It's been a LONG time since I was on this site.. Just started collecting blu-ray's about 6 months or so.. Is there a topic of when 80's movies that are coming to blu-ray?? I'm in my 30's and trying to find out if any of these are on the way to blu ray relase, below is my list: (Yes I know some are cheesy)..lol
The Wraith Weird Science Better Off Dead Night of the Comet Great Outdoors Three'O Clock High License to Drive One Crazy Summer Real Genius Teen Wolf The Wizard
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Hey Dxtra27.. welcome back! Unfortunately, none of the movies on your list are currently slated for an upcoming Blu-ray release.
Keep the dream alive though.. maybe as 30 year anniversaries start approaching the dream will become a reality.
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
The problem is that many of them will have to change to blu-ray, but it's going to take a long time, the only thing that really is enhanced is the sound, I have Die Hard on Blu-ray and it's a great movie, but you can't improve the way it looks that much.
WE are DEVO
Posted by Fightertown (Member # 7418) on :
Waiting patiently for these:
Real Genius The Wraith Weird Science
Back to School Just One of the Guys Soul Man
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Here's the summer schedule as to what 80s movies are coming to Blu-ray:
May 5 Always (1989) Ladyhawke (1985) Old Gringo (1989)
May 12 Mississippi Burning (1988)
May 19 Poltergeist III (1988) Extremities (1986)
June 9 F/X (1986)
July 14 Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (1985) The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
July 28 Cherry 2000 (1987) Miracle Mile (1989)
August 4 Innerspace (1987)
August 18 The January Man (1989) The Couch Trip (1988)
Posted by Booger (Member # 4569) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Here's the summer schedule as to what 80s movies are coming to Blu-ray:
May 5 Always (1989) Ladyhawke (1985) Old Gringo (1989)
May 12 Mississippi Burning (1988)
May 19 Poltergeist III (1988) Extremities (1986)
June 9 F/X (1986)
July 14 Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (1985) The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
July 28 Cherry 2000 (1987) Miracle Mile (1989)
August 4 Innerspace (1987)
August 18 The January Man (1989) The Couch Trip (1988)
Add these. All from Olive Films:
April 21 Firewalker
April 28 Teachers Hollywood Shuffle
May 26 Yellowbeard
June 16 The Last American Virgin
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Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Wolfen (1981) starring Albert Finney, Gregory Hines and Diane Venora, is coming to Blu-ray this summer from Warner Archive Collection.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming to Blu-ray on June 9: She-Devil (1989) with Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr and Ed Begley, Jr.
Posted by Jessie the Sunflower Goddess (Member # 1877) on :
OOH I am excited about She-Devil, Innerspace, and Always!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Wes Craven's The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) starring Bill Pullman heads to Blu-ray from Shout Factory in August.
Posted by Nick (Member # 404) on :
Great thread
And don't forget that you can see the upcoming 80s Blu-rays from the homepage of the main site or by clicking here and if you click through & buy you'll be supporting the site and paying the same price
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Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
1982 horror slasher - madman is coming to blu ray on august 3rd 2015 from arrow video
also from arrow
coming august 10th 2015 is david cronenberg's 1983 cult classic sci-fi horror - videodrome.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Easy Money (1983) starring Rodney Dangerfield, arrives on Blu-ray August 25 as a double feature with Men at Work (1990) from Shout Factory.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming this summer to Blu-ray from Olive Films:
The Mean Season (1985) with Kurt Russell and Mariel Hemingway Thrashin' (1986) with Josh Brolin Johnny Be Good (1988) with Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr. and Uma Thurman
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Slam Dance (1987) with Tom Hulce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Virginia Madsen comes to Blu-ray later this year from Kino Lorber.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (1985) debuts on Blu-ray July 14.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Arriving this August on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection:
Dressed to Kill (1980) with Michael Caine, Nancy Allen and Angie D*ckinson The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) with Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming to Blu-ray in July from Olive Films:
Baby It's You (1983) with Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano Street Smart (1987) with Christopher Reeve and Morgan Freeman Criminal Law (1989) with Gary Oldman and Kevin Bacon
Posted by mike55990 (Member # 37372) on :
Alot of 80's movies won't make it to blu-ray people are not blu-rays there still buying dvds or they watching movies online. This year so far i seen the fewest pre-orders for 80s movies on blu-rays.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Wes Craven's Shocker (1989) makes its Blu-ray from Shout Factory on September 8.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Bear (1988) heads to Blu-ray from Shout Factory on September 29.
Posted by Chloe (Member # 37365) on :
Wow, License To Drive and Teen Wolf coming to Blu-Ray, that's awesome!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Twilight Time on Blu-ray
At Close Range (1986) with Sean Penn and Christopher Walken - September 8 10 to Midnight (1983) with Charles Bronson - September 8 Strange Invaders (1983) - October 13 Black Widow (1987) with Debra Winger and Theresa Russell - October 13
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Last Dragon (1985) comes to Blu-ray on August 25.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Got an old vhs of this 1982 action flick - the challenge directed by john frankenheimer and starring scott glenn it's a pretty entertaining watch.
It has just been announced for a blu Ray release latter in the year,when the price is right I'll probably upgrade as it's not a bad little movie at all and Scott Glenn is terrific as usual.
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Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Breaker Morant (1980) and A Room with a View (1986) are getting the Criterion Collection treatment this September.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The House on Carroll Street (1988) with Kelly McGillis and Jeff Daniels heads to Blu-ray later this year.
Posted by imawalkingcorpse (Member # 1675) on :
Sleepaway Camp 2 and Sleepaway Camp 3 both came out on bluray on June 9th. Last American Virgin has been pushed back to August 25th.
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Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming to Blu-ray from Olive Films on August 25:
The Last American Virgin (1982) Student Bodies (1981) Daniel (1983) with Timothy Hutton
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
all coming to blu ray here in the uk over the next few months from 101 films is
pray for death (1985)
ghost warrior aka swordkill (1985)
missing in action (1984)
the adventures of hercules (1985)
hercules (1983)
release dates
19th october 2015 - pray for death. 10th december 2015 - ghost warrior aka swordkill. 10th december 2015 - missing in action. 26th october 2015 - the adventures of hercules. 26th october 2015 - hercules.
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Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
Gee, I can't wait Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Fantastic stuff, warrior!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Witness (1985) with Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis and Lukas Haas is coming to Blu-ray on October 13!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Tony Scott's The Hunger (1983) starring Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon and David Bowie heads to Blu-ray from Warner Archive later this summer.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
coming to blu ray here in the uk on august 10th 2015 from fabolous films is the 1984 comedy blame it on rio starring michael caine and a young demi moore.
always enjoyed this one,i think it's pretty good fun.
the hunger,not seen that for a few years,i wouldn't mind checking that out again if i get chance!
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bernie_Lomax: Gee, I can't wait
but bernie look at the acting talent you got there - sho kosugi,lou ferringo,chuck norris etc
i'm surprised at you
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Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Big Picture (1989) starring Kevin Bacon comes to Blu-ray on September 15.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
coming not long after it's us blu ray debut to here in the uk is the sci-fi action adventure - cherry 2000 starring melanie griffith which is being released to blu ray here in the uk by signal one entertainment on october 12th 2015.
also coming to blu ray in the uk
on august 31st 2015 also from signal one entertainment is - river's edge starring keanu reeves,crispin glover and ione skye.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
coming from 101 films to blu ray here in the uk on october the 5th 2015 is another sho kosugi action flick from 1987 - rage of honour.
https://youtu.be/3Si9DEfijBQ rage of honour trailer - (at the 30 second mark) that sho kosugi sure has got some throw on him, he must throw that bloke a good 30 feet off that balcony .
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Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
A few good 80s titles here in amongst yesterday's scream factory 10 blu Ray title announcement.
Ghost story is pretty good fun as is troll,nightmares was a bit of a mixed bag but I wouldn't mind checking it out again,never seen the garbage pail kids.
Return of the living dead is a classic,also like the guardian from 1990 and the car from 1977.
Not seen - women's prison massacre,blood and lace or death becomes her.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The World According to Garp (1982) heads to Blu-ray from Warner Archive later this summer.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Land Before Time (1988) is on Blu-ray on October 13.
Posted by Chloe (Member # 37365) on :
The Land Before Time coming to Blu-Ray? Wow, that's pretty cool. I used to love that film as a kid.
I really want to see Troll (1986) and River's Edge (1986).
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
I like The Land Before Time too. I saw it at a now long-closed drive-in. I can't remember what the co-feature was. I think it was some Godzilla film.
Troll is fun, with Michael Moriarty giving a particularly energetic performances. And River's Edge is a small gem. It's very well written, acted, and directed.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I finally watched Riverīs Edge while the site was down. It was good but not a classic IMO, maybe i shouldīve seen it when i was younger. The cast is huge and Crispin is fantastic once again but if i had to choose one Tim Hunter film, iīd choose Tex.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I second what crash says about both river's edge and troll chloe,just stay well away from the god awful troll 2 which might be hard as they always seem to include it as a double feature with the original.
From the titles above the one I'm surprised I never got round to watching is death becomes her,might have to finally check that one out at some point!
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Never seen tex atomik,but it does look like something I'd like,you can't go far wrong with matt dillon, Emilio estevez and Jennifer Tilly in the cast.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Prisoners Of The Lost Universe (1983) starring Kay Lenz gets the combopack treatment by UK company Odeon.
I have to admit i had never even heard of this one before, so i went to Youtube and came across that trailer.
Is it just me, or does that fight-scene at 0.50 look suspiciously similar to the one between Michael Douglas and the Nubian wrestler in The Jewel Of The Nile two years later ??
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I own Prisoners Of The Lost Universe. I will check it out and give few comments.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
I did some vintage video catalogue searching, and apparently Prisoners Of The Lost Universe was released here on video back in the day by a company named Palma Video (which i have never heard of).
I'm actually surprised this title stayed under my radar for so long. Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming on September 22 from Olive Films
Mannequin (1987) - Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall The Mighty Quinn (1989) - Denzel Washington Prick Up Your Ears (1987) - Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave Some Kind of Hero (1982) - Richard Pryor
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
Am I excited to hear about any of those??? I don't know. Mannequin maybe.
We are DEVO
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming this fall from Kino Lorber:
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) - Jodie Foster, Rob Lowe, Nastassja Kinski and Beau Bridges
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming on December 8 from Twilight Time:
1984 (1984) with John Hurt and Richard Burton
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Cop (1988) starring James Woods and Lesley Ann Warren comes to Blu-ray later this year.
Posted by TerdNthePoolGGB (Member # 9818) on :
Cop was pretty good back in the day
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
yeah i second that,james woods was terrific in cop,i'll definitely look at upgrading from dvd if the price is right.
might grab it of my shelf again soon as it's been a while since i last viewed it!
Posted by TerdNthePoolGGB (Member # 9818) on :
i havent seen it since it was released at theatres. So its held up well Warrior?
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Woods steals the whole show--in fact, he is the whole show--in one of his best, most manic performances in Cop. Director James B. Harris, didn't direct many films, but what he did was always interesting: The Bedford Incident, Some Call it Loving (which I believe is also new to Bluray), Fast-Walking, Cop, and Boiling Point. The film was based on a James Ellroy series of books about cop Lloyd Hopkins. It's a shame that they didn't make any more.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
That's one I'd like to watch crash which you mention - fast walking with James woods and Kay lenz and also 1979s - the onion field is another woods movie I would like to check out!
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
quote:Originally posted by Crash: Some Call it Loving (which I believe is also new to Bluray)
Ooh, i have that one !
It was the first release on Vinegar Syndrome's brand new sub-label Etiquette Pictures. The American Dreamer (1971) will be their next release, coming in september. Good stuff !
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
JRiR, I'm glad someone else is familiar with the really obscure Some Call it Loving. I saw it many years ago--sometime around 1981--and have always remembered it for its unique plot and ambience. I can't say that it's a complete success, but it sure is an interesting film--and it has a young Richard Pryor too.
YW, Woods gave some sensational performances between 1979 and 1989, starting with The Onion Field, which is one of his best. In fact, just about everything he did during the 80s was memorable: Split Image, Videodrome, Cop, Salvador, Once Upon a Time in America, Against All Odds, The Boost, Best Seller, True Believer...just an amazing body of work. Even when the film itself didn't quite work--Against All Odds--Woods was always fantastic.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
I haven't seen it yet. But anything the fine folks at Vinegar Syndrome come up with is worth my money ! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Kino Lorber is going to release Up the Creek (1984) later this year. Itīs definitely time to revisit this one!
And i agree that all the James Woods films mentioned are excellent stuff! Still donīt have Fast Walking though.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
One of the big things about these Blu Ray releases is that many of them also come with concurrent DVD releases for those who haven't got Blu Ray players.
Some of them have nice new special features included, but it's a royal pain trying to find out what ones have what. Olive Films for instance - don't bother listing special features on many of their films, even when they have them - why?!
Deadly Prey - the greatest action movie of all time - is getting a release this year.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
It was sad to hear that Deadly Prey writer/director David A. Prior died last weekend.
Iīve never seen Deadly Prey but i have some other films he did, Killzone (1985) for example. Maybe itīs time to watch this stuff.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Nightmare Weekend (1986) scheduled for a september 22nd release courtesy of Vinegar Syndrome !
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) comes to Blu-ray later this year.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by aTomiK: It was sad to hear that Deadly Prey writer/director David A. Prior died last weekend.
