Upcoming DVD releases

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Releasing on November 22nd...

Produced by Amblin, Bad Robot and Academy Award winne* Steven Spielberg, the exhilarating story follows a group of friends in a small Ohio town who witness a catastrophic train crash while making a Super 8 movie. When they realize that it was no accident, they set out to find the truth—something more shocking than any of them could have imagined. Combining action, humor and heart, the film features outstanding performances from a fresh young cast including Elle Fanning (Somewhere), Gabriel Basso ("The Big C"), Zach Mills (Kit Kittredge: An American Girl) and newcomers Joel Courtney, Riley Griffiths and Ryan Lee, along with veteran actors Kyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights") and Ron Eldard ("Blind Justice").

The Super 8 Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack with Digital Copy includes more than two hours of enthralling special features including eight behind-the-scenes featurettes exploring the origins of the story, the casting, the locations, the music, the impact of 8mm film and more;
an in-depth deconstruction of the breathtaking train crash;
interviews with cast and crew including J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg;
deleted scenes; and
commentary by J.J. Abrams, producer Bryan Burk and cinematographer Larry Fong.

Super 8 will also be available as a single-disc DVD.


Super 8 Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack with Digital Copy

The Super 8 Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with English 5.1 Surround and English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The Digital Copy is presented in English 2.0 Stereo with no subtitles.

The Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack contents are as follows:

Blu-ray Special Features:

Commentary by writer/director J.J. Abrams, producer Bryan Burk and cinematographer Larry Fong
Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
-The Dream Behind Super 8
-The Search for New Faces
-Meet Joel Courtney
-Rediscovering Steel Town
-The Visitor Lives
-Scoring Super 8
-Do You Believe in Magic?
-The 8mm Revolution
Deconstructing the Train Crash
Deleted Scenes


DVD:

Feature Film
Digital Copy

Super 8 will also be available in a single disc DVD presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround, Spanish 5.1 Surround and English Audio Description with English, French and Spanish subtitles.

The disc includes the following:

DVD Special Features

Commentary by writer/director J.J. Abrams, producer Bryan Burk and cinematographer Larry Fong
The Dream Behind Super 8 featurrette
The Visitor Lives featurrette



Releasing on November 8th...

From Frank Henenlotter, the creator of the Basket Case trilogy and Brain Damage, comes Frankenhooker, a gory horror-comedy twist on the Frankenstein legend. When Jeffrey Franken's fiancee is chopped to pieces by the blades of a remote-controlled lawnmower, he uses his dubious medical knowledge to try to bring her back to life. He reassembles his beloved Elizabeth using the body parts of New York City's finest prostitutes, and resurrects her during a heavy lightning storm. Unfortunately for Jeffrey, his dear Elizabeth's brain is scrambled and she runs amok on 42nd Street, turning tricks and bringing high-voltage death to her customers!

Synapse Films is proud to present the uncut version of Frankenhooker in an all-new 2K high-definition transfer created from original vault materials and digitally re-mastered 5.1 surround sound!

Bonus features on the Blu-ray, which streets on November 8th, include:

- Audio Commentary with Director Frank Henenlotter and Make-Up Effects Designer Gabe Bartalos
- "A Salad That Was Once Named Elizabeth" - Patty Mullen Featurette
- "A Stitch in Time: The Make-Up Effects of FRANKENHOOKER" - Featurette
- "Turning Tricks: Jennifer Delora Remembers FRANKENHOOKER"- Featurette
- Jennifer Delora's FRANKENHOOKER Photo Scrapbook
- Theatrical Trailer



Releasing on November 01st...

He was the “Man of a Thousand Faces.” Generations of filmgoers the world over have been thrilled by his portrayals that showcased – and more often than not, empathized with – the shadows of human nature. And now the makeup artistry of a true cinematic pioneer can be seen in high definition!

Chaney stars as Erik, the “Phantom” who lives deep within the twisting catacombs and dungeons beneath the 19th century Paris Opera House. The singers all speak of a ghost who walks the halls, yet no one has ever seen him. But when Erik falls in love with the beautiful aspiring singer Christine, rumor becomes reality when he kidnaps her and holds her hostage in his lair. Hoping, praying that she might see beyond the mask and the disfigurement hiding under it...

As in all his films, Chaney designed the now signature makeup for the Phantom, employing techniques – like pining his nose with wires – that not only expressed the outward physical pain of the characters, but inflicted great personal discomfort on the actor bringing them to life.

“If I am the Phantom, it is because man's hatred has made me so... If I shall be saved, it will be because your love redeems me.”

On November 1st, Image Entertainment releases the Lon Chaney classic Phantom of the Opera for the first time on Blu-ray! The Blu-ray features 3 versions of the film – assembled together for the first time in a single release -- including a brand-new high definition digital transfer from the 35mm negative, plus Gaylord Carter's famous theatre organ score, released for the first time as recorded in stereo!

Produced by renowned silent film authority and preservationist David Shepard, the Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray™ includes the following versions:

- Brand-new HD digital transfer of the 24fps version of 1929 reissue (Academy Aspect Ratio; 16x9 pillar-boxed) from the 35mm negative, with tinted sequences including the Bal Masque sequence in two-strip Technicolor. Featuring a brand new music score by Alloy Orchestra, plus Gaylord Carter’s famous theatre organ score, released for the first time in stereo

- Brand-new HD transfer of 20fps version of 1929 reissue with tinting, Technicolor and hand-coloring. Symphonic score composed by Gabriel Thibaudeau, performed by I Musici de Montreal, conducted by Yuri Turovsky with Claudine Cote, soprano presented in stereo, along with a new full-length audio essay by Dr. Jon Mirsalis

- Standard definition presentation of the original 1925 release from a 16mm tinted source copy. Accompanied by a new piano score by Dr. Frederick Hodges.

The Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray™ also contains the following bonus features:

- Theatrical trailer
- Photo Gallery
- The complete Phantom Script
- Phantom Souvenir Program Reproduction

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Releasing on October 4th, on gorgeous Blu-Ray...

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Pulp-F...-Blu-ray/3637/

[The Villain]

Another Blu-Ray for me to buy on October 4th!

[roshiq]

One of the most influential horror-thrillers ever made, The Bad Seed arrives on Blu-ray just in time for Halloween.

The Academy Award-nominated adaptation of Maxwell Anderson's stageplay, director Mervyn LeRoy's 1956 film stars Nancy Kelly as a mother who discovers that her adolescent daughter (Patty McCormack) is a psychopathic killer.

Warner Home Entertainment has not announced the full technical and supplemental details for the Blu-ray; the film will, however, receive a 1080p upgrade in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1.

In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is working on 'The Bad Seed' for Blu-ray on October 11.

The movie was nominated for four Oscars (Best Actress - Nancy Kelly, Best Supporting Actress - Eileen Heckart, Best Supporting Actress - Patty McCormick and Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Harold Rosson).

Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $19.98.

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Synapse Films Warns Of An INTRUDER On Blu-ray/DVD Combo December 13th!



DVD Details

Features:
- All-New 2K Digital Restoration of the Original Uncensored Director's Cut
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Scott Spiegel and Producer Lawrence Bender
- SLASHED PRICES: THE MAKING OF INTRUDER - Featurette/Retrospective
- Never-Before-Seen Extended "Murder" Sequences from the Original Workprint
- Outtakes from the Now-Lost Short Film, NIGHT CREW
- Original Cast Audition Footage
- Behind-the-Scenes Still Gallery
- Original Theatrical Trailer

Synapse Films is presenting it in its uncut, uncensored glory, with a decent helping of extra features to sweeten the pot! Synpase Films is one of the independent labels in the US whose name practically guarantees quality, and as far as their Blu-ray output goes, they haven't released a dud yet.

SYNOPSIS -

It's 10 pm and the employees of Michigan's Walnut Lake Supermarket are in for a really bad night. The place is shutting its doors for good, and the night crew has a long shift ahead of them... longer than they think! The lovely check-out girl has a deranged ex-boyfriend, the store's phone lines are cut, and the employees start dying in the most stomach-churning ways imaginable (courtesy of Academy Award®-winning KNB EFX Group). A deranged killer is on the loose in the grocery store! Can anyone stop this murderous intruder?

Synapse Films is proud to present Scott Spiegel's INTRUDER, the "holy grail" of extreme gore cinema, in an all-new 2K high-definition transfer of the original uncut, uncensored version. Sam Raimi (director of THE EVIL DEAD and SPIDER-MAN) and Renée Estevez (TV's THE WEST WING) star in this cult film classic that critics call "a gorgeous low-budget shocker that has long been one of the best kept secrets of the genre scene" (Alan Simpson, Sex Gore Mutants). Be sure to look for Bruce Campbell (THE EVIL DEAD, TV's BURN NOTICE) in a cameo role!

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On October 17th, releasing in the UK...

Warner Home Video has announced the Blu-ray release of the A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection for the 17th of October, priced at around £49.99 (approximately $70.00 in US currency).

It will be a 5-disc set.

Included are:

A Nightmare On Elm Street,

Freddy's Revenge,

Dream Warriors,

The Dream Master,

The Dream Child,

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare,

Wes Craven's New Nightmare,

plus

a bonus DVD disc with extra feature content including an all new featurette 'Fear Himself: The Life And Crimes Of Freddy Krueger'!



Get out your wallet, find your nearest credit card and get ready to start importing.

And yes, it is REGION FREE so it will play in the States!


Details of rumoured bonus material include the following:

• "The Freddy Krueger Special": [1988 MTV Special] Easter Egg
  "Freddy's Nightmares" Episode 2: It's a Miserable Life
  "Freddy's Nightmares" Episode 3: Killer Instinct
  Welcome to Prime Time featurette
  A Nightmare on Elm Street: "It Really Happened" featurette
  A Nightmare on Elm Street: "A Childhood Memory" featurette
  A Nightmare on Elm Street: "Sometime in the Early 80s" featurette
  A Nightmare on Elm Street: "So It Began" featurette
  A Nightmare on Elm Street: Beauty and the Beast" featurette
  A Nightmare on Elm Street: "Making the Glove" featurette
  A Nightmare on Elm Street: "Shapeshifter" featurette
  A Nightmare on Elm Street: "The Shoot" featurette
  A Nightmare on Elm Street: "The Revolving Room" featurette
  A Nightmare on Elm Street: "All's Well That Ends Well" featurette
  A Nightmare on Elm Street: "Talalay's Tally" featurette
  A Nightmare on Elm Street: "It Couldn't Have Happened" featurette

Pre-Order - http://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Nightmare-...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Source - http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/A-Nigh...Blu-ray/25704/

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Some big announcements from Criterion -

http://www.criterion.com/library/exp...s=release_date


Releasing on October 18th, 2011:




Releasing on November 22nd, 2011:




Releasing on December 6th, 2011:




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Releasing on January 24th, 2012:

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Originally Posted by _____V_____

This is nuts! I had no idea they were releasing this.

Also announced today:

Belle de jour (1967)

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

This is awesome. Intruder has been screaming out for a decent release!

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