Greetings Vault Dwellers! Memorial Day weekend is nearly here and it looks like all of our fave genre distribution labels are taking some time off, because this week's release slate is pretty sparse.
Scream Factory gives THE VAGRANT (featuring the late and great Bill Paxton) its Blu-ray debut, Kino Lorber resurrects THE FUNNY FARM in high-definition, and Arrow Video gives us an awesome double blast of Asian cinema with COPS VS. THUGS and WOLF GUY (which has never before been released in North America)!
For those of you looking for Blockbuster thrills, this week also saw the release of LOGAN, THE GREAT WALL, and GET OUT!
There's a handful of other titles on DVD & Blu-ray that you can pick up for your collections this week. Just scroll down a tad to see them!
NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters Part 2
Get Out
The Great Wall
Logan The Magnificent Dead Vixen: The Movie Voodoo Black Exorcist XX
NEW TO BLU-RAY Cops vs. Thugs (2-Disc Special Edition)
Death Reel (Limited Edition) The Funny Farm
The Vagrant Wolf Guy (2-Disc Special Edition)
NEW TO DVD
Breakdowns
Lizard Man
One Piece: Collection 19 Power Rangers: Mystic Force - The Complete Series The WNUF Halloween Special
Yours truly had to work instead of watching the Super Bowl (which turned out to be one of the closest games in NFL history!), so I missed out on a LOT of cool teaser trailers. Some of you may have suffered the same fate, so I've compiled most of them here for your perusing pleasure! Superheroes, undead pirates, robots in disguise, hitmen, fast cars, fast women, and more await you below, so get watching Vault Dwellers!
TRAILER #1: A CURE FOR WELLNESS Release Date: February 17, 2017
TRAILER #2: THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS Release Date: April 14, 2017
TRAILER #3: GHOST IN THE SHELL Release Date: March 31, 2017
TRAILER #4: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Release Date: May 5, 2017
TRAILER #5: JOHN WICK CHAPTER 2 Release Date: February 10, 2017
TRAILER #6: LIFE Release Date: March 24, 2017
TRAILER #7: LOGAN Release Date: March 3, 2017
TRAILER #8: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES Release Date: May 26, 2017
TRAILER #9: STRANGER THINGS (SEASON 2) Release Date: TBA (Allegedly October 31, 2017)
TRAILER #10: TRANSFORMERS - THE LAST KNIGHT Release Date: June 23, 2017
Honestly, I'm quite shocked that there weren't teasers for WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, JUSTICE LEAGUE, or SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING. Still, it looks like we've got a lot of cool stuff to look forward to in theaters this year Vault Dwellers, so hang on those gift cards you got for Christmas! You'll be needing them!
And be sure to check back with us soon for even more trailers, press releases, and updates on upcoming Blu-ray releases, right here at the News Vault!
This week's edition of the B-Movie News Vault's Trailer Round-Up features six upcoming feature films hailing from a variety of genres. Creepy fairytales, giant monsters, superhero squads, creatures of legend, a journey into the afterlife, and Hugh Jackman's swan song as Wolverine await those of you who are brave enough to scroll down!
TRAILER #1: AMERICAN FABLE Release Date: February 2, 2017
This movie seems like it'd make a great companion piece to Gullermo del Toro's PAN'S LABYRINTH. An 11-year old girl named Gitty (Peyton Kennedy), discovers that her father is hiding a wealthy man in her family's silo, in an attempt to save their farm. Seems pretty straight-forward right? Well watch the trailer and you won't be so sure. Either all of the film's fantastical elements are in Gitty's mind (allowing her to cope with harsh realities), or something supernatural is going on! Check out the trailer and decide for yourself!
TRAILER #2: COLOSSAL Release Date: April 4, 2017
I remember hearing about this movie last year when Toho threatened to sue the filmmakers for using Godzilla's likeness on COLOSSAL's promotional material. But apparently that has all been rectified, because this bizarro giant monster movie is coming to U.S. theaters in April! In the film, Anne Hathaway plays down-on-her luck Gloria, a woman that finds herself suffering through a chain of abusive relationships and alcoholism. Then one day, she awakens to news that a giant monster is attacking Seoul, South Korea! What's even weirder is that it seems to respond to any motions she is making! What does it all mean?!
TRAILER #3: THE DISCOVERY Release Date: March 3, 2017 (NetFlix Original)
I'm not quite sure what to make of this film. I thought it was perhaps a time travel movie of some sort, but apparently it's not. THE DISCOVERY takes place in a world that has just discovered that "the afterlife" actually exists. I'm guessing that the film probably chronicles a group of scientists that try to break through the barrier into that other world, in order to be reunited with lost love ones. And then something more than likely goes horribly wrong! It looks interesting, and since I already have NetFlix, I'll definitely give it a shot!
TRAILER #4: LOGAN Release Date: March 3, 2017
This is supposedly the final time we'll see Hugh Jackman portray Wolverine in a live-action Marvel film. Set in a bleak Dystopian future, Logan and Charles Xavier are dragged out of hiding when a young girl is being pursued by a group of militants. Said girl turns out to be a mutant with similar powers to Wolverine, who does his very best to reign in her feral nature, and protect her from "dark forces." It's an odd tonal shift for the character, but I have to say that I am definitely looking forward to it!
TRAILER #5: POWER RANGERS Release Date: March 24, 2017
When I first heard that Lionsgate was doing a gritty reboot of Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, I was dubious. But now here I am, faced with the reality that someone created a darker version of the goofy Americanized Japanese kid's show I grew up with. Five teens are endowed with special powers after discovering an alien ship. They then become The Power Rangers, and fight to protect the Earth (and Angel Grove of course) from the evil Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks). I'm kind of torn on seeing this, but part of me knows that I'll be sitting in the theater on opening weekend because of nostalgia.
TRAILER #6: PRIMAL RAGE - THE LEGEND OF OH-MAH Release Date: February 27, 2018
With the resurgence in low-budget Bigfoot fare, it's nice to see a Sasquatch flick come along that has a really polished look! When a couple reunites for a trip through the Pacific Northwest, they run afoul of some gun-toting yokels, and the legendary Oh-Mah! (aka Bigfoot) Naturally things do not go well for anyone, as the massive ape-like creature goes on a killing spree! PRIMAL RAGE seems different from most other films in its sub-genre as it appears to include supernatural elements, plus the first ever* mask-wearing Sasquatch in film history. (*Citation needed.)
That's all I've got for you this week Vault Dwellers! Check back again soon for more new Blu-ray release updates, trailers, and more here at The B-Movie News Vault!
