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Plissken1138 said:


^ Nice, I've wanted to see that ever since I read about it.



Oliver Stone's incredible war-movie 'Salvador' is getting a Masters of Cinema release in September:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Salvador-Masters-Cinema-Format-Blu-ray/dp/B07F8H7GRF/


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I'm glad I never imported the old OOP and expensive Twilight Time blu-ray from the US.




Arrow are putting out two late 80s/early 90s stone-cold Horror-classics later in the year from new 4K scans. They were both constant VHS rentals and late-night-TV fodder at the time. They have long deserved decent extras-stuffed blu-ray releases. Yay!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FL214Z6/

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heathers-Blu-ray-Christian-Shannen-Doherty/dp/B07DXXG5YK/

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Damn you, Bob. I was trying to resist pre-ordering this (down to less than $90 now) as the series is currently on Amazon Prime Video. But seeing the upgrade (it's only SD on Amazon), I may have to bite...
 

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Some great releases coming up:

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Once Upon A Time In China Trilogy (except it's actually got 4 movies in the set) on blu-ray. Nice to see Eureka! getting into releasing some of these old China/Japan/Hong Kong movies now. They lacked decent releases for so long and these are 4K scans. It's quite pricey though.




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Troll: The Complete Collection blu-ray set. Both sh*tty movies plus the acclaimed documentary on 'Troll 2' (on blu-ray for the first time), for a low price I'd expect to pay for just the Doc.




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Scorsese's 'The Last Waltz', his doc about The Band. One of the best music docs ever, for the first time on blu-ray outside the US. 2 audio commentaries included.




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Crimson Peak deluxe limited-edition blu-ray from Arrow films. One of Guillermo del Toro finest films. New feature-length making of doc. 80-page hardback concept design and interview book. Sweet.
 

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Stumbled upon this and ordered last night....

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKz3ljhSxYY[/video]

Never heard of Twilight Time before, but I am guessing based on the bonus features, this is a repackaging of the blu-ray put by Arrow?

Anyway, grew up devouring THE DESTROYER novels in the 80s.  I my books, the best modern adventure series since the age of pulps in the 1930s and 40s.  Thus, I was ecstatic when a movie adaptation was announced in 84-85.   While the movie lacked much of the political and social satire of the novels, it was still a fun, if not flawed (the villain/threat is absolutely boring) movie.

Unfortunately, the film was not the box office success producers hoped for and any dreams of a Bond-like franchise (the movie was directed by Guy Hamilton) were dashed.  A tv pilot sequel was produced (easily found on Youtube) but never picked up.  A few years ago, Shane Black announced he was going to do a Destroyer movie, but nothing thus far has materialized.

The movie has never had a decent North American release.   The previous dvds were disappointing, as the aspect ratio and colouring were wrong and zero bonus features.  I heard great reviews of the Arrow release and the Twilight Time reviews sound identical.   So I am pretty excited for this blu-ray!   :D
 

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TM2YC said:
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Troll: The Complete Collection blu-ray set. Both sh*tty movies plus the acclaimed documentary on 'Troll 2' (on blu-ray for the first time), for a low price I'd expect to pay for just the Doc.

This looks fantastic but is it a UK-only release? I can't find Best Worst Movie on Blu-ray here in the US. I don't really care about the unrelated Troll but a double feature of Troll 2 and the documentary would be great and if it comes with Troll that's fine.
 

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asterixsmeagol said:
This looks fantastic but is it a UK-only release?

I think Eureka! video releases are almost always Region B locked, so yes.
 

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"Complete Collection," huh?  Pfft.  There's two different Troll 3s, and neither is included!


 

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Michael Powell's final feature film, 1969's 'Age of Consent' is being released on blu-ray for the first time by Indicator on the 19th of November. I think even the few old DVDs are out of print, so it's not been easy to see until now:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Age-Consent-Limited-James-Mason/dp/B07GXGRMM5/

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I've not seen it yet myself. Starring James Mason and a young Helen Mirren in her first major role. Both the censored/recut/rescored theatrical cut and the later Scorsese backed Director's Cut restoration are included, plus loads of other extras. Limited to 3000 copies.
 

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For some reason the BBC is re-releasing the Hitchhiker's TV show on blu-ray in October (it was only shot on low quality videotape) but they are packaging the limited edition as a VHS:

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitchhikers-Anniversary-Collectors-Packaging-Blu-ray/dp/B07H3F3Q3Q/

Clearly using the actual old VHS cover as the basis. Meta.

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitch-Hikers-Guide-Galaxy-Complete/dp/B00004CNLE/





Ken Russell's brilliantly campy Horror 'Lair of the White Worm' (featuring young Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant) was released on blu-ray for the first time on Vestron video a few months back:

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lair-White-Worm-Vestron-Blu-ray/dp/B077H6JK9J/

I remember fellow faneditor @"dr.sapirstein" made an HD version a while ago.

 

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Arrow are releasing a new 4K scan of 'Waterworld' on blu-ray in December:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterworld-Limited-Blu-ray-Kevin-Costner/dp/B07HPZWG4H/

3 cuts of the film sourced from the negative: Theatrical, US TV and Ulysses. I'm unsure but have these been released in HD before? Time for somebody to remake this fanedit in HD? ;)

https://ifdb.fanedit.org/waterworld-the-ulysses-cut-revised-edition/




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Arrow are also putting out a 3-disc blu-ray boxset of three early De Palma/De Niro films I'd not even heard of. All brand new 2K scans from the source:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Palma-Niro-Early-Limited-Blu-ray/dp/B07GW3S534/
 

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Bloody hell! 55-disc blu-ray boxset with all the Disney animated classics coming out in December:

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07J5N2F9P/


£250 is a lot of dough but if you did want them all then that's only £4.50 a blu-ray which is half of what you'd usually pay, plus a book and stuff. Not sure if these are the standard discs with extra features but assume so.
 

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Craig Rogers on Twitter said:
I can't express how proud I am of the entire team of folks that made this, our inaugural @ArbelosFilms release, happen. These discs are the result of an incredible amount of work and dedication from everyone. We're all extremely proud of this release.
With streaming services focusing on original content and the end of @FilmStruck, it's more important than ever for film fans to support labels like @ArbelosFilms (@ArrowFilmsVideo, @indicatorseries, @olivefilms, @KinoLorber, @Criterion, @ShoutFactory, @VinegarSyndrome, et al)
The best way to do that is to purchase blu-ray and dvds and to help spread the word. If you see a film you love getting a boutique release, let folks know. We (boutique labels) don't have the marketing budgets of the big guys.
We all rely on the goodwill of film fans everywhere. Your support will help ensure that we can continue bringing overlooked gems back from obscurity and to film fans everywhere.

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^ F**k yeah!
 

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It makes me wonder if it's worth getting, that none of the other labels have distributed it themselves.  But looking at the extras on the disc, regardless of the quality of the film itself, it looks like it's a great value.  It's cool to see that in 2018, new labels can come up and release a disc.  I want to get involved with real film preservation in some capacity.
 

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bionicbob said:
Surprised no one has mentioned this yet....

Perhaps the greatest American cartoon ever made is getting a remastered Blu Ray release!

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https://www.cosmicbooknews.com/batman-animated-series-blu-ray-release-date-digital

Release date set for Oct 30th.

Today is the day!!!

Another side by side comparison video to tempt you....

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2hVFu-6d3M[/video]
 

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Having read this on Wikipedia about Katsuhiro Otomo's Steam-Punk Anime 'Steamboy'...

The (new) UK Blu-Ray/DVD combo version of the film is the original, full length version (the Director's Cut). However, it has been misprinted as the cut down version of the film.

...I was skeptical but ordered a copy anyway. It turned up and did indeed say it was the 100-minute US Theatrical Cut on the coverart but upon playing I can confirm it is the original 126-minute version (the blu-ray and the DVD). I could be wrong but I think this is the first time the Director's Cut has been released on blu-ray uncut and with the original Japanese audio and with English subtitles (The English dub is also included).

This is the version you want: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steamboy-DVD-Blu-ray-Double-Play/dp/B075L1V7FZ/

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The artwork is badass too. I'm looking forward to watching it uncut, unchanged and in HD for the firstime :) .
 
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