Home Video (VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, 4k)

A four-part fan-funded documentary on Robocop 1, 2 & 3. I've been waiting years to see this, I hope its worth it!

Full list of special features can be found here.

The Scrooged 4K Ultra HD release date has been set for November 7, 2023, and will come with a new, remastered version of the film in 4K, as well as a digital copy of the film and 50 minutes of never-before-released footage and special features.

The special features for the upcoming 4K release include:

Commentary by director Richard Donner

A Christmas to Remember

Updating Ebenezer

Bringing the Ghosts to Life

The Look of Scrooged

On the Set with Bill Murray

ShoWest Clips with Bill Murray

All of these extras were prepared for a DVD release back in 2006 but for whatever reason it was cancelled.

https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/27/new-scrooged-set-due

A DVD version of this set will be a Walmart exclusive.

SANTA MONICA, CA (August 25, 2023) – Here on August 25, the anniversary of the Wildfire Virus that destroyed the modern world – nearly wiping out the human race – a pandemic was declared in the universe of “The Walking Dead,” the Complete Collection of the two-time Primetime Emmy® Award-winning TV series arrives on Blu-ray™ and DVD October 17 from Lionsgate. Created by Academy Award® nominee Frank Darabont, “The Walking Dead” The Complete Collection follows the survivors of the walker apocalypse as they fight the dead and fear the living. The series features Norman Reedus (The Boondock Saints franchise, Blade II), Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually, Penguin Bloom, TV’s “Teachers” and “Afterlife”) and Academy Award® nominee Steven Yeun (Nope, Minari, Okja, Mayhem). “The Walking Dead” The Complete Collection includes all 11 seasons on 54 discs including a bonus disc containing a 42-minute documentary on the making of the final season, as well as a still gallery. The Blu-rayTM + Digital version will feature never-before-seen original packaging and disc artwork by Clio Award-winning artist Oliver Barrett. “The Walking Dead” The Complete Collection will be available for the suggested retail price of $209.97 (Blu-rayTM + Digital) and on DVD exclusively at Walmart for the suggested retail price $149.98.

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS After sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma in an abandoned hospital, he’s immediately thrust into a life-or-death struggle in an apocalyptic, walker-ravaged world. This complete collection of the Primetime Emmy® Award-winning series, based on Robert Kirkman’s acclaimed comic book, follows Rick and his band of survivors – Daryl, Morgan, Maggie, Carol, Michonne, Glenn, and more – as they struggle to survive their bleak new reality where the living pose as much of a threat as the hungry, roaming undead. From Alexandria and its promise of a better life to Negan’s ruthless Saviors to the Commonwealth’s corruption, every harrowing, suspenseful moment is here. But hope never dies, for as Rick defiantly puts it, "We’re the ones who live.”

BLU-RAY/DVD SPECIAL FEATURES Behind-the-scenes documentary “The Walking Dead: Making of the Final Season” Additional bonus features from all previous single season releases CAST Andrew Lincoln Love Actually, Penguin Bloom, TV’s “Afterlife” Norman Reedus The Boondock Saints franchise, Triple 9, Blade II Steven Yeun Nope, Minari, Okja Melissa McBride The Mist, The Reconstruction of William Zero, The Happys Lauren Cohan Casanova, TV’s “The Vampire Diaries” and “Supernatural” Jeffrey Dean Morgan Watchmen, Rampage, TV’s “Leopard Skin” Danai Gurira Black Panther franchise, Avengers: Infinity War, The Visitor

PROGRAM INFORMATION Year of Production: 2010-2022 Copyright: The Walking Dead © 2010–2022 AMC Film Holdings LLC. Artwork and Supplementary Materials are ™, ® and © 2023 AMC Network Entertainment LLC. All Rights Reserved. Type: New Release Rating: TV-MA Genre: Horror, Drama BD Run Time: 135 Hrs., 17 Mins. Blu-ray Format: 16x9 (1.78:1) Presentation Blu-ray Audio: English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD (Season 1), English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD (Seasons 2-11), French 2.0 Dolby Surround (Seasons 2-7 and 9-11), French 5.1 Dolby Surround (Season 8), Spanish 2.0 Dolby Surround (Seasons 9-11) DVD Run Time: 135 Hrs., 9 Mins. DVD Format: 16x9 (1.78:1) Presentation DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Audio, French 2.0 Dolby Surround (Seasons 2-7 and 9-11), French 5.1 Dolby Surround (Season 8), Spanish 2.0 Dolby Surround (Seasons 9-11) Closed-Captioned: No Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French (Seasons 9-11)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3795122

