Here are the classic films newly released on Blu-ray on October 18, 2016 (PART 1):
- CHILD'S PLAY (1988)
- SHORT CUTS (1993)
- NIGHTHAWKS (1981)
- BODY SNATCHERS (1993)
- THE RETURN OF DRACULA (1958)
- THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN (1973)
- THE PIT (1981)
- STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (1955)
- TROUBLE MAN (1972)
- CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON - Mastered in 4K (2000)
Find out more about each Blu-ray release after the jump.
CHILD'S PLAY (1988)
Product Description: The "chills come thick and fast", (Los Angeles Times) in this riveting, jolt-a-minute thriller about an innocent-looking doll inhabited by the soul of a serial killer who refused to die. From the director of Fright Night, Child’s Play comes complete with "excellent special effects", (Leonard Maltin) and a slew of special features that make this Blu-ray your "friend to the end! ",
In this "clever, playful thriller", (The New York Times), only six-year-old Andy realizes that Chucky is responsible for a spate of gruesome murders, including that of his unsuspecting babysitter. But the real terror takes hold when the deranged doll becomes determined to transfer his evil spirit to a living human being... Andy!
In this "clever, playful thriller", (The New York Times), only six-year-old Andy realizes that Chucky is responsible for a spate of gruesome murders, including that of his unsuspecting babysitter. But the real terror takes hold when the deranged doll becomes determined to transfer his evil spirit to a living human being... Andy!
Starring: Brad Dourif, Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent
Director: Tom Holland
Genre: Horror
Director: Tom Holland
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 87 min
Language: English
Language: English
Studio: Shout! Factory
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rating: R
No. of Discs: 2
No. of Discs: 2
Audio Format: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features:
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features:
- Audio Commentaries
- Featurettes
- Photo Gallery
- Trailers
SHORT CUTS (1993)
Product Description: The work of two great American artists merges in Short Cuts, a kaleidoscopic adaptation of the stories of renowned author Raymond Carver by maverick director Robert Altman. Epic in scale yet meticulously observed, the film interweaves the stories of twenty-two characters as they struggle to find solace and meaning in contemporary Los Angeles. The extraordinary ensemble cast includes Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Lemmon, and Jennifer Jason Leigh—all giving fearless performances in what is one of Altman’s most compassionate creations.
Starring: Andie MacDowell, Julianne Moore, Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey Jr., Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Modine, Anne Archer, Jack Lemmon, Madeleine Stowe, Bruce Davison, Lili Taylor
Director: Robert Altman
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 187 min
Language: English
Language: English
Studio: Criterion
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating: R
No. of Discs: 2
No. of Discs: 2
Audio Format: DTS-HD MA 2.0, Alternate 5.1 soundtrack mix
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features:
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features:
- Isolated music track
- Conversation between Altman and actor Tim Robbins from 2004 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country, a 1993 feature-length documentary on the making of Short Cuts
- To Write and Keep Kind, a 1992 PBS documentary on the life of author Raymond Carver
- One-hour 1983 audio interview with Carver, conducted for the American Audio Prose Library
- Original demo recordings of the film’s Doc Pomus–Mac Rebennack songs, performed by Dr. John
- Deleted scenes
- A look inside the marketing of Short Cuts
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael Wilmington
NIGHTHAWKS (1981)
Product Description: Sylvester Stallone and Rutger Hauer star in this riveting story of suspense and intrigue that starts in London, continues in Paris and reaches its chilling conclusion on the streets of New York.
When Europe's most feared terrorist (Hauer – The Hitcher) explosively announces his presence in Manhattan, two elite undercover cops (Stallone and Billy Dee Williams) are assigned to stop him before he strikes again. But the ruthless terrorist has other plans for the city - and the detectives.
This edge-of-your-seat thriller, directed by Bruce Malmuth (Hard to Kill), also stars Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman), Persis Khambatta (Star Trek: The Motion Picture), Nigel Davenport (The Island of Dr. Moreau) and Joe Spinell (Maniac).
When Europe's most feared terrorist (Hauer – The Hitcher) explosively announces his presence in Manhattan, two elite undercover cops (Stallone and Billy Dee Williams) are assigned to stop him before he strikes again. But the ruthless terrorist has other plans for the city - and the detectives.
