Vinegar Syndrome celebrates the empire of CRUEL BRITANNIA with THREE KILLER THRILLERS FROM THE U.K. (review)

British horror in the seventies took a turn towards more realistic, nasty, and sometimes sleazier thrillers.  In CRAZE, Jack Palance plays an antiques dealer who comes to believe that offering blood sacrifices to an African idol will bring him good fortune.  In PENNY GOLD, a woman is brutally murdered but the real target might have been her twin sister, one of whom knows the whereabouts of a priceless collectible stamp.  In CRUCIBLE OF TERROR, an art dealer and his model wife try to make a deal to sell the art pieces of a reclusive sculptor whose last muse wound up encased in molten bronze.

REVIEW LINK: Vinegar Syndrome (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

CRUEL BRITANNIA Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One:
• CRAZE:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film critics/authors Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
• "Happy Gatherings" interview with actress Judy Matheson
• "In for a Pound" interview with actor Richard Heffer
• Archival Career-Spanning Interview with actor Michael Jayston
• Disc Two:
• PENNY GOLD:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film critics/authors Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
• CRUCIBLE OF TERROR:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film critics/authors Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
• Also available with a slipcase, a slipcover, and a 40-page perfect bound book at Vinegar Syndrome and select indie retailers, limited to 5000 copies.
  
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Radiance Films is haunted by DAIEI GOTHIC (review)

Vengeful ghosts, alluring yokai, and the loving dead haunt DAIEI GOTHIC, a triple feature of classic ghost stories from the celebrated studio.  In THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA, an ex-samurai is haunted by the ghost of his murdered first wife.  In THE SNOW WOMAN, a young woodsman makes a vow to the life-sucking woman of the snow that could cost him his life if he breaks it.  In THE BRIDE FROM HADES, the third son of a samurai family falls in love with a courtesan who may not be of this world.

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (US/UK) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

DAIEI GOTHIC Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - The Ghost of Yotsuya:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• An Appreciation by filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa
• "The Endless Curse of Oiwa" visual essay on the history and adaptations of the classic Ghost of Yotsuya story by author Kyoko Hirano
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two - The Snow Woman:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• An Appreciation by filmmaker Masayuki Ochiai
• "The Haunted Mind of Lafcadio Hearn" visual essay by scholar Paul Murray
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Three - The Bride from Hades:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by author Jasper Sharp
• An Appreciation by filmmaker Hiroshi Takahashi
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• Three full-height Scanavo cases for each film with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings. 
• Housed in a slipcase designed by Time Tomorrow and including a limited edition 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by authors Tom Mes, Zack Davisson and Paul Murray, newly translated archival reviews and ghost stories by Lafcadio Hearn.

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Film Masters' CREATURE WITH THE BLUE HAND is caught in the WEB OF THE SPIDER (review)

It's a double bill of Klaus Kinski terror as he plays twins, one good and one evil, and either one of them might be the CREATURE WITH THE BLUE HAND while Kinski plays Edgar Allan Poe himself daring a foolish journalist into spending the night in a castle where the dead still live and love in WEB OF THE SPIDER.

REVIEW LINK: Film Masters (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

CREATURE WITH THE BLUE HAND/WEB OF THE SPIDER Blu-ray specs: 

• Disc One - Creature with the Blue Hand:
• Theatrical Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
• "The Bloody Dead" Video Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by producer/new scenes director Sam Sherman
• "The Bloody Dead" Added Scenes Raw Footage 
• "A Man of Mystery: Inside the World of Edgar Wallace" interview with writer Pete Atkins
• "Kinski Krimis" interview with filmmaker C. Courtney Joyner
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• Re-created Trailer
• Disc Two - Web of the Spider:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Stephen Jones and Kim Newman 
• 2024 Recut Theatrical Trailer 
• CASTLE OF BLOOD Theatrical Trailer
• Includes a liner notes booklet by Nick Clark and Christopher Stewardson.

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Arrow Video conjures up J-HORROR RISING (review)

"Vengeful ghosts returning from beyond the grave, young women with supernatural abilities, investigative narratives, a terror of technology, and an ominous aura of urban alienation and isolation mark the wave of horror and mystery films that emerged in Japan at the turn of the millennium, collectively labeled as "J-Horror". Remastered from the best available elements and packed with a host of new and archival extras, J-HORROR RISING presents seven of the genre's most distinctive titles."

