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Italian poliziottesco film directed by Sergio Grieco


Release date: 7th November

Title: La belva col mitra (a.k.a Beast with a Gun, Ferocious, Mad Dog Killer, The Human Beast and Street Killers)

Year: 1977

Format: Blu-ray & DVD

Range: 88 Italian


Features:

New 4K Transfer from the Original Technicsope Negative

Restored English Soundtrack

Restrored Italian soundtrack with newly translated English subtitles

Restoration Featurette


Interesting Fact: Some archive footage of the film was included in Quentin Tarantino's 1997 film Jackie Brown.




Code Red Releasing

"Enough with Cannibals, killers and psycho! Time for some classic 42nd Street Pizza title! Sergio Martino 1975 classic VIOLENT PROFESSIONALS! Luc Merenda plays a tough cop takes on bad guy Richard Conte in the ultimate classic Poliza!"


"Deal with italian company.... code red will do a new 1080p HD master! This feature the famous car crash scene that was re-used in a few italian crime film! SICILIAN CONNECTION failed in sales, but this film must have a cult following? if this sells, more Italian crime movies will comes out in the future!"




"CODE RED only release older movies. So this title was offered to us we thought it was too new. 1995 vhs title. But we realized the movie is 21 years old and many people who buys Blu-ray (who is young) will view this title to be another old movie? So CODE RED DVD in conjunction with Multicom Entertainment Group will release 1995 suspense supernatural horror SERPENT'S LAIR on Bu-ray! We are going to make a new Master on Aug 2016!"




MARK OF THE WITCH, 2k scan from the original un-cut 35mm Negatives. Coming on Blu-Ray end of 2016.




"MORE DAVID WARBECK MADNESS! We Made a deal with the Italian for PANIC...So why not do another Warbeck on the action side? The Late maverick director Antonio Margheriti directs a violent Italian action film THE LAST HUNTER! co-starring Tisa Farrpw, code red's friends Tony King and our pal John Steiner! International soul brother Bobby Rhodes! New 1080p HD is cookin' and it'll be out soon!!!!"


"We know another USA DVD label did very well on this one, so hopefully people will want to upgrade! Extra is in the works!"

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28.10.

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Onko kukaan elitisti muuten testannut Talvisodan blu ray-versiota. Miltä näytti, oliko siirto onnistunut?

Jeremias Rahunen (1.8.2016 08:37)

Onko kukaan elitisti muuten testannut Talvisodan blu ray-versiota. Miltä näytti, oliko siirto onnistunut?

Jonkinlainen kuva asiasta auennee esim. tästä viestiketjusta.

Sivu 8 a.o ketjusta ainakin kannattaa lukea: https://www.dvdplaza.fi/forum/threads/talvisota-julkaistaan-blu-raylla.93091/page-8, pitääpä itsekin kokeilla RGB-asetuksia toisella katselukerralla. Harmillinen juttu tuo. Lyhyesti siis: oletusasetuksilla Talvisota blu-rayn kuva on kovin hailakka eikä musta näytä miltään.

"For those of us horror and cult cinema enthusiasts who came of age in the 1980s, the Vestron Video brand was mythical. It still is, with VHS collectors always on the lookout for rare titles to add to their antiquated stash."


"Among the myriad amazing international films distributed (and in some cases, financed) by the sadly long defunct Vestron was strange cinema legend Jackie Kong's crazed, barf-tastic 1987 splatter comedy Blood Diner (read our recent words about the film here), a movie designed to honor the groundbreaking gore films of H.G. Lewis and a picture that is the holy grail for many '80s genre aficionados. But many of the revered titles Blood Diner included in the Vestron library have sort of gone missing, with fans hungering for proper releases of these amazing pictures."

"Now, Lionsgate is primed to sate that starvation with their astounding Vestron Video Collector's Series, a line of classic genre films newly remastered for Blu-ray release and armed with a wealth of mind-melting supplementary features. And theyre starting the party with Blood Diner (which was released via Vestron's scrappier sister label Lightning Pictures in '87)! Jackie Kong on Blu-ray! Finally! Hallelujah! Praise Sheetar!"


"And, like all future Vestron Video Collectors Series titles will be available for a limited time only."


"Related: Jackie Kong revives Blood Diner with a mind-bending screening party tour."


"Each limited-edition feature, transferred from the original film elements to high-definition Blu-ray, is packed with special features including brand-new audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and interviews with cast & crew."


"And best of all, Kong who, throughout her career has been notoriously press-shy and elusive has rolled up her sleeves and was personally involved in almost every aspect of this new release."


Says Jackie: "I supervised the mastering of the Blu-ray with the DP, so it looks incredible and has the intended color timing and exposures as the theatrical print release."


"This one is truly a gift for the fans in every respect."