Iīve never seen Deadly Prey but i have some other films he did, Killzone (1985) for example. Maybe itīs time to watch this stuff.
Sad. Rowdy Robby Piper, Amanda Peterson, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Craig - people are dropping like flies.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Olive Films in October:
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984) Partners (1982) with Ryan O'Neal and John Hurt Blue City (1986) with Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy
Posted by J2ME (Member # 5728) on :
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Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Secret of my Success is a good movie but i donīt like the new cover art.
Back to the Future 30th anniversary Flux Capacitator Edition coming soon. Never seen the animated series before. Is it bad or really bad?
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Great film but why did universal not stick with something similar to the original art,pity they are not like arrow films with there reversible cover artwork.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Coming to blu ray December 15th 2015 from scream factory are - eliminators (1986) and the dungeon master (1984) double pack and zombie high (1987) starring Virginia Madsen and Sherilyn fenn.
Also the 1962 movie - the brain that wouldn't die.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
I'm mucho cheesed that Dungeonmaster / Eliminators is not a DVD Blu Ray combo.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I was happy to find out that the four Michael J. Fox films will be released also here in Finland in october. TSoMS will be with the original cover art.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Books are cheap, and original artwork is used for blu-ray covers : Life is good in Finland !
But seriously.. here in Holland, prices are still rising, our biggest independent film distributor (whose focus lies mainly on releasing art-house movies theatrically) filed for bankruptcy last week, and even the big studios hardly release any catalogue-titles on dvd or blu-ray anymore !
I seriously doubt we'll get a Secret Of My Success blu-ray here.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Well, itīs going downhill here too release wise but thankfully the prices are still low.
Future Film have turned their back on catalogue titles, Same goes with Atlantic Film and it seems that VLMedia now releases only old finnish stuff.
We have to thank Universal and Studio Canal because they have released some good catalogue films on blu-ray this year. All moviebuffs are ordering import stuff so i kind of understand whatīs going on but itīs still sad.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Interesting new Vinegar Syndrome releases coming october 20th :
- Demonoid ; Messenger Of Death (1981) on a blu-ray + dvd combopack
- Frightmare (aka The Horror Star, 1983) on a blu-ray + dvd combopack
- The Executioner part 2 (1984) / Frozen Scream (1975) double-feature, on dvd only
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Oh, and also the glorious return of the infamous, naked-girls-in-a-pool-of-alien-sperm semi-classic : Breeders (1986)
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
quote:Originally posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless: Interesting new Vinegar Syndrome releases coming october 20th :
- Demonoid ; Messenger Of Death (1981) on a blu-ray + dvd combopack
- Frightmare (aka The Horror Star, 1983) on a blu-ray + dvd combopack
- The Executioner part 2 (1984) / Frozen Scream (1975) double-feature, on dvd only
I've got frightmare on vhs johnny under it's alternate title - the horror star,I'd need to watch it again but I think I remember it being not to bad . https://youtu.be/tEJKx6SpXu0 - johnny check out this YouTube link to the film,is this guy at the beginning the head of troma films Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Yep, that's Lloyd alright !
I've never seen the movie though.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Breeders on blu? Totally bonkers film but i love these releases I own the dvd and also have The Horror Star vhs tape.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
That's a cool sleeve. The front-cover almost makes it look like an action / adventure movie.
Speaking of covers.. How about that Executioner part 2 poster ? That looks pretty impressive, right ? Well, since this one has been directed by James Bryan (who also did Don't Go In The Woods.. Alone), it's probably another micro-budget actioner, nowhere near as cool as the awesome poster may suggest. They sure knew how to sell it though ! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
They sure knew, the cover art was very important part of the film. Nowadays you have 1-3 heads (or 17 like in Expendables ) and thatīs it! 80s rule supreme when it comes to poster art.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Scorpion Releasing brings Spellbinder (1988) and Bobbie Jo And The Outlaw (1976) to blu-ray.
Bobbie Jo And The Outlaw was initially planned for a dvd release in MGM's Midnite Movies Collection, but never materialized. Eventually it did get a made-on-demand DVD-R release in 2011, but some reports claim these discs to be defective. Scorpion Releasing now presents it complete with commentary and interviews !
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Spellbinder I have on an Australian region 4 DVD,I'll look at upgrading to the blu when it's released and the price is right,a fun film!
Pity by the sounds of it the editor wasn't much cop johnny,I'll still probably give it a go when I get chance,johnny have you heard of an 80s throwback slasher called - lost after dark which has just been released by anchorbay in the us,I've heard some pretty good things about it.
Wouldn't mind giving that a try also!
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Haven't heard of that one before. Looks like a fun, little, retro-style slasher flick.
I have to admit i'm not really up-to-date when it comes to more recent movies. I think i only bought five this year, which are : Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac (the very very long version), Dead Snow 2, The Editor, Inherent Vice, and It Follows. I've read some very positive reviews for that last one, but i haven't seen it yet. I hope i haven't set my expectations too high. Has anyone seen it, by any chance ?
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
It Follows is dreadful. Feels very aimed at teens. Flabbergasted by the hype.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Dammit ! Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming to Blu-ray from Olive Films in November:
Eight Men Out (1988) with John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, David Strathairn and D.B. Sweeney Making Mr. Right (1987) with John Malkovich and Ann Magnuson Smooth Talk (1985) with Laura Dern and Treat Williams
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Solarbabies (1986) with Jason Patric, Jami Gertz and Lukas Haas heads to Blu-ray in early 2016.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
The House Where Evil Dwells had a fairly soft looking transfer on the MGM region 1 dvd released over a decade ago. Scream Factory provides a new transfer, plus it's being paired up with Ghost Warrior (aka Swordkill) for some extra samurai-orientated, 80's madness.. Pretty cool i'd say ! Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Swordkill is not to bad johnny,I have the old UK entertainment in video vhs sat on my shelf,the house where evil dwells with the giant crabs is pretty bonkers and a bit of a strange one but watchable,make a good twin pack and I'll probably look into picking up this release.
Also coming out I see is a bo dereck double pack of bolero and ghosts can't do it also in January -
I've always dug the cover art for - the house where evil dwells,infact i think it looks pretty awesome!
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Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I saw Swordkill back in t he 80s and remember that WASP was in it. Did the main character watch their music video or something?
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I own Bolero and Ghosts Canīt Do It. Watched Bolero while the site was down and it was a big disappointment. Even Derekīs Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) included more skin I need the check out Ghosts Canīt Do It one of these days.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
quote:Originally posted by aTomiK: I saw Swordkill back in t he 80s and remember that WASP was in it. Did the main character watch their music video or something?
Yeah, right before he walks out of the institute where they un-froze him. The scene takes place about 30 minutes into the movie.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Yeah, thanks. Itīs funny that some things just stick in mind. WASP was in Finland once again last week. It feels like they are here every other month or so Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
A Bo Derek double feature heads to Blu-ray from Shout Factory: Bolero (1984) and Ghosts Can't Do It (1990) will be released on January 12, 2016.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Shout Factory early next year:
Manhunter (1986) and Lady in White (1988)
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Here's something interesting..
Every now and then i'm looking for new dvd and blu-ray releases from Germany, simply because there's a lot of cool stuff that seems to be exclusive to the German market unavailable anywhere else.. like this one :
The Challenge (1982) starring Scott Glenn was released last august on a limited edition blu-ray + dvd combopack.
I completely forgot about this movie.. but now that i know it's out there, I WANT IT !
The challenge is a lot of fun johnny I have an old cbs fox vhs of it,I know it's getting a us release as well in the new year.
Lady in white is really great as well!
Just released in Japan to blu ray is exterminator 2 which is also scheduled for a UK blu ray release next year from 101 films who's releases are a pretty Mixed bunch and as bare bones as you can get but there toy soldiers blu ray was not to bad quality wise as were a couple of the others!
Uk distributor 101 films 2016 blu ray slate.
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Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
quote:Originally posted by the young warrior: The challenge is a lot of fun johnny I have an old cbs fox vhs of it,I know it's getting a us release as well in the new year.
That i didn't know !
I do have relatively easy access to buying German imports here, and i really like that dual cover, so i may prefer getting the German combopack depending on what it'll cost of course.
Like i said before, lately it's been annoyingly expensive to buy imports from the US because of the low value of the euro, so it may actually be cheaper to get the one from Germany.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Pray For Death (1985)
Initially announced in the UK as a 101 Films release, Pray For Death gets the special edition treatment in the US, as it's been picked up by Arrow Films.
Fully uncut, including a brand new Sho Kosugi interview !
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I reckon that arrow release of pray for death will blow the 101 films version out of the water johnny,101 films rarely have any extras and there transfers are sometimes pretty questionable.
Like you say the German release looks pretty great and if it's likely to save you money seems the best way to go!
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Yeah, even if the 101 and Arrow discs have the same transfer, most collectors will definitely want to have the Arrow version.
By the way, the releases from that new UK label Signal One Entertainment are getting some pretty good reviews. Dvdbeaver did reviews for Signal One's first batch of blu-ray titles, and they appear to be pretty solid. Plus the fact that they seem to be producing their own extra's certainly helps too !
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Yeah I noticed there releases of rivers edge and the last embrace got pretty favourable reviews,wouldn't mind picking up both of them actually,they've got some great releases coming up - Mr majestyk,cherry 2000 and one I've always wanted to check out the seven ups with the great roy Scheider.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
That one is awesome !
I'm definitely interested in The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane as well. Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
The movie that is ! Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
Lucky you added that little amendment Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Just in case, Bernie.. just in case.. Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
Oh dear!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
No Way Out (1987) comes out from Shout Factory on February 16, 2016!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Midnight Run (1988) heads to Blu-ray on February 23, 2016!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
My Science Project (1985) debuts on Blu-ray via Mill Creek February 16, 2016.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Sonny Boy (1989).. yes, the one with David Carradine in drag, gets the Scream Factory treatment !
Beat Street (1984) Class (1983) - Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy and Jacqueline Bisset Secret Admirer (1985) - C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin and Kelly Preston
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Shout Factory march 2016 releases :
- Invasion USA - Braddock ; Missing In Action III - The Sicilian (director's cut)
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Definitely down for Braddock and invasion USA,plus there's more Bronson coming as well as I've heard - Murphy's law is on its way from twilight time as is assassination from kino.
Some great announcements of late!
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Yeah, it's good to see more Cannon stuff making it to blu-ray.
By the way, Scream Factory's Jack's Back is now scheduled for a january 26th release, and Wes Craven's The Serpent And The Rainbow on february 23th.
Still i wonder what happened to Hellhole...
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Yeah I forgot about hellhole,that's really trashy fun and I'll definitely upgrade from my old vhs when they do decide to release it.
They've got - eliminators and dungeonmaster double bill coming out in the next week or two and the 1983 horror anthology - nightmares which I haven't seen for quite a while.
Looking down at a few vhs here and this one I'd seriously like shout factory to pick up for a blu ray release -
The - kid from 1990 starring c Thomas Howell I thought this was really great revenge thriller,actually I don't think this has even had a DVD release anywhere before!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
A Prayer for the Dying (1987) starring Mickey Rourke comes to Blu-ray from Twilight Time in April.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
On march 15th, Millcreek Entertainment will release a 2-disc blu-ray set entitled Sun, Sand & Sweat Movie Collection, which will include Private Resort (1985) and Hardbodies (1984) on disc 1, and Spring Break (1983) and Perfect (1985) on disc 2 !
The Private Resort / Hardbodies disc will also be made available as a seperate release !
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Back Roads (1981) with Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones is due on Blu-ray early next year from Kino Lorber.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Back Roads (1981) with Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones is due on Blu-ray early next year from Kino Lorber.
I wish someone would release Back Roads here too, itīs one TLJ film iīve never seen.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
In 2014 Shout Factory announced they were planning to bring Destroyer (1988) starring Deborah Foreman to blu-ray..
then it got dropped from their release schedule (along with Hellhole)..
and now it's back again !
Destroyer is being paired up with Edge Of Sanity (1989) for one of their Scream Factory double-feature releases with a preliminary release-date of april 12th !
Let's all hope it works out this time. Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Ice Pirates (1984) comes to Blu-ray early next year from Warner Archive.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Makes more sense pairing - the destroyer aka shadow of death with another Perkins film such as - edge of sanity than when they scream factory was originally going to pair it up with - scarecrows,edge of sanity i think is really good fun actually and is probably the better of the two films - this will make for a really fun release especially for anyone new to both films.
I'll definitely pick up the blu when it's released especially as I only own - shadow of death (the destroyer) on vhs.
Never seen - backroads or - ice pirates but would like to do so.
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Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Manhattan Project (1986) with John Lithgow heads to Blu-ray from Kino Lorber early 2016.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming March 8 on Blu-ray from Universal Studios:
Xanadu (1980) The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) Howard the Duck (1986) Batteries Not Included (1987)
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Arrow is preparing The Zero Boys (1986) for a blu-ray release !
It hasn't been officially announced yet.. but it's definitely coming ! Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
First review for the upcoming House Where Evil Dwells / Ghost Warrior double-feature :
Seems to be worth the upgrade ! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Never seen The House Where Evil Dwells but i just remembered that i have dutch vhs tape on the shelf which looks to be in mint condition Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
The house where evil dwells is a bit of a strange one,it's pretty slow going stuff but has the odd scene to perk your interest,swordkill I don't dislike its actually pretty good fun,I've watched it a few times over the years.
If it was just - house where evil dwells as a standalone title I'd probably think twice about a purchase but as its a double bill with swordkill I can definitely see myself picking this up at some point!
The zero boys I think is awesome,roll on - grandmother's house,blind date,the wind,etc etc.
Coming out next week - Jan 6 2016 to blu ray on a region b Australian release is the fun Rutger hauer action flick - blind fury.
Mediumrare Entertainment has been releasing a batch of very diverse titles recently, all blu-ray + dvd combopacks. The Cannonball Run 1 & 2, as well as several of Bruce Lee's martial-arts classics are among their output as well.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Nightmare Weekend (1986) and Demonoid ; Messenger Of Death (1981)
These two Vinegar Syndrome titles were released last september / october, but only through selected on-line shops. The generally available release of Nightmare Weekend will be out on january 19th, Demonoid will follow on february 16th, and Frightmare (aka The Horror Star) is planned for march 15th.
I'm very pleased they decided to give these a wider release, as i wouldn't wanna miss out.. No siree !
Also coming on january 19th from Vinegar Syndrome is :
Luther The Geek (1990)
All of these are blu-ray + dvd combopacks !
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Yeah, bro already has Nightmare Weekend, Demonoid and Frightmare. Iīve only seen Frightmare before so itīs great to finally see those two also.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Dammit.. he beat me to the punch then ! Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Transformations (1988) starring the lovely Lisa Langlois will be released on blu-ray on march 1st !
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
And the highly entertaining trash fest Monster Dog (1984) starring Alice Cooper will be out on march 15th !
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Iīm a huge Cooper fan and was about to ask if anyone has seen Monster Dog! I so hope that itīs going to be region free release...
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=18217 - olive films have just mentioned there march slate and there's some cool titles in there ,I'll definitely be looking at picking up - making the grade and - kill me again.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
80s films coming to Blu-ray from Olive Films are:
The Boost (1988) with James Woods and Sean Young Kill Me Again (1989) with Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley Jinxed (1982) with Bette Midler Making the Grade (1984) with Judd Nelson
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Another 80's obscurity is rescued from oblivion :
Steele Justice (1987) blu-ray release is forthcoming from Kino Lorber !
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Wow, Steele Justice! Didnīt see that coming, i hope some European company will license this one.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Unlikely, but you'll never know these days.
Street date for the Kino Lorber disc is set for may 24th.
I was looking at some clips and trailers for Steele Justice on Youtube, and whaddayaknow.. everyone's favorite Asian henchman pops up in this one too !
It's Al Leong ! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
This dude has played so many bad guy roles, i bet heīs a very nice fella in person Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Apparently someone is working on a feature-length documentary about Al Leong.. and rightfully so !
So he is a cool guy! Thanks for sharing Johnny, loved the clips!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Strange Brew (1983) with Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas arrives on March 1.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Nicolas Roeg's flawed but interesting Eureka (1983) gets the dual-format treatment in the UK.
Release date is set for march 28th.
Posted by Dxtra27 (Member # 164) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Strange Brew (1983) with Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas arrives on March 1.
YES! One my favorite movies watching when I was a kid. Thanks for heads up!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Nighthawks (1981) with Sylvester Stallone, Rutger Hauer and Billy Dee Williams comes out on May 3.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Olive Films in April:
Fatal Beauty (1987) with Whoopi Goldberg and Sam Elliott Betrayed (1988) with Debra Winger and Tom Berenger
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Haunted Honeymoon (1986) with Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner and Dom Deluise comes out later this year.
Posted by imawalkingcorpse (Member # 1675) on :
Coming in March. Sun, Sand and Sweat 4 Movie Set Blu-ray Perfect Hard Bodies Spring Break Private Resort.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Eureka (1983) with Gene Hackman, Rutger Hauer and Mickey Rourke comes out on May 10 from Twilight Time.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Kino Lorber will unleash Cirio Santiago's post-nuke actioner Stryker (1983) on blu-ray. Release date is set for july 5th.
It is rumoured Shout Factory will release the full uncut Death Wish 2 (1982) on blu-ray !
No official announcement has been made yet..
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I've got the uncut Dutch import for - death wish 2 johnny,first time I ever watched was a real eye opener,winner certainly doesn't hold back and seemed to always love rubbing the censors up the wrong way,got to be one of the most sleazy mainstream 80s flicks out there!
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Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Awesome news the really entertaining 1985 thriller - certain fury is being released to blu ray & dvd later in the year from kino lorber.
I'm curious to what artwork there likely to use,I'd imagine it will probably more likely be this us one sheet art (below) than what was used for the UK quad poster (above) but I'm only guessing!
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Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I'm hoping someone will pick this one up some day soon for either a DVD or blu ray release - enemy territory from 1987 which is a really cool action thriller.
https://youtu.be/Mxcz1BUKEDk - enemy territory trailer (1987).
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
quote:Originally posted by the young warrior: Awesome news the really entertaining 1985 thriller - certain fury is being released to blu ray & dvd later in the year from kino lorber.
Finally ! Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Zapped (1982) and The Whoopee Boys (1986) are coming to Blu-ray from Olive Films in May.
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Zapped (1982) and The Whoopee Boys (1986) are coming to Blu-ray from Olive Films in May.
I would add Zapped Blu-ray to my collection!
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Zapped (1982) and The Whoopee Boys (1986) are coming to Blu-ray from Olive Films in May.
I hope they manage to scrape together some kind of special features...
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
City Heat (1984) with Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds is due on May 3.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Yeah I really enjoy zapped and don't dislike the whoopee boys either,when the price is right I'll probably upgrade to blu.
Olive films releases are usually bare bones except perhaps the odd trailer and they also normally retail quite high as well but there picture/sound transfers are most of the time fairly decent!
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by the young warrior: Olive films releases are usually bare bones except perhaps the odd trailer and they also normally retail quite high as well but there picture/sound transfers are most of the time fairly decent!
The cover sucks for Zapped. I have Olive's 'Plain Clothes' which has a commentary, I just wish they would do something like that for all their releases.
Worth pointing out they are also supposedly releasing 'Rich Kids'.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Yeah, Zapped cover art sucks big time and same goes for The Whoopee Boys. They look so cheap and... old. Yuck, old films!! Olive Films should get rid of their art director asap
Why iīve never heard of Rich Kids before? Maybe because iīm so poor...
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I can't stand that new artwork for zapped and the whoopee boys,I wish that they had something similar to the old us poster art or the original embassy video art below -
This was identical to the original UK video release except of cause for the foreign writing!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Never seen that version before, warrior. The finnish video release followed the original US cover art.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Why iīve never heard of Rich Kids before? Maybe because iīm so poor...
It's a really nice little movie - stars Trini Alvarado.
quote:Never seen that version before, warrior. The finnish video release followed the original US cover art.
That's the same as the UK video cover art (except the UK one says 'Zapped!' in the correct movie font). It used to make me feel strange when I saw it in the video shop... for all the right reasons!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Rich Kids was released here back in the day with this cover art but iīve never seen it on sale. Seems that executive producer Robert Altman got top billing I would love to get this one.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
quote:Originally posted by Logan 5: It used to make me feel strange when I saw it in the video shop... for all the right reasons!
School Spirit (1985) went a little further with the "ripping clothes" thing
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Rich Kids was released here back in the day with this cover art but iīve never seen it on sale. Seems that executive producer Robert Altman got top billing
I forgot Altman was involved. Love Altman's stuff.
quote:School Spirit (1985) went a little further with the "ripping clothes" thing
I don't think I've seen that since it came out! Might have to track it down now...
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
My Bodyguard (1980) set to come out later this year.
Posted by J2ME (Member # 5728) on :
Two seminal horror Blu-rays - Re-Animator and Basket Case The Trilogy are released in Standard Amaray on 14 March 2016.
Following their success in Limited Edition Steelbooks, they are relaunched in our new black amaray boxes.
Second Sight Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: My Bodyguard (1980) set to come out later this year.
Please have special features!
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
I would definitely scoop "My Bodyguard" on Blu-ray...
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
In addition to the titles from J2ME's post, Second Sight Films will also bring to blu-ray :
The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Release date : April 25th
Posted by J2ME (Member # 5728) on :
Tootsie Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection | 1982 | 116 min | Apr 18, 2016
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I dig those black amaray cases!
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
100 per cent will buy Tootsie on Blu-ray!
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Coming to blu ray April the 6th 2016 from australian label umbrella entertainment is the 1988 sci action thriller - Alien Nation starring James Caan,Mandy Patinkin and Terence Stamp.
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
I love this movie warrior...actually had this in my hands very recently (from my own collection) and was a hair away from watching it. *Might try to watch it tonight.....or.....do I wait for the Blu-ray??!!
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Yeah it's a great film kevdug, when the price is right I'll definitely snap it up on blu ray!
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Coming to blu ray from Australian label via vision on may 4th 2016 is 1988s - The Seventh Sign starring Demi Moore,Michael Biehn and Jurgen Prochnow.
Always really enjoyed this one and love the Jack Nitzsche music score.
https://youtu.be/24VwQYNDMQQ - The Seventh Sign trailer (1988).
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Coming to blu ray on april 20th 2016 from Australian label Glass Doll Films is Mark L. Lester's classic 1982 action drama The Class Of 1984
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Teen Witch (1989) comes out later this year from Kino Lorber.
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
Any info on a Blu-ray release for Pretty In Pink...or Some Kind Of Wonderful? WHAT'S THE HOLD UP!!!
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
No I've not heard anything on either kevdug,I'd imagine they must be due at some point soon though of course that is only me guessing but Sixteen Candles (universal pictures),Breakfast Club and Planes Trains And Automobiles have been out for sometime now so I'd imagine at some point they (paramount pictures) will put out the others!
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Coming from scream factory to blu ray on July 19th 2016 is the very entertaining werewolf horror Bad Moon starring Michael Pare and Mariel Hemingway.
Also coming from scream factory to blu ray a week later is the sleazy 1985 action drama Hellhole starring the late Ray Sharkey and Judy Landers.
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Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Grandview USA (1984) comes out this summer from Kino Lorber.
Posted by imawalkingcorpse (Member # 1675) on :
Jaws 2, 3 and 4 coming out June 14th.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
Any info on whether things like Zapped! or My Bodyguard will have special features?
Posted by Chloe (Member # 37365) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Coming in February from Olive Films:
Beat Street (1984) Class (1983) - Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy and Jacqueline Bisset Secret Admirer (1985) - C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin and Kelly Preston
Great to hear Class (1983) is coming to Blu-Ray. Love that movie!
Posted by Chloe (Member # 37365) on :
quote:Originally posted by kevdugp73: Any info on a Blu-ray release for Pretty In Pink...or Some Kind Of Wonderful? WHAT'S THE HOLD UP!!!
I would love to hear when Pretty In Pink and Some Kind Of Wonderful come to Blu-Ray. Two brilliant movies!
Posted by Chloe (Member # 37365) on :
Can't wait until The Fly ll (1989) comes to Blu-Ray. Brilliant movie!
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
Hopefully soon Chloe!
I have the Fly 1 and 2 on DVD, but have never seen either. Are both worth a watch?
Posted by Chloe (Member # 37365) on :
quote:Originally posted by kevdugp73: Hopefully soon Chloe!
I have the Fly 1 and 2 on DVD, but have never seen either. Are both worth a watch?
To be honest, I haven't seen the first Fly. But I've seen The Fly ll (1989). And it's a brilliant movie! I definitely recommend it. I'll need to see the first one soon.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Great to hear Class (1983) is coming to Blu-Ray. Love that movie!
It's nice... but it's featureless! I wish these companies would try a little harder to get members of the production to do something for these releases. How hard can it be to arrange a quick interview?!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Table for Five (1983) starring Jon Voight comes out later this year.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Twilight Time in July:
The Black Stallion Returns (1983) Zelig (1983)
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Doing a bit of searching of late, can anyone tell me why exactly Valley girl isn't on Blu-ray yet?
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Labyrinth 30th Anniversary Edition comes out September 20.
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
Chloe + aTomiK...thanks for the link and comments about The Fly....may try to check this out tonight once the kids are in bed.
Rip...not sure about Valley Girl. I asked the same question about Some Kind Of Wonderful and Pretty In Pink. Hopefully soon for all of them...
Logan...I know there is a double feature Blu-ray with Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal...but we all know I hate double features! Will this be it's first solo release on Blu-ray?
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
quote:Originally posted by kevdugp73: Logan...I know there is a double feature Blu-ray with Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal...but we all know I hate double features! Will this be it's first solo release on Blu-ray?
This is its second solo release on Blu-ray. It last came out in 2009.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
Any special features on this release?
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
quote:Originally posted by Logan 5: Any special features on this release?
They have yet to be detailed.
Posted by Chloe (Member # 37365) on :
quote:Originally posted by kevdugp73: Chloe + aTomiK...thanks for the link and comments about The Fly....may try to check this out tonight once the kids are in bed.
Rip...not sure about Valley Girl. I asked the same question about Some Kind Of Wonderful and Pretty In Pink. Hopefully soon for all of them...
Logan...I know there is a double feature Blu-ray with Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal...but we all know I hate double features! Will this be it's first solo release on Blu-ray?
You're welcome!
