BLUE UNDERGROUND ANNOUNCES THE GLOBAL PREMIER OF THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU & THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU

Sunday 15th June 2025 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

On July 29th, Blue Underground proudly presents the world premiere of the British horror-thriller classics The Blood of Fu Manchu and The Castle of Fu Manchu on 4K UHD + Blu-ray, in brand-new 4K restorations of the Uncut and Uncensored camera negatives and packed with bonus content.

Christopher Lee has played countless evil characters on the screen, including Dracula, The Mummy, and Frankenstein’s Monster, along with battling James Bond, Captain America, Frodo, and Yoda. His most controversial villain role was Fu Manchu. He proved to be menacing as the Chinese criminal mastermind constantly coming up with diabolical plans to destroy the world. Blue Underground releases Lee’s final two movies as Fu Manchu directed by the legendary Jess Franco (Vampyros Lesbos) on 4K-UHD + Blu-ray Editions.

The Blood of Fu Manchu has Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee, The Wicker Man), his daughter Lin Tang (Tsai Chin, You Only Live Twice), and his agents operating deep in the Amazon jungle. Fu Manchu has found a powerful snake venom that has the ability to kill men, but not women. The powerful madman plans to wipe out millions of men around the world by having his alluring female followers deliver the kiss of death. The only people who can stop him are Interpol agents Nayland Smith (Richard Greene, Tales From The Crypt) and Dr. Petrie (Howard Marion-Crawford, Lawrence of Arabia). Can they avoid the temptation of fatal lips? The film also stars Maria Rohm (Venus in Furs) and Shirley Eaton (Goldfinger). The Blood of Fu Manchu is a 4K restoration of the original camera negative for the Unrated European Cut.

The 4K UHD + Blu-ray Edition’s special features include an audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson, The Rise of Fu Manchu – featuring interviews with director Jess Franco, producer Harry Alan Towers, and stars Christopher Lee, Tsai Chin, and Shirley Eaton, Sanguine-Stained Celluloid – an interview with Stephen Thrower, author of Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco, trailers, a newly expanded poster & still gallery, and RiffTrax Edition – THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU, Riffed by Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy.

Watch the trailer HERE.

The Castle Of Fu Manchu features Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee, Lord of the Rings), his sadistic daughter Lin Tang (Tsai Chin, Casino Royale), and his elite fighting force, who take over the governor’s castle in Istanbul. Fu Manchu has invented a device that can freeze the oceans of the world. The only chance to defrost his fiendish plan for another Ice Age is the intervention of Interpol agents Nayland Smith (Richard Greene, The Hounds of the Baskervilles) and Dr. Petrie (Howard Marion-Crawford, The Face of Fu Manchu). The Castle of Fu Manchu features a 4K restoration of the uncut and uncensored camera negative.

The 4K UHD + Blu-ray Edition’s special features include an audio commentary with film historians Nathaniel Thompson and Troy Howarth, The Fall of Fu Manchu - interviews with director Jess Franco, producer Harry Alan Towers, and stars Christopher Lee and Tsai Chin, Castle of Carnage – an interview with Stephen Thrower, author of Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco, the international trailer, a newly expanded poster & still gallery, and RiffTrax Edition – THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU, riffed by Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy.

Watch the trailer HERE.

4K UHD LIMITED EDITION RELEASES FROM VIA VISION ENTERTAINMENT

Sunday 15th June 2025 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

POINT BREAK (1991)

4K UHD + Blu-ray Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase + Art Cards

Acclaimed director Kathryn Bigelow teamed up with Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves to bring us one of the best action films ever made - now on 4K UHD with Dolby Vision!

Loaded with brand NEW Special Features including four Interviews and an Audio Commentary.

RAIN MAN (1988)

4K UHD + Blu-ray Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase + Booklet

The Best Picture-winning, highest-grossing film of 1988 comes to 4K UHD in Dolby Vision, in a Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase!

Starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, and directed by Barry Levinson, Rain Man is an enduring, endearing drama, now revitalised for 4K.

Loaded with Special Features including three Audio Commentaries.

Every copy is individually numbered, strictly limited to a maximum of 2,000 units each.

Also available for pre-order now at www.viavision.com.au in a bundle, including in an exclusive discounted bundle pack.

THE KEEP - CROSS REPLICA LIMITED EDITION - 4K UHD + 2-DISC BLU-RAY + CD - IMPRINT FILMS

Tuesday 10th June 2025 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

Cross Replica Limited Edition

4K UHD + 2-Disc Blu-ray + CD

Imprint Collection #438

There are few cult horrors as legendary as The Keep. Directed by the great Michael Mann, adapted from F. Paul Wilson’s bestselling novel, the stories behind the gargantuan production have gripped horror enthusiasts for over forty years.

Alongside the 96-minute Theatrical Cut coming to 4K UHD in Dolby Vision, Imprint Films is proud to present a deep dive into the making of The Keep, taking you behind the scenes into its fascinating and tumultuous creation with brand NEW and archival Special Features.

This strictly Limited Edition packaging features a replica Cross, as seen in the 108 crosses on the walls of The Keep, meticulously reproduced from an original cross taken from the set of the film. Cast in zinc alloy and weighing 600g, the removable cross is nestled in the front cover of a premium Hardbox, coated in spot gloss crosses and featuring foil stamping.

