STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 02/11/2020!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings fellow Blu-ray collectors and Happy (early) Valentine's Day! Though several Blu-rays have been pushed back a few weeks (e.g. Mondo Macabro's THE BEAST AND THE MAGIC SWORD) this week still features a fairly decent lineup of new titles - some of which you may even want to gift to your significant others!

Well Go USA brings Takashi Miike's FIRST LOVE to Blu-ray and DVD, Warner Bros. releases their recent SWAMP THING TV series, and Arrow Video delivers their single-disc (director's cut) release of ROBOCOP to those that may have missed out on their fantastic Limited Edition release from last year.

Lionsgate pairs up all five RAMBO films in one Blu-ray set (ditto for JOHN WICK: CHAPTERS 1 - 3), SHUTTER ISLAND comes to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in a new Steelbook release, Scorpion Releasing debuts THE KILLING TIME to Blu-ray, and Mill Creek Entertainment adds four more titles to its line of Retro VHS-style Blus, including HUDSON HAWK, NO MERCY, VIBES, and WHEN A STRANGER CALLS!

The final season of PREACHER is now available on Blu-ray, as is Troma's snazzy 2-Disc 20th Anniversary Edition release of TERROR FIRMER, and Kino Lorber Studio Classics gives both THE STING II and TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000 their Blu-ray debuts!

With all these cool new releases, it would take something truly amazing to top them all and become my pick of the week. And that something is Scream Factory's new Collector's Edition Blu-ray of MY BLOODY VALENTINE! Along with a new 4K restoration of both the theatrical and "uncut" versions of the film, this release comes with a NEW director's commentary, tons of cast & crew interviews, and more!

There are (of course) other new titles out today - to see the full roster of this week's new DVDs & Blu-rays, be sure to scroll on down!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
After She Wakes
Cruel Hearts
First Love (Well Go USA)
The Mysterious Mr. M (2K Restored Edition - VCI)
Swamp Thing: The Complete Series (2019 - Warner Bros.)


NEW TO BLU-RAY
The Devil (Massacre Video)
Endride: The Complete Series
Greener Grass (Shout! Factory)
Hudson Hawk (Retro VHS-Style Packaging - Mill Creek Entertainment)
In Fabric
John Wick: Chapters 1 - 3 (Lionsgate)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable Part I (Live-Action)
The Killing Time (Scorpion Releasing)
My Bloody Valentine (1981 - Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
No Mercy (Retro VHS-Style Packaging - Mill Creek Entertainment)
Preacher: The Final Season
Rambo: 5-Movie Collection (Lionsgate)
ReLIFE: Final Arc
RoboCop (Director's Cut - Arrow Video)
Rose Lane & White Noise: The Light (Double Feature - Mill Creek Entertainment)
Shutter Island (4K UHD Steelbook)
The Sting II (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Terror Firmer (2-Disc 20th Anniversary Edition)
Transylvania 6-5000 (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Unbreakable Machine Doll: The Complete Series
Vibes (Retro VHS-Style Packaging - Mill Creek Entertainment)
When a Stranger Calls (Retro VHS-Style Packaging - Mill Creek Entertainment)


NEW TO DVD
Aliens in L.A.
Bigfoot Down Under
Boogers of the Antichrist
Cupid
Destroyer (Cheezy Flix)
Get Gone
Inmate Zero
Night of the Rat
Omnivore
Pale Blue Moon
Rust
Sister Street Fighter (VCI)
Space Ninjas
Spirits in the Dark
Suffering Bible (SRS Cinema)

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 11/26/2019!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Happy early Thanksgiving Vault Dwellers! This is the last week of November 2019, and while it's a little on the light side, there are some absolutely awesome new discs out this week!

The Film Detective & Something Weird Video teamed up to bring EEGAH to Blu-ray (but hurry, because it is limited to 1,500!), Media Blasters reminds us that they are still around with their new Deluxe Edition of THE MACHINE GIRL: JACKED!, and Shout! Factory brings MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: SEASON 12 - THE GAUNTLET to both DVD & Blu-ray (which is bittersweet because NetFlix just canceled the show)!

UK's Indicator label just released a bunch of Region Free titles this week including EXPERIMENT IN TERROR, FIRST MEN IN THE MOON, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, THE STONE KILLER, and their HAMMER VOL. 4: FACES OF FEAR Limited Edition Collection, which contains THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN, TASTE OF FEAR, THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL, and THE DAMNED.