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (US/UK) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

J-HORROR RISING - LIMITED EDITION Blu-ray specs: 

• Disc One:
• Shikoku: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes 
• "The Aftermath" Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes on discusses J-Horror at the turn of the millennium 
• "Something in the Water" interview with director Shunichi Nagasaki 
• Archive Interviews: 
• director Shunichi Nagasaki 
• actress Chiaki Kuriyama 
• actress Yui Natsukawa 
• On the Set 
• Trailers and TV Spots: 
• "RINGU 2 and SHIKOKU Double Bill Theatrical Trailer 
• Two TV Spots 
• Image Gallery 
• Isola - Multiple Personality Girl: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by critics and Japanese cinema experts Jasper Sharp and Amber T. 
• Archive Interviews: 
• actress Yoshino Kimura 
• actress Yu Kurosawa 
• "RINGU 0 and ISOLA: MULTIPLE PERSONALITY GIRL Double Bill Theatrical Trailer 
• Image Gallery
• Disc Two:
• Inugami: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements 
• "Dog Days" interview with director Masato Harada Image Gallery 
• St. John's Wort: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Japanese cinema expert Amber T. 
• "The Making of ST. JOHN'S WORT" 
• On the Set Introduction by actress Megumi Okina 
• Archive Interviews: 
• actress Megumi Okina 
• actor Koichiro Saito 
• actress Reiko Matsuo 
• actor Koji Okura 
• Trailers and TV Spots: 
• INUGAMI and ST. JOHN'S WORT Double Bill Theatrical Trailer 
• Three TV Spots 
• Image Gallery
• Disc Three:
• Carved - The Slit-Mouthed Woman: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Japanese folklore expert Zack Davisson 
• "Why So Serious?" interview with director Koji Shiraishi 
• "Weapon of Choice" video essay by Japanese horror specialist Lindsay Nelson 
• Image Galleries: 
• Promotional Stills 
• Behind the Scenes 
• Persona: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Japanese LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• "Confessions of a Mask" interview with director Takashi Komatsu 
• Image Gallery
• Disc Four:
• Noroi - The Curse: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Audio Commentary by film critic Julian Singleton 
• "Director's POV" video interview with director Koji Shiraishi 
• "The Man in the Shadows" interview with producer Taka Ichise 
• "Changing Perspective" video essay by Japanese horror specialist Lindsay Nelson 
• "Ectoplasmic Worms" video essay by Japanese cinema expert Amber T. 
• Bonus Footage: 
• "How to Protect Yourself Against Curses" 
• "Urgent Report! Pursuing the Truth about Kagutaba!!" TV Special 
• Thirteen Deleted Scenes 
• Trailers and TV Spots: 
• Teaser 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Three TV Spots 
• Image Gallery
• Comes in a limited edition slipcase featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Conlon, reversible covers, a double-sided foldout poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Conlon, and illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by Eugene Thacker, Jasper Sharp, Anton Bitel, Amber T., Mark Player, Jim Harper and Sarah Appleton.

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Vinegar Syndrome takes part in THE GHOST DANCE (review)

An archaeological dig in the Arizona desert unearths the mummified body of a nineteenth century medicine man leading to a series of grisly murders in the regional horror/slasher pic THE GHOST DANCE.

REVIEW LINK: Vinegar Syndrome (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE GHOST DANCE 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 genre critic and author J.A. Kerswell and film and TV historian and author Amanda Reyes 
• "Looking into the Past" interview with co-writer/director Peter Buffa 
• "This Is Great Stuff!" interview with co-writer/producer Robert M. Sutton 
• "Dances with Ghosts" interview with stunt coordinator Don Shanks 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Comes with a reversible cover. 
• Available with a special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Wes Benscoter) limited to 6,000 units directly from Vinegar Syndrome.

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Second Sight tunes into LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (review)

In 1977, Chicago TV talk show host made a play for the top on sweeps week with the occult and shocked a nation in LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL.