Feast on these special features:


AUDIO COMMENTARY with Director Jackie Kong


FEATURETTES:


Queen Kong

The Cook, The Uncle, and The Detective

Open for Business

Scoring for Sheetar!

You Are What They Eat

Archival Interview with Project Consultant Eric Caidin

Theatrical Trailer

TV Spots

Still Gallery

Blood Diner Blu-ray is set to street on September 27th.




"Vestron Video has been a leader in providing the most unique and wide-ranging selection of films. Lionsgate honors the spirit of Vestron Video by presenting the Vestron Video Collectors Series a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features. Starting with Jim Wynorskis Chopping Mall, on Blu-ray September 27, these rereleases are for the collector and horror fan alike and will be available for a limited amount of time."


"Teenagers trapped in a high-tech mall overnight must find a way out before three malfunctioning security robots destroy them in Chopping Mall."


"Each limited-edition feature, transferred from the original film elements to high-definition Blu-ray, is packed with special features including brand-new audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and interviews with cast & crew including one with Chopping Malls robot!"


CHOPPING MALL BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES


AUDIO COMMENTARIES:

Director/Co-Writer Jim Wynorski, Actress Kelli Maroney, and Co-Writer/2nd Unit Director Steve Mitchell

Historians/Authors Nathaniel Thompson (Mondo Video) and Ryan Turek (Shock Till You Drop)

Director/Co-Writer Jim Wynorski and Co-Writer/2nd Unit Director Steve Mitchell


FEATURETTES:

Back to the Mall

Chopping Chopping Mall

The Killbots

Scoring Chopping Mall

The Robot Speaks

The Lost Scene

Army of One

Chopping Mall: Creating the Killbots

Isolated Score Track by Chuck Cirino

Trailer




Scream Factory has dated its upcoming Collector's edition Blu-ray of dierctor David Cronenberg's film Rabid (1977), starring Howard Ryshpan, Marilyn Chambers, Joe Silver, Patricia Gage, and Susan Roman. The release will be available for purchase on November 22. The label has also revealed the official artwork for the upcoming release.


Supplemental features to be included on this release have not yet been finalized. (A second announcement will detail them when they become available).


Synopsis:

"With Rabid, acclaimed director David Cronenberg (The Fly, Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch) delivers a high-tension thriller filled with "zombified sluts and shock moments an irresistible combination that Cronenberg handles well" (Almar Haflidason, BBC)!"


"After undergoing radical emergency surgery, Rose (former adult film star Marilyn Chambers in her first leading role in a mainstream film) develops an insatiable desire for blood. She searches out victims to satisfy her incurable craving, infecting them with an unknown disease which in turn swiftly drives them insane and makes them equally bloodthirsty."


"Follow the lovely but deadly Rose through her terrifying ordeal as victim by victim, the spreading circle of casualties grows... until no one can escape their grisly fate of becoming... Rabid."




Eureka

Stigmata

"When Frankie Paige (Academy Award winner Patricia Arquette, True Romance, Boyhood), a young hairdresser from Pittsburgh, begins to suffer the stigmata a physical manifestation of Jesus Christ's crucifixion wounds the Vatican's top investigator, Father Kiernan (Gabriel Byrne, Miller's Crossing, The Usual Suspects) is sceptical of their authenticity. However, as the severity of the wounds increases, Kiernan realises Frankie has become the vessel for an extraordinary and provocative message that threatens the very foundations of the Catholic Church, and now the stigmata is not the only thing threatening her life."


Also starring Jonathan Pryce in a supporting role and featuring a fantastic cutting-edge score by The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and Elia Cmíral, Stigmata is a visually stunning, intelligent supernatural horror.


Special Features and Specs:


· 1080p High Definition transfer

· 5.1 and uncompressed stereo soundtrack options

· Isolated music & effects track

· Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

· Feature-length audio commentary with director Rupert Wainwright

· Divine Rights: The Story of Stigmata

· Deleted scenes

· Alternate ending

· Music Video "Identify" By Natalie Imbruglia

· Original theatrical trailer


STREET DATE: OCTOBER 17.




Code Red Releasing

"MORE ITALIAN HORROR! We Made a deal with the Italian for ENIGMA ROSSO with Fabio Testi! New 1080p HD is cookin' and it'll be out soon!!!! We know many public domain DVD label did very well on this one, so hopefully people will want to upgrade! Extra is in the works! If this work we will get more!"




Olive Films

Villa Rides

"Villa Rides! brings together a cadre of Academy Award winners and nominees including Yul Brynner (Best Actor winner for The King and I – 1957), Robert Mitchum (Best Supporting Actor nominee for Story of G.I. Joe – 1946), Alexander Knox (Best Actor nominee for Wilson – 1945), Robert Towne (Best Original Screenplay winner for Chinatown – 1975), Maurice Jarre (Best Score winner for Lawrence of Arabia – 1963, Doctor Zhivago – 1966, A Passage to India – 1985) and Jack Hildyard (Best Cinematography winner for The Bridge on the River Kwai ‑1958)."


