New Blu-ray/DVD Releases

[Monsters For Sale]

Frankenstein's Daughter, 1958 - BLU-Ray - Film Detective - Announced Release Date:  October, 2021


Special Features:

   -  Commentary by Tom Weaver
   -  Full Color Booklet with with original essay
   -  Original featurettes from Ballyhoo Motion Picture

[xcoreff]

https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/cold-war-creatures-four-films-from-sam-katzman-le-arrow-us-blu-ray-preorder/

[Mike Scott]

I have the old Columbia DVD version of that set. Not nearly as elaborate as this new BD set, though!

[Lazarus]

That is a VERY cool looking set.

[Monsters For Sale]

Hunchback of Notre Dame, The, 1923 - BLU-Ray - Kino Lorber - Scheduled release date:  September 28, 2021

Chaney the Elder


     Special Features

        -  4K RESTORATION COMPLETED BY UNIVERSAL PICTURES
        -  Audio commentary by film critic Farran Smith Nehme
        -  Booklet essay by film historian Michael F. Blake
        -  "Life in Hollywood" newsreel
        -  Lon Chaney home movie footage
        -  Music by Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum & Laura Karpman
        -  Slideshow of production correspondence
        -  Slideshow of production stills

[marsattacks666]

Hunchback of Notre Dame, The, 1923 - BLU-Ray - Kino Lorber - Scheduled release date:  September 28, 2021

Chaney the Elder


     Special Features

        -  4K RESTORATION COMPLETED BY UNIVERSAL PICTURES
        -  Audio commentary by film critic Farran Smith Nehme
        -  Booklet essay by film historian Michael F. Blake
        -  "Life in Hollywood" newsreel
        -  Lon Chaney home movie footage
        -  Music by Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum & Laura Karpman
        -  Slideshow of production correspondence
        -  Slideshow of production stills

Awesomeness.  Cannot wait for this bluray release

[Monsters For Sale]

Children of the Corn, 1984 - 4K - Arrow - Scheduled Release Date:  September 28, 2021


Special Features:

   -  Audio commentary with horror journalist Justin Beahm and Children of the Corn historian John Sullivan
   -  Audio commentary with director Fritz Kiersch, producer Terrence Kirby and actors John Franklin and Courtney Gains
   -  Harvesting Horror: The Making of COTC retrospective piece featuring interviews with Fritz Kiersch, John Franklin and Courtney Gains
   -  It Was the Eighties! an interview with actress Linda Hamilton
   -  Return to Gatlin brand new featurette revisiting the film s original Iowa shooting locations
   -  Stephen King on a Shoestring an interview with producer Donald Borchers
   -  Welcome to Gatlin: The Sights and Sounds of COTC, an interview with Craig Stearns and Jonathan Elias
   -  Cut from the Cornfield an interview with actor Rich Kleinberg on the infamous lost Blue Man Scene
   -  Original Theatrical Trailer
   -  Disciples of the Crow 1983 short film adaptation of Stephen King's story

[Memphremagog]

Coming October 10th from Criterion:



4K Digital restoration print with plenty of extras including a commentary, documentary on Jack Arnold and interview with Richard Matheson.

[Mike...In 3-D!]

https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/cold-war-creatures-four-films-from-sam-katzman-le-arrow-us-blu-ray-preorder/

I've never seen any of these, but after a particularly rough day at work I pre-ordered that set to make me feel better. Let's see how that pans out...

[Monsters For Sale]

Coming October 10th from Criterion:



4K Digital restoration print with plenty of extras including a commentary, documentary on Jack Arnold and interview with Richard Matheson. 

Finally.

Incredible Shrinking Man, The, 1957 - BLU-Ray - Criterion - Scheduled Release Date:  October 19, 2021


SPECIAL FEATURES

   -  New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
   -  New audio commentary featuring genre-film historian Tom Weaver and horror-music expert David Schecter
   -  New program on the film's special effects by effects experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt
   -  New conversation between filmmaker Joe Dante and comedian and writer Dana Gould
   -  Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal (Director's Cut) (2021)
   -  Interview from 2016 with Richard Christian Matheson, novelist and screenwriter Richard Matheson's son
   -  Interview with director Jack Arnold from 1983
   -  8 mm home-cinema version from 1957
   -  Trailer and teaser narrated by filmmaker Orson Welles
   -  PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien

https://www.criterion.com/films/28988-the-incredible-shrinking-man

[Mike Scott]

'Bout time! The cover stinks, though.

[Lunkenstein]

Coming October 10th from Criterion:



4K Digital restoration print with plenty of extras including a commentary, documentary on Jack Arnold and interview with Richard Matheson.

Yes!

[Monsters For Sale]

'Bout time! The cover stinks, though. 

Most of their covers stink.  I think they are trying to appeal to the academic-minded crowd that sees these films as something to study - rather than fans looking for better copies of favorite entertainment.

[Mike Scott]

I think they are trying to appeal to the academic-minded crowd that sees these films as something to study -

Well, let 'em study a movie poster!

[Monsters For Sale]

Children of the Corn Trilogy - 4k and BLU-Ray - Arrow - Scheduled Release Date:  September 27, 2021


LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all three films
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of Children of the Corn
Alternate cuts of Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice and Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio options for all three films
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
60-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by John Sullivan, Lee Gambin, Stacie Ponder, Craig Martin and Guy Adams
Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin


CHILDREN OF THE CORN (BLU-RAY / 4K UHD / BLU-RAY)

Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films
Audio commentary with horror journalist Justin Beahm and Children of the Corn historian John Sullivan
Audio commentary with director Fritz Kiersch, producer Terrence Kirby and actors John Franklin and Courtney Gains
Harvesting Horror: The Making of Children of the Corn – retrospective piece featuring interviews with director Fritz Kiersch and actors John Franklin and Courtney Gains
It Was the Eighties! – an interview with actress Linda Hamilton
Return to Gatlin – brand new featurette revisiting the film's original Iowa shooting locations
Stephen King on a Shoestring – an interview with producer Donald Borchers
Welcome to Gatlin: The Sights and Sounds of Children of the Corn – an interview with production designer Craig Stearns and composer Jonathan Elias
Cut from the Cornfield – an interview with the actor who played "The Blue Man" in the fabled excised sequence
Theatrical Trailer
Disciples of the Crow, a 1983 short film adaptation of Stephen King's short story


CHILDREN OF THE CORN II: THE FINAL SACRIFICE (BLU-RAY)

Two versions of the film: the International Cut, and the US Theatrical Cut with additional CGI and an alternate audio mix (via seamless branching)
Brand new audio commentary by critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
Brand new audio commentary by critic Lee Gambin, in conversation with director David Price
A New Harvest, a brand new interview with director David Price
Sowing the Seeds of Terror, a brand new interview with co-screenwriter A.L. Katz
Framing Fear, a brand new interview with cinematographer Levie Isaacks
Workprint version of the film
Stills gallery
Theatrical Trailer


CHILDREN OF THE CORN III: URBAN HARVEST (BLU-RAY)

Two versions of the film, the R-rated US Cut and the Unrated International Cut with extended ending (via seamless branching)
Brand new audio commentary by critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
Corn in the City, a brand new interview with screenwriter Dode Leveson
Corn in the USA, a brand new visual essay by author and critic Guy Adams
Early treatments, versions of the story from the development process
Stills Galleries
Theatrical Trailer

**Extras subject to change**

          NOTE:  BLU-Ray discs are Region B