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28 October 2019

Cinema Libre is AT WAR (review)

When the management goes back on its promise to protect jobs and plans to shut down an auto plant, eleven hundred workers go on strike and demand to be heard by those in power in the bitter and all-too-realistic AT WAR.

REVIEW LINK: Cinema Libre (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

AT WAR Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.40:1 widescreen
  • French Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
  • Burnt-in English subtitles
  • Optional English SDH track
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Start-up Trailers

Paramount tracks a NIGHT HUNTER (review)

Superman Henry Cavill is a grizzled and burnt-out police detective (yeah, right) on the trail of a serial rapist and murderer in the thriller NIGHT HUNTER with Ben Kingsley and Stanley Tucci.

REVIEW LINK: Paramount Pictures (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

NIGHT HUNTER Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.40:1 Widescreen
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
  • Optional English SDH, English, and Spanish subtitles
  • Digital Copy Code
  • Slipcover

24 October 2019

Kino Lorber investigates NELLY AND MONSIEUR ARNAUD (Review)

Down on her luck Nelly walks out on a loveless marriage thanks to the no-strings-attached offer of money to pay off her debts from wealthy Pierre Arnaud.  He further offers to pay her to help him finish his memoirs.  While their relationship constantly threatens to give way to romance or lust, it evolves into something more as they open up to one another and are both tugged in other directions in their guarded personal lives in the final film of Claude Sautet (UN COEUR EN HIVER).  Emmanuelle Beart, Michel Serrault, and Jean-Hughes Anglade star.

REVIEW LINK: Kino Lorber (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

NELLY AND MONSIEUR ARNAUD Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 widescreen
  • French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
  • Optional English Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by film historian Kat Ellinger
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Bonus Trailers
  • Essay booklet by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum

Severin Films composes PAGANINI HORROR (Review)

Kate would sell her soul for fame, but she does not realize that that is indeed what she and her band members are doing when they create a rock song from an unpublished manuscript by the great violinist Paganini and shoot a horror-themed music video in his villa where his undead spirit lurks.  Daria Nicolodi and Donald Pleasance star.

REVIEW LINK: Severin Films (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

PAGANINI HORROR Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
  • English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
  • Optional English SDH subtitles (for English dub) and English subtitles (for Italian dub)
  • “Play It Again, Paganini” interview with director Luigi Cozzi
  • “The Devil’s Music” interview with actor Pietro Genuardi
  • Deleted Scenes and Alternate Ending
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Limited Edition includes the CD Soundtrack by Vince Tempera
Limited Edition:

Standard Blu-ray edition:

Also available directly from Severin Films in the The ByPagThrope Bundle
with companion October releases Byleth and Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory, along with "Severin Films Hall of Fame Enamel Pin #9: Luigi Cozzi (Attic Flood)", "Severin Films Hall of Fame Enamel Pin #10: Daria Nicolodi (Pixel Elixir)", and "Severin Films Hall of Fame Enamel Pin #11: Donald Pleasence (Pixel Elixir)".

Scorpion Releasing explores DEEP SPACE (Review)

Charles Napier, Ron Glass, Ann Turkel, Bo Svenson, and Julie Newmar star in Fred Olen Ray's ALIENS-inspired creature feature as police investigate a series of brutal murders following a meteor crash from out of DEEP SPACE.

REVIEW LINK: Scorpion Releasing (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

DEEP SPACE Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 widescreen
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
  • Optional English SDH Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by director Fred Olen Ray
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Bonus Trailers 
  • Includes a limited edition slipcover while supplies last.
Available directly from Ronin Flix
and Diabolik DVD.

Scorpion Releasing peeps on NANA (Review)

Counts and kings of industry alike fall at the feet of the "Venus of the gutter" NANA in this softcore adaptation of Emile Zola's novel of the original femme fatale.

REVIEW LINK: Scorpion Releasing (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

NANA Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
  • Optional English SDH Subtitles
  • Bonus Trailers
Available directly from Ronin Flix
and Diabolik DVD.

Severin Films sculpts a WAX MASK (review)

Dario Argento presents make-up and visual effects artist Sergio Stivaletti's directorial debut of a project intended to mark the return of Lucio Fulci before he died during pre-production.  A series of mysterious deaths around Paris coincide with the grand opening of a wax museum of horrors with extremely lifelike exhibits.

REVIEW LINK: Severin Films (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

WAX MASK Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 widescreen
  • English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
  • Optional English SDH subtitles (for the English track) and English (for the Itailan track)
  • Audio Commentary by director/special effects artist Sergio Stivaletti and Michelangelo Stivaletti
  • “Beyond Fulci” interviews with producer Dario Argento, director Sergio Stivaletti, producer Giuseppe Columbo, production designer Massimo Geleng, actress Gabriella Giorgelli, and filmmaker Claudio Fragasso
  • “The Chamber of Horrors” interview with producer Dario Argento, director Sergio Stivaletti, producer Giuseppe Columbo, production designer Massimo Geleng, and actress Gabriella Giorgelli
  • “Living Dolls” interviews with producer Dario Argento, director Sergio Stivaletti, producer Giuseppe Columbo, and actress Gabriella Giorgelli
  • “The Mysteries of the Wax Museum” interview with special effects artist Sergio Stivaletti
  • “The Waxworks Symphony” interview with composer Maurizio Abeni
  • “The Grand Opening” interviews with producer Dario Argento, director Sergio Stivaletti, and producer Giuseppe Columbo
  • “Wax Unmasked” interview with critic Alan Jones
  • Vintage Featurettes:
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Special Effects
  • On Set with Dario Argento
  • LIMITED EDITION Slipcover and Soundtrack CD of 4000 Copies
Limited Edition:

Standard Edition:

Also available directly from Severin Films in The Wax Mask Bundle with a movie-themed keychain, sticker, and 5”x7” lenticular print.

Arrow Video is an APPRENTICE TO MURDER (review)

Chad Lowe, Mia Sara, and Donald Sutherland star in this Pennyslvania-set, Norway-shot period thriller about a young man who finds purpose working for a mysterious shaman, but his blind faith in the man may lead to murder when a plague hits the town and a local recluse is singled out as the cause.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video/MVD Visual (US) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

APPRENTICE TO MURDER Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
  • English LPCM 2.0 Mono
  • Optional English SDH Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by author and critic Bryan Reesman
  • "Original Sin" interview on religious horror cinema with Kat Ellinger, author and editor-in-chief of Diabolique Magazine
  • "Color Me Kelvin" interview with cinematographer Kelvin Pike
  • "Grantham to Bergen" interview with makeup supervisor Robin Grantham
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Haunt Love

19 October 2019

Masters of Cinema charts THE FATE OF LEE KHAN (review)

The Welcoming Spring Inn is the sight of intrigue and espionage when a Mongol general and his cruel sister arrive to get a map to quash the efforts of the peasant rebellion in King Hu's THE FATE OF LEE KHAN.

REVIEW LINK: Eureka Video (UK) Region B Blu-ray/Region 2 NTSC DVD (DVDCompare)

THE FATE OF LEE KHAN Blu-ray/DVD combo specs:
  • Blu-ray:
    • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen
    • Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 1.0 mono, and English LPCM 1.0 mono
  • DVD:
    • 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
    • Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 and 1.0 mono, and English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
  • Optional English Subtitles
  • Selected Scenes Commentary by film historian Tony Rayns
  • "The Name of the Game is Go" video essay by David Cairns and Anne Billson
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Limited Edition O-card Slipcase
  • Limited Edition booklet featuring writing by David West  and Stephen Teo

17 October 2019

Arrow Video warns TOYS ARE NOT FOR CHILDREN (Review)

In place of her long absent philandering father, Jamie has developed an unhealthy attachment to the toys he sends her every birthday as if she is still a child.  When her mother throws her out, she meets a hooker who she believes can help her find her father, leading to a tragedy of mythic proportions.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (US) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

TOYS ARE NOT FOR CHILDREN Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 widescreen
  • English LPCM 1.0
  • Optional English SDH subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by film historians Kat Ellinger and Heather Drain
  • "Fragments of Stanley Brasloff" video appreciation by Nightmare USA author Stephen Thrower
  • "Dirty Dolls: Femininity, Perversion and Play" video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • Original Theme Song "Lonely Am I" newly transferred from the original 45-RPM vinyl single
  • Stanley Brasloff Trailer Gallery:
    • BEHIND LOCKED DOORS
    • TWO GIRLS FOR A MADMAN
    • TOYS ARE NOT FOR CHILDREN
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil
  • FIRST PRESSING ONLY: a collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Vanity Celis

16 October 2019

Scorpion Releasing peeps through TALKING WALLS (Review)

A college student interested in the mysteries of human intimacy uses video equipment to see "behind closed doors" in a kinky hotel in the New World Pictures direct-to-video release TALKING WALLS.

REVIEW LINK: Scorpion Releasing (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

TALKING WALLS Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 widescreen
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
  • Optional English SDH Subtitles
  • Video Trailer
  • Trailers

Scorpion Releasing uncovers COVERGIRL (Review)

A millionaire wiz kid inventor throws money into making a model "the face of the eighties" but their romantic relatinship is undermined by fashion industry exploitation and corporate backstabbing.

REVIEW LINK: Scorpion Releasing (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

COVERGIRL Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 widescreen
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Trailers

Arrow Video hunts down AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (review)

Two New Yorkers fail to heed the warnings of locals to beware the full moon while hiking through the moors in John Landis' AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, receiving its definitive Blu-ray release from Arrow Video.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (US) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 1.0 mono
  • Optional English SDH Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by "Beware the Moon" filmmaker Paul Davis
  • Audio Commentary by actors David Naughton and Griffin Dunne
  • "Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf" feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith
  • "An American Filmmaker in London" interview with director John Landis
  • "Wares of the Wolf" special effects artist Dan Martin and Tim Lawes of The Prop Store look at props and memorabilia from the film
  • "I Think He's a Jew: The Werewolf's Secret" video essay by filmmaker Jon Spira
  • "The Werewolf’s Call" an appreciation by filmmaker Corin Hardy and writer Simon Ward
  • "Beware the Moon" feature-length documentary by Paul Davis
  • "Making An American Werewolf in London" archival featurette on the film’s production
  • Archival Interview with director John Landis
  • "Makeup Artist Rick Baker on An American Werewolf in London" interview
  • "I Walked with a Werewolf" archival interview with make-up artist Rick Baker
  • "Casting of the Hand" archival footage from Rick Baker's workshop
  • Outtakes
  • Storyboard Featurette
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Teaser
  • TV Spot
  • Image Galleries
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original poster art and artwork by Graham Humphreys

Limited Edition featuring a double-sided fold-out poster, six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproductions, and a 60-page booklet featuring new writing by Travis Crawford and Simon Ward, archival articles and original reviews:

10 October 2019

Kino Lorber thaws an icy heart in UN COEUR EN HIVER (Review)

Daniel Auteuil, Emanuelle Béart, and André Dussollier star in Claude Sautet's psychological study of an emotionally cold man who is drawn to a young violinist in a relationship with his best friend, and the lengths he will go to demystify feelings he cannot understand.

REVIEW LINK: Kino Lorber (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

UN COEUR EN HIVER Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 widescreen
  • French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo dub
  • Optional English Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by film historian Kat Ellinger
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Bonus Trailers

Scream Factory must FEAR NO EVIL (review)

Expect mutilated student bodies right and left when the Antichrist is part of the class of '81.  In the gothic/punk horror hybrid FEAR NO EVIL, eighteen year old outcast Andrew comes into his own with supernatural powers and a thirst for vengeance against bullies and the reincarnated angels trying to end his reign on Earth once and for all.  From Frank LaLoggia, director of LADY IN WHITE.

