88 Films frames Serena Grandi in 4K with DELIRIUM (review)

Tinto Brass starlet Serena Grandi plays Gloria, the top-heavy former model and owner of Pussycat Magazine.  When she recreates one of her own layouts with a new model, she triggers the psychotic impulses of a killer who starts stalking her models and presenting their corpses in photographs as a macabre tribute to Gloria.  David Brandon, Daria Nicolodi, George Eastman, and Capucine also star.  Directed by Lamberto Bava.

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

DELIRIUM 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• DISC ONE (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the English dub and English subtitles for the Italian dub
• Audio Commentary by film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti
• English Opening and Closing Titles 
• DISC TWO (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the English dub and English subtitles for the Italian dub
• Audio Commentary by film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti
• "Mixed Feelings for Gioia" interview with director Lamberto Bava
• "The Belittling Giant" interview with actor Luigi Montefiori a.k.a. George Eastman
• "Suspicious Cheekbones" interview with actor David Brandon
• "Latex Magrittian Visions" interview with production designer Massimo Antonello Geleng
• "Gioia's Emotional Curves" interview with first assistant director Roberto Palmerini
• "Crime and Passion Back in Fashion" interview with costume designer Nicoletta Ercole
• "Bees and Wulruses" interview with cinematographer Gianlorenzo Battaglia
• English Opening and Closing Titles
• The limited edition includes a slipcover with artwork by Ilan Sheady, a removable U-card leaving the slipcover free of certificates and markings, and booklet notes by James Oliver. 

Radiance Films exposes THE INUGAMI FAMILY (review)

A quirky private detective is called is hired to look into the mysterious Inugami family who have been turned against one another by the very peculiar terms of their patriarch's will that gives someone or more than one persona motives for murder in this Kon Ichikawa box office hit based on the novel by Seishi Yokomizo.

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

THE INUGAMI FAMILY Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.50:1 Pillarboxed Widescreen
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Interview with film historian Aaron Girow
• "The Secret of Kon Ichikawa's Visual Style" 1991 documentary featuring an interview with director Kon Ichikawa
• "Off Shots: The Day of Filming THE SECRET OF KON ICHIKAWA'S VISUAL STYLE" featurette
• "Verification: How THE INUGAMI FAMILY  Was Made" behind the scenes retrospective documentary
• "The Birth of Kosuke Kindaichi" interview with actor Koji Ishizaka
• "The Path of the 4K Digital Restoration" featurette
• Theatrical Trailer
• Theatrical Teaser
• Includes a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow. 
• First pressing includes a booklet featuring new writing by Midori Suiren and Akihiko Ito, in a in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, limited to 3000 copies.

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Radiance Films deciphers THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT in 4K (review)

Based on the labyrinthine gothic novel by Jan Potocki, THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT follows the travails of a French soldier in the Sierra Morena mountains of Spain, his supernatural encounter with a strange pair of sisters, the web of events that prevent him from trying to escape his uncertain fate.

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

THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• 2160p24 HEVC Dolby Vision and 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.38:1 Widescreen Presentations of the film as a single feature (184 minutes) or in two parts (103 minutes and 81 minutes)
• Extras on the Blu-ray copy of the film:
• "The Saragossa Labyrinth" visual essay by Polish film expert Michael Brooke (69 minutes)
• "Saragossa" 1998 making-of documentary made for Polish television 
• Limited edition of 5,000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings including a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow and a booklet featuring new writing by author David Hering and archival writing by Annette Insdorf. 

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Troma slashes its way through GRADUATION DAY (review)

"The Class of '81 is getting fitted for caps and gowns... and coffins!" in Herb Freed's memorable eighties slasher.  Just before graduation, the members of the varsity track team start dying in grisly manners.  Is it related to the accidental death of the team's star four months earlier, or is someone on the faculty just sick of the obnoxious seniors?  Christopher George, Michael Pataki, and Vanna White star.

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

GRADUATION DAY Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by producer David Baughn
• Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues Podcast
• Introduction by Troma's Lloyd Kaufman
• "Acting Out in School" interview with actress Patch MacKenzie
• "Surviving the Class of '81" interview with director Herb Freed
• "Graduation Day Blues" interview with producer David Baughn
• "Cutting Class" interview with editor Martin Jay Sadoff
• Theatrical Trailer
• "Sgt. Kabukiman Interview with Scream Queen Linnea Quigley"
• "The Cannibal Lesbian Hoedown" Music Video
• INNARDS! Music Video
• Radiation March
• Troma in Time Square
• Troma in 4K!
• Coming Distractions

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88 Films sees double Jackie Chan in THE ARMOUR OF GOD COLLECTION (review)

In two of his biggest screen adventures, Jackie Chan plays soldier of fortune The Asian Hawk who teams up with his old buddy to save his lost lady love from an evil cult who want him to find ancient holy armour for them in ARMOUR OF GOD while he goes after Nazi gold hidden in the desert in ARMOUR OF GOD II: OPERATION CONDOR.

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

THE ARMOUR OF GOD COLLECTION Blu-ray specs:

• ARMOUR OF GOD Disc One:
• Hong Kong Version (98 minutes)
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 original and home video mono mixes each with the choice of either "Flight of the Dragon" or "Lorelei" end credits songs
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono classic export version dub with the choice of either "Lorelei" in English or "High Upon High" (the English version of "Flight of the Dragon")
• Hybrid English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono with choice of either Cantonese end credits song
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Fortune Star DVD-era dub with "Lorelei" in Cantonese
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and F.J. DeSanto
• Audio Commentary by Kenneth Brorsson & Phil Gillon of the Podcast On Fire Network
• "The Art of Action" featurette with actor/stuntman Scott Adkins and filmmaker Matt Routledge
• "Celebrity Talk Show" season 2, episode 2 from 1989 featuring Jackie Chan
• "Rise of the Phoenix: Radek Sienski on Armour of God" filmmaker appreciation
• "Hong Kong Movie Tours - Then & Now"
• "Jackie Chan on VHS: The VPD Years" visual essay by filmmaker Steve Lawson
• Archival interview with actor Jackie Chan
• Archival interview with Jackie Chan's manager Willie Chan
• Archival interview with in-house Golden Harvest editor Peter Cheung
• "Playing with Dynamite" interviews with assistant directors Stanley Kwan and Alexander Chan
• "Police Story" Promotional Trailer
• "High Upon High – The Armour of Funk" 2016 30th Anniversary Tribute: 
• Music Video
• Behind the Scenes
• Split Screen
• Cantonese Theatrical Trailer
• Mandarin Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• English Theatrical Trailer
• 88 Films Blu-ray Trailer
• ARMOUR OF GOD Disc Two:
• International Version (88 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Japanese Version (98 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• ARMOUR OF GOD 2: OPERATION CONDOR Disc Three:
• Hong Kong Theatrical Version (107 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Theatrical Mono and Home Video Stereo
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono (classic dub)
• Hybrid Cantonese/English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by NY Asian Film Festival's Frank Djeng and filmmaker FJ DeSanto
• Audio Commentary by film historians Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• "Fighting with the Condor" two-part 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" interview
• "Project Eagle" Credits Sequence
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• Re-mastered Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• English Export Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese TV Spot
• Stills Gallery
• ARMOUR OF GOD 2: OPERATION CONDOR Disc Four:
• *The Film - Extended Version (117 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles 

88 Films enters THE OCTAGON (review)

Chuck Norris battles ninjas and international terrorists in his second big action film THE OCTAGON.  Also starring Art Hindle (BLACK CHRISTMAS), Lee Van Cleef (THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY), Richard Norton (CITY HUNTER), Tadashi Yamashita (AMERICAN NINJA), John Fujioka (MORTAL KOMBAT), and Karen Carlson (FLESHBURN).

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

THE OCTAGON Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Eric Karson
• "Chuck's Secret Move" interview with actor Art Hindle
• "The Man Behind the Mask" interview with film historian Nanni Cobretti and actress/martial artist Cynthia Rothrock on actor/stuntman Richard Norton
• The Making of THE OCTAGON
• "How American Cinema Changed Hollywood Forever" documentary
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spot
• Comes with a reversible cover.
• The limited edition first pressing includes a slipcover with artwork by Sean Longmore and a poster. 

88 Films takes a detour to THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (review)

The road leads to nowhere when a gang of escaped criminals rape and murder two teenagers and their getaway car just happens to break down in front of the isolated home of one of the dead girls' vengeful parents.  The original, controversial sensation that had audiences repeating "It's only a movie!" directed by Wes Craven and produced by FRIDAY THE 13TH director Sean S. Cunningham.

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

THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT Blu-ray specs:

• Unrated Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
• Audio Commentary by actors David Hess, Marc Sheffler, and Fred Lincoln
• Audio Commentary by The Nasty Pasty
• Isolated Score Track 
• R-rated Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• "Betrayal and Retribution: The Spawn of the Last House on the Left" feature-length rape-revenge genre documentary
• "Endangered Teens" video essay by film historian Heather Wixson
• "Remembering Wes Craven: His Life, Legacy and Nightmares" documentary
• "The Celluloid Crime of the Century" documentary
• "Scoring Last House" interview with actor/composer David Hess 
• "Tales That Will Tear Your Heart Out" unfinished 1976 short film directed by Wes Craven and starring David Hess 
• Outtakes and Dailies 
• Deleted Scene: "Mari Dying at the Lake" 
• 2002 introduction by writer/director Wes Craven 
• "Still Standing: The Legacy of Last House on the Left" interview with writer/director Wes Craven 
• "It's Only a Movie: The Making of Last House on the Left" documentary 
• "Forbidden Footage" 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Image Gallery
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original art.
• The limited edition includes a rigid slipcase and O-ring slipcover featuring new artwork by Devon Whitehead and a picture booklet.

Wild Eye Releasing takes Visual Vengeance on THE NINE DEMONS (review)

When his lord and his father are murdered, Zuo Qi escapes and stumbles into the portal to Hell where the Prince of Darkness offers him supernatural powers in the form of nine demons to avenge his father and save his best friend who is under threat by various scheming and double-crossing parties in this odd late-period fantasy film from Chang Cheh.

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

THE NINE DEMONS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.19:1 Widescreen
• English or Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by martial arts film historians Justin Decloux and Dylan Cheung
• "Dirty VHS Version" under the title THE NINE VENOMS
• "The Discovery of James Wu Kuo-Ren" video essay by Justin Declous
• "The Late Period Chang Cheh" video essay by Justin Decloux
• Actor Yu Tai-Ping Interview
• Unsung Horrors Podcast: "The Nine Demons" episode
• Image Gallery
• Visual Vengeance Trailer
• Comes with a folded mini-poster featuring original theatrical art and reversible sleeve featuring original alternate art. 
• The first pressing also includes a ‘Stick Your Own’ VHS sticker set, "Enter: The Venom Mob" liner notes booklet by C.J. Lines, and O-card featuring art by Uncle Frank.

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Visual Vengeance drops bodies with the FATAL FLYING GUILLOTINE (review)

Carter Wong is a young martial artist who gets entangled with royal intrigue and the Shaolin temple monks on the hunt for the master of the Flying Guillotine, a powerful weapon and its reclusive master in this Taiwanese rarity.

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

FATAL FLYING GUILLOTINE Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.40:1 Widescreen
• English or Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary on the 2K Restoration by Justin Decloux of the Important Cinema Club Podcast
• "A Brief History of Flying Guillotine Movies" visual essay by Justin Decloux
• "Chan Siu-Pang Was There" visual essay by Justin Decloux
• Actor Carter Wong Interview
• "Chan Siu-Pang: 10 Styles of Tamo Demonstration"
• Image Gallery
• Visual Vengeance Trailer
• Start-up Trailers
• Includes a reversible sleeve.  
• The first pressing also includes a double sided poster, "Stick Your Own" VHS stickers, a liner notes booklet with writing by C.J. Lines, a lobby card reproduction set, and a slipcover.

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Blue Underground plays the silent flute in the CIRCLE OF IRON (review)

A lone warrior travels across dangerous terrain to battle the wizard Zetan and obtain the Book of Knowledge in CIRCLE OF IRON, a martial arts fantasy that was originally supposed to be a star vehicle for Bruce Lee.  David Carradine, Christopher Lee, Jeff Cooper, and Eli Wallach star. 

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

CIRCLE OF IRON 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.66:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10)
• English Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH, French, and Spanish subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Richard Moore, moderated by David Gregory
• Audio Commentary by film historians Frank Djeng and Chris Poggiali
• Alternate Opening
• U.S. and International Theatrical Trailers 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH, French, and Spanish Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Richard Moore, moderated by David Gregory
• Audio Commentary by film historians Frank Djeng and Chris Poggiali
• "Playing The Silent Flute" interview with star David Carradine
• "Circle Of Success" interview with co-star Anthony De Longis
• "The Producer" interview with co-producer Paul Maslansky
• "Karate Master" interview with martial arts coordinator Joe Lewis
• 1980 audio interview with co-screenwriter Stirling Silliphant, conducted by John Corcoran for "Kick" magazine
• Alternate Opening
• U.S. and International Theatrical Trailers
• TV Spots
• Poster and Still Gallery
• Easter Egg 
• Comes in steelbook packaging with a transparent plastic slipcover.

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Jackie Chan and 88 Films hunt for the ARMOUR OF GOD (review)

Jackie Chan plays an Indiana Jones-esque soldier of fortune hunting biblical treasures and teaming up with his romantic rival to rescue his former love from an evil cult in ARMOUR OF GOD, the globe-hopping adventure that literally almost killed Jackie Chan!

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

ARMOUR OF GOD 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• DISC ONE (4K UltraHD):
• Hong Kong Version:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10)
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 original and home video mono mixes each with the choice of either "Flight of the Dragon" or "Lorelei" end credits songs
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono classic export version dub with the choice of either "Lorelei" in English or "High Upon High" (the English version of "Flight of the Dragon")
• Hybrid English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono with choice of either Cantonese end credits song
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Fortune Star DVD-era dub with "Lorelei" in Cantonese
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and F.J. DeSanto
• Audio Commentary by Kenneth Brorsson and Phil Gillon of the Podcast On Fire Network 
• Trailers:
• Cantonese Theatrical Trailer
• Mandarin Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• English Theatrical Trailer
• 88 Films Blu-ray Trailer 
• DISC TWO (4K UltraHD):
• English Export Version:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono with "High Upon High" end credits song
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Japanese Version:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono with "Lorelei" in Cantonese
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• DISC THREE (Blu-ray):
• Hong Kong Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 original and home video mono mixes each with the choice of either "Flight of the Dragon" or "Lorelei" end credits songs
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono classic export version dub with the choice of either "Lorelei" in English or "High Upon High" (the English version of "Flight of the Dragon")
• Hybrid English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono with choice of either Cantonese end credits song
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Fortune Star DVD-era dub with "Lorelei" in Cantonese
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and F.J. DeSanto
• Audio Commentary by Kenneth Brorsson and Phil Gillon of the Podcast On Fire Network 
• "The Art of Action" featurette with actors/stuntmen Scott Adkins and Matt Routledge
• "Celebrity Talk Show" season 2, episode 2 from 1989 featuring guest Jackie Chan
• "Rise of the Phoenix: Radek Sienski on Armour of God" filmmaker appreciation
• "Hong Kong Movie Tours - Then and Now"
• "Jackie Chan on VHS: The VPD Years" visual essay by filmmaker Steve Lawson
• Archival interview with actor Jackie Chan
• Archival interview with Jackie Chan's manager Willy Chan
• Archival interview with in-house Golden Harvest editor Peter Cheung
• "Playing with Dynamite" interviews with assistant directors Stanley Kwan and Alexander Chan
• "Police Story" Promotional Trailer
• "High Upon High – The Armour of Funk" 30th Anniversary Tribute:
• Music Video
• Behind the Scenes
• Split Screen
• Cantonese Theatrical Trailer
• Mandarin Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• English Theatrical Trailer
• 88 Films Blu-ray Trailer
• DISC FOUR (Blu-ray):
• English Export Version:
• 10080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono with "High Upon High" end credits song
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Japanese Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono with "Lorelei" in Cantonese
• Optional English Subtitles
• Comes in a limited edition O-Ring and Rigid Slipcase featuring artwork by Sean Longmore with 80-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film by C.J. Lines & Thorsten Boose + selected archive materials, double-sided fold-out poster, and reversible sleeve featuring original Hong Kong art.

Also available as as a 88 Films website exclusive with different artwork. 

Film Masters plants THE TERROR in the LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (review)

Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson star in a Gothic horror film ostensibly directed by Roger Corman but featuring the contributions of the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hill, Monte Hellman, as well as Nicholson himself in the director's chair.

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

THE TERROR Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - The Terror (1963):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Maste Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians C. Courtney Joyner and Dr. Steve Haberman
• "Ghosts in the Machine: Art and Artiface in Roger Corman's Celluloid Castle" visual essay by film historian C. Courtney Joyner
• 2023 Re-cut Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two - Little Shop of Horrors (1960):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Maste Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film star Jonathan Haze, moderated by author Justin Humphreys
• "Hollywood Intruders: The Filmgroup Story - Part 2" documentary
• 2023 Re-cut Theatrical Trailer
• 22-page collector's booklet featuring essays by C. Courtney Joyner and Mark McGee.

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88 Films pledges DRAGONS FOREVER (Review)

"Brothers" Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao reunite for a final time in DRAGONS FOREVER as a shady lawyer, a private detective, and a schizophrenic electronics wizard who get involved in intrigue between a fishing company suing a factory run by a vicious gangster.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (U.S.) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

DRAGONS FOREVER Blu-ray specs:

• Hong Kong Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese Dolby Atmos
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Mono
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Fortune Star DVD dub)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (hybrid of classic dub and Fortune Star dub for scenes not originally dubbed)
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Hong Kong cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• Japanese "Cyclone Z" Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Cantonese Dolby Atmos
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Frank Djeng and filmmaker FJ De Santo
• Reconstructed English Export Cut:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• "Elite Stuntman" interview with Chin Kar-lok
• "Writing for the Dragons" interview with Szeto Cheuk-hon
• "Benny Forever" interview with actor Benny "The Jet" Urquidez
• "Discussing Dragons Forever" interview with academic David Desser
• "Hong Kong Cinema Forever" interview with film historian Mike Leeder
• "Working with the Dragons" interview with martial artist Jude Poyer
• "Double Jeopardy" interview with martial artist Brad Allen
• "Beyond Gravity" interview with martial artist Joe Eigo
• "Kick Fighter" interview with martial artist Andy Cheng
• "Thai Breaker" interview with martial artist Billy Chow
• "The Legacy of Dragons Forever" featurette with today's actors and martial artists including Troy Sandford, Chris Jones, Ross Boyask, Maria Tran, Mike Leeder, Jean-Paul Ly, Mark Strange, Mike Moeller, George Clarke, Jude Poyer and Steve Lawson
• Behind the Scenes Footage and Outtakes
• Music Video in English or Cantonese
• Additional Cantonese Dialogue
• English Export Theatrical Trailer
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer

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Arrow Video lands on the FORBIDDEN PLANET in 4K (review)

A space crew's investigation on a planet in a distant star system where a scientific expedition disappeared twenty years ago uncovers technological wonders and invisible terrors in this science fiction take on Shakespeare's "The Tempest" starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, and Robby the Robot!

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (U.S./U.K.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD (DVDCompare)

FORBIDDEN PLANET 4K UltraHD specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.55:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 3.0 Perspecta Stereo, English LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• "Unearthly Aura" appreciation of Bebe & Louis Barron's pioneering electronic score by historian and composer Neil Brand
• "Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, The 1950s and Us" 2005 documentary by Richard Schickel
• "Amazing!: Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet" 2006 documentary
• "Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon" 2006 documentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Lost Footage
• Bonus Film: THE INVISIBLE BOY, 1956 film starring Robby the Robot
• "The Robot Client" episode of THE THIN MAN guest starring Robby the Robot
• Two Excerpts from MGM PARADE
• Theatrical Trailers
• Image Galleries:
• Original Screenplay
• Posters and Lobby Cards
• Black and White Promotional Stills
• Color Promotional Stills 
• Comes with a slipcover, reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options, double-sided fold-out poster, and collectors' booklet featuring essays by Frank Collins, Johnny Mains, and Bob Furmanek.

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Radiance Films head to Italy for WORLD NOIR VOL. 5 (review)

Radiance Films' fifth WORLD NOIR volume returns to post-war Italy for crime in the seedy underbelly.  In THE BANDIT, matinee idol Amedeo Nazzari returns from a German POW camp to a bombed out Turin and falls in with a gang of robbers lead by Anna Magnani.  In AGAINST THE LAW, Marcello Mastroianni is a young shop worker who smuggles currency on the side and becomes the prime suspect when a man carrying American dollars is found murdered.  In FOUR WAYS OUT, a quartet of desperate men (including Italian horror favorite Paul Muller) rob a football stadium and have to part ways while being chased by the cops, and each finds their own sad end in guilt and betrayal.  Behind the scenes Italian film fans will find the talents of Pietro Germi, Alberto Lattuada, and Federico Fellini early in their careers.

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

WORLD NOIR VOL. 5 Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - The Bandit:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.36:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Italian LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Interview with critic Fabio Melleli
• Interview with actor Amedeo Nazzari's daughter Evelina Nazzari
• Conversation between critic Fabio Melleli and Evelina Nazzari
• Interview with critic Christina Newland 
• Disc Two - Against the Law:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Italian LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Interview with Italian film expert Stephen Gundle
• Interview with critic Manuela Lazic 
• Disc Three - Four Ways Out:
• Italian Version (80 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Italian LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Italian Theatrical Trailer 
• English Version (75 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• English LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• English Theatrical Trailer 
• Interview with author and noir expert Imogen Sarah Smith
• Interview with critic Mario Sesti 
• Limited Edition of 3,000 copies presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, reversible sleeves featuring newly designed artworks based on original posters, and an 80-page bound book including new writing from Roberto Curti, Pasquale Iannone, Beatrice Loayza and Farran Smith Nehme, plus archival writing from Mary P. Wood. 

88 Films tells THE STORY OF RICKY in 4K (review)

Sentenced to a private prison for avenging the murder of his girlfriend by drug dealers, Lik-Wong (aka Ricky) employs his superhuman strength and fighting skills to defend the weak, taking on the sadistic warden, the slimy assistant warden, and their brutal enforcers in this gory Golden Harvest adaptation of the Japanese manga "Riki-Oh".

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

THE STORY OF RICKY 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision)
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (original and alternate home video mixes)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (classic dub)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Fortune Star dub)
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng, NY Asian Film Festival
• Audio Commentary by critic/writer Kim Newman and writer Sean Hogan
• Audio Commentary by film historians Audi Sorlie and Chris Ling 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (original and alternate home video mixes)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (classic dub)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Fortune Star dub)
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng, NY Asian Film Festival
• Audio Commentary by critic/writer Kim Newman and writer Sean Hogan
• Audio Commentary by film historians Audi Sorlie and Chris Ling 
• 2026 interview with actor Fan Siu-Wong
• "Rising Star" 2015 interview with Fan Sui-Wong
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• English Theatrical Traile 
• Comes in a double-walled slipcase with artwork by Brutal Posters with a reversible sleeve featuring new art by Chris Barnes and original Hong Kong artwork and a foldout poster with original and new poster art. 

Wild Eye Releasing and Visual Vengeance unleash a SCREAM DREAM (review)

Hounded by reporters and church groups, fired by her manager, devil-worshiping heavy metal singer Michelle Shock possesses her new replacement in the band to take demonic revenge in this SOV horror from Donald Farmer starring Melissa Moore.

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

SCREAM DREAM Blu-ray specs:

• 1080i60 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Donald Farmer, moderated by Heath Holland
• Interview with producer/director Donald Farmer
• "Heavy Metal Horror Primer" conversation with podcasters Justin Decloux and Adam 'Riot' Thorn
• Actor Nick Riggins Interview
• Actress Jesse Raye Interview
• "The Art of the Scream" interview with special effects artist Rick Gonzales
• Behind the Scenes Image Gallery
• Donald Farmer Theatrical Q&A Excerpts
• Visual Vengeance Trailer
• Start-up Trailers
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original VHS art and a folded mini-poster. 
• The first pressing also includes a Scream Dream Guitar Pick, and slipcover.

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Wild Eye Releasing and Visual Vengeance gaze into the eye of CYCLOPS (review)

A schoolgirl starts to question her brother's past involvement in secret experiments involving birth defects and her sister-in-law's very unusual pregnancy in this Japanese eighties gore horror direct-to-video flick CYCLOPS from the creator of NIGHT HEAD and the director of ANOTHER HEAVEN and RINGU: SPIRAL.

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

CYCLOPS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Justin Decloux of The important Cinema Club and Patrick Macias, author of Tokyoscope: the Japanese Cult Film Companion
• "No Compliance" interview with director Joji “George” Iida
• "Not In The Way Your Expect: The Films of Joji “George” Iida" video essay by Justin Decloux of The important Cinema Club
• "All the Monsters Are Here: The Japanese DTV Market of the Mid-80s" video essay by Justin Decloux of The important Cinema Club
• Image Gallery
• Koji Yamamura Sketch Gallery
• Visual Vengeance Trailer
• Start-up Trailers
• Comes with a folded mini-poster featuring original pressbook art and reversible sleeve featuring original Japanese VHS art. 
• The first pressing includes "The Creation of Cyclops" 16-page liner notes booklet, "A (Short) Horror Trip" 8-page liner notes booklet, and limited Edition slipcover art by The Dude.

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MVD Visual signs a DEATH WARRANT for JCVD in 4K (review)

Jean-Claude Van Damme is a Canadian cop who goes undercover in a Los Angeles prison to find a killer in DEATH WARRANT.  Robert Guillaume, Cynthia Gibb, Patrick Kilpatrick, and Art LaFleur also star.

REVIEW LINK: MVD Visual (U.S.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

DEATH WARRANT 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (HDR10)
• English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Deran Sarafian 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Deran Sarafian
• Interview with actor Patrick Kilpatrick
• Interview with actor Art LaFleur
• "Defender of Death" interview with actress Cynthia Gibb
• Photo Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Bonus Trailers 
• Comes with a slipcover, reversible cover, and collectible "4K LaserVision" mini-poster.

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Also available on single-disc Blu-ray. 

MVD Visual beats in 4K with Jean-Claude Van Damme's LIONHEART (review)

When his brother is brutally murdered by drug dealers, Lyon escapes from the French Foreign Legion and travels from Africa to Los Angeles to help his sister-in-law and her daughter but he also becomes involved in illegal street fighting rings with high stakes players in this early Jean-Claude Van Damme action flick with heart.

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

LIONHEART 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (HDR10) of the International Version
• English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Sheldon Lettich, moderated by Heath Holland 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• U.S. Theatrical Cut:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH, French, and Spanish Subtitles 
• Hybrid Extended Cut:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
• Audio Commentary by director Sheldon Lettich and actor Harrison Page 
• "The Story of LIONHEART" documentary
• "Inside LIONHEART with the Filmmakers and Cast" featurette
• "LIONHEART: Behind the Fights" featurette
• 1991 Making-of Featurette
• Interview with director Sheldon Lettich
• Interview with actor Harrison Page
• Behind the Scenes of the Audio Commentary
• Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery
• Promotional Clips
• Theatrical Trailer
• Bonus Trailers 
• Comes with a collectible "Lionheart" 4K LaserVision mini-poster, a reversible cover featuring the 4K LaserVision cover and the 2018 MVD Rewind Collection Blu-ray artwork (with new 4K/BD combo sticker), and a slipcover.

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Eureka Classics is terrorized by BEASTS UNLEASHED (review)

From the fringe of 1950s Hollywood comes two low-budget sci-fi treats.  THE BEAST WITH A MILLION EYES terrorizes a family in the middle of the desert with attacks by birds, cows, dogs, and eventually possessed humans in this effort produced and partially directed by Roger Corman.  THE BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN is the real culprit behind cattle and human disappearances that have a cowboy and a rancher at each other's throats south of the border.

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

BEASTS UNLEASHED Blu-ray specs:

• The Beast with a Million Eyes:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen Presentations of the Theatrical Cut and the Extended Television Cut
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• "Terror from Beyond the Stars" interview with science fiction expert Mark Bould
• Theatrical Trailer 
• The Beast of Hollow Mountain:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" interview with critic Kim Newman
• Theatrical Trailer 
• The first pressing comes with a limited O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Mute and booklet featuring new writing by genre film expert Christopher Stewardson on special effects artist Paul Blaisdell and The Beast with a Million Eyes and a new essay by film journalist Sean McGeady on Weird Westerns and The Beast of Hollow Mountain. 

Second Sight Films deduces THE NAME OF THE ROSE (review)

A Franciscan monk with a yen for logic and philosophy and his young novice seek out a human culprit for a series of brutal murders in a Northern Italy abbey when the brotherhood themselves suspect the Devil and want to summon the Holy Inquisition in this West German/French/Italian big-budget adaptation of Umberto Eco's bestselling novel starring Sean Connery and Christian Slater.

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

THE NAME OF THE ROSE 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• 2160p24 HEVC Dolby Vision and 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen Discs
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian James Marsh
• Audio Commentary by director Jean-Jacques Annaud
• "Charm of Humanity" interview with director Jean-Jacques Annaud
• "A Boy and His Dog" interview with actor Christian Slater
• "Bringing the Mustard" interview with actor Ron Perlman
• "Liquidating the Disk" interview with screenwriter Andrew Birkin
• "The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose" 1986 documentary 
• Comes in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Liza Shumskaya and includes a 120-page book with new essays by Eugenio Ercolani and Gian Giacomo Petrone, Francesco Massaccesi, Sam Moore, Gregory Mucci, Dan Schindel, and Nadine Whitney, as well as six collectors' art cards.

Also available in separate standard edition 4K UltraHD and Blu-ray editions. 

Radiance Films and Transmission tune in to TWO BOXES: TELEVISED TERROR IN FRANCO'S SPAIN (review)

During General Franco's dictatorship in Spain, the public had veiled concerns of "disapperance" and passive disengagement explored to terrifying ends in two short television projects.  In LA CABINA, a middle-aged businessman becomes a public spectacle when he becomes trapped in a telephone box.  In EL TELEVISOR, a family man finally realizes his dream to own a color television set only to realize that it actually owns him in this short feature from Narcisco Ibanez Serrador (THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED, WHO CAN KILL A CHILD?).

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (U.K.) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

TWO BOXES: TELEVISED TERROR IN FRANCO'S SPAIN Blu-ray specs:

• La cabina (1972):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Spanish LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by writers and film-makers Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton
• "Jose Luis Garci on La cabina" screenwriter interview
• "Antonio Mercero Santos on La cabina" location manager interview 
• El televisor (1974):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Spanish LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by critics and horror experts Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
• Interview with Spanish film expert Antonio Lazaro-Reboll
• 1999 Press Conference with Narciso Ibanez Serrandor promoting "El televisor" 
• Limited edition of 5,000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, including an O-card and reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Justin Coffee, and booklet featuring new writing from Alex Mendibil and Paul Martinovic. 

Acorn Media and Lucy Lawless investigate MY LIFE IS MURDER: SERIES 5 (review)

Lucy Lawless plays a former detective who returns to Auckland to settle into a retirement baking sourdough bread only to keep getting involved in murder mysteries as a police consultant with her hacker friend and ex-con brother.

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

MY LIFE IS MURDER - SERIES 5 DVD specs:

• Eight episodes on two dual-layer DVDs
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles 

Arrow Video will never leave THE HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS (review)

THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS' Lino Capolicchio is an art restorer called to a remote village in the Po Valley to restore a rotting fresco that depicts a macabre rendition of the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian and gradually discovers that something is very wrong in the village related to the fresco's mysterious painter in this rural giallo from ZEDER director Pupi Avati.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (U.S.) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Italian LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
• Audio Commentary by critics Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
• "Painted Screams" 2025 documentary by Federico Caddeo featuring interviews with co-writer/director Pupi Avati, co-writer Antonio Avati, assistant director Cesare Bastelli, actors Lino Capolicchio, Fancesca Marciano, Giulio Pizzirani, and Pietro Brambilla, production designer Luciana Morosetti, assistant camera operation Toni Scaramuzza, sound mixer Enrico Blasi, and Emanuele Taglietti (son of assistant production designer Otello Taglietti (94 minutes)
• "La Casa e Sola" visual essay by critic Chris Alexander
• "The Art of Suffering" visual essay by critic Kat Ellinger
• Italian Theatrical Trailer 

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Cult Epics exposes the smutty letters of P.O. TINTO BRASS in 4K (review)

Having built up a reputation as a master of erotica, director Tinto Brass is inundated daily with letters, photos, and videos charting the erotic imaginations of his female fans.  With his sexy secretary, he probes these fantasies in search of inspiration in this erotic anthology film.

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

P.O. BOX TINTO BRASS 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (HDR10)
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• English Subtitles for scenes never dubbed into English
• Audio Commentary by film historians Troy Howarth, Jeremy Richey, Nathaniel Thompson, Eugenio Ercolani, and Heather Drain
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• English Subtitles for scenes never dubbed into English
• Audio Commentary by film historians Troy Howarth, Jeremy Richey, Nathaniel Thompson, Eugenio Ercolani, and Heather Drain
• Interview with director Tinto Brass
• Image Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Comes with a 20-page booklet and slipcover.

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Also available from AMAZON in a Blu-ray single-disc edition.

Also available directly from CULT EPICS with a website-exclusive alternate slipcover, four lobby card reproductions, and a bonus disc featuring the documentary ISTINTOBRASS. 

Deaf Crocodile tucks us in for DEFA FAIRY TALES (review)

After World War II, West Germany embraced capitalist ideals and Hollywood-style cinema while Soviet-controlled East Germany took a Utopian approach to their cinema through DEFA studio using film to instill communist ideals including fairy tales whose moral lessons stressed the value of hard work and the corruption of greed with familiar-yet-unfamiliar tellings of SNOW WHITE and LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD along with the less-familiar stateside MOTHER HULDA in which a put-upon stepdaughter dives into a well to retrieve a lost spindle and finds herself high above in the clouds, THE DEVIL'S THREE GOLDEN HAIRS in which a young man travels to Hell to trick the devil in order to win the hand of a princess and save his death-ridden village, and SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED in which two sisters fight an evil mountain spirit to free the princes they love from a curse.

REVIEW LINK: Deaf Crocodile (U.S.) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

DEFA Fairy Tales Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One:
• Snow White:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Samm Deighan 
• Mother Hulda:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Michael Brooke 
• Disc Two:
• Little Red Riding Hood:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.36:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Shelagh Rowen-Lagg and Anne Golden 
• Disc Three:
• The Devil's Three Golden Hairs:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles 
• Disc Four:
• Snow White and Rose Red:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Samm Deighan 
• "Socialist Fantasies, the Bros. Grimm and DEFA Studios: Fairytale Filmmaking in East Germany" visual essay by film historian Evan Chester
• Interview with comics artist, film historian, and author Stephen R. Bissette by Deaf Crocodile's Dennis Bartok (94 minutes)

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SRS exorcises the DEVIL TIMES TWO (review)

A series of brutal murders in the woods surrounding an abandoned monastery where a tragic exorcism claimed the lives of ten people bring a pair of priests to the Mother Superior caretaker who believes that the Gates of Hell are somewhere close by and the murders are being committed by returning damned souls in this GRINDHOUSE-style modern pastiche disguised as a TV recording of a long-lost seventies Italian horror film.

REVIEW LINK: SRS (Sub Rosa Studios) Region ALL BD-R (DVDCompare)

DEVIL TIMES TWO BD-R specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
• Backstage Featurette
• Photo Gallery
• Trailer

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Acorn Media investigates the quirky with THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES: SERIES 12 (review)

City slicker detective Mike Shepherd has taken over the police department of rural Brokenwood and with his partners investigate bizarre murder cases with a roster of quirky suspects in this fish out of water show inspired by NORTHERN EXPOSURE.

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

THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES - SERIES 12 DVD specs:

• Six feature-length episodes on three dual-layer DVDs
• 16:9 Anamorphic 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Cast Interviews:
• Neill Rea
• Fern Sutherland
• Jarod Rawiri 

Eureka ventures INTO THE FOREST: FOLKTALES AT DEFA (review)

East Germany's state DEFA film studio mounted a series of enormously-popular fairy tale adaptations with opulent production values, bizarre quirks, and socialist messaging that have remained entertaining and even attained cult status.  In THE DEVIL FROM MILL MOUNTAIN, an evil miller sabotages his competition but the benevolent spirits of the woods help a young woman expose his bad deeds.  In THE SINGING RINGING TREE, a prince ventures out to obtain a magical tree for a haughty princess but an evil dwarf has other plans for the couple.  In RUMPELSTILTSKIN, a young maiden is entrapped by her lazy, greedy father into the lie of spinning gold from straw for the King, but a magical imp offers to help her for a price.  In LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, a young girl on her way to her grandmother's house through the woods has more to fear than just a wolf.  In THE DEVIL'S THREE GOLDEN HAIRS, a blacksmith's assistant must venture into Hell to trick the Devil and win the hand of a princess and save his village.

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

INTO THE FOREST: FOLKTALES AT DEFA Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One:
• The Devil from Mill Mountain:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Michael Brooke
• The Singing Ringing Tree:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• English (1964 U.K. TV Narration) LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• "Fairytales and Nightmares" interview with writer, broadcaster, and Fortean Times columnist Bob Fischer 
• "Interview with a Princess" interview with actress Christel Bodenstein
• Disc Two:
• Rumpelstiltskin:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Sam Goff, editorial director for Klassiki and host of The Klassiki Kino Club podcast
• Little Red Riding Hood:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• "The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats" 1990 cut-out animation by Otto Sacher adapted from the Brothers Grimm story by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film
• Disc Three:
• The Devil's Three Golden Hairs:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• German and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• "DEFA and the Devil" video essay by film and literature scholar Mary Going 
• "The Magic Scissors" 1956 silhouette animation by Bruno J. Böttge inspired by traditional folktales and produced by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film 
• "Sleeping Beauty Was a Beautiful Child" 1987 short puppet animation by Katja Georgi adapted from Sleeping Beauty by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film
• Limited edition box set of 2,000 copies featuring a hardbound slipcase featuring new artwork by Carly A-F, reversible inner sleeves featuring new artwork for each film by Carly A-F, and 60-page collector’s book featuring a new essay on DEFA’s approach to folktales by East German film historian Sebastian Heiduschke, new notes on each film in this set by DEFA Märchenfilm experts Sonja Fritzsche, Qinna Shen and Elizabeth Ward, plus the Brothers Grimm stories that inspired The Singing Ringing Tree, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Riding Hood and The Devil’s Three Golden Hairs. 

88 Films champions Shaolin in a SHAWSCOPE TRIPLE FEATURE (review)

88 Films' SHAWSCOPE TRIPLE FEATURE presents a late entry Chang Cheh "Venom Mob" film in TWO CHAMPIONS OF SHAOLIN as two young monks bent on vengeance get entangled in the intrigues between the Shaolin Temple and a brother sect loyal to the Qing Dynasty.  In Tong Kai's SHAOLIN PRINCE, two princes are separated at birth when their father is slaughtered by a rival lord.  One is raised as a monk unaware of his true identity while the other is raised by a prime minister to retake the throne.  Ti Lung and Derek Yee star.  In Tong Kai's SHAOLIN INTRUDERS, two martial arts heroes believe a female warrior is being framed for the murders of the chiefs of the four big martial arts families.  Derek Yee and Jason Pai Piao star.

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

SHAWSCOPE TRIPLE FEATURE Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Two Champions of Shaolin:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Mandarin and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and filmmaker Michael Worth
• Theatrical Trailer
• Image Gallery
• Disc Two - Shaolin Prince:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• "The Shaw Legacy - Derek Yee on Acting and Directing" interview
• Image Gallery
• Disc Three - Shaolin Intruders:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Mandarin and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• "Mystery in the Monastery - Ricky Baker on Shaolin Intruders"
• Image Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Comes in a limited edition slipcase with artwork by "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien and double-sided posters for each film. 

Visual Vengeance goes Gothic with LAURIN (review)

A child murder stalks a German village at the turn of the century and an imaginative little girl who just lost her mother may or may not know who it is.  The killer certainly knows who she is and is after her in SCHOOL'S OUT director Robert Sigl's gothic feature debut.

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

LAURIN Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono with optional English SDH Subtitles
• German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono with optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Troy Howarth
• Original VHS Rough Cut with Production Audio in English (101 minutes)
• "Laurin c’est moi" new interview with director Robert Sigl
• Interviews:
• camera operator Nyika Jancsó
• actress Dóra Szinetár
• actor Barnabás Tóth
• film historian Jonathan Rigby
• "The Making of Laurin" documentary 
• 1988 Robert Sigl Bavarian Film Awards Presentation
• Robert Sigl Short Films:
• "The Christmas Tree [Der Weihnachtsbaum]" (1983)
• "Coronoia 21: It Comes with the Snow" (2021)
• Image Galleries:
• B&W Stills and Behind the Scenes
• Pressbook
• Postcards
• Technical Screenplay
• "The Christmas Tree" Gallery
• "The Christmas Tree" Polaroid Gallery
• Lost Short "Die Hutte" Gallery
• 1988 Bavarian Film Festival Awards
• Theatrical Trailer
• Visual Vengeance Trailer
• Comes with a collectible mini-poster. 
• The first pressing includes a limited edition O-card slipcover designed by Justin Coons, a limited edition mini-postcard set reproduced from German promotional materials, and a ‘Stick your own’ VHS sticker sheet.

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Shudder hires THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT (review)

New mortuary assistant Rebecca must take the night shift and encounters unusual demon-infested corpses in this video game adaptation from Shudder and Dread.

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

THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.40:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Optional English SDH and French Subtitles
• Behind the Scenes
• Shudder Start-up Promo 

Unearthed Films resurrects the LEGION OF THE DEAD (review)

A pair of idiots, two bumbling brother hit men, and a waitress face become involved with a fallen angel's attempt to take over the world with an army of the dead in Olaf Ittenbach's LEGION OF THE DEAD.

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

LEGION OF THE DEAD Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Producer's Cut:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Olaf Ittenbach and composer Mel Lewis
• Making-of
• Deleted Scenes
• Outtakes
• Festival Premieres
• Photo Gallery
• Video Trailer
• Alternate Trailer
• U.S. Video Trailer 
• Disc Two - Director's Cut:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo (with German audio for restored scenes)
• Optional English Subtitles (for German scenes only) or full English SDH Subtitles 
• Reversible cover
• First pressing slipcover. 

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