Kino Lorber conjures THE NIGHTCOMERS (review)

Marlon Brando and Stephanie Beacham star in Michael Winner's THE NIGHTCOMERS, a sleazy prequel to the exquisite ghost story "The Turn of the Screw" in which a pair of servants in a country house warp the minds of two innocent children.

REVIEW LINK: Kino Lorber (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE NIGHTCOMERS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Michael Winner
• Audio Commentary by film historian Kat Ellinger
• Introduction by director Michael Winner
• Theatrical Trailer
• Teaser Trailer
• Bonus Trailers

Code Red rises JUST BEFORE DAWN (review)

Four twenty-somethings go up into the woods and are in for a big surprise in the eighties slasher classic JUST BEFORE DAWN.  George Kennedy, Gregg Henry, Jamie Rose, Chris Lemmon, Ralph Seymour, and Deborah Benson star.

REVIEW LINK: Code Red Releasing (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

JUST BEFORE DAWN Blu-ray specs:

• American Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• International Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Interview with actor Gregg Henry
• Interview with actress Jamie Rose
• Interview with actor Chris Lemmon
• Interview with producer David Sheldon
• "Lions, Tigers, and Inbred Twins" making-of restrospective
• Bonus Trailers
• Reversible Cover
• Slipcover

Umbrella Entertainment gets hairy with THE HOWLING COLLECTION (review)

Umbrella Entertainment gets hairy with THE HOWLING COLLECTION four-disc set.  In HOWLING III: THE MARSUPIALS, an American anthropologist discovers a new breed of werewolf down under.  In HOWLING IV: THE ORIGINAL NIGHTMARE, an author has a nervous breakdown and gets away to the countryside with her husband only to discover something sinister lurking in the woods.  In HOWLING V: THE REBIRTH, a group of American and British tourists in Hungary are handpicked to explore an ancient castle, but they are not alone... In HOWLING VI: THE FREAKS, a wandering young man settles down in a California town around the same time that a mysterious carnival sets up shop and a series of brutal murders starts.

REVIEW LINK: Umbrella Entertainment (AUS) Region 0 NTSC/PAL (DVD Drive-in)

THE HOWLING COLLECTION DVD specs:

• Howling III: The Marsupials (NTSC):
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1
• Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (NTSC):
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Howling V: The Rebirth (NTSC):
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.42:1 fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Howling VI: The Freaks (PAL):
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Umbrella Entertainment hires PLUGG (review)

When a politician hires a PI firm to investigate a brothel for his community standards-concerned wife, the firm sends out their worst trainee detective in the Ozploitation comedy PLUGG from director Terry Bourke (LADY STAY DEAD).

REVIEW LINK: Umbrella Entertainment (AUS) Region 0 PAL DVD (DVD Drive-in)

PLUGG DVD specs:

• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Theatrical Trailer

Scream Factory falls for THE SEDUCTION (review)

Morgan Fairchild is an up and coming news anchor who finds unwanted attention from an obsessive fan (Andrew Stevens).  The law cannot help her unless she is physically threatened.  She tries to resist sinking down to his level until she has nothing else to lose.  Michael Sarrazin, Vince Edwards, Kevin Brophy, and Colleen Camp co-star.

REVIEW LINK: Scream Factory/Shout! Factory (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

THE SEDUCTION Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director David Schmoeller and producers Bruce Cohn Curtis and Irwin Yablans
• Interview with actress Morgan Fairchild
• Interview with actor Andrew Stevens
• Interview with producer Bruce Cohn Curtis
• "Remembering THE SEDUCTION" featurette with director David Schmoeller, producers Irwin Yablans and Bruce Cohn Curtis, associate producer Tom Curtis, and actors Colleen Camp and Kevin Brophy
• "THE SEDUCTION and the Law" featurette with producer Bruce Cohn Curtis, director David Schmoeller, and LAPD Threat Management's Martha Defoe
• Locations featurette with producer Bruce Cohn Curtis and location manager Charles Newirth
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spot
• Still Gallery

Kino Lorber strives for A DELICATE BALANCE (Review)

Katherine Hepburn and Paul Scofield play a New England couple whose household is invaded by a thrice-divorced daughter, an alcholic sister, and two family friends who inexplicably move in and refuse to leave.  Lee Remick, Kate Reid, Joseph Cotten, and Betsy Blair co-star.  Based on a play by Edward Albee and directed by Tony Richardson.

REVIEW LINK: Kino Lorber (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

A DELICATE BALANCE Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Interview with screenwriter Edward Albee
• Interview with cinematographer David Watkin
• Interview with producer Edie Landau
• "Ely Landau: In Front of the Camera" introduction
• Theatrical Trailer
• American Film Theatre Trailers 

Eureka Classics investigates THE NIGHT OF THE GENERALS (review)

Omar Sharif plays a German intelligence officer who investigates the murder of a prostitute in Nazi-occupied Poland and finds as his chief suspects three high-ranking generals who he follows to Paris where another similar sex murder occurs.  Peter O'Toole, Tom Courteney, Donald Pleasance, Joanna Pettet, Christopher Plummer, and Phlippe Noiret star.

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

THE NIGHT OF THE GENERALS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Scott Harrison
• Teaser Trailer
• Theatrical Trailer
• Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing by author Scott Harrison (first 2000 copies)