New Blu-ray/DVD Releases

[Monsters For Sale]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the new BD are the correct aspect ratios for a number of the films, whereas they weren't on the older collections. That's why I'm upgrading (plus bonus features)

That and the extras.  I am a big fan of commentaries.  One of the re-issues had THREE commentaries!

[LugosiFan25]

That and the extras.  I am a big fan of commentaries.  One of the re-issues had THREE commentaries!

Yeah. If a movie was shot in widescreen, I really want to be able to see the whole picture. I've never understood the crowd who didn't care about aspect ratios. If a movie was shot 4:3, that's fine. But why crop a widescreen movie? Doesn't that miss the point?

[Monsters For Sale]

Yeah. If a movie was shot in widescreen, I really want to be able to see the whole picture. I've never understood the crowd who didn't care about aspect ratios. If a movie was shot 4:3, that's fine. But why crop a widescreen movie? Doesn't that miss the point?

I used to have The Time Machine on VHS that was open mat.  When Rod and Yvette are sitting around the campfire, one of the Morlocs leans in and grabs her.  You can clearly see it is a guy wearing a Moroc sleeve and wearing glasses.

When I got a properly matted DVD, you could no longer the guy's head - just like it was intended to play in the theater.  A lot of mic booms were eliminated from movies the same way.

The only time I like improper open matted movies is when we get a glimpse of more nudity than was intended - Heh, heh.

[Mike Scott]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the new BD are the correct aspect ratios for a number of the films, whereas they weren't on the older collections.

Yeah, that's one of the main reasons to upgrade.

[Monsters For Sale]

Coming May 28, from SHOUT Factory:



Extras to be announced later.

Scheduled for May 28 - Scream just notified me that my pre-ordered copy just shipped.  Should be here in 2days - Thursday.


Bonus Features

        NEW Audio Commentary With The Monster Party Podcast Featuring James Gonis, Shawn Sheridan, Larry Strothe, And Matt Weinhold

        Original Theatrical Trailer

        Still Gallery

[Monsters For Sale]

Monolith Monsters, The, 1957 - BLU-Ray - Scream Factory - Schedued Release Date:  June 18, 2019

Scream has announced the etras for MM.


Bonus Features

        NEW Audio Commentary By Film Historians/Authors Tom Weaver And David Schecter

        NEW Audio Commentary By Professor Of Film Studies/Author Mark Jancovich (Rational Fears: American Horror In The 1950s)

        Theatrical Trailer

        Still Gallery


Needless to say, I am pleased to see that they actually thought this minor movie deserved TWO Commentaries.  I can't wait to get my hands on my copy.  I hope Scream ships 2 or 3 weeks early, like it has with all my other pre-orders.

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EDIT:

I just noticed that Scream is listing the Aspect Ratio for this film as "Various".  I think that means we will get a choice of ratios on the same disc - COOL.

[Monsters For Sale]

Entity, The, 1982 - BLU-Ray - Scream Factory - Scheduled Release Date:  June 11, 2019

Barbara Hershey and Ron Silverman

A woman says she is being attacked in the night by an invisible... "entity", no less.  Her doctor doubts her sanity.


I know this has been mentioned here before, but the image from the first post has vanished and now Scream has finally announced their extras:


Bonus Features

       NEW Audio Commentary With Author/Filmmaker Daniel Kremer (Sidney J. Furie: Life And Films)

       NEW Inner Strength – An Interview With Actress Barbara Hershey

       NEW Seeing Is Believing – An Interview With Actor David Labiosa

       NEW High Dread – An Interview With Composer Charles Bernstein

       NEW Spirits & Sprocket Holes – An Interview With Editor Frank J. Urioste

       Trailers From Hell – The Entity With Audio Commentary By Luca Guadagnino (Suspiria - 2018)

       The Entity Files - Featurette

       Original Theatrical Trailer

       Original TV Spots

       Original Radio Spots

       Still Gallery

       Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo 2.0, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 4.1


In addition: Early buyers from Scream will also get an 18"x24", rolled poster.  Don't want a poster?  Me, either.  The pre-order price from eBay is $4.00 less.

[marsattacks666]

Entity, The, 1982 - BLU-Ray - Scream Factory - Scheduled Release Date:  June 11, 2019

Barbara Hershey and Ron Silverman

A woman says she is being attacked in the night by an invisible... "entity", no less.  Her doctor doubts her sanity.


I know this has been mentioned here before, but the image from the first post has vanished and now Scream has finally announced their extras:


Bonus Features

       NEW Audio Commentary With Author/Filmmaker Daniel Kremer (Sidney J. Furie: Life And Films)

       NEW Inner Strength – An Interview With Actress Barbara Hershey

       NEW Seeing Is Believing – An Interview With Actor David Labiosa

       NEW High Dread – An Interview With Composer Charles Bernstein

       NEW Spirits & Sprocket Holes – An Interview With Editor Frank J. Urioste

       Trailers From Hell – The Entity With Audio Commentary By Luca Guadagnino (Suspiria - 2018)

       The Entity Files - Featurette

       Original Theatrical Trailer

       Original TV Spots

       Original Radio Spots

       Still Gallery

       Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo 2.0, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 4.1


In addition: Early buyers from Scream will also get an 18"x24", rolled poster.  Don't want a poster?  Me, either.  The pre-order price from eBay is $4.00 less.

Finally! I love this film. Shout/Scream Factory....the best.

[Monsters For Sale]

SHOUT! is retooling there Karloff/Lugosi BD Collection with new packaging and a Vol. 2 to come! 

I hope MURDERS is on V2! What will the other 3 be?

Here are the Extras:

Bonus Features

          DISC ONE: THE BLACK CAT
NEW Audio Commentary With Author/Film Historian Gregory William Mank
NEW Audio Commentary With Author/Film Historian Steve Haberman
NEW Dreams Within A Dream: The Classic Cinema Of Edgar Allan Poe – Narrated By Doug Bradley
NEW A Good Game: Karloff And Lugosi At Universal Part One: The Black Cat
Vintage Footage – The Black Cat Contest
Still Gallery

          DISC TWO: THE RAVEN
NEW 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements
NEW Audio Commentary With Author/Film Historian Gary D. Rhodes
NEW Audio Commentary With Author/Film Historian Steve Haberman
NEW A Good Game: Karloff And Lugosi At Universal Part Two: The Raven
Audio Recording: Bela Lugosi Reads "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Still Gallery

          DISC THREE: THE INVISIBLE RAY
NEW 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements
NEW Audio Commentary With Authors/Film Historians Tom Weaver And Randall Larson
NEW A Good Game: Karloff And Lugosi At Universal Part Three: The Invisible Ray
Re-Release Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery

          DISC FOUR: BLACK FRIDAY
NEW 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements
NEW Audio Commentary With Filmmaker/Film Historian Constantine Nasr
NEW A Good Game: Karloff And Lugosi At Universal Part Four: Black Friday
Inner Sanctum Mystery Radio Show: "The Tell-Tale Heart" Starring Boris Karloff
Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery



Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 2 will have Murders In The Zoo, The Mad Ghoul, The Mad Doctor of Market Street and The Strange Case of Doctor Rx.


With new high-definition scans, multiple commentaries and other features, I think Scream is well justified in their prices.  Love the fact that each movie has its own disc.  That will allow me to print art for individual slim-cases and file my films alphabetically.  (The only way Scream could improve, is for them to put each movie in slim-cases at the Factory.)

[Monsters For Sale]

           4D Man, 1959 - BLU-Ray - Kino Lorber - Scheduled Release Date:  August, 2019


          Special Features

          4K Restoration

          Audio Commentary by Richard Harland Smith

          More to be announced

[Monsters For Sale]

      Dinosaurus!, 1960 - BLU-Ray - Kino Lorber - Scheduled Release Date:  August, 2019


          Special Features

          4K Restoration

          Audio Commentary by Kris Yeaworth

          Dinosaurus!: A Monstrous Story - Interviews with Producer Jack H. Harris, Co-star Paul Lukather and Film Historians Donald F. Glut and Bill Warren
 
          Theatrical Trailer

[Monsters For Sale]

This Island Earth, 1955 - BLU-Ray - Scream Factory - Scheduled Release Date: - July 9, 2019

Now we know what extras we are getting:

              Bonus Features

     • NEW 4K scan of the inter-positive – Two aspect ratios: 1.85:1 and 1.37:1...
     • NEW The Original Perspecta Stereophonic Sound restored by 3-D Film Archive
     • NEW Audio Commentary with author and Academy Award winning visual effects artist Robert Skotak
     • NEW Audio Interview with film historian David Schecter on the music of THIS ISLAND EARTH
     • NEW Alien Ideas - an interview with filmmaker Luigi Cozzi (Starcrash)
     • NEW Text-based gallery Facts about Perspecta Stereophonic Sound by Bob Furmanek
     • THIS ISLAND EARTH - Two and A Half Years in the Making: The Extended Documentary – a look at the making of THIS ISLAND EARTH
     • WAR OF THE PLANETS: 1958 Castle Films release for the home market including both the 50-foot silent Headline edition and the 200-foot sound Complete edition.
     • Trailers from Hell – This Island Earth with commentary by filmmaker Joe Dante
     • Theatrical Trailer
     • Still Galleries – poster and lobby cards, publicity stills and behind-the-scenes photos

I always thought this film looked soft.  Since we are getting a 4K scan of an inter-neg, the original negative must be lost or irretrievably damaged.  Hope this will be a big improvement over what we've had in the past.

The only thing missing from the extras is the Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie version.  (But Shout already released that on BLU-Ray in 2013.)

[BRICK]

This Island Earth, 1955 - BLU-Ray - Scream Factory - Scheduled Release Date: - July 9, 2019

Now we know what extras we are getting:

              Bonus Features

     • NEW 4K scan of the inter-positive – Two aspect ratios: 1.85:1 and 1.37:1...
     • NEW The Original Perspecta Stereophonic Sound restored by 3-D Film Archive
     • NEW Audio Commentary with author and Academy Award winning visual effects artist Robert Skotak
     • NEW Audio Interview with film historian David Schecter on the music of THIS ISLAND EARTH
     • NEW Alien Ideas - an interview with filmmaker Luigi Cozzi (Starcrash)
     • NEW Text-based gallery Facts about Perspecta Stereophonic Sound by Bob Furmanek
     • THIS ISLAND EARTH - Two and A Half Years in the Making: The Extended Documentary – a look at the making of THIS ISLAND EARTH
     • WAR OF THE PLANETS: 1958 Castle Films release for the home market including both the 50-foot silent Headline edition and the 200-foot sound Complete edition.
     • Trailers from Hell – This Island Earth with commentary by filmmaker Joe Dante
     • Theatrical Trailer
     • Still Galleries – poster and lobby cards, publicity stills and behind-the-scenes photos

I always thought this film looked soft.  Since we are getting a 4K scan of an inter-neg, the original negative must be lost or irretrievably damaged.  Hope this will be a big improvement over what we've had in the past.

The only thing missing from the extras is the Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie version.  (But Shout already released that on BLU-Ray in 2013.)

YES!YES!YES!YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Monsters For Sale]

YES!YES!YES!YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Considering getting a copy, are you?

[Mike Scott]

Considering getting a copy, are you?

Sounds kinda on the fence, if you ask me.