Eureka's Masters of Cinema answers when ADVENTURE CALLS! KARL MAY AT C.C.C. (review)

Although little known in English-speaking territories, Karl May was as famous in Germany for his westerns and other globe-hopping adventures as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie in the rest of the world, still selling millions of copies to this day.  In the sixties, competing studios Rialto Film and C.C.C. undertook a series of Karl May adventures including the characters of Old Shatterhand and his Native American blood brother Winnetou, Balkan explorer Kara Ben Nemsi, and Dr. Karl Sternau searching for Aztec treasure amidst the Mexican Civil War.  Lex Barker stars in seven films from the C.C.C. series with Rialto's famous Winnetou actor Pierre Brice in two films made at the start and end of the cycle.

REVIEW LINK: Eureka Entertainment (U.S./U.K.) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

ADVENTURE CALLS! KARL MAY AT C.C.C. Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One:
• Old Shatterhand:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• English and German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian David Kalat
• Optional introduction by  Sir Christopher Frayling, author of "Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone"
• Daliah Lavi Featurette
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer 
• Winnetou and Old Shatterhand in the Valley of Death:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• English and German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Optional introduction by  Sir Christopher Frayling, author of "Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone"
• Archival Making-of Documentary on "Old Shatterhand" and "Winnetou and Old Shatterhand in the Valley of Death" 
• Disc Two:
• The Shoot:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• English and German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Optional introduction by  Sir Christopher Frayling, author of "Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone"
• Archival Newsreel
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Through Wild Kurdistan:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Optional introduction by  Sir Christopher Frayling, author of "Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone"
• Theatrical Trailer
• "Making Karl May's Orient Cycle" archival documentary 
• Disc Three:
• In the Kingdom of the Silver Lion:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Optional introduction by  Sir Christopher Frayling, author of "Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone"
• Theatrical Trailer 
• "Heroes on Horseback: Karl May at CCC" interview with producer Alice Brauner, managing director of CCC Film and daughter of CCC founder Artur Brauner
• "Prodigal Son" interview with film historian Sheldon Hall on the late career of Robert Siodmak
• Restoration Featurette 
• Disc Four:
• The Treasure of the Aztecs:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian David Kalat
• Optional introduction by  Sir Christopher Frayling, author of "Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone"
• Theatrical Trailer 
• The Pyramid of the Sun God:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Optional introduction by  Sir Christopher Frayling, author of "Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone"
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Archival interview with Bernhard Schmid, co-editor and contributor to Karl-May-Verlag 
• Limited hardcase edition of 2,000 copies including a 60-page collector's book featuring new writing on Karl May on page and screen by German popular cinema experts Tim Bergfelder and Holger Haase, a profile of Lex Barker by Boris Brosowski and an essay on Old Shatterhand and Winnetou by Lee Broughton, author of "The Euro-Western".

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Visual Vengeance investigates THE PARANORMAL (review)

A parapsychologist and a skeptical physicist investigate strange activity at an old movie theater and become trapped with the owner and the projectionist with a zombie film on the screen that is becoming increasingly interactive in this regional Missouri nineties shot-on-video horror flick.

REVIEW LINK: Wild Eye Releasing (U.S.) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE PARANORMAL Blu-ray specs:

• 1080i60 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director/co-writer/editor Todd Norris
• Audio Commentary by dierctor/co-writer/editor Todd Norris and composer Paul Roberts
• Cast and Crew Interviews
• "The Two Todds" interview with filmmakers Todd Norris and Todd Sheets
• "The Paranormal" Channel 5 TV Ad Bumpers
• Bloopers
• Deleted Scenes
• Original Script Excerpts
• Storyboard Gallery
• Todd Norris Short Films:
• "The Closet"
• "L..."
• "Night of the Growling"
• "Parallax" 
• Visual Vengeance Trailer for "The Paranormal"
• Comes with a folded mini-poster with art by Giorgio Credaro, a reversible sleeve featuring original VHS art, and a "Stick Your Own" VHS sticker set.

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Second Sight suffers in 4K from INSOMNIA (review)

A detective's carefully-crafted self-image fractures in the Land of the Midnight Sun while on the trail of the murderer of a teenage girl in this early theatrical Nordic Noir starring Stellan Skarsgård.