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

LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• 2160p24 HEVC Multi-Aspect Ratio Presentation (HDR10) on the 4K disc and 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC Multi-Aspect Ratio Presentation on the Blu-ray disc
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
• "Bringing Their 'A' Game" interview with directors Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes
• "Mind if I Smoke?" interview with actor Ian Bliss
• "We're Gonna Make a Horror Movie" interview with actor Ingrid Torelli
• "Extremely Lucky" interview with actor Rhys Auteri
• "Cult Hits: Zoë Rose Smith on Late Night with the Devil"
• "Behind the Scenes with the Devil"
• "Making of 'The Music of Night Owls'"
• South by Southwest 2023 Q and A with actor David Dastmalchian and directors Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes
• Comes in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Haley Turnbull including a 120-page book with behind the scenes images, storyboards and new essays by Kat Hughes, James Rose, Rebecca Sayce, Graham Skipper, Julieann Stipidis and Emma Westwood, as well as six collectors' art cards.
  

Radiance Films transfuses I VAMPIRI (review)

When the bloodless bodies of young women wash up on the Seine, a Parisian newsman goes on the hunt for a vampire in this landmark Italian gothic horror film started by THE HORRIBLE DR. HICHCOCK's Riccardo Freda and finished by BLACK SUNDAY's Mario Bava.

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

I VAMPIRI Blu-ray specs:

• Italian Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Italian LPCM 1.0
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Mario Bava biographer Tim Lucas
• "Lust of the Vampire" U.K. Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• "The Devil's Commandment" U.S. Version:
• 480i AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• "Bloodlust" interview with film historian Fabio Malelli featuring excerpts from a 1975 television appearance by Mario Bava and a 1998 audio interview with actor Dario Michaelis
• "The First Vampire" interview with filmmaker Lamberto Bava
• "Leon Hunt on I VAMPIRI"
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters and a limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Roberto Curti, author of Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969. 
• Presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings.

Acorn has RECIPES FOR LOVE AND MURDER (review)

ORPHAN BLACK's Maria Doyle Kennedy stars as a recipe columnist in a small South African desert town who turns advice columnist and becomes caught up in a murder investigation in this quirky detective thriller/comedy series.

REVIEW LINK: Acorn Media (UK) Region 0 PAL DVD (DVDCompare)

RECIPES FOR LOVE AND MURDER - Series 1 DVD specs:

• Ten episodes on three dual-layer DVDs
• 16:9 anamorphic 2.00:1 widescreen
• English/Afrikaans Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Behind the Scenes
  

88 Films swashbuckles with Jackie Chan in THE PROJECT A COLLECTION (review)

In the first of his big-budget directorial and starring works PROJECT A, Jackie Chan plays a member of the water police battling pirates.  When the unit is dissolved, he must join the land police only to discover a plot from within to leave ships and their cargo vulnerable to plundering.  In the even bigger sequel, Chan leads another elite unit against even more dangerous pirates.  Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Maggie Cheung, and Rosamund Kwan star.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (US) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE PROJECT A COLLECTION 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