This edge-of-your-seat thriller, directed by Bruce Malmuth (Hard to Kill), also stars Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman), Persis Khambatta (Star Trek: The Motion Picture), Nigel Davenport (The Island of Dr. Moreau) and Joe Spinell (Maniac).
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Rutger Hauer, Billy Dee Williams, Lindsay Wagner, Nigel Davenport
Director: Bruce Malmuth
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Bruce Malmuth
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Runtime: 99 min
Language: English
Language: English
Studio: Shout! Factory
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rating: R
No. of Discs: 1
No. of Discs: 1
Audio Format: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features:
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features:
- Lights, Camera, Action! – an audio interview with producer Herb Nanas (NEW)
- Nighthawks: The First Draft – an interview with writer Paul Sylbert (NEW)
- We Gotta Shoot This! – an interview with director of photography James A. Contner (NEW)
- A Sign of the Times – an interview with actress Lindsay Wagner (NEW)
- Not the Other Girls – an interview with actress Catherine Mary Stewart (NEW)
- It Was Hell – an interview with technical adviser Randy Jurgensen (NEW)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Radio Spots
- Still Gallery
BODY SNATCHERS (1993)
Product Description: Don't sleep. Don't ever sleep. That's when it happens. That's when tentacles leave the alien pod and enter your ears and nostrils. Soon you're not you anymore. You've been taken over, a victim of Body Snatchers. A science-fiction classic gets an eerie, modern update in this spellbinder inspired by 1956's Invasion of the Body Snatchers and from the producer of the 1978 remake. Advances in screen special effects now enable director Abel Ferrara (King of New York, Bad Lieutenant) and his crew of wizards to depict the actual birthing of a pod – and its devastating effect on the human host. Who says there's no rest for the wicked? As stars Gabrielle Anwar, Terry Kinney, Forest Whitaker and Meg Tilly discover, no one rests when the only way to sleep is to keep one eye open. And one foot out the door.
Starring: Gabrielle Anwar, Meg Tilly, Terry Kinney, Forest Whitaker
Director: Abel Ferrara
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller
Director: Abel Ferrara
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller
Runtime: 87 min
Language: English
Language: English
Studio: Warner Bros.
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Rating: R
No. of Discs: 1
No. of Discs: 1
Audio Format: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features:
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features:
- Original trailer
THE RETURN OF DRACULA (1958)
Product Description: "For those who like their vampires with that certain European panache, The Return of Dracula is sure to thrill. Francis Lederer (Terror is a Man) stars as the titular Count this time using the pseudonym Bellac Gordal as he travels from his Transylvania home to the United States. In the guise of being a distant relative on vacation, The Count takes up residence at the home of the Mayberry family in sunny California.
Quicker than you can say I like my stake rare, The Count ... er ... Gordal is up to his old nocturnal tricks and comes under the scrutiny of young Rachel Mayberry (Norma Eberhardt, Problem Girls) whom Gordal has set his sights on, which may be her undoing.
The Return of Dracula, directed by Paul Landres (The Vampire) from Pat Fiedler's script, co-stars Ray Stricklyn (The Lost World), Virginia Vincent (The Hills Have Eyes), John Wengraf (The Pride and the Passion), Gage Clarke (The Bad Seed), Jimmy Baird (The Black Orchid) and Greta Granstedt (They Never Come Back)."Quicker than you can say I like my stake rare, The Count ... er ... Gordal is up to his old nocturnal tricks and comes under the scrutiny of young Rachel Mayberry (Norma Eberhardt, Problem Girls) whom Gordal has set his sights on, which may be her undoing.
Starring: Francis Lederer, Norma Eberhardt, Ray Stricklyn, Virginia Vincent, John Wengraf
Director: Paul Landers
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director: Paul Landers
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Runtime: 77 min
Language: English
Language: English
Studio: Olive Films
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rating: PG
No. of Discs: 1
No. of Discs: 1
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features:
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features:
- Theatrical Trailer
THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN (1973)
Product Description: Eight people know who the killer is... and they re all dead! It's tough beat for San Francisco police lieutenant Jake Martin (Walter Matthau, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three) when he has to investigate a city bus massacre in which a madman opened machine gunfire on eight people. It's even worse when Martin discovers his former partner is one of the victims. But as he investigates the grisly murders, Martin not only discovers unsavory things about his partner, but he finds that many of the victims had shady lives, which shrouds the killer's identity even more.
Veteran Hollywood filmmaker Stuart Rosenberg (Cool Hand Luke) directed this action-packed thriller with an amazing cast that includes Bruce Dern (Coming Home), Louis Gossett Jr. (Finders Keepers), Cathy Lee Crosby (Wonder Woman), Anthony Zerbe (They Call Me Mister Tibbs!), Joanna Cassidy (The Package), Val Avery (The Wanderers), Mario Gallo (Revenge of the Ninja) and Paul Koslo (Mr. Majestyk).
Starring: Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Joanna Cassidy, Cathy Lee Crosby, Mario Gallo
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 112 min
Language: English
Language: English
Studio: Kino Lorber
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rating: R
No. of Discs: 1
No. of Discs: 1
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features:
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary by Lee Pfeiffer, Ppublisher of Cinema Retro Magazine with Film Historians Eddy Friedfeld and Paul Scrabo (NEW)
- Original Trailers
THE PIT (1981)
Product Description: Brand New 2K Restoration! Jamie wouldn't kill anyone... unless Teddy told him to! Twelve-year-old Jamie (Sammy Snyders, Tom Sawyer of TV's Huckleberry Finn and His Friends) is one creepy kid... he has a perverse obsession with sex, his only friend is an evil teddy bear, and he's the only one who knows about the hole in the forest where he feeds raw meat to a ravenous pack of mutant troglodytes. Jamie will teach everyone a lesson: the kids who teased and bullied him, the mean old lady down the street, even his pretty new babysitter. Soon they - and his entire town - will face the flesh-eating horror of The Pit! The one and only directorial effort by Lew Lehman with a script by documentarian Ian A. Stuart and featuring a wonderful cast that includes Jeannie Elias (Nomads), Sonja Smith (Videodrome) and Richard Alden (The Sadist).
Starring: Sammy Snyders, Jeannie Elias, Sonja Smits, Laura Hollingsworth
Director: Lew Lehman
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Director: Lew Lehman
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Runtime: 96 min
Language: English
Language: English
Studio: Kino Lorber
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Rating: R
No. of Discs: 1
No. of Discs: 1
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English
Special Features:
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English
Special Features:
- Interviews with Star Sammy Snyders, Star Jeannie Elias, and Screenwriter Ian A. Stuart
- Audio Commentary by Paul Corupe of Canuxploitation.com and Film Historian Jason Pichonsky
- Trailer Gallery
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (1955)
Product Description: "James Stewart (Vertigo) and June Allyson (The Glenn Miller Story) star in director Anthony Mann's (El Cid) Cold War aviation drama Strategic Air Command. Robert ""Dutch"" Holland (Stewart), a successful player for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, finds his inactive duty status with the U.S. Air Force suddenly active. When Holland, originally tasked with a staff job, is promoted to commanding a B-36 bomber crew, his attempts to balance domestic life with Sally (Allyson as his devoted wife) and service to God and country will test not only his marriage, but also his sense of self.
Shot in VistaVision and Technicolor by the great William Daniels (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, How the West Was Won), Strategic Air Command features an amazing color palette and stunning aerial photography complimented by a rousing score courtesy of Victor Young (Around the World in Eighty Days, For Whom the Bell Tolls).
Equally impressive is the supporting cast that includes Frank Lovejoy (Try and Get Me), Barry Sullivan (The Bad and the Beautiful), Henry Morgan (High Noon), Jay C. Flippen (The Killing), James Bell (Holiday Inn) and Rosemary DeCamp (Yankee Doodle Dandy)."
Starring: James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Lovejoy, Bruce Bennett, Barry Sullivan, Alex Nicol, Jay C. Flippen, Harry Morgan, James Bell, Rosemary DeCamp, Henry Morgan
Director: Anthony Mann
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Director: Anthony Mann
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Runtime: 112 min
Language: English
Language: English
Studio: Olive Films
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Rating: Not Rated
No. of Discs: 1
No. of Discs: 1
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 1.0
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English
Special Features:
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: English
Special Features:
- None
TROUBLE MAN (1972)
Product Description: Mr. T is a One Man Army! Cold as ice, hard as steel, and dressed to thrill, a private investigator known only as "Mr. T" (Robert Hooks, Fast Walking) is hired by two thugs to find out who's stealing form their gambling operation. Armed with deadly martial arts mastery and an arsenal of weapons, Mr. T battles his way through a dangerous maze of violence, turf wars and even murder - while still finding time for the ladies, movies don t get any cooler than Trouble Man! Featuring wonderful direction by Ivan Dixon (The Spook Who Sat by the Door), original score and songs by music legend Marvin Gaye and a kick-ass cast that includes Paul Winfield (Gordon's War), Ralph Waite (The Waltons), Paula Kelly (Soylent Green), Jeannie Bell (TNT Jackson), Gordon Jump (WKRP in Cincinnati), Felton Perry (Magnum Force) and Julius Harris (Live and Let Die).
Starring: Ivan Dixon
Director: Robert Hooks, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, William Smithers, Paula Kelly
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Robert Hooks, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, William Smithers, Paula Kelly
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Runtime: 99 min
Language: English
Language: English
Studio: Kino Lorber
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rating: R
No. of Discs: 1
No. of Discs: 1
Audio Format: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: None
Special Features:
Dubbed: None
Subtitles: None
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S. Berger
- Trailers
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON - Mastered in 4K (2000)
Product Description: Two master warriors (Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh) are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocrat (Zhang Ziyi) prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her deeply romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face to face with their worst enemy - and the inescapable, enduring power of love.
Set against 19th Century China's breathtaking landscape, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the action-packed, box office smash from acclaimed director Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm) featuring stunning martial arts choreography by Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix).
Set against 19th Century China's breathtaking landscape, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the action-packed, box office smash from acclaimed director Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm) featuring stunning martial arts choreography by Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix).
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Pei-Pei Cheng
Director: Ang Lee
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Ang Lee
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Runtime: 120 min
Language: Mandarin
Language: Mandarin
Studio: Sony
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating: PG-13
No. of Discs: 1
No. of Discs: 1
Audio Format: Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbed: English, French
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Special Features:
Dubbed: English, French
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Special Features:
- Audio Commentaries
- A Conversation with Michelle Yeoh
- Cast Interview
- Six never-before-seen deleted scenes (NEW)
- In-Depth Retrospective Interviews (NEW)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Photo Gallery
- The Making of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- The “A Love Before Time” music video, in both English and Mandarin
- Supreme Cinema Series Limited Clear Case
- 24-page booklet of rare photos and behind-the-scenes details.
OTHER DVD/Blu-Ray Releases :
- Classic Films on Blu-ray: AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL, THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME and More
- New on DVD and Blu-ray: X-MEN APOCALYPSE, THE PURGE ELECTION YEAR, AMERICAN HORROR STORY - HOTEL, PREACHER SEASON 1 and More
- New on DVD and Blu-ray: SWISS ARMY MAN, BANSHEE Season 4, PENNY DREADFUL Final Season and More
- Classic Films on Blu-ray: PURPLE RAIN, UNDER THE CHERRY MOON, GRAFFITI BRIDGE, NASHVILLE and More
- New on DVD & Blu-ray: GHOSTBUSTERS, LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE INFILTRATOR, ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE and More
- TV Series on DVD & Blu-ray: HANNIBAL, TWILIGHT ZONE, KNIGHT RIDER, MIAMI VICE and More
- Classic Films on Blu-ray: CARRIE, THE THING, ON DANGEROUS GROUND, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and More
- New on DVD & Blu-ray: INDEPENDENCE DAY RESURGENCE, ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, CAFE SOCIETY, OUR KIND OF TRAITOR and More
- TV Series on DVD & Blu-ray: BATES MOTEL Season 4, DOWNTON ABBEY Complete Series and THE NIGHT OF
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