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26 May 2016

Arrow Video USA dives into BLOOD BATH (review)

Roger Corman co-produced this Yugoslavian thriller (with English dubbing supervised by Francis Ford Coppola) that began life as the crime film OPERATION TITIAN that was recut and rescored for US television as PORTRAIT IN TERROR before Jack Hill and Stephanie Rothman were variously hired to utilize scenic footage from the film for a horror film that mutated into the vampire thriller BLOOD BATH and its television expansion TRACK OF THE VAMPIRE.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video USA (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

BLOOD BATH Limited Edition Blu-ray specs:
  • Disc One:
    • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 widescreen presentations of OPERATION TITIAN (a 2K reconstruction with standard definition inserts) and PORTRAIT IN TERROR
    • English LPCM 1.0 mono
    • Optional English SDH subtitles
  • Disc Two:
    • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 widescreen presentations of BLOOD BATH and TRACK OF THE VAMPIRE
    • English LPCM 1.0 mono
    • Optional English SDH subtitles
    • "The Trouble with Titian Revisited" visual essay by Tim Lucas on the versions of OPERATION TITIAN and BLOOD BATH (81 minutes)
    • Interview with actor Sid Haig
    • Archival Interview with director Jack Hill
    • Still Gallery
  • Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artworks
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dan Mumford
  • Limited edition booklet containing new writing on the film and its cast by Anthony Nield, Vic Pratt, Cullen Gallagher and Peter Beckman

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