After a few delays, Darkside Releasing just put out new Blus of PICTURE OF BEAUTY, SHOCK, and VIRGIN CHEERLEADERS IN CHAINS, while Scream Factory gives us a double-dose of 1979 goodness with their brilliant new Blu-rays of John Badham's DRACULA starring Frank Langella, and John Frankenheimer's PROPHECY, which is coming to Blu-ray for the first time ever!

But as great as those Scream Factory discs are, Arrow Video reigns supreme this week with their amazing release of ROBOCOP! Available in both a 2-Disc Limited Edition (with TONS of extras) and collectible Steelbook, this Blu-ray release contains three cuts of the film (director's cut, theatrical, and TV edit), and hours of special features! But hurry because this release is selling super fast and once it's gone, the theatrical version of ROBOCOP will out of print again!

There are still plenty of other new DVDs and Blu-rays out this week (mostly anime and direct-to-DVD titles) - to see them all, just keep on scrolling down!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
CoinCoin and the Extra-Humans (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Hentai Heaven Volume 9: A Nympho and a Couple of Perverts
The Machine Girl: Jacked! (Deluxe Edition - Media Blasters)
Mary (Image Entertainment)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 12 - The Gauntlet (Shout! Factory)
Space Princess
Young Justice Outsiders: The Complete Third Season


NEW TO BLU-RAY
07 Ghost: The Complete Collection
Conception: The Complete Series
Dracula (1979 - Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
Eegah (Special Limited Edition - The Film Detective & Something Weird Video)
Experiment in Terror (Indicator - Region Free Import)
First Men in the Moon (Indicator - Region Free Import)
Hammer Volume 4: Faces of Fear (Limited Edition Collection - Indicator - Region Free Import)
Juni Taisen: Zodiac War - Season One
Kyo Kora Ma Oh! R: The Complete OVA Collection
Mysterious Island (Indicator - Region Free)
Nanbaka: The Complete Series
Nutcracker Fantasy (Discotek Media)
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
Picture of Beauty (Darkside Releasing)
Prophecy (1979 - Scream Factory)
RoboCop (2-Disc Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Robocop (2-Disc Steelbook - Arrow Video)
SeaQuest DSV: The Complete Series (Region B Import)
Shock (Darkside Releasing)
Star Blazers 2202: Space Battleship Yamato - Part 2
The Stone Killer (Indicator - Region Free Import)
Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains (Darkside Releasing)
Zillion: The Complete Series


NEW TO DVD
Animal Among Us
Anya
The Banana Splits Movie
Cry of the Werewolf Redux (Rogue Video)
Dark Frontier
Deal With the Devil
The Driver (2019)
The Dwelling
Erotic Nights of the Blind Dead (Wild Eye Raw - Unrated)
First Person Shooter (Wilde Eye Raw - Unrated)
Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters
Retro Afrika: Phase 2
Sum of Existence
The Zombie Apocalypse in Apartment 14F

The Future of Law Enforcement is Back: Arrow Video Gives ROBOCOP a Definitive Blu-ray Release This Holiday Season!

ON NOVEMBER 26TH, GIVE THE GIFT OF ROBOCOP TO YOURSELF WITH ARROW VIDEO'S FANTASTIC NEW LIMITED EDITION AND STEELBOOK RELEASES!

Verhoeven's ROBOCOP occupies a top spot in my list of all-time favorite films, and it's one of the few titles I've repurchased on multiple formats because I love this film so much and feel compelled to own the very best version available! And now that version is here! Arrow Video recently unveiled their Steelbook and Limited Edition of ROBOCOP and I gotta say... until an extras-packed 4K UHD release comes out, this is the be all, end all release of a film that is still ridiculously relevant today, as it was over thirty years ago! Now brace yourself Robo-Fans because it's time to dive into the specs and extras for this must-have release!

Synopsis: RoboCop marked director Paul Verhoeven’s (FLESH + BLOOD, STARSHIP TROOPERS, TOTAL RECALL) Hollywood debut and instantly became an enduring sci-fi/action classic when it landed in theaters in the summer of 1987. Verhoeven’s peerlessly exciting and kinetic visuals were matched by a sharp script, iconic cast and exceptional special effects by Rob Bottin (THE THING) and Phil Tippett (THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK).