Stephen Chow's Royal Tramp Collection

Jet Li boxset with The Enforcer, Dr Wai in the Scripture with No Words, and Hitman

Joseph Kuo Fearless Shaolin boxset with Fearless Shaolin, The Shaolin Kids, 18 Bronzemen, and Return of the 18 Bronzemen

Joseph Kuo Deadly Masters boxset with The 7 Grandmasters, The 36 Deadly Styles, The World of Drunken Master, and The Old Master

“Meg 2: The Trench” Premium Digital Ownership, 4K UHD and Blu-ray contain the following special features:

The Making of “Meg 2: The Trench” – Cast and crew revisit the making of the film and working with new and returning cast members, then highlight the beauty and challenges of working with a Meg they can't see!​

Up From the Depths: Even More Beasts - Director Ben Wheatley, cast and producers guide fans through the creation and design of the new creatures seen in “Meg 2: The Trench”

This is very concerning given that horror movie fans are major advocates for physical media. They are collectors. They go out of their way to own their most treasured movies. That’s why there’s a slew of horror underground labels that exist.

Disney has been steadily pushing physical media out of the way for a few years now, but this is certainly the biggest step they've made so far. It’s quite clear that Disney is pushing for a) audiences to go digital and/or b) subscription boosts to Disney Plus.

Its been nine months since the theatrical release of “Barbarian” and still not a word about a blu-ray disc release. Hey, don’t get me wrong, I’m in no rush to get my physical copy of “Barbarian,” but have we finally reached the point where we need to accept the fact that we might not be getting all the movies we want on physical media?

I hope someone picks this up for release elsewhere as it was a very funny film. Coincidentally, I watched UHF the other day and that is still funny but the Blu-ray is very expensive now and the best version is region A.