REVIEW LINK: Second Sight (U.K.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

INSOMNIA 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray combo specs:

• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Dolby Vision and 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen Presentations on two discs
• Norwegian/Swedish DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Surround
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Erik Skjoldbjærg and co-writer Nikolaj Frobenius 
• "Running on Instinct" interview with director Erik Skjoldbjærg 
• "Falling Into It" interview with producer Petter J. Borgli 
• "Private Prisons: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on INSOMNIA" visual essay 
• Erik Skjoldbjærg's Short Films: 
• "Spor" 
• "Close to Home" 
• "Near Winter"
• Comes in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Peter Strain, a 120-page book with new essays by Jenn Adams, Mitchell Beaupre, Barry Forshaw, Francesco Massaccesi, Priscilla Page and Travis Woods, and six collectors' art cards .

Eureka's Masters of Cinema discovers CECILE IS DEAD (review)

Georges Simenon's famous detective Maigret initially dismisses the uncertain fears of a spinster about nightly visitations to the apartment of her invalid aunt by someone who takes nothing but leaves signs of their presence until the young woman's name appears in conjunction with the discovery of a headless corpse in this thriller produced in France under German occupation starring Albert Prejean as Maigret and directed by Maurice Tourneur.

REVIEW LINK: Eureka (U.K.) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

CECILE IS DEAD Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• French LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by crime cinema expert Sergio Angelini, host of the "Tipping My Fedora" podcast
• "Maigret and His Continental Films" 2015 introduction to the film by Christine Leteux, author of "Maurice Tourneur: réalisateur sans frontières"
• "My Friend Maigret" 2026 discussion of Inspector Maigret from page to screen with film historian Martin Hall
• The first 2,000 copies come with a limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Sean Phillips and a booklet featuring new writing on Cécile is Dead and adaptations of French literature under German occupation by Andrew Watts. 

Second Sight samples THE DEVIL'S CANDY (review)

A metal head artist and his family move into a remote Texas farmhouse and into the path of a Satanic serial killer turning victims into THE DEVIL'S CANDY.  From the director of THE LOVED ONES and DANGEROUS ANIMALS.

REVIEW LINK: Second Sight (U.K.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE DEVIL'S CANDY 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

• 2160p24 HEVC 2.40:1 Dolby Vision 4K UltraHD and 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.40:1 SDR Widescreen Blu-ray Discs
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Sean Byrne
• "Into the Fire" interview with director Sean Byrne 
• "Those Fragile Things" interview with actor Ethan Embry 
• "Devil in the Details" interview with director of photography Simon Chapman 
• "The Cutting Room" interview with editor Andy Canny 
• "A Big Step Forward" interview with production designer Tom Hammock 
• "Behind the Scenes: VFX" 
• Sean Byrne's Short films:
• "Advantage Satan"
• "Work?"
• Comes in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Huan Do, a 120-page book with new essays by Anton Bitel, Reyna Cervantes, Becca Johnson, Joe Lipsett, Mary Beth McAndrews and Zoe Rose Smith, and six collectors' art cards. 

Acorn solves murder with HARRY WILD: SERIES 4 (review)

Retired literary professor turned private detective Harry Wild and her teenage partner Fergus investigate more bizarre murders behind the backs of her police superintendent son and his boss in series four of the Acorn cozy mystery series starring Jane Seymour.

REVIEW LINK: Acorn Media (U.K.) Region 0 PAL DVD (DVDCompare)

HARRY WILD Series 4 DVD specs:

• Eight episodes on two dual-layer DVDs
• 16:9 Anamorphic 2.00:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Behind the Scenes 

Cult Epics explores the world of GIRLS in 4K (review)

Just Jaeckin tries to escape the shadow of EMMANUELLE and THE STORY OF O with a wholesome look into the complicated lives of French teenagers in the disco-era GIRLS as they deal with boyfriends, pranks, school, career ambitions, parents, and the pill.  Featuring a score by Eric Stewart of 10cc including the band's hit "I'm Not in Love".  Starring Anne Parilaud (LA FEMME NIKITA) and Isabelle Mejias (JULIE DARLING).

REVIEW LINK: Cult Epics (U.S.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

GIRLS 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• DISC ONE (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (HDR10)
• French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Jeremy Richey 
• DISC TWO (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Jeremy Richey
• "Who Was Just Jaeckin?" visual essay by film historian Jeremy Richey
• Last Interview with director Just Jaeckin from 2022
• Interview with actress Isabelle Mejias
• 1980 TF1 television interview with director Just Jaeckin, and actresses Anne Parrilaud, Zoé Chaveau, and Charlotte Walior
• "GIRLS: The German Cut" alternate scenes from the West German version
• Bonus Trailers 
• Comes with a reversible cover.
• The first pressing includes a slipcover. 

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