The film takes place in Detroit in the not-too-distant future. Heroic cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller - OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, LEVIATHAN, BUCKAROO BANZAI: ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION) is gunned down in the line of duty, only to be resurrected as RoboCop – a cybernetic mix of spare human parts and Motor City steel, and the latest defense against crime designed by the all-powerful OCP Corporation. As RoboCop’s memories of his former life as Murphy resurface, only his ex-partner (Nancy Allen - ROBOCOP 2, ROBOCOP 3, DRESSED TO KILL) stands beside him to fight against the vicious thugs responsible for his death, as well as a nefarious top-level OCP executive orchestrating the chaos from above.

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 102 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0, & LPCM 2.0

Extras:

DISC ONE – DIRECTOR’S CUT

• 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by MGM, transferred in 2013 and approved by director Paul Verhoeven!
• Archival commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, executive producer Jon Davison and co-writer Ed Neumeier (originally recorded for the Theatrical Cut and re-edited in 2014 for the Director’s Cut)!
• NEW! Audio commentary by film historian Paul M. Sammon!
• NEW! Audio commentary by fans Christopher Griffiths, Gary Smart, and Eastwood Allen!
• NEW! The Future of Law Enforcement: Creating RoboCop - An interview with co-writer Michael Miner!
• NEW! RoboTalk - A conversation between co-writer Ed Neumeier and filmmakers David Birke (writer of Elle) and Nick McCarthy (director of Orion Pictures’ The Prodigy)!
• NEW! Truth of Character - An interview with star Nancy Allen on her role as Lewis!
• NEW! Casting Old Detroit - An interview with casting director Julie Selzer on how the film’s ensemble cast was assembled!
• NEW! Connecting the Shots - An interview with second unit director and frequent Verhoeven collaborator Mark Goldblatt!
• NEW! Composing RoboCop - A tribute to composer Basil Poledouris featuring film music experts Jeff Bond, Lukas Kendall, Daniel Schweiger and Robert Townson
• NEW! RoboProps, a newly filmed tour of super-fan Julien Dumont’s collection of original props and memorabilia
• 2012 Q&A with the Filmmakers, a panel discussion featuring Verhoeven, Davison, Neumeier, Miner, Allen, star Peter Weller, and animator Phil Tippett!
• RoboCop: Creating a Legend, Villains of Old Detroit and Special Effects: Then & Now, and three archival featurettes from 2007 featuring interviews with cast and crew!
• Paul Verhoeven Easter Egg
• Four deleted scenes!
• The Boardroom: Storyboard with Commentary by Phil Tippett!
• Director’s Cut Production Footage - Raw dailies from the filming of the unrated gore scenes!
• Two theatrical trailers and three TV spots
• Extensive image galleries 

 
DISC TWO – THEATRICAL CUT

• Archival commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, executive producer Jon Davison and co-writer Ed Neumeier (originally recorded for Theatrical version of the film)!
• NEW! Two Isolated Score tracks (Composer’s Original Mix and Final Theatrical Mix) in lossless stereo!
• NEW! Edited-for-television version of the film, featuring alternate dubs, takes and edits of several scenes (95 mins, SD only)!
• NEW! Split screen comparison of Theatrical and Director’s Cuts!
• NEW! Robocop: Edited For Television - A compilation of alternate scenes from two edited-for-television versions, newly transferred in HD from recently-unearthed 35mm elements!

LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVES:

• Newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper!
• Six collector’s postcards! 
• Double-sided, fold-out poster! 
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork! 
• Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Omar Ahmed, Christopher Griffiths and Henry Blyth, a 1987 Fangoria interview with Rob Bottin, and archive publicity materials!

OH. MY. GOD! Honestly, mere weeks ago, yours truly was (foolishly) stating that Arrow couldn't possibly make me buy this film again, but boy was I wrong! Though it appears that they are using the same 4K restoration that MGM did back in 2013, Arrow is including THREE audio options, THREE cuts of the film, all of the previous featurettes from MGM's last release, and (as you've already seen) tons of new special features exclusive to both the Limited Edition and the gorgeous Steelbook!

If you know someone who is a big fan of ROBOCOP, or if you yourself are in love with this movie, then you best order it now! The Limited Edition currently costs $32 - $50 and can be procured from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from ARROW VIDEO!

The Steelbook (which has all of the extras, but none of the bells and whistles like the lobby cards, booklet, and poster) is also in the $32 - $50 range and can be purchased from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or ARROW VIDEO!

You Best Hope That You Aren't Found DEFECTIVE On February 13th!

KILLER DRONES AND FUTURISTIC COPS PATROL AN EXPERIMENTAL POLICE STATE IN REESE EVENESHEN'S "DEFECTIVE!"

UPDATE (05/08/2018): DEFECTIVE is now available on DVD and Blu-ray!

I have to admit that this new release from Uncork'd Entertainment has got me curious. It definitely seems to have had some inspiration from JUDGE DREDD (the police are authorized to be "judge, jury, and executioner") and ROBOCOP (privatized police and city ruled by an authoritarian corporation), so I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for it next month when it hits various Video on Demand platforms!

Synopsis: From writer-director Reese Eveneshen, director of DEAD GENESIS, and genre specialist Uncork’d Entertainment comes the highly-anticipated DEFECTIVE! In the near future, the corporation S.E.A., has implemented North America’s first and only police state. Uniformed, anonymous Preservers of Peace investigate, judge, and sentence people for even the smallest of crimes. The punishment? Instant public execution. Rhett Murphy ("... it's you!") and his sister Jean must escape certain execution after witnessing the dark secrets of the nefarious corporation.

Stills & Trailer:
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DEFECTIVE will be available on various Video On Demand services on February 13th!

LINEUP & SCHEDULE FOR HUDSON HORROR SHOW XIV: YET ANOTHER DECEMBER TO DISMEMBER!

HUDSON HORROR 

SHOW XIV INVADES POUGHKEEEPSIE, NY ON DECEMBER 3RD, WITH A KILLER LINEUP OF 35MM PRINTS!

As I sit here typing about this upcoming film fest, I find it hard to believe that I'm once again helping to usher in a fantastic show that I was merely a bystander at five years ago. Since HUDSON HORROR SHOW IV (the original December to Dismember), I've become a fixture of this bi-annual event, sponsoring the likes of INFRA-MAN, LADY TERMINATOR, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2, and NIGHTBREED!

This time around I'm proud to help Chris Alo and his merry band of Horror fanatics kick-off yet another high quality Hudson Horror Show, with a strong lineup of genre favorites! Tickets go on sale Friday, September 16th for $38.00 on their official website, for Theaters #1 and #6! That's right Vault Dwellers, this show is so huge it takes TWO SCREENS to harness all of the awesome!

THE LINEUP

ROBOCOP (1987)
This film is one of my all-time favorites! ROBOCOP boasts costume design and effects by Rob Bottin, an amazing soundtrack composed by Basil Poledouris, an unbeatable cast made up of Ronny Cox, Peter Weller, Kurtwood Smith, Nancy Allen and other familiar faces, plus first-rate directing by Paul Verhoeven (STARSHIP TROOPERS, SHOWGIRLS)!

When officer Alex Murphy is gunned-down in the line of duty, his corpse is reconstituted inside the bulletproof body of a crime-fighting cyborg! As RoboCop cleans up the streets of "Old Detroit," Murphy begins to regain his humanity, and seeks vengeance against the gang of thugs that murdered him and ruined his life!



THE HOWLING (1981)
Sponsored by yours truly, this Joe Dante classic features a news anchor (Dee Wallace) and her hubby staying at a secluded retreat called "The Haven." Though intended to be an escape from the trauma of tracking down a serial killer, it turns out that the backwoods paradise is actually a refuge for werewolves! Though the bulk of the shapeshifters are trying to get a handle on their animalistic urges, there are some that strongly disagree, and readily let loose the beast within. This leads to some cool transformation scenes (courtesy of Rob Bottin!), a philosophical discussion of the human id, and werewolf sex!



DEATH RACE 2000 (1975)
After such a strong audience reaction to the trailer that was shown at the previous Hudson Horror Show, DEATH RACE 2000's inclusion in the roster is a no-brainer! Set in a future where the Cannonball Run has become a deadly national sport, Roger Corman's insane sci-fi classic pits colorful drivers against one-another in a sprint from the East Coast of the United States, all the way to the West. The catch? The drivers must run down, run over, maim, and kill as many innocent bystanders as possible to gain points!

Featuring Sylvester Stallone in an early role, alongside the likes of David Carradine and Mary Woronov, this violent version of Wacky Races is sure to be a real crowdpleaser!



THE HITCHER (1986)
Followed up by a lousy sequel, and a dull reboot, Robert Harmon's THE HITCHER has withstood the test of time. This thriller features a cat-and-mouse game between a young man (C. Thomas Howell) and a murderous drifter (Rutger Hauer). After escaping a crazed hitchhiker, Jim Halsey is pursued relentlessly, and framed for numerous murders, by the cold and calculated mystery man.

THE HITCHER is a great flick, and will definitely make you think twice before picking up any hitchhikers, and it'll be a real treat to see it projected in 35mm!



I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (1978)
Egads! It was all fun and games until Meir Zarchi's quintessential "rape and revenge" classic was added to the roster! I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE is not a pleasant film, and features actress Camille Keaton as Jennifer, a writer looking for seclusion in order to focus on her craft. Her plans go completely out the window once four hillbillies break into her cabin and gang-rape her multiple times, then leave her for dead.

Once she physically recovers from the attack, she begins a quiet, campaign of vengeance against the wicked men who destroyed her innocence. After you see this movie, you'll never look at a seemingly harmless rub & tug in the bathtub the same way again!



MYSTERY MOVIE
This is a complete unknown gang! Even I don't know what's playing, and I'm usually privy to that information! I sense something HUGE is in store for us Hudson Horror fans!

THE SCHEDULE(S)

*Movie times include trailers, all times are tentative and subject to change.

THEATER#1

12:05 PM - 12:15 PM Intro/Rules

12:15 PM - 2:10 PM: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM: First Break

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM: DEATH RACE 2000

4:00PM - 4:20 PM: Second Break

4:20 PM - 6:05 PM: MYSTERY MOVIE

6:05 PM - 6:25 PM: Third Break

6:25 PM - 8:10 PM: THE HOWLING (Presented by The B-Movie Film Vault)

8:10 PM - 8:30 PM: Fourth Break

8:30 PM - 10:20 PM: THE HITCHER

10:20 PM - 10:40 AM: Final Break

10:40 PM - 12:40 AM: ROBOCOP


THEATER #6

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM: Intro/Rules

11:45 AM -  1:15 PM: DEATH RACE 2000

1:15 PM - 1:35 PM: First Break

1:35 PM - 3:20 PM: MYSTERY MOVIE

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM: Second Break

3:40 PM - 5:35 PM: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE

5:35 PM - 5:55 PM: Third Break

5:55 PM - 7:45 PM: THE HITCHER

7:45:PM - 8:05 PM: Fourth Break

8:05 PM - 10:05 PM: ROBOCOP

10:05 PM - 10:25 AM: Final Break

10:25 PM - 12:10 AM: THE HOWLING (Presented by The B-Movie Film Vault)

Tickets are on sale NOW, and pre-orders end on November 28th at midnight! After that, all remaining tickets (if any are left over) will be sold at the door for $45.00! So be sure to pre-order your tickets Vault Dwellers, and prepare yourselves for another great HUDSON HORROR SHOW!

Grey Matter Art's new ROBOCOP print is out! Your move creep!

UPDATE: A mere two weeks after release, and these posters have already SOLD OUT! 

I've been remiss to share some of the new awesome coming out of Grey Matter Art (sorry guys!), but let me remedy that with a preview of their latest ROBOCOP print that is now available. Quite simply put: If you are a fan of ROBOCOP, you need to have this poster hanging on your wall!

Created by artist Grzegorz Domaradzki (a.k.a. Gabz), this gorgeous poster perfectly captures the violent universe that everyone's favorite cyborg cop lives in! The regular edition of this print is limited to 225 copies, each going for $45 apiece. The darker variant edition is limited to 100 copies, and each is going for $65 each. All posters are hand-numbered and are now available in Grey Matter Art's online store!

Now scope out this beautiful piece of artwork!

Regular Edition.

Variant Edition.

If you have fallen in love with this poster design (how could you not?), CLICK HERE to buy it before it's gone!

Dead or alive, this ROBOCOP poster from Grey Matter Art is coming with me!

It's been a little while since I've heard from my pals at Grey Matter Art, so it was a pleasant surprise to get an e-mail from them the other day, letting me know about they have a new ROBOCOP print available! Created by Matt Ferguson, this cool poster features Detroit's famous Crime Prevention Unit as he's about to face off against ED-209!

There are two versions of this poster available for purchase: The regular poster is limited to 125 prints at $45 each, and the foil variant is limited to 75 prints, each going for $70.00 apiece. Gaze upon their glory below before you order one HERE.

Regular Edition ("ED-209.... are you trying to seduce me?")

Foil Variant.

The guys from Grey Matter Art will be peddling some of their beautiful posters at HUDSON HORROR SHOW 12 next Saturday in Poughkeepsie, NY,! (Get more info about this awesome all-day 35mm horror & exploitation film fest HERE.) Even if you don't pick up one of the last remaining tickets for Hudson Horror Show, you can still come into the theater lobby and shop around at all the vendors, including Grey Matter Art! Stop in at the Empire South Hills 8 theater on December 12th and pay them a visit!