"Villa Rides!, Buzz Kulik's (Shamus) sprawling historical adventure set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution stars Yul Brynner (The Magnificent Seven) as the Mexican renegade Pancho Villa and Robert Mitchum (The Night of the Hunter) as Lee Arnold, an American fortune hunter for hire. Villa Rides! features a supporting cast that includes Charles Bronson (Messenger of Death) as Villa's right hand man, Rodolfo Fierro; Herbert Lom (A Shot in the Dark) as the imperious General Victoriano Huerta; Alexander Knox (The Longest Day) as President Francisco Madero; Fernando Rey (The French Connection) as the dutiful soldier Fuentes; and Grazia Buccella (After the Fox) as Fina, the woman who would share the love of both Villa and Arnold."


"Villa Rides!is written for the screen by the legendary Robert Towne (Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown – 1975) and Sam Peckinpah (Oscar nominee for The Wild Bunch screenplay – 1970) based on the novel by William Douglas Lansford; photographed by Jack Hildyard (Oscar winner for The Bridge on the River Kwai – 1958) and features a rousing score by three-time Oscar winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia – 1963, Doctor Zhivago – 1966, A Passage to India – 1985)."


With optional English SDH subtitles.


STREET DATE: OCTOBER 18.



Gas-s-s-s

"It's the end of the world! Get happy! Gas-s-s-s, a mash-up of the science fiction and comedy genres, is a post-apocalyptic tale viewed through the lens of director Roger Corman (The Trip) featuring a cast of young talents-of-the-day including Cindy Williams (American Graffiti), Bud Cort (Harold and Maude) and Ben Vereen (All That Jazz)."


"When a military chemical accident (the gas-s-s-s leak of the title) kills everyone on the planet over the age of twenty-five, Earth is left in the hands of the youth. Hippies Coel (Robert Corff, Fright Night) and Cilla (Elaine Giftos, The Student Nurses) will lead the way on a quest for survival joined by boyfriends & girlfriends Hooper (Bud Cort), Coralee (Tally Coppola, The Godfather), Marissa (Cindy Williams), and Carlos (Ben Vereen) in the trippy and darkly comic Gas-s-s-s. Directed by Roger Corman (The Trip) from a screenplay by George Armitage (Miami Blues),Gas-s-s-s co-stars Alex Wilson (Dirty Little Billy), Alan DeWitt (Tales of Terror), and in a cameo appearance, Country Joe and the Fish musician "Country Joe" McDonald."


With optional English SDH subtitles.


STREET DATE: OCTOBER 18.



Special Effects

"From the writer & director of It's Alive, Larry Cohen's Special Effects casts a satirical eye on Hollywood, viewed through the prism of the horror film genre. When the fresh-faced Oklahoma country boy Keefe (Brad Rijn, Smithereens) comes looking for his wife Mary Jean (Zoe Tamerlis, Ms .45), a wannabe actress, he soon discovers the seamy side of Tinsel Town when Mary Jean is found dead and he's the prime suspect. With a few swipes at Hollywood archetypes (Eric Bogosian as Christopher Neville, a once-revered Wunderkind director; Zoe Tamerlis as Mary Jean look-alike, Elaine, a budding actress who isn't beyond manipulating the situation for her own benefit), Special Effects offers chills, thrills, shrieks, and a few laughs along the way. Written and directed by Larry Cohen, Special Effects also stars Kevin O'Connor (Let's Scare Jessica to Death) and Richard Greene (TV's Mad Men) in supporting roles."


With optional English SDH subtitles.


STREET DATE: OCTOBER 18.

Via Vision Entertainment (Australia)

THE AMITYVILLE HORROR: Collection

"Blood drips from the walls. A terrifying chill permeates through the rooms. Menacing eyes glow from the upstairs window and inside this charming Long Island home, an unspeakable evil lurks the halls, waiting to torment all who dare enter. Experience the ultimate in haunted house film trilogy and delve deeper into the history of the films with vintage special features and all-new extras in a deluxe collector's boxed set."

The Amityville Horror (1979)

"In the first of a series of Amityville films, George (James Brolin) and Kathy Lutz (Margot Kidder), plus their cute kids, move into a riverfront home in the small town of Amityville. The house is a seemingly tranquil retreat except for one minor detail: The man who lived there prior to the Lutz family brutally killed his wife and children. Even with this knowledge, George and Kathy decide to purchase the house. As they begin unpacking their belongings, strange things start happening to them-odd nightmares, voices in the hall, and a feeling of madness that will drive them to the brink of sanity. It appears that the Lutzes are not alone inside the Amityville house, and whatever else is living with them wants them outor dead!"