• Brand new 4K restorations from the best available elements • High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all films • Original lossless mono audio for all films (except Embodiment of Evil) • Optional English subtitles on all films • Coffin Joe: Against the World!, an illustrated collector’s book featuring new writing by Tim Lucas, Carlos Primati, Jerome Reuter, Amy Voorhees Searles, Kyle Anderson, and Paula Sacramento • Reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork by Butcher Billy • Double-sided fold-out poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by Butcher Billy • 12 postcard-sized double-sided art cards Disc 1: At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul • Brand new 4K restoration from a 35mm interpositive and a 35mm print • Archive audio commentary with writer, director and star José Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (Portuguese with English subtitles) • Coffin Joe’s Sadean Underworld, a new video essay by film scholar Lindsay Hallam • Damned: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins, the definitive documentary on the life and work of José Mojica Marins by André Barcinski and Ivan Finotti • Bloody Kingdom, José Mojica Marins’ first short film with director’s commentary • The Adventurer’s Fate and My Destiny in Your Hands, excerpts from early works by José Mojica Marins • Theatrical trailer Disc 2: This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse / The Strange World Of Coffin Joe • Brand new 4K restoration of This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse from the original 35mm camera negative and 35mm interpositive • Brand new 4K restoration of The Strange World of Coffin Joe from a 35mm interpositive and a 35mm print • Archive audio commentaries for both films with José Mojica Marins, Paulo Duarte and Carlos Primati (Portuguese with English subtitles) • Eccentric of Cinema, a new interview with author Stephen Thrower examining the early life and influences of José Mojica Marins • On Tonight’s Horror Show!, a new video essay by film scholar Miranda Corcoran looking at the mythic figure of Coffin Joe within the canon of horror hosts • Alternative ending for The Strange World of Coffin Joe with commentary by José Mojica Marins • Theatrical trailers Disc 3: The Awakening Of The Beast / The End Of Man • Brand new 4K restoration of The Awakening of the Beast from a 35mm interpositive and a 35mm print • Brand new 4K restoration of The End of Man from the original 35mm camera negative • Archive audio commentaries for both films with José Mojica Marins, Paulo Duarte and Carlos Primati (Portuguese with English subtitles) • The Strange Mind of Coffin Joe, a new interview with author Guy Adams exploring the esoteric aspects of José Mojica Marins • A Woman for Joe, a new video essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas exploring the complex gender politics of Marins’ filmography • Alternate opening titles for The Awakening of the Beast • Theatrical trailers Disc 4: When The Gods Fall Asleep / The Strange Hostel Of Naked Pleasures • Brand new 4K restoration of When the Gods Fall Asleep from a 35mm film print, the only known existing element • Brand new 4K restoration of The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures from the original 35mm camera negative • The Demonic Surrealism of Coffin Joe, a new interview with scholar and filmmaker Virginie Sélavy exploring the parallels between the work of José Mojica Marins and the European and South American surrealist movements • Delirium, Surrealism, and Vision, a new interview with author Jack Sargeant • Apostle of Evil, a new interview with Dennison Ramalho (co-writer of Embodiment of Evil) about his early connection to Coffin Joe • Mojica in the Snow: Tonight I Incarnate at Sundance!, footage of Marins attending the Sundance Film Festival in 2001 • A Blind Date for Coffin Joe, a short film by Raymond “Coffin Ray” Castile • Theatrical trailer for The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures Disc 5: Hellish Flesh / Hallucinations Of A Deranged Mind • Brand new 4K restorations of both films from the original 35mm camera negatives • Archive audio commentary for Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind with José Mojica Marins, editor Nilcemar Leyart, Paulo Duarte and Carlos Primati (Portuguese with English subtitles) • Aesthetics of Garbage: José Mojica Marins, a Complicated Icon, a new interview with filmmaker Andrew Leavold (The Search for Weng Weng) examining Marins' place in the Marginal Cinema movements of the 60s and 70s • Beyond Good and Evil, a new video essay by film critic Kat Ellinger • Theatrical trailers Disc 6: Embodiment Of Evil • Original lossless Dts-HD Ma 2.0 and 5.1 audio options • Archive audio commentary with producer Paulo Sacramento and co-screenwriter Dennison Ramalho (Portuguese with English subtitles) • Learning from the Master, a new interview with screenwriter Dennison Ramalho • Fantasia Film Festival Premiere Footage, archival footage of José Mojica Marins at the film's premiere • Apprenticeship of Evil, an archival interview in which Ramalho pays tribute to José Mojica Marins and looks back on their friendship • Official Making Of and Experimental Making Of, two archival featurettes about the production • Deleted scenes with commentary by director José Mojica Marins • Visual Effects: Purgatory, an archival featurette with commentary by director José Mojica Marins • Storyboards, an archival featurette with commentary by director José Mojica Marins • Theatrical trailer

Product Features

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tula Lotay

• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tula Lotay Six double-sided collector’s postcards

• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anne Billson, Paul Gravett, Véronique Bergen and Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, and select archival material

Disc One - Feature (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray)

• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)

• Original lossless English mono audio, plus remixed Dolby Atmos surround and lossless French mono (featuring the voice of Jane Fonda)

• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Audio commentary by film critic Tim Lucas

• Alternative opening and closing credits (in 4K with Dolby Vision)

• Isolated score

Disc Two - Extras (Blu-ray)

• Another Girl, Another Planet, an appreciation of Barbarella by film critic Glenn Kenny

• Paul Joyce’s behind the scenes featurette, Barbarella Forever!

• Love, a two-hour in-depth discussion between film and cultural historians Tim Lucas & Steve Bissette on the impact and legacy of Barbarella

• Dress to Kill, a 30-minute interview with film fashion scholar Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén on Jacques Fonteray’s world-changing costume designs

• Framing for Claude, an interview with camera operator Roberto Girometti

• Tognazzi on Tognazzi, actor/director Ricky Tognazzi discusses the life and work of his father and Barbarella star Ugo Tognazzi

• An Angel’s Body Double, actor Fabio Testi discusses his early career as a stuntman and body double for John Phillip Law on Barbarella

• Dino and Barbarella, a video essay by Eugenio Ercolani on producer Dino De Laurentiis Trailer

• US TV and radio spots

• Image gallery

Genuinely excited for this release as it's a great sequel to the original film.

