The Eureka & Masters of Cinema Thread

[Rik]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

I've got the Olive disc but it's A-Locked.

It’s also ridiculously priced, I’ve almost pulled the trigger on it many a time on eBay

[Justin101]

I’ve got the Lionsgate 20th anniversary release which is region free, I’m guessing it’s out of print now? I’ve had it for years.

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I’ve got the Lionsgate 20th anniversary release which is region free, I’m guessing it’s out of print now? I’ve had it for years.

Yeah, that’s the one that’s pricey, not the Olive one
The Olive is barebones which is why I’ve not bothered with it

[Susan Foreman]

'The Dark Half' release date October 14

"Masters of horror Stephen King (IT, The Shining) and George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead) have created a gripping, creepy, frightening film that thrills, shocks and works us over! Featuring an intelligent screenplay and first-rate cast, including Oscar® winner Timothy Hutton, The Dark Half will keep you captivated to the chilling end.

Horror writer Thad Beaumont (Hutton) hopes to distance himself from his murder novels and from George Stark, the pseudonymous name he has used to author them. To achieve this, he cooks up a murder of his own: a publicity stunt that should lay Stark to rest forever. But when the people around him are found gruesomely slain – and his own fingerprints dot the crime scenes – Beaumont is dumbfounded until he learns that Stark has taken on a life of his own…and begun a gruesome quest for vengeance!

Adapted from the bestselling novel by Stephen King, who wrote the novel as a nod to his own literary pseudonym, Richard Bachman, The Dark Half is an intense and shocking horror film, with a climax that stands up as one of the craziest of both King and Romero’s careers. Eureka Classics is proud to present The Dark Half in it’s UK debut on Blu-ray."

Special features

• 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray (with a progressive encode on the DVD)
• LPCM audio (uncompressed on the Blu-ray) and 5.1 DTS-HD MA audio options
• Optional English SDH subtitles

• Audio commentary with Writer/Director George A. Romero
• George A. Romero episode of Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show [38 mins] - documentary on the director originally aired on UK television in 1989
• The Sparrows Are Flying Again! The Making of ‘The Dark Half’ [36mins] – Retrospective with George A. Romero, special make-up effects creators Everett Burrell and John Vulich, visual effects supervisor Kevin Kutchaver, actor Robert Joy, editor Pasquale Buba and more!
• Deleted Scenes
• A selection of Behind-the-scenes and archival video material
• Original Storyboards
• TV spot
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Reversible sleeve
• Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
• Limited Edition Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Simon Ward

[Susan Foreman]

'Fuller At Fox, Five Films 1951-1957 (Fixed Bayonets!, Pickup on South Street, Hell and High Water, House of Bamboo, Forty Guns)' release date October 28

"A towering figure of American cinema, Samuel Fuller was a master of the B-movie, a pulp maestro whose iconoclastic vision elevated the American genre film to new heights. After the major success of The Steel Helmet, Fuller was put under contract by Twentieth Century Fox after being impressed by Darryl F. Zanuck’s direct sales pitch (other studios offered Fuller money and tax shelters; Zanuck simply told him, “We make better movies.”).

Over a six-year period, Fuller would produce some of the best work of his career, (and therefore, some of the best films in American cinema), an uncompromising series of masterpieces spanning multiple genres (the Western, the War film, film noir, the Crime-Thriller) that would establish the director as a true auteur, whose influence continues to be felt today.

Collected here are five films from this fruitful period, all presented from stunning restorations. The impossibly tense Korean-War drama Fixed Bayonets! (1951); the outrageous and confrontational spy-thriller Pickup on South Street (1953); the Cold War submarine-actioner Hell and High Water (1954); the lushly photographed, cold-as-ice film noir House of Bamboo (1955); and the audacious Western with a feminist twist, Forty Guns (1957).

EXCLUSIVE TO THE BOX SET ONLY in the UK – A FULLER LIFE, Samantha Fuller’s touching documentary portrait of her father Samuel Fuller.

A range of celebrity admirers including James Franco, Joe Dante, William Friedkin, Monte Hellman, Tim Roth and Jennifer Beals read from Samuel Fuller’s copious and colourful diaries, detailing the man’s many adventures and filmmaking exploits. Interspersed with clips from his marvellous features; the overall result is a rich and rewarding account of a life lived to the full."

Special features

• LIMITED EDITION BOX SET [2000 UNITS, INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED]
• All five films presented on Blu-ray in 1080p, with Fixed Bayonets!, Pickup on South Street, Hell and High Water, and Forty Guns presented from Fox's stunning 4K restorations, with House of Bamboo presented from a 2K restoration
• Original, uncompressed, monaural soundtracks for all films
• Optional English SDH available for all films
• FIXED BAYONETS! – audio commentary by film scholar Adrian Martin
• PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET – Interview with critic, filmmaker and programmer Kent Jones [32 mins]
• PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET – Interview with critic François Guérif [24 mins]
• PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET – "Cinema Cinemas" French TV interview with Samuel Fuller [12 mins]
• HELL AND HIGH WATER – Brand new audio commentary by author Scott Harrison
• HELL AND HIGH WATER – A documentary on lead actor Richard Widmark [45 mins]
• HOUSE OF BAMBOO – Audio commentary with Film Historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman
• HOUSE OF BAMBOO – Audio commentary with Film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini
• HOUSE OF BAMBOO – a brand new video essay by David Cairns looking at Samuel Fuller’s films produced for Twentieth Century Fox.
• FORTY GUNS – Audio interview with Samuel Fuller from 1969 at the National Film Theatre in London [80 mins]
• FORTY GUNS – Interview with film critic Jean-Louis Leutrat [17 mins]
• FORTY GUNS – A Fuller Life [80 mins], a feature-length documentary directed by Samantha Fuller
• Original theatrical trailers for all five films
• A 100-PAGE PERFECT BOUND COLLECTOR’S BOOK featuring essays by Richard Combs, Murielle Joudet, Philip Kemp, Glenn Kenny, and Amy Simmons; excerpts from Fuller's autobiography A Third Face; and rare archival imagery

[Susan Foreman]

'The Dogs Of War' release date October 14

"Academy Award winner Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter, Pulp Fiction) is a brutal mercenary who must fight the ultimate battle – against his own conscience – in this powerful action thriller with a heart-thumping tempo. The Dogs of War is a spectacular adventure that brilliantly captures the horror – and glory – of war.

Jamie Shannon (Walken) is a cynical warrior-for-hire who only ever feels truly alive in the heat of battle, and now he’s about to take on the most challenging assignment of his career: to invade a corrupt African dictatorship and shift control to the “puppet” of a powerful British corporation. To prepare, Shannon masterfully trains and equips a squad of deadly mercenaries with the latest and most destructive tactics and military hardware. But as their explosive assault begins, Shannon finds himself embroiled in an internal conflict of his own. Will this be his greatest triumph, or has he sold his soul along with his battle expertise?

Praised on release for it’s dialogue, action, and characters, The Dogs of War is a gritty masterpiece, and one of the best war movies of it’s era. Eureka Classics is proud to present John Irvin’s feature debut on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK."

Special features

• Two versions of the film, the International Cut (118 mins) and the American Cut (104 mins) both presented in 1080p
• Uncompressed LPCM audio
• Optional English SDH subtitles
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Limited Edition Collector’s booklet featuring a reprint of Pauline Kael’s original review of the film

[Nostalgic]

The African Queen
Der Golem

November 18th

Sold!

[Inspector Abberline]

A Fistful Of Dynamite (AKA Duck, You Sucker!) (Masters of Cinema)
Limited Edition .

This title will be released on November 25, 2019.

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[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

A Fistful Of Dynamite (AKA Duck, You Sucker!) (Masters of Cinema)

Limited Edition .



This title will be released on November 25, 2019.



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That's getting bought

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[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

A Fistful Of Dynamite (AKA Duck, You Sucker!) (Masters of Cinema)
Limited Edition .

This title will be released on November 25, 2019.

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A great film which I'll probably buy on initial release.