; authors and film historians Stephen Jones and Kim Newman join forces for full commentary tracks for Creature With the Blue Hand (liner notes by Nick Clark) and Web of the Spider (liner notes by Christopher Stewardson); Samuel M. Sherman provides an archival commentary track for The Bloody Dead; Creature with the Blue Hand original 35mm film trailer and recut trailer using restored film elements; and a new 2024 trailer for Web of the Spider, as well as the original English theatrical trailer for Castle of Blood. TECH SPECS: Creature With the Blue Hand and The Bloody Dead are presented with an aspect ratio of 1.66:1; and Web of the Spider is presented with an aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Discs are region locked to North America and include English SDH. Audio is DTS-HD/Dolby AC3s. About Film Masters: Film Masters is a consortium of historians and enthusiasts who seek to celebrate the preservation and restoration of films. We are archivists, committed to storing film elements for future generations and reviving films that have been sitting dormant for decades. By scanning in 2K and 4K, we give these lesser-known films the red-carpet treatment they deserve. Leveraging modern means of distribution to release forgotten films back into the world, we also produce original bonus materials, including feature-length documentaries, which aid audiences in contextualizing and celebrating these works of art as they were meant to be. Visit us online at: www.FilmMasters.com Creature With the Blue Hand Film Masters Genre: Horror/Cult Not Rated Format: Blu-ray & DVD Running Time: Approx. 167 Minutes (+ 291 Minutes of Special Features) Suggested Retail Price: Blu-ray $29.99 / DVD $19.95 Preorder Now Street Date: Oct. 22, 2024 Catalog #: Blu-ray FMB017 / DVD FMD017 UPC Code: Blu-ray 760137158776 / DVD 760137158868Posted Wed Aug 14, 2024 at 04:58 PM PDT by: -
Dark Night of the Scarecrows 1&2 Double Feature Stalks 4K UHD & Blu-ray on September 10thThe 1981 cult horror classic Dark Night of the Scarecrow and the recent sequel will be getting an Ultimate Collector's Edition Double Feature 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray - both loaded with supplements - on September 10. Dark Night of the Scarecrow tells of the murder of a young girl, Marylee Williams (Tonya Crowe), and the vicious mob justice wrongly enacted on Marylee’s innocent, mentally challenged friend Bubba Ritter (Larry Drake). A cover-up by the murderous mob, led by Otis P. Hazelrigg (Charles Durning), results in a strange turn of events. Soon, one by one, the guilty are stalked and served a specific kind of justice by an unknown figure. When it made its premiere the week of Halloween in 1981, Dark Night of the Scarecrow was one of the highest rated TV movies of all time. Forty years in the making, Dark Night of the Scarecrow 2 picks up with Chris (Amber Wedding) and her young son Jeremy (Aiden Shurr), moving to the small town where the events of the first film took place. Chris finds a tattered scarecrow amongst the cornfields of her new home and tells the effigy her secret; the real reason she has come to this small town. Soon after, a mysterious figure begins to roam the fields of their new home… stalking them or protecting them from unknown threats? The special features for both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions include a new 2023 Dark Night of the Scarecrows Triple Fan commentary track, hosted by Heath Holland (Cereal at Midnight podcaster) and featuring Robert Kelly, a noted film historian, and super-fan Amanda Reyes, an expert on TV movies, author, and podcaster; the original Dark Night of the Scarecrow commentary track with writer J.D. Feigelson and director Frank DeFelitta; a new 2023 Dark Night of the Scarecrow commentary by J.D. Feigelson; “Bubba Didn’t Do It: 30 Years of the Scarecrow” by Daniel Griffith; Dark Night of the Scarecrows cast reunion Q&A recorded at the 2011 Frightfest Film Festival; 1981 CBS World Premiere broadcast Promo; 1985 CBS Network re-broadcast promo; and a photo gallery – Behind the Scenes. Dark Night of the Scarecrows: Ultimate Collector's Edition Double Feature - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Dark Night of the Scarecrows: Ultimate Collector's Edition Double Feature Pre-orders for Dark Night of the Scarecrows: Ultimate Collector's Edition Double Feature are listed now and included below is the press announcement: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VCI Entertainment Announces the Release of Dark Night of the Scarecrows: Ultimate Collector's Edition Double Feature on 4K UHD and Blu-ray [4K UHD] [Blu-ray] 9/10/24 On September 10th, VCI Entertainment presents Dark Night of the Scarecrow, and its 40-years-in-the-making sequel, Dark Night of the Scarecrow 2, bundled together in a Dark Night of the Scarecrows 1 & 2: Ultimate Collector’s Edition on 4K UHD and Blu-ray, packed with special features. Dark Night of the Scarecrow tells of the murder of a young girl, Marylee Williams (Tonya Crowe), and the vicious mob justice wrongly enacted on