• Disc One - Project A (4K UltraHD):
• Hong Kong Cut: 
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) 
• Cantonese Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono Mandarin Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Frank Djeng and FJ DeSanto 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Frank Djeng 
• Extended Taiwanese Cut: 
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) 
• Cantonese Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono Mandarin Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Lunar New Year Introduction Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer English Export Trailer
• Disc Two - Project A (Blu-ray):
• Hong Kong Cut: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Cantonese Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono Mandarin Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Frank Djeng and FJ DeSanto 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Frank Djeng 
• Extended Taiwanese Cut: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Cantonese Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono Mandarin Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• NEW interview with Jackie Chan's stunt double Mars Cheung 
• "Dancing with Danger" interview with stunt god Mars 
• "Master Killer" interview with grandmaster Lee Hoi-san 
• "The Elusive Dragon" interview with actor/stuntman Yuen Biao 
• "The Pirates Den" interview with actor Dick Wei 
• "Can't Stop the Music" interview with composer Michael Lai 
• "Project Collector" interview with Paul Dre and Matt Routledge 
• "Plan B — Writer Edward Tang on PROJECT A" 
• Outtakes 
• Japanese Version Ending 
• "The Making of PROJECT A" behind the scenes footage 
• Lunar New Year Introduction 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• English Export Trailer 
• Stills Gallery
• Disc Three - Project A Part II (4K UltraHD):
• Hong Kong Cut: 
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) 
• Cantonese Dolby Atmos, Original Hong Kong Mix and newly-remixed DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, Cantonese (Japanese Theatrical Mix) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, and newly-remixed Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng and FJ DeSanto 
• Export Cut: 
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• English Export Trailer 
• Tai Seng Video Trailer
• Disc Four - Project A Part II (Blu-ray):
• Hong Kong Cut: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Cantonese Dolby Atmos, Original Hong Kong Mix and newly-remixed DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, Cantonese (Japanese Theatrical Mix) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, and newly-remixed Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng and FJ DeSanto 
• Export Cut: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• NEW interview with filmmaker historian Anthony Carpio 
• "The Big Boss" interview with actor Chan Wai-Man 
• "Someone Will Know Me" 1988 stuntman documentary 
• Japanese Version Ending 
• Full-Screen Jackie Chan Recording Session 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• English Export Trailer 
• Tai Seng Video Trailer 
• Stills Gallery
• Comes in a rigid slipcase featuring new art by "Kung Fu" Bob O'Brien, six double-sided collectable art cards, double-sided foldout posters for both films, double-sided artwork for both sleeves featuring new art by "Kung Fu" Bob O'Brien & original Hong Kong posters, and a 100-page illustrated collectors' book featuring "Labor of Love: Jackie’s PLAN A Worked Out" by Thorsten Boose, "Project A, No Plan B: A Look into how Project A I & II defined the Jackie Chan 1980s style" by Paul Bramhall, as well as "Someone Will Know Me" an interview with assistant director Roberta Chow.
  

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Acorn Media investigates THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE: SERIES 2 (review)

Max Arnold is back on the job with a new partner investigating murders in London's richest borough and exposing its seedy and sordid side.

REVIEW LINK: Acorn Media (UK) Region 0 PAL DVD (DVDCompare)

THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE - SERIES 2 DVD specs: 

• Four feature-length episodes on two dual-layer DVDs
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
  

Eureka Video tells TWO TAOIST TALES: TAOISM DRUNKARD AND THE YOUNG TAOISM FIGHTER (review)

The Yuen Clan took the spooky kung fu genre in wacky directions with this pair of loose sequels to MIRACLE FIGHTERS featuring sorcery, scheming, wire acrobatics, and lots of dirty jokes.

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

TWO TAOIST TALES - TAOISM DRUNKARD/YOUNG TAOISM FIGHTER Blu-ray specs: 

• Disc One - Taoism Drunkard:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Cantonese and English LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng, NY Asian Film Festival 
• Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• "James Mudge on TAOISM DRUNKARD" 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two - Young Taoism Fighter:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Cantonese and English LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng, NY Asian Film Festival 
• Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• "James Mudge on YOUNG TAOISM FIGHTER" 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• The first pressing of 2,000 copies includes a limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling and a collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Southeast Asian horror expert Dr. Katarzyna Ancuta, and Daniel O'Brien, author of "Spooky Encounters".
  

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88 Films takes aim at DOOMWATCH (review)

A scientist visits a remote Scottish island to take samples to assess the effects of an oil spill only to discover something really wrong with the villagers in this Tigon spin-off of the popular BBC TV series.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

DOOMWATCH Blu-ray specs: 

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film journalists Kim Newman and Sean Hogan 
• Audio Commentary by director Peter Sasdy 
• Introduction by director Peter Sasdy 
• "Saving Our Oceans - Jean Trend on DOOMWATCH" interview 
• "To the Big Screen - Making DOOMWATCH" documentary 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Stills Gallery 
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore and original poster. 
• The first pressing includes a glossy O-ring slipcover and booklet notes by Jon Dear.
  

Radiance Films explores oppression and repression with VIVA LA MUERTE! (review)

After a young boy discovers his mother's role in his partisan father's arrest and disappearance, he experiences a stream of surreal visions in which he tries to find out what happened to his father and his mother's true nature in the feature debut of Fernando Arrabal - founder the Panic Movement and colleague of Alejandro Jodorowsky and Roland Topor - based on his autobiographical novel "Baal Babylone".

