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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

STOCK YOU VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for the Week of 04/14/26!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Update: Kino Lorber's Blu-ray release of QUEEN OF THE RING has been pushed back to July 14th!

Another week means another stack of new discs to add to your collections Vault Dwellers! The release slate is pretty light with Kino Lorber ruling the roost with half-a-dozen new titles (several of which are making their debuts on 4K UHD), but there's a few other discs that may be of interest to you casual collectors and diehard curators of physical media! And if there isn't, well save your money because the next two weeks are packed!

MY PICK OF THE WEEK: DEATH SHIP (4K UHD) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics! This 2-disc set boasts a new 4K restoration of the film's theatrical cut (no such love for its extended version it would seem), plus a trio of new audio commentaries from several "film historians." All of the archival bonus features from previous releases seem to be included as well!

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:

Mondo Macabro's new 4K UHD of BOHACHI BUSHIDO: CODE OF THE FORGOTTEN EIGHT (previously only available through their website) is here! Along with an all-new 4K restoration from an original film negative, the disc contains two audio commentaries, new and archival interviews, and a theatrical trailer! Note: The Blu-ray release of this title arrives in early July!
The Criterion Collection brings Monty Python's LIFE OF BRIAN to 4K for the first time ever with a new 4K restoration supervised by director Terry Gilliam! Extras on this release include two feature-length commentaries, the 2007 making-of documentary, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes footage (shot on 8mm), and more! Also available on Blu-ray disc!
Obscure label Eclectic releases a 4K-restored 8mm double feature of David Markey's DESPERATE TEENAGE LOVEDOLLS and LOVEDOLLS SUPERSTAR! Bonus features include audio commentaries, deleted scenes & alternate takes, making-of featurette, trailers, and more!
Kino Lorber's other major releases this week include the Billy Zane pulp hero film THE PHANTOM (new director-approved 4K restoration, new director's commentary, new interviews), REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS... (new 4K restoration from original camera negative, two audio commentaries, new interview with actor Patrick Kilpatrick, and numerous archival featurettes), and UFORIA (new 4K restoration from the original camera negative, new audio commentary, and theatrical trailer)!

Monday, April 6, 2026

STOCK YOU VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for the Week of 04/07/26!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Update: Street dates are an ever-changing thing. Turns out a few titles got pushed back another week or two, so I've updated this post to reflect that. Kino Lorber's DEATH SHIP is now dropping on April 14th and Visual Vengeance's new SAURIANS Blu-ray has been pushed until April 21st!

Hey gang! In an effort to streamline things from here on out, I've decided that I'm no longer going to separately list each week's Blu-ray and 4K discs. Instead, I'll just lump them all together and make a notation if the listed titles are 4K UHDs, which will make my life just a tad easier. With that being said, let's take a quick glance at what the boutique labels have in store for us this week!

MY PICK OF THE WEEK: Film Master's 4-Film MONSTER MAYHEM COLLECTION, which features new HD restorations of MONSTER FROM GREEN HELL, FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER, GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN, and THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS! This two-disc set also includes multiple featurettes, plus feature-length audio commentaries for each film!

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:

Scream Factory has repackaged their previous DEER HUNTER 4K release in a shiny new Steelbook. If you already own the previous Shout Select release, then there's really no need to double dip.
Full Moon has remastered their classic sci-fi offering MANDROID, which is making its Blu-ray debut today. Sadly the disc is pretty bare bones - extras include some trailers and "Full Moon Video Zone" featurette.
The surprisingly mean-spirited Horror anthology V/H/S HALLOWEEN dropped today from Shudder. Bonus features for this title include a behind-the-scenes featurette, a deleted scene, a "Diet Phantasma" Commercial, and photo gallery.
If you're more in the mood for low-budget, indie, and/or shot-on-video fare, be sure to peep out the new stuff from SRS Cinema and Visual Vengeance!

THIS WEEK'S NEW BLU-RAY & 4K UHD TITLES!
After the Millennium (SRS Cinema)
Amityverse (SRS Cinema)
Amityville Death Toilet (SRS Cinema)
Carlito's Way (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook - Universal)
Dagger of Kamui (AnimEigo)
The Deer Hunter (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook - Scream Factory)
Farming Life in Another World: Complete Collection (Limited Edition Steelbook - Sentai)
Flaming Brothers (Eureka Entertainment)
The Helm (Liminal Films)
Mandroid (Remastered - Full Moon Features)
Mercy (MGM Studios)
Mercy (4K UHD - MGM Studios)
Monster Mayhem Collection (Special Edition - Film Masters)
Murder-Set-Pieces (4K UHD - Massacre Video)
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (Altered Innocence)
The Nullarbor Nymph (Liminal Films)
Orgy of the Dead 2 (MVD Visual)
The Paranormal (Visual Vengeance)
The Princess and the Dragon (Sindicado)
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass (KimStim)
The Second Twin (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Space Rodent (SRS Cinema)
Terror Australis (Liminal Films)
V/H/S Halloween (Shudder)
Visual Bandits (SRS Cinema)
Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection (Arrow Video)

Saturday, September 6, 2025

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 09/09/25!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

It's been nearly a year since the last Stock Your Vault post Vault Dwellers! I don't want to get your hopes and declare my official return but... let's just say you'll be seeing more content here, and over at the main site (and over at my Patreon too), and soon!

For the triumphant return of this popular (and handy) News Vault column, please take a gander at all the new Blu-ray and 4K titles of interest for September 9th!

Some of the more notable releases for the week include Universal's JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH (a serviceable re-quel with some neat hybrid dinosaurs - get it singly or in the 7-Film Collection), Lionsgate's BALLERINA (which takes place in the JOHN WICK cinematic universe), and the bizarre surf-themed Nic Cage vehicle, THE SURFER (also from Lionsgate).

There's also a small smattering of anime titles, a trio of new Mondo Macabro discs, and some bloody samurai action from Shout! Studios! To see the full list of paltry physical media offerings just keep on scrolling fellow collectors!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
Ballerina (2025 - 4K UHD - Lionsgate)
Elio (Limited Edition 4K UHD Steelbook - Disney/Pixar)
Jurassic World: 7-Movie Collection (4K UHD - Universal)
Jurassic World: Rebirth (Collector's Edition 4K UHD - Universal)
Jurassic World: Rebirth (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook - Universal)

NEW TO BLU-RAY
After Class Lesson (Uncensored - Kitty Media)
Ballerina (2025 - Lionsgate)
Dark Winds: Season 3 (AMC)
Elio (Disney/Pixar)
I'm Standing on a Million Lives: Season 1 (Crunchyroll)
In the Land of Leadale: The Complete Season (Crunchyroll)
Jurassic World: 7-Movie Collection (Universal)
Jurassic World: Rebirth (Collector's Edition - Universal)
The Mummy's Kiss (Leomark Studios)
The Mummy's Kiss: 2nd Dynasty (Leomark Studios)
Proof of the Man (Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
The Punishment (Mondo Macabro)
The Ritual (Decal Releasing)
Samurai Resurrection (Shout! Studios)
Sexomania / Lady Desire (Double Feature - Mondo Macabro)
Sorority of the Damned (Leomark Studios)
The Surfer (Lionsgate)
Tales of Frankenstein (Leomark Studios)
Uzumaki (Warner Bros.)
Uzumaki (Limited Edition - Warner Bros.)
Veerana: Vengeance of the Vampire (Mondo Macabro)
The Wrong Arm of the Law (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)

Saturday, December 7, 2024

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 12/03/24!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Hey gang! My apologies for failing to post last week! Between traveling for the holidays, and a rigorous work week leading up to Thanksgiving, I unfortunately didn't have the time to share this past week's new Blu-ray & 4K releases! But now I'm back (and nearly a week late) with the newest batch of discs that you just might want to add to your collection!

The biggest "surprise" this week is that Disney's deluxe 4K steelbook releases of their most recent Marvel and STAR WARS fare (listed below). With the current glut of streaming platforms and the limited digital availability of some films and TV series, it's nice to see that "The House of Mouse" is still catering to us collectors! (Here's hoping NetFlix pays attention and follows suit at some point!)

Speaking of steelbooks, there's a LOT of them out this week: 20th Century Films' ALIEN: ROMULUS (a film that I found to be frustratingly disappointing), MPI's HATCHET COLLECTION (originally a Dark Sky Films' website exclusive - comes with a new hour-long documentary), Paramount's GALAXY QUEST (new 4K restoration, Dolby Atmos audio, & featurette) and PULP FICTION (new fancy packaging, lobby cards, and other "junk"), Universal's 20th Anniversary Edition of SHAUN OF THE DEAD (new 4K restoration, Dolby Atmos audio, & 20th anniversary featurette), and Scream Factory's (now triple-dipped) PUMPKINHEAD.

Aside from a new 4K restoration made from the film's original negative, the only thing to set this release apart from the ones that came before it is its bad-ass cover art! (I've seen a lot of folks complaining about it online, but I think it looks absolutely savage!) As for extras, nothing new has been added, but at least the wealth of the bonus features from previous releases have been ported over, including: a feature-length commentary, a tribute to director Stan Winston, a five-part making-of documentary, cast & crew interviews, and more!

Other discs of note: Dark Sky Films' RIPPY (a killer zombie kangaroo epic starring Michael Biehn - available on both Blu-ray and 4K UHD), Universal's THE WILD ROBOT (a heartfelt animated feature that everyone seemed to love), Scream Factory's 4K of THE GIFT (lots of bonus features, plus Katie Holmes topless in 4K!), and Severin Films' HARD WOOD: THE ADULT FEATURES OF ED WOOD (4 feature films, some with soft and hardcore cuts) and THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED-UP ZOMBIES (now separate from their Ray Dennis Steckler set)!

As always, there are plenty of new releases I didn't mention so be sure to scroll down to take a peek at the full roster of new Blus & 4Ks!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
Ahsoka: The Complete Season One (4K UHD - Collector's Edition Steelbook - Disney)
Alien: Romulus (4K UHD - 20th Century Films/Disney)
Alien: Romulus (4K UHD Steelbook - 20th Century Films/Disney)
Galaxy Quest (4K UHD - 25th Anniversary - Paramount)
Galaxy Quest (4K UHD - 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook - Paramount)
The Gift (2000 - 4K UHD Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
Hawkeye: The Complete First Season (4K UHD - Collector's Edition Steelbook - Disney/Marvel)
Loki: The Complete Second Season (4K UHD - Collector's Edition Steelbook - Disney/Marvel)
The Mandalorian: The Complete Season 3 (4K UHD - Collector's Edition Steelbook - Disney)
Pulp Fiction (30th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition 4K UHD - Paramount - Amazon Exclusive)
Pumpkinhead (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook - Scream Factory)
Rippy (4K UHD - Dark Sky Films)
Shaun of the Dead (20th Anniversary Edition 4K UHD - Universal)
Shaun of the Dead (4K UHD - 20th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook - Universal)
Watchmen: Chapter II (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
The Wild Robot (4K UHD - Universal)

NEW TO BLU-RAY
Alien: Romulus (20th Century Films/Disney)
The Blood Ship (Sony Pictures)
Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Swordsmith Village Arc (Crunchyroll)
The Dunwich Horror (Standard Edition - Arrow Video)
Gushing Over Magical Girls: Season One (Sentai)
Hard Wood: The Adult Features of Ed Wood (Severin Films)
Hatchet: The Complete Collection (Limited Edition Steelbook - MPI)
Hell Hike (Unrated - Die Star Pictures)
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies?! (Special Edition - Severin Films)
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Demon Slayer - Swordsmith Village Arc (Crunchyroll)
Mill of the Stone Women (Standard Edition - Arrow Video)
Never Let Go (Lionsgate)
Rippy (Dark Sky Films)
Satan's Sadists & Angels' Wild Women (Double Feature - Severin Films)
Scala!!! (Collector's Set - Severin Films)
South Park: The End of Obesity (Paramount)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (50th Anniversary Special Edition - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Train (60th Anniversary Special Edition - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Watchmen: Chapter II (Warner Bros.)
The Wild Robot (Universal)

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 11/19/24!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Welcome! Welcome one and all to the first Stock Your Vault post since umm.... January?! Egads! Well in a (some would say a vain) attempt to get back into the swing of things, your friendly neighborhood Vault Master is here to share good tidings of new physical media releases on Blu-ray and 4K UHD! And this week is absolutely loaded with fantastic titles from all of your favorite boutique labels, so strap in and brace yourselves for pure awesome!

While there are a lot of Blu-ray and 4K titles to be excited for, I'd have to say the two most highly-anticipated ones are Toho's GODZILLA: MINUS ONE and Universal's 40th Anniversary release of THE TERMINATOR! The Oscar-winning MINUS ONE offers up a gorgeous 4K presentation with various audio tracks (including a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD English dub!), featurettes, and trailers. Even upon release day, I honestly still don't know if the bonus features have English subtitles - I guess I'll find out when I pick up a copy in the near future! Also, as of my posting this, it would seem that the Limited Edition Steelbook is completely OOP, which absolutely sucks, because it's the only way to get a copy of GODZILLA: MINUS ONE/MINUS COLOR.

THE TERMINATOR comes fully restored in 4K with a DolbyVision/HDR presentation of the film, plus a Dolby Atmos audio track option! The disc includes a handful of featurettes ported over from previous releases, as well as seven deleted scenes! I've read a few reviews about this disc and it is getting rave reviews for the quality of the restoration, so I do believe it is time for me to upgrade from my old Blu-ray disc!

Other releases worth noting are: Warner Bros.' 4K of BLAZING SADDLES, Shout! Studios' fantastically expensive 4K collector's sets of THE DARK CRYSTAL and LABYRINTH, Kino Lorber's 1,000 CONVICTS AND A WOMAN (which is #20 in their Kino Cult line), Universal's SPEAK NO EVIL (which is apparently a worthy remake of the bleak original), and Arrow Video's limited editions of TOMIE (which is part of their recent love affair with J-Horror films), and A SIMPLE PLAN.

There's dozens of other new discs out today so be sure to scroll on down to see the full list fellow collectors!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (4K UHD - Limited Edition Glow-in-the-Dark Steelbook - Warner Bros.)
Blazing Saddles (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
Blazing Saddles (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook - Warner Bros.)
The Dark Crystal (4K UHD - Limited Edition Collector's Set - Shout! Studios)
Eyes Without a Face (4K UHD Collector's Edition - Umbrella Entertainment - Region Free Import)
Godzilla: Minus One (4K UHD - Toho)
Godzilla: Minus One (4K UHD Steelbook - Toho)
House of the Dragon: The Complete Second Season (4K UHD - HBO)
The Hunted (4K UHD - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Killer's Game (4K UHD - Lionsgate)
Labyrinth (4K UHD - Limited Edition Collector's Set - Shout! Studios)
North By Northwest (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
North By Northwest (Limited Edition 4K UHD Steelbook - Warner Bros.)
A Simple Plan (4K UHD Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook - Paramount)
The Terminator (4K UHD - Universal)
The Terminator (4K UHD Steelbook - Universal)
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (4K UHD - Well Go USA)
ZAZ: The Collection (4K UHD - Naked Gun, Top Secret, & Airplane - Paramount)

NEW TO BLU-RAY
Battle of the Commandos (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (Warner Bros.)
CC40 (The Criterion Collection)
Family Life (Limited Edition - Indicator)
Godzilla: Minus One (Toho)
Gypsy Moon (Rising Sun Media)
Hell Hath No Fury (Rising Sun Media)
House of the Dragon: The Complete Second Season (HBO)
Japan Organized Crime Boss (Radiance Films)
The Karate Princess (Burning Bulb Publishing)
Killer's Game (Lionsgate)
Killer's Game (Amazon Exclusive Steelbook - Lionsgate)
The Lonely Man (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Man Who Had Power Over Women (Limited Edition - Indicator)
Night Shoot (Rising Sun Media)
Prey for Rock & Roll (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Private Eye (Rising Sun Media)
Rage (Rising Sun Media)
Reincarnated as a Sword: Season One (Limited Edition Steelbook - Sentai)
A Simple Plan (Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Skinford: Death Sentence (Rising Sun Media)
Slap the Monster on Page One (Radiance Films)
Speak No Evil (2024 - Universal)
Tomie (Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Well Go USA)
The Visitors (1972 - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Wickedly Evil (Rising Sun Media)

Friday, February 2, 2024

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 01/30/24!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Hey gang! I'm back with another weekly dose of Blu-ray & 4K releases! But before I get into the good stuff, I just want to announce that Arrow Video's Limited Edition THE CONAN CHRONICLES 2-Film set has been pushed back until February 20th! However, the standalone Limited Edition releases of both CONAN THE BARBARIAN and its sequel (on both 4K & Blu-ray) are available to own right this very minute!

The final week of January 2024 was absolutely loaded with great releases from all of your favorite boutique labels - so if you are trying not to spend money on new discs, I urge you to look away now! Haha!

Severin Films kicks things into high gear with 4K releases of Frank Henenlotter's BAD BIOLOGY, NIGHTMARE, THE PSYCHIC, and their multi-film DANZA MACABRA: VOLUME 2 boxed set which features CASTLE OF BLOOD, JEKYLL, THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR FACE, and THE DEVIL'S LOVER!

Vinegar Syndrome's 4K UHDs of D.A.R.Y.L., eXistenZ, FATAL GAMES, and THE PROPHECY trilogy are now available, CUTTING CLASS arrives on 4K UHD for the first time thanks to MVD, and Deaf Crocodile's new restoration of the Czech film THE MYSTERIOUS CASTLE IN THE CARPATHIANS has arrived on Blu-ray disc! And, as stated above, Arrow Video's CONAN THE BARBARIAN and CONAN THE DESTROYER are now available as well, in gorgeous limited editions!

Numerous Vinegar Syndrome partner label titles hit the mainstream today as well, including Degausser Video's REDNECK ZOMBIES (one of my all-time favorite shot-on-video gems), Umbrella Entertainment's bonkers Ozploitation classic SONS OF STEEL, AGFA's TAKE IT OUT IN TRADE and THE VIOLENT YEARS, SCRAPBOOK (from Saturn's Core), and many more! I should also mention that Eli Roth's surprisingly fun THANKSGIVING is also out on Blu-ray this week, courtesy of Sony Pictures!

As you can see, there's a lot to love this week, but (seeing as how Arrow fumbled the ball) the coveted title of "Pick of the Week" goes to Kino Lorber Studio Classics' new Special Edition of THE BOOGENS! Lovingly restored in 4K, the film gets two audio commentaries, a featurette with creature creator William Munns, multiple trailers, and reversible cover art (and slipcover)! Not too shabby for what was once a forgotten film!

As always, there are numerous titles I didn't mention, so be sure to scroll down through the list below to take in the pure majesty of this week's slate of new Blu-ray and 4K discs!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
Bad Biology (4K UHD, 2-Disc Special Edition - Severin Films)
The Boogens (4K UHD Special Edition - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Conan the Barbarian (4K UHD Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Conan the Destroyer (4K UHD Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Cutting Class (4K UHD Collector's Edition - MVD LaserVision Collection)
Danza Macabra: Volume Two - The Italian Gothic Collection (4K UHD - Severin Films)
D.A.R.Y.L. (4K UHD - Vinegar Syndrome)
eXistenZ (4K UHD - Vinegar Syndrome)
Nightmare (4K UHD Special Edition - Severin Films)
The Prophecy I - III (4K UHD - Vinegar Syndrome)
The Psychic (4K UHD, 2-Disc Special Edition - Severin Films)
Trainspotting (4K UHD - Criterion Collection)

NEW TO BLU-RAY
The Black Room (Vinegar Syndrome)
The Boogens (Special Edition - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Case Study of Vanitas: Season One, Part Two (Crunchyroll)
Conan the Barbarian (Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Conan the Destroyer (Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Dark Waves (Allied Vaughn)
The Dog Who Stopped the War (Canadian International Pictures)
Doll Syndrome (Rising Sun Media)
Fatal Frame (Live-Action Movie - Discotek Media)
Fatal Games (Vinegar Syndrome)
Giant Beasts of ARS: The Complete Collection (Image/Sentai)
Helld0se (Allied Vaughn)
He Walked By Night (Special Edition - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Joe's Apartment (Warner Archive Collection)
King on Screen (Dark Star Pictures)
Kurokami: The Animation - Complete TV Series (Discotek Media)
Loaded Guns (aka Colpo in Canna - Raro Video)
Lupin the 3rd: Sweet Lost Night (Discotek Media)
Mind Melters 22 (Acid Bath Productions)
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (Deaf Crocodile)
Naruto Shippuden: Set 2 (VIZ)
Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World - The Complete Season (Crunchyroll)
Redneck Zombies (Degausser Video)
Rover Dangerfield (Warner Archive Collection)
Sexy Time 7 (Acid Bath Productions)
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Complete 4th Season (Warner Bros.)
Scrapbook (Saturn's Core)
Silent Night (2023 - Lionsgate)
Skateboard (Factory 25)
Sons of Steel (Umbrella Entertainment)
Surf Reality: Movie of the Month Club Collection (Art Label)
Take it Out in Trade (AGFA/Something Weird Video)
Tales to Tell in the Dark (Allied Vaughn)
Terror Zone (Allied Vaughn)
Thanksgiving (Sony Pictures)
Trainspotting (Criterion Collection)
Urusei Yatsura: TV Series Collection 4 (Discotek Media)
Vile 21 (VHSHitfest)
The Violent Years (AGFA/Something Weird Video)

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 01/23/24!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Hey Vault Dwellers! You probably thought you'd seen the last of me eh? Well I'm still around, haunting the darkest recesses of the Vault... when I'm not working lots of overtime and raising the future heir to the Vault crown that is!

While it is likely too optimistic to say "I'M BACK!," yours truly is slowly getting back to somewhat regular updates here at the News Vault, while creating new content for the main site, and maintaining a presence on my social media accounts.

Anyway, for the first new Stock Your Vault post of 2024 I jumped in on a week that doesn't have much to offer. Kino Lorber Studio Classics brings the Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy classic KINDERGARTEN COP to 4K, and Scream Factory brings JENNIFER 8 and Stephen King's THINNER to Blu-ray disc. The latter is my pick of the week and comes complete with three audio commentaries (two of which are brand new), a trio of new cast & crew interviews, & more!

To see the full list of new Blu-rays and 4K UHDs, just scroll down an inch or so!

Blood and Lace (Shoreline Entertainment)
Jennifer 8 (Special Edition - Scream Factory)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part One (Warner Bros.)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part One (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
Karate Kids U.S.A. (Shoreline Entertainment)
Kindergarten Cop (4K UHD - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Project Dorothy (Gravitas Ventures)
RahXephon: Complete Collection (Image/Sentai)
Thinner (Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)

Saturday, September 30, 2023

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 09/26/23!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings fellow collectors, and welcome to another (late) edition of Stock Your Vault! This week is filled with new titles on Blu-ray and 4K disc, so hopefully you've been prepping for a few weeks, squirreling away a little extra expendable income to help grow your physical media collection!

There were a lot of new 4K titles released this week: Sony Pictures released I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, as well as new 4K steelbooks of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, and a "reprinting" of their Limited Edition double feature of GHOSTBUSTERS & GHOSTBUSTERS II!

Blue Underground added to the 4K flood with THE GIRL FROM RIO, Paramount (who seems to be vying to be the most popular studio with collectors) with their new 4K steelbook of HALLOWEEN H20, Arrow Video with CARLITO'S WAY, Criterion with MOONAGE DAYDREAM (starring David Bowie!), and Synapse Films with their standard edition of Argento's TENEBRAE.

On the Blu-ray side, we got two shot-on-video titles from Visual Vengeance, namely THE ABOMINATION and REPLIGATOR, AMAZON JAIL 1 & 2 (a Brazilian exploitation double feature) from Vinegar Syndrome, Kino Lorber's DEATH WISH 4: THE CRACKDOWN and DEATH WISH V: THE FACE OF DEATH, and a classic b-movie double feature of THE GIANT GILA MONSTER and THE KILLER SHREWS from Film Masters!

Disney released season one of Marvel's above average LOKI TV series (also available on 4K), Strand Releasing unveiled their long-awaited "remixed and remastered" Blu of THE DOOM GENERATION, and Severin Films gave us DRACULA AND SON starring Christopher Lee!

With so many great titles out this week, I was hard-pressed to choose one to be my "pick of the week!" In the end I settled on Scream Factory's new 3-Disc 4K Collector's Edition of George Mihalka's Canadian slasher, MY BLOODY VALENTINE. While it is essentially a repackaging of the previous Collector's Edition Blu-ray, this release does feature an all new 4K restoration of the uncut version of the movie, plus new (but old) cover art!

Believe it or not, even after rattling off all of those titles, there's still plenty of other new discs out this week, so be sure to scroll down to see the full list of new Blu-rays and 4Ks!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
Carlito's Way (4K UHD - Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook - Sony Pictures)
The Fifth Element (4K UHD - Steelbook - Sony Pictures)
Ghostbusters 1 & 2 (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook "Reprint" - Sony Pictures)
The Girl from Rio (4K UHD - Blue Underground)
Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later (4K UHD Steelbook - Paramount)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (4K UHD - Sony Pictures)
Loki: Season 1 (4K UHD - Collector's Edition - Disney)
Moonage Daydream (4K UHD - Criterion Collection)
My Bloody Valentine (1981 - 4K UHD - Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
Natural Born Killers (4K UHD - Collector's Edition - Shout Select)
Tenebrae (4K UHD - Special Edition - Synapse Films)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (4K UHD - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Train (4K UHD - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)

NEW TO BLU-RAY
The Abomination (Limited Edition - Visual Vengeance)
Amazon Jail 1 & 2 (Vinegar Syndrome)
Death Wish IV: The Crackdown (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Doom Generation (Remixed and Remastered - Strand Releasing)
Dracula and Son (Severin Films)
Gatchaman: The Complete Collection (Sentai)
The Giant Gila Monster (w/ bonus film The Killer Shrews - Special Edition - Film Masters)
Goodbye Mr. Loser (Bayview Entertainment)
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (Sony Pictures)
Interview With the Vampire: Season 1 (RLJ/Image Entertainment)
Jeans Blues: No Future (Discotek Media)
Loki: Season 1 (Collector's Edition - Disney)
Moonage Daydream (Criterion Collection)
Natty Knocks (Vertical Entertainment)
Pennyworth: The Complete Series (HBO/Warner Bros.)
Pennyworth: The Third and Final Season (HBO/Warner Bros.)
RepliGator (Limited Edition - Visual Vengeance)
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (Universal)
Sgt. Frog: Seasons 3 & 4 (Discotek Media)
Star Trek Prodigy: Season One (Episodes 11 - 20, Paramount)
What is Buried Must Remain (Bayview Entertainment)
Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2-Film Collection - Warner Bros.)

Saturday, September 23, 2023

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 09/19/23!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings fellow collectors, and welcome to another edition of our (somewhat weekly) Stock Your Vault column! Last week may have hit your bank accounts hard, and next week most certainly will, but this week is pretty light on new titles so feel free to take a breather!

Scream Factor's lone release was the mostly forgotten LOST SOULS (released theatrically back in 2000), Arrow Video gave RINGU a nice limited edition 4K release (grab it if you want the new artwork, double-sided foldout poster, and collectible booklet that are exclusive to this release!), and for all of you luchador fans, Indicator continues to break into the U.S. market, this time with two (standard edition) Blu-rays of SANTO VS. EVIL BRAIN and SANTO VS. INFERNAL MEN!

Warner Bros. dropped their 50th Anniversary 4K of Friedkin's THE EXORCIST, Universal hit us with a pair of new 4K discs for THE BLACK PHONE and COCAINE BEAR (two of my recent favorites!), and Radiance Films added THE DEAD MOTHER to their slowly-growing catalog! And with so little in the way of competition this week, it was easy to choose Sony Pictures' THE LAST DRAGON as my "pick of the week!" With its new 4K restoration, new Dolby Atmos audio track, steelbook packaging, and new fan commentary, it's definitely a worthy upgrade that fans will definitely want to pick up!

I've pretty much mentioned everything that's out this week, except for a handful of new anime titles, but feel free to scroll a tad bit further to see the entirety of this week's measly lineup! And again, brace yourselves because next week is loaded with lots of great new releases from just about every boutique Blu-ray label out there, with a smattering of slasher films, shot-on-video epics, international cult films, giallos, classic creature features, and more just waiting for you to buy them!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
The Black Phone (4K UHD - Universal)
Cocaine Bear (4K UHD - Universal)
The Exorcist: 50th Anniversary Edition (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
The Last Dragon (4K UHD - Steelbook - Sony Pictures)
Ringu (4K UHD - Limited Edition - Arrow Video)

NEW TO BLU-RAY
Ammaim Warrior at the Borderline: The Complete Season (Crunchyroll)
The Dead Mother (2-Disc Limited Edition - Radiance Films)
Lost Souls (Scream Factory)
Re:ZERO: Starting Life in Another World - Season Two (Crunchyroll)
Re:ZERO: Starting Life in Another World - Season Two (Limited Edition - Crunchyroll)
Santo vs. Evil Brain (Standard Edition - Indicator)
Santo vs. Infernal Men (Standard Edition - Indicator)

Sunday, September 17, 2023

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 09/12/23!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings fellow collectors and welcome to another edition of the News Vault's STOCK YOUR VAULT! This week is a wee bit light on new discs, but there's still a good mix of films both new and old that are getting some wonderful high-def restorations!

Arrow Video piles on this week with a new 4K Limited Edition of THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT remake, a new Limited Edition Blu-ray of the martial arts classic THE PRODIGAL SON, plus standard Blu-ray re-releases of THE COUNT YORGA films, FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC, the GOTHIC FANTASTICO boxed set, HOUSE II: THE SECOND STORY, and THE STUFF!

Warner Bros. brings the excellent animated feature BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM to 4K (R.I.P. Kevin Conroy), Kino Lorber brings FINAL CUT (a French remake of ONE CUT OF THE DEAD?!) to Blu-ray, and Shout! Studios unleashes their massive 7-film IRWIN ALLEN: MASTER OF DISASTER COLLECTION!

For fans of modern horror films, Lionsgate just released COBWEB, Paramount gave us a 4K steelbook of SMILE, and Sony Pictures dropped the latest INSIDIOUS sequel (THE RED DOOR) on Blu-ray disc. For fans of classic horror, Scream Factory gave 1977's THE PACK its Blu-ray debut with a new 2K transfer and extras, and MVD Rewind Collection did all of us GHOULIES fans a huge service by releasing the original film to 4K disc! Along with an all new 4K transfer, all of the extras from previous releases have been corralled onto this 2-disc set! As an added bonus, MVD also just released GHOULIES II in a new Blu-ray release that has a good number of bonus features as well!

There's still other new titles I've failed to mention, so be sure to scroll down to see everything that's new this week Vault Dwellers!