Amityville II: The Possession (1982)

"This second installment in the Amityville series is a "prequel" which traces the events leading up to The Amityville Horror. In Amityville II: The Possession, the Montelli family moves into the Amityville house replete with its demonic windows. The family's patriarch, Anthony (Burt Young), is a brutish father with a timid wife, Dolores (Rutanya Alda), two small children, and two teenagers, Patricia (Diane Franklin) and Sonny (Jack Magner). After only a few days in their new home, strange occurrences take root; the cellar produces a nasty amount of flies and feces. Malevolent voices reverberate through the halls. And most disturbing, Sonny begins to have visions of murdering his entire family. The events that follow produce a battle between good and evil that ultimately paves the way to one of the greatest horrors Amityville has ever experienced."

Amityville 3-D a.k.a. Amityville III: The Demon (1983)

"In the third installment of the Amityville Horror series, the terror is not only realit's coming to you in three dimensions! John Baxter (Tony Roberts) is a psychic investigator who spends his time debunking phony so-called "experts" of the occult. John and his wife, Nancy (Tess Harper), are recently separated with a young daughter, Susan (Lori Loughlin). John haphazardly decides to purchase the infamous Amityville house and moves in, unaware of the horrible dangers that lie inside. As John spends more and more time inside the house, he begins to endanger not only himself but also his family, friends and coworkers. It's three times the terror in Amityville 3-D!"


STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 28.




Arrow Video


***THE HILLS HAVE EYES FINAL SPECS***

The Hills Have Eyes has just become more epic as we cram some additional extras onto our release! Check out the revised specs below:

"THE LUCKY ONES DIED FIRST"


Horror master Wes Craven achieved critical and commercial success with the likes of Scream and A Nightmare on Elm Street – but for many genre fans, the directors seminal 1977 effort The Hills Have Eyes remains his masterpiece.

"Taking a detour whilst on route to Los Angeles, the Carter family run into trouble when their campervan breaks down in the middle of the desert. Stranded, the family find themselves at the mercy of a group of monstrous cannibals lurking in the surrounding hills. With their lives under threat, the Carters are forced to fight back by any means necessary."


As gruelling a viewing experience today as it was upon initial release, The Hills Have Eyes stands alongside the likes of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Night of the Living Dead as one of the defining moments in American horror cinema.


LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:


· Brand new 4K restoration of the film, supervised by producer Peter Locke and viewable with both original and alternate endings

· High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

· Original Uncompressed PCM Mono Audio

· Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

· 6 Postcards

· Reversible Fold-out Poster

· Limited Edition 40-page booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Brad Stevens and a consideration of the Hills franchise by disc producer Ewan Cant, illustrated with original archive stills and posters

· Brand new audio commentary with actors Michael Berryman, Janus Blythe, Susan Lanier and Martin Speer

· Brand new audio commentary by academic Mikel J. Koven

· Audio commentary with Wes Craven and Peter Locke

· Looking Back on The Hills Have Eyes – making-of documentary featuring interviews with Wes Craven, Peter Locke, actors Michael Berryman, Janus Blythe, Robert Houston, Susan Lanier, Dee Wallace and director of photography Eric Saarinen

· Brand new interview with actor Martin Speer

· The Desert Sessions – brand new interview with composer Don Peake

· Never-before-seen Outtakes

· Alternate Ending, in HD for the first time

· Trailers and TV Spots

· Image Gallery

· Original Screenplay (BD-ROM Content)

· Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper

Lionsgate / Vestron Video

WAXWORK & WAXWORK II: Lost in Time


Release: October 18th 2016.


Waxwork Special features:


‑Audio Commentary with Anthony Hickox & Zach Galligan

‑Featurettes: Vintage "making of" Featurette "The Waxwork Chronicles" (Parts 1-6)

‑Theatrical Trailer

‑Still Gallery


Waxwork II: Lost in Time Special Features:


‑Audio Commentary with Anthony Hickox & Zach Galligan

‑Theatrical Trailer

‑Still Gallery

Mondo Macabro

"We couldnt be more excited about our first new Blu-ray announcement: the 1981 psycho-sexual South Korean horror film SUDDENLY IN THE DARK! This amazing, almost unknown film is full of uncomfortable sexuality, cheap visual effects, creepy dolls, shamanism, butterflies, and murder all set to a searing, original synth score!"


"Contrary to some popular belief, Korean horror didnt start in the late 90s, it had been a staple genre in that country for many decades prior, with the early 1980s being a particularly rich period. Unfortunately, these films remain almost completely unknown outside of the ROK. Just the sort of challenge we love! SUDDENLY IN THE DARK is one of the very best pre-millennial K-Horrors: genuinely frightening and utterly bizarre."