REVIEW LINK: Scream Factory (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

FEAR NO EVIL Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
  • Optional English SDH Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by actor Stefan Arngrim, moderated by special features producer Justin Beahm
  • Interview with actor Stefan Arngrim
  • Interview with special effects coordinator John Eggett
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots
  • Image Gallery

Scream Factory puts the bite in VAMPIRES (review)

John Carpenter takes on the fanged undead with the story of a band of vampire hunters who learn that their latest target is the very first and most powerful vampire of all.  James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Tim Guinee, Thomas Ian Griffith, and Sheryl Lee star.

REVIEW LINK: Scream Factory/Shout! Factory (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

VAMPIRES Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
  • Optional English SDH Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by writer/director John Carpenter
  • Isolated Score
  • "Time to Kill Some Vampires" interview with director John Carpenter, producer Sandy King Carpenter, and director of photography Gary B. Kibbe
  • "Jack the Vampire Slayer" interview with actor James Woods
  • "The First Vampire" interview with actor Thomas Ian Griffith
  • "Raising the Stakes" interview with special make-up effects artist Greg Nicotero
  • "Padre" interview with actor Tim Guinee
  • Original Making-of featurettes:
    • Behind the Scenes
    • Director John Carpenter Interview
    • Actor James Woods Interview
    • Actor Daniel Baldwin Interview
    • Actress Sheryl Lee Interview
    • B-Roll Footage
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots
  • Image Gallery 
  • Reversible Cover
  • Slipcover

08 October 2019

Kino Lorber grooms ZOLTAN: HOUND OF DRACULA (review)

When Dracula's daughter, son, and brides are otherwise engaged, Dracula's pooch is up to the task of finding his new master in the bizarre ZOLTAN: HOUND OF DRACULA starring Michael Pataki, Reggie Nalder, and Jose Ferrer.  Directed by Albert Band, father of Empire Pictures/Full Moon's Charles Band.

REVIEW LINK: Kino Lorber (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

ZOLTAN: HOUND OF DRACULA Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 widescreen
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
  • Optional English SDH Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by film historians Lee Gambin and John Harrison
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Radio Spot
  • Bonus Trailers
  • Reversible Cover

Kino Lorber witnesses SUDDEN TERROR (review)

OLIVER's Mark Lester is a little boy who cried wolf who is disbelieved when he witnesses a political assassination and has the killers on his trail in the thriller SUDDEN TERROR aka EYEWITNESS.  Lionel Jeffries, Susan George, Tony Bonner, Jeremy Kemp, Peter Bowles, and Peter Vaughn co-star.  From the director of THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE.

REVIEW LINK: Kino Lorber (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

SUDDEN TERROR Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 widescreen
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
  • Optional English SDH Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by director John Hough and uncredited-writer/producer Bryan Forbes, moderated by journalist Jonathan Sothcott
  • Audio Commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson
  • Interview with actor Mark Lester
  • “Sudden Terror” Theatrical Trailer
  • “Eyewitness” Theatrical Trailer
  • Bonus Trailers
  • Reversible Cover

Arrow Video prays for KILLER NUN (review)

Anita Ekberg is a nun in charge of a Catholic hospital, but a deranged mind lurks under her habit ever since she had a brain operation.  When a number of patients turn up brutally murdered, the others fear that the sister may be responsible and which one of them may be next.  A strange hybrid of giallo and nunsploitation based on a true crime case.

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

KILLER NUN Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen English and Italian versions
  • English and Italian LPCM 1.0 audio options
  • English SDH subtitles for the English dub and English subtitles for the Italian dub
  • Audio Commentary by Italian genre film connoisseurs Adrian J. Smith and David Flint
  • “Beyond Convent Walls” video essay on nunsploitation and Killer Nun by critic Kat Ellinger
  • “Our Mother of Hell” interview with director Giulio Berruti
  • “Cut and Noise” interview with editor Mario Giacco
  • “Starry Eyes” interview with actress Ileana Fraia
  • Italian Theatrical Trailer
  • International Theatrical Trailer
  • Image Gallery
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Daryl Joyce

Umbrella Entertainment asks WHO AM I? (review)

Jackie Chan is a Chinese soldier who loses his memory in a sabotaged secret international mission.  He recovers with an African tribe and goes to the city in search of his identiy, putting him in danger by those who want everyone involved with the operation silenced.  Jackie may not have his memory but he hasn't forgotten how to fight!

