BLU-RAY ADDITIONS
Staying Alive (Blu-ray 4K) | 21/09/23 |
Staying Alive (Blu-ray) | 21/09/23 |
Lupin III: Elusiveness of the Fog AKA Rupan s | 20/09/23 |
Model Behaviour (Blu-ray) | 20/09/23 |
Jasper (Blu-ray) | 20/09/23 |
Eternal Daughter (The) (Blu-ray) | 20/09/23 |
Suzume AKA Suzume no Tojimari (Blu-ray 4K) | 20/09/23 |
Suzume AKA Suzume no Tojimari (Blu-ray) | 20/09/23 |
Hook of Woodland Heights (The) (short) (Blu-r | 19/09/23 |
Attack of the Killer Refrigerator (short) (Bl | 19/09/23 |
Mystic (The) (Blu-ray) | 19/09/23 |
Unknown (The) (Blu-ray) | 19/09/23 |
Freaks AKA Tod Browning's Freaks AKA Forbidde | 19/09/23 |
Bad City (Blu-ray) | 19/09/23 |
Saratoga (Blu-ray) | 19/09/23 |
Air (Blu-ray) | 19/09/23 |
For the Love of Mary (Blu-ray) | 19/09/23 |
Welcome Stranger (Blu-ray) | 19/09/23 |
Cobweb (Blu-ray) | 19/09/23 |
Chameleon Street (Blu-ray) | 19/09/23 |
DVD ADDITIONS
BLU-RAY UPDATES
Baskin (Blu-ray) | 21/09/23 |
Messiah of Evil AKA Dead People AKA Revenge o | 21/09/23 |
Touch of Evil (Blu-ray 4K) | 21/09/23 |
007 - No Time to Die (Blu-ray 4K) | 21/09/23 |
007 - No Time to Die (Blu-ray) | 21/09/23 |
007 - Spectre (Blu-ray 4K) | 21/09/23 |
007 - Spectre (Blu-ray) | 21/09/23 |
007 - Skyfall (Blu-ray 4K) | 21/09/23 |
007 - Skyfall (Blu-ray) | 21/09/23 |
007 - Quantum of Solace (Blu-ray 4K) | 21/09/23 |
007 - Quantum of Solace (Blu-ray) | 21/09/23 |
007 - Casino Royale (Blu-ray 4K) | 21/09/23 |
007 - Casino Royale (Blu-ray) | 21/09/23 |
Zombie Holocaust AKA Doctor Butcher, M.D. AKA | 21/09/23 |
Bloodsport (Blu-ray 4K) | 20/09/23 |
Bloodsport (Blu-ray) | 20/09/23 |
Eagle Has Landed (The) (Blu-ray) | 20/09/23 |
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (Blu-ray) | 20/09/23 |
Merger (The) (Blu-ray) | 20/09/23 |
Enter the Dragon (Blu-ray) | 20/09/23 |
DVD UPDATES
NEWS
SEPTEMBER RELEASES FROM IMPRINT!
Friday 15th September 2023 - posted by Eric_Cotenas
This September, Australian boutique label Imprint is putting out three high-profile releases with brand new extras.
First up is a three-disc (1 4K UltraHD disc/2 Blu-ray discs) 1,500-copy limited edition of Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron, a devastating war epic starring Academy Award winner James Coburn (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape) and Academy Award nominee James Mason (North By Northwest, Lolita). Rolf Steiner is a German corporal and recipient of the Iron Cross who has grown disenchanted with Hitler’s war machine. When Captain Stransky assumes charge, the pair are thrown into immediate conflict.