I also recently watched The Fly. Fantastic movie!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Man On Fire (1987) with Scott Glenn, Joe Pesci and Brooke Adams due later this year from Kino Lorber.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Iīm going to check out Man on Fire soon so you know if itīs worth getting Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Universal on May 24:
The Money Pit (1986) The Great Outdoors (1988) The Burbs (1989) The Dream Team (1989)
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Wow! Awesome news Leo I love all 4 of them!
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
The Burbs was already released by Arrow in the UK in a fantastic edition.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) is on August 16. Midnight Run (1988) is on August 23.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Olive Films in July:
The Ratings Game (1984) with Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Dear god.. Arrow is going to release Microwave Massacre (1983) on blu-ray.
What is this world coming to ?!! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Oh my, looks... tasty! Have you actually seen it?!
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
I haven't, no. But i believe this is generally regarded as one of the worst horror movies of the decade.
I'm not really sure if Microwave Massacre is a shot-on-video production, but i wouldn't be surprised if it was.
Arrow is also releasing Satan's Blade in july.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I have SB on vhs. aTomiKīs horror movie season is already here so iīm going to check it out soon.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
I actually bought this last year. Released by a company called Slasher//Video, and distributed through Olive Films.
I got the dvd version, eventhough i knew it was also being released on blu-ray. I assumed it wouldn't make that much of a difference because of the low-fi origins of the source material. Turned out it was actually really impressive... Don't know if i would buy it again though.
Who am i kidding here ? Of course i'll buy the Arrow version ! Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Victor Victoria (1982) heads to Blu-ray this summer.
Posted by Chloe (Member # 37365) on :
Does anyone know when Some Kind Of Wonderful will come to Blu-Ray? Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by Chloe: Does anyone know when Some Kind Of Wonderful will come to Blu-Ray?
Pretty in Pink. That's what you meant to ask about.
I don't think there's any date for them yet. The studios don't seem to have cared much about the Hughes Blu Ray releases.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Brewster's Millions, Dragnet,Jetsons - The Movie,King Ralph and Cheech & Chong's Next movie are all coming to Blu Ray here in the UK on June 6th 2016 from Fabulous Films.
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
A bit miffed that there is no Valley Girl or Suburbia Blu-ray in sight. And Dudes is still only on VHS! C'mon!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
All four American Ninja movies are coming out on Blu-ray on August 16 from Olive Films.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Jaws 2 Jaws 3 Jaws The Revenge The Money Pit Patch Adams Xanadu The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
This one almost went under the radar..
Christina, a 1984 softcore showcase for scream-queen Jewel Shepard (The Return Of The Living Dead), will be released on blu-ray through Intervision, a sub-division of Severin Films.
Oh yeah, i must get his one. Love Jewel, sheīs a peach.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Just reading the plot to Christina something about her being kidnapped by a group of lesbian mercenaries - sounds interesting
What is Xanadu like,I know it's a musical with Olivia Newton John but is it a bit of a strange one?
It does look a bit way out there!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Well yeah, it is but thereīs something magical in Xanadu. Check out this great thread started by Bamersy to maybe learn a bit more and then just go and get that UK blu
quote:Originally posted by the young warrior: Just reading the plot to Christina something about her being kidnapped by a group of lesbian mercenaries - sounds interesting
Hey.. these things happen, you know ! Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
The Vinegar Syndrome label joined forces with filmmaker David DeCoteau, and will bring to blu-ray :
- Nightmare Sisters (1988), fully loaded special edition
I own Nightmare Sisters and Murder Weapon. Ultra low-budget stuff and both start very slowly but if you survive the first 30 mins or so youīre in for few treats.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
I wonder how much they can do with the video quality of these titles. According to the Imdb Deadly Embrace is shot on video. We'll see...
Severin Films have just announced a fully loaded 2 disc special edition of Zombi Holocaust (1980) :
I was very happy with the version UK's 88Films released last year, but i can't deny the fact that Severin's special features look very tempting..
And coming this month from Cinema Epoch is their third Amir Shervan title (after Samurai Cop and Killing American Style) :
The release is dvd only, but their previous two Amir Shervan titles looked spectacular, so i have high hopes for this.
Also from Cinema Epoch :
Release date for both Young Rebels and Private Lessons is june 28th.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn 3D with Tim Thomerson and Kelly Preston comes out from Shout Factory on September 13.
Posted by Dxtra27 (Member # 164) on :
Scream! Factory has just revealed all the details for their upcoming home release of John Carpenters 1982 sci-fi/horror classic The Thing, which is pretty much going to be the definitive edition for any collector, guaranteed! Coming out on September 20, 2016, the new edition will feature 2k restorations that were supervised by DP Dean Cundy, new commentaries, a new 4.1 soundtrack mix, and a ton of interviews, images, outtakes, and other incredible extras that give fans the ability to delve fully into the making of the landmark film. Just look at this massive list of extra features: NEW 2K scan of the Inter-positive supervised and approved by director of photography Dean Cundey NEW 4.1 created from the original 70MM Six Track Dolby Stereo soundtrack NEW Audio Commentary with director of photography Dean Cundey NEW The Men of Outpost 31 interviews with Keith David, Thomas Waites, Peter Maloney and more NEW Assembling and Assimilation an interview with editor Todd Ramsay NEW Behind the Chameleon interviews with visual effects artists Peter Kuran and Susan Turner, special make-up effects artist Rob Burman and Brian Wade and more . NEW Sounds from the Cold interviews with supervising sound editor David Lewis Yewdall and special sound effects designer Alan Howarth NEW Between the Lines an interview with novelization author Alan Dean Foster Audio Commentary by director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell John Carpenters The Thing: Terror Takes Shape a documentary on the making of THE THING featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, special effects make-up designer Rob Bottin, legendary matte artist Albert Whitlock plus members of the cast and crew (80 minutes SD) Outtakes (5 minutes SD) Vintage featurettes from the electronic press kit featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell and Rob Bottin (12 minutes SD) Vintage featurettes The Making of a Chilling Tale and The Making of THE THING (1982 14 minutes SD) Vintage Product Reel contains a promotional condensed version of the film with additional footage not in the film (19 minutes SD) Vintage Behind-the-Scenes footage (2 minutes SD) Annotated Production Archive Production Art and Storyboards, Location Scouting, Special Make-up Effects, Post Production (48 minutes SD) Network TV Broadcast version of THE THING (92 minutes SD) Teaser Trailer Theatrical Trailers (U.S. and German Trailer) TV spots Radio Spots Still Gallery (behind-the-scenes photos, posters and lobby cards) In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and takes on the appearance of those it kills. Directed by John Carpenter (Halloween, They Live), The Thing stars Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, Donald Moffat, T.K. Carter, Richard A. Dysart, Richard Masur, David Clennon, Charles Hallahan, Thomas G. Waites, Joel Polis, and Peter Maloney. STANDARD OFFER -Receive the Collectors Edition Blu-ray with slipcover -Receive a limited-edition 18 x 24 poster of the newly-designed art from artist Paul Shipper -Product will be shipped two weeks earlier than National Street date of September 20th Pre-order DELUXE OFFER (Limited to 1,500 orders only pictured below) -Receive the Collectors Edition Blu-ray with slipcover -Receive a limited-edition 18 x 24 poster of the newly-designed art from Paul Shipper -Product will be shipped three weeks earlier than National Street date of September 20 -Receive a second slipcovermade exclusively for this promotion and newly-designed from artist Nat Marsh -Receive a second 18 x 24 poster of the newly designed art from Nat Marsh
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I love The Thing and that looks like it's going to be the ultimate edition of it,i already own the UK blu ray but I might be tempted to double dip!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Transformers: The Movie (1986) comes to Blu-ray from Shout Factory on September 13.
Moving Violations (1985) comes out from Kino Lorber later this year.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
Apparently 'My Bodyguard' will have an audio commentary from the director! Result!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Twilight Time this fall:
9 to 5 (1980) - September 13 Eye of the Needle (1981) with Donald Sutherland - September 13 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) - September 13 Murphy's Law (1986) with Charles Bronson - September 13 Runaway Train (1985) - October 11
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
The release-date for the Cinema Epoch titles i mentioned in an earlier post were postponed to august 30th for Private Lessons, and september 20th for Young Rebels. Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Blood Simple (1984) comes out on Blu-ray from Criterion Collection on September 20.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) comes to Blu-ray from Kino Lorber later this year.
Posted by imawalkingcorpse (Member # 1675) on :
quote:Originally posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless: I wonder how much they can do with the video quality of these titles. According to the Imdb Deadly Embrace is shot on video. We'll see...
Severin Films have just announced a fully loaded 2 disc special edition of Zombi Holocaust (1980) :
Last year, Slasher//Video also released Shock Em Dead, Killer Workout, and Deadly Prey. They're upfront about the quality of these releases with a disclaimer on the back cover, which says 'it's not sourced from an HD master, but remastered from PAL beta SP and upconverted to blu-ray and dvd specifications'.
Oh well.. at least Shock Em Dead came fully loaded with an array of pretty cool extra's, plus it's always good to have these titles available again, so we can finally see what we've been missing out on all those years ago. Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
For those who missed out on the limited edition from Midnight Legacy in 2011..
Alien 2 ; On Earth (1980) is available again through UK's 88Films !
Posted by imawalkingcorpse (Member # 1675) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Grandview USA (1984) comes out this summer from Kino Lorber.
Looks like this is September.
Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
Hi imawalkingcorpse! How are you?! I have Grandview USA on VHS.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Coming to Blu Ray later in the year from US label Code Red is the 1982 Women In Prison drama The Concrete Jungle Starring Jill St. John and Tracy Bregman.
Have this on Dvd And I'd say it's a good one of it's type which is not as camp as many W.I.P drama's and has quite a gritty,depressing feel to it all!
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Arrow's gonna do 52 Pick-Up this october ! Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
I don't know if this has been mentioned, but Arrow is releasing a special edition DVD/Blu Ray of Joe Dante's 'Matinee'. The features look a little bland at the mo, but any features for this movie in a DVD/Blu combo set would make it worth it.
I know it's not an 80's movie, but I grandfather it in as I always felt it was an honourary 80's movie.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Matinee is a wonderful, overlooked, small film that perfectly captures its era and the films of William Castle. It's Joe Dante's best film and a real love letter for movie buffs.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
It really is. Dante has a great way with portraying youth. He manages to weave an unpretentious ode to childhood with his love of those early horror movies seamlessly. Like so much of Dante's post Gremlins output it just didn't seem to be as big a hit as it deserved to be.
It always makes me weep thinking what could have been had he been allowed to actually finish Explorers.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Yeah, Explorers is a really sad cinematic basket case. I know that Dante was trying for a really special, evocative depiction of youth, but the first three-quarters of the movie, while not bad, are slow. Then in the last 20 minutes, the kids get to the alien spaceship, and it is so out-of-nowhere and weird, like a reel dropped in from another movie. And then it basically ends. It just comes to a screeching halt. I remember seeing it in a theatre back in 1985 and being really disappointed, no make that angry. Here's this slow-burn build up to what. Nothing. I know a lot of people like it, but I consider it be one of those artistically misguided disasters that only a really good director can make like Coppola's Jack, DePalma's The Bonfire of the Vanities, Cimino's Heaven's Gate, and Refn's Only God Forgives.
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Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
Gotta say, as a kid I *loved* the first two thirds (the bulk of what they cut when he was forced to hack a version together came from the first section of the film). When they get to the spaceship the film becomes an homage to the rubber aliens and vintage TV talk from his youth that Dante loves. In Matinee the same thing is brilliant, but in this it just doesn't fit. It is definitely his only 'incomplete' feeling film. But considering what the studio did I'm not surprised. I don't know if what he was going for would ever have worked, but it would certainly have made for a better movie experience.
The original shooting script is a very very different beast. It goes for more of an existential thing, where I don't think you ever see the aliens, but the kids go to another planet and play baseball. I have a copy but I don't remember it that well.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
You hit it. Explorers feels incomplete. Matinee perfectly synchronizes the growing up in the 60s plot with the William Castle homage, and it's brilliant. I especially love the way John Goodman and his film Mant! parallel the hopes and fears that people had back in the 60s. I'm a fan of Dante, and he's made some wonderful, beloved films, but this little one is my favorite. It really is special.
Explorers would have been better as a more existential piece. Robert Picardo is one of those guys who is great in any part, but even he can't save the rubber aliens joke ending.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
I always thought Exlorers would have worked better as a kind of junior 'Contact'. They didn't really make enough of the two separate 'pulls' of the Ethan Hawke character. His crush on Amanda Peterson was highlighted at the start, and then doesn't go anywhere (partly due to what they cut, and partly due to shifting the focus to the aliens). I don't think the rubber aliens could ever have been satisfying, but I would really love to see the movie Dante could have made had he been given the time. I think he had a chunk of rough shot material, another chunk he hadn't had he chance to shoot, and they were still kind of writing the final act as they went. When the studio moved up the release date he had to just use what he had. Scenes that I would have killed to see as a kid wound up being cut (for one reason or another). There was a birthday party scene, a revenge on the bully scene, more fleshing out of the family dynamics of all the boys, a little more of the **** Miller character, and so on. Dante tried to locate some of the footage a few years ago but said he thinks it must be gone. It's my holy grail to see, but I never will... only the teasing pictures remain!
I think Dante feels Matinee is something of a personal film. He was a horror movie lover at the same time as the film is set. There's an interview with him on YouTube where he says some of the stuff in the bedroom (magazines and stuff) were his personal childhood belongings.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Lionsgate will release Chopping Mall (1986) and Blood Diner (1987) on blu-ray.
Now let's just hope they put some effort into this, and don't screw up !
Release date is set for september 27th.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Chopping Mall, of course, to those in the know, is a classic 80s exploitation film. And I like Blood Diner too! I agree, JRir. Lionsgate is so hit-and-miss. I hope that they at least have nice transfers.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I love Chopping Mall but have never seen Blood Diner though it's definitely one I would like to check out!
Lions Gate have a huge library of horror yet to be released to Blu-ray so I hope this is just the start of things and that we will see many more titles to follow!
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Yeah, Lionsgate has tons of stuff that I can't even keep track of, including things that they have the rights to that they didn't originally release. As I said, they are fairly hit-and-miss on transfers, sometimes good, sometimes not so good. I wish they paid a little more attention to their DVD/Bluray holdings.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming to Blu-ray from Shout Factory later in the year:
Dead Ringers (1988) with Jeremy Irons Dead of Winter (1987) with Mary Steenburgen Dreamscape (1984) with Dennis Quaid and Kate Capshaw Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) and Poltergeist III (1988) Slumber Party Massacre II (1987) and Slumber Party Massacre III (1990) To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Also, The Abyss (1989) is confirmed for a 2017 release after being recently remastered for 4K.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Dead Ringers should look great in Bluray, all gray and cold looking, same with Dead of Winter.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Seems like Lionsgate is bringing the Vestron Video label back to life.
Chopping Mall will be their first release, and Blood Diner their second, plus it is rumoured several other titles are being prepared for blu-ray releases, including The Return Of The Living Dead 3 !
It actually does look like they've put that little extra loving care into these releases.
Looks good, right ? Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Looks very good!
I read about the Vestron revival and hope that they will release more stuff. Itīs such a great label and the vhs tapes are rare items.
Iīm especially looking for to see Blood Diner. Only seen it once back in the late 80s.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
I actually do have Blood Diner on a German import dvd, which was a good release for the time when it came out, but i just can't ignore all those extra's they announced for the blu-ray.. so yeah, i'm willing to upgrade !
Cool I wonder if they'll release Waxworks and the Unholy at some stage plus it would be great if they release some of there 80s comedy outings like Sex Appeal,Recruits,Wimps etc
Purple Rain (1984), Under the Cherry Moon (1986) and Graffiti Bridge (1990) are all being released on Blu-ray as the Prince Movie Collection on October 4.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Waxwork (1988) comes to Blu-ray October 18.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Larry Cohen's Special Effects (1984), starring the late Zoe Tamerlis, will also be released on blu-ray october 18th.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Hamburger Hill (1987) is about to be due later this year.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Horror House on Highway 5 (1985) and the very obscure Hellbent (1988) from the same director are part of Vinegar Syndrome's september line-up !
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
quote:Originally posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless: Larry Cohen's Special Effects (1984), starring the late Zoe Tamerlis, will also be released on blu-ray october 18th.
I've always quite enjoyed Larry Cohen's thriller Special Effects and have the region 1 MGM Dvd and will probably look at upgrading to the Blu when possible!
Eric Bogosian plays a right sleazebag in it!
I wonder if Cohen's previous movie Blind Alley aka Perfect Strangers will get a release from them soon as well?
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Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Larry Cohen is always worth checking out. He has some of the best screenplay ideas around, though sometimes they are kind of rough in the execution. He's very underrated. Of all the stuff that he's done, I like Black Caesar, Hell Up in Harlem, It's Alive, God Told Me To (my favorite), Q, The Stuff, I the Jury, Perfect Strangers, Special Effects, It's Alive III, A Return to Salem's Lot, Best Seller (excellent mainstream Cohen film), Phone Booth, and Cellular. In such a long career, he did over a dozen solid screenplays--and I haven't even seen a lot of his TV stuff--not to mention he directed a bunch of those films too. Great, underrated talent.
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Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Yeah I've been wanting to check out God Told Me To since it's Blue Underground Blu Ray release the other year,i thought it looked fun!
Best Seller I really enjoy,Woods and Dennehy were great together,i enjoy The Stuff and It's Alive but never seen Q The Winged Serpent before.
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
quote:Originally posted by Crash: A Return to Satan's Lot
I take it you mean Salem's and I also take it you mean in a laughing hysterically way? Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Yeah, Freudian slip!
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Q, the Winged Serpent is excellent. Michael Moriarty's performance is fantastic.
And back in this thread, Call Me has never had a DVD release in North America. It's an interesting little film. Come on, a DVD release for it and Lady Beware!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Larry Cohen is a legend!
Of course heīs better known as a thriller man but he even left his mark on the early 80s horror comedy/spoof genre with Full Moon High.
I should watch more Cohen films, lots of stuff on the shelf.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
C.H.U.D. (1984) is also part of Arrow's november line-up.. but only for the US market, so it seems !
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:C.H.U.D. (1984) is also part of Arrow's november line-up.. but only for the US market, so it seems !
Where did you find this out? I can't see it listed on Wiki for their upcoming releases, nor on their site.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
I don't think Arrow's US-only releases are listed on their site, as i don't see Pray For Death and Rage Of Honor either.
However, they ARE listed on the site of their US distributor MVD Entertainment Group, which can be found here :
Jeebus! Talk about lack of info. I find that a lot on movie distributor sites though - they seem to be the last to update their listings. Kino is the same.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
More 80's European softcore fluff finds its way to HD, courtesy of Severin Films' sub-division Intervision :
Lady Libertine (1984) / Love Circles (1985) , double-feature blu-ray
I own Lady Libertine AWE dvd. Still wrapped though Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
I haven't seen either of these, but i love this sort of stuff (not surprisingly) !
It reminds me of trying to catch obscure softcore skin flicks on late night German RTL+ television in the late 80's.
The possibility of being caught by your parents while watching these movies made it all the more exciting.
Ah, those were the days.... Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I bet you loved the dubbing Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
I'd pay extra if they include that vintage German dub on the blu-ray ! Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Stephen King's Salem's Lot (1979) and Cat's Eye (1985) are heading to Blu-ray September 20.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Karate Kid Part III (1989) comes out on September 6.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Thereīs a new player in the game:
"Indicator is a new British Blu-ray and DVD label owned and operated by Powerhouse Films Ltd, London, England."
"Founded by industry veterans with a passion for physical media, Indicator aims to release four titles per month. Indicator editions will be expertly encoded using the finest available master materials, offer lovingly assembled extra features, carry new and improved English subtitles, and include accompanying booklets containing newly commissioned and contemporary writing."
Sounds good!
List of Indicator editions (80s stuff):
001 - CHRISTINE (John Carpenter, 1983) 002 - BODY DOUBLE (Brian De Palma, 1984) 006 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME (J. Lee Thompson, 1981)
Release date: 24th October 2016
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES Original stereo audio Alternative 5.1 surround sound track Audio commentary with director John Carpenter and actor Keith Gordon Christine: Ignition, Fast and Furious & Finish Line (2003, 48 mins): three-part making of documentary, featuring interviews with cast and crew, including John Carpenter and Keith Gordon Deleted scenes (26 mins): twenty-one sequences which never made the final cut Isolated score: experience John Carpenters original soundtrack music Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography Original theatrical trailer New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive 24-page booklet with a new essay by Jeff Billington and a 1996 article on Carpenters cinematic guilty pleasures Limited Dual Format Edition of 5,000 copies UK Blu-ray premiere
Release date: 24th October 2016
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES Original stereo audio Alternative 5.1 surround sound track Pure Cinema (38 mins): extensive interview with first assistant director Joe Napolitano The Seduction (17 mins): De Palma discusses the first treatment of the script The Setup (17 mins): an examination of the plot The Mystery (12 mins): Melanie Griffith discusses her nude scenes and De Palma's shyness The Controversy (6 mins): cast and crew discuss the film's critical reception Isolated score: experience Pino Donaggios original soundtrack music Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography Original theatrical trailer New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with a new essay by Ashley Clark and archival reprints, including a lengthy 1985 interview with De Palma Limited Dual Format Edition of 5,000 copies UK Blu-ray premiere
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
So, someone's finally raiding the Columbia / Tri-Star vaults, and preparing them for region B release ?
Or perhaps this label is (un)officially connected to Sony ?
Either way, i'll have one of each.. please. Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I was getting really excited for the Christine and Happy Birthday To Me releases and then i realised I've already got them on Blu,Body Double though I will definitely look at picking up!
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
I have When A Stranger Calls / Happy Birthday To Me on a double-feature blu-ray from Mill Creek Entertainment. No extra's, but solid transfers. I'm always willing to upgrade though.
A Christine blu-ray release (from Sony) was announced here in Holland in 2014 , but for some reason it never happened.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
quote:Originally posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless: I have When A Stranger Calls / Happy Birthday To Me on a double-feature blu-ray from Mill Creek Entertainment. No extra's, but solid transfers. I'm always willing to upgrade though.
A Christine blu-ray release (from Sony) was announced here in Holland in 2014 , but for some reason it never happened.
Yeah I have that same release Johnny and I would be willing to upgrade as well if there release was stacked with extras and was an uncut version (I do very much doubt it) of the film instead of the R rated print found on the Millcreek double pack!
There are rumour's of a gorier version out there but are they just that rumour's?
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Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
Bumholes. I just bought Body Double. Grrr!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Twilight Time:
Moscow on the Hudson (1984) with Robin Williams - November 15 Stardust Memories (1980) with Woody Allen - December 13
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Severin Films comes full circle, as they are going to release the mondo-type shockumentary The Killing Of America (1981) on blu-ray this october. The UK video label Exploited Films, which was a precursor to Severin, released a dvd version in the early days of the format. The upcoming blu-ray is reported to have an alternate Japanese cut as well !
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I remember your topic about this but still havenīt seen the film.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Talking about future releases the finnish horror film Kuutamosonaatti (The Midnight Sonata, 1988) finally sees a dvd release october 14th. Itīs packed with the ī91 sequel and iīm really looking for to see these again.
Hereīs the plot summary from IMDb:
"A female fashion model Anni Stark (played by Tiina Björkman) takes leave from the fashion business and goes to Finland's Lappland (a wilderness region in Northern Finland, better known as the home of Santa Claus) for a vacation. Little does she know that there's a totally lunatic bunch of local hillbillies living in a nearby farmhouse. The plot thickens as one of the residents begins to harass Anni, who is left alone in the wilderness with only her dog to protect her. Too bad for her that her dog turns out to have divided loyalties.."
Both Björkman and Katariina Souri (ex- Kärkkäinen who was also in Playboy) who stars in the sequel are very beautiful women. Fun stuff! Too bad itīs in finnish only with no subs.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Never heard of that before.. Looks interesting !
There are some clips (with lots of snowy landscapes) to be found on Youtube under its original title.
Vinegar Syndrome has officially announced their october line-up, including several David DeCoteau titles, Deathrow Gameshow (1987) and the god-awful Hobgoblins (1988).
Very happy to find out that Arrow is releasing Cohen & Tate blu for us B regioners.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS.
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Original stereo audio (uncompressed on the Blu-ray)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by writer/director Eric Red
A Look Back at Cohen & Tate, a retrospective documentary featuring Eric Red, cinematographer Victor J. Kemper, editor Edward Abroms, and co-stars Kenneth McCabe and Harley Cross
Eric Reds original storyboards for the opening farmhouse shoot-out
Original, uncut versions of the farmhouse and oilfield shoot-outs
Original theatrical trailer
Extensive stills gallery
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collectors booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Kim Newman
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Oh, you found some Midnight Sonata clips. The first film is pretty entertainning if you happen to like strange backwoods horror comedies with a winter twist
Never heard of Deathrow Gameshow before but i see that itīs a CIP film and includes Debra Lamb so iīm interested!
The cover art for The Nighmare Sisters and Murder Weapon/Deadly Embrace releases leave a lot to be desired.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Sleeves are reversible, with different artwork on the flipside.. so that wouldn't be a problem, i guess.
The good news is that Murder Weapon and Deadly Embrace were actually shot on film (well, 16mm that is.. but still), contrary to information on the Imdb, which claims Deadly Embrace was shot on video. So, in the capable hands of the fine folks at Vinegar Syndrome, these should turn out wonderful ! Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Cohen & Tate is such an awesome thriller,Roy Scheider seems to be being served quite well on Blu-ray of late,you've got 52 Pick up also coming from Arrow,Jaws 2 from Universal plus this year you've had the great Last Embrace and The Seven-Ups on Uk label Signal One Entertainment.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Plus Still Of The Night (1982) and Night Game (1989), which were both released on blu-ray in 2015 ! Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Details for Severin's upcoming The Killing Of America blu-ray : www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=19853 Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Dark Sky Films will release a 30th anniversary edition of Henry Portrait Of A Serial Killer (1986). Reportedly it will be sourced from a new 4K scan of the original 16mm film. Release date is set for december 6th.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
I really like Cohen & Tate, an excellent, but badly titled film, still in search of its cult. And Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is one of the darkest, bleakest portraits of violence on screen. It's not a film to revisit much, but it's a classic.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Code Red will release Murder Rock (1984) using the obscure title and cover art The Demon is Loose, available 2017.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
I doubt anyone knows the movie under that title ! I wonder why they chose to release it like that.
Plus it makes no sense whatsoever. There's no demon in the movie and there aren't any supernatural elements in it.
Cool cover art though ! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Canīt understand it either. Maybe they try to sell it as a lost Fulci film I own this R1 2-disc dvd and the cover art rocks!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Scorpion Releasing lets The Salamander (1981) loose march 2017. Huge cast in this one but of course that doesnīt necessarily mean itīs a good film.
Anyone seen it?
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Porky's II: The Next Day (1983) and Porky's Revenge (1985) will be released on December 13 from Kino Lorber.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Wow that's some cast in Salamander,never seen it before and can't even find the trailer though it must be out there somewhere,there's a few reviews for this obscure early 80s thriller over on IMDb and sadly in general they are not very positive!
Porky's 2 and Porky's Revenge on Blu Ray is great news and the fact there being released as a double feature means more bang for your buck
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
It is rumoured Severin Films is preparing Young Warriors (1983) for a blu-ray release.
No official announcement has been made, and there's no sign of a release date yet..
Still good news though ! Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
That would be awesome johnny and about time too I say,hopefully it will be completely uncut and packed with extras!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I heard about it too. Severin arranged Young Warriors / Donīt Go Near the Park double feature last month at the Egyptian Theatre.
Both Lawrence D. Foldes and James Van Patten were there.
The last line was "Looking forward to the Blu-Ray release!"
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I'll definitely keep hold off my trusty old VHS (above) that has been watched countless times and has served me proud over the years but I will certainly look at picking up the Blu Ray when it hits retail!
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Some cool announcements coming out what with Young Warriors for the future and the Porky's 2 and Porky's Revenge double feature announced for December.
Make my day as well if they have Dave Edmund's music video High School Nights https://youtu.be/U0c7zs9nPhM as an extra for Porky's Revenge.
I wish Sony would release more of there back catalogue as I would like to see The New Kids (1985) https://youtu.be/pmYV-W6h7qM put out to Blu Ray at some point!
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Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Yeah, i'm definitely interested in that Porky's double-feature as well.
Kino Lorber's previously announced Stryker (1983) is currently set for a january 3rd 2017 release date.
Not sure what happened to their planned Certain Fury blu-ray though..
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
quote:Originally posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless: Yeah, i'm definitely interested in that Porky's double-feature as well.
Kino Lorber's previously announced Stryker (1983) is currently set for a january 3rd 2017 release date.
Not sure what happened to their planned Certain Fury blu-ray though..
I forgot all about Certain Fury I hope it's still scheduled for a release somewhere down the line.
Great film and I really like the music score and end title track!
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
They often announce movies that just never seem to come out. I was waiting for 'One Night' (the 1990's movie with Juliette Lewis), and that didn't seem to happen.
Hope they find some features for Porky's...
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
What a wondeful announcement.. This makes me so proud ! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Nice! I remember seeing The Lift back in the day, would be fun to check it out after all these years. Never seen Amsterdamned.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
quote:Originally posted by Logan 5: They often announce movies that just never seem to come out. I was waiting for 'One Night' (the 1990's movie with Juliette Lewis), and that didn't seem to happen.
Hope they find some features for Porky's...
Leo i'd imagine that you meant 'That Night' with Juliette Lewis and if so that's a really awesome little romance and I think I also remember it being scheduled sometime back for a Blu Ray release!
Never seen Amsterdamned or The Lift but would like to,i do remember the old Warner UK VHS cover for the lift back in the day!
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
No Leo - just Logan. But you're right, I meant 'That Night'. It never came out. I reckon it might be due to music rights.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
quote:Originally posted by Logan 5: I reckon it might be due to music rights.
Kino Lorber will release Finders Keepers (1984) on blu-ray.
Never seen this one.. but by the looks of it, this can be a pretty zany screwball comedy, i think.
Release date is november 29th !
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I've seen Finders Keepers Johnny though some years back and from memory remember it being pretty good fun!
I'll probably look at picking it up along with Kino's Porky's twin pack which comes out sometime early December!
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I'll keep an eye out for that Finders Keepers blu-ray.. The cover triggers my curiosity ! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Finders Keepers is excellent! I have the finnish vhs tape
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
One for the cult crowd :
Mondo Macabro will release Jess Franco's The Night Has A Thousand Desires (1984), november 8th.
On the same date, they will also bring Private Vices Public Virtues (1976) to blu-ray.
I already pre-ordered my copies ! Posted by Nostalgic for the '80's (Member # 37454) on :
Wow, I'm an '80's movie fan & have never even heard of most of these films. Thanks for the info. regarding these - I will know to look for them on Blu.
The '70's & '80's are my favorite years for films, so I'm amazed that I'm constantly discovering movies from these era(s) that I've never heard of. I'm glad we have the Internet & sites like this as a resource, or I'm sure I would still never have heard of them - LOL.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
8 Million Ways to Die (1986) with Jeff Bridges, Rosanna Arquette and Andy Garcia, makes its long-awaited Blu-ray/DVD debut from Kino Lorber early next year.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
quote:Originally posted by the young warrior:
quote:Originally posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless: Not sure what happened to their planned Certain Fury blu-ray though..
I forgot all about Certain Fury I hope it's still scheduled for a release somewhere down the line.
Certain Fury is currently scheduled for release on february 21st, 2017.
On the same date, Kino will also release They're Playing With Fire (1984) and No Retreat No Surrender (1986).
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Colors (1988) set to be out from Shout Factory early next year.
Posted by Nostalgic for the '80's (Member # 37454) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Colors (1988) set to be out from Shout Factory early next year.
Yes, this is good news - I saw this info. on another site as well.
Colors was a great police procedural film, with great acting by both Duvall & Penn. I saw this on DVD back in the 200X's.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Eureka Classics will release a fully loaded special dual-format edition of the original Fright Night (1985).
The much anticipated documentary ,You're So Cool, Brewster' will be included !
Release date is set for december 26th. UK only.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming soon from Shout Factory early next year:
Firestarter (1984) with Drew Barrymore, David Keith, George C. Scott, Martin Sheen, Heather Locklear, Art Carney and Louise Fletcher Deadtime Stories (1986)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Band of the Hand (1986) comes out from Mill Creek on January 10, 2017.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
88Films will release Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1986) on blu-ray, early 2017 !
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Two more Vestron blu-ray releases coming :
The Lair Of The White Worm (1988) and Parents (1989)
Preliminary release date for both is set for january 31st, 2017 !
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Men's Club (1986) with Harvey Keitel, Roy Scheider, Treat Williams and Jennifer Jason Leigh among others set for Blu-ray/DVD debut from Olive Films in January 2017.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming to Blu-ray on January 31, 2017:
The Lair of the White Worm (1988) with Amanda Donohoe and Hugh Grant Parents (1989) with Randy Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Vinegar Syndrome will bring to blu-ray :
- Don't Answer The Phone (1980) on january 31st
- Slaughterhouse (1987) on february 28th
- Witchtrap (1989) on march 28th
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I've got Slaughterhouse on Blu-ray from 88 films and it was not bad at all I quite enjoyed it though the opening credits could put some folk of eating meat for a while!
Love to check out both Witchtrap and Don't Answer The Phone as I haven't seen either.
I know Scorpion are looking at releasing Silent Scream 1980 (well made I believe in 79 but not released till 80) early next year which will be pretty cool as i've not watched it for a while and it's not a bad little slasher with a good creepy atmosphere!
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Yeah, i have the 88Films blu-ray of Slaughterhouse too. Still, it will be interesting to see how it compares to the upcoming Vinegar Syndrome edition. VS has an amazing track record, with several of their 80s horror titles, like Evils Of The Night and Hobgoblins, being rewarded a full 5 star rating for video-quality on Blu-ray.com.
I love Silent Scream too. They did a pretty good job on the dvd version, which was Scorpion's very first release, i think.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
It is rumoured that Arrow Video is preparing both House (1986) and its first sequel for blu-ray release.
No official announcement yet, but there's a discussion thread on blu-ray.com, which can be found here :
Absolutely gorgeous cover design too ! Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Now there's a guilty pleasure for sure! Certain Fury with two former A-list actresses slumming their way through an entertaining exploitation film.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Yeah definitely agree there Crash as Certain Fury is some real good sleazy fun,Kino have actually been releasing some really cool and obscure titles of late!
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless: It's official now ! Kino Lorber's announcement for Certain Fury (1985) :
It's amazing how - just by using the original art - the movies look better. I've never understood why they didn't do that for DVD releases too. Someone was paid to design an eye catching poster back in the day, which was then used (usually) on the video release, but for DVD they just said 'just photoshop some **** and it'll look fine'.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Shout Factory is prepping for a collector's edition Blu-ray for Red Dawn (1984) early in 2017.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
Yessss! Red Dawn is one they released on DVD in a special edition, but I hope this has more special features.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I love Red Dawn and have it on Blu but there's much room for improvement as the picture is not overly great for a high def transfer and like you Logan I'd much rather that they always used the original artwork!
I love the original Us one sheet poster art from above the most but i also didn't dislike the Warner VHS/Beta art below.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Firestarter (1984) Collector's Edition Blu-ray from Shout Factory is dated for March 14.
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King Solomon's Mines (1985) with Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone comes to Blu-ray from Olive Films on February 21.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Brewster's Millions (1985) with Richard Pryor and John Candy due February 7.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Release date : March 27th
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
House 3 The Horror Show will be the uncut version as well,love the House movies especially the first two and I don't dislike part 3 but i thought 4 was a bit weak though!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Twilight Time:
Baby Boom (1987) with Diane Keaton - March 14 Woody Allen's Another Woman (1988) - April 11
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Gate (1987) with Stephen Dorff due on February 28
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
The next entry in 88Films' Asian Collection will be Seeding Of A Ghost (1983) which will be released on january 16th..
Nice about Certain Fury! Get to upgrade the vhs which is always nice. So the year is almost over and still no Rad 30 year anniversary or any other edition on the horizon?
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
quote:Originally posted by Riptide: So the year is almost over and still no Rad 30 year anniversary or any other edition on the horizon?
I'm afraid it's not going to happen for Rad.. not now anyway. Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Yeah I'm looking forward to upgrading my VHS of Certain Fury,loved the music score to it and in high def audio it will no doubt sound even better!
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
The 1988 horror film Pulse comes out on March 7 from Mill Creek Entertainment.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish (1983) comes out via Criterion Collection on April 25.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Awesome! I hope that there will also be a Rumble Fish Criterion UK release.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming later this year from Mill Creek Entertainment:
Blind Fury (1989) with Rutger Hauer Silent Rage (1982) with Chuck Norris
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Both of those flicks are a lot of fun--and recommended if you haven't seen them.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Coming to Blu Ray here in the UK on April 24th 2017 from BFI Video is this 1985 British comedy drama Letter To Brezhnev starring Alfred Molina,Peter Firth and Margi Clarke.
Never seen it before but would like to check it out!
https://youtu.be/W0Xmo276lYQ - Letter To Brezhnev trailer (1985).
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Severin Films will release Wild Beasts (1984) on blu-ray, february 7th !
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I have the dvd. Fun low budget nature strikes back feature Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
I have the Camera Obscura dvd version, which is a pretty solid release.
The Severin blu-ray carries over most of the extra's of this release, so i'll have to think whether or not it's worth the upgrade. I'll probably wait for the reviews to see how the audio- and video quality turns out.
No Man's Land (1987) with Charlie Sheen and D.B. Sweeney is set for release this summer from Kino Lorber.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Valmont (1989) with Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly and Fairuza Balk comes out in the summer from Kino Lorber.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Streets of Fire (1984) heads to Blu-ray from Shout Factory in May.
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Coming from Mill Creek Entertainment on April 4:
Little Nikita (1988) with Sidney Poitier and River Phoenix Punchline (1988) with Tom Hanks and Sally Field
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Two previously announced Kino Lorber titles are back on the release schedule :
Star Crystal (1986) and Star Slammer (1986) will be released april 18th.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Shout Factory will bring The Naked Cage (1986) to blu-ray, in an all-new HD film transfer !
Release date is set for may 2nd.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Windows (1980) starring Talia Shire and Elizabeth Ashley comes this summer from Shout Factory.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Wow. I'd never thought that I'd see Windows out on Bluray. United Artists wound up being really embarrassed by it, as it was protested as being homophobic. It is so sleazy and politically incorrect, a terrible film. This was the only directing effort by the great cinematographer Gordon Willis, who filmed all the Godfather films and lots of Woody Allen's best stuff.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
quote:Originally posted by Crash: It is so sleazy and politically incorrect
Crash I was wanting to check out Windows as it was but these few words have got me even more interested!
Saying that I will take your word for it that it's terrible!
Johnny if the movie lives up to the artwork then the Naked Cage looks like it could be a bit of trash classic!
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Windows, YW, is so politically incorrect that it makes lesbians out to be homicidal predators. In that respect, it's the female sleaze equivalent of Cruising. Even director Gordon Willis was ashamed of the film and said that he shouldn't have directed it. He never directed again.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Thatīs it, i want to see Windows too! Just ordered the tape Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
With Kino Lorber announcing a new deal by releasing Disney labels through their Touchstone/Hollywood banners (plus ABC and Selznick) here's a list of 80s Touchstone films we hope will make their long overdue Blu-ray debuts.
Touchstone Pictures Splash Down and Out in Beverly Hills Off Beat Ruthless People Tough Guys Outrageous Fortune Tin Men Stakeout Can't Buy Me Love Three Men and a Baby Shoot to Kill The Rescue Three Fugitives Turner and Hooch
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Never seen Tin Men or The Rescue but love all the others that you've mentioned Leo.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
A few real Touchstone classics in there, Leo. Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Prizzi's Honor (1985) with Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner and Anjelica Huston set this summer from Kino Lorber.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Blake Edwards's S.O.B. (1981) with Julie Andrews due from Warner Archive this year.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=20758 - Electric Dreams,The Amittyville Horror and Juice to hit Blu-ray in the UK sometime June 2017 from British distributor Second Sight.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
Now you're talking!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Tough Guys (1986) with Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster set for release this summer from Kino Lorber.
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Love the Electric Dreams news but the next time i watch it, will i think of it as Demon Seedīs PG cousin. Proteus strikes back and steals your girlfriend Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
quote:Originally posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless: Yeah, i have the 88Films blu-ray of Slaughterhouse too. Still, it will be interesting to see how it compares to the upcoming Vinegar Syndrome edition. VS has an amazing track record, with several of their 80s horror titles, like Evils Of The Night and Hobgoblins, being rewarded a full 5 star rating for video-quality on Blu-ray.com.
Sounds like Vinegar Syndrome's version blows the 88 films (which I do own) version away,been so many Blu's that I've picked up that have since had better releases especially lately take Poltergeist 2 and 3 for instance,plus you've got Streets Of Fire coming in may which is bound to improve on the Second Sights UK Blu Ray's rather lacklustre transfer.
Depends really on whether you feel it's worth double dipping or not but it can become quite an expensive habit!
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Yeah, i know. I'll probably end up buying the new Streets Of Fire disc too.. Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Speaking of double-dipping.. I was just reading the announcement for Arrow's May line-up..
plus their upcoming House 1-4 complete collection in March and the Phantasm box-set in April..
So it seems there's definitely some of my money going to get spent on double-dipping in the next couple of weeks.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
I've preordered the House boxset of Amazon so very much looking forward to that,part 3 The Horror Show is the uncut print as well unlike the Us scream factory edition.
If the price drops for Phenomena I would definitely be interested in double dipping for that,at the moment I have the Arrow first release Blu with the window box sleeve.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
UK company Screenbound Pictures will bring to blu-ray the ultra campy The Return Of Swamp Thing (1989) !
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) due on Blu-ray this summer from Kino Lorber.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
The Return of Swamp Thing is fun!
Screenbound Pictures? I feel the UK blu-ray market overheating fast.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Screenbound Pictures was previously known as Odeon Entertainment.
Don't ask me why they changed the name though.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Shout Factory in June:
When the Buffalo Roam (1980) with Bill Murray and Peter Boyle Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980) The Lonely Lady (1983) with Pia Zadora
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Where The Buffalo Roam has always been problematic to release because of the soundtrack. I hope they can clear the rights for the original audio.. or better yet, have the original as well as the alternate audio track included.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
I think that the Bill Murray film Where the Buffalo Roam is grossly underrated. It has some very, very funny scenes in it such as when he meets Richard Nixon in the bathroom and gives him the speech about the "screwheads" and the "doomed." That always makes me laugh.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Carl Reiner's Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid starring Steve Martin is coming to Blu-ray here in the UK from Fabulous Films on April 10th 2017.
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Posted by Nostalgic for the '80's (Member # 37454) on :
Thanks for the updates.
"Streets of Fire" is a great, iconic (but somewhat obscure) rock "fable" with an incredible rock soundtrack - IIRC, these are all original songs that were created for the film. A good double-bill is watching this along with Michael Pare's other '80's rock film, "Eddie and the Cruisers" (1983).
I haven't seen "Return of Swamp Thing", but it looks interesting - I re-watched the first film on Blu a while back, and the print looked great. There was also a short-lived ST cartoon & live-action TV series in the '90's - neither of which I saw much of.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) with Peter Strauss and Molly Ringwald comes out from Mill Creek Entertainment on May 2.
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Mr. Mom (1983) is coming this summer from Shout Factory.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Look at that ! Very good reviews for Kino Lorber's upcoming Teen Witch blu-ray, which had been delayed several times.
Thatīs cool. Aaah, Lively is so lovely. Iīm just rewatching Twin Peaks and was shocked to see her. Didnīt remember at all!
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Oh, and the guy doing the announcement is Warren Frost, who sadly passed away last month.
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Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
Teen Witch... hmm... nice that they layed on some decent features. Always been a little 'meh' on the movie though. Nice cast and some nice ideas in a movie which doesn't entirely hang together. There was a reason it wasn't a big hit back in the day. Mind you, the confusing branding tieing it in with 'Teen Wolf' didn't really help.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Hide and Go Shriek (1988) blu-ray + dvd combopack forthcoming from UK's 88Films !
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Teen Wolf (1985) and Teen Wolf Too (1987) both set for Blu-ray from Shout Factory this summer.
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Just order Stand By Me in 4k, didn't even realise it had been released until 5 mins ago Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
80s Films Coming to Blu-ray from December Onwards:
December 2019 She (1982) Stick (1985) Jake Speed (1986) Big Trouble in Little China (1986) Camille Claudel (1988) The Nude Bomb (1980) Inside Moves (1980) Iceman (1984) The Cotton Club (1984) Agnes of God (1985) 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) Silver Bullet (1985) Heartbreak Hotel (1988) Look Who's Talking (1989)
January 2020 Eddie Macon's Run (1983) Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Brewster's Millions (1985) Dad (1989) Edge of the Axe (1988)
February 2020 My Bloody Valentine (1981) Fraternity Vacation (1985) Heartbeeps (1981) The Sting II (1983) Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) Legal Eagles (1986) No Mercy (1986) Vibes (1988) Beyond Therapy (1987)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming April 14 from Shout Select:
Homeboy (1988) with Mickey Rourke and Christopher Walken
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Coming in February from Warner Archive:
Victory (1981) with Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Pele and Max von Sydow
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming this summer from Kino Lorber:
D.C. Cab (1983)
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Coming May 26 from Kino Lorber:
All Night Long (1981) with Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand and Dennis Quaid
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming later this year from Kino Lorber:
Tender Mercies (1983) with Robert Duvall
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Out today from Kino Lorber : Antonio Margheriti's urban gorefest Cannibal Apocalypse a.k.a. Invasion Of The Flesh Hunters (1980) !
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming later this year from Kino Lorber:
Continental Divide (1981) with John Belushi and Blair Brown
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Coming June 2 from Paramount:
Urban Cowboy (1980) with John Travolta, Debra Winger and Scott Glenn
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Coming April 28 from Sony:
Just One of the Guys (1985)
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Coming from Vinegar Syndrome later on: Patty Hearst (1988) with Natasha Richardson
And from Scream Factory on July 14: Tattoo (1981) with Bruce Dern and Maud Adams
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Upcoming Arrow releases for April / May include :
- The Wind (1986) - Blood Tide (1982) - Dream Demon (1988) - White Fire (1985)
Posted by goresnet (Member # 6592) on :
I haven't been on this site in a long, long time. Very unfortunate for me. But, I saw on an 80's Facebook group that Rad was coming on 4K UHD, and that made me remember this site! Lo and behold, it seems like it's not an April Fool's joke!
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Kino Lorber later in the year:
Gotcha! (1985) with Anthony Edwards and Linda Fiorentino
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Coming May 19 from Sony:
Enemies, A Love Story (1989)
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Coming June 16 from Paramount:
Pretty in Pink (1986)
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Coming July 7 from Arrow:
Black Rainbow (1989) with Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards and Tom Hulce
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming July 28 from Kino Lorber:
Raggedy Man (1981) with Sissy Spacek, Eric Roberts and Sam Shepard The River (1984) with Sissy Spacek, Mel Gibson and Scott Glenn
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in October from Kino Lorber:
DeepStar Six (1989)
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Coming in June from Warner Archive:
Cannery Row (1982) with Nick Nolte and Debra Winger
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Coming August 11 from Kino Lorber:
Cry Freedom (1987) with Kevin Kline and Denzel Washington Diva (1981)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming August 11 from Kino Lorber:
Date with an Angel (1987)
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Coming in September from Kino Lorber:
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
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Coming in September from The Criterion Collection:
The Elephant Man (1980)
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Coming in July from Warner Archive:
Clara's Heart (1988) with Whoopi Goldberg and Neil Patrick Harris
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming October 2 from Kino Lorber:
The Secret of My Success (1987) with Michael J. Fox
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Coming September 29 from Kino Lorber:
Crackers (1984) with Donald Sutherland, Sean Penn and Jack Warden
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Kino Lorber:
Bustin' Loose (1981) with Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson
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Coming in late 2020 from Kino Lorber:
The Wild Life (1984)
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Coming October 13 from Scream Factory:
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
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Omg The Wild Life!
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Coming November 17 from Shout Select:
Twins (1988)
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Little Monsters (1989) gets the special edition treatment due out on September 15th in the US, and a UK release of the exact same disc follows on October 12th !
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Alphabet City (1984), starring Vincent Spano and Jami Gertz, will be released on region A (locked) blu-ray on September 29th.
Alphabet City is a really cool film. I highly recommend it to every 80s fan.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
This one almost slipped through under the radar :
Toy Soldiers (1984) co-starring Tim Robbins, not to be confused with the '91 film with Sean Astin and Louis Gossett Jr.
According to online sources this was released on September 1st by Code Red, but i have a feeling it may actually be Scorpion Releasing, who have been doing a lot of these type of 80s films in the last few months.. not 100% sure though. This particular title is distributed through Kino Lorber, so it is a general release disc that's presumably widely available.
I couldn't find any other details on this title than what's on the Kino Lorber site, and there don't seem to be any reviews for it either... However, that didn't stop me from ordering a copy myself, so i will get back on this with the correct info ! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Toy Soldiers was released as Young Soldiers on vhs back in the day here in Finland. I still havenīt seen the film or that vhs tape anywhere so itīs too bad that this new release is region A coded Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Well, you never know.. a fair amount of Code Red and Scorpion's discs are in fact region free, despite the region A logo on the sleeves.
It's not mentioned on the Kino Lorber website nor on Blu-ray.com, but i can confirm Fraternity Vacation and Pretty Smart (both recently released through Scorpion) play perfectly fine on region B equipment. I also own Omega Syndrome, but i haven't test-checked that one.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Arriving December 1 from Paramount:
Popeye (1980) with Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
- Massacre In Dinosaur Valley (1985) , Sept. 29th - The Black Cat (1989) , Oct. 27th .. not to be confused with the Fulci film from '81
Scorpion Releasing :
- King Of The Mountain (a.k.a. Mulholland Run, 1981) , Nov. 24th - The Barbarians (1987) , Dec. 1st
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming January 12 from Mill Creek:
Crossroads (1986) with Ralph Macchio and Jami Gertz
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Also arriving January 12 from Mill Creek:
Like Father, Like Son (1987) with Dudley Moore and Kirk Cameron
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming February 23 from Kino Lorber:
Hard to Hold (1984) with Rick Springfield
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Also arriving February 23 from Kino Lorber:
The Allnighter (1987) with Susannah Hoffs
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Arriving March 16 from Kino Lorber:
Taffin (1988) with Pierce Brosnan
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Coming in 2021 from Kino Lorber:
Body Slam (1986) with Dirk Benedict and Tanya Roberts
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Previously available as an online-exclusive, Sergio Martino's batsh*t crazy American Rickshaw (a.k.a. American Tiger, 1989) gets a more widely available release from Cauldron Films on December 15th, region-free !
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming February 23 from Paramount:
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) She's Having a Baby (1988)
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Coming April 13 from Kino Lorber:
North Shore (1987) with Matt Adler, Nia Peeples and Gregory Harrison
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Wild Life (1984) is set for April 13 from Kino Lorber.
And coming March 30 from Imprint: Let It Ride (1989) with Richard Dreyfuss
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in 2021 from Kino Lorber:
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Kino Lorber:
Million Dollar Mystery (1987)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming May 4 from Kino Lorber:
The Last Married Couple in America (1980) with George Segal and Natalie Wood
Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
OMG I need to get The Wild Life! I also remember liking The Last Married Couple in America. I probably saw it on TCM.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming May 4 from Kino Lorber:
Sweet Liberty (1986) with Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Michelle Pfeiffer and Bob Hoskins
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming May 11 from Kino Lorber:
Tank (1984) with James Garner and C. Thomas Howell
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Fade To Black (1980) and Silent Madness (1984),
previously available last November as 'Black Friday' exclusives from Vinegar Syndrome, will be more widely available as of tomorrow, the 26th. These general release editions seem to be identical to the previous ones, minus the slipcovers.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming February 23 from Sony:
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)
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Coming in May from Scream Factory:
He Knows You're Alone (1980) Eyes of a Stranger (1981) The Hand (1981)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in May from Shout Select:
Explorers (1985) Wildcats (1986)
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Coming June 22 from Scorpion Releasing:
Robert Altman's Fool for Love (1985) with Sam Shepard and Kim Basinger
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is being reissued from Criterion on May 11
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Arriving June 15 from Kino Lorber:
Take This Job and Shove It (1981)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming June 15 from Scream Factory:
The Awakening (1980) with Charlton Heston Sphinx (1981) with Lesley-Anne Down and Frank Langella
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming April 6 from Universal:
Little Miss Marker (1980) with Walter Matthau and Julie Andrews
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming June 1 from Paramount:
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in July from Scream Factory:
A Stranger Is Watching (1982) The Dead Zone (1983)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming July 13 from Mill Creek:
Skin Deep (1989) with John Ritter
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Kino Lorber later this year:
Breaking In (1989) with Burt Reynolds and Casey Siemaszko
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming August 25 from Imprint:
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Wraith (1986) comes July 20 from the Vestron Collector's Series
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming September 21 from Kino Lorber:
Masquerade (1988) with Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly and Kim Cattrall
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming August 10 from Warner Archive:
One Crazy Summer (1986)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming this fall from Paramount:
Ragtime (1981)
Posted by thenodfather (Member # 8732) on :
Being someone who doesn't and hasn't had a Blu Ray Player, I was wondering for old film that were created in a time when that technology didn't exist, is there a massive improvement? I have seen side-by-side comparisons on YouTube between DVD and Blu Ray and you could see a noticable difference, but I'm wondering does make the experience so much greater as it to be worth the investment? I ask purely for an educational inquiry, I'm not trying to ruin it for anyone no. I ask too as I watched a video and a guy was talking about playing games on computers and consoles from the 80s and 90s on a high definition television and he said that it was showing up things that you wouldn't see on a CRT Television as they were not designed with HD Television in mind as they didn't exist.
Is there any accuracy in that or I just talking a load of Grade A Reconstituted Bovine Manure?
Thank you Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming August 24 from Warner Archive:
Prince of the City (1981)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming October 19 from Mill Creek:
Renegades (1989) with Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips and Jami Gertz
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in October:
Night Shift (1982) Deadly Friend (1986) Killer Party (1986) The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) Steel Dawn (1987)
Posted by TheHoff (Member # 37515) on :
I enjoyed Night Shift, Deadly Friend and Steel Dawn, 3 more to get on Blu-ray.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in December:
The Four Seasons (1981) Going Berserk (1983) My Stepmother is an Alien (1988)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in January from Paramount:
Going Ape! (1981)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in March from Paramount:
Ordinary People (1980)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in February from Shout/Scream Factory:
Alligator (1980) Summer School (1987)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming to March from Scream Factory:
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming March 15 from Paramount:
The Accused (1988)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming March 15 from Lionsgate:
Dream a Little Dream (1989)
Posted by imawalkingcorpse (Member # 1675) on :
quote:Originally posted by thenodfather: Being someone who doesn't and hasn't had a Blu Ray Player, I was wondering for old film that were created in a time when that technology didn't exist, is there a massive improvement? I have seen side-by-side comparisons on YouTube between DVD and Blu Ray and you could see a noticable difference, but I'm wondering does make the experience so much greater as it to be worth the investment? I ask purely for an educational inquiry, I'm not trying to ruin it for anyone no. I ask too as I watched a video and a guy was talking about playing games on computers and consoles from the 80s and 90s on a high definition television and he said that it was showing up things that you wouldn't see on a CRT Television as they were not designed with HD Television in mind as they didn't exist.
Is there any accuracy in that or I just talking a load of Grade A Reconstituted Bovine Manure?
Thank you
There is quite a difference in video and audio. Most Blu rays actually give it the colors and audio that you would have heard in the theater in the 80's.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in May from Paramount:
Top Secret (1984)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Two Kevin Costner films from 1985 arrive April 12 from Warner Archive: American Flyers and Fandango.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming April 26 from Paramount:
Thief of Hearts (1984) King David (1985)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in June from Mill Creek:
Cross My Heart (1987)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming May 17 from Lionsgate:
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
L'Année des Méduses (a.k.a. Year Of The Jellyfish, 1984) coming to blu-ray from Cohen Media on may 10th.
Valérie Kaprisky's most nudity filled effort.. Nuff said ! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Cool, Johnny! Just happened to visit the site and thereīs something interesting going on
I have Year of the Jellyfish on vhs (yes i STILL have those) but somehow iīve never watched it but i sure need to. Even more nudity than in La Femme publique? Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Well, you know.. i'm keeping a low profile these days, but some things (like the forthcoming Year Of The Jellyfish blu-ray) just can't be ignored and need to be mentioned !
I think the nudity in La Femme Publique may be more explicit, whereas in Year Of The Jellyfish it's more casual, as large segments play out on the beaches of the French Riviera, with lovely miss Kaprisky frolicking around topless, joined by a bevy of attractive female co-stars. If i remember correctly, she goes full-frontal here as well, but indeed it's hard to top her dancing scene in La Femme Publique.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Several ultra-cool Hong Kong cinema titles have been announced by 88Films for UK release, including :
..plus some very stylish artwork on these upcoming releases :
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Awesome news! Havenīt got or seen any of those so bye bye money. Iīve been collecting Cynthia Rothrock films during recent years so Righting Wrongs is a welcome release.
Watched the fun Magic Crystal (1986) sometime ago and The Seventh Curse looks like another crazy indy/whatever rip-off Posted by TerdNthePoolGGB (Member # 9818) on :
Hey aTomik! Good to see you back.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Hello, TerdNthePoolGGB! Still alive and kickinī and watching movie/day. How about you?
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
The magic word for aTomiK to return was 'Valérie Kaprisky'.
Works every time ! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Hahaa, you got it Posted by TerdNthePoolGGB (Member # 9818) on :
I wanna watch a movie a day but cant do that. Im thinking about putting my vhs of Gotcha in in the near future.
Ive heard the local youth have been playing "TAG" with Nerf guns. O and mullets are back.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming October 18 from Sony:
The Razor's Edge (1984) with Bill Murray
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Love The Razorīs Edge, highly recommended!
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Upcoming 80s Kino Lorber titles :
- Summer Heat (1987) .. Cannon Group production ! - Mata Hari (1985) .. Sylvia Kristel in yet another Cannon Group production ! - Some Girls (1988) .. Jennifer Connelly ! - Blind Fury (1989) .. Rutger Hauer ! - Terror Squad (1988) .. Cheesy 80s action ! - Mercenary Fighters (1988) .. More cheesy 80s action, with Peter Fonda ! - Programmed To Kill (a.k.a. The Retaliator, 1987) .. Robert Ginty & Sandahl Bergman ! - Number One With A Bullet (1987) .. Even more Cannon Group goodness !
Terror Squad and Mercenary Fighters are Code Red titles distributed through Kino Lorber.
Programmed To Kill and Number One With A Bullet are officially announced, but have yet to be dated. All other titles coming in September, except for Blind Fury, which will be released in October !
Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
Earth Girls Are Easy coming to blu-ray November 8th!!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Looks nice! Itīs a Vestron Video release so thereīs hope for European release also.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
quote:Originally posted by aTomiK: Looks nice! Itīs a Vestron Video release so thereīs hope for European release also.[/IMG]
Could be ! Vestron's release of Dream A Little Dream (1989) came out yesterday in the UK, six months after the US edition.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in early 2023 from Kino Lorber:
Split Image (1982) with Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, James Woods, Brian Dennehy, Elizabeth Ashley and Peter Fonda
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming January 31 from Paramount:
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Also from Paramount January 31:
Gallipoli (1981)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in early 2023 from Kino Lorber:
True Love (1989) with Annabella Sciorra and Ron Eldard
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Dragonslayer is due in February from Paramount
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in 2023:
Heat (1986) with Burt Reynolds
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Kino Lorber:
The Experts (1989) with John Travolta, Arye Gross and Kelly Preston
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in March from Shout/Scream Factory:
Razorback (1984) Critical Condition (1987)
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Coming in 2023:
Heat (1986) with Burt Reynolds
In fact, there's a bunch of additional Burt Reynolds titles coming from Kino Lorber, including :
- Shamus (no details yet) - The Longest Yard (newly restored) - Hustle (newly restored) - Starting Over (newly restored) - Paternity (newly restored) - Rent-a-Cop (newly restored)
Not strictly 80s, but i thought they were worth mentioning.
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Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Umbrella Entertainment also released Box of Burt so finally Burt Reynolds is getting some love.
Posted by TheHoff (Member # 37515) on :
A great selection and all 80s Movies but I'd like to see Hooper and Smokey and the Bandit in any Burt box.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Interesting.. Stroker Ace and The Man Who Loved Women seem to be exclusive to Umbrella's Box Of Burt with no US (or UK) release planned any time soon.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming from Kino Lorber later in the year:
Big Man on Campus (1989)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Martin Scorsese's After Hours (1985) arrives on Blu-ray and 4K from Criterion in July
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Dr. Caligari (1989), starring cult fave Laura Albert, is being released on blu-ray next week (june 13th) by Mondo Macabro !
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Best of Times (1986) with Robin Williams and Kurt Russell arrives later this year from Kino Lorber.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
The 4K restored Teen Wolf (1985) that Shout Factory released in 2017 makes its way to region B blu-ray in the UK on august 28th. And perhaps more importantly : The disc will include the excellent 143 (!) minute documentary 'Never. Say. Die. ; The Story of Teen Wolf'.
A double-feature with Teen Wolf Too (1987), which will also carry over all special features from its region A counterpart, will be made available as well on the same date.
Furthermore, the entertaining action flick Eye of The Tiger (1986), starring Gary Busey, will be issued in the UK as well, on august 7th.
Posted by TheHoff (Member # 37515) on :
quote:Originally posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless: The 4K restored Teen Wolf (1985) that Shout Factory released in 2017 makes its way to region B blu-ray in the UK on august 28th. And perhaps more importantly : The disc will include the excellent 143 (!) minute documentary 'Never. Say. Die. ; The Story of Teen Wolf'.
A double-feature with Teen Wolf Too (1987), which will also carry over all special features from its region A counterpart, will be made available as well on the same date.
Furthermore, the entertaining action flick Eye of The Tiger (1986), starring Gary Busey, will be issued in the UK as well, on august 7th.
I didn't think it was 4k, blu-ray.com says its 1080p?
Here are the following 80s movies on Blu-ray out this month:
Split Image (1982) Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987) Fatal Games (1984) Forced Vengeance (1982) Romantic Comedy (1983)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Arriving in February:
Funeral Home (1980) Joysticks (1983) Little Darlings (1980)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Arriving in March:
The Abyss (1989) Target (1985)
Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Arriving in February:
Funeral Home (1980) Joysticks (1983) Little Darlings (1980)
I placed a pre-order for Little Darlings. Not cheap but this is a long time coming. Kind of excited for the special features.
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
quote:Originally posted by cindymancini:
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Arriving in February:
Funeral Home (1980) Joysticks (1983) Little Darlings (1980)
I placed a pre-order for Little Darlings. Not cheap but this is a long time coming. Kind of excited for the special features.
How much are these going for?
Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
$39.99 and the release date is 2/27/24 from Vinegar Syndrome.
Posted by imawalkingcorpse (Member # 1675) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Arriving in February:
Funeral Home (1980) Joysticks (1983) Little Darlings (1980)
I know Joysticks already had one, is this one going to be an improvement?
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
quote:Originally posted by imawalkingcorpse: I know Joysticks already had one, is this one going to be an improvement?
The initial blu-ray release was an online exclusive, while the new one (as part of the MVD Rewind Collection) will be a general release edition. The upcoming MVD release has the same transfer, but adds some newly produced extra's.
By the way, the disc's release has been delayed till May 7th.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming March 26 from Warner Archive:
The Little Drummer Girl (1984) Stand and Deliver (1988)
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Stand and Deliver is excellent.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming June 11 from Sandpiper Pictures:
Winter People (1989)
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Arriving later this year from Fun City Editions:
Heavenly Bodies (1984)
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
quote:Originally posted by Leo Logan: Arriving later this year from Fun City Editions:
Heavenly Bodies (1984)
Never in a million years thought that would actually happen !
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
The Nico Mastorakis Collection, six films on three discs, will include the following titles :
- The Time Traveller (1984) - Sky High (1985) - Terminal Exposure (1987) - Glitch (1988) - Ninja Academy (1989) - The Naked Truth (1992)
Release date : July 29th
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming July 2 from Shout Select:
Who's That Girl (1987)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming July 30 from Warner Archive:
Marie: A True Story (1985) with Sissy Spacek
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Coming later this year from Kino Lorber:
Gung Ho (1986)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming later this year from Kino Lorber:
Hiding Out (1987)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming soon from Kino Lorber:
Best Defense (1984)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming soon from Fun City Editions:
Paradise (1982) with Phoebe Cates and Willie Aames
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming soon from Kino Lorber:
UFOria (1985) with Cindy Williams, Fred Ward and Harry Dean Stanton
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in October from Kino Lorber:
Cross Creek (1983) Garbo Talks (1984) Plenty (1985)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming soon from Kino Lorber:
Summer Rental (1985)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming November 12 from Kino Lorber:
Triumph of the Spirit (1989) with Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos and Robert Loggia
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming soon from Kino Lorber:
Hot Pursuit (1987) with John Cusack
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming in January from Criterion:
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming early next year from Fun City Editions:
Racing with the Moon (1984)
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Perhaps it is worth mentioning that the recently released American blu-rays of Paradise (1982) and Heavenly Bodies (1984) are confirmed to be region-free !
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Coming soon from Kino Lorber:
The Lords of Discipline (1983) with David Keith, Michael Biehn, Rick Rossovich and Bill Paxton among others
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