• New 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films, approved by director S.S. Wilson
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original lossless 2.0 and 4.0 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Brand new feature commentary by director/co-writer S.S. Wilson and co-producer Nancy Roberts
• Brand new feature commentary by Jonathan Melville, author of Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors
• Graboid Go Boom, a newly filmed interview with special effects designer Peter Chesney
• Critical Need-to-Know Information, a newly filmed interview with CG supervisor Phil Tippett
• The Making of Tremors 2, an on-set featurette with the cast and crew
• Outtakes
• Trailers for Tremors and Tremors 2: Aftershocks
• Image gallery
• Illustrated perfect bound booklet featuring new writing by Jonathan Melville on the Tremors 2 scripts that never got made, and Dave Wain & Matty Budrewicz on the history of Universal’s DTV sequel division
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank
• Small fold-out poster featuring new Shrieker X-ray art by Matt Frank
• Limited Edition packaging featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank

20 November 2023 (UK) / 21 November 2023 (US/Canada)

The terrifying talents of Newcastle’s Norman Carter ‘Tod’ Slaughter – the first true icon of British horror cinema – are showcased in this long-overdue box set. Featuring the eight films which ‘Europe’s Horror Man’ made in collaboration with British producer-director George King (Tomorrow We Live), this comprehensive collection also includes a number of rare shorts and newsreel items.

Includes the eight films:

• Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (1935)
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)
• The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936)
• It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937)
• The Ticket of Leave Man (1937)
• Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938)
• The Face at the Window (1939)
• Crimes at the Dark House (1940)

Source

Tech specs: Blu-ray.com

They are:

• Shark! (1969)
• The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
• Death Race 2000 (1975)

Tech specs: Blu-ray.com

All four movies in the series will release on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on October 17, 2023, from Lionsgate. The bundle will be available for the suggested retail price of $44.99.

Check the link as there are plenty more physical releases in the news today including The Twilight Saga complete set along with The Complete Walking Dead.

Did you know Scrooged originally had a DVD Special Edition announced in 2006 entitled the "Yule Love It Edition!"

The bonus features were going to include:

• Audio Commentary by director Richard Donner
• "A Christmas to Remember" featurette
• "Updating Ebenezer" featurette
• "Bringing the Ghosts to Life" featurette
• "The Look of 'Scrooged'" featurette
• "On the Set with Bill Murray - Parts 1 and 2" featurette
• "Showest Message from Bill Murray" feature
• Theatrical Trailer

Unfortunately, the disc never appeared. Maybe some of those features will appear on the new 4K?

Hello everyone, UKFilmNerd here. I thought I would share an autobiographical piece I wrote back in January. Here is how I got into film with the ups and downs of VHS film collecting before the advent of DVDs.

I hope you enjoy it.

We previously posted about a 4k restoration of Mean Streets coming from Criterion, well this was co-funded with Second Sight and they'll be releasing it too.

Hat tip: Blu-ray.com

It seems the exclusivity of streaming has waned and now Disney is looking for other revenue methods?

They are:

• Anaconda Collection - UK
• Ark of the Sun God 4k - UK
• Battle Creek Brawl (Deluxe Edition) - UK
• The Blue Jean Monster - UK, US
• Hell of the Living Dead - UK
• Hell of the Living Dead 4k - UK
• The Inspector Wears Skirts - UK, US
• Iron Warrior - UK
• Knock Off - UK?
• Magic Crystal - UK
• The Medallion - UK

This includes re-releases, represses and replacements.

Tech specs at Blu-ray.com

Blue Jean Monster release also posted about in the Category III community.

edit: oops, I posted this is the wrong community.

From Severin:

From Hammer Films to STAR WARS, he remains one of genre films’ best-loved actors. Now celebrate six of the most unexpected, rarely seen and decidedly curious performances from the legendary career of PETER CUSHING: Cushing delivers a rare villain turn in the 1960 aviation thriller CONE OF SILENCE. That same year, Cushing brought gentle dignity to The Boulting Brothers’ cold-war drama SUSPECT. In 1962’s THE MAN WHO FINALLY DIED, Cushing co-stars opposite Stanley Baker as a former Nazi hiding a grave post-war secret. Cushing returns to his iconic role of SHERLOCK HOLMES in these six surviving episodes of the 1968 BBC-TV series. The oft-maligned 1971 shocker BLOODSUCKERS can now be reassessed for the first time in its Restored Extended Version. And Cushing portrays a vampire for the first and only time in 1974’s off-the-wall erotic comedy TENDER DRACULA, premiering here in its Director’s Cut. Each disc has been mastered from original vault elements with over 16 total hours of trailers, commentaries, vintage interviews, location features and more, plus the all-new 200-page book PETER CUSHING: A PORTRAIT IN SIX SKETCHES by award-winning horror film historian Jonathan Rigby.

