New Blu-ray/DVD Releases

[Mike Scott]

- Universal Horror Collection Volume III: Tower of London (1939), Man Made Monster (1941), The Black Cat (1941) and Horror Island (1941) Dec 2019

Again, no RUE MORGUE! It should have been in that first collection!

My selections for Vol. IV
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932 Poe)
Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935 Dickens)
The House of the Seven Gables (1940 Hawthorne)
The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942 Poe)

[Mike...In 3-D!]

Criterion is releasing a massive Godzilla boxed set comprised of all 15 Showa era films:



EIGHT-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR'S SET FEATURES

- High-definition digital transfers of all fifteen Godzilla films made between 1954 and 1975, released together for the first time, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
- High-definition digital transfer of Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956), the U.S.-release version of Godzilla
- Japanese-release version of King Kong vs. Godzilla from 1962
- Audio commentaries from 2011 on Godzilla and Godzilla, King of the Monsters featuring film historian David Kalat
- International English-language dub tracks for Invasion of Astro-Monster, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and Terror of Mechagodzilla
- Directors Guild of Japan interview with director Ishiro Honda, conducted by director Yoshimitsu Banno in 1990
- Programs detailing the creation of Godzilla's special effects and unused effects sequences from Toho releases including Destroy All Monsters
- New interview with filmmaker Alex Cox about his admiration for the Showa-era Godzilla films
- New and archival interviews with cast and crew members, including actors Bin Furuya, Tsugutoshi Komada, Haruo Nakajima, and Akira Takarada; composer Akira Ifukube; and effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai
- Interview with critic Tadao Sato from 2011
- Illustrated audio essay from 2011 about the real-life tragedy that inspired Godzilla
- New English subtitle translations
- Trailers
- PLUS: A lavishly illustrated deluxe hardcover book featuring an essay by cinema historian Steve Ryfle, notes on the films by cinema historian Ed Godziszewski, and new illustrations by Arthur Adams, Sophie Campbell, Becky Cloonan, Jorge Coelho, Geof Darrow, Simon Gane, Robert Goodin, Benjamin Marra, Monarobot, Takashi Okazaki, Angela Rizza, Yuko Shimizu, Bill Sienkiewicz, Katsuya Terada, Ronald Wimberly, and Chris Wisnia

https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/2648-godzilla-the-showa-era-films-1954-1975

[LugosiFan25]

Criterion is releasing a massive Godzilla boxed set comprised of all 15 Showa era films:



EIGHT-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR'S SET FEATURES

- High-definition digital transfers of all fifteen Godzilla films made between 1954 and 1975, released together for the first time, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
- High-definition digital transfer of Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956), the U.S.-release version of Godzilla
- Japanese-release version of King Kong vs. Godzilla from 1962
- Audio commentaries from 2011 on Godzilla and Godzilla, King of the Monsters featuring film historian David Kalat
- International English-language dub tracks for Invasion of Astro-Monster, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and Terror of Mechagodzilla
- Directors Guild of Japan interview with director Ishiro Honda, conducted by director Yoshimitsu Banno in 1990
- Programs detailing the creation of Godzilla's special effects and unused effects sequences from Toho releases including Destroy All Monsters
- New interview with filmmaker Alex Cox about his admiration for the Showa-era Godzilla films
- New and archival interviews with cast and crew members, including actors Bin Furuya, Tsugutoshi Komada, Haruo Nakajima, and Akira Takarada; composer Akira Ifukube; and effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai
- Interview with critic Tadao Sato from 2011
- Illustrated audio essay from 2011 about the real-life tragedy that inspired Godzilla
- New English subtitle translations
- Trailers
- PLUS: A lavishly illustrated deluxe hardcover book featuring an essay by cinema historian Steve Ryfle, notes on the films by cinema historian Ed Godziszewski, and new illustrations by Arthur Adams, Sophie Campbell, Becky Cloonan, Jorge Coelho, Geof Darrow, Simon Gane, Robert Goodin, Benjamin Marra, Monarobot, Takashi Okazaki, Angela Rizza, Yuko Shimizu, Bill Sienkiewicz, Katsuya Terada, Ronald Wimberly, and Chris Wisnia

https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/2648-godzilla-the-showa-era-films-1954-1975

Very cool that we'll get the original Japanese version of King Kong vs. Godzilla for the first time, but strange that not all of the films will have the American counterparts. Kind of a shame for everyone like me who grew up with those and enjoy those versions as well.

[Rex fury]

Just pre-ordered this for my son! Thanks for the heads up
RF

[geezer butler]

Criterion is releasing a massive Godzilla boxed set comprised of all 15 Showa era films:



EIGHT-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR'S SET FEATURES

- High-definition digital transfers of all fifteen Godzilla films made between 1954 and 1975, released together for the first time, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
- High-definition digital transfer of Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956), the U.S.-release version of Godzilla
- Japanese-release version of King Kong vs. Godzilla from 1962
- Audio commentaries from 2011 on Godzilla and Godzilla, King of the Monsters featuring film historian David Kalat
- International English-language dub tracks for Invasion of Astro-Monster, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and Terror of Mechagodzilla
- Directors Guild of Japan interview with director Ishiro Honda, conducted by director Yoshimitsu Banno in 1990
- Programs detailing the creation of Godzilla's special effects and unused effects sequences from Toho releases including Destroy All Monsters
- New interview with filmmaker Alex Cox about his admiration for the Showa-era Godzilla films
- New and archival interviews with cast and crew members, including actors Bin Furuya, Tsugutoshi Komada, Haruo Nakajima, and Akira Takarada; composer Akira Ifukube; and effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai
- Interview with critic Tadao Sato from 2011
- Illustrated audio essay from 2011 about the real-life tragedy that inspired Godzilla
- New English subtitle translations
- Trailers
- PLUS: A lavishly illustrated deluxe hardcover book featuring an essay by cinema historian Steve Ryfle, notes on the films by cinema historian Ed Godziszewski, and new illustrations by Arthur Adams, Sophie Campbell, Becky Cloonan, Jorge Coelho, Geof Darrow, Simon Gane, Robert Goodin, Benjamin Marra, Monarobot, Takashi Okazaki, Angela Rizza, Yuko Shimizu, Bill Sienkiewicz, Katsuya Terada, Ronald Wimberly, and Chris Wisnia

https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/2648-godzilla-the-showa-era-films-1954-1975

OMG!!! Thanks for posting this Mike. That artwork is insane. I have most of the showa era films on DVD but only 3 or 4 on blue ray. So this will be nice way to upgrade. I'm all over this.

[Monsters For Sale]

Billy the Kid vs. Dracula, 1966 - BLU-Ray - Kino Lorber - Scheduled Release Date:  August 20, 2019

John Carradine, Chuck Courtney and Melinda Casey.


Bonus Features

-Audio Commentary by Film Historians Lee Gambin and John Harrison
-Trailers

[Monsters For Sale]

Mind-Benders, The, 1963 - BLU-Ray - Kino Lorber - Scheduled Release:  October 15, 2019

Dick Bogarde, Mary Ure and Weny Craig.

A government scientist commits suicide while clutching a briefcase full of cash, and the police accuse him of being a Communist spy. But when his friend Dr. Henry Longman suspects that the death may have been the result of brainwashing, he decides to prove his theory by subjecting himself to sensory deprivation.


     Special Features:

     -Brand New 4K Master!
     -Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson
     -Reversible Cover Art
     -Theatrical Trailer


This is being touted as the "science fiction" movie that influenced Ken Russell's Altered States.

I'm not familiar with this film - can anyone here recommend it?

[Mike Scott]

This is being touted as the "science fiction" movie that influenced Ken Russell's Altered States.

I imagine Paddy Chayefsky had more influence.

[Memphremagog]

Coming from SHOUT Factory:

Dec.10



Dec. 17



Dec.17



All have extras to be announced later..

[BRICK]

Still no House of Horrors or Jungle Captive! 

[Mike Scott]

Coming from SHOUT Factory:
Dec.17

They're selling MURDERS as a single, instead of on another set? That's stupid!

[Monsters For Sale]

They're selling MURDERS as a single, instead of on another set? That's stupid!

Could be they don't have access to 3 more movies for another set of 4 - or the cost of rights to this one made it necessary.

Let's hope it is because they are going to load this one with extra extras.  (Hey, I'm allowed to hope.)

[Mike Scott]

Could be they don't have access to 3 more movies for another set of 4 -

I guess we'll have to wait and see if they release any more.

[Lazarus]

 That Collection 3 lineup is pretty sweet, though.

[Monsters For Sale]

That Collection 3 lineup is pretty sweet, though.

I hope they think "Horror Island" deserves a commentary.  I've always been fond of that film and looked forward to the times it played on TV back in the '50's.