Marylee’s innocent, mentally challenged friend Bubba Ritter (Larry Drake). A cover-up by the murderous mob, led by Otis P. Hazelrigg (Charles Durning), results in a strange turn of events. Soon, one by one, the guilty are stalked and served a specific kind of justice by an unknown figure. When it made its premiere the week of Halloween in 1981, Dark Night of the Scarecrow was one of the highest rated TV movies of all time. Forty years in the making, Dark Night of the Scarecrow 2 picks up with Chris (Amber Wedding) and her young son Jeremy (Aiden Shurr), moving to the small town where the events of the first film took place. Chris finds a tattered scarecrow amongst the cornfields of her new home and tells the effigy her secret; the real reason she has come to this small town. Soon after, a mysterious figure begins to roam the fields of their new home… stalking them or protecting them from unknown threats? The special features for both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions include a new 2023 Dark Night of the Scarecrows Triple Fan commentary track, hosted by Heath Holland (Cereal at Midnight podcaster) and featuring Robert Kelly, a noted film historian, and super-fan Amanda Reyes, an expert on TV movies, author, and podcaster; the original Dark Night of the Scarecrow commentary track with writer J.D. Feigelson and director Frank DeFelitta; a new 2023 Dark Night of the Scarecrow commentary by J.D. Feigelson; “Bubba Didn’t Do It: 30 Years of the Scarecrow” by Daniel Griffith; Dark Night of the Scarecrows cast reunion Q&A recorded at the 2011 Frightfest Film Festival; 1981 CBS World Premiere broadcast Promo; 1985 CBS Network re-broadcast promo; and a photo gallery – Behind the Scenes. Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/SVXfNEiNCqs?si=rv4BIa8o_W5qtOVWPosted Tue Aug 13, 2024 at 09:35 AM PDT by: -
Make Your Collection Epic - HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping Guide, August 12, 2024Whether you're shopping for 4K or blu-ray, or both, this week sees a considerable uptick in volume. I know I can't choose just one release, what about you? Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 11 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of August 11th - August 17th, as well as a look at announcements from last week. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases- Let's just say it. There's probably something for everyone this week. There are no imports to speak of, so let's get started with New Release Tuesday first. Three titles this week are considered New Releases. First from Paramount, IF, which is short for Imaginary Friends. Next, with their traditional 0-day street date notice, The Bikeriders from Universal Pictures. And from Warner Bros, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. This one is also available as a Limited Edition SteelBook. On to catalog titles. Titles getting a 4K upgrade, withOUT the digital code. Warner Bros brings us three titles with Black Mass, Game Night and Just Mercy, with Focus being pushed back two weeks, and it would be no surpirse to see these three being pushed as well. I want 4K upgrades as much as the next guy, but when money is tight or there are a lot of releases to pick and choose from, sometimes the lack of a digital code might be a deciding factor. Sometimes a lack of a slipcover is a decider for me as well, I know, maybe I am eccentric. A double-feature special edition from Arrow Video, When Titans Ruled The Earth: Clash of the Titans & Wrath of the Titans. One has to wonder how the original Harryhausen masterpiece would look with a 4K upgrade. Bare minimum the HDR or DV grade would certainly make it worthwhile! From the Criterion Collection, The Last Emperor. Previously Turbine did a release in Germany, and Arrow Video did one in the UK, read our review to see where this one ranks. Because, Chuck Norris, am I right? This week from Shout studios, The Delta Force, with, Chuck Norris. Kino Lorber has a pair of French crime-wave films directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, Bob le Flambeur and Le Doulos. Still on track for this week, Dark Force Entertainment's general release of Mirror Mirror. Synapse Films has broken the double-feature up in to single title releases, referring to Demons and Demons 2. And nothing new really, but it's a 4K release. A less bulky repackage for Beverly Hills Cop: 3-Movie Collection. Import Friday has one release (via Amazon U.S.), Umbrealla Entertainment's standard edition of JSA: Joint Security Area. Blu-ray releases- Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include IF prom Paramount, The Bikeriders from Universal, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga from Warner Bros, When Titans Ruled The Earth: Clash of the Titans & Wrath of the Titans from Arrow Video, and Demons and Demons 2 from Synapse. Usually when I think Monday releases, I think UK imports. But not this week. CrunchyRoll Exclusives, B: The Beginning: Season Two, which comes as a Limited Edition as well as a standard edition. And on to Tuesday releases, and we got close to 70 to look through. Anime highlights include Boruto: Naruto Next Generations - Set 18 (Farewell), The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (Season 1) Complete Collection, The Devil Is a Part-Timer!: Season 2 Part 2, My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1: The Complete Season and One Piece: Season Thirteen - Voyage Nine. The Criterion Collection has Ukrainian drama/romance films Brief Encounters / The Long Farewell: Two Films by Kira Muratov. Those that got the first two seasons, you are now ready to own the third, that would be Chucky: Season Three. Assuming no last minute delay, action/crime films In The Line Of Duty III and In The Line Of Duty IV should be released this Tuesday. Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has a pretty extensive box set worthy of a purchase this week, The Three Stooges Collection. A 20-disc set with tons of Stooges action. I preordered mine. Friday brings us more Australian Imports via Amazon U.S.: Emperor (AU Import) The Quiet Family (Australian Import) Lonesome Dove: The Ultimate Collection (Australian Import) Hamlet (1990) (Australian Import) Darling (1965)(Australian Import) Dating The Enemy (Australian Import) Love And Other Catastrophes (Australian Import) Notable announcements from last week: Disney has revealed that Inside Out 2 is coming to blu-ray and 4K on September 10th. At this time it looks like the 4K will be a SteelBook only, and it is unknown if that will be a Walmart Exclusive. The elusive Godzilla Minus One is now available for preorder in the U.S market. Both as a standard release and SteelBook editions. If we had to guess, end of August on those. Emmy winning TV series The West Wing: The Complete Series has been officially announced for a blu-ray release from Warner Bros, with an October 1 release date. Again, more TV on blu-ray and 4K is a wonderful thing! I got my preorder in before a street date was even announced. 4K Release Calendar 2K/BD Release Calendar Which titles are you buying this week? Which ones are on your wishlist, be it to buy as an impulse buy or to wait for the right price?Posted Mon Aug 12, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
Sony Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of 'American Movie' with a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Coming October 15Sony has just announced that the hit 1999 comedy/documentary American Movie will be getting a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on October 15. The hit of the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, AMERICAN MOVIE is the hilarious and intense story of one man's obsession to make movies. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is a long way from Hollywood, but Mark Borchardt has a dream. Armed with a driving ambition and nothing to lose, the fast-talking Borchardt enlists friends, local thespians and unwilling family members to help him finish his no-budget horror film, COVEN. The camera doesn't flinch as it captures every emotional crisis and financial pitfall in his two-year odyssey. What emerges is a bizarre, yet surprisingly heartfelt, documentary portrait of a true American character. American Movie - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray DISC DETAILS AND BONUS MATERIALS4K ULTRA HD DISC: Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision English Mono DTS-HD MA Special Features: Director and Cast Commentary Deleted Scenes Coven Short Film by Mark Borchardt Theatrical Trailer Pre-orders for American Movie - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray will be updated as soon as they become available and included below is the press announcement: CELEBRATING ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY DEBUTS ON 4K ULTRA HD™ OCTOBER 15TH Press Assets SYNOPSIS The hit of the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, AMERICAN MOVIE is the hilarious and intense story of one man's obsession to make movies. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is a long way from Hollywood, but Mark Borchardt has a dream. Armed with a driving ambition and nothing to lose, the fast-talking Borchardt enlists friends, local thespians and unwilling family members to help him finish his no-budget horror film, COVEN. The camera doesn't flinch as it captures every emotional crisis and financial pitfall in his two-year odyssey. What emerges is a bizarre, yet surprisingly heartfelt, documentary portrait of a true American character. DISC DETAILS AND BONUS MATERIALS4K ULTRA HD DISC Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision English Mono DTS-HD MA Special Features: Director and Cast Commentary Deleted Scenes Coven Short Film by Mark Borchardt Theatrical Trailer CAST AND CREW Directed By: Chris SmithProduced By: Chris Smith, Sarah PriceCo-Produced By: Jim McKay, Michael StipeCast: Mark Borchardt, Mike Schank, Matt WeismanSPECSRun Time: Approx. 104 minutesRating: R4K UHD Feature Picture: 2160p Ultra High Definition, 1.33:14K UHD Feature Audio: English Mono DTS-HD MAPosted Fri Aug 9, 2024 at 08:49 AM PDT by:
