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^ Todellakin. Itse tähtään Second Sight ‑julkaisuun. Severin, kun ei edusta alan parhainta kuvan pakkaamisen osaamista.

Scream Factory



We are now taking pre-orders for our upcoming release of the 1985 sci-fi /horror film ALIEN PREDATORS (also known as The Falling), which makes its Blu-ray format debut in the U.S. & Canada on June 19th!



"Three American teens on a European holiday are about to experience their worst nightmare. They are about to be trapped in a quaint Spanish town infested with a parasitic alien virus that drives the local townspeople insane and turns them into horrible mutants! The three teens must run for their lives ... but is there really anywhere to hide? This chilling sci-fi film stars Dennis Christopher (Breaking Away, Fade To Black), Martin Hewitt (Endless Love, Two Moon Junction) and Lynn-Holly Johnson (Ice Castles, For Your Eyes Only)."



Extras are in progress and will be announced at a later date.









The giant-rabbits-on-the-loose 1972 cult classic NIGHT OF THE LEPUS is making its Blu-ray format debut on June 5th.



"A hormone intended to alter the breeding cycle of rabbits overrunning Arizona ranchlands instead turns them into flesh-eating, 150-pound monsters in Night of the Lepus! Stuart Whitman (Eaten Alive), Janet Leigh (Psycho), Rory Calhoun (Motel Hell) and DeForest Kelley (Star Trek) are among the intrepid humans facing off against the behemoth bunnies, using guns, flames, dynamite and anything else in their grasp to battle their oversized, hungry tormentors."









U.S. label Code Red Releasing has dated its upcoming Blu-ray release of director Sergio Martino's crime thriller Violent Professionals (1973), starring Luc Merenda, Richard Conte, Silvano Tranquilli, Carlo Alighiero, and Martine Brochard. The release, which will be distributed by Kino Lorber, will be available for purchase on May 1.



Synopsis: "Tough cop Giorgio (Luc Merenda, Kidnap Syndicate, Torso) doesn't like to play by the rules, going as far as gunning down a ruthless criminal in broad daylight. After he's suspended from the force and his boss is murdered, he goes on a brutal undercover dive into the criminal underworld to expose a criminal organization with no respect for authority."



Starring Richard Conte (The Godfather, Cry of the City) with a powerhouse score by the great composers Guido and Maurizio De Angelis (Street Law, The Big Racket), this blistering Italian crime classic blazes onto Blu-ray with every car chase and gunshot more mind-blowing than ever. Directed by cult filmmaker Sergio Martino (Hands of Steel, The Great Alligator, Screamers).



Technical Specs:



· BRAND NEW REMASTER of the film

· Exclusive color correction performed for this release by Code Red

British label

Second Sight has detailed its upcoming Limited Edition of director Harry Bromley Davenport's cult film XTRO (1982), starring Philip Sayer, Bernice Stegers, Danny Brainin, Maryam d'Abo, and Simon Nash. The release will be available for purchase on May 28.



Synopsis:



"Family man Sam Phillips (Philip Sayer) has been missing for three years when he suddenly returns home to his son, Tony (Simon Nash), and wife, Rachel (Bernice Stegers). Though Tony has clung to the hopes of his father's return, his mother has moved on and is involved with another man. Rachel still has a place in her heart for her husband, but the love triangle is rudely interrupted when it becomes apparent that Sam's disappearance was the result of an alien abduction, and he's no longer human."



Special Features and Technical Specs:



· NEW RESTORATION OF THE EXTENDED VERSION with option of alternate endings plus original UK video version

· 'Xploring Xtro' – a new 57 minute documentary featuring interviews with Harry Bromley-Davenport, Mark Forstater, Bernice Stegers, Susie Silvey, Tim Dry (Tik), Sean Crawford (Tok), Robert Pereno, Alan Jones and Craig Lapper

· 'The World of Xtro' – a new featurette with Dennis Atherton, Harry Bromley-Davenport and Mark Forstater

· 'Beyond Xtro' – a new featurette with Harry Bromley-Davenport and Mark Forstater looking ahead to new reboot 'Xtro – The Big One', including exclusive test footage

· 'Loving The Alien: A Tribute to Philip Sayer' featuring exclusive Brian May music tribute

· 'Xtro Xposed' archive interview with Harry Bromley-Davenport

· Soft cover book with new writing by Kevin Lyons plus behind-the-scenes stills and promo material

· Original soundtrack CD

· New English subtitles for the hearing impaired

X-Rated 03.04.2018



AFRICA ADDIO aka Africa Blood and Guts (1966) – Limited Edition Uncut Mediabook Blu-ray + DVD Combo (Cover A)

U.S. label

Mondo Macabro has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of director Narciso Ibáñez Serrador's film Who Can Kill a Child? (1976), starring: Lewis Fiander, Prunella Ransome, Antonio Iranzo, Miguel Narros, and María Luisa Arias. The release is expected to arrive on the market this Spring. The label will have two editions available for purchase: a limited red case edition with a reversible cover with both images unique to this version, and a standard edition which will arrive shortly after it. 



Synopsis:



"On a vacation away from their family, Tom (Lewis Fiander) and his pregnant wife Evelyn (Prunella Ransome) sail to an island off the coast of Spain that seems deserted -- until its children emerge from the shadows with the blood of their parents on their hands, and hatred in their hearts for every adult. Unflinchingly horrific and unapologetically downbeat, Narciso Ibáñez Serrador's Who Can Kill a Child? was heavily censored for its American release as Island of the Damned."



Special Features and Technical Specs:



· BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION of the film from the original camera negative

· Two different English language tracks: the Spanish export version and the U.S. Island of the Damned dub, as well as the Spanish language track with optional English subtitles

· Two options for the opening credits; the longer 'mondo'-style opening of the Spanish/export version and the shorter U.S. Island of the Damned opening

· Brand new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger and Samm Deighan of the Daughters of Darkness podcast

· Brand new interview with horror historian and critic Kim Newman

· Archival Spanish TV documentary on the film

· Archival interviews with director Narciso Ibanez Serrador and cinematographer Jose Luis Alcaine

· Trailers and radio spots

Neon Maniac (13.3.2018 23:38)

X-Rated 03.04.2018



AFRICA ADDIO aka Africa Blood and Guts (1966) – Limited Edition Uncut Mediabook Blu-ray + DVD Combo (Cover A)

Tämä ei paljoa auta kun ei italia/saksa suju, mutta onhan pieni mahdollisuus mukaan on "vahingossa" päässyt enkkusubit tai audio...



Toivottavasti tuo violent professional tulee olemaan saatavilla amazonista, toiveita on koska lorberin julkaisema. Kiinnostaisi devarin upgrade mutta vain jos postikulut ovat ok mitä ne harvoin ovat jenkeistä tilatessa poislukien amatsooni.



Edit:; No, onhan se amazoniin listattu

Scream Factory confirmed today that it has resolved the issues that previously forced it to pull the announced Blu-ray release of James Cameron's film Piranha II: The Spawning. The new street date for the upcoming release is July 31.



The label has not yet finalized the complete list of supplemental features that will be included on the release. They will be detailed as the street date approaches.



Synopsis:



"It may seem like paradise, but just off shore, a new brand of terror has been unleashed...While investigating the mysterious death of a diver, scuba instructor Anne Kimbrough (Tricia O'Neil, Titanic) makes a horrific discovery: Piranha-like fish, with wings that enable them to fly, are responsible for the death. As the body count rises, Anne desperately tries to convince the manager of the resort to call off the annual fish fry on the beach, but he's determined to give his guests the ultimate feeding frenzy."



This exciting sequel to Joe Dante's original Piranha also stars Lance Henriksen (Aliens, The Terminator) and is the directorial debut of James Cameron (Avatar, The Terminator, Aliens).



Special Features and Specs:



· BRAND NEW REMASTER of the film

· FULLY UNCUT PRESENTATION of the film

· New Bonus Features in progress...

· Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature

Arrowilta tulossa Sartana-boksi. Siis huh-huh, nimittäin...

https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/the-complete-sartana-limited-edition/FCD1762

Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that it will release on Blu-ray Brian Yuzna's film Beyond Re-Animator (2003), starring Jeffrey Combs, Jason Barry, Elsa Pataky, Tommy Dean Musset, and Bárbara Elorrieta. The release will be available for purchase on July 24.



Synopsis: "After causing the Miskatonic University Massacre, Dr. Herbert West has been serving a prison sentence for the past 14 years. When Howard, a new young doctor, comes to work as the prison MD and requests Dr. West's assistance, Dr. West discovers that Howard has something he left behind 14 years ago."



Special Features:



· NEW Isolated Score Selections & Audio Interview with Composer Xavier Capellas

· NEW "Beyond & Back" – An Interview with Director Brian Yuzna

· NEW "Death Row Sideshow" – An Interview with Actor Jeffrey Combs

· NEW "Six Shots By Midnight" – An Interview with S. T. Joshi, author of I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H.P. Lovecraft

· NEW Production Art Gallery by Illustrator Richard Raaphorst

· Audio Commentary with Director Brian Yuzna

· Still Gallery

· Vintage EPK Featurette

· "Dr. Reanimator – Move Your Dead Bones" Music Video

· Theatrical Trailer

^Samalta lafkalta tulossa myös Dagon:



Ekstrat:

* Audio Commentary with Director Stuart Gordon and Screenwriter Denis Paoli

* Audio Commentary with Director Stuart Gordon and Star Ezra Godden

* NEW – “Gods & Monsters” – A discussion with Director Stuart Gordon, Interviewed by Filmmaker Mick Garris

* NEW – “Shadows over Imboca” – An Interview with Producer Brian Yuzna

* NEW – “Fish Stories” – An Interview with S.T. Joshi, author of I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H.P. Lovecraft

* Vintage EPK

* Archival Interviews with Stuart Gordon, Ezra Godden, and other Cast & Crew

* Theatrical Trailer

* NEW – Conceptual Art Gallery from Artist Richard Raaphorst

* Storyboard Gallery

* Still Gallery

Umbrella Entertainmentin toimesta julkaistaan kesä/heinäkuussa Australiassa samat leffat:

Vestron julkaisuissa on ehdottomasti

Parantamisen varaa (Esim. Class of 1999, Waxwork ymn.)

, ainakin kuvallisesti. Vaikka eihän ne Umbrella Entertainmentin julkaisutkaan mitään

riemun kiljahduksia aiheuta.

Hienoa kumminkin, että nämäkin julkaistaan yleensäkin!

Scream Factory julkaisee heinäkuussa John Carpenterin elokuvia:

^ IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1995) Extras and specs are still in progress and will be announced at a later date. However, we can confirm today that we will be doing a brand-new film transfer!

Tulossa myös:

IT'S ALIVE

• NEW 2K REMASTER from original film elements


• NEW Cohen's Alive: Looking Back at the It's Alive Films featuring interviews with writer/producer/director Larry Cohen, actors James Dixon, Michael Moriarty and Laurene Landon and more…


• NEW It's Alive at the Nuart: The 40th Anniversary Screening with Larry Cohen


• Audio Commentary with writer/producer/director Larry Cohen


• Radio Spots


• TV Spots


• Theatrical Trailer


• Still Gallery

IT LIVES AGAIN

• NEW 2K REMASTER from original film elements


• Audio Commentary with writer/producer/director Larry Cohen


• Theatrical Trailer


• Still Gallery

IT'S ALIVE 3: ISLAND OF THE ALIVE

• NEW 2K REMASTER from original film elements


• NEW interview with Special Effects Makeup Designer Steve Neill


• Audio Commentary with writer/director Larry Cohen


• Trailer


• Still Gallery

Onko Scream Factory päässyt käsiksi Warnerin

elokuva-arkistoihin?

U.S. label

Film Movement will celebrate the 50th anniversary of director Sergio Corbucci's classic western The Great Silence (1968) with a new Blu-ray edition of the film which will be available for purchase on June 5th.



Synopsis:



"On an unforgiving, snow-swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious Loco (Klaus Kinski, Nosferatu the Vampyre) prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. As the price on each head is collected one-by-one, only a mute gunslinger named Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant, The Conformist) stands between the innocent refugees and the greed and corruption that the bounty hunters represent. But, in this harsh, brutal world, the lines between right and wrong aren't always clear and good doesn't always triumph."



Featuring superb photography and a haunting score from maestro Ennio Morricone, director Sergio Corbucci's (Django, Companeros) bleak, brilliant and violent vision of an immoral, honorless west is widely considered to be among the very best and most influential Euro-Westerns ever made.



Special Features and Technical Specs:



· NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM

· Cox on Corbucci - filmmaker and author Alex Cox (Repo Man) surveys Sergio Corbucci's career and how The Great Silence fits within the maestro's oeuvre.

· Western, Italian Style - This 1968 documentary on Italian westerns includes prime behind the scenes footage of The Great Silence.

· Two never-before-seen alternate endings, including the option to play one of the alternate endings with Alex Cox commentary.

· The Great Silence original theatrical trailer.

· The Great Silence 2018 theatrical trailer.

· Italian and English language versions.

· Ending the Silence - a new essay about The Great Silence by film critic Simon Abrams.

Neon Maniac (10.4.2018 11:41)

· Two never-before-seen alternate endings, including the option to play one of the alternate endings with Alex Cox commentary.

Muuten saattaisin ehkäpä mahdollisesti pitäytyä suomidevarissa mutta nuo tekevät Hiljaisuuden sinisäteestä pakkohankinnan. Ja onhan dvd>br uppaus aina mukava (teko)syy elokuvien uusintakatseluille.