This is a heavy, bespoke collector’s item, measuring 24 x 33cm, weighing in at 3kg, and comes replete with comprehensive physical extras:
• a full-colour matte laminated 27" x 40" folded print of the original poster;
• a reprint of the official five-issue comic series by F. Paul Wilson and Matthew Smith;
• a reproduction of the original 1983 Press Kit;
• a reproduction of the original 1983 Lobby Cards;
• a hardcover booklet, featuring 80 pages of photographs, original production material, brand NEW essays, and a reprint of a 1984 Fangoria article;
• a reprint of the First Draft Script;
• a 3D Lenticular Hardcase housing all four discs;
• a custom-made transparent PVC display case with anti-scratch film lamination.

We are also proud to present the worldwide debut of feature documentary A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making Of Michael Mann’s The Keep, a definitive companion piece that combines over one hundred interviews across the globe, and a treasure trove of extremely rare material.

The entrancing soundtrack to the film from pioneering electronic group Tangerine Dream is included on CD, a haunting fusion of synth and shadow.

Starring Scott Glenn, Jürgen Prochnow, Robert Prosky, and Ian McKellen, The Keep is a cinematic experience like no other, and the story behind the film is amongst the wildest in the history of Hollywood.

We are only pressing this very special Limited Edition set once, available now for pre-order at Imprint Films.

DAVID LYNCH'S DUNE (1984) IN LIMITED EDITION SANDBOX PACKAGING FROM IMPRINT FILMS

Tuesday 10th June 2025 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

4K UHD + 3-Disc Blu-ray

1500 COPIES ONLY.

Before sci-fi master Denis Villeneuve helmed the franchise, surrealist auteur David Lynch crafted his epic vision based on the classic novel by Frank Herbert.

This strictly Limited Edition Sandbox packaging features a tempered glass liquid sand panel, displaying the rolling sands of Arrakis and hints of spice melange, moving in front of the iconic poster artwork. Tilt the panel to watch the sands spill, run your fingers across the sand-like grit-textured surface of the hardbox, turn the foil-stamped text towards the light, and pull out the drawer to dive beneath the dunes.

This is a heavy, bespoke collector’s item, measuring 23 x 32cm, weighing in at 1.5kg, and comes replete with comprehensive physical extras:
• a full-colour matte laminated 27" x 40" folded print of the original poster;
• a reprint of the original official 1984 three-issue comic series;
• a hardcover booklet, featuring 60 pages of photographs and original production material;
• a 3D Lenticular Hardcase housing all four discs;
• six art cards;
• a custom-made transparent PVC display case with anti-scratch film lamination

Rediscover the original DUNE with the Theatrical Cut fully restored on 4K UHD with Dolby Vision, and on Blu-ray, plus the Extended TV Version on Blu-ray.

Dive beneath the dunes and behind the scenes with an exclusive extended cut of the feature-length documentary ‘The Sleeper Must Awaken’, alongside hours of Special Features.

The year is 10,191, and four planets are embroiled in a secret plot to wrest control of the Spice Melange, the most precious substance in the universe and found only on the planet Arrakis. A feud between two powerful dynasties, House Atreides and House Harkonnen, is manipulated from afar by ruling powers that conspire to keep their grip on the spice. As the two families clash on Arrakis, Duke Atreides’ son Paul finds himself at the centre of an intergalactic war.

Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Patrick Stewart and Sting.

We are only pressing this mantelpiece-worthy Limited Edition set once, available now for pre-order at Imprint Films.

IMPRINT FILMS - JULY NEW RELEASES

Tuesday 13th May 2025 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

Eight films across seven releases, including FIVE worldwide Blu-ray debuts.

BLUE (1968)/FADE IN (1973)

BLUE and FADE IN were filmed in tandem in Utah, 1967. Sharing sets, locations, and even actors, the two films are distinctly unique, yet make for a fascinating double-bill.

Burt Reynolds and Barbara Loden star in Fade In, where the enormous production of a Western film entwines the two together on a tumultuous romantic journey. See behind-the-scenes as the real Western film Blue is shot, starring Terence Stamp, Karl Malden, and Joanna Pettet, directed by Silvio Narizzano, and making its worldwide Blu-ray debut!

Limited Edition 3-Disc Hardbox with brand NEW Special Features on both films, plus the 2024 feature documentary Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano.

HUD (1963)

Nominated for seven Academy Awards (and winning three), Hud stars Paul Newman as the titular bad-boy cowboy, directed by the legendary Martin Ritt (The Molly Maguires). Includes brand NEW Special Features.

THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED (1966)

Worldwide first on Blu-ray! Sydney Pollack directs Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Kate Reid, and Charles Bronson in this sizzling Hollywood classic, adapted by Francis Ford Coppola from the classic play by Tennessee Williams.

Includes a brand NEW Audio Commentary and archival Special Features.

TRACK OF THE CAT (1954)

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

This 50s Western stars Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright and Diana Lynn, directed by four-time Oscar-nominated director William A. Wellman.

Co-produced by John Wayne, the film is based on the 1949 novel by Walter Van Tilburg Clark, and makes startling use of colour in cinematography by William H. Clothier (Wings).

YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE (1937)

Renowned director Fritz Lang joins the Imprint collection with You Only Live Once, a 30s crime drama starring Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda.

THE JUGGLER (1953)

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Kirk Douglas stars as a survivor of the Holocaust in this chilling drama, produced by Stanley Kramer (On The Beach) and directed by Edward Dmytryk (The Caine Mutiny).

JET STORM (1959)

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Brace for impact with this time-ticking thriller, starring Richard Attenborough as a former scientist with a bomb on an airplane. Directed by Cy Endfield (Sands of the Kalahari), don’t miss this edge-of-your-seat nail-biter, one of the earliest examples of an aviation-based ‘disaster movie’.

Includes brand NEW Special Features.

Available as a discounted bundle or individually at Imprint Films.

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