The films are:

• Cone of Silence (1960)
• Suspect (1960)
• The Man Who Finally Died (1962)
• Sherlock Holmes TV series (1968)
• Bloodsuckers (1971)
• Tender Dracula (1974)

Tech specs from Blu-ray.com

Now the home delivery expert ParcelHero says what’s going on Down Under may be just the start. Is physical media in the UK on the verge of being phased out?

ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer Research, David Jinks M.I.L.T., says: ‘Digital media such as streaming services look set to make DVDs and Blu-rays defunct. It’s easy to see why. In a bid to free up space, many of us have already got rid of our collections in favour of watching favourite films and shows on streaming services such as Netflix, Prime, Apple TV and Disney Plus.

‘It’s also preferable for many media companies, who will no longer need to pay the middleman for retail sales of Blu-rays and DVDs. Companies are desperate to drive up subscriptions to their streaming channels. Disney is even about to launch a budget channel with adverts here in the UK.

‘Of course, just because Disney has stopped physical media sales in Australia (which has displeased Aussies in rural areas where internet speeds are too slow for streaming), that doesn’t mean it will axe their sales in the UK or US. The supply chain costs involved in distributing physical media to Australia are notably higher.

‘However, we believe it is the start of the slippery slope. How long before other media companies tied-in with streaming channels decide to follow suit in Australia? That could start the ball rolling across the world. For media companies, streaming sales are so much cheaper to fulfil than physical media sales.

FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 4K UHD, BLU-RAY AND DVD, ADD THE 6-TIME EMMY NOMINATED PREY TO YOUR MOVIE COLLECTION The Newest Entry in the Popular Predator Franchise, Prey Arrives on October 3 With Over 2 Hours of Bonus Content

BURBANK, CA (August 14, 2023) – The chilling prequel to the critically-acclaimed Predator films, 20th Century Studios’ Prey, arrives on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on October 3. As part of a special artist line, a collector’s edition 4K SteelBook, designed by popular digital artist Attila Szarka, will also be available exclusively at Best Buy.

Nominated for six Emmys, including Outstanding Television Movie, the science-fiction film welcomes new viewers into the Predator story while entertaining long-time fans of the celebrated franchise. All formats include a full-length Comanche audio track and never-before-seen bonus content.

Film Synopsis

The epic Predator legacy continues with this action-thriller set in 1719 on the Great Plains with a band of Comanches. When Naru, a fierce and highly skilled young warrior, sets out to protect her people, the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator—leading to a vicious and terrifying showdown.

Bonus Features*

Making of Prey: Step behind the scenes of Prey as the cast and crew explore the genesis of the project, how they gave authenticity to the story, the intense physical training the cast endured, and the effects work that brought the iconic Predator back to the screen.

Prey FYC Panel With Cast & Crew: Go deeper into Prey with a lively panel discussion featuring director Dan Trachtenberg, actor Amber Midthunder, producer Jhane Myers, director of photography Jeff Cutter, film editor Angela M. Catanzaro and creature effects designer Alec Gillis.

Alternative Opening Scene: Check out a scene that didn’t make the cut with commentary by Dan Trachtenberg.

Deleted Scene: Big Warrior, Little Warrior: Check out a scene that didn’t make the cut with commentary by Dan Trachtenberg.

Deleted Scene: Treetop Chase (pre-vis): Check out a scene that didn’t make the cut with commentary by Dan Trachtenberg.

Audio Commentary: Play Movie with Audio Commentary by Dan Trachtenberg, Amber Midthunder, Jeff Cutter & Angela M. Catanzaro.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3237241

https://twitter.com/Criterion/status/1691486939872997384

• Jackie Chan boxset
• Mean Streets (4K)
• La Ceremonie
• Days of Heaven (4K)
• Last Picture Show (4K)