Eureka and Shaw Brothers showcase THE MAGNIFICENT CHANG CHEH (review)

THE MAGNIFICENT CHANG CHEH presents two films from opposite ends of his career at Shaw Brothers.  In THE MAGNIFICENT TRIO, three fighters get caught up in the corrupt deeds of a local magistrate and the efforts of the villagers to fight back.  In MAGNIFICENT WANDERERS, a Robin Hood-style nobleman teams up with a trio of con men to take on the Mongol prince who brutally rules over his village.  David Chiang, Alexander Fu Sheng, Lo Lieh, and Jimmy Wang Yu star.

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

THE MAGNIFICENT CHANG CHEH Blu-ray specs:

• The Magnificent Trio:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.40:1 Widescreen
• Mandarin LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by New York Asian Film Festival's Frank Djeng and filmmaker Michael Worth 
• Magnificent Wanderers:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Mandarin and English LPCM 2.0 Mono Tracks
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Asian action film experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• "Chang Cheh Style" video essay by Gary Bettinson, editor of Asian Cinema journal
• The first 2,000 copies come with a limited edition O-Card slipcover featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) and collector's booklet featuring new writing on Chang Cheh by writer and critic James Oliver.

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Acorn Media is on the case with THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE - SERIES 3 (review)

Detective Max Arnold and his partner Layla Walsh are on the case investigating murders among the Chelsea elite including a faded pop star, a skeleton found in a garden allotment, a murdered antiques dealer, and the body of a climate scientist found in the trunk of a stolen car.

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

THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE - SERIES 3 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
• Picture Gallery 

Impulse Pictures conjures up a SEX AND SATAN DOUBLE FEATURE (review)

SEX AND SATAN is Ray Dennis Steckler's "The Sexorcist" in which a professor and a photographer discover an ancient parchment that possesses the photographer's hooker roommate who slashes her way through her client list.  In TWICE IS NOT ENOUGH, a brother and sister target simple-minded young men for seduction and blackmail.

REVIEW LINK: Impulse Pictures (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVDCompare)

SEX AND SATAN DOUBLE FEATURE DVD specs:

• Sex and Satan (aka The Sexorcist):
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.37:1 Fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Twice is Not Enough:
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.37:1 Fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 

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88 Films sheds no tears for SUNSET WARRIORS (review)

Chinese mercenaries in The Golden Triangle are tasked with destroying the drug running operation of a local general but run afoul of his men and a vengeful Vietnamese colonel in John Woo's first stab at gritty modern action filmmaking SUNSET WARRIORS which Golden Harvest recut and reshot with more sex, violence, and comedy into HEROES SHED NO TEARS.  This release features John Woo's superior original cut which was released in South Korea in 1984 as well as the Hong Kong theatrical cut and English export cut released in 1986.

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

SUNSET WARRIORS Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Sunset Warriors (original John Woo cut):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• Korean, Cantonese, and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by New York Asian Film Festival's Frank Djeng
• "Risen Again" interview with film historian Tony Rayns
• Still Gallery
• Disc Two - Heroes Shed No Tears:
• Hong Kong Cut:
• 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
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Asian cinema expert Brandon Bentley
• Export Cut:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• "A Tale of Two Cuts" Brandon Bentley examines the difference between the film we know today and John Woo's original workprint
• Interview with actor Eddy Ko
• English Theatrical Trailer
• Cantonese Theatrical Trailer
• Comes with a reversible cover. 
• The first pressing includes a limited edition rigid slipcase designed by Sean Longmore, a double-sided foldout poster, and an illustrated booklet with an essay by Matthew Edwards. 

88 Films ponders NAKED SEX (review)

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Rustblade Records discovers NOTHING UNDERNEATH (review)

When a Yellowstone Park ranger psychically senses his fashion model twin sister in danger, he flies across the globe to Milan and discovers her missing.  As a scissor-wielding killer starts killing models, he suspects his sister was the first victim while the detective believes she is the prime suspect in this flashy eighties giallo from Carlo Vanzina starring Donald Pleasance, Tom Schanley, and Renee Simonsen.