^ Moinen on muotoseikka, vaikken kiinnostusta suoranaisesti kielläkään. Onhan vastaavista toki revitty iloa ennenkin, ja kokonaisuuden kannalta hyvin tuotetut lisämateriaalit lienee useimmille konkreettinen syy päivitykseen ostopäätöstä pyöriteltäessä. Elokuvan jälkeen tärkein tekijä tässä yhteydessä, ainakin allekirjoittaneelle, on ehdottomasti kuvanlaatu, vaikkei tässä vaiheessa voi kuin vetää pitkää tikkua tulevasta. Sinänsä tuo julkaisijan valinta 2K masterista sisällölle hieman hämmentää. Ranskan kansallinen filmiarkistohan ensimmäisenä yleisesti informoi alkukeväästä reilu vuosi sitten, että Italian kansallinen filmiarkisto (La Cineteca Nazionale) Roomassa vastasi elokuvan 4K restauroinnista, joka toteutettiin Augustus Color Laboratoriossa sekä Cine Studiolla Roomassa. Tuntematta Film Movement:n tuotannon taustalla mahdollisesti vaikuttavia tekijöitä tarkemmin veikkaan, että yksi muodollisuus 2K masterin tuottamiseen vastaavan 4K:n sijaan lienee perinteisesti massi ja viime kädessä oikeudelliset tekijät. Niin tahi näin, toivottavasti lopputulos on tinkimätön taidonnäyte ammattitaidolla viimeistellystä kuvanpakkaamisesta blu-ray:llä, josta kaikki pääsisivät nauttimaan ansaitusti. Kyseessä on kuitenkin yksi kiistatta kunnioitusta herättävimmistä elokuvallisista saavutuksista genressä, mitä selluloidille on tallennettu.

11.5.2018 ilmestyvälle Street Trash'n VLMedia ‑julkaisulle julkistettu nyt myös kansikuva. Ikävämpi vahvistettu asia on info siitä, että ko. julkaisulla leffa nähdään 1080i ‑resoluutiona.



https://vlmediashop.fi/image.php?id=6430051169922&size=noresize

Neon Maniac (12.4.2018 17:59)

^ Moinen on muotoseikka, vaikken kiinnostusta suoranaisesti kielläkään. Onhan vastaavista toki revitty iloa ennenkin, ja kokonaisuuden kannalta hyvin tuotetut lisämateriaalit lienee useimmille konkreettinen syy päivitykseen ostopäätöstä pyöriteltäessä

En katso extroista oikeastaan muuta kuin vaihtoehtoise(n/t) lopun ja poistetut kohtaukset(nekin yleisesti ottaen rainasta riippumatta ovat olleet sitä tasoa ettei elokuva millään muotoa ole kärsinyt niiden puuttumisesta). Haastattelut joskus, ainankin jos wanhasta italokauhusta/spagetista kyse ja pääosan/merkittävän sivuroolin tähti/tähtönen tai ohjaaja päässyt vanhemmillä päivillään kameran eteen tentattavaksi.



Vaikka parempi kuvanlaatu on silti se tärkein syy niin ihan jokaista kiekkoa tai likimainkaan ei sentään viitsi alkaa päivittämään vaan suhteessa potentiaalisiin tuleviin katselukertojen määrään. Silence on toki laatuelokuva mutta sekin tullut aika monta kertaa nähtyä vhs ja dvd-aikana mutta tuossa tosiaan vaihtoehtoloput lyövät sinetin asialle..



Rahalle löytyy/ja tulee löytymään sijoituskohteita aika mukavasti joita ei vielä löydy hyllyssä missään muodossa(kill or be killed, mountain of cannibal god(banana redin tuleva kiekko), sartana box, red rings of fear, death smiles on a murderer, 88n korealeffat kunhan päätyvät amazoniin ym...)

^ Henkilökohtaisesti koen ehkä kiinnostavimmaksi joidenkin julkaisujen lisämateriaalien yhteyteen liitetyt restaurointityötä valottavat koosteet, joista viimeisimpänä mieleen nousee 88 Films ‑julkaisu leffasta Mad Dog Killer (1977) sekä todellinen helmi, osaksi Subkultur Entertainment'n joukkorahoituksella startanneen Blutiger Freitag (1972) kylkiäisenä tullut elokuvan 4K masterointia kartoittava bonus. Eipä ole asialle vihkiytymättömillä hajuakaan siitä, millaisen työtaakan takana eräätkin julkaisut voi olla.