Upcoming Non-UK Blu-ray Releases

[Susan Foreman]

"Coming to Blu-ray 5/27 from Madman Entertainment in Australia! ‪Brand new 4K restoration from the OCN! ‬

The War of a The Worlds (1953)!

Special Features
• Taken from a Brand New 4K restoration from the original camera negative
• Audio commentary by film critics: Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman
• Audio commentary by actor Gene Barry and actress Ann Robinson
• Audio commentary by ""fans"" Joe Dante, Bob Burns and Bill Warren
• ""The Sky is Falling: Making The War of the Worlds"" documentary
• ""H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction"" featurette
• ""The Mercury Theatre on the Air Presents: The War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast""
• Theatrical trailer
• Deluxe slipcase packaging with alternate art, limited to 1500 units"

[Susan Foreman]

Coming to Blu-ray 5/27 from Madman Entertainment in Australia!

I Married A Monster From Outer Space (1958)!

Extras:
• New exclusive audio commentary by Film Critics Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman
• Photo Gallery
• Deluxe slipcase packaging with alternate art, limited to 1000 units

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen
Audio: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Ooft! That artwork

[Demoncrat]

That'll certainly stick out on the shelf ahem .....

[Susan Foreman]

'Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations' - 4-Disc Special Edition Collector's Blu-Ray Set. Pre-order available from Amazon US - $79.95

Release date: June 16

"STAN AND OLLIE LOOK AND SOUND BETTER THAN EVER!

New 2K and 4K digital restorations from original 35mm nitrate, Laurel and Hardy's classic comedies are here in the best quality since their first release! Two features and 17 shorts, including the legendary pie-fight silent film The Battle of the Century, making its video debut and nearly complete for the first time in over 90 years!

Restorations by Jeff Joseph/SabuCat in conjunction with the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Library of Congress. Using careful photochemical and digital techniques, these classic films are restored to pristine condition. In these stunning new transfers, they look and sound as beautiful as they did when they were first released"

FEATURE FILMS:

• Sons of the Desert
• Way Out West

CLASSIC SHORT FILMS:

• Berth Marks
• The Battle of the Century (with new music track by Donald Sosin and virtually complete and restored)
• Brats
• Busy Bodies
• The Chimp
• Come Clean
• County Hospital
• Helpmates
• Hog Wild
• Me and My Pal
• Midnight Patrol
• The Music Box
• One Good Turn
• Scram!
• Their First Mistake
• Towed in a Hole
• Twice Two

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• L&H off-camera pix from Hardy's collection
• That's That (restored/first time on video)
• Tree in a Test Tube (restored from 16mm Kodachrome)
• Ships Reporter Oliver Hardy Interview (restored)
• Alternate Soundtracks
• Huge collection of rare photos, stills, posters, scripts and studio files
• Commentaries by Randy Skretvedt and Richard W. Bann
• Never before seen video interviews as well as audio interviews with L&H co-workers
• Restored Trailers
• ...and more!

[Susan Foreman]

David Cronenberg’s “Crash” Coming to 4K UHD from Turbine Media in Germany! Pre order available from Amazon Germany - €41.99

Release date: April 9th

"Sex, cars & crashes! A car accident shakes James Ballard's cold emotional life. Cars and billiards become sexual experiences and addictions. He gets into the world of fetishists who have only one goal: crashing with cars! David Cronenberg's scandalous soul trip provokes violence and sexuality. James Spader (BOSTON LEGAL), Holly Hunter (DAS PIANO) and Deborah Kara Unger (THE GAME) shine in this "brilliant crash course in terms of perversity" (cinema). Blu-ray and UHD world premiere with brand new 4K scanning from the original camera negative under the supervision of David Cronenberg and DoP Peter Suschitzky."

Bonus material:

• 40-page book section with texts by Christoph N. Kellerbach & Stefan Jung
• HD Trailer
• US-NC-17 Trailer
• New interviews in HD (approx. 140 min.)

- Talk with Viggo Mortensen & David Cronenberg (approx. 52 min.)
- Peter Suschitzky (cameraman - approx. 20 min.)
- Jeremy Thomas (producer - approx. 17 min.)
- Howard Shore (composer - approx. 23 min.)
- Deirdre Bowen (casting director - approx. 27 min.)

• Archive: Interviews for the cinema release with the makers & stars (approx. 22 min.)
• Behind the scenes (approx. 11. min.)
• Short films by David Cronenberg

- THE NEST (approx. 9 min.), CAMERA (approx. 6 min.)
- AT THE SUICIDE OF THE LAST JEW IN THE WORLD IN THE LAST CINEMA IN THE WORLD (approx. 4 min.)

[nosferatu42]

I'm all for Rosanna Arquette's arse on the cover but the road lines between the legs look like she's just sharted on first glance.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

David Cronenberg’s “Crash” Coming to 4K UHD from Turbine Media in Germany! Pre order available from Amazon Germany - €41.99

As much as I love Crash – and that's a lot – I don't think I would happily pay over €45 for it.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by nosferatu42

I'm all for Rosanna Arquette's arse on the cover but the road lines between the legs look like she's just sharted on first glance.

[Rik]

I’ve not seen Crash since I rented it on VHS when it came out, bit too weird for me