REVIEW LINK: Rustblade Records (IT) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

NOTHING UNDERNEATH Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish Subtitles
• Interview with screenwriter Enrico Vanzina
• Interview with composer Pino Donaggio
• Appreciation by critic Francesco Lomusico
• English Opening and Closing Credits
• Italian Theatrical Trailer
• English Export Trailer
• Photo Gallery

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MVD Visual takes on TAMMY AND THE T-REX (review)

Denise Richards and Paul Walker made their debuts in this bizarre nineties monster comedy about a girl whose boyfriend's brain winds up in a mechanical dinosaur that goes on a murderous rampage in TAMMY AND THE T-REX.  Released direct to video in a cut-down PG-13 version, the film comes to in all its gory glory.

REVIEW LINK: MVD Visual (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVDCompare)

TAMMY AND THE T-REX DVD specs:

• 16:9 Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Video Trailer

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MVD Visual parties with HARD ROCK ZOMBIES (review)

When a heavy metal rock band stops in a creepy desert town, they do not exactly get a warm welcome from the locals but the owners of the creepy old house are hungry for entertainment.. and other things in this obscure Cannon horror comedy.

REVIEW LINK: MVD Visual (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVDCompare)

HARD ROCK ZOMBIES DVD specs:

• 16:9 Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Australian Video Trailer 

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88 Films investigates THE FRENCH LOVE (review)

An American reporter in Paris starts to question all of his principles when he meets a pair of predatory Gallic stewardesses in THE FRENCH LOVE from Jose Benazeraf.

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

THE FRENCH LOVE Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• French LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles 

88 Films goes fleshy French farce with SHUT UP, I LOVE YOU! (review)

When Marco tries to impress erotic actress Fanny with the BMW sports car he is driving to its new owner, they break down in the countryside and stumble across a household of frustrated wives, ripe virgins, nymphomanical housemaids, and hapless men in this French farce starring Brigitte Lahaie.

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

SHUT UP, I LOVE YOU! Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• French LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• "I Love You, Brigitte" interview with actress Brigitte Lahaie 

88 Films hunts for ARMOUR OF GOD: OPERATION CONDOR (review)

Jackie Chan does Indiana Jones as an adventurer searching for lost Nazi gold in the African desert in ARMOUR OF GOD II: OPERATION CONDOR shot in Hong Kong, Spain, the Philippines, and Morocco.

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

THE ARMOUR OF THE GODS II: OPERATION CONDOR 4K UtlraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

• Disc One - Hong Kong Theatrical Version (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.39:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision)
• Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono (original)
• Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Stereo (home video)
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono (classic dub)
• Hybrid Cantonese/English LPCM 2.0 Mono (created for this release)
• Audio Commentary by the New York Asian Film Festival's Frank Djeng and filmmaker F.J. DeSanto
• Audio Commentary by Asian action film experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• Disc Two - Extended Version (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.39:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision)
• Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Disc Three - Hong Kong Theatrical Version (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.39:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono (original) 
• Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Stereo (home video) 
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono (classic dub) 
• Hybrid Cantonese/English LPCM 2.0 Mono (created for this release) 
• Audio Commentary by the New York Asian Film Festival's Frank Djeng and filmmaker F.J. DeSanto 
• Audio Commentary by Asian action film experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• "Fighting with the Condor" interview with actor Vincent Lyn
• "Magnificent Bodyguard" interview with actor Ken Lo
• "Martial Arts Mercenary For Hire" interview with actor Bruce Fontaine 
• "Broader Horizons: Victor Fan on OPERATION CONDOR" 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• Re-mastered Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• English Export Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese TV Spot
• Still Gallery 
• Disc Four - Extended Version (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.39:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Comes in a rigid slipcase with a reversible cover featuring brand-new art by Sean Longmore and original Hong Kong Poster, a booklet, and a fold-out poster. 

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Radiance Films tells THE TALE OF OIWA'S GHOST (review)

Yakuza film director Tai Kato tries his hand at an adaptation of the much-filmed "The Ghost of Yotsuya" about a drunken, gambling Ronin who betrays his wife for a younger woman from a wealthy family.  The victim of a conspiracy by her husband and his friends and his new bride's family, Oiwa wreaks a bloody supernatural revenge on them in this Toei ghost story.

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

THE TALE OF OIWA'S GHOST Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.39:1 Widescreen
• Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Optional introduction by film historian Mari Asato
• Interview with film historian Mari Asato
• "Facing Oiwa" visual essay by film historian Lindsay Nelson
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow.
  Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings and a booklet featuring new writing by Tom Mes.

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88 Films kills to the beat of MURDEROCK (Review)

The students of a New York dance school are dying for the lead in a Broadway hit show... literally so in this Italian giallo from Lucio Fulci inspired by FLASHDANCE and FAME.

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

MURDER-ROCK 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Comob specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.66:1 Dolby Vision Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Stereo and Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles (for English) and English Subtitles (for Italian)
• Audio Commentary by film historians Nathaniel Thompson and Troy Howarth
• Italian Opening and Closing Credits
• Two Theatrical Trailers 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Stereo and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles (for English) and English Subtitles (for Italian) 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Nathaniel Thompson and Troy Howarth
• "The Girl Who Knew Too Much" interview with actress Silvia Collatina
• "The Mask of Lucio" interview with actor Al Cliver
• "The Man, The Myth, The Father" interview with director Lucio Fulci's daughter Antonella Fulci
• "Rockin' for a Murder" interview with film historian Eugenio Ercolani and producer Augusto Caminito
• "The 'Scena' of the Crime" interview with production assistant Massimo Iacobis
• "The Stab of Light" interview with cinematographer Giuseppe Pinori
• "An Ego to Murder For" interview with actor Giovanni de Nava
• "Aerobics, Ambitions and Assassinations" video essay by film historian Rachel Nisbet
• "A Different Kind of Producer" featurette by film historian Eugenio Ercolani
• Interview with actress Geretta Geretta
• Italian Opening and Closing Credits
• Two Theatrical Trailers
• Comes in a rigid slipcase with artwork by Sean Longmore and includes a reversible cover, art card, and 40-page booklet with writing by Eugenio Ercolani, Gian Giacomo Petrone, Nanni Cobretti, and Tim Murray. 

Second Sight gets possessed by TALK TO ME (Review)

Estranged from her father after her mother's death, Mia feels like an outsider even among her friends until she takes a viral video challenge involving a mummified psychic medium's hand that allows temporary possession with the dead that becomes an obsession and a gateway to demonic terror in this feature debut from RackaRacka YouTube filmmakers Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou.

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

TALK TO ME 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• 2160p24 HEVC 2.40:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision) 4K UltraHD and 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.40:1 Widescreen Blu-rays
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Emma Westwood and Sally Christie 
• Audio Commentary by directors Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou
• "Talk to Them" interview with directors Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou
• "Conjuring Demons" interview with producer Samantha Jennings
• "Beautifully Grotesque" interview with cinematographer Aaron McLisky
• "Contagion: Kat Ellinger on TALK TO ME"
• "Behind the Scenes of TALK TO ME"
• "Behind the Scenes - No Spoilers"
• Deleted Scenes
• Cast Interviews
• Crew Interviews
• Comes in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Ann Bembi with a 120-page book with new essays by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Kat Hughes, Meagan Navarro, Cecilia Sayad, Rebecca Sayce and Amber T, as well as six collectors' art cards.

Radiance Films weds THE BRIDE FROM HADES (review)

The third son of a samurai family falls in love with a courtesan who may not be of this world in THE BRIDE FROM HADES.

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

THE BRIDE FROM HADES Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by author Jasper Sharp
• "Hiroshi Takahashi on The Bride from Hades" interview 
• Theatrical Trailer

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Radiance Films is bewitched by THE SNOW WOMAN (review)

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 SNOW WOMAN, a feature-length telling of the same Japanese legend also adapted in KWAIDAN.

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

THE SNOW WOMAN Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• "Masayuki Ochiai on The Snow Woman" interview
• "The Haunted Mind of Lafcadio Hearn by Paul Murray" visual essay
• Theatrical Trailer

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88 Films suffers THE BLACK TORMENT (Review)

In this classic slice of British horror from the sixties, an English lord and his new bride return to their country estate only to discover that he is suspected of a number of rapes and murders in the area during his absence.  When he starts seeing apparitions of his dead first wife and the chambermaids begin disappearing, he wonders if he is going mad or if there is some deviltry afoot.

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

THE BLACK TORMENT Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Troy Howarth
• Audio Commentary by film historians Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
• "In Black Torment: Actors Annette Whiteley and Roger Croucher Recall Working on THE BLACK TORMENT"
• "Peter Dansie Remembers THE BLACK TORMENT" 
• Image Gallery 
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore and original poster. 
• The first pressing includes a slipcase and a booklet by film historian Barry Forshaw.

Radiance Films is haunted by THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA (review)

An ex-samurai is haunted by the ghost of his murdered first wife in this version of the oft-told Japanese ghost story THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA.

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

THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Japanese

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88 Films investigates SEVEN DEATHS IN THE CAT'S EYE (review)

Just expelled from Catholic school, a British heiress decides to spend the holidays in her family's ancestral Scottish castle.  When a series of murders starts, she and her family fear the family curse: when one of them kills a family member, the victim becomes a vampire.  Directed by Antonio Margheriti of CASTLE OF BLOOD and WEB OF THE SPIDER.

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

SEVEN DEATHS IN THE CAT'S EYE Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• English and Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Troy Howarth
• Audio Commentary by film historians Nathaniel Thompson and Eugenio Ercolani
• "A Man for All Seasons" interview with actor/filmmaker Alessandro Perrella
• "The More You Hear, The More You Love"  - interview with Riz Ortolani's stepson Enrico Ortolani Sternini
• "Serge & Jane on the Parnassus" program about the resting place of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, written and presented by Aurelia Ca Zorzi 
• "Seven Deaths in a Son's Eye" interview with filmmaker Edoardo Margheriti
• "Mr. Margheriti Against Normality" visual essay by film historian Mike Foster
• "Dawson's Eyes" visual essay by film historian Pier Maria Bocchi
• English Export Trailer
• Italian Theatrical Trailer
• Italian Opening/End Credits
• Comes in a limited edition rigid slipcase designed by Graham Humphreys with a 40-page perfect-bound book with new writing on the film by Francesco Massaccesi and Tim Murray, and an art card. 

Deaf Crocodile explores THE MYSTERIOUS CASTLE IN THE CARPATHIANS (review)

An opera singer recuperating in the Carpathian Mountains discovers that the man who spirited away his lost primadonna love might be behind the local superstitions about a haunted castle in this Czech comedy from the writer and the director of LEMONADE JOE and ADELA HAS NOT HAD SUPPER YET.

REVIEW LINK: Deaf Crocodile (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE MYSTERIOUS CASTLE IN THE CARPATHIANS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Czech LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Tereza Brdečková and Czech film expert Irena Kovarova of Comeback Company
• Interview with Czech film critic and screenwriter Tereza Brdečková on her father, writer Jiří Brdečka
• Animated Short Films by Jiří Brdečka "Vzducholoď a láska" (Love and the Zeppelin) and "Třináctá komnata prince Měděnce" (Prince Copperslick aka Prince Měděnec’s Thirteenth Chamber)
• "Universum Brdečka" 2017 documentary by Miroslav Janek on the life and career of filmmaker, animator, screenwriter and illustrator Jiří Brdečka
• Comes with a booklet with an essay by film historian and expert on Central & Eastern European cinema Jonathan Owen.

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Shudder unearths THE CREEP TAPES: SEASON ONE (review)

The serial killer from CREEP and CREEP 2 claims more victims from gullible filmmakers in this found footage Shudder series starring Mark Duplass.

REVIEW LINK: Acorn Media (UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE CREEP TAPES: SEASON ONE Blu-ray specs:

• Six Episodes on One Blu-ray Disc
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary on all episodes by actor/co-writer Mark Duplass, co-writer/creator/director Patrick Brice, and executive producer Christopher Donlon
• Q and A with with Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice 

Acorn Media finds love UNDER THE VINES: SERIES 1 (review)

A broke Sidney socialite and a recently-disbarred London lawyer who went viral with a nude drunken rant both come to New Zealand under the impression that they are each the sole heirs to a vineyard and must work through their mutual dislike to turn it into a viable business with the help of quirky locals.

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

UNDER THE VINES - SERIES 1 DVD specs:

• 16:9 Anamorphic 2.00:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• "Creating the World of UNDER THE VINES"
• "Introducing UNDER THE VINES"
• Image Gallery 

Deaf Crocodile looks for SIGNALS IN THE DUST OF THE STARS (review)

While the West was envisioning dystopian future worlds ruled by technology and alien invaders, the East was envisioning Utopian futures in which the exploration of space was an outgrowth of world peace.  In this East German duo, a space commander mounts a secret rescue mission of a ship lost in an asteroid field under the guise of routine maintenance mission in SIGNALS: A SPACE ADVENTURE.  IN THE DUST OF THE STARS follows a ship responding to an emergency call only to discover that the hospitality of the pleasure-loving inhabitants of the planet Tem might be too good to be true.

REVIEW LINK: Deaf Crocodile (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

SIGNALS: A SPACE ADVENTURE/IN THE DUST OF THE STARS Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Signals: A Space Adventure:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.20:1 Widescreen
• German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian and comics artist Stephen R. Bissette and Dr. Mariana Ivanova of the DEFA Film Library
• "Other Worlds, Strange Dreams: The East German Space Operas of Director Gottfried Kolditz" video essay by Evan Chester 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Disc Two - In the Dust of the Stars:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian and comics artist Stephen R. Bissette and Dr. Mariana Ivanova of the DEFA Film Library 
• "Other Worlds, Strange Dreams: The East German Space Operas of Director Gottfried Kolditz" video essay by Evan Chester 
• Theatrical Trailer 

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Eureka Classics chimes THE BELLS OF DEATH (review)

When a woodsman discovers his family slaughtered by three bandits he met earlier that day, he leaves his life behind and becomes a martial arts expert bent on bloody revenge in this lesser-known Shaw Brothers flick with horror and thriller elements (as well as splashy gore).

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

THE BELLS OF DEATH Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Mandarin and English LPCM 2.0 Mono Tracks
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng, New York Asian Film Festival
• Audio Commentary by action movie experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• "From Whom the Bell Tolls" interview with Wayne Wong of Martial Arts Studies
• Limited edition of 2,000 copies comes with an O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) and a collector's booklet featuring new writing on "The Bells of Death" by East Asian cinema expert Camille Zaurin.
  
  

Cult Epics investigates of the MYSTERIES of PASTORALE 1943 in a RUTGER HAUER - SYLVIA KRISTEL DOUBLE FEATURE (Review)

The stars of BLADE RUNNER Rutger Hauer and EMMANUELLE Sylvia Kristel headline MYSTERIES, a period psychological mystery about a strange man who comes to a seaside village and exposes the corruption and repression under its mask of respectability.  In PASTORALE 1943, a young teacher during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands turns resistance fighter, first on his own and then as part of an underground network.

REVIEW LINK: Cult Epics (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

RUTGER HAUER - SYLVIA KRISTEL DOUBLE FEATURE Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - MYSTERIES:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• Dutch DTS-HD Master Audio and LPCM 2.0 Mono Tracks
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film professor Peter Verstraten
• Audio Commentary by author Jeremy Richey
• 1978 Interviews with the Cast and Director
• Poster and Photo Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Bonus Trailers
• Disc Two - PASTORALE 1943:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• Dutch/German/English DTS-HD Master Audio and LPCM 2.0 Mono Tracks
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film professor Peter Verstraten
• 1977 Interview with actress Sylvia Kristel and actor Frederik De Groot
• 1978 Interview with actress Sylvia Kristel
• Poster and Photo Gallery
• Promo Trailer
• Theatrical Trailer
• Bonus Trailers
• Comes with a reversible cover and slipcover.

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Second Run fuels OIL LAMPS (review)

A fun-loving thirty-year old woman discovers in her society that it is better to be a widow than an old maid when she enters into an ill-matched marriage with her handsome but reckless cousin in Juraj Herz's dark psychological period melodrama.

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

OIL LAMPS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• Czech LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• 2021 Projection Booth Podcast with film historians Mike White, Kat Ellinger, and Jonathan Owen
• "A Conversation on a Train (Rozhovor ve vlaku)" 1947 short film
• 2024 Theatrical Trailer
• Comes with a booklet with new writing on the film by author and Czech cinema expert Peter Hames.

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Full Moon tunes into BAD CHANNELS (review)

On the night a small-town radio station switches its format from All Polka to rock-and-roll with a new shock jock, an alien lands nearby and hacks into the airwaves to abduct hotties in this nineties Full Moon creature feature from the director of SUBSPECIES.

REVIEW LINK: Full Moon (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

BAD CHANNELS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Ted Nicolaou
• Behind the Scenes
• "Ted Talks BAD CHANNELS" new interview with director Ted Nicolaou
• Video Trailer
• Rare Trailer
• Bonus Trailers

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