"This will be our next blu release after PRIVATE VICES, we hope to have it out by early October. We are currently hard at work cleaning up the HD master given to us by the Korean Film Archive, so it will look miles better than any of the versions have have been floating around the internet. We're really digging back into our "worldweird" roots with this one, and we hope you'll follow us down! More details to be revealed in the coming weeks, including a brand new promotional trailer that will premiere in the next few days."





Coming late 2016/early 2017: THE FOX WITH A VELVET TAIL!

"Variously known as In the Eye of the Hurricane, Lusty Lovers, El Ojo del huracán, La volpe dalla coda di velluto and Suspicion this 1971 Italian/Spanish giallo is a hugely enjoyable and very stylish addition to the "Murder on the Med" strand of movies originally popularized by Umberto Lenzi and US star Carroll Baker."


"Here, Spanish director José María Forqué – who later made the controversial It's Nothing, Mother, it's Only a Game (released in the US as Beyond Erotica) – brings together a talented and good looking cast, great Côte d'Azur locations, one of the best Spanish cinematographers of the day (Alejandro Ulloa) and a fantastic, lounge style score from Maestro Piccioni to create a twisty, if not twisted, tale of deception and revenge. The director's long career at the more prestigious end of Spanish cinema and the presence of award winning scripter Rafael Azcona – who worked with many top European film makers including Marco Ferreri and Luis García Berlanga – give the film an edge of sophistication alongside its enjoyably devious narrative."


"From its very first seconds, the film has a unique and hard to define atmosphere, almost dreamlike. Everything seems a little out of kilter. It's apt that the French release title of the film was Suspicion, not only for its Hitchcockian wrong echoes but also for the way it suggest that nothing here is to be taken at face value. There are constant doubts about minor details, about characters who seem to emerge, without warning, from the past. We feel, while watching it, as though under the influence of a benign narcotic. Only gradually do we realise what's going on and, as we do, the film builds to a tense and gripping final act, with Rosanna Yanni rising to the occasion as a gold digging harpy. Her obvious pleasure in tormenting poor Analía Gadé is genuinely upsetting to watch."


"The film is like the smooth blue waters of the Mediterranean where it's set. It looks inviting and seductive, the sun glistening off the gentle waves; but just beneath the surface, sharks are swimming, and they're hungry for prey...The cast includes top Spanish diva Analía Gadé, giallo staple Jean Sorel, Kommissar X star Tony Kendall and the lustrous Rosanna Yanni in one of her most memorable roles."


"Expect a brand new 4k scan from the negative and a sparkling blu-ray presentation with original art work from illustrator Justin Coffee."

Blue Underground

"We're bringing the pioneering Naziploitation classic LOVE CAMP 7 to Blu-ray & DVD early next year in its complete Uncensored Version. One of the original 'video nasties' banned in the UK, LOVE CAMP 7 will feature a brand-new 4K scan from the recently discovered original camera negative! Director Lee Frost's once quite controversial film Love Camp 7 (1969), starring Bob Cresse, Maria Lease, Kathy Williams, Bruce Kimball, John Alderman, Roger Steel, Shari Mann, and Rod Wilmoth."

"Plot: Two female Army agents go undercover at a Nazi prison camp to get information from a scientist being held there. "




Umbrella Entertainment (Australia)

"New 'The Man From Hong Kong' Artwork Approved by Brian Trenchard-Smith Himself! The Far East picks a fight Down Under in The Man From Hong Kong, a cult martial arts action extravaganza from #Ozploitation legend Brian Trenchard-Smith (Dead End Drive-In, Turkey Shoot and BMX Bandits)."


"Available in October for the First Time EVER on Blu-Ray with LOADS of Special Features! Also available on DVD."


Extras:


· THE MAN FROM HONG KONG newly remastered 1080P HD release from an exclusive 4k transfer

· Audio commentary featuring Director BRIAN TRENCHARD-SMITH

· The Making Of THE MAN FROM HONG KONG

· Newsreel Footage Uncut

· NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD interviews with cast members GEORGE LAZENBY, REBECCA GILLING and ROGER WARD, writer/director BRIAN TRENCHARD-SMITH, executive producer DAVID HANNAY and second-unit cameraman JOHN SEALE

· Trailers From Hell

· Brian Trenchard Smith discusses THE MAN FROM HONG KONG

· Deleted SceneAlternative cut of Theatrical Trailer

· HD Theatrical Trailer

· Exclusive 24 page booklet featuring stills and a new discussion of THE MAN FROM HONG KONG by Brian Trenchard-Smith. PLUS an excerpt from his new novel THE HEADSMAN'S DAUGHTER.


