Eureka's Masters of Cinema makes a pact with THE DEVIL'S HAND (review)

A failed painter may lose more than his hand when he makes a deal with the Devil for talent in this French work of fantastic cinema made under Nazi occupation.

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

THE DEVIL'S HAND Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• French LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film critic James Oliver
• "The Devil's in the Details" video essay by film historian Samm Deighan
• "Continental: French Cinema in the Devil's Hand" documentary
• The first pressing of 2,000 copies comes in a limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by John Dunn with a collector's booklet featuring new writing on director Maurice Tourneur by French cinema expert Barry Nevin.
   

Arrow visits SALEM'S LOT in 4K (review)

A vampire plague drifts into a small New England town with the fog and the only people who can stop it are a novelist and a horror-obsessed teenager in Tobe Hooper's iconic miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's bestselling novel.

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

 SALEM'S LOT 4K UltraHD specs: 

• DISC ONE:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.33:1 Fullscreen Dolby Vision presentations of the two-part miniseries and the extended movie version
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Tobe Hooper
• Audio Commentary by film critics Bill Ackerman and Amanda Reyes
• Alternate TV Footage
• Screenplay Gallery 
• DISC TWO: 
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.33:1 Fullsceen Dolby Vision presentation of the international theatrical version
• English LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Chris Alexander
• "King of the Vampires" interview with Stephen King biographer Douglas Winter
• "Second Coming" appreciation by author and critic Grady Hendrix
• "New England Nosferatu" interview with filmmaker Mick Garris
• "Fear Lives Here" look at the locations of "Salem's Lot" today with filmmaker Elijah Drenner
• "We Can All Be Heroes" appreciation by film critic Heather Wixson, co-author of "In Search of Darkness"
• "A Gold Standard for Small Screen Screams" appreciation by film critics Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman, co-hosts of the podcast "Horror Queers"
• Trailers
• Image Gallery
• Comes in a slipcase with a reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options, "Salem's Lot" town sign sticker, a double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options, and a collectors' perfect-bound booklet

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Breaking Glass Pictures look for love in SAUNA (review)

A young gay man runs away to the city and lives it up by night while cleaning a sauna by day.  When he meets a trans man on Grindr, a hookup turns into a tumultuous relationship as both try to fit into one anothers' worlds and find out who they are as individuals.

REVIEW LINK: Breaking Glass Pictures (U.S.) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDCompare)

SAUNA DVD specs:

• 16:9 Anamorphic 1.55:1 Widescreen
• Danish Dolby Digital 5.1
• Burnt-in English Subtitles
• Theatrical Trailer
• Slide Show
• Trailers 

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88 Films wages war in THE DELIGHTFUL FOREST (review)

After avenging his brother's murder on his sister-in-law and her lover, the hero Wu Song accepts his prison sentence only to become entangled in a web of betrayals as rival gangs struggle over a nearby territory.  Ti Lung stars in this Shaw Brothers classic based on the famous novel "The Water Margin" directed by Chang Cheh.

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

THE DELIGHTFUL FOREST Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Mandarin and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian David West
• "Warrior Lady" interview with actress Yu Feng
• Image Gallery
• Re-issue Trailer
• Comes with a reversible sleeve with brand-new artwork from Aurelio Lorenzo and original Hong Kong art. 
• The first pressing includes a slipcover by Aurelio Lorenzo. 

88 Films infiltrates the SECRET SERVICE OF THE IMPERIAL COURT (review)

Through the manipulation of the court eunuch, the assassination squad of the Ming Dynasty has been turned towards eliminating his enemies.  When the Sergeant of the Guard instead protects the persecuted, the Commander - his own father - orders his death at the hands of his men in this Shaw Brothers classic of court intrigue and mass slaughter. 

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

SECRET SERVICE OF THE IMPERIAL COURT Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese and Mandarin LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Still Gallery
• Comes with a reversible sleeve with brand-new artwork from R.P. “Kung Fu Bob” O’Brien and original Hong Kong art.  
• The first pressing includes a slipcover by "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien. 

Altered Innocence cruises with TAXI ZUM KLO (review)

By day, Frank is a schoolteacher, by night he cruises the toilets in this German New Wave film about a double life during the early days of gay rights in West Germany based on the life of its star and director Frank Ripploh.

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

TAXI ZUM KLO Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.26:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and Spanish Subtitles
• "This or That" video essay by film historian KJ Shepherd
• "From the Classroom to the Tearoom" video essay by film historian Elizabeth Purchell
• Restoration Trailer
• Other Trailers
• Comes with a booklet featuring an essay by Bradford Nordeen.

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Cinephobia Releasing finds love and loss in #300LETTERS (review)

Just as Jero is about to celebrate Valentine's Day on social media, his boyfriend Tom breaks up with him, leaving him three-hundred letters for each day of their relationship explaining what went wrong.  His friend advises him to move on, but Jero cannot resist knowing the truth.. or a version of it in this Argentinian romantic comedy.

REVIEW LINK: Breaking Glass Pictures (U.S.) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDCompare)

#300LETTERS DVD specs:

• 16:9 Anamorphic 2.40:1 Widescreen
• Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Theatrical Trailer
• Start-up Trailers

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