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (US/UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

VIVA LA MUERTE! Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• French LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• The Projection Booth Podcast episode #471 (10/06/20) with film historians Mike White, Heather Drain, and Jess Byard 
• Interview with scholar and Spanish cinema expect David Archibald 
• "Sur les traces de Baal" 1970 documentary by Abdellatif Ben Ammar 
• "VIDARRABAL" 2011 documentary by Xavier Pasturel Barron 
• French Theatrical Trailer 
• Still Gallery 
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork, and a booklet featuring new writing by Sabina Stent and archival interview with Fernando Arrabal. 
• Limited Edition of 3,000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings.
  

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Radiance Films crash lands on the PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (review)

Before ALIEN, Mario Bava's PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES was the original "haunted house in space" as two ships land on a strange planet to answer a distress call only to confront a supernatural entity intent on taking over their bodies one by one.

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES Blu-ray specs:

• Italian Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• English Version with Original Score by Gino Marinuzzi Jr.: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary on the English Versions by Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas 
• English Version with Home Video Score by Kendall Schmidt: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• "Transmissions from a Haunted World: Mario Bava and the Space Gothic" documentary 
• "Shadow World" interview with assistant director Lamberto Bava 
• Recreated German Super 8 Version (in English or Italian with optional English subtitles) 
• "Trailers from Hell" introduction by filmmaker Joe Dante 
• "Trailers from Hell" introduction by filmmaker Josh Olson .
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery 
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies. Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow and a 20-page booklet featuring a new translation of Renato Pestriniero’s original short story. 
• Presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings.
  

Eureka Classics takes on THE CHAMPIONS (review)

Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung stuntman/actor/"little brother" Yuen Biao stars as a country boy who flees to the city and discovers that his fighting footwork is specially suited to football (don't call it soccer).  Joining a professional team, he gets caught up in bets, bribery, and corruption as he attempts to win honesty against competitors who want to throw the game.

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

THE CHAMPIONS Blu-ray specs: 

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Cantonese (restored) LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Cantonese (Japanese Theatrical) LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and F.J. DeSanto 
• Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• Interview with filmmaker and critic James Mudge 
• "Superstar Football HK" featurette by CFK looking at the 1987 Hong Kong celebrity football/soccer team 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer 
• Comes with a reversible cover featuring original poster artwork. 
• The first pressing of 2,000 copies includes a limited edition edition O-Card slipcover featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling and a collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver.
  

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Film Movement and Vinegar Syndrome gaze into THE REFLECTING SKIN (review)

Seth Dove is living the "nightmare of childhood" when he suspects his widowed neighbor is a vampire in Philp Ridley's disturbing British/Canadian "American Gothic" THE REFLECTING SKIN.  Viggo Mortensen, Lindsay Duncan, and Jeremy Cooper star.

REVIEW LINK: Film Movement (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE REFLECTING SKIN Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Philip Ridley
• "Angels and Atom Bombs" documentary featuring director Philip Ridley, cinematographer Dick Pope, actor Viggo Mortensen, and composer Nick Bicât
• Theatrical Trailer
• Bonus Trailers
• Booklet by film historians Travis Crawford and Heather Hyche

Available directly from Vinegar Syndrome with a special limited edition spot gloss slipcover designed by Time Tomorrow limited to 2,000 units.

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Eureka Video takes on MIRACLE FIGHTERS (review)

An orphaned young man raised by his uncle becomes caught up in the world of Taoist sorcery in THE MIRACLE FIGHTERS from Yuen Woo-Ping, action director of THE MATRIX trilogy.

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

THE MIRACLE FIGHTERS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng 
• Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• "Action Master" archival interview with director Yuen Woo-ping by Frédéric Ambroisine 
• "At the Service of the Great Magician" interview with assistant director Fish Fong 
• "The Shakespeare of Yuen Woo-ping" interview with filmmaker John Kreng 
• Still Gallery 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• The first pressing of 2,000 copies comes in an O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling with a collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver.
  

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