STOCK YOUR VAULT: RINGING IN 2023 EDITION!

 

Vault Master's Pick of of the Week(s)!

Hey fellow collectors! Between working a lot of overtime, traveling to another State for the holidays, and being laid up for a bit with the flu, I've fallen behind on my duties! But things have finally calmed down so here is the first STOCK YOUR VAULT post of 2023!

As is usually the case with the start of a new year there's not a lot of new titles coming out weekly to fill a post. so there will be fewer Stock Your Vault posts throughout January. But by February, the release slate will start to beef up again, and oh boy is there ever a lot of cool stuff coming down the pipe!

Last year ended with a whimper: The first Season of HBO's GAME OF THRONES: HOUSE OF THE DRAGON arrived on both formats, as did the first season of AMC's TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD, and Kino Lorber Studio Classics ended things on a high note with a new 4K release for THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE! 

Universal dropped their intensely debated trilogy capper HALLOWEEN ENDS (alone and in a 3-film collection), VCI brought the classic Bela Lugosi serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS to Blu-ray, and the (apparently much-loved) TERRIFIER 2 made its Collector's Edition Blu-ray debut! 

Moving on to this week, there were only really four new titles out: Criterion's THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN (a personal favorite of mine that I'll have to upgrade now!), Warner Bros.' BLACK ADAM, Lionsgate's PREY FOR THE DEVIL, and Paramount's first season of STAR TREK: PRODIGY!

While I toyed with the idea of choosing a "pick of the week" for each week, I decided instead to choose just one best overall new release for this post, and that is Shout! Factory's new 4K Ultra HD Blu of WARGAMES! Along with a new 4K scan (made from original camera negative) this 2-disc set comes with a feature-length commentary by director John Badham (and the film's two writers), plus a handful of featurettes, and the original theatrical trailer!

There's really not too much else to shine a spotlight on, but if you want to see the paltry summary of new discs that were released the past three weeks, just scroll down!

NEW BLU-RAYS & 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAYS FOR 12/20
Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon - The Complete First Season (HBO)
Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon - The Complete First Season (4K UHD - HBO)
My Hero Academia: Season 5, Part 2 (Crunchyroll)
Secret Headquarters (Paramount)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (4K UHD - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Tales of the Walking Dead: The Complete First Season (AMC)
Wargames (4K UHD/Blu-ray Combo Pack - Shout! Factory)



NEW BLU-RAYS & 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAYS FOR 12/27
Female Yakuza Tale (Discotek Media)
Halloween Ends (Collector's Edition - Universal)
Halloween Ends (Collector's Edition - 4K UHD - Universal)
Halloween Trilogy (Universal)
Halloween Trilogy (4K UHD - Universal)
The Haunting of the Murder House (Indie Rights)
Lupin the 3rd: Farewell to Nostradamus (Discotek Media)
The Phantom Creeps (2K Restored Special Edition - VCI)
Project A-KO 3: Cinderella Rhapsody (Discotek Media)
Terrifier 2 (Collector's Edition - Cinedigm)

NEW BLU-RAYS & 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAYS FOR 01/03
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Criterion Collection)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (4K UHD - Criterion Collection)
Black Adam (Warner Bros.)
Black Adam (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
Prey for the Devil (Lionsgate)
Prey for the Devil (4K UHD - Lionsgate)
Star Trek Prodigy: Season One (Episodes 1 - 10, Paramount)

 

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 12/13/2022!

 

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Wow! 2022 is coming to an end rather quickly Vault Dwellers - there's only thirteen days left until Christmas Day! If you're still stuck on what to get that weirdo cinephile in your life, or you're still building your own personal holiday wishlist, then you might just find some great new titles this week on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray!

Severin Films' trio of Bruno Mattei action flicks finally get a wider release - brace yourselves for the insanity of BORN TO FIGHT, COP GAME, and DOUBLE TARGET! Scream Factory debuts standard & limited edition steelbook editions of CARRIE, while their parent company does the same for Laika titles CORALINE and PARANORMAN!

Arrow Video brings the sci-fi downer SILENT RUNNING, which, oddly enough, was one of the biggest inspirations for MST3K!, to 4K disc today while 88 Films gives U.S. collectors POLICE STORY 3: SUPERCOP (on 4K & Blu) as well as BLOOD AND DIAMONDS! PARAMOUNT's popular new Horror film SMILE arrives in all formats, and Lionsgate drops a 30th anniversary 4K release for HIGHLANDER! (I guess this means 4Ks of the remaining sequels can't be too far behind?)

Synapse Films just released their standard edition Blu of CREATURE FROM BLACK LAKE, and (surprise!) Diabolik DVD has apparently become a distributor and released four new titles today, namely AFTEREFFECTS, HALLUCINATION, MANIAC DRIVER, and NIGHTMARE SYMPHONY! As for my pick of the week, I'm giving it to the new Vestron Video Collector's Series SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT COLLECTION Blu-ray set! This trilogy of direct-to-video sequels features new 2K transfers, new audio commentaries, new cast & crew interviews, & more! It's a definite must-own for Vestron completionists as well as fans of the super bizarre franchise!

As usual there are some titles I didn't mention so keep scrolling to view the full roster of this week's new Blu-rays and 4Ks!

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY NEW RELEASES
Carrie (Collector's Edition 4K UHD - Scream Factory)
Carrie (Limited Edition Steelbook - 4K UHD - Scream Factory)
Coraline (4K UHD - Shout! Factory)
Coraline (Limited Edition Steelbook - 4K UHD - Shout! Factory)
The Highlander (30th Anniversary Edition - 4K UHD - Lionsgate)
Paranorman (4K UHD - Shout! Factory)
Paranorman (Limited Edition Steelbook - 4K UHD - Shout! Factory)
Police Story 3: Supercop (4K UHD - 88 Films)
Silent Running (4K UHD - Arrow Video)
Smile (2022 - 4K UHD - Paramount)


BLU-RAY NEW RELEASES
AfterEffects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking (DiabolikDVD)
Blood and Diamonds (88 Films)
Born to Fight (Severin Films)
Boxcar Bertha (Sandpiper Pictures)
Cop Game (Severin Films)
Creature from Black Lake (Synapse Films)
Double Target (Severin Films)
The Electric Man (Indie Rights)
Evil: Season 3 (CBS)
Ghostwatch (Collector's Edition - 101 Films)
Gorgeous (88 Films)
Hallucination (DiabolikDVD)
Magnificent Warriors (88 Films)
Maniac Driver (DiabolikDVD)
Nightmare Symphony (DiabolikDVD)
Police Story 3: Supercop (88 Films)
The Roundup (Mediabook - MPI Home Video)
Silent Night, Deadly Night: 3-Film Collection (Vestron Video Collector's Series - Lionsgate)
Smile (2022 - Paramount)
Spider (Sony Picture Classics)

 

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 11/22/22 and 11/29/22!

 

Vault Master's Pick of the Week for 11/22!

November is about to end gang, which means that it's that sad time of the year that requires us to (GASP!) spend money on other people! (AHHHH! NOOO!) Luckily this is also typically the slow season for new releases from most boutique labels, so even if you're not shopping for others, your bank accounts can take a bit of a breather.

As has been the case lately, I'm a little behind on reporting the new Blu-ray and 4K releases, so this week is another double-up edition to get ya'll caught up on all the new stuff that you may want to add to your growing collections! Last week had a pretty solid lineup of new titles on both formats with Kino Lorber putting out MYSTERY MEN and HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER on 4K UHD, as well as new Blu-rays of THE BLOOD BEAST TERROR and Season 3 of NIGHT GALLERY!

Scream Factory delivered an all new 4K release of THE COMPANY OF WOLVES (a fantastical retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" that is at times visually stunning, but isn't really my cup of tea), while,  Blue Underground gave the time travel classic THE FINAL COUNTDOWN its 4K debut, and Dark Force Entertainment released a trio of their popular Drive-In Double Features!

But despite all that good stuff, I chose Shout Factory's 4K debut of the original ROLLERBALL as my pick of the week! Along with the new 4K transfer, the disc comes with two audio commentaries, trailers, and a handful of archival featurettes about the making of this classic dystopian sci-fi flick!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week for 11/29!

Moving on to this week, well... there really isn't a whole lot gang. Discotek Media brings THE LEGEND OF DINOSAURS AND MONSTER BIRDS to Blu-ray for the first time, Cauldron Films dropped exclusive special edition releases of SHANGHAI JOE and CONVOY BUSTERS, and Season 4 of WESTWORLD arrived on both Blu-ray and 4K UHD!

The winner of my "coveted" pick of the week was easy this time around Vault Dwellers: Vinegar Syndrome's gorgeous 4K release of Tobe Hooper's TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2! Along with a pristine-looking transfer, this 2-disc set is absolutely loaded with special features including FOUR audio commentaries, an extended making-of documentary, new and archival cast & crew interviews, multiple featurettes, trailers, deleted scenes, and MORE! This release was limited to 10,000 copies, so if you see one online (or in the wild) jump on it fast!

Naturally there are plenty of other titles I didn't mention, so be sure to scroll onward to see the full list of new Blu-rays and 4K UHDs that came out over the past two weeks!

11/22: 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY NEW RELEASES
The Company of Wolves (4K UHD - Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
The Final Countdown (4K Remastered - Blue Underground)
High Plains Drifter (4K UHD - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Ip Man (4K UHD - Well Go USA)
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (4K UHD - Well Go USA)
Mystery Men (4K UHD - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Rollerball (1975 - 4K UHD - Shout! Factory)
Sony Pictures Classics: 30th Anniversary Collection (4K UHD - Sony Pictures)
Wall-E (4K UHD - The Criterion Collection)


11/22: BLU-RAY NEW RELEASES
05-25-77 (MVD Visual)
The Blood Beast Terror (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Classroom Teasers & How to Seduce a Woman: Drive-In Double Feature #16 (Dark Force Entertainment)
Contraband (Cauldron Films)
The Dead Girl in Apartment 03 (Wild Eye Releasing)
Double Nickels & Between the Covers: Drive-In Double Feature #17 (Dark Force Entertainment)
Flossie & Keep It Up Jack: Drive-In Double Feature #15 (Dark Force Entertainment)
Ghosts: Season 1 (Lionsgate)
Madame Claude (2-Disc Limited Edition - Cult Epics)
MEAD (Vision Films)
Mind Melters 1-4 (Acid Bath)
Mind Melters 4 (Acid Bath)
Night Gallery: Season 3 (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Peacemaker: The Complete First Season (Warner Bros.)
Pennywise: The Story of IT (Collector's Edition - Cinedigm)
Ski Patrol (MVD Rewind Collection)

 

11/29: 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY RELEASES
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (4K UHD - Vinegar Syndrome)
Westworld: Season 4 - The Choice (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)


11/29: BLU-RAY NEW RELEASES
Amityville Karen (Limited Edition - SRS Cinema)
Convoy Busters (Limited Edition - Cauldron Films)
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (imprint Films)
The Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (Discotek Media)
Mind Melters 5 (Acid Bath)
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (Paramount)
Shanghai Joe (Limited Edition Blu-ray/CD combo - Cauldron Films)
Sherlock Hound: Complete & Unabridged (Discotek Media)
Westworld: Season 4 - The Choice (Warner Bros.)

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 11/15/22!

 

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings fellow collectors and welcome to an almost on-time edition of our world famous STOCK YOUR VAULT column! This week offers up a great selection of new Blu-ray and 4K releases that span every genre, with a heavy dose of both Action and Comedy! If you're in the process of making a holiday wishlist, well grab a pen because there are definitely some titles here that you're gonna want for Christmas!

Criterion Collection just released a Blu-ray set of the  INFERNAL AFFAIRS TRILOGY, while Lionsgate dropped THE INHABITANT and Ti West's PEARL onto Blu-ray disc! Lionsgate also finally released Tarantino's RESERVOIR DOGS to 4K  this week as well!

If you're looking for laughs, Paramount re-released AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL to Blu-ray and gave WAYNE'S WORLD a gorgeous 4K release, while Shout Select brought the absolutely hilarious USED CARS to 4K UHD for the first time! And how's this for a head-scratcher: Warner Bros. dropped the all new AQUA TEEN FOREVER: PLANTASM without any warning, on both Blu-ray and 4K UHD. (Seriously, did any of you see a trailer or ad for this one, because I sure as hell didn't!)

Universal put out their COMPLETE BOURNE COLLECTION on 4K this past Tuesday, along with the unexpected (and likely unwanted) sequel R.I.P.D. 2: RISE OF THE DAMNED! Mill Creek released two more ULTRAMAN series to DVD, namely ULTRAMAN MAX and ULTRAMAN NEXUS (which also comes with the feature film ULTRAMAN: THE NEXT), and Grindhouse Releasing's fabulous new 2-disc Collector's Edition of DEATH GAME is now readily available at all retailers!