Disc One: Cross of Iron – 4K UHD:
- Brand New 2023 4K Restoration (HDR)
- Audio Commentary by filmmaker/Peckinpah scholar Mike Siegel-
- "Promoting STEINER" international posters and lobby cards & more
- "STEINER on the Set" selection of 100 behind the scenes stills
- "Filming STEINER: Part 1" 100 behind the scenes stills from contact sheets
- Filming STEINER: Part 2" 100 behind the scenes stills from contact sheets
- "STEINER in Colour" selection of 100 colour stills
Disc Two: Cross of Iron – Blu-ray:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a new 4K restoration (2023)
- Audio Commentary by filmmaker/Peckinpah scholar Mike Siegel
- Audio Commentary by film historian & author Stephen Prince
- Deleted Scenes (12 minutes)
- Five animated gallery featurettes
- Interview with editors Tony Lawson and Michael Ellis
- Interview with make up artist Colin Arthur
- "Promoting STEINER" international posters and lobby cards & more
- "STEINER on the Set" selection of 100 behind the scenes stills
- "Filming STEINER: Part 1" 100 behind the scenes stills from contact sheets
- "Filming STEINER: Part 2" 100 behind the scenes stills from contact sheets
- "STEINER in Colour" selection of 100 colour stills
- US/UK TV Spots
- Original English Theatrical Trailer
- Original German Theatrical Trailer
Disc Three: Cross of Iron – Grindhouse Version – "Steiner – Das Eiserne Kreuz":
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K Scan scan from a vintage German 35mm theatrical print, presenting an authentic 70’s cinema experience
- English & German LPCM 2.0
- "Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War" documentary featuring interviews with key cast/crew & behind the scenes footage
- "On Location" audio interviews with Sam Peckinpah, James Coburn, James Mason, Maximilian Schel & David Warner
- "Kruger Kisses Kern" interview with actor/director/producer Vadim Glowna
- "Vadim & Sam: Father and Son" actor/director/producer Vadim Glowna recalls his relationship with Peckinpah
- "Cutting Room Floor" interviews with cast & crew on the cut scenes
- "Steiner in Japan" two Japanese TV commercials directed by Peckinpah, starring James Coburn
- "Mike’s Homemovies: Steiner & Kiesel Meet Again" introduction to the film by David Warner and James Coburn for the film screening in Padua, Italy 2000
- Theatrical Trailer
Next up is a limited edition of 2,000 copies of Sam Peckinpah’s cult classic Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (1974) – Imprint Collection #251 featuring Warren Oates (The Wild Bunch, Stripes) and Isela Vega, this gritty, violent neo-western has become a cult classic.
Disc One: Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2017 4K scan of the original camera negative
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by filmmaker/Peckinpah scholar Mike Siegel (2023)
- Audio Commentary by co-writer/co-producer Gordon Dawson, moderated by Nick Redman
- Audio Commentary by Peckinpah scholars Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons, and David Weddle, moderated by Nick Redman
- Audio Commentary by Peckinpah expert Paul Seydor and assistant to the director Katy Haber, moderated by Twilight Time producer Nick Redman
- Isolated Score Track by composer Jerry Fielding
- "Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film" a film by Mike Siegel on the making of Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia featuring interviews with key cast & crew
- "Promoting Alfredo Garcia" animated gallery
- "Filming Alfredo Garcia" animated gallery
- "Portrait of the Artist as a Dead Man: 'Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia' and Sam Peckinpah’s Last Chance" video essay by film writer Travis Woods
- "A Writer's Journey: Sam Peckinpah in Mexico" interview documentary with author Garner Simmons
- "Peckinpah in Locarno" interview with Katy Haber about Alfredo Garcia at the Locano Film Festival’s 2015 Peckinpah retrospective
- US TV Spots
- Theatrical Trailer
Disc Two: Passion & Poetry – The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah:
- 1080p High-definition presentation upscale presented on Blu-ray for the first time
- Audio Commentary by filmmaker/Peckinpah scholar Mike Siegel
- "Stories on a Storyteller: The Westener, Art & Success, and Poet on the Loose" three part feature documentary with additional interviews
- "Mike's Home Movies" behind the scenes, retrospectives & festivals
- "The Passion & The Poetry Project" documentary about Mike Siegel and his works on Sam Peckinpah (2023)
- "Passion & Poetry in Portugal" impressions from the 2022 Portugese Sam Peckinpah retrospective (2023)
Next up is a 1,500 hardbox limited edition four Blu-ray set of Film Focus: George Peppard (1968 – 1974) – Imprint Collection #252 – 255 featuring four forgotten gems from his prolific career for the first time on Blu-ray in Australia. In P.J., Peppard faces off against Raymond Burr (Rear Window) when he becomes entangled in an affair with deadly consequences. In Pendulum, he embarks on a relentless quest for justice in this thrilling classic. In The Executioner, Peppard is a British intelligence officer who appoints himself executioner when he suspects a traitor. In Newman's Law, a hard-nosed LA cop is booted falsely accused of extortion goes rogue and uncovers a conspiracy that might extend to the highest levels of his own department.
