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[SHITTY UPDATE!!] Make Every Day FATHER'S DAY With Astron-6 On Blu-ray This June 12th!

by J Hurtado, May 23, 2012 11:25 PM


UPDATE! In their infinite wisdom, Troma have decided to scratch nearly all of the great sounding bonus material from the Blu-ray release of Father's Day. There will be no director's commentary, no feature length making-of, and, most sadly, no CD...

Korean Sexy Card Caper Film TAZZA: THE HIGH ROLLERS Coming To The US From 5 Points Pictures!

by J Hurtado, May 23, 2012 11:05 PM


There is a new home video distributor out there who seems to have the kind of massive cojones it takes to jump into the ever expanding niche home video market. That distributor is 5 Points Pictures (the live-action distribution arm...

Blu-ray News: BOND50 Set Announced! 23 Discs of Her Majesty's Favourite Spy

by Jason Gorber, May 21, 2012 10:32 AM


We don't usually get too excited about home media press releases around here, but this is a set that has been anticipated for a very long time. Plus, they tied the official announcement just in time for those of us...

Video Home Invasion: Introducing MONDO MACABRO!!

by J Hurtado, May 20, 2012 10:05 PM


Welcome to a long overdue new series from Twitch's Video Home Invasion!I have no really good reason for taking so long between columns. I will only tell you that between reviewing home video releases almost every day, keeping up...

Hammer Restorations continue with Double Play discs of THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES and THE REPTILE

by James Dennis, May 18, 2012 3:33 PM


 Hammer's exciting catalogue restoration continues with a duo of swanky new home entertainment releases - The Plague of the Zombies and The Reptile, shot back to back by John Gilling in 1966. Both due for release as double play Blu-ray/ DVD...

ARMY OF DARKNESS The Necronomicon Epic Blu-ray set hits Aus Next Month!

by Kwenton Bellette, May 10, 2012 5:21 AM


Although the Screwhead Edition of Army of Darkness hit Blu-ray late last year, some say it has not done justice to this epoch of cult madness.Label Via Vision have seen fit to make amends, releasing what looks to be the...

Jess Franco's COUNTESS PERVERSE Coming To US DVD From Mondo Macabro!

by Charlie Hobbs, May 2, 2012 9:49 PM


Mondo Macabro is one of my favorite video labels EVER and the subject of our next Video Home Invasion column. Until I get that rolling, however, here's a lovely piece of news for fans of '70s sleaze. Jess Franco's Countess...

Huge News From Third Window Films! TETSUO 1 & 2, KOTOKO, LOVE EXPOSURE, & HIMIZU Blus Coming! New Acquisition From Sogo Ishii!

by J Hurtado, April 30, 2012 3:00 AM


We've got your first news of some incredible upcoming releases from our friends at Third Window Films. There's a ton of news here, so bear with me, but trust that you'll be excited by all of it!First up is the...

Arrow Video Announces A Tromatic Q3 With CLASS OF NUKE' EM HIGH & More, Plus LADY SNOWBLOOD On Blu-ray!

by J Hurtado, April 28, 2012 1:35 AM


It looks like another stellar quarter for Arrow Video who've just announced their Summer/Autumn slate for 2012. The most interesting additions are the set of Troma produced features, which look stellar, thanks in large part to a healthy dose of...

The Mo Brothers Slasher flick 'Macacre' Hits DVD In the UK

by Chris Churchill, April 25, 2012 7:22 PM


Yes I know some of you may have forgotten about this film,  the 2009 Horror film from the Mo Brothers -  'Macabre' ( Rumah Dara ). The News is the film is finally hitting DVD in the UK.  Macabre initially...

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO and GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES announced on BluRay

by Ard Vijn, April 19, 2012 4:57 PM


It's true folks: as the title says, Amazon Japan just put up entries allowing you to pre-order the utterly excellent uplifting "My Neighbor Totoro" and the utterly excellent depressing "Grave of the Fireflies" on BluRay. Both are planned for...

Maximum Geek-out with MASS EFFECT and DRAGON AGE Anime from Madman!

by Kwenton Bellette, April 15, 2012 10:43 PM


Well this is interesting. Possibly also announced at the Melbourne Supernova convention on the weekend comes this tantalizingly major announcement, marrying video games and anime and making fans of the extremely successful franchises combust into a flurry of extreme joy...

SIREN VISUAL Australia Continues Amazingly Diverse Anime Lineup

by Kwenton Bellette, April 12, 2012 8:56 PM


Just announced on Siren Visual's website (http://www.sirenvisual.com.au) and Facebook are two excellent new additions coming out in July and August to add to their already impressive canon of anime greats and oddities.Firstly the always exciting and absolutely cutting edge Noitamina...

JAWS is coming out from the depths, finally heading for Blu-Ray August 14th

by Jason Gorber, April 10, 2012 4:15 PM


Universal Pictures is in the midst of celebrating it's 100th Anniversary, and there's one title that fans of HDshinydisc have been waiting for almost since the inception of the format. Finally, after years of rumours and false starts, fans of...

The Return Of The Original Soundtrack Of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD Coming To UK Blu-ray From Second Sight!

by J Hurtado, April 7, 2012 11:59 AM


This is the news that we, the legion of rabid Return of the Living Dead fans, have been waiting for. The UK's Second Sight is releasing one of the greatest of all zombie films on Blu-ray with the restored original...

The YELLOW SUBMARINE is Coming Soon to Blu-Ray!

by Jason Gorber, March 20, 2012 10:11 PM


The Blue Meanies are back! While it looks like the Zemeckis version is unlikely to ever set sail, EMI and Apple Records announced today that they've done a full restoration of the 1968 animated classic Yellow Submarine. From the press...

Who's Killing Granny? THE BURNING MOON Knows. Exclusive Clips, Ahoy!

by J Hurtado, March 13, 2012 8:09 AM


I'm happy to post DVD announcements from time to time, but I try to stay out of the pimping game unless it is something that I really believe in. Well, for better or for worse, get ready to feel my...

Shout! Factory Presents: THE NURSES COLLECTION April 17. Order It!

by J Hurtado, February 27, 2012 3:36 PM


Recently I've taken the "less is more" route when it comes to DVD announcements. There are so many great things out there that I'd usually rather give you the options once I've seen them, rather than pimping something that may...

[REGION CODING UPDATE!] Arrow Video Details Spring '12 Slate: DEMONS, FORBIDDEN ZONE, HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY & More!

by J Hurtado, February 27, 2012 12:06 PM


[Yesterday we got some unfortunate news for films fans outside of Europe. Arrow Video have confirmed that due to pressure from licensors, their Blu-ray releases of Demons, Demons 2, and King of New York will all be REGION B locked....

New US Trailer For BLADE OF KINGS (TWINS EFFECT 2), On Blu-ray March 6 From Well Go USA

by J Hurtado, February 17, 2012 3:06 PM


Over the last couple of months, Well Go USA has quietly been releasing some really solid catalog titles on Blu-ray in the US that haven't gotten the attention of the bigger films. Earlier this month we saw the US Blu-ray...

MELANCHOLIA Blu-ray To Collide With Store Shelves March 13th

by J Hurtado, February 9, 2012 2:29 PM


My selection for biggest bummer of the year, Lars von Trier's Melancholia, is set to hit US Blu-ray and DVD this March, and I couldn't be more excited!  The film has been quite divisive, with many people, including our fearless...

Junji Ito's Nightmarish Manga GYO Now Set To Terrify Anime Fans

by Sean "The Butcher" Smithson, February 7, 2012 7:51 PM


Anime studio ufotable are bringing morbid manga master Junji Ito's putrid, and surreal, story of mutant zombie fish that sprout legs and attack Okinawa, Japan, to home video systems everywhere later this month.Ok. Wrapped your head around that concept...

Impulse Pictures Brings DEBAUCHERY/SEX HELL To DVD This Spring! Nikkatsu Roman Films Return!

by J Hurtado, February 4, 2012 2:05 AM


These discs are a long time coming.  Back in 2010 Impulse Pictures announced the acquisition of in excess of twenty Roman Porno films from Nikkatsu.  We were promised DVD releases over and over again, but the closest we came was...

ADRIFT IN TOKYO DVD From Third Window 27th February!

by J Hurtado, February 3, 2012 1:20 PM


Third Window's latest release, Adrift in Tokyo, is coming to DVD on February 27th.This is their third Miki Satoshi film, and one that hasn't been released on US DVD, though it is available in Canada. In celebration of this release,...

Vittorio De Sica's MIRACLE IN MILAN Goes Blu From Arrow Academy 26th March

by J Hurtado, January 26, 2012 9:05 AM


2011 was a banner year for Vittorio De Sica fans.  Kino International released four Blu-rays of his '60s work and Arrow Academy released Bicycle Thieves on Blu-ray and Il Generale Della Rovere & The Garden of the Finzi-Continis on DVD,...

Marko Zaror's MANDRILL Comes To Blu-ray/DVD February 28th!

by J Hurtado, January 25, 2012 3:40 PM


We're big fans of Chile's Marko Zaror. Ever since we started seeing the first footage from the film Kiltro back in 2006, we've been following his career very closely.  It seems his 2009 action film, Mandrill is finally hitting US...

David Lynch's CRAZY CLOWN TIME Limited Edition LP On The Way

by J Hurtado, January 25, 2012 1:30 AM


Normally music news isn't our beat, but when David Lynch announced that he was going to release a full length album, we reported it. The biggest shocker of all was that it really didn't even suck. Well, after the initial...

Hitchcock, Wilder, Mizoguchi, & More On Blu From Masters of Cinema in 2012!

by J Hurtado, January 24, 2012 12:40 PM


I hope you're sitting down...Eureka's Masters of Cinema Series has announced their second quarter slate and it is a corker! I don't think I have much commentary to add, but I will post the press release and released cover art...

CENTURIONS THE COMPLETE MINI-SERIES MOD

by Canfield, January 23, 2012 5:11 PM


What does it signify about our culture that this is finally being made available on DVD? Why that companies like Warner want to make money off their dormant back catalogue. This 1986 animated adventure series probably has enough fans out there...

VIDEO HOME INVASION: BILDSTORUNG Around The World & GANDU Blu-ray Specs

by J Hurtado, January 20, 2012 8:00 AM


While the majority of Bildstorung's catalog focuses on the European arthouse cinema of the past, there is a growing portion of their acquisitions that are moving far from their German home. The company has licenses for films from as far...
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