PLUS:


· DEATH CHEATERS (feature) plus Audio Commentary featuring BRIAN TRENCHARD-SMITH

· STUNT ROCK (feature) plus Audio Commentary featuring BRIAN TRENCHARD-SMITH

· Promo Reel

· Theatrical Trailer

· KUNG-FU KILLERS (feature)

· DANGER FREAKS (feature) plus Theatrical Trailer

· THE STUNTMEN (feature)




Arrow Video

Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf Dual Format Blu-ray & DVDA campy horror extravaganza featuring killer dwarves, werewolf orgies and 80s punk rock galore!

"ITS NOT OVER YET."


"How do you follow up a film as iconic as Joe Dantes seminal werewolf epic The Howling? With a star turn from horror legend Christopher Lee and a leather-clad Sybil Danning (The Red Queen Kills Seven Times), Howling II is more than up to the challenge!After a young woman dies in violent circumstances, her brother is approached by a stranger (Lee) who reveals that she was in fact a werewolf. The brothers initial skepticism is quickly diffused when he encounters the fanged beasts first-hand. Now the pair, joined by a plucky journalist, must travel to Transylvania to destroy werewolf queen Stirba (Danning), and rid the world of lycanthropes once and for all.Helmed by director Philippe Mora (Mad Dog Morgan, The Beast Within), who would go on to direct the equally barmy follow-up Howling III: The Marsupials, Howling II is a campy horror extravaganza featuring killer dwarves, werewolf orgies and 80s punk rock galore!"


SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS


Brand new digital transfer

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

Original Uncompressed Mono PCM audio

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Audio commentary with director Philippe Mora

Audio commentary with composer Steve Parsons and editor Charles Bornstein

Leading Man an interview with actor Reb Brown

Queen Of The Werewolves an interview with actress Sybil Danning

A Monkey Phase interviews with special make-up effects artists Steve Johnson and Scott Wheeler

Behind-the-Scenes Footage

Alternate Opening and Alternate Ending

Still Gallery

Theatrical Trailer

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collectors booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michael Blyth




To Live and Die in LA Dual Format Blu-ray & DVDOne of the most stylish thrillers the eighties had to offer.

"A FEDERAL AGENT IS DEAD. A KILLER IS LOOSE. AND THE CITY OF ANGELS IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE."


"In the seventies William Friedkin made The French Connection, The Exorcist and Sorcerer. In the eighties he equalled them with To Live and Die in L.A., one of the most stylish thrillers the decade had to offer. When his partner is murdered just days before retirement, Secret Service Agent Richard Chance (William Petersen, Manhunter) begins an obsessive hunt for his killer counterfeiter and all-round psychopath Eric Masters, played by Willem Dafoe at his villainous prime."


Beautifully shot by Robby Muller (Repo Man, Paris, Texas) and with a driving score with British new wave act Wang Chung, To Live and Die in L.A. looks and sounds exceptional in this brand-new 4K restoration from the original 35mm negative.


SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS


Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm negative supervised and approved by director William Friedkin

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations

Original Uncompressed Mono PCM audio

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Audio commentary by director and co-writer William Friedkin

Counterfeit World: The Making of To Live and Die in L.A. archive featurette containing interviews with Friedkin, actors William Petersen and Willem Dafoe, and others

Alternative ending

Deleted scene

Stills gallery

Trailers

MORE SPECIAL FEATURES TO BE ANNOUNCED!

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collectors booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anne Billson




C.H.U.D Dual Format Blu-ray & DVDThe ultimate underground movie experience

"THEYRE NOT STAYING DOWN THERE, ANYMORE!"


"From the subterranean depths it crawls! Finally making its long-awaited debut on Blu-ray, director Douglas Cheeks cult 80s favorite C.H.U.D. is the ultimate underground movie experience."


"In downtown Manhattan, a police captains hunt for his missing wife leads to the discovery of a series of mysterious disappearances in the area. Extending his search into the tunnels and sewers below the city streets, it soon becomes clear that something monstrous is lurking in that subterranean world and it wont stay there much longerStarring John Heard (Home Alone) and Christopher Curry (Starship Troopers) alongside an early appearance from John Goodman, C.H.U.D. has justifiably built up a huge cult following in the years since its release in 1984, with one of the most iconic creature designs of the period."


SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS


Brand new restoration from original film elements

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

Original Uncompressed Mono PCM audio

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Audio commentary by director Douglas Cheek, writer Shepard Abbott, and actors John Heard, Daniel Stern and Christopher CurryBrand new crew interviews

Original Theatrical Trailer

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dan Mumford

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collectors booklet featuring new writing on the film




The Initiation Dual Format in UK, Blu-ray in US One of the stronger entries to emerge in the latter days of the slice-and-dice boom.

