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*Snort* OWWWWWOOOOO!!! 'Cocaine Werewolf' takes A Bump On Blu-ray August 13th!Cleopatra Entertainment's 2024 horror-comedy Cocaine Werewolf will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on August 13th. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be plans for a 4K UHD Blu-ray yet. The outrageously bloody B-movie recently completed a positive International Film Festival circuit and was sold out at movie theaters across the United States this summer. Given the success of Cocaine Bear, we can only assume we're due for any number of drug-infused classic monster creature features. That's it! Creature from the Smack Lagoon! Marry Shelly's Meth-Enstein! Bram Stoker's Crackula! In the deep, shadowy woods of Pennsylvania, a low-budget film crew is blindsided by the arrival of a ravenous werewolf. When you mix this terrifying predator with cash, cocaine, and a cast of fresh-faced young actors, you get a chaotic, adrenaline-fueled disaster like no other. From the legendary cult film director Mark Polonia, Cocaine Werewolf serves up an exhilarating blend of horror and comedy that will have you on the edge of your seat. This mind-blowing tale stars Brice Kennedy (Splatter Beach, Razorteeth), Jamie Morgan (Amityville Island, Return To Splatter Farm), Ken Van Sant (Bigfoot vs Zombies, Jurassic Prey), Titus Himmelberger (Cocaine Shark, Sharkenstein), Yolie Canales (Jurassic Shark 3, Amityville In Space), Jeff Kirkendall (Sharkula, Return To Splatter Farm) and Noyes Lawton (Jurassic Exorcist, Bride Of The Werewolf) and features a Goth-inspired soundtrack that includes The 69 Cats, Pink Fairies, Frontline Assembly, Switchblade Symphony, The Brains, Hollywood After Dark, and more. . Cocaine Werewolf The Blu-ray includes stereo audio and the following supplements: Trailers, Slide Show, and a Blu-ray exclusive “Director’s Commentary” feature not available in any other formats!” You can pre-order Cocaine Werewolf on Blu-ray right now!Posted Wed Jul 17, 2024 at 08:27 AM PDT by: -
Taylor Sheridan's Wind River Makes 4K UHD Debut as a Walmart Exclusive SteelBook on September 10Lionsgate is preparing a 4K UHD Blu-ray + Blu-ray + Digital combo pack of Taylor Sheridan's chilly 2016 crime thriller Wind River starring Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, and Jon Bernthal on September 10. The release will be a SteelBook exclusively available at Walmart stores. From Taylor Sheridan, creator of “Yellowstone,” comes this chilling thriller set in Wyoming’s remote wilderness. After game tracker Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) discovers a murdered Native American girl’s frozen body on federal land, rookie FBI agent Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen) is sent to lead the investigation. As the ghosts of Cory’s past return to haunt him, Jane’s attempt to treat the case as a homicide is thwarted, and the two soon realize that what unites them – bringing the girl’s killer to justice – isn’t an outcome sought by everyone in Wind River. Wind River - 4K UHD Walmart Exclusive SteelBook The 4K UHD Blu-ray + Blu-ray + Digital SteelBook Combo Pack will include Dolby Atmos audio with the following supplements: Deleted Scenes Behind-the-Scenes Video Gallery Pre-orders for Wind River - 4K UHD Walmart Exclusive SteelBook should be available soon and here is the full press release: Wind River – written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, creator of the hit series “Yellowstone” – arrives September 10 on 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital SteelBook® from Lionsgate, exclusively at Walmart. 4K + Blu-ray™ + Digital Steelbook® Street Date: 9/10/24 4K + Blu-ray™ + Digital Steelbook® SRP: $42.99 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Wind River – written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, creator of the hit series “Yellowstone” – arrives September 10 on 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital SteelBook® from Lionsgate, exclusively at Walmart. The story of a murdered Native American girl whose body is found on federal land, Wind River explores the tensions that arise when a rookie FBI agent (Elizabeth Olsen, “WandaVision,” “Love & Death”) is sent to lead the investigation, aided by a game tracker (Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker, “Mayor of Kingstown”) with a haunted past. The Wind River SteelBook® will be available on 4K UHD + Blu-ray™ + Digital for the suggested retail price of $42.99. OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS From Taylor Sheridan, creator of “Yellowstone,” comes this chilling thriller set in Wyoming’s remote wilderness. After game tracker Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) discovers a murdered Native American girl’s frozen body on federal land, rookie FBI agent Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen) is sent to lead the investigation. As the ghosts of Cory’s past return to haunt him, Jane’s attempt to treat the case as a homicide is thwarted, and the two soon realize that what unites them – bringing the girl’s killer to justice – isn’t an outcome sought by everyone in Wind River. CAST Jeremy Renner TV’s “Mayor of Kingstown,” Arrival, Mission Impossible franchise Elizabeth Olsen TV’s “Love and Death” and “WandaVision,” Martha Marcy May Marlene Jon Bernthal The Wolf of Wall Street, King Richard, The Accountant SPECIAL FEATURES • Deleted Scenes • Behind-the-Scenes Video Gallery PROGRAM INFORMATION Year of Production: 2016 Title Copyright: Wind River © 2016 Wind River Productions, LLC. Artwork & Supplementary Materials ®, TM & © 2024 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Type: Catalog Re-Release Rating: R Genre: Action, Mystery/Suspense, Thriller Closed-Captioned: N/A Subtitles: English, Spanish, English SDH Language: English Run Time: 107 minutes BD Format: 2160p Ultra High Definition 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation BD Audio: English Dolby Atmos, English 5.1 Dolby TrueHDPosted Tue Jul 16, 2024 at 10:58 AM PDT by: -
Hot Disc Deals - Prime Day 2024 Destroying Our Wallet & Expanding Our Collections!It's here. Amazon Prime Day returns! As our finances take a deep breath awaiting the shock of our shopping spree, we get to enjoy some deep discounts on some big releases, smaller fan-favorites, and box sets galore. Of course, this is an easy way for Amazon to clear out overstock, but we get to pick up some great deals in the process. For those who didn't jump on street dates and waited for the right deal to hit, there are plenty of great movies and TV series on 4K UHD and Blu-ray. Hopefully, you've got some shelf space because some great releases are waiting to join your collection! Here's a quick list of some of the best deals we see for this Prime Day July 2024! Amazing Prime Day 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Deals The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 4K UHD - $59.99 Dune 2-Film Collection 4K UHD - $34.99 James Bond: The Daniel Craig 5-Film Collection 4K UHD - $34.99 The Fugitive 4K UHD - $14.99 Paramount Scares Vol 1 4K UHD - $74.49 Sony Pictures Classics 11-Film Collection 4K UHD - $121.99 Titanic 4K UHD Standard Edition - $17.99 Titanic 4K UHD Limited Edition - $83.49 Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection Vol 1 4K UHD - $33.99 Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection Vol 2 4K UHD - $34.99 Edge of Tomorrow 4K UHD - $10.99 Rio Bravo 4K UHD - $14.99 Superman: 5-Film Collection 4K UHD - $64.99 Spartacus 4K UHD - $10.99 Bullet Train 4K UHD SteelBook - $30.49 The Equalizer 3-Film Collection 4K UHD - $41.49 The Wizard of Oz 4K UHD - $10.99 Cliffhanger 4K UHD SteelBook - $21.49 East of Eden 4K UHD - $14.99 American Hustle 4K UHD SteelBook - $28.01 Singing in the Rain 4K - $12.99 The Raid Redemption 4K UHD SteelBook - $28.01 Training Day 4K UHD - $12.00 Plane 4K UHD - $16.49 Rollerball 4K UHD - $24.99 The Super Mario Bros. 4K UHD SteelBook - $19.99 The Last Detail 4K UHD - $21.49 Bad Boys / Bad Boys 2 4K UHD - $22.99 To Kill A Mockingbird 4K UHD - $11.99 Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 4K UHD - $19.99 Awesome Prime Day Television Series Deals Game of Thrones: The Complete Collection 4K UHD - $99.99 The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Series Blu-ray - $64.99 Psych: The Complete Collection Blu-ray - $75.99 Batman '66: The Complete Series (Standard Edition) Blu-ray - $34.99 Batman: The Complete Animated Series Blu-ray - $29.99 Supernatural: The Complete Series Blu-ray - $109.99 Farscape: The Complete Series Blu-ray - $125:49 Star Trek: The Original Series SteelBook Blu-ray - $44.49 DC's Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Series Blu-ray - $59.99 The Wire: The Complete Series Blu-ray - $49.99 Space: 1999 The Complete Series Blu-ray - $62.49 Incredible Prime Day Blu-ray Deals WB 100th 25-Film Collection Vol 1 Awards Winners Blu-ray - $69.99 WB 100th 25-Film Collection Vol 2 Comedies, Dramas, Musicals Blu-ray - $69.99 WB 100th 25-Film Collection Vol 3 Fantasy, Action & Adventure Blu-ray - $69.99 Universal Classic Monsters Complete 30 Film Collection Blu-ray - $69.99 Showdown in Little Tokyo Blu-ray - $14.99 Nightmare on Elm Steet: 7-Film Collection Blu-ray - $19.99 Bill & Ted 3-Film Collection Blu-ray - $10.99 Mr. Nice Guy Extended Cut Blu-ray - $14.99 Chicago Blu-ray SteelBook - $9.99 Amelie Blu-ray SteelBook - $25.49 Shin Godzilla Blu-ray - $11.64 The Valley of Gwangi Blu-ray - $14.99 Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Blu-ray - $14.99 No Hard Feelings Blu-ray - $13.99 Shaw Brothers Classics Vol 1 Blu-ray - $117.49 Shaw Brothers Classics Vol 2 Blu-ray - $109.71 Shaw Brothers Classics Vol 3 Blu-ray - $120.49 Shaw Brothers Classics Vol 4 Blu-ray - $116.49 Chucky 7-Movie Collection Blu-ray - $24.49 One Crazy Summer Blu-ray - $13.49 Saw 10-Film Collection Blu-ray - $43.49 Angels with Dirty Faces Blu-ray - $14.49 Thanksgiving Blu-ray - $17.49 King Kong (1933) Blu-ray - $14.99 Of course, there's a TON more stuff out there worth grabbing, but these were the big highlights that stood out. Hope your collection builds beautifully!Posted Tue Jul 16, 2024 at 08:23 AM PDT by: -
Criterion's October Wave Gets into the Halloween Spirit with Four New Titles on 4K UHD and Blu-rayThe Criterion Collection has revealed their October 2024 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray slate. This wave includes: I Walked with a Zombie / The Seventh Victim: Produced by Val Lewton, Masahiro Shinoda's Demon Pond, and Harmony Korine’s Gummo - all three on both 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray, plus G. W. Pabst's Pandora's Box only on Blu-ray. On October 8, Criterion will be serving a pair of horrors: I Walked with a Zombie / The Seventh Victim: Produced by Val Lewton on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray. I Walked with a Zombie / The Seventh Victim: Produced by Val Lewton - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Terror lives in the shadows in a pair of mesmerizingly moody horror milestones conjured from the imagination of Val Lewton, the visionary producer-auteur who turned our fears of the unseen and the unknown into haunting excursions into existential dread. As head of RKO’s B-horror-movie unit during the 1940s, Lewton, working with directors such as Jacques Tourneur and Mark Robson, brought a new sophistication to the genre by wringing chills not from conventional movie monsters but from brooding atmosphere, suggestion, and psychosexual unease. Suffused with ritual, mysticism, and the occult, the poetically hypnotic I Walked with a Zombie and the shockingly subversive The Seventh Victim are still-tantalizing dreams of death that dare to embrace the darkness. I Walked with a Zombie Producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur elevated the horror film to new heights of poetic abstraction with this entrancing journey into the realm between life and death. When she takes a job caring for a comatose woman on a Caribbean island, a young nurse (Frances Dee) finds herself plunged into a mysterious world where the ghosts of slavery haunt the present and witch doctors have the power to summon the living dead. Sugarcane swaying in a moonlit field, the hypnotic beat of voodoo drums, the relentless pull toward death—the otherworldly atmosphere of this bold reimagining of Jane Eyre is as close as studio-era Hollywood ever came to pure dream-state surrealism. The Seventh Victim “Death is good” is how producer Val Lewton summarized the message of his films, a credo that received its most explicit expression in this strikingly nihilistic shocker, the first film directed by regular Lewton editor Mark Robson. Kim Hunter makes her film debut as a young boarding-school student who, in search of her missing sister (proto-goth icon Jean Brooks), travels to New York’s bohemian Greenwich Village, where she uncovers a sinister shadow world of devil worshippers and murder. And what about that mysterious room furnished with nothing but a chair and a hangman’s noose? With its daring treatment of depression and queerness, The Seventh Victim has haunted the margins of cinema for decades, its radical bleakness undiminished by time. SPECIAL FEATURES New 4K digital restorations of both films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the films and one Blu-ray with the films and special features Audio commentary on I Walked with a Zombie featuring authors Kim Newman and Stephen Jones Audio commentary on The Seventh Victim featuring film historian Steve Haberman Interview with film critic and historian Imogen Sara Smith Audio essays from Adam Roche’s podcast The Secret History of Hollywood Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005), a documentary featuring Newman; Val E. Lewton, son of producer Val Lewton; filmmakers William Friedkin, Guillermo del Toro, George A. Romero, John Landis, and Robert Wise; author Neil Gaiman; actor Sara Karloff; and others Trailers English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: Essays by critics Chris Fujiwara and Lucy SanteNew illustration by Katherine Lam Masahiro Shinoda's 1979 film Demon Pond will arrive on 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray on October 15. Demon Pond - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Japanese New Wave renegade Masahiro Shinoda transforms a classic Kabuki tale with his own extravagant visual style in this dimension-shattering folk-horror fantasia. When a lone traveler (Tsutomu Yamazaki) stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants—including lovers Akira (Go Kato) and Yuri (Kabuki legend Tamasaburo Bando, who also plays the ethereal princess reigning over the water)—in their hands. Set to the swirling strains of electronic-music pioneer Isao Tomita’s synth score, Demon Pond blends theatrical artifice with cinematic surrealism for an aquatic-apocalyptic fable of human love and folly caught in the current of nature’s wrath. 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Masahiro Shinoda and actor Tamasaburo Bando, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack New interview with film scholar Dudley Andrew Program on the film’s special effects PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael AtkinsonNew illustration by Yuko Shimizu On the same date, German filmmaker G. W. Pabst's Pandora's Box starring Louise Brooks will be available only on Blu-ray. Pandora's Box - The Criterion Collection One of the masters of early German cinema, G. W. Pabst seemed to have an innate talent for discovering actresses. And perhaps none of his female stars shone brighter than Kansas native and onetime Ziegfeld girl Louise Brooks, whose legendary persona was defined by Pabst’s lurid, controversial melodrama Pandora’s Box. Sensationally modern, the film follows the downward spiral of the fiery, brash, yet innocent showgirl Lulu, whose sexual vivacity has a devastating effect on everyone around her. Daring and stylish, Pandora’s Box is one of silent cinema’s great masterworks and a testament to Brooks’s dazzling individuality. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 2K digital restoration Four musical scores, by Gillian Anderson, Dimitar Pentchev, Peer Raben, and Stéphan Oliva Audio commentary by film scholars Thomas Elsaesser and Mary Ann Doane Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998), a documentary by Hugh Munro Neeley Lulu in Berlin (1971), a rare interview with actor Louise Brooks, by Richard Leacock and Susan Steinberg Woll Interviews with Leacock and Michael Pabst, director G. W. Pabst’s son PLUS: An essay by critic J. Hoberman, notes on the scores, Kenneth Tynan’s 1979 “The Girl in the Black Helmet,” and an article by Brooks on her relationship with PabstNew cover by Eric Skillman And last but certainly not least, Harmony Korine’s feature film debut Gummo (1997) is headed for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray on October 22. Gummo - The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Harmony Korine’s debut feature is an audacious, lyrical evocation of America’s rural underbelly, and an elegy in the southern-gothic tradition of William Faulkner and William Eggleston. Shot in Korine’s native Nashville—standing in for the tornado-ravaged Xenia, Ohio—the rough-hewn film follows two young friends, Tummler and Solomon, as they ride around town, huffing glue and hunting stray cats, their every local encounter charged with vaudevillian anarchy as well as deep pathos. At once transgressive and empathetic, disturbing and undeniably beautiful, Gummo is a one-of-a-kind portrait of angelic and devilish souls caught in a cultural void, circumscribed by poverty and the depleted, alienated spiritual life of late-twentieth-century America. DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Harmony Korine, with 2.0 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 interview with Korine Conversation from 1997 between Korine and filmmaker Werner Herzog Projections episode from 2000 featuring Korine in conversation with Split Screen host John Pierson Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An appreciation by filmmaker Hype WilliamsNew illustration by Joao Rosa The Criterion Collection's October 2024 titles should be up for pre-order in the next week or so. Which ones will you be picking up?Posted Mon Jul 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
Brian De Palma's Body Double Debuts on 4K UHD Limited Edition SteelBook on September 17Sony is set to release Brian De Palma's 1984 erotic crime thriller Body Double starring Craig Wasson, Deborah Shelton, Melanie Griffith, and Gregg Henry in a limited edition 4K UHD SteelBook on September 17. Brian De Palma invites you to witness a seduction... a mystery... a murder. It’s BODY DOUBLE — a spine-tingling look at voyeurism and sexuality from the modern master of suspense. Jake Scully (Craig Wasson), an unemployed actor, is asked to house-sit at a luxurious hillside apartment. As a bonus, the home offers Jake a telescopic peek into the bedroom of Gloria Revelle (Deborah Shelton), who performs an arousing striptease. When Jake discovers another man is also spying on Gloria, he begins an obsessive surveillance of her. Soon a grisly murder leads him into the world of X-rated film where he meets adult film star Holly Body (Melanie Griffith), who is a key to the crime. De Palma has created a gripping adult thriller of eroticism and horror! Body Double - Limited Edition 4K UHD SteelBook The 4K UHD Blu-ray + Blu-ray + Digital SteelBook Combo Pack will include a Dolby Vision presentation and Dolby Atmos audio with the following specs and supplements: 4K ULTRA HD DISC Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision English Dolby Atmos + English 5.1 + English 2-Channel Surround BLU-RAY DISC™ Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master English 5.1 + English 2-Channel Surround Special Features: NEWLY ADDED: Archival EPK Interviews with Brian De Palma, Craig Wasson and Melanie Griffith NEWLY ADDED: Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Relax" Music Video (BODY DOUBLE Version) 4 Featurettes: The Seduction The Setup The Mystery The Controversy Still Gallery Theatrical Trailer CAST AND CREW Produced and Directed By: Brian De Palma Story By: Brian De Palma Screenplay By: Robert J. Avrech and Brian De Palma Cast: Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith SPECS Run Time: Approx. 114 minutes Rating: R 4K UHD Feature Picture: 2160p Ultra High Definition, 1.85:1 4K UHD Feature Audio: English Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Compatible) | English 5.1 DTS-HD MA | English 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD MA Pre-orders aren't yet live, as soon as they are we'll update our listings ASAP!Posted Mon Jul 15, 2024 at 09:11 AM PDT by: -
Yo, Adrian, We did it... We did it. - HDD's 4K UHD & Blu-ray Shopping Guide, July 15 2024As we approach mid-July, we continue to chug along with a constant flow of 4K releases. If blu-ray is your thing, you get a little bit of a break though. Don't forget, Amazon Prime Day is Tuesday the 16th and Wednesday the 17th. Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 7 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of July 14th - July 20th, as well as a look at announcements from last week. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases- Import Monday begins with another great looking swag-filled StudioCanal release with Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation (1974). It sure looks pretty, but it also looks like 80 bucks when you factor in shipping. Thus far though, any of these I have bought look wonderful! Keeping with StudioCanal, they like their (Western) SteelBooks to be orange in color, this one being Soldier Blue. It actually works in this case and matches the color pallette of so many such films. The other one that comes to mind is Red Sun, which comes in September. The U.S. already got theirs, now it's time for the UK to do so, talking about The Last Starfighter from Arrow Video. Domestic Releases Tuesday is next.... Kino Lorber offers two titles this week, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Brokeback Mountain. The two Kino Cult titles are bumped to next week. Criterion Collection this week has the Japanese drama Perfect Days. Shout Factory has just one offering this week, the horror sci-fi/thriller Phantoms. Sony Pictures continues to woo us with SteelBooks, this time it's Captain Phillips starring Tom Hanks. Saw a meme one day that made me chuckle -- if you ever board a vessel and Tom Hanks is the guy manning it, leave now, run like hell. Single title from Paramount this week, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie - 20th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook. Two more SteelBooks and a mega-collection. Warner Bros delivers Rocky V, Rocky Balboa and Rocky: Ultimate Knockout Collection. The latter includes corrected audio for Rocky I - IV. You are not left in the dark though if you bought the original discs, replacement discs can be requested by emailing [email protected]. Generally, if I bought it from Amazon, I state the reason for request, my info, and my Amazon order number. For a Thursday release, Amazon U.S. has Scarface (1983) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray UK Limited Edition Vault Series SteelBook, which was released in the UK on July 8th. I tried really hard to collect this series of movies, but they were too limited in quantity and hard to get. Many of the early ones had a bunch of swag to go with them. The U.S. got the Essentials Collection releases which are nice by themselves, but not as fancy. With a Friday release date, A24 Shop has The Zone of Interest. Blu-ray releases- Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases? For imports, and do keep in mind some may be region B locked, The Last Starfighter and Soldier Blue. For domestic releases, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Brokeback Mountain and Perfect Days. Friday would include A24's The Zone of Interest. The rest of the category is a little bit light this week. Anime highlights include Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out, Soul Eater - The Complete Series and Tomo-chan Is a Girl! - The Complete Season, which also comes as a Limited Edition. Criterion Collection goes Portuguese crime drama with Black God, White Devil. Kino Lorber has more TV on disc with Columbo: The Return (1989-2003) and Monk: Season Eight. With Monk, that closes out the series. The movie event recently seen on Peacock TV is also slated to be coming to blu-ray soon. An interesting release from a label called Not Quite Reality, The Flock. Also available in a Collector's Edition. See... a small unknown label with several different cool looking options! That's how it is done people. With a Wednesday release date, Umbrealla Entertainment a couple of skus that might interest you: Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey 2: Collector's Edition (Australian Import) Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey 2 (Australian Import) Notable announcements from last week: Last week we saw a lot of boutique onesie twosie announcements and reveals. British label Second Sight is releasing Robert Harmon's 1986 film The Hitcher to 4K and 4K Limited Edition on September 30th. Stardust is coming to 4K SteelBook on September 24th. 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 Jul 15, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
THE END IS NIGH! - Watchmen Chapter 1 Animated DC Movie Arriving on 4K UHD & Blu-ray August 27Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' critically acclaimed graphic novel set in an alternate dystopian 1985 is getting an animated two-part movie. Digital will be available on August 13, while 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray arrives on August 27. Watchmen Chapter II will debut later this year. The pages of the comic come to life with the voices of Matthew Rhys (TV’s “Brothers & Sisters,” “The Americans,” “Perry Mason”) Katee Sackhoff (TV’s “Battlestar Galactica,” “Longmire,” “The Mandalorian”) and Titus Welliver (TV’s “Lost,” “Deadwood,” “Sons of Anarchy”), and more. Chapter 1: In an alternate world history set in 1985, the murder of a government sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement and into a mystery that threatens to upend their personal lives and the world itself. Watchmen Chapter 1 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Watchmen Chapter 1 - Blu-ray SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: The Art of Adaptation: Introducing the Story Dave Gibbons and Watchmen: Chapters I-VI You'll be able pre-order the Blu-ray or 4K UHD of Watchmen Chapter 1 soon, below is the full press announcement: WATCHMEN CHAPTER I Part 1 of a Two-Part Animated Movie Event Brings DC Comics' Acclaimed Series to Life Available exclusively on Digital on August 13 4K UHD and Blu-ray arriving on August 27 Watchmen Chapter II to debut later in 2024 BURBANK, CA (July 10, 2024) - Based on DC’s acclaimed graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, Watchmen Chapter I, the first part of an all-new animated two-part feature film from Warner Bros. Animation and Paramount, will be released on Digital on August 13. The animated feature is a faithful adaptation of the groundbreaking graphic novel series by writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons, which redefined the superhero genre when it debuted in the mid-1980s. Watchmen Chapter I delves into the gritty and complex world of masked vigilantes in an alternate version of America during the Cold War era. The “Watchmen” saga remains a cornerstone of comic book literature, having garnered numerous awards and accolades over the decades. The adaptation captures the spirit and style of Moore and Gibbons’ original, groundbreaking vision with stunning animation that pays homage to the comic book’s iconic visual style. The film features a stellar voice cast that includes Matthew Rhys (TV’s “Brothers & Sisters,” “The Americans,” “Perry Mason”) Katee Sackhoff (TV’s “Battlestar Galactica,” “Longmire,” “The Mandalorian”) and Titus Welliver (TV’s “Lost,” “Deadwood,” “Sons of Anarchy”). The film is produced and directed by Brandon Vietti from an adaptation by J. Michael Straczynski. Jim Krieg and Cindy Rago serve as producers and Dave Gibbons serves as consulting producer. Sam Register, Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin are executive producers. Fans will also be able to enjoy a range of bonus features including interviews with the filmmakers including Dave Gibbons, J. Michael Straczynski, and more. Watchmen Chapter I features all all-star voice cast including Matthew Rhys (Dan Dreiberg, Nite Owl), Katee Sackhoff (Laurie Juspeczyk, Silk Spectre) and Titus Welliver (Rorschach, Walter Kovacs), along with Troy Baker (Adrian Veidt, Ozymandias), Adrienne Barbeau (Sally Jupiter, Silk Spectre), Corey Burton (Captain Metropolis), Michael Cerveris (Jonathan Osterman, Dr. Manhattan), Jeffrey Combs (Edgar Jacobi, Moloch), Grey DeLisle, Kelly Hu, John Marshall Jones (Hooded Justice), Max Koch, Phil LaMarr, Yuri Lowenthal (Wally Weaver), Geoff Pierson (Hollis Mason, Nite Owl), Dwight Schultz, Jason Spisak, Kari Wahlgren (Janey Slater), and Rick D. Wasserman (Edward Blake, The Comedian). Watchmen Chapter I will be available on August 13 to purchase digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more. On August 27 the film will be available to purchase on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Discs online and in-store at major retailers. Pre-order your copy now. Watchmen Chapter II will be released later in 2024. SYNOPSIS: Chapter 1: In an alternate world history set in 1985, the murder of a government sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement and into a mystery that threatens to upend their personal lives and the world itself. SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: The Art of Adaptation: Introducing the Story Dave Gibbons and Watchmen: Chapters I-VI FILM INFORMATION 4K UHD & Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish 4K UHD & Blu-ray Subtitles: English, Spanish, French Running Time: 83 min. Rated: R *Digital version not available in Canada About DC DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, creates iconic characters and enduring stories and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. DC’s creative work entertains audiences of every generation around the world with DC’s stories and characters integrated across Warner Bros. Discovery’s film, television, animation, consumer products, home entertainment, games, and themed experiences divisions, and on the DC Universe Infinite digital comic subscription service. Learn more at DC.com DC LOGO, WATCHMEN and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC. Watchmen © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Paramount Pictures CorporationPosted Wed Jul 10, 2024 at 12:14 PM PDT by: -
Stick Your Thumb Out for Rutger Hauer in 'The Hitcher' - Preorders Are Live for Second Sight's 4K UHD!Like waiting for a ride in the middle of the desert, Second Sight's new 4K UHD of 'The Hitcher' is finally up for preorder! Featuring Rutger Haurer in his most chilling performance, the film has long been in need of some restoration TLC. Working with director Robert Harmon, Second Sight will deliver this cult classic to 2160p in style! This 4K UHD restoration and release of The Hitcher from U.K. label Second Sight Films feels like its been a long time coming. Probably because it has! In their quest to get this one perfect, Second Sight delayed the release many times to ensure Robert Harmon's terrifying road epic gets the best release possible. Now we're on the verge of witnessing a brand new 2160p Dolby Vision (with HDR10) transfer and a new Atmos mix with legacy 2.0 stereo audio as well as hours upon hours of extra features. Now all you have to do is ask which version you want to get? The Hitcher - Second Sight Films Limited Edition 4K UHD Limited Edition Contents Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Adam Stothard 200-page hardback book with exclusive Robert Harmon interview by Lou Thomas, exclusive Eric Red interview by Matthew Thrift, new essays by Heather Drain, David Kittredge, Craig Ian Mann, Rebecca McCallum, Meagan Navarro and Jon Towlson, archival Fangoria article and Behind the Scenes photo gallery Eric Red’s original screenplay book 6 collectors' art cards The Hitcher - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray The Hitcher - Blu-ray Note - if you live someplace where Second Sight doesn't ship to you directly, DiabolikDVD is taking preorders. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray sets will both offer up Dolby Vision HDR. All three releases will feature Atmos Audio and legacy 2.0 stereo along with the following extra features: A new 4k restoration by Second Sight Films from the original camera negative supervised and approved by Director Robert Harmon Features Dolby Atmos and original stereo audio mixes New audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Audio commentary with Robert Harmon and Writer Eric Red Scene specific audio commentary with Robert Harmon, Eric Red, Executive Producer Edward S Feldman, Composer Mark Isham, Director of Photography John Seale and Actors Rutger Hauer and C Thomas Howell The Projection Booth Podcast: featuringRobert Harmon and Rutger Hauer Bullseye: a new interview with Robert Harmon (41 Minutes) Penning the Ripper: a new interview with Eric Red (41 Minutes) Doomed to Live: a new interview with C Thomas Howell (28 Minutes) The Man from Oz: a new interview with John Seale (10 Minutes) A Very Formative Score: a new interview with Mark Isham (15 Minutes) Duel Runner: Leigh Singer on the evolution of The Hitcher and Rutger Hauer (20 Minutes) China Lake: a short film by Robert Harmon newly restored (35 Minutes) The Calling Card: Robert Harmon on China Lake (15 Minutes) Telephone: a short film by Eric Red (26 Minutes) The Hitcher: How do these movies get made? (38 Minutes) Trailers (5 Minutes)Posted Wed Jul 10, 2024 at 06:12 AM PDT by: -
Up For Preorder - Godzilla: Minus One: Deluxe Japan Collector's Edition - 4K UHD/Blu-ray WITH English SubtitlesIt's been a long, long wait...but Godzilla: Minus One can finally be added to your 4K UHD/Blu-ray collections as a Deluxe 4-Disc Collector's Edition this September exclusively from the Godzilla Store! This Godzilla Store Exclusive monster of a release features Both Godzilla: Minus One and Godzilla: Minus One/Minus Color on 4K UHD and Blu-ray REGION-FREE with English subtitles. Note that the bonus fourth disc does not include English subtitles for the bonus features. The 4K presentation will be in Dolby Vision, and this massive collector's edition will rumble your house with Dolby Atmos. Again, no fixed actual release date right now, but it's due to start shipping sometime in September. That could change and if it does, we'll update our listings ASAP. Be one of the first in the US to own Godzilla Minus One on Blu-ray with the “Deluxe Japan Collector’s Edition”! This Godzilla Store Exclusive mirrors the deluxe 4-disc box set released on May 1, 2024 in Japan, and includes both Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color. Preserving the Japanese treatment in both packaging and content, the “Deluxe Japan Collector’s Edition” includes all the same features as the original Japan release with the added addition of English menus and the option to select the theatrical release English subtitles for Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color. With an estimated ship date of September 2024, this edition will be a limited release and the first opportunity to own Godzilla Minus One home video in the US. . Godzilla: Minus One - Deluxe Japan Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (Godzilla Store Exclusive) Full details of each disc content: Disc 1: Godzilla Minus One 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 125 minutes / 3 layers (100G) / 4K 2160p 16:9 scope size / Dolby Vision Audio: (1) Japanese Dolby Atmos (2) Japanese 5.1ch Dolby TrueHD (3) Japanese 2.0ch Dolby TrueHD (4) Barrier-free Japanese audio guide 2.0ch Dolby TrueHD Subtitles: (1) Barrier-free Japanese subtitles (2) English subtitles Disc 2: Godzilla Minus One Blu-ray 125 minutes / Trailer compilation / 2 layers (BD50G) / 1080p High Definition 16:9 scope size Audio: (1) Japanese Dolby Atmos (2) Japanese 5.1ch Dolby TrueHD (3) Japanese 2.0ch Dolby TrueHD (4) Barrier-free Japanese audio guide 2.0ch Dolby TrueHD Subtitles: (1) Barrier-free Japanese subtitles (2) English subtitles Trailer Collection (Japanese language only) Special Announcements 1 & 2 Trailer TV Spot No. 1 Edition/That's Godzilla Edition/A Glimmer of Hope Edition/The World Praises Edition/Live and Resist Edition/Against Godzilla Edition 6-Second Bumper IMAX PR Video ScreenX PR Video TOHO CINEMAS MOVIE LINE UP Cinema Mileage Announcement Disc 3: Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color Blu-ray Main feature 125 minutes / Godzilla-1.0/C trailer / 2 layers (BD50G) / 1080p High Definition 16:9 scope size Audio: (1) Japanese Dolby Atmos (2) Japanese 5.1ch Dolby TrueHD (3) Japanese 2.0ch Dolby TrueHD (4) Barrier-free Japanese audio guide 2.0ch Dolby TrueHD Subtitles: (1) Barrier-free Japanese subtitles (2) English subtitles Disc 4: Bonus Blu-ray (Japanese language only) Recording length: 240 minutes / 2 layers (BD50G) / 16:9 / 1080p High Definition (some 1080i) Audio: Japanese 2.0ch Dolby Digital Subtitles: NOTE - NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES <Contents (Bonus DISC)> Making of VFX Making of Release commemorative special program "Behind the scenes: The movie "Godzilla-1.0" -No.30- Event footage: September 4, 2023: Completion report press conference October 18, 2023: World premiere red carpet event October 23, 2023: Tokyo International Film Festival opening red carpet November 1, 2023: Tokyo International Film Festival closing screening stage greetings November 3, 2023 (National Holiday): Opening day stage greetings November 8-10, 2023: North American premiere November 29, 2023: Sapporo event Yamazaki Takashi Selection Talk Show September 15, 2023: "Yamazaki Takashi Selection Godzilla Screening" 1st (Guest: Higuchi Shinji) Friday, September 29, 2023: "Yamazaki Takashi Selection Godzilla Screening" Vol. 2 (Guest: Murase Keizo) Friday, October 13, 2023: "Yamazaki Takashi Selection Godzilla Screening" Vol. 3 (Guest: Kaneko Shusuke) October 27, 2023: "Yamazaki Takashi Selection Godzilla Screening" Vol. 4 (Guest: Anno Hideaki) Specifications and Enclosures: 4-disc Digipack + outer case specifications Special booklet (Japanese language only) “Special Disaster Response Materials Compilation” Abridged version (Japanese language only) Region Free You can pre-order Godzilla: Minus One: Deluxe Japan Collector's Edition now directly, and only from, the Godzilla Store for $65.00. .Posted Tue Jul 9, 2024 at 03:33 PM PDT by: -
The Insanity of Severin's Summer Sale Begins July 12th with Ten New Blu-ray & 4K UHD TitlesREPENT! For the Severin Summer Sale Event is Upon Us!!!In addition to huge discounts on previous Blu-ray, 4K UHD, and big box set releases, Severin will unveil 10 new fan favorites and deep-cut (in more ways than one) cult classics! Sale lasts July 12th through the 15th. Severin has long been known for their commitment to delivering some insane box sets and deluxe editions. I mean, where else are you going to find massive multi-film box sets dedicated to Folk Horror, Nuns, Bruce Lee knock-offs, and Christopher Lee? To top off their most recent mega releases that we're all scrambling to add to our collections, Severin will drop ten new very exciting titles on 4K UHD and Blu-ray! As of right now, these are going to be exclusive to Severin's website, eventually, they'll be made available elsewhere but there's no set date for when. So let's dive in and see what we're going to be making shelf space for: Dario Argento's Opera - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray It’s been acclaimed by aficionados worldwide as “his biggest film” (Bloody Disgusting),“a breathtaking visual feast” (Daily Dead) and “up there with DEEP RED and SUSPIRIA” (DVD Drive-In). Now experience “Dario Argento’s last full-fledged masterpiece” (Slant Magazine) in The Director’s Cut and U.S. Theatrical Version, both in UHD for the first time ever: When a young opera singer (Cristina Marsillach, in her career-defining performance) is stalked by a masked psychopath, she will be forced into a grisly aria of murder, memories and unimaginable torment. Ian Charleson (CHARIOTS OF FIRE), Urbano Barberini (DEMONS), Antonella Vitale (THE CHURCH), Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni (MOTHER OF TEARS) and Daria Nicolodi (TENEBRE) co-star in this definitive presentation of “one of Argento’s best” (IndieWire) – co-written by Franco Ferrini (PHENOMENA) with cinematography by Oscar® winner Ronnie Taylor (GANDHI) and music by Brian Eno, Bill Wyman and Claudio Simonetti – newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negatives at Cinecittà with 10 hours of Special Features, a soundtrack CD and more. Disc 1: UHD (2.35:1 Director's Cut / U.S. Cut + Special Features): Audio Commentary With Actress Cristina Marsillach And Ángel Sala, Head Of Programming At The Sitges Film Festival (Director's Cut Only) Audio Commentary With Alan Jones, Author Of Profondo Argento, And Kim Newman, Author of Anno Dracula (Director's Cut Only) Audio Commentary With Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of Murder By Design: The Unsane Cinema Of Dario Argento (Director's Cut Only) OPERA Trailer TERROR AT THE OPERA Trailer Disc 2: Blu-ray (2.35:1 Director's Cut / U.S. Cut + Special Features): Audio Commentary With Actress Cristina Marsillach And Ángel Sala, Head Of Programming At The Sitges Film Festival (Director's Cut Only) Audio Commentary With Alan Jones, Author Of Profondo Argento, And Kim Newman, Author of Anno Dracula (Director's Cut Only) Audio Commentary With Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of Murder By Design: The Unsane Cinema Of Dario Argento (Director's Cut Only) The Eyes And The Needles – Interview With Co-Writer/Director/Producer Dario Argento Arias Of Death – Interview With Screenwriter Franco Ferrini The Eyes Of OPERA – Interview With Actress Cristina Marsillach OPERA Trailer TERROR AT THE OPERA Trailer Disc 3: Blu-ray (1.85:1 Director's Cut + Special Features): Audio Commentary With Actress Cristina Marsillach And Ángel Sala, Head Of Programming At The Sitges Film Festival Audio Commentary With Alan Jones, Author Of Profondo Argento, And Kim Newman, Author of Anno Dracula Audio Commentary With Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of Murder By Design: The Unsane Cinema Of Dario Argento (Director's Cut Only) Don't Close Your Eyes – Interview With Film Historian Fabrizio Spurio The Opera And Mr. Jones – Interview With Alan Jones, Author Of Profondo Argento Conducting Dario Argento’s OPERA – Archival Featurette Featuring Interviews With Dario Argento, Director Of Photography Ronnie Taylor, Actors Daria Nicolodi, Urbano Barberini, FX Artist Sergio Stivaletti And Soundtrack Composer Claudio Simonetti Terror At The Opera – Q&A With Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini And Lamberto Bava At Cinema Farnese (2006) Disc 4: Blu-ray Special Features OPERA Runs In The Blood – Interview With Actress Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni To Catch A Killer – Interview with Actor Urbano Barberini In Any Language – Interview with Actress Antonella Vitale The Perfect Death – Interview with Actress Daria Nicolodi Blood Red Piano – Interview with Composer Claudio Simonetti The Eye Behind The Camera – Interview with Camera Operator Antonio Scaramuzza Flight Of The Crow – Interview with SFX Artist Sergio Stivaletti Blood And Latex – Interview with Make-Up Artist Franco Casagni The Gliding Camera – Interview with Steadicam Operator Nicola Pecorini 800 Sons – Interview with Press Agent Enrico Lucherini Preserving OPERA – Interview with 4K Color Correction Supervisor Karim Hussain OPERA Backstage – Behind-The-Scenes Video Created From Archival Footage Bonus Disc: Soundtrack CD Specs: Runtime: Director's Cut: 107 mins / U.S. Cut: 96 mins Audio: Director's Cut: English 5.1, English Stereo, Italian Stereo, Cannes English Mono / U.S. Cut: English 5.1, English Stereo Subtitles: Director's Cut: English Subtitles, Closed Captions / U.S. Cut: Closed Captions Region: UHD: Region Free / Blu-ray Discs 2 & 3: Region A / Blu-ray Disc 4: Region Free Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Director's Cut / U.S. Cut) / 1.85:1 (Director's Cut) Dario Argento's Deep Cuts - Blu-ray At the peak of his cinematic triumphs, horror legend Dario Argento created projects for RAI TV that broadcast his singular vision of terror into millions of Italian homes: Door Into Darkness is the top-rated 1973 anthology series produced and hosted by Argento, including Il Tram directed by Argento, Il Vicino Di Casa directed by Luigi Cozzi, and Testimone Oculare co-written by Argento & Cozzi, with three of the four episodes sourced for the first time from the original 16mm negatives. Argento’s popular 1987 variety/talk show Giallo is represented by the maestro’s own Dario Argento’s Nightmares scanned from recently discovered film elements, plus the murder mystery segments Night Shift (Turno Di Notte) directed by Cozzi and Lamberto Bava, behind-the-scenes tours from TENEBRE, PHENOMENA, and OPERA, and guests that include Anthony Perkins, David Gilmour & Nick Mason, and Fiore Argento newly digitized from broadcast masters, with over 8 hours of new and archival Special Features. Special Features: Disc 1: Door Into Darkness, Part 1 Audio Commentary For Il Tram With Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of Murder By Design: The Unsane Cinema Of Dario Argento DARIO ARGENTO: MY CINEMA, Part 1 DARIO ARGENTO: MY CINEMA, Part 2 Disc 2: Door Into Darkness, Part 2 Audio Commentary For Testimone Oculare With Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of Murder By Design: The Unsane Cinema Of Dario Argento DARIO ARGENTO: MASTER OF HORROR (87 mins) A Streetcar Named Fear – Interview With Writer/Director/Producer Dario Argento On The Other Side Of The Door – Interview With Writer/Director Luigi Cozzi Disc 3: Night Shift TV Nightmares – Interview With Producer Dario Argento Giallo On The TV – Interview With Director Luigi Cozzi Taxi Drivers – Interview With Director Lamberto Bava Big Giallo Taxi – Interview With Screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti Calypso 9 – Interview With Actress Antonella Vitale Disc 4: Dario Argento's Nightmares Giallo Argento (100 mins) Specs: Runtime: 594 mins. Audio: Italian Mono Subtitles: English Subtitles Region: Region Free Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 2020: Texas Gladiators - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray The most elusive, requested and unapologetically unhinged Penne Post-Apocalypse epic of all is finally available, uncut and uncensored on disc for the first time ever: From ItaloSleaze Maestro Joe D’Amato comes this “insane and very entertaining” (Rare Cult Cinema) saga of graphic violence, rampant nudity, unholy mutants, big explosions, fascist rhetoric, motorcycle mayhem, saloon brawls, Indian attacks and plenty of lawless Lone Star depravity, written by George Eastman (ANTHROPOPHAGOUS) and assistant directed by Michele Soavi (CEMETERY MAN). Al Cliver (ENDGAME), Peter Hooten (NIGHT KILLER), Sabrina Siani (WHITE CANNIBAL QUEEN), Geretta Geretta (RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR) and Donald O’Brien (DR. BUTCHER, M.D.) star in this “very definition of a guilty pleasure” (The Spinning Image), now scanned in 4K from the original negative with new and archival Special Features, plus the soundtrack by SHOCKING DARK composer Carlo Maria Cordio. 2020: TEXAS GLADIATORS Special Features: Disc 1: UHD Trailer Disc 2: Blu-ray Shoot Me: The Real Story Of The Italian Texas Gladiators – Archival Interviews with Director Joe D'Amato, Assistant Director Michele Soavi, Screenwriter Luigi Montefiori And Actor Al Cliver Gladiator Geretta – Interview With Actress Geretta Geretta Trailer Bonus Disc: Soundtrack CD Specs: Runtime: 90 mins. Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono Subtitles: English Subtitles, Closed Captions Region: UHD: Region Free / Blu-ray: A Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 The Mad Bomber - Blu-ray Although best known for his giant monster movies like THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE and EMPIRE OF THE ANTS, writer/producer/director Bert I. Gordon took a sharp right turn into ‘70s urban perversion with this “remarkably politically incorrect” (Rock! Shock! Pop!) crime shocker: A psycho citizen (Chuck Connors of THE RIFLEMAN and TOURIST TRAP) is planting deadly bombs across Los Angeles. A depraved rapist (Neville Brand of BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ and EATEN ALIVE) is the only witness who can identify him. And a deranged detective (Vince Edwards of Ben Casey and RETURN TO HORROR HIGH) will break every rule in the book to bust them both. Also known in various censored versions as THE POLICE CONNECTION and DETECTIVE GERONIMO, this “dynamite mix of grit and sleaze” (Flick Attack) is now scanned in 4K from the internegative for the first time ever with over 6 hours of explosive Special Features. Special Features: Audio Commentary By House Of Psychotic Women Author Kier-La Janisse With Retired Bomb Squad Detective Mike Digby Isolated Score Audio Interview With Director Bert I. Gordon Conducted By David Del Valle Patricia Gordon Remembers Her Father To Be In The Moment – Interview With Actress Cynthia MacAdams On The Trail Of THE MAD BOMBER – Locations Featurette THE MAD BOMBER TV Cut TV Spots THE MAD BOMBER Story – Essay By Andy Turner With Exclusive Images From Still Photographer Carol Gordon Specs: Runtime: 91 mins. Audio: English 5.1 Surround, English Mono Subtitles: Closed Captions Region: Region Free Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Simple Like Silver - Blu-ray In her first feature film appearance in 25 years, Cristina Marsillach of OPERA fame “gives a quiet, radiant performance” (Pop Horror) in this “poetic and profound” (The Movie Sleuth) “must-see for fans of art-house cinema” (Film Threat): Having learned that she has a terminal illness, a woman (Marsillach) takes a final vacation only to discover a dreamlike triptych of fear, trauma and murder. Susanna Nelson and Hudson Sims co-star in “a feast for cinema lovers” (We Are Cult) written & directed by award winning independent filmmaker Damian K. Lahey (COCAINE ANGEL, THE HEROES OF ARVINE PLACE) with a haunting score by David Wingo (TAKE SHELTER, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL) that Morbidly Beautiful hails as “heartbreaking, dread inducing horror. An eerie and surreal film that marks the welcome return of Cristina Marsillach.” Special Features: Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Damian K. Lahey Audio Commentary With Actress Cristina Marsillach Trailer Leaving Behind Bones And Ghosts – Essay By Film Critic Michelle Kisner Specs: Runtime: 70 mins. Audio: English And Spanish Stereo Subtitles: Closed Captions Region: Region Free Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals - Blu-ray Experience the notorious 1969 horror epic that’s been barely seen since its fly-by-night VHS release while existing mostly via sordid rumors for more than 50 years: Anthony Eisley (THE NAKED KISS, DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN) stars in this brain-melting mash-up of dubious Egyptology, risible werewolf transformations, H.G. Lewis-level gore, cut-rate psychedelia and an oven-mitted mummy on a Las Vegas rampage, all set to a swinging soundtrack of lounge and surf instrumentals. The legendary John Carradine (THE GRAPES OF WRATH, HORROR OF THE BLOOD MONSTERS) earns a day’s pay in this “truly incredible masterpiece of bad cinema” (Harbinger) written and produced by William Edwards (DRACULA THE DIRTY OLD MAN), directed by Oliver Drake (THE MUMMY’S CURSE), and scanned in 4K from the original negative discovered at Ewing ‘Lucky’ Brown’s Los Angeles estate sale, now with 2+ hours of Special Features that include the thought-lost Vega International adult feature ANGELICA, THE YOUNG VIXEN scanned from the sole surviving print. Special Features: The Vega International Story – Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author Of Nightmare USA Cowboys, Mummies And Oliver Drake – Interview with Film Historian C. Courtney Joyner Investing In The Jackal – Interview with Garry Gassel, Son Of Investors Milton R. Gassel And Judi Gassel ANGELICA, THE YOUNG VIXEN (61 mins) – Vega International Adult Film Audio Commentary For ANGELICA, THE YOUNG VIXEN With Exploitation Film Researcher Shawn Langrick, Moderated By Genre Film Historian Joe Rubin Specs: Runtime: 81 mins. Audio: English Mono Subtitles: Closed Captions Region: Region Free Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 The Red Light Bandit - Blu-ray The centerpiece of the radical underground Cinema Marginal movement, this “electric, legendary movie” (Slant Magazine) written and directed by 21-year-old Rogério Sganzerla defiantly attacked Brazil’s sociopolitical morals, gleefully subverted the rules of narrative cinema and has lost none of its power to shock, disturb and delight: Based on police reports of the real-life bandit who terrorized ‘60s São Paulo, a charismatic crook (Paulo Villaça) robs the rich, taunts law enforcement and becomes a public heroin an anarchic odyssey that’s equal parts crime thriller, urban western, grind house roughie, twisted comedy, cultural grenade and still unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Helena Ignez (José Mojica Marins’ EMBODIMENT OF EVIL) co-stars in this “hallucinatory and amazing manifesto” (Next Projection) now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative. Special Features: Cinema Marginal – Interview with Producer And Film Conservationist Paulo Sacramento The Anti-Muse – Interview with Actress Helena Ignez Trailer Short Films COMICS By Rogério Sganzerla Introduction To HORROR PALACE HOTEL By Filmmaker Dennison Ramalho HORROR PALACE HOTEL By Jairo Ferreira Specs: Runtime: 92 mins. Audio: Portuguese Mono Subtitles: English Subtitles Region: Region Free Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Don't Change Hands - Blu-ray From iconoclastic French writer/director Paul Vecchiali (THE STRANGLER, FEMMES FEMMES) comes the wickedly perverse thriller that subverts the conventions of film noir by slyly flipping its traditional gender roles: When a prominent politician receives a pornographic film starring her son, she hires a hard-boiled private detective (Myriam Mézières of MY NIGHTS ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN YOUR DAYS) to track down the blackmailer. But as bodies strip down, corpses pile up and suspects are never what they seem, will this case climax with the most shocking bang of all? Hélène Surgère (SALÒ), Howard Vernon (DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN), Michel Delahaye (THE SHIVER OF THE VAMPIRES) and Jean-Christophe Bouvet (Emily In Paris) co-star in this dangerously sexy drama scanned in 2K from the original camera negative. Special Features: Le Cinéphile – An Appreciation By KNIFE + HEART Director Yann Gonzalez Elsewhere Man – Author Matthieu Orléan On The Life And Impact Of Paul Vecchiali Noir D'Amour – Screenwriter Noël Simsolo On CHANGE PAS DE MAIN A Remedy For Chaos – A Conversation with Actress Myriam Mézières The Prodigal Son – A Conversation with Actor Jean-Christophe Bouvet Re-Release Trailer by Nathan Boone Specs: Runtime: 92 mins. Audio: French Mono Subtitles: English Subtitles Region: Region Free Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 The Creature Blu-ray From Eloy de la Iglesia – the defiantly transgressive and ever-controversial director of CANNIBAL MAN, THE GLASS CEILING and the Quinqui classics EL PICO 1 & 2 and NAVAJEROS – comes the most daring and unsettling film of his entire career: After a heartbreaking miscarriage, a couple (Goya Award winners Ana Belén and Juan Diego) adopts a stray male dog in hopes of saving their rocky marriage. But as the wife develops an obsessive bond with her new companion, it will trigger jealousies and rivalries that may lead to the most inconceivable act of all. Claudia Gravi (BYLETH: THE DEMON OF INCEST), Ramón Repáraz (THE PRIEST) and Manuel Pereiro (THE NIGHT OF THE WALKING DEAD) co-star in this “remarkable gem about extreme love” (Horror Estremo), now scanned in 2K from the negative. Special Features: A Strange Movie – Interview with Assistant Director Alejo Loren Gaspar / Eloy – Interview with Filmmaker Gaspar Noé Introduction By Gaspar Noé At Cinémathèque Française (7/20/2023) Specs: Runtime: 101 mins. Audio: Spanish Mono Subtitles: English Subtitles Region: Region Free Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 A Dog Called... Vengeance Blu-ray Less than two years after the end of Spain’s oppressive Franco regime, Goya Award winning filmmaker Antonio Isasi (THEY CAME TO ROB LAS VEGAS, SUMMERTIME KILLER) co-wrote and directed the action blockbuster that shocked European audiences and became one of the most culturally-charged survival thrillers of the decade: Best Supporting Actor Oscar® nominee and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Jason Miller (THE EXORCIST, THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON) “gives a fantastic performance” (This Is Quiet Cool) as a political prisoner who escapes custody, only to be relentlessly pursued by a military dictatorship dog driven to hate, hunt and kill. Donatello Award winner Lea Massari (L’AVVENTURA) and Goya Award winners Marisa Paredes (HIGH HEELS) and Juan Antonio Bardem (THE CORRUPTION OF CHRIS MILLER) co-star in “one of a master director’s most significant films” (Madriz), now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative. Special Features: A Film Ahead Of Its Time – Appreciation By Ángel Sala, Head Of Programming At The Sitges Film Festival Memories Of A Guerilla Woman – Interview With Actress Marisa Paredes Daughter Of Titans – Interview With María Isasi, Daughter Of Director Antonio Isasi And Actress Marisa Paredes Trailer Specs: Runtime: 115 mins. Audio: Spanish Mono, English Mono Subtitles: English Subtitles, Closed Captions Region: Region Free Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 And that's just the new stuff coming to Severin's ever-growing catalog of cult classics and fan favorites! Here's a list of titles that will be 50% off for the first time ever: Journey to the Center of the Earth The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle The Sexual Story of O Private Crimes Bad Biology [2-Disc 4K UHD w/Hardcover Book] The Psychic [4-Disc 4K UHD w/Slipcase] Nightmare [3-Disc 4K UHD w/Slipcover] Story of a Cloistered Nun Identikit Dracula and Son Footprints Clearcut Count Dracula [4-Disc 4K UHD w/Slipcover] Vampir-Cuadecuc/Umbracle Doctor Butcher M.D./Zombie Holocaust [4-Disc 4K UHD w/Slipcover] Here’s a list of the SELECT Box Sets that WILL be on sale for up to 55% off SRP on SATURDAY ONLY (while supplies last): All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror The Complete Lenzi/Baker Giallo Collection Cushing Curiosities Danza Macabra Vol. One: The Italian Gothic Collection Danza Macabra Vol. Two: The Italian Gothic Collection The Dungeon of Andy Milligan Collection The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Collection Vol 1 The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Collection Vol 2 House of Psychotic Women Rarities Collection The Incredibly Strange Films of Ray Dennis Steckler Nasty Habits: The Nunsploitation Collection Violent Streets: The Umberto Lenzi/Tomas Milian Collection The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle Wings of Disaster: The Birdemic Trilogy To cap it off, Severin will also have deals on merch items as well - so hopefully you've budgeted accordingly, it's going to get expensive pretty quick!Posted Mon Jul 8, 2024 at 03:01 PM PDT by:
