Cult Epics unmasks KRIMINAL in 4K! (review)

After stealing the Crown Jewels, master thief Kriminal evades the gallows and takes off for Istanbul on the trail of a cache of diamonds exchanging hands through various double crosses in this comic strip adaptation from Umberto Lenzi.

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

KRIMINAL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.39:1 Widescreen (HDR10)
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
• Italian Theatrical Trailer 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.39:1 Widescreen
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
• "Armed to the Teeth: The Cinema of Umberto Lenzi" feature-length documentary by Eugenio Ercolani and Andrea Moroni
• "Camera Nostalgia" interview with actor Glenn Saxson
• "The Sound of Krime" interview with film music historian Pierpaolo De Sanctis 
• Isolated Score (28 tracks)
• Italian Credits
• Promotional Gallery 
• Italian Theatrical Trailer
• Cult Epics Trailers 
• Comes with a reversible cover and slipcover.

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Also available as a Blu-ray single-disc edition. 

Also available as a five-hundred copy limited edition with exclusive slipcover direct from CULT EPICS! 

88 Films takes a bite out of AMAZONIA: THE CATHERINE MILES STORY in 4K (review)

English schoolgirl Catherine Miles travels down to the Amazon to spend the holidays on her parents' rubber plant.  On a birthday trip up the Amazon river, their boat is ambushed and her parents are killed.  Abducted by a headhunting tribe, Catherine plots her escape even as she is ritually initiated into the tribe and develops a murderous hunger for revenge against her parents murderers.  Released by Charles Band's Empire Pictures in the United States as WHITE SLAVE.

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

AMAZONIA: THE CATHERINE MILES STORY 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision)
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film critics Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film critics Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti
• "Nothing to be Ashamed Of" interview with composer Franco Campanino 
• "The Man from the High Crane" interview with camera operator Federico del Zoppo
• "Capitalizing on Cannibals" interview with expert Eugenio Ercolani 
• "Body Trade in Amazonia" visual essay by film historian Rachael Nisbet 
• "No Meat on These Bones" visual essay by film historian Mike Foster 
• "Ecological with the Truth" visual essay by The Nasty Pasty
• Theatrical Trailer
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring new art by Chris Barnes and alternate original artwork. 
• The limited edition also includes a slipcover with artwork by Chris Barnes, a U-card leaving the slipcover free of certificates and markings, and booklet notes by Francesco Massaccesi. 

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 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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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.

Available directly from MVD Visual. 

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. 

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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Also available on BLU-RAY! 

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. 

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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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. 

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. 

Radiance Films gets a nip of VAMPIRE'S KISS (review)

Nicolas Cage goes off the deep end as usual, but this time he thinks he's a vampire in VAMPIRE'S KISS.  Jennifer Beals, Maria Conchita Alonso, Kasi Lemmons, and Elizabeth Ashley also star.

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

VAMPIRE'S KISS 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 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Robert Bierman and actor Nicolas Cage
• Audio Commentary by critics Kim Newman and Nick de Semlyen 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Robert Bierman and actor Nicolas Cage
• Audio Commentary by critics Kim Newman and Nick de Semlyen
• "Robert Bierman on Vampire's Kiss" 2026 director interview
• "Joseph Minion on Vampire's Kiss" 2026 screenwriter interview
• "Colin Towns on Vampire's Kiss" 2026 composer interview
• "The Dumb Waiter" 1979 short film by Robert Bierman
• Optional Introduction to "The Dumb Waiter" by Robert Bierman
• Theatrical Trailer
• Image Gallery 
• Limited edition of 6,000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, including a pull-out poster and six lobby-card style postcards, and 40-page perfect bound book featuring new writing from Julia Armfield, Zach Schonfield, and Justin LaLiberty. 

Radiance Films becomes lost in THE HOURGLASS SANATORIUM (review)

In this Polish fantasy from Wojciech Has (THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT), a young man travels to visit his "dead" father in a remote sanatorium where time does not behave as it does in the real world.  Entering a surreal dream world, he is assailed by childhood memories entangled with fantastic adventures that may entrap him forever in the world of sleep.  Based on the story collection by Bruno Schulz.

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

THE HOURGLASS SANATORIUM 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision)
• Polish DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Michael Brooke 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Polish DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Michael Brooke
• "Accordion" 1947 short film by Wojciech Has
• 1987 Polish Television interview with production designer Jerzy Skarzynski by filmmaker Jerzy Wójcik
• 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 booklet featuring new writing by critic Ela Bittencourt and archival writing from Annette Insdorf. 

Deaf Crocodile checks into DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL (review)

A police detective called deep into the mountains to a ski resort for a crime that has not happened has his rational mind tested by mysterious happenings in this Estonian adaptation of a novel by the Strugatskiy Brothers (STALKER, HARD TO BE A GOD).

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

DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• 2160p24 HEVC Dolby Vision and 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Estonian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Michael Brooke
• "Snow Job: A Routine Investigation in Dead Mountaineer's Hotel" visual essay by Ryan Verrill & Dr. Will Dodson of Someone’s Favorite Prod.
• "Bonus Track" excerpt from the 2016 Riho Vastrik documentary on composer Sven Grünberg and his score for the film
• "Closeup: The Dead Mountaineer's Hotel" 2010 Estonian Public TV documentary
• "Soviet Estonia Newsreel # 6 - The Dead Mountaineer's Hotel" 1979 Soviet Estonian Newsreel

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Also available in a Deluxe Limited Edition directly from DEAF CROCODILE! 

Radiance Films exposes THE PORNOGRAPHERS (review)

Under the guise of selling medical supplies, Sabu is a pornographic filmmaker and dealer who believes he is performing a public service but he is surrounded by greed inside and outside of his dysfunctional surrogate family in Shohei Imamura's first independent directorial effort.

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

THE PORNOGRAPHERS 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10)
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• "Masaomi Kondô on The Pornographers" 
• "Steve Corbeil on Akiyuki Nosaka"
• "Tony Rayns on The Pornographers"
• Theatrical Trailer
• Limited edition of 5000 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 Jasper Sharp. 

Eureka's Masters of Cinema chases Buster Keaton on THE GENERAL in 4K (review)

Buster Keaton went over-schedule and over-budget on the epic comedy THE GENERAL in which he played a Southern train engineer who single-handedly attempts to foil a Northern plot and rescue his two great loves: his girl and his engine.

REVIEW LINK: Eureka (U.K.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD (DVDCompare)

THE GENERAL 4K UltraHD specs:

• 2160p24 HEVC Dolby Vision 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Music Score by Carl Davis in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Original English Intertitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian David Kalat
• "Bound for Glory: The General as Keaton's Cinematic Manifesto" video essay by Imogen Sara Smith, author of "Buster Keaton: The Persistence of Comedy"
• "A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride" video essay on locomotives in the films of Buster Keaton by film critic and editor Luke Ryan
• "Peter Kramer on The General" interview 
• "The Silent Years" 1971 TV Introduction by Orson Welles
• "Silents Please" 1960 TV Introduction by Gloria Swanson
• "Filming Locations" featurette
• "Video Tour of The General" featurette
• Home Movie Footage
• The first pressing of 2,000 copies comes with a limited edition O-card slipcase featuring package design by Nick Wrigley and a booklet featuring archival material and essays by critic Philip Kemp and animator Richard Haynes.

Arrow Video goes to the Outback to WAKE IN FRIGHT in 4K (review)

A city slicker teacher exiled to the Australian Outback plans to spend the holidays in Sydney but a series of bad choices plunges him into a beer-swilling, roo-shooting backwoods nightmare in this Australian thriller from Ted Kotcheff (FIRST BLOOD) starring Gary Bond and Donald Pleasence.

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

WAKE IN FRIGHT 4K UltraHD specs:

• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Dolby Vision Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Ted Kotcheff and editor Anthony Buckley
• Audio Commentary by Peter Galvin, author of "The Making of Wake in Fright"
• "Return to the 'Yabba" documentary on the film's Broken Hill locations
• "Take in Fright" interview with director of photography Brian West
• "Sounds of the Outback" interview with sound editors Keith Palmer and Eddy Joseph
• "The Cinema's Great Squeaky Bald Git: Kim Newman Discusses the Career of Actor Donald Pleasence"
• "The Filmmaker and the Filmbuff: Philippe Mora and Paul Harris Discuss Wake in Fright"
• Archive Interviews:
• "Yer Mad, Ya Bastard!" interview with director Ted Kotcheff
• "Not Quite Hollywood" interview with actor Jack Thompson
• 2009 Q&A with Ted Kotcheff at the Toronto International Film Festival
• 2009 audio interview with director Ted Kotcheff, conducted by Paul Harris
• 2025 audio interview with composer John Scott, conducted by music historian Daniel Schweiger
• Alternate Scenes from "Outback"
• TV Reports:
• 2009 "7:30 Report" on the Rediscovery and Restoration of "Wake in Fright"
• "Who Needs Art?" 1971 TV Segment on "Wake in Fright"
• Chips Rafferty Obituary by Ken G. Hall
• Trailer Gallery:
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• U.S. TV Spot
• Restoration Trailer
• Foreign Visions of Local Stories: A Trailer Reel of Australian Films Helmed by Overseas Filmmakers
• Image Gallery
• Comes with a slipcover, a collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jay Slater, Paul Lê and David Michael Brown plus archive materials, and a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jeff Marshall.

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Also available on Blu-ray. 

88 Films fights mutants in the FORBIDDEN WORLD (review)

Summoned to a top secret lab on a distant planet, a space marshal discovers that a genetic engineering experiment to create a new food source has gone horrible wrong and a rapidly-evolving organism is stalking the crew one-by-one in this super gory, nudity-filled Roger Corman cheapie knockoff of ALIEN.

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

FORBIDDEN WORLD 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray combo specs:

• 2160p24 HEVC Dolby Vision and 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen presentations of the FORBIDDEN WORLD theatrical cut (77 minutes) and the MUTANT director's cut (82 minutes) on 4K UltraHD and Blu-ray discs
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Two audio commentaries on the theatrical cut by:
• critic Kim Newman and writer Sean Hogan;
• film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth; 
• Audio Commentary on the director's cut by editor/director Allan Holzman, moderated by Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson
• "Confessions of a Teenage Mutant" interview with director Allan Holzman
• "Don't Laugh at Mutants: Another interview with Allan Holzman"
• "Newer Horizons" video essay by film historian Mike Foster
• "The Making of Forbidden World" 2010 documentary featuring interviews with director/editor Allan Holzman, special visual effects artist/production designer Robert Skotak, actor Jesse Vint, composer Susan Justin, and more
• Interview with producer Roger Corman
• Interview with effects artist John Carl Buechler
• Image Gallery
• Radio Spot
• 3 TV Spots
• 5 Theatrical Trailers
• The first pressing includes a slipcover with artwork by Joel Robinson and a booklet with notes by James Whittington.

Arrow Video becomes trapped in 4K in THE CELL (review)

Jennifer Lopez plays a child psychiatrist who uses advanced technology to enter the minds of her patients.  When the FBI are racing against time to find the abducted victim of a killer who has gone into a coma, she finds it easily enough to get into the killer's mind but becomes trapped when she no longer knows what is real in the debut feature film from music video director Tarsem Singh.  Vince Vaughn and Vincent D'Onofrio also star.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (US/UK) Region ALL 4K UltraHD (DVDCompare)

THE CELL 4K UltraHD specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• Theatrical Cut:
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.39:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Director's Cut:
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.39:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film scholars Josh Nelson & Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Audio Commentary by screenwriter Mark Protosevich, moderated byfilm critic Kay Lynch
• Audio Commentary by director Tarsem Singh
• Audio Commentary by director of photography Paul Laufer, production designer Tom Foden, makeup supervisor Michèle Burke, costume designer April Napier, visual effects supervisor Kevin Tod Haug, and composer Howard Shore 
• "Projection of the Mind's Eye" interview with director Tarsem Singh (90 minutes) 
• "Between Two Worlds" interview with director of photography Paul Laufer
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• Open-Matte Theatrical Cut with Alternate Grading:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• "Paul Laufer Illuminates" interview about the alternate grading
• "Art Is Where You Find It" visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• "The Costuming Auteur" visual essay by film critic Abbey Bender
• "Style as Substance: Reflections on Tarsem" 2000 featurette
• 8 Deleted/Extended Scenes (with optional audio commentary by director Tarsem Singh 
• "Special Effects" 6 multi-angle vignettes 
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer 
• International Trailer 
• Image Gallery

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