"HERES TO BEING YOUNG STAYING YOUNG AND DYING YOUNG."


"Marking TV star Daphne Zunigas debut in a leading role, The Initiation ranks amongst the finest of the college-based stalk-and-slash flicks now finally restored in glorious High-Definition!"


"Kellys new sorority has a special initiation ritual in store for her an after-hours break-in of her fathers department store. But what begins as a night of harmless college fun turns sour when, once inside the enormous mall, Kelly and her fellow pledges find themselves locked in for the night with a deadly intruder stalking the corridors.Arriving in 1984, The Initiation might have been late to the slasher party, but, alongside the likes of The House on Sorority Row and The Mutilator, it remains one of the stronger entries to emerge in the latter days of the slice-and-dice boom."


SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS


Brand new restoration from original film elements

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

Original Uncompressed Mono PCM audio

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Brand new audio commentary by The Hysteria Continues

Brand new interview with actor Christopher Bradley

Brand new interview with actress Joy Jones

Original Theatrical Trailer

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Justin Osbourn

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collectors booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic James Oliver




The Driller Killer SteelBook + Amaray Dual Format


None of Abel Ferraras films have quite managed to match the shock, extremity and downright notorious nature of The Driller Killer.

"In a career that has encompassed such controversial classics as Ms. 45, Bad Lieutenant and Welcome to New York, none of Abel Ferraras films have quite managed to match the shock, extremity and downright notorious nature of The Driller Killer."


"Ferrara plays struggling artist Reno, a man pushed to the edge by the economic realities of New York living in the late seventies and the No Wave band practising in the apartment below. His grip on reality soon begins to slip and he takes to stalking the streets with his power tool in search of prey"


LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK CONTENTS


Limited Edition SteelBook featuring original artwork (2500 copies)

Brand new restoration from original film elements

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations

Original Uncompressed Mono PCM audio

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Audio commentary by director and star Abel Ferrara, moderated by Brad Stevens (author of Abel Ferrara: The Moral Vision) and recorded exclusively for this release

Brand new interview with Ferrara

Willing and Abel: Ferraraology 101, a new visual essay guide to the films and career of Ferrara by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Cultographies: Ms. 45

Mulberry St. (2010), Ferraras feature-length documentary portrait of the New York location that has played a key role in his life and work

Trailer

Collectors booklet featuring new writing by Michael Pattison and Brad Stevens


SPECIAL EDITION AMARAY CONTENTS


Brand new restoration from original film elements

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations

Original Uncompressed Mono PCM audio

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Audio commentary by director and star Abel Ferrara, moderated by Brad Stevens (author of Abel Ferrara: The Moral Vision) and recorded exclusively for this release

Brand new interview with Ferrara

Willing and Abel: Ferraraology 101, a new visual essay guide to the films and career of Ferrara by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Cultographies: Ms. 45

Mulberry St. (2010), Ferraras feature-length documentary portrait of the New York location that has played a key role in his life and work

Trailer

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collectors booklet featuring new writing by Michael Pattison and Brad Stevens

Kohtalaisen vaisulta vaikuttaa arrowin marraskuun kattaus mutta ehkä parempi niin koska jos 88 ja code red saavat puskettua julkaisuja ulos niin rahalle ei sijoituskohteita tule puuttumaan. Burning ennakkotilattu ja tuo yllämainittu man from hong kong menee ilman muuta ostoslistalle.

^ Yllätysjulkaisut aina mahdollisia, ja joulukuu harvoin pettää. The Burning teräskirja jo loppuunmyyty mm. Arrow Storessa. Jälleenmyyjillä ja trokareilla oma saldostatuksensa, luonnollisesti. Pekkaa pahemmaksi jääne Driller Killer, jonka steelbookin hankintaa mahdollisesti venyttävillä saattaa ottaa ohraleipä, kuitenkin 1,500 yksikköä pienempi painos.

Kino Lorber Studio Classics


Coming November 22nd on Blu-ray! 100 Rifles (1969) Include a Brand New Audio Commentary by Lee Pfeiffer, Publisher of Cinema Retro Magazine with Film Historians Eddy Friedfeld and Paul Scrabo.

The Criterion Collection

Lone Wolf and Cub Collection

"Based on the best-selling manga series, the six intensely kinetic Lone Wolf and Cub films elevated chanbara to bloody, new heights. The shogun's executioner, Itto Ogami (Tomisaburo Wakayama), takes to wandering the countryside as an assassin-along with his infant son Daigoro (Akihiro Tomikawa) and an infinitely weaponized perambulator-helping those he encounters while seeking vengeance for his murdered wife. Delivering stylish thrills and a body count that defies belief, Lone Wolf and Cub is beloved for its brilliantly choreographed and unbelievably violent action sequences as well as for its tender depiction of the bonds between parent and child."


