The Warner Archive Collection

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

"In 2019, the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation undertook a new restoration of MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (Michael Curtiz, 1933) with funding from the George Lucas Family Foundation, combining and repairing the best surviving elements. This restored version will be released on Blu-ray/DVD by Warner Archive Collection in May 2020."

Hope they can do a similar job on Doctor X

[Rob4]

Mystery of the Wax Museum restoration article

https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/blogs/ar...scott-macqueen

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rob4

Has to be a prime candidate for a Premium Collection release

Whats up with the version on the PC release of House of Wax? I always thought the dvd version looked okay. It's not one i'd want to re-buy personally. I presume the bd version is a bit ropey in comparison.

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Whats up with the version on the PC release of House of Wax? I always thought the dvd version looked okay. It's not one i'd want to re-buy personally. I presume the bd version is a bit ropey in comparison.

Dem the SD version on House of Wax is incredibly ropey. Have a read of the restoration article and you can see the amount of work put into bringing it up to BR standards. I wouldn't recommend anyone buying it if they are not into the film as a whole but for vintage geeks like me this is essential.

[Dave Boy]

Yeah, I'm in. Looks awesome!

[Susan Foreman]

'House of Wax 3D' - 3D Blu-ray pre-order available from The WB Shop direct - $19.99

Release date: June 23rd

"Warner Bros. proudly presents the most successful 3D movie of the 1950s -- and the first produced by a major Hollywood studio. Now, in Blu-ray 3D, screen legend Vincent Price is at his terrifying best as he takes murderous vengeance on those who've wronged him in this horror classic"

SPECIAL FEATURE: 1933 Warner Bros. Feature Mystery of the Wax Museum

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'House of Wax 3D' - 3D Blu-ray pre-order available from The WB Shop direct - $19.99

Release date: June 23rd

"Warner Bros. proudly presents the most successful 3D movie of the 1950s -- and the first produced by a major Hollywood studio. Now, in Blu-ray 3D, screen legend Vincent Price is at his terrifying best as he takes murderous vengeance on those who've wronged him in this horror classic"

SPECIAL FEATURE: 1933 Warner Bros. Feature Mystery of the Wax Museum

the above is a re-packaging of the contents found on the HMV Premium Collection release so anyone who has that can take a pass. I suspect that the newly restored Mystery of the Wax Museum will find its way to the premium Collection at some point.

[Susan Foreman]

'Horror / Thrillers 4-Film Collection' - Blu-Ray pre-order available from WB Shop direct - $39.99

Release date: July 21

"Classic horror-movie creatures get stylish updates in this quartet of cinematic frights from four visionary directors. Wolfen adds an ecological twist to Whitley Streiber's urban-blight commentary on a pack of lycanthropes defending its territory. The Hunger brings an art-house aesthetic to Streiber's revisionist vampire saga. This sexy tale will leave you hungry for more. Innocent Blood defies standard sensibilities by adding a vigilante vampire to the cops-and-mobsters genre and ups the blood count. Body Snatchers combines teenage alienation, body horror and government paranoia with alien invaders. Don't sleep. You won't want to after watching this. "

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

That is one hell of a collection in my opinion.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Sure is!

Hopefully the excellent and oft-forgotten BODY SNATCHERS makes it to HMV Prem soon....