P.J. (1968) – Imprint Collection #252:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Audio Commentary by film historian & author Toby Roan
- Audio Commentary by critics Howard S. Berger and Steve Mitchell
- Interview with author & screenwriter Courtney Joyner on the career of director John Guillermin
- Video essay on George Peppard & John Guillermin
- Theatrical Trailer
Pendulum (1969) – Imprint Collection #253:
- 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles
The Executioner (1970) – Imprint Collection #254:
- 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Newman’s Law (1974) – Imprint Collection #255:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Audio Commentary by film historian Steve Mitchell and producer/screenwriter Cyrus Voris
- Interview with director Jeff Burr on the career of director Richard T. Heffron
- TV Spots
- Theatrical Trailer
THE LAST ISLAND – BLU-RAY/DVD EXCLUSIVE – PRE-ORDER NOW
Wednesday 6th September 2023 - posted by Eric_Cotenas
Five men and two women, who survive an airplane crash, discover that they may be the only survivors of a world disaster. The question arises: whether the human race can survive, or does man kind destroy itself.
Cult Epics presents The Last Island, a futuristic drama featuring Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Shelagh McLeod, Kenneth Colley (The Empire Strikes Back) and British stalwart Patricia Hayes (Willow). The third film in a trilogy by Marleen Gorris, produced by Dick Maas and Laurens Geels (Amsterdamned, The Lift).
Special Features:
- New 2K HD Transfer (from the original 35mm print) & Restoration
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
- English DTS-HD Master Audio and LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by film scholar Peter Verstraten
- Audio introduction by producer Dick Maas
- Behind-the-Scenes of "The Last Island"
- Interview with political columnist Annemarie Grewel (Cinema 3, 1990)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Promotional Gallery
- Trailers
- Double-sided Sleeve (Blu-ray only)
- Dual-layered Disc
A limited edition promotional brochure and 20-page booklet is available with the first 100 copies ordered directly from Cult Epics.
Also available in a bundle with A Question of Silence, Broken Mirrors, the booklet, and postcards HERE.
COLLECTED FILMS OF THE JUSTIFIED ANCIENTS OF MU MU, THE KLF AND THE TIMELORDS TO BE RELEASED BY THE BFI ON BLU-RAY/DVD IN NOVEMBER
Wednesday 23rd August 2023 - posted by James
One of the most successful, subversively creative and enigmatic electronic bands of the early 90s, the BFI is releasing the first ever compilation of The KLF's films on Blu-ray and DVD with an array of special features and an illustrated booklet featuring rare and previously unseen material on November 6th, 2023.
The KLF became the biggest selling singles act in the world in 1991 with a series of international smash hits including acid house anthems "3 A.M. Eternal", "Last Train to Transcentral", and "Justified & Ancient", released on their own KLF Communications record label.
Produced and directed by Bill Butt in collaboration with Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond in their various guises as The JAMs, The KLF and The Timelords, one of the most successful, subversively creative and enigmatic electronic bands of the early 90s, "23 Seconds to Eternity" takes viewers on a film journey through the collected music videos and short features including "The White Room (1989)", "The Rites of Mu" (1991), narrated by Martin Sheen and the previously unreleased "Krash" (1992). Also included are the world famous music videos for the hit singles "3 A.M. Eternal", "What Time is Love?" and "Justified & Ancient".
More information on the release and an upcoming Q&A on November 6th at the BFI Southbank can be found here and the trailer for the release can be found here on the BFI's YouTube channel.
Preorder the Blu-ray/DVD dual format edition from the BFI Shop.
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