88 Films crowns Jackie Chan as the DRAGON LORD in 4K (review)

Jackie Chan is in love and it hurts in DRAGON LORD in which he plays the son of a landowner who neglects his training and studies for love only to run afoul of a gang of thieves who will kill to keep their operations secret.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (U.K.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region B Blu-ray)

DRAGON LORD 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Four-disc set (two 4K UltraHD discs and two Blu-rays) 
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) and 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC Widescreen presentations of the Hong Kong version (96 minutes), the English export version (91 minuets), and the extended Taiwanese version (103 minutes)
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35 1 Widescreen presentation of the hybrid cut (109 minutes) on both 4K and Blu-ray discs
• Original theatrical and alternate home video mixes of the Cantonese track in LPCM 2.0 mono on the Hong Kong Version
• Classic English dub in LPCM 2.0 mono and Fortune Star DVD English dub in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 on the Hong Kong Version
• Cantonese LPCM 2.0 mono audio on the extended and hybrid cuts
• Classic English dub in LPCM 2.0 mono on the English export version
• Optional full English subtitles for the Cantonese track and simplified English subtitles for the shuttlecock sequence
• Audio Commentary on the Hong Kong Version by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and filmmaker F.J. DeSanto"Mars Cheung on DRAGON LORD" new interview
• "Dragon Tidbits" interview with assistant director Angie Chen
• "The Insider" interview with production manager Louis Sit
• "The Fall Guy" archival interview with actor/stuntman Mars Cheung
• "The Master Returns" interview with actor/action choreographer Whang In-Sik 
• Behind the Scenes Teaser
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer (1:31)
• Comes with a reversible sleeve with alternative Hong Kong artwork.
  The first pressing includes a slipcase featuring classic Japanese and International Artwork, rigid slipcase featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore, collectable double-sided postcard, and a 40-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film by Thorsten Booze, Will Blaik, David West, Andrew Heskins & CJ Lines.
• A website-exclusive edition includes the limited edition extras but a different slipcover. 

88 Films gives us twice the Van Damme in DOUBLE IMPACT (review)

It's twice the Van Damme as a pair of twins separated as infants and growing up on opposite sides of the globe come together to avenge the murders of their parents.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (U.K.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

DOUBLE IMPACT 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by filmmaker Sean Hogan and critic Kim Newman 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by filmmaker Sean Hogan and critic Kim Newman
• "Seeing Double" interview with stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong
• "Double Entendre" interview with director Sheldon Lettich
• "The Making of Double Impact" two-part documentary
• Deleted and Extended Scenes
• "Anatomy of a Scene" interview with director Sheldon Lettich
• B-Roll Selections
• Press Kit Interview
• Promotional Film Clips
• Behind the Scenes
• Stills Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Comes in a slipcase with a reversible cover and a 20-page booklet. 

Radiance Films plays WICKED GAMES: THREE FILMS BY ROBERT HOSSEIN (review)

Stage actor-turned-film star and director Robert Hossein shows his range in three early works.  In THE WICKED GO TO HELL, he takes a minor part in the tale of two escaped criminals who invade the isolated home of an artist and his not-so-helpless model (Marina Vlady).  In NUDE IN A WHITE CAR, Hossein is a down-on-his-luck poet who becomes entangled in the twisted relationship between two sisters.  In THE TASTE OF VIOLENCE, Hossein is a revolutionary tasked with escorting a hostage across treacherous terrain with two untrustworthy partners and a price on their heads.

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

WICKED GAMES: THREE FILMS BY ROBERT HOSSEIN Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - The Wicked Go to Hell:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• French LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas
• "Picking Strawberries" documentary with historian Lucas Balbo featuring archival interviews with filmmakers Robert Hossein and Jean Rollin 
• "Behind Marked Eyes: The Cinematic Stare of Robert Hossein" documentary by Howard S. Berger
• Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two - Nude in a White Car:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• French LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas
• Interview with actress Marina Vlady
• "The Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Classic French Cinema" visual essay by critic Samm Deighan
• Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Three - The Taste of Violence:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• French LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by critic and author Tim Lucas
• Appreciation by filmmaker and Western authority Alex Cox
• Interview with author C. Courtney Joyner
• Theatrical Trailer
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow, and a booklet featuring new writing by Walter Chaw and newly translated archival writing by Lucas Balbo.
   
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Acorn Media is on the case with HARRY WILD: SERIES 3 (review)

A retired English professor and a sixteen-year-old student partner up to solve mysteries in Dublin in this Acorn cozy mystery starring Jane Seymour.

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

HARRY WILD: SERIES 3 DVD specs:

• Six episodes on two dual-layer DVDs
• 16:9 anamorphic 2.00:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles 

Acorn Media seeks tricks and treats from V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (review)

Learn what happens when you break the rules of trick or treating or take candy from strangers in the gory anthology V/H/S/HALLOWEEN.

REVIEW LINK: Acorn Media (U.S.) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

V/H/S/HALLOWEEN Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English/Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Optional English SDH and French Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by "Diet Phantasma" director Bryan M. Ferguson, "Coochie Coochie Coo" director Anna Zlokovic, "Fun Size" director Casper Kelly & actors Lawson Greyson, Jenna Hogan, Jake Ellsworth, and Riley Nottingham, and editor Phil Samson, "Kidprint" director Alex Ross Perry, and "Home Haunt" director R.H. Norman and Micheline Pitt-Norman
• "Carbonated Carnage" behind the scenes featurette for "Diet Phantasma"
• Behind the scenes for "Coochie Coochie Coo"
• "Kidprint" deleted scene
• "Diet Phantasma" uninterrupted cut
• "Diet Phantasma" Commercial
• "Diet Phantasma" Image Gallery     

Unearthed Films sews the GARDEN OF LOVE (review)

The only survival of a commune massacre, Rebecca grows up with amnesia of the event until the ghost of her father starts beckoning her to help him find their killers so they can tear them limb-from-limb in this German splatterfest by Olaf Ittenbach (THE BURNING MOON).

REVIEW LINK: Unearthed Films (U.S.) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

GARDEN OF LOVE Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
• "Making GARDEN OF LOVE" effects documentary
• "Behind the Scenes of GARDEN OF LOVE" documentary
• Original Opening
• Outtakes
• Theatrical Trailer
• The first pressing includes a slipcover.

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88 Films crowns the PEACOCK KING (review)

When the Gates of Hell are opened, a Tibetan monk and a Japanese monk are separately tasked with preventing the return of the Hell King to Earth, if they can stay out of each others' way in this Golden Harvest special effects-heavy adaptation of the popular Japanese manga.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (U.K.) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

PEACOCK KING Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Mono
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (DVD dub) and LPCM 2.0 Mono (original dub)
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Frank Djeng and filmmaker F.J. DeSanto
• "Yuen Biao on PEACOCK KING" interview
• "Tony Rayns on PEACOCK KING" interview
• Scenes from the Japanese Version
• English Opening and Closing Credits
• Theatrical Trailer
• Image Gallery