New Blu-ray/DVD Releases

[Monsters For Sale]

Coming December 13:



No word on extras as yet..

Amazon is showing the back of the set.


Thrillers From the Vault - BLU-Ray - Millcreek - Scheduled Release Date:  December 13, 2022

Extras are listed as:

  "Madness and Mayhem:  Horror in the 30's and 40's
   Select Commentaries with Film Historians"

Tom Weaver has said that he and his crew will be doing commentaries for The Davil Commands and Five.

Those two alone on BLU-Ray with commentaries will probably be enough to justify the final price, which I expect to come down.

[Mike Scott]

Thrillers From the Vault - BLU-Ray - Millcreek - Scheduled Release Date:  December 13, 2022

Already have them all on DVD, so, I don't know?

[Monsters For Sale]

Already have them all on DVD, so, I don't know? 

I'm hoping to get a cheapie copy - maybe "Like New" off eBay for the two I mentioned, for the upgrades and commentaries.  I think I don't have a couple of others at all.

I hope they all have commentaries, etc.

[Mike Scott]

I think I don't have a couple of others at all.

What now?

[Monsters For Sale]

What now?

Boogie Man and one of the others, I think.

[MikeSTZillak]

Definitely looking to get the Thrillers set.

[Monsters For Sale]

INVADERS FROM MARS, 1953 - 4K / BLU-Ray - Ignite Films - Scheduled Release Date:  Fall, 2022

(Actual image to be added when available.)


Bonus Features

    .  In UHD, extra HDR treatment
    .  Restored 4K trailer
    .  Newly commissioned artwork including an exclusive poster by graphic artist Laz Marquez
    .  Featurette of interviews with star Jimmy Hunt, William Cameron Menzies' biographer James Curtis,
       Restoration Supervisor Scott MacQueen and recollections of Menzies' eldest granddaughter Pamela Lauesen
    .  Before/after clips of restoration – original negative and archival film elements
    .  Restored segments in 2K of the Alternate International Version
    .  Gallery with original Press Book pages, behind the scenes photos from the restoration process
    .  20 page extensive essay on the restoration process: "Invaders From Mars: A Nightmare of Restoration" by
       Scott MacQueen

Man, I wish they had added a Tom Weaver commentary - or ANY commentary.

Limited to 1,000 pieces.  Price is high and shipping may be a deal breaker for many. 


Pre-Orders will begin April 23 - https://www.ignite-films.com/en-us/products/invaders-from-mars

Just got this email from Ignite Films:


To our valued customers and fans,

Please accept our sincerest apologies for the delay we are mired in. Here is where your discs are at this moment. 
The discs are being manufactured at the SONY DADC plant in the Czech Republic. All materials were delivered in June 2022, with authoring successfully completed shortly after, and an expected mid-September delivery date to us. The next step is the actual manufacturing at SONY – they place our discs in a queue. At this point, the only update we receive from them is that the test discs must be approved prior to actual pressing. Here's a sneak peek from one of the discs by our partners at Arrow Video.

https://www.facebook.com/645662564/posts/pfbid02xjyoBtRib31Ap8XFbjPJDMmkmy5wdpYZJnycBQhMjFCLMUYAcvTJxZBXDTJMub1Bl/?d=n 

We then go back in queue and wait until all the different elements such as printing, pressing, and packaging are completed at the same factory. We are not able to speed this process up. The big studios have massive orders ahead of the holidays and are given priority over an independent label like us. This challenge is compounded by worldwide supply chain issues. Although our order is certainly not insignificant, we cannot compete with the major studio / video game orders. As you are probably aware, we are working with our partners Arrow Video in the UK who are doing their absolute best to expedite the process.
 
You might also have recently seen some press reviews of the disc and wonder how that was done. We have a protected private screener link which allows trusted journalists to watch the 4k restoration of the film and to see complete disc elements. Here is an example from SPACE.COM which just came out.

https://www.space.com/invaders-from-mars-classic-sci-fi-blu-ray-4k

One thing we have learned is to not announce release dates prior to having actual discs in hand. We ask you for your continued cooperation and patience.

-- Ignite Films

Ignite Films
Wg-Plein 475
1054 SH Amsterdam
Netherlands

[MikeSTZillak]

I swear, if they bungled up the remaster for Invaders with DNR or anything like that, it will be hell on earth after all these delays.

[Mike Scott]

Just got this email from Ignite Films:

Hmmm? I didn't get one. Thanks for posting it!

[BRICK]

Coming December 6, 2022! If only the movie was half as good as the poster!

[Monsters For Sale]

We already have the 2007 DVD with Commentary by Yvette Vickers and Tom Weaver.

I can't imagine a BLU-Ray making the awful special effects look any better.

[marsattacks666]

It will be interesting to see the transfer

[Monsters For Sale]

Coming December 6, 2022! If only the movie was half as good as the poster!

Talked to Tom Weaver.  Nothing new from him on this Warner Archives BLU-Ray.  They did bring over his commentary with Yvette Vickers from their previous DVD.  The picture is great on the DVD.  I can't see getting the BLU on this one unless my DVD stops working.

If you want to hear him talking about this movie after Yvette Vickers death listen to this podcast:

                 https://www.theextras.tv/podcasts/blog-post-wacdec-120122

[Monsters For Sale]

INVADERS FROM MARS, 1953 - 4K / BLU-Ray - Ignite Films - Scheduled Release Date:  Fall, 2022

Just got this email from Ignite Films:


                                                     "FROM 300 HUNDRED MILLION MILES AWAY...

... to Knoxville, TN, and soon, your screens, the much-anticipated release of the new 4K restoration of Invaders from Mars is finally here! Our fulfillment partner, Knoxville-based Grindhouse Video, began shipping discs and limited edition autorgraphed collectors posters today, beginning with the TCM Classic Film Festival Showcase pre-orders. Orders will be processed chronology by purchase date. Given the holiday crunch, all pre-orders will be shipped by the first week of January, at the latest.

We know we asked a lot of your patience, but you stood with us, and for that we are incredibly grateful. We hope you find it's worth the wait.

THANK YOU!     

— Ignite Films"

[Mike Scott]

I didn't get a email, yet!