REVIEW LINK: Umbrella Entertainment (AUS) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

WHO AM I? Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 cropped version with English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo audio
  • 16:9 anamorphic 2.13:1 widescreen version in SD with English Dolby Digital 5.0 audio
  • Theatrical Trailer

07 October 2019

Kino Lorber peers into MIRAGE (Review)

Gregory Peck is an accountant who realizes that he does not remember the last two years of his life and may have committed a murder in the conspiracy thriller MIRAGE.  Diane Baker, Walter Matthau, and George Kennedy co-star.

REVIEW LINK: Kino Lorber (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

MIRAGE Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
  • Optional English SDH Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell, and Nathaniel Thompson
  • "A Face in the Dark" interview with actress Diane Baker
  • Animated Image Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Bonus Trailers

04 October 2019

Second Run takes a JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME (review)

Four boys discover a cave that leads them on a journey back through time where they encounter dinosaurs and perilous adventure in Karel Zeman's feature-length directorial debut.

REVIEW LINK: Second Run (UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME Blu-ray specs:
  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 pillarboxed fullscreen
  • Czech LPCM 2.0 Mono
  • Optional English Subtitles
  • Full-length English-dubbed American version of the film
  • An Interview with KUNG FU PANDA director John Stevenson
  • The Making of JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME
  • Restoration Featurette
  • Image Gallery
  • Restoration Trailer
  • U.S. Theatrical Trailer
  • Karel Zeman Museum Promo
  • Twenty-page booklet by film historian Michael Brooke

02 October 2019

Eureka Classics showcases THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG (review)

Martial arts star Sammo Hung's career as director and Golden Harvest star gets an overview with THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG.  In THE IRON-FISTED MONK, Hung trains at a Shaolin temple to get revenge on Manchu gangsters who killed his master.  In THE MAGNIFICENT BUTCHER, Hung is a butcher who trains with master Wong Fei-Hung.  A case of mistaken identity leads to a war with another formidable master.  In EASTERN CONDORS, Asian American convicts are recruited to take a suicide mission in Vietnam after the war.

REVIEW LINK: Eureka Video (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG Blu-ray specs:
  • Disc One - The Iron Fisted Monk:
    • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.39:1 widescreen
    • Cantonese and "classic" English dub in LPCM 1.0 mono and "modern" English dub in LPCM 2.0 stereo
    • Optional English Subtitles
    • Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) 
    • Interview with actor/director Sammo Hung #1
    • Interview with actor/director Sammo Hung #2
    • Theatrical Trailer
  • Disc Two - The Magnificent Butcher:
    • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.39:1 widescreen
    • Cantonese orginal and alternate LPCM 1.0 mono dubs, "classic" English LPCM 1.0 mono dub, and "modern" English LPCM 2.0 stereo dub
    • Optional English Subtitles
    • Audio Commentary by martial-arts cinema authority Mike Leeder and filmmaker Arne Venema 
    • Interview with actor Sammo Hung #1
    • Interview with actor Sammo Hung #2
    • Interview with director Yuen Woo-ping
    • Theatrical Traile
  • Disc Three - Eastern Condors:
    • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.39:1 widescreen
    • Cantonese orginal and alternate LPCM 1.0 mono dubs, "classic" English LPCM 1.0 mono dub, and "modern" English LPCM 2.0 stereo dub
    • Optional English Subtitles
    • Audio Commentary by martial-arts cinema authority Mike Leeder and filmmaker Arne Venema (on the HK version) 
    • Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (on the HK version) 
    • Complete English Export Version in HD with English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono audio
    • "Sammo Hung on Eastern Condors" interview
    • "Sammo Hung on Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao" interview
    • Interview with actor Yuen Wah
    • Export Opening and Closing Credits
    • "EASTERN CONDORS Live!"
    • Teaser Trailer
    • Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
    • Japanese Theatrical Trailer
  • The first print run of 2,000 copies comes with a limited edition O-card slipcase and a 35-page booklet featuring new writing on all three films