Hope everyone has their boomsticks ready, as this final week of October is looking to be yet another banner week for genre Blu-ray and DVD releases, highlighted by the anticipated Collector’s Edition set for Sam Raimi’s cult classic Army of Darkness from Scream Factory. The recent thriller, The Gift, is also making its way to multiple formats on October 27th and for those of you fans of The Fifth Element out there, Sony is putting together a nifty Cinema Series release that arrives this Tuesday.
Olive Films is also keeping themselves busy this week with several cult classic releases including Breeders, Sometimes They Come Back, Dr. Terror's House of Horror and Saul Bass’ Phase IV, with Warner Home Video resurrecting several classics in HD as well—The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Son of Kong, Them! and the Special Effects Collection box set.
Other notable titles coming out on Tuesday include The Human Centipede 3, The Horror Network, Scarewaves and Caesar and Otto’s Paranormal Halloween.
Army of Darkness Collector’s Edition (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Trapped In Time. Surrounded By Evil. Low On Gas.
Bound in human flesh and inked in blood, the ancient "Necronomicon", (the Book of the Dead) unleashes unspeakable evil upon mankind in director Sam Raimi’s (Darkman, Drag Me to Hell) outrageously hilarious third chapter in his Evil Dead Trilogy.
Back to do battle with the hideous "Deadites, ", Bruce Campbell returns to the role of Ash, the handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk from S-Mart’s housewares division. Demonic forces time warp him, and his Oldsmobile, into England’s Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty (Embeth Davidtz, The Amazing Spider-Man) and faces legions of the undead. Can Ash save the living from the evil dead, rescue his girlfriend, and get back to his own time?
Special Features Include:
DISC ONE (Theatrical Version – 81 min.) – 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1), DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0; Medieval Times: The Making Of "Army Of Darkness" Featuring Interviews With Star & Co-Producer Bruce Campbell, Actors Marcus Gilbert, Ted Raimi, Timothy Quill, Richard Grove, Bill Moseley, Patricia Tallman And Angela Featherstone, Director Of Photography Bill Pope, Editor Bob Murawski, Production Designer Anthony Tremblay, Composer Joseph Lo Duca, Costume Designer Ida Gearon, Special Make-Up Effects Artists Howard Berger, Tony Gardner, Robert Kurtzman, And Greg Nicotero, Performer And Effects Artist William Bryan, Mechanical Effects Artist Gary Jones, First Assistant Director John Cameron, Visual Effects Supervisor William Mesa, and Stunt Coordinator Christopher Doyle (96 min.), Original Ending, Original Opening with Optional Commentary By Sam Raimi And Bruce Campbell, Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary By Sam Raimi And Bruce Campbell, Theatrical Trailer, TV Spots and Home Video Promo.
DISC TWO (Director's Cut – 96 min.) – 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1), DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0; Audio Commentary with Director Sam Raimi, Actor Bruce Campbell, and Co-Writer Ivan Raimi, Additional Behind-The-Scenes Footage From KNB Effects (55 min.),Vintage “Creating The Deadites” Featurette (21 min.), Vintage "Making Of" Featurette and Extended Interview Clips With Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Robert Tapert.
DISC THREE (International Cut – 88 min.) – 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1), DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0; 4K Scan Of The International Inter-positive, Television Version With Additional Footage (90 min., Standard Definition (1.33:1), DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0), Theatrical Trailer, Still Galleries With Rare Behind-The-Scenes Photos From Production Designer Anthony Tremblay, Visual Effects Supervisor William Mesa And Special Make-Up Effects Artists Tony Gardner, and KNB EFX, Inc. (Over 200 Stills), Still Gallery Of Props And Rare Photos From The Collection Of Super Fan Dennis Carter Jr., Storyboards For Deleted Or Alternate Scenes and Vintage “The Men Behind The Army” Featurette (19 min.).
Edgar Allan Poe's Black Cats: Two Adaptations By Sergio Martino & Lucio Fulci (4-Disc Limited Special Edition) (Arrow Video, Blu/DVD)
Edgar Allan Poe’s celebrated story The Black Cat has provided the inspiration for numerous films over the years. But few adaptations are as stylish as those offered up by the twin Italian titans of terror, Sergio Martino and Lucio Fulci.
In Martino’s classic Giallo Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, teacher Oliviero (Luigi Pistilli, A Bay of Blood) finds himself under suspicion for murder when one of his students and mistress is found brutally murdered. As more bodies start to pile up, the arrival of Oliviero’s attractive niece (Edwige Fenech, Five Dolls for an August Moon, All the Colours of the Dark) brings with it complications of its own.
In The Black Cat, from that other Godfather of Gore, Lucio Fulci (Zombie), Scotland Yard Inspector Gorley (David Warbeck, The Beyond) finds himself summoned to a sleepy English village to investigate the recent murder of a young couple. With no obvious signs of entry at the murder scene, Gorley is forced to start considering the possibility that his suspect may not be human...
Finally together on Blu-ray and in stunning new 2K restorations from the original camera negatives, fans can enjoy the double-dose of terror that is Edgar Allan Poe’s Black Cats Italian-style!
Limited Edition Contents Include Brand new 2K restorations of the films from the original camera negatives, High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations, Original Italian and English soundtracks in mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray), Newly translated subtitles for the Italian soundtracks, Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks, Brand new interview with director Sergio Martino, Dolls of Flesh and Blood: The Gialli of Sergio Martino a visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring Sergio Martino's unique contributions to the Giallo genre, Stephen Thrower, author of Beyond Terror - The Films of Lucio Fulci, on The Black Cat, Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Matthew Griffin, Limited Edition 80-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the films, Poe’s original story and more, illustrated with archive stills and posters and much more!
The Fifth Element Cinema Series (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu/UltraViolet)
New York cab driver Korben Dallas didn't mean to be a hero, but he just picked up the kind of fare that only comes along every five thousand years: A perfect beauty, a perfect being, a perfect weapon. Together, they must save the world. Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, and Gary Oldman star in acclaimed director Luc Besson's outrageous sci-fi adventure, an extravagantly styled tale of good against evil set in an unbelievable twenty-third century world. Now fully remastered in 4K, experience this dynamic action favorite like never before.
Limited Edition Supreme Cinema Series Includes Sleek and innovative all-new clear case packaging, 24-page book with rare photos, New to Blu-ray special features and 4K restoration.
The Gift (Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Blu/DVD/Digital HD & DVD)
Jason Bateman, Joel Edgerton, and Rebecca Hall star in a chilling psychological thriller that asks the question, "Can you really go through life having never wronged anyone?" Simon (Bateman) and Robyn (Hall) are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon's high school acquaintance sends their world into a tailspin. At first Simon doesn't recognize Gordo (Edgerton), but after a series of uninvited encounters and mysterious gifts prove troubling, a horrifying secret from the past is uncovered after more than 20 years. As Robyn learns the unsettling truth about what happened between Simon and Gordo, she starts to contemplate: how well do we really know those closest to us, and are bygones ever really bygones?
David Lynch’s Mullholland Dr. (Criterion Collection, Blu-ray & DVD)
A love story in the city of dreams . . . Blonde Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia (Laura Harring). Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. David Lynch’s seductive and scary vision of Los Angeles’s dream factory is one of the true masterpieces of the new millennium, a tale of love, jealousy, and revenge like no other.
Special Features Include New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director David Lynch and director of photography Peter Deming, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, New interviews with Lynch, Deming, actors Naomi Watts and Laura Harring, composer Angelo Badalamenti, and casting director Johanna Ray, Interviews with Lynch and cast members, along with other footage from the film’s set, Trailer, PLUS: A booklet featuring an interview with Lynch from filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley’s 2005 edition of the book Lynch on Lynch and more!
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (Warner Home Video, Blu-ray)
Breeders (Olive Films, Blu-ray)
Caesar and Otto’s Paranormal Halloween (Wild Eye Releasing, DVD)
The Deadly Bees (Olive Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (Olive Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
Flying Disc Man From Mars (Olive Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
The Horror Network (Wild Eye Releasing, DVD)
The Human Centipede: The Complete Sequence (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
The Human Centipede 3: The Final Sequence (Scream Factory, Blu/DVD Combo)
Mighty Joe Young (Warner Home Video, Blu-ray)
Phase IV (Olive Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
Son of Kong (Warner Home Video, Blu-ray)
Scarewaves (Independent Entertainment, DVD)
Special Effects Collection (Warner Home Video, Blu-ray)
Stephen King’s Sometimes They Come Back (Olive Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
Them! (Warner Home Video, Blu-ray)
Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.
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