BOX SET CONTENT:

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance "The inaugural film in the Lone Wolf and Cub series immediately thrust Itto Ogami into the ranks of the all-time great samurai movie icons. In this installment, the Shadow Yagyu clan plots to solidify its power by taking Ogami's coveted position of shogun's executioner for its own. The legendary assassin escapes with his infant son, Daigoro, and swears vengeance."

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx "In this exploitation-cinema classic, which took the action and graphic violence of the Lone Wolf and Cub series to delirious new heights, Itto Ogami and Daigoro continue their quest for vengeance through meifumado, the spiritual way of "demons and damnation," pursued constantly by the Shadow Yagyu clan and the shogun's spies."

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades "Unfolding in an idyllic countryside that contrasts sharply with the violence that occurs within it, the third Lone Wolf and Cub film follows Itto Ogami and Daigoro as they continue their journey and stumble upon a crime scene involving a group of lowlife swordsmen from the watari-kashi class."

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril "In this distinctly lowbrow entry in the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Itto Ogami is hired by the Owari clan to assassinate a tattooed woman who is killing her enemies and cutting off their topknots. Meanwhile, Daigoro is separated from his father when he follows a pair of traveling street performers outside of town."

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons "Balancing physical action with Buddhist musings on life and death, the most spiritual of the Lone Wolf and Cub films finds Ogami's combat skills put to the test by five different warrior-messengers."

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell "In the final Lone Wolf and Cub film, star Tomisaburo Wakayama decided to make the sort of wild movie he'd always wanted to: one in which Lone Wolf battles zombies and Daigoro's baby cart zips improbably across an icy landscape on skis."


Special Features:


· New 2K digital restorations of all six films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-rays

· High-definition presentation of Shogun Assassin, the 1980 English-dubbed reedit of the first two Lone Wolf and Cub films

· New interview with Kazuo Koike, writer of the Lone Wolf and Cub manga series and screenwriter on five of the films

· Lame d'un père, l'âme d'un sabre, a 2005 documentary about the making of the series

· New interview in which Sensei Yoshimitsu Katsuse discusses and demonstrates the real Suio-ryu sword techniques that inspired those in the manga and films

· New interview with biographer Kazuma Nozawa about filmmaker Kenji Misumi, director of four of the six Lone Wolf and Cub films

· Silent documentary from 1937 about the making of samurai swords, with an optional new ambient score by Ryan Francis

· Trailers

· New English subtitle translations

· PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay and film synopses by Japanese pop culture writer Patrick Macias


STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 8.

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The Criterion Collection

Lone Wolf and Cub Collection

Tuo kyllä yllätti ja menee samantien hankintaan kunhan ilmestyy. Aikoja sitten myinkin nuo DVD:t parempaa julkaisua odotellessa, kun laatu oli tosiaan aivan järkyttävä. Taisivat olla suoraan VHS:ltä ripattu.

Onhan CC:ltä kyllä tulossa paljon muutakin hienoa loppuvuodesta, mm. Pan's Labyrinth, Chimes at Midnight ja itselle kauan odotettu Kurosawan Dreams.

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Neon Maniac (16.8.2016 08:35)

The Criterion CollectionLone Wolf and Cub Collection

Tuo kyllä yllätti ja menee samantien hankintaan kunhan ilmestyy.

Criterion ‑julkaisun mahdollisuutta spekuloitiin aktiivisesti jo kauan ennen kuin artisti Paul Pope (Zatoichi box set, jne.) härnäsi piirroksella instagram tilillään. Toivottavasti CR:n mainostama 2K myös lunastaa fanien julkaisulle niin hartaasti asettamat ennakko-odotukset, joiden kompromissittomasta työstöstä lafka on maineensa ansainnut. Viime vuosien painoksiin, kun on pettymyksiäkin mahtunut. Itse olisin tyytyväinen jo siihen, että tämä julkaisu tekisi tarpeettomaksi niin pakkotekstitetyn saksalaisen Rapid Eye Movies ‑julkaisun kuin jenkkien AnimEigo boksinkin, joiden yleisesti hyvin tiedossa olevat ongelmat on kaikkien vertailtavissa.


Edit. Ei vaan lakkaa hämmästyttämästä, varsinkaan 'Lone Wolf' kaltaisten klassikoiden kohdalla, viimeaikainen 2K-buumi. Jo ranskalaisten päätös pitäytyä em. tulevan Predator ‑julkaisun kanssa antoi aihetta naamapalmuun. Samaan aikaan esim. Arrow julkaisee Nico Mastorakis ‑tuotantoa à la Hired To Kill ja The Zero Boys "brand new 4K restoration".