But this week's Pick of the Week goes to Shout! Factory for their new SONNY CHIBA COLLECTION! Featuring seven of the martial arts star's classic films (YAKUZA WOLF 1 & 2, THE BODYGUARD, KARATE KILLER, SHOGUN'S SHADOW, SAMURAI REINCARNATION, and SWORDS OF VENGEANCE), this new Blu-ray set contains trailers for the films, as well as an interview with the late and great Shinichi Chiba!

Believe it or not, there are a few other titles I've failed to mentioned that came out this week - to view the full roster of new Blu-rays and 4K UHDs please continue scrolling Vault Dwellers!

 

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (4K UHD – Warner Bros.)
The Bourne Complete Collection (4K UHD – 20th Anniversary Limited Edition – Universal)
Halo: Season One (4K UHD – Paramount)
Halo: Season One (4K UHD – Limited Edition Steelbook – Paramount)
Reservoir Dogs (4K UHD – Lionsgate)
Sonic the Hedgehog: 2-Movie Collection (Limited Edition Steelbook – 4K UHD – Paramount)
Three Thousand Years of Longing (4K UHD – Warner Bros.)
Used Cars (Collector’s Edition – 4K UHD – Shout Select)
Wayne’s World (30th Anniversary Edition – 4K UHD – Paramount)

NEW TO BLU-RAY
Airplane II: The Sequel (Paramount)
Allegoria (Shudder)
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (Warner Bros.)
Blue Hawaii (Paramount Presents)
Death Game (Grindhouse Releasing)
The Doom Patrol: The Complete Third Season (Warner Bros.)
El Vampiro Negro (aka The Black Vampire – Flicker Alley)
Halo: Season One (Paramount)
The Infernal Affairs Trilogy (The Criterion Collection)
The Inhabitant (Lionsgate)
Jeepers Creepers Reborn (Screen Media)
Pearl (Lionsgate)
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned (Universal)
The Sonny Chiba Collection (Shout Factory)
Spider-Man: 8-Movie Collection (Sony Pictures)
Three Thousand Years of Longing (Warner Bros.)


NEW TO DVD
Ultraman Max: The Complete Series (DVD – Mill Creek Entertainment)
Ultraman Nexus: The Complete Series & Ultraman: The Next (DVD – Mill Creek Entertainment)

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays and 4K Discs for 11/01/22 & 11/08/22!

 

Vault Master's Pick of the Week for 11/01/22!

Ack! Try as I might gang, I just can't seem to keep up with my weekly Stock Your Vault posts like I used to. So once again I'm here to play a little catch-up on notifying ya'll about all the new Blu-ray and 4K releases that came out over the past few weeks!

Back on November 1st, there were numerous new 4K debuts for various classic films! Lionsgate (who seems to really be trying to milk the EVIL DEAD franchise for all its worth) put out a new 4K double feature of EVIL DEAD  & EVIL DEAD 2, Paramount delivered a rockin' new 4K Steelbook of THE RUNNING MAN (easily one of my fave Ah-nuld flicks), and brought both PULP FICTION and TOP GUN:  MAVERICK to 4K and Blu-ray disc!

Sony celebrated the 25th anniversary of Paul Verhoeven's STARSHIP TROOPERS with a new 4K Steelbook, Warner and Universal both unleashed new 4K editions of multiple Christmas favorites (all listed below), and Cinedigm gathered the entire SHARKNADO series into one convenient Blu-ray collection! But despite all of these quality discs, I chose Scream Factory's new PIRANHA 4K COLLECTOR'S EDITION for my "Pick of the Week!" This disc contains all of the bonus features from the prior Blu-ray releases, and boasts an all new 4K restoration from the original camera negative, so this is the best edition of PIRANHA that you can own!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week for 11/08/22!

The following week (November 8th) had a much smaller lineup, but there were a few diamonds in the rough. Full Moon released TRANCERS 5: SUDDEN DETH to Blu-ray for the first time, Arrow Video gave AUDREY ROSE its Blu-ray debut, and just in time for the holidays, Unearthed Films released CHRISTMAS CRUELTY, and Scream Team gifted us with I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE DOOMSDAY!

My "Pick of the Week" for this was the newest addition to Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series: EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY! The disc is absolutely loaded with extras (which includes a Julie Brown audio commentary, multiple cast & crew interviews, outtakes and deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes footage, trailers, promos, and more!), comes with a cool slipcover, and is relatively cheap (currently around $11 at Amazon at the moment)! You get a lot of bang for your buck with this release and I can't recommend it enough to anyone that's a fan of this bizarro 80s sci-fi/rom-com!

As usual, there are plenty of other new discs available that I haven't mentioned, so be sure to scroll down and see the full roster! And be sure to check back soon for yet another Stock Your Vault post! 

11/01: 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY  NEW RELEASES
A Christmas Story (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
The Classic Christmas Specials Collection (4K UHD - Universal)
ELF (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
E.T. - The Extraterrestrial (40th Anniversary Limited Edition 4K UHD Gift Set - Universal)
Evil Dead 1 & 2 (4K UHD - Double Feature - Lionsgate)
Frosty the Snowman (4K UHD - Universal)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
Piranha (Collector's Edition - 4K UHD - Scream Factory)
The Polar Express (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
Pulp Fiction (4K UHD - Paramount)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (4K UHD - Universal)
The Running Man (Limited Edition 4K UHD Steelbook - Paramount)
Santa Claus is Comin' To Town (4K UHD - Universal)
Starship Troopers (4K UHD - 25th Anniversary Steelbook - Sony Pictures)
Top Gun: 2-Movie Collection (4K UHD - Paramount)
Top Gun: Maverick (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook - Paramount)
Top Gun: Maverick (4K UHD - Paramount)

11/01: BLU-RAY NEW RELEASES
Belle (Limited Edition Steelbook - Shout! Factory)
Dark Winds: Season One (AMC Studios)
Devil's Night (Green Apple Entertainment)
The Haunting at Woodland Hills (Green Apple Entertainment)
Hitchhiker Massacre (Green Apple Entertainment)
The Hitman's Bodyguard: 2-Film Collection (Lionsgate)
Irina - The Vampire Cosmonaut: The Complete Collection (Crunchyroll)
Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise (Remastered - Section 23)
Rubikon (IFC Films)
Sharknado: The Complete Collection (Cinedigm)
Summer Ghost (Shout! Factory)
Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount)

11/08: 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY NEW RELEASES
Escape From Alcatraz (4K UHD - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
I, The Jury (Special Limited Edition - 4K UHD/3D Blu-ray - Classicflix)


11/08: BLU-RAY NEW RELEASES
Audrey Rose (Arrow Video)
Bleach: 4-Film Collection (Warner Bros.)
Christmas Cruelty (Unearthed Films)
Clara (MRG)
Devil's Workshop (Lionsgate)
Earth Girls Are Easy (Vestron Video Collector's Series - Lionsgate)
Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise - Complete Collection (Right Stuf)
I'm Dreaming of a White Doomsday (Scream Team Releasing)
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S: Season 2 (Crunchyroll)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Collection 2 (Right Stuf)
The Nun and the Devil (Twilight Time)
Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (Remastered - Full Moon Pictures)
Wicked Ones (Wild Eye Releasing)
The Witch 2: The Other One (Well Go USA)

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 05/31 & /06/07 2022!

 

 

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings fellow collectors of physical media, and welcome to another catch-up post for our always popular Stock Your Vault column! Last week had a rather eclectic mix of new titles ranging from classic 80s revenge flicks, modern slasher favorites, classic spaghetti westerns, and a slew of indie oddities - there truly is something for everyone!

Kino Lorber Studio Classics released the remainder of the "Man With No Name Trilogy" to 4K with their beautiful releases of A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS and FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, while Sony Pictures celebrated the debut of season three of THE BOYS with a Blu-ray set of the previous two seasons!

Universal teamed with Scream Factory to bring HAPPY DEATH DAY and HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U to 4K UHD, and a bunch of Vinegar Syndrome partner labels just released new discs including BURGLAR FROM HELL and LOVE AND SAUCERS! Speaking of Vinegar Syndrome, they killed it last week with their Blu of ALIEN PRIVATE EYE plus their new 4K releases of FLESHEATER and (more importantly), Michael Winner's DEATH WISH 2! Along with a newly restored version of the film in glorious 4K, there's and alternate HD TV version, audio commentary, and a bunch of cast & crew interviews!

Moving on to this week, there's not much out on 4K aside from some genuine cinematic classics (e.g. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA) but there's a good selection of cult titles out on Blu-ray! Synapse Films is the latest company to bring THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE back into print, and Ronin Flix dropped four new titles including CLIFFORD (featuring Charles Grodin and Martin Short), THE HEAVENLY KID, THE KILLER ELITE, and the classic Charles Bronson vehicle, THE MECHANIC!

Paramount gave GREASE 2 a new 40th anniversary steelbook release, the recent Viking epic THE NORTHMAN is now available on all formats, courtesy of Universal, and Kino Lorber Studio Classics wins out this week with their latest FILM NOIR: THE DARK SIDE OF CINEMA boxed set, as well as the Blu-ray debuts of SAVAGE SISTERS, and (most importantly to some) STUNT ROCK! This region free disc features an audio commentary and multiple cast  & crew interviews, plus select songs from the film's rockin' soundtrack (some of which was done by the Sorcery, a band that all you ROCKTOBER BLOOD fans should be familiar with)!

There are plenty of other titles I haven't mentioned, so be sure to scroll down to see all the new stuff that's been released over the past few weeks Vault Dwellers!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY (05/31)
Death Wish II (4K UHD - Vinegar Syndrome)
A Fistful of Dollars (4K UHD - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Flesheater (4K UHD - Vinegar Syndrome)
For a Few Dollars More (4K UHD - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Happy Death Day (4K UHD - Universal/Scream Factory)
Happy Death Day 2U (4K UHD - Universal/Scream Factory)
The Untouchables (4K UHD - Paramount)
The Untouchables (4K UHD - 35th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook)


NEW TO BLU-RAY (05/31)
Alien Private Eye (Vinegar Syndrome)
Beauty Day (Circle Collective)
Born to Win (Fun City Editions)
The Boys: Seasons 1 & 2 (Sony Pictures)
Burglar From Hell (Saturn's Core)
A Comedy of Horrors: Volume 1 & 2 (Glass House Distribution)
Islands of Yann Gonzalez / You and the Night (Altered Innocence)
Love and Saucers (Terror Vision)
The Mob (Canadian Int'L Pics)
Mother Schmuckers (Dark Star Pictures)
Poupelle of Chimney Town (Shout! Factory)
Strawberry Mansion (Music Box Films)
The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Shout! Factory)
They Look Like People (Yellow Veil Pictures)
Vampyr (Limited Edition Boxed Set - Eureka! Entertainment)
Video Murders (Culture Shock)
Wicked World (AGFA)

 

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY (06/07)
The Bourne Complete Collection (4K UHD - Universal) 
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (4K UHD - 65th Annivesary Limited Edition Steelbook)
Lawrence of Arabia (4K UHD - 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook)
The Northman (4K UHD - Universal)

 

NEW TO BLU-RAY (06/07)
BEM: Become Human - The Movie (Crunchyroll)
Clifford (Ronin Flix)
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema - Volume VII (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Grease 2 (40th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook - Paramount)
The Guilty / High Tide (Flicker Alley)
The Heavenly Kid (Special Edition - Ronin Flix)
The Killer Elite (Special Edition - Ronin Flix)
Kitty's Twin Treats #1: Hump Bang! & Oh! My Sex Goddess (Media Blasters)
La Brea: Season 1 (Universal)
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (Special Edition - Synapse Films)
The Mechanic (Special Edition - Ronin Flix)
Midnight (Epic Pictures)
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (Right Stuf)
The Northman (Univeral)
One Piece: Season 11, Voyage 8 (Crunchyroll)
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (Shout! Factory)
Savage Sisters (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Stunt Rock (Kino Lorber Studio Classics

 

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 05/10/2022!

 

VAULT MASTER'S PICK OF THE WEEK!

Welcome fellow collectors to yet another new edition of the News Vault's STOCK YOUR VAULT column! This week's slate of new releases are substantially better than what was released last week, with multiple titles finally making their high-def debut!

Paramount continues its quest to milk FRIDAY THE 13TH fans for every penny with their "new" 40th Anniversary limited edition steelbook of FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3, Cleopatra brings Santiago Fernandez Calvete's A TASTE OF BLOOD to Blu-ray and includes a soundtrack CD in their release, and Universal takes advantage of their upcoming JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION with standalone 4K releases of the previous five films in the franchise!

Universal also boasts an all new 4K set featuring five Alfred Hitchcock classics, including FAMILY PLOT, MARNIE, SABOTEUR, SHADOW OF A DOUBT, and THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY, all of which are also available singly if you just want to cherry pick the titles you want!

Scream Factory does Wes Craven fans a big service with their Collector's Edition release of CURSED (a film title that was way too on the nose once you learn about the film's troubled production), which boasts two cuts of the film (theatrical and unrated - sadly the "Craven cut" seems to be lost), new cast & crew interviews, a making-of featurette, and more! And while this release would typically be my pick of the week, that honor instead goes to Shout! Factory's THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS, a film that's been on my WANTED ON BLU-RAY shortlist for some time! Although it is a barebones release, this is the first time that this cinematic adventure (which is based very loosely on actual events) has been available on the Blu-ray format, and as a longtime fan, I cannot wait to see this movie in crystal clarity!

There's not too much else out this week that I haven't already mentioned gang, but if you want to see the full roster of new Blu-rays and 4K discs just scroll onward!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection (4K UHD - Universal)
Family Plot (4K UHD - Universal)
Jurassic Park (4K UHD - Universal)
Jurassic Park III (4K UHD - Universal)
Jurassic World (4K UHD - Universal)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (4K UHD - Universal)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (4K UHD - Universal)
Marnie (4K UHD - Universal)
Saboteur (4K UHD - Universal)
Shadow of a Doubt (4K UHD - Universal)
The Trouble With Harry (4K UHD - Universal)
Uncharted (4K UHD - Sony Pictures)

NEW TO BLU-RAY
Cursed (2005 - Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
Cut and Chop (Kandoo Films Inc.)
Friday the 13th Part 3 (40th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook - Paramount)
The Ghost and the Darkness (Shout! Factory)
A Taste of Blood (Blu-ray/CD combo - Cleopatra)
Top Gun (Special Collector's Edition - Paramount)
Uncharted (Sony Pictures)
World Ends at Camp Z (Media DW Inc.)

 

STOCK YOUR VAULT: NEW BLU-RAYS & 4K DISCS FOR 05/03/2022!

 

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings from the great beyond Vault Dwellers - I sincerely hope you are all doing well! It's been WAY too long since my last post and yours truly is trying to ease back into things after a long hiatus! Just to give you all a quick update: In the past seven months I started a new job (career?), took up residence in a new State, and have been trying to get the apartment in order and find solutions to having a far too large movie collection.

Speaking of collections, it's time to blow the dust off the Stock Your Vault column and tell ya'll what you can add to your Blu-ray shelves! This week's list of new titles is a rather small one that consists mostly of direct-to-Blu-ray schlock, but there are a few gems you may want to pick up.

Universal brings Joe Carnahan's SMOKIN' ACES to 4K UHD, while Shoreline Entertainment delivers films featuring killer bunnies (RABBIT WOMAN), genetically modified scorpions (TAIL STING), angry Japanese spirits (YOKAI), and a FEMALE WEREWOLF! And at the top of the heap is Shout! Factory's bare bones release of DINOSAUR WORLD, which seems like a mashup of THE HUNGER GAMES and JURASSIC PARK/WORLD.

There's not much else to get excited about gang, but if you're curious about what else is arriving on Blu-ray this Tuesday just scroll onward!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
Smokin’ Aces (4K UHD – Universal)


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Dinosaur World (Shout! Factory)
Female Werewolf (Shoreline Entertainment)
Halloween Heroes (Allied Vaughn)
The Hike (Allied Vaughn)
Meat (Shoreline Entertainment)
Rabbit Woman (Shoreline Entertainment)
Superchamp Returns (Shoreline Entertainment)
Tail Sting (Shoreline Entertainment)
WHJC-AM (Allied Vaughn)
Yokai (Shoreline Entertainment)

 

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays and 4K Discs for 09/21/2021!

 

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings Vault Dwellers and welcome to another new edition of the News Vault's STOCK YOUR VAULT column! This week has a pretty good mix of new must-own titles on Blu-ray and 4K disc, but as we get closer to the Halloween season, I urge you to plan accordingly because October is going to be expensive! Moving on then....

Lionsgate's Vestron Video label released the director's cut of DEMENTIA 13 to Blu-ray (sadly the theatrical cut is not included), Ronin Flix gives modern Horror favorite HAUNT a nice Special Edition Blu-ray release, and Shudder hits us with two new fright flicks, namely BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL and VIOLATION.

Severin Films has re-released their massive DUNGEON OF ANDY MILLIGAN Blu-ray set which features well over a dozen films on 9 discs (and comes with a soundtrack CD), Arrow Video brings IMMORAL TALES back into print in a new 2-Disc set, and Scream Factory brings IFC Midnight's THE VIGIL to Blu-ray disc.

On the 4K