Saturday, September 11, 2021

Sam Katzman's COLD WAR CREATURES Will Be Unleashed Upon Blu-ray Collectors on September 14th!

Cover art for Arrow Video's COLD WAR CREATURES: FOUR FILMS FROM SAM KATZMAN Blu-ray set!

ARROW VIDEO RELEASES A QUARTET OF ATOM AGE MONSTER MOVIES IN A GORGEOUS NEW BLU-RAY SET!

I am somewhat familiar with Sam Katzman, mostly thanks to growing up with TNT's MonsterVision and Mystery Science Theater 3000! While he only directed five films during his lengthy career, Katzman produced hundreds of films over four decades, including the ones contained in Arrow Video's new COLD WAR CREATURES set! All four films have restored in HD and come with a variety of supplemental material including audio commentaries, video essays, trailers, Super 8 versions of several films, and more! While a standard release is likely coming down the pipe at some point, don't miss out on this limited edition set because it comes with a pair of double-sided posters and two books as well!
 
Synopses: Zombies! Werewolves! Atomic Mutation! Intergalactic Avians! Let this quartet of classic terrors take you back to the golden age of B-Movie Monsters!

A mob boss hires an ex-Nazi scientist to reanimate his dead thugs in CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN. An auto-accident survivor is used as an experimental subject to create a vaccine for nuclear fall-out with hair-raising side-effects in THE WEREWOLF. Treasure hunters get more than they bargained for in the search for a cargo of diamonds that went down with a sunken ship when they discover the zombified crew members are guarding the loot in ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU. Meanwhile, an enormous bird from outer-space descends to chow down on the people of planet Earth in THE GIANT CLAW!

Four fantastic feature presentations from prolific producer Sam Katzman with a bounty of brand new extras and a raft of new writing by a range of respected raconteurs. These COLD WAR CREATURES are coming for you!
 
DISC ONE: CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN (1955)

Specs:
Not Rated | Black & White | 69 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English LPCM Mono

Extras:
  • NEW! Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newma!
  • NEW! Audio commentary by critic Russell Dyball!
  • NEW! Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures - A feature-length illustrated presentation on the life, career and films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette! 
  • NEW! Condensed Super 8mm version of Creature with the Atom Brain, produced for home cinema viewing!
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Image Gallery


DISC TWO: THE WEREWOLF (1956)

Specs:
Not Rated | Black & White | 79 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English LPCM Mono

Extras:
  • NEW! Introduction by critic Kim Newman!
  • NEW! Audio commentary by critic Lee Gambin!
  • NEW! Beyond Window Dressing - A visual essay exploring the oft-overlooked role of women in the films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas!
  • NEW! Condensed Super 8mm version of The Werewolf, produced for home cinema viewing!
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Image Gallery


DISC THREE: ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU (1957)

Specs:
Not Rated | Black & White | 70 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono

Extras:
  • NEW! Introduction by critic Kim Newman!
  • NEW! Audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger!
  • NEW! Atomic Terror: Genre in Transformation - A visual essay exploring the intersection of mythical horror creatures and the rational world of science in the films of Sam Katzman by critic Josh Hurtado!
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Image Gallery


DISC FOUR: THE GIANT CLAW (1957)

Specs:
Not Rated | Black & White | 75 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono

Extras:
  • NEW! Introduction by critic Kim Newman!
  • NEW! Audio commentary by critics Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard!
  • NEW! Family Endangered! - A visual essay examining the theme of Cold War paranoia in Sam Katzman monster movies, by critic Mike White!
  • NEW! Condensed Super 8mm version of The Giant Claw, produced for home cinema viewing!
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Image Gallery


LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVES:

  • Fully illustrated 60-page collector’s book featuring extensive new writing by Laura Drazin Boyes, Neil Mitchell, Barry Forshaw, Jon Towlson and Jackson Cooper!
  • 80-page collector’s art book featuring reproduction stills and artwork from each film and new writing by historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette!
  • 2 double-sided posters featuring newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin!
  • Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Matt Griffin!

Arrow Video's Limited Edition COLD WAR CREATURES set arrives at retailers on Tuesday, September 14th and should cost between $65 - $80! If you're a fan of Cold War Era creature features, then definitely pick up this set today from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, ZAVVI, or directly from ARROW VIDEO!


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