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James Gunn's 'The Belko Experiment' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed[teaser]The bloody thriller written and produced by Gunn and directed by 'Wolf Creek's Greg McLean is headed for high-definition this summer. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is working on 'The Belko Experiment' for Blu-ray on June 27. From writer, producer James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), director Greg McLean (Wolf Creek, Rogue, The Darkness) and producer Peter Safran (The Conjuring, Annabelle), comes the story about a group of 80 American employees who are tested in a twisted social experiment of bone-crunching horror! Belko Industries, a normally calm workplace, gets a rude awakening when a mysterious voice on the intercom orders them to participate in a ruthless game of kill or be killed in a blood-soaking battle royale at their office building in Bogotá, Colombia. As the terror escalates, so does the body count. Everyone is a competitor and everyday objects become deadly weapons. Let the corporate carnage commence! Presented by Orion Pictures, an arm of MGM, The Belko Experiment stars John Gallagher Jr. (10 Cloverfield Lane), Tony Goldwyn (Scandal), Adria Arjona (True Detective), John C. McGinley (Stan Against Evil), Melonie Diaz (Fruitvale Station), Josh Brener (Silicon Valley), Sean Gunn (Ordinary World) and Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy). The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, lossless 5.1 audio, and supplements include Rules of the Game, Lee Hardcastle’s Survival Tips, deleted scenes and more. You can find the latest specs for 'The Belko Experiment' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under June 27.Posted Thu Apr 20, 2017 at 10:33 AM PDT by: -
Criterion's 'Othello' Blu-ray Delayed[teaser]The distributor has unexpectedly delayed the release of Orson Welles' 'Othello' on Blu-ray. [/teaser] As previously reported, Criterion was preparing 'Othello' for Blu-ray on May 23. 'Othello' - Gloriously cinematic despite being made on a tiny budget, Orson Welles’s Othello is a testament to the filmmaker’s stubborn willingness to pursue his vision to the ends of the earth. Unmatched in his passionate identification with Shakespeare’s imagination, Welles brings his inventive visual approach to this enduring tragedy of jealousy, bigotry, and rage, and also gives a towering performance as the Moor of Venice, alongside Suzanne Cloutier as his innocent wife, Desdemona, and Micheál MacLiammóir as the scheming Iago. Shot over the course of three years in Morocco, Venice, Tuscany, and Rome and plagued by many logistical problems, this fiercely independent film joins Macbeth and Chimes at Midnight in making the case for Welles as the cinema’s most audacious interpreter of the Bard. The Blu-ray was expected to have 1080p video, an uncompressed English mono soundtrack, and supplements included: - Audio commentary featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and Orson Welles scholar Myron Meisel- Return to Glennascaul, a 1953 short film made by MacLiammóir and actor Hilton Edwards during a hiatus from shooting Othello- New interview with Welles biographer Simon Callow- New interview with Welles scholar François Thomas on the differences between the two versions- New interview with Ayanna Thompson, author of Passing Strange: Shakespeare, Race, and Contemporary America- Interview from 2014 with Welles scholar Joseph McBride- More!- PLUS: An essay by film critic Geoffrey O’Brien A new street date has yet to be announced.Posted Thu Apr 20, 2017 at 09:26 AM PDT by: -
Samsung & Amazon Video Announce HDR10+ Support with Optimized High Dynamic Range Performance[teaser]The enhanced HDR format is coming to Amazon streaming content through Samsung displays.[/teaser] Samsung and Amazon have announced plans to introduce support for HDR10+. Serving as an updated version of the HDR10 open standard for high dynamic range content, HDR10+ uses dynamic metadata to create improved contrast and colors. "As an advanced HDR10 technology, HDR10+ offers an unparalleled HDR viewing experience — vivid picture, better contrast and accurate colors — that brings HDR video to life," said Kyoungwon Lim, Vice President of Visual Display Division at Samsung Electronics. "We're excited to work with world-class industry partners, including Amazon Video, to bring more amazing HDR content directly to our 2017 UHD TVs, including our QLED TV lineup." Currently, the standard HDR10 format uses static metadata that does not change during playback. This can lead to inconsistent HDR quality in certain scenes, especially if a movie has an overall bright color palette mixed in with a few dimly lit sequences. In these instances, dim scenes tend to look significantly darker than they were originally intended by the director. But with HDR10+, the format is now introducing dynamic metadata which will allow a compatible display to adjust brightness levels on a scene-by-scene or even frame-by-frame basis, producing images that are closer to the director's intent. Likewise, this upgrade makes the new HDR10+ open standard more in line with the competing Dolby Vision HDR process, which already incorporates dynamic metadata along with higher specs for max color and brightness performance over HDR10. "Together with Samsung, we are excited to offer customers an enhanced viewing experience on a broad range of devices," said Greg Hart, Vice President of Amazon Video, worldwide. "At Amazon, we are constantly innovating on behalf of customers and are thrilled to be the first streaming service provider to work with Samsung to make HDR10+ available on Prime Video globally later this year." HDR10+ is now supported by all of Samsung's 2017 UHD TVs, including its premium QLED TV lineup. In addition, Samsung's 2016 Ultra HDTVs are also set to receive HDR10+ support through a firmware update during the second half of 2017. Meanwhile, Amazon is poised to launch support for HDR10+ content through Prime Video later this year. The 2017 Samsung QLED TV lineup with HDR10+ support includes: 55" Class Q7F QLED 4K TV - $2,500 65" Class Q7F QLED 4K TV - $3,500 75" Class Q7F QLED 4K TV - $6,000 55" Class Q8C Curved QLED 4K TV - $3,500 65" Class Q8C Curved QLED 4K TV - $4,500 Source: SamsungPosted Thu Apr 20, 2017 at 09:00 AM PDT by: -
Blu-ray News Roundup: July Criterion Titles, 'The Shack,' and More[teaser]Several new Blu-ray titles have been announced, including Albert Brooks' Lost in America and Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker.[/teaser] Release dates and details have been revealed for Criterion's upcoming July slate of Blu-rays. Likewise, Lionsgate has announced a collection of new titles as well. First up, Criterion is set to release Robert Bresson's L'argent on July 11. The Blu-ray will feature: Press conference from the 1983 Cannes Film Festival; “L’argent,” A to Z, a new video essay by film scholar James Quandt; Trailer; PLUS: An essay by critic Adrian Martin and a newly expanded 1983 interview with director Robert Bresson by critic Michel Ciment. Next, Roberto Rossellini's War Trilogy is due for a July 11 release as well. The disc will include: Introductions by Roberto Rossellini to all three films; Interviews from 2009 with Rossellini scholar Adriano Aprà, film critic and Rossellini friend Father Virgilio Fantuzzi, and filmmakers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani; Audio commentary from 2009 on Rome Open City by film scholar Peter Bondanella; Once Upon a Time . . . “Rome Open City,” a 2006 documentary on the making of this historic film, featuring rare archival material and footage of Anna Magnani, Federico Fellini, Ingrid Bergman, and many others; Rossellini and the City, a 2009 video essay by film scholar Mark Shiel on Rossellini’s use of the urban landscape in The War Trilogy; Excerpts from rarely seen videotaped discussions Rossellini had in 1970 about his craft with faculty and students at Rice University; Into the Future, a 2009 video essay about The War Trilogy by film scholar Tag Gallagher; Roberto Rossellini, a 2001 documentary by Carlo Lizzani, assistant director on Germany Year Zero, tracing Rossellini’s career through archival footage and interviews with family members and collaborators, with tributes by filmmakers François Truffaut and Martin Scorsese; Letters from the Front: Carlo Lizzani on “Germany Year Zero,” a podium discussion with Lizzani from the 1987 Tutto Rossellini conference; Italian credits and prologue from Germany Year Zero; PLUS: Essays by James Quandt, Irene Bignardi, Colin McCabe, and Jonathan Rosenbaum. In addition, Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker will be available on July 18. Supplements will include: New interview with Geoff Dyer, author of Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room; Interview from 2002 with cinematographer Alexander Knyazhinsky; Interview from 2002 with set designer Rashit Safiullin; Interview from 2002 with composer Eduard Artemyev; PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Le Fanu. Finally, Albert Brooks' Lost in America will hit stores on July 25. The Blu-ray will feature: New conversation with director Albert Brooks and filmmaker Robert Weide; New interviews with actor Julie Hagerty, executive producer Herb Nanas, and comic writer and director James L. Brooks; Trailer; PLUS: An essay by critic Scott Tobias. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Meanwhile, Lionsgate has announced plans to bring Rock Dog to Blu-ray on May 23. The disc will feature: "Finding the Fire: The Making of Rock Dog" Featurette; "Mic Check: Casting the Voices" Featurette; "A Rockin' New World: Animating Rock Dog" Featurette; "Rock Dog and Roll: Exploring the Music: Featurette; and "Glorious" Music Video. Likewise, the label is set to release The Shack starring Sam Worthington on May 30. Supplements will include: Audio Commentary with Director Stuart Hazeldine; “Touched by God: A Writer’s Journey” Featurette; “God’s Heart for Humanity” Featurette; “”Heaven Knows”: The Power of Song with Hillsong United” Featurette; “Something Bigger than Ourselves: The Making of The Shack” Featurette; “Premiere Night: A Blessed Evening” Featurette; and Deleted Scene. In addition, Altitude will arrive on Blu-ray on June 20. Supplements have not been detailed. Finally, Lionsgate is also preparing The Unholy for Blu-ray on June 27 through its Vestron Video Collector's Series. The disc will feature: Audio Commentary with Director Camilo Vila; Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with Composer Roger Bellon; Audio Interview with Production Designer & Co-Writer Fernando Fonseca, featuring Isolated Selections from his Unused Score; Original Ending featuring Optional Audio Commentary with Producer Mathew Hayden; Three Featurettes; Theatrical Trailer; TV Spots; Radio Spots; Original Storyboard Gallery; and Still Gallery. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-rayPosted Tue Apr 18, 2017 at 06:45 PM PDT by: -
Film Review - 'Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982 -1992'A city is on fire. Smoke billows from block to block. Storefronts are reduced to cinder. Stray bullets bounce from rooftops. And former neighbors prepare for war. It sounds like a harrowing sequence ripped straight out of a post-apocalyptic thriller -- but for the citizens of Los Angeles on April 29, 1992, it was a scene all too real, capping off a decade of escalating racial turmoil with an all-out explosion of unfiltered rage. And now, 25 years later, the city has been left with one lingering question… "How did we get there?" Tackling the LA riots from every vantage point, John Ridley's documentary film, Let It Fall, addresses this quandary head-on, offering a comprehensive examination of the potential hows and whys behind the uprising. Through a mixture of talking head interviews and archive footage, the film highlights several key incidents which laid the groundwork for the conflict, before settling into a rather gripping account of the riot itself. To this end, much of the early runtime focuses on mounting tensions between the police and black community of LA from 1982 to 1992, culminating with the infamous Rodney King beating and verdict, while also touching upon escalating animosity between neighboring African American and Asian American citizens. Throughout it all, the director chronicles the rise of PCP and crack cocaine use, gang violence, excessive police force, unjust shootings, failed policies, and growing suspicion and mistrust from all sides -- palpably painting the picture of a city gradually building toward disaster. But despite the multitude of causes presented, definitive answers are not the filmmaker's true concern here. Instead, rather than single out blame or force a specific thesis, this becomes a documentary about perspectives, giving ample voice to all parties involved, presenting a mosaic of interview subjects, including LA residents, cops, criminals, lawyers, politicians, rioters, and victims. Everyone gets a chance to describe their experience and everyone gets a chance to defend their point of view. And in a notable break from typical "talking head" documentary structure, Ridley actually refrains from explicitly designating who some of his interview subjects are until later in the runtime. This allows audiences to hear pieces of their stories and opinions free from the context of their specific place in the events -- initially stripping away any preconceived notions we might otherwise form while eventually shedding earlier comments in an entirely new light as participants are later identified. And though the majority of the film's style is relatively standard for its genre, the director does use a few notable editing techniques here and there to further emphasize the conflicts on screen. For instance, one sequence makes great use of cross-cutting to piece together and contrast the account of a man's arrest, quickly transitioning back and forth between the suspect's wife and the officer who captured him as they tell the story. All the while, Ridley still manages to maintain an impressive level of objectivity through his filmmaking, leaving the subjectivity to his interview participants, shaping and connecting different viewpoints and conflicting conclusions into a surprisingly ambiguous yet singular vision. A vision made all the more powerful thanks to some truly startling footage from the riots themselves, revealing a city overcome with madness. Rudderless and fueled by a decade's worth of rage deprived of catharsis, the city simply implodes, turning on itself in a display of disturbing violence. But more than just a depressing document of the many senseless acts we are capable of committing against each other, the movie also turns its focus toward rousing instances of compassion and bravery kindled within the chaos, spotlighting heroes of the community and the police force who risked their lives to save innocent victims caught in the crossfires of blind unrest. Evoking elements of true crime procedural and the escalating rhythms of a thriller, Let It Fall offers an absorbing and devastatingly impactful documentary experience -- one that remains gripping throughout its relatively long (145 min in its theatrical form) runtime. And through the film's unflinching look at the turmoil of the past, the narrative can't help but provoke thoughtful parallels to many hot-button racial issues of today. But whatever one's personal feelings on contemporary politics or social movements might be, there is no didactic or overbearing agenda here. In fact, Ridley's ultimate message is unifying, be it in hope or despair or in life or death. In the end, we are always equal, whether we choose to acknowledge it or not. Did the LA riots start with a single broken window? No, not really. Did they start with the Rodney King verdict? Well, that sure didn't help, but probably not. As the film implies, after years of mounting pressure, the dam was likely to burst one way or another. Beyond the movie's specific focus on LA, Let It Fall ultimately becomes a larger examination of how civil unrest is born and festers. In essence, this is a film about how fires start -- about the horrors we are capable of inflicting upon each other and the inspiring bursts of compassion that can still endure among the flames. Rating: 4.5/5 [teaser]Let It Fall will be released in select theaters on April 21. A broadcast length version of the documentary will also air on Friday, April 28 (9:00 – 11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.[/teaser]Posted Tue Apr 18, 2017 at 01:13 PM PDT by: -
'The Rockford Files: The Complete Series' Blu-ray Bound[teaser]The classic TV crime drama starring James Garner is headed to the Blu-ray format this summer. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Mill Creek is working on 'The Rockford Files: The Complete Series' for Blu-ray on June 13. "Hello, this is Jim Rockford. At the tone, leave your name and message. I'll get back to you." {beep} For only "two hundred dollars a day, plus expenses," the original and quintessential anti-hero detective, Jim Rockford, is on the case! Primetime Emmy Award-winner James Garner stars as the ex-con-turned-private-investigator who stays under the radar and takes on the cases of the lost and the dispossessed, chasing down seemingly long-dead clues in the sunbaked streets and seamy alleys of Los Angeles. And now, all 120 episodes from its six seasons 22-disc anthology! Filled with wry humor, chilling suspense, and engaging cases, it's no mystery why The Rockford Files remains the most celebrated detective show of its time. Notable Cast/Crew: James Garner, Noah Beery, Stuart Margolin, Dyan Cannon. Winner of 5 Emmy Awards and 13 additional Emmy-nominations. Also received 4 Golden Globe nominations including Best Actor and Best Drama Series. NEWLY REMASTERED IN HIGH DEFINITION. Specs and supplements have yet to be revealed, but suggested list price for the 22 disc set is $129.98. You can find the latest specs for 'The Rockford Files: The Complete Series' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under June 13. Order the Blu-rayPosted Tue Apr 18, 2017 at 09:06 AM PDT by: -
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HDD Gear Deals: Up to 55% off 1080p & 4K Ultra HD Projectors[teaser]Amazon is offering big discounts on select HD & Ultra HD projectors! [/teaser] As part of the online retailer's ongoing deals, Amazon is running a sale on 1080p and 4K projectors from Sony, BenQ, Epson, and Optoma. Sony VPLVW365ES Native 4K HDR 3D SXRD Projector - Currently $7,998 (20% off). BenQ MH741 1080p DLP 3D Projector - Currently $849 (55% off). Optoma HD142X 1080p 3D DLP Projector - Currently $550 (45% off). Epson HC 3020 Home Cinema 3D 1080p Projector (Certified Refurbished) - Currently $699 (30% off). BenQ W1070 DLP 1080p 3D Projector - Currently $520 (26% off). Epson Home Cinema 3000 1080p 3D 3LCD Projector - Currently $900 (25% off). BenQ TH670 DLP HD 1080p 3D Projector TH670 - Currently $499 (15% off). Epson Home Cinema 2040 1080p 3D Projector - Currently $689 (14% off). These deals will only be active for a limited time while supplies last. Make sure to stay tuned to High-Def Digest for more sales and special promotions!Posted Mon Apr 17, 2017 at 03:15 PM PDT by: -
Streaming News Roundup: 'Master of None,' 'Sense8,' Catastrophe,' and More[teaser]Trailers, release dates, and season pick-ups have been revealed for various streaming titles.[/teaser] Netflix and Amazon have released new trailers for several of their upcoming shows and movies, including Master of None, Sense8, Dear White People, Cable Girls, Tramps, and Catastrophe. Likewise, Amazon has announced a two season pickup for its new series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel from Amy Sherman-Palladino, and Hulu has announced a season three pickup for its original series The Path starring Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan. Check out a full rundown of the latest streaming news and trailers below: Master of None: Season Two (Netflix, May 12) - After traveling abroad, Dev (Aziz Ansari) returns to New York to take on challenges in his personal and family life, a new career opportunity, and a complex, developing relationship with someone very meaningful to him. Sense8: Season Two (Netflix, May 5) - From renowned creative geniuses Lana Wachowski, Grant Hill, and J. Michael Straczynski, Sense8 is centered around eight characters, from different parts of the world, who experience a violent vision, and soon find themselves mentally connected by the experience. They become connected, able to see and talk to each other as though they were in the same place, with access to each other's deepest secrets. Not only must the eight adapt to this new ability and to each other, they must figure out why their lives are now in jeopardy. In Season 2, dark forces continue to track the cluster of eight connected characters. The sensates will learn more about BPO, the secret organization searching for their cluster and others like them, and will work to protect themselves from this organization that is out to hunt and kill them. Dear White People (Netflix, April 28) - Set among a diverse group of students of color as they navigate a predominantly white Ivy League college where racial tensions are often swept under the rug, Dear White People is a send up of "post-racial" America that also weaves a universal story about forging one's own unique path. Cable Girls (Netflix, April 21) - Being a woman in 1928 was no easy task. Four women in search of independence are brought together through their work as telephone operators. Netflix's first original Spanish series is here and features Blanca Suárez, Ana Fernández, Nadia de Santiago, Maggie Civantos, Ana Polvorosa, Yon González, and Martiño Rivas, among others. Tramps (Netflix, April 21) - In Tramps, Danny is an aspiring chef whose hustler brother asks him to complete a job for him. It all seems simple enough: meet a driver with a briefcase, proceed to a rendez-vous spot and exchange one briefcase for another. But Danny swaps the wrong bag, sending him and the driver Ellie on a two-day odyssey through the boroughs and suburbs of New York City. The film was produced by Joshua Astrachan, David Kaplan, Andrea Roa and Jamund Washington. Director of Photography is Ashley Connor. Production Design by Erin Magill. Costume design is by Brooke Bennett. Original Music by Nicholas Britell. From Animal Kingdom and Beachside and Rooks Nest Entertainment. Catastrophe: Season Three (Amazon, April 28) - Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan write and star in this R-rated comedy about a one-week stand between a Boston ad exec and a London schoolteacher that leads to an accidental pregnancy. When Rob moves to the UK to help figure things out, cultures clash and hormones flare as these two realize they don't know the first thing about each other. In the third season of this Emmy-nominated comedy, we pick up where we left off with Rob and Sharon on shaky ground following Rob’s discovery of a suspicious receipt. Their relationship will be put to the ultimate test as they tackle marriage, career and family. Will their love and laughter be enough to keep them together or are they too different to make it work? Meanwhile, Amazon has greenlit The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for a two season order. The show is written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls) and executive produced by Daniel Palladino (Family Guy) and Sherman-Palladino. It's 1958 Manhattan and Miriam "Midge" Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan, House of Cards) has everything she’s ever wanted—the perfect husband, two kids, and an elegant Upper West Side apartment perfect for hosting Yom Kippur dinner. But her perfect life suddenly takes an unexpected turn and Midge discovers a previously unknown talent—one that changes her life forever. She charts a course that takes her from her comfortable life on Riverside Drive, through the basket houses and nightclubs of Greenwich Village as she storms the world of stand-up comedy…a course that will ultimately lead her to a spot on Johnny Carson’s couch. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel also stars Michael Zegen (Boardwalk Empire) as Midge’s husband Joel Maisel, Alex Borstein (Family Guy) as Susie Myerson, Golden Globe winner and three-time Emmy Winner Tony Shalhoub (Monk) as Midge’s father Abe Weinberg, and Marin Hinkle (Two and a Half Men) as Midge’s mother Rose Weinberg. Finally, per a story from Deadline, Hulu has announced a 13-episode season three renewal for The Path. The show follows a family at the center of a controversial cult movement as they struggle with relationships, faith and power. Each episode takes an in-depth look at the gravitational pull of belief and what it means to choose between the life we live and the life we want. The series blends elements of mystery-thriller, romance and the supernatural. - A current Netflix subscription starts at $10 for HD streaming and $12 for Ultra HD streaming. - A current Amazon Prime subscription costs $99 per year or $11 per month. Likewise, Prime Instant Video is available as a standalone service for $9 per month. - A current Hulu subscription starts at $8 per month with commercials. In addition, ad-free playback is available for $12 per month. Sources, Netflix (Youtube), Amazon (YouTube), Amazon, DeadlinePosted Fri Apr 14, 2017 at 02:15 PM PDT by: -
Disney Unveils 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Teaser[teaser]The force is strong with this teaser.[/teaser] Disney and Lucasfilm have released the first official teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The film is set to premiere on December 15. Having taken her first steps into a larger world in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rey (Daisy Ridley) continues her epic journey with Finn (John Boyega), Poe (Oscar Isaac) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in the next chapter of the saga. Check out the teaser trailer below! Star Wars: The Last Jedi is written and directed by Rian Johnson (Looper, Brick). The film also stars Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Carrie Fisher as General Leia, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, Lupita Nyong'o as Maz, Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca, Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, and Anthony Daniels as C-3PO. Likewise, Benicio Del Toro has also joined the cast in a currently unspecified role. In addition to the upcoming theatrical premiere of Episode VIII, Disney recently released the first Star Wars spin-off film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on Blu-ray and Digital HD. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves. Rogue One is directed by Gareth Edwards from a script by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, and a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. The film stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, and Alan Tudyk. Order the Blu-ray Source: Star Wars (YouTube)Posted Fri Apr 14, 2017 at 09:25 AM PDT by: -
Blu-ray News Roundup: 'Before I Fall,' 'Fist Fight,' '1492' and More[teaser]Check out the latest details for upcoming Blu-ray titles, including Before I Fall and Ridley Scott's 1492.[/teaser] New info has been announced for several Blu-rays in the works from Lionsgate, Warner Bros., Universal, Paramount, Shout Factory, Kino, The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), and Severin Films. The upcoming slate of titles includes Before I Fall, Fist Fight, The Assignment, Juice: 25th Anniversary Edition, The Zodiac Killer, Blackenstein, Sex Doll, Willard, Ben, Highpoint, Last Plane Out, The Funny Farm, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Hell in the Pacific, Night People, Duel in the Sun, and Manhandled. First up, Universal is set to release Ry Russo-Young's Before I Fall starring Zoey Deutch on May 30. No supplements have been revealed. Order the Blu-ray Warner Bros. will bring Fist Fight starring Ice Cube and Charlie Day to Blu-ray on May 30. Supplements will include Georgia Film Commission and Deleted Scenes. Order the Blu-ray Lionsgate is prepping The Assignment starring Sigourney Weaver and Michelle Rodriguez for a June 6 release. Supplements will include "Filmmaking Portraits" Photo Montage. Order the Blu-ray As previously reported, Paramount will release Juice: 25th Anniversary Edition on June 6, along with newly announced supplements: Audio Commentary by director Ernest R. Dickerson; You've Got the Juice Now; The Wrecking Crew; Sip the Juice: The Music; Stay in the Scene: The Interview; and Photo Gallery. Order the Blu-ray The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) has announced a July 25 release date for Tom Hanson's The Zodiac Killer. The Blu-ray will feature a new 4K restoration completed from the only surviving 16mm blow-up elements, along with Audio Commentary track with Tom Hanson, Manny Nedwick, and more; Interview with director Tom Hanson and actor Manny Nedwick; Tabloid-horror trailers from the AGFA archive; Bonus movie: Another Son of Sam (1977) - NEW 2K restoration from a 35mm theatrical print; Liner notes and director Tom Hanson interview by Chris Poggiali of Temple of Schlock; and Reversible cover art. Order the Blu-ray Severin Films has revealed plans to bring William A. Levey's Blackenstein to Blu-ray on May 30. The disc will include: Theatrical Release Version (78 Minutes) and Video Release Version (87 Minutes); Monster Kid: Interview With Writer / Producer Frank R. Saletri's Sister, June Kirk; Archive News Broadcast On The Murder Of Writer / Producer Frank R. Saletri; Producers / Directors / Actors Ken Osborne And Robert Dix Remember Writer / Producer Frank R. Saletri; Bill Created Blackenstein: Interview With Creature Designer Bill Munns; and Theatrical Trailer. Order the Blu-ray Shout Factory will bring director Sylvie Verheyde's Sex Doll to Blu-ray on July 11. No supplements have been announced yet. Order the Blu-ray As previously reported, Scream Factory is prepping Willard and its sequel Ben for Blu-ray on May 16. The discs will both feature 1080p video and DTS-HD MA mono soundtracks. Newly announced special features for Willard include: NEW audio commentary with actor Bruce Davison; NEW interview with actor Bruce Davison; Original Theatrical Trailer; Original TV Spot; Original Radio Spots; and Still Gallery. Order the Blu-ray Newly announced special features for Ben include: NEW audio commentary with actor Lee Montgomery; NEW interview with actor Lee Montgomery; Original Theatrical Trailers; Original TV Spots; BEN/WILLARD Double Feature Trailer and TV spot; Original Radio Spot; and Still Gallery. Order the Blu-ray Code Red has announced Highpoint and Last Plane Out for Blu-ray on May 16. Meanwhile, the label will bring The Funny Farm to Blu-ray on May 23. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Kino has revealed plans to release Ridley Scott's 1492: Conquest of Paradise on June 6 with 2.0 Stereo & 5.1 Surround Audio; Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson; and Deleted Scenes. Likewise, the label will also release John Boorman's Hell in the Pacific on June 6 as well. The disc will feature an Interview with Director John Boorman; Alternate Ending; Audio Commentary by Film Historian Travis Crawford; Interview with Art Director Anthony Pratt; and Reversible Blu-ray Art. In addition, the distributor will bring Night People starring Gregory Peck to Blu-ray on June 13. Supplements will include: Interviews with Cecilia Peck, Carey Peck and Tony Peck; Audio Commentary by Film Historian Jeremy Arnold; and Original Theatrical Trailer. Finally, Kino is also prepping King Vidor's Duel in the Sun and Manhandled starring Gloria Swanson for Blu-ray sometime this summer. You can find the latest specs for all of the titles above linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule.Posted Thu Apr 13, 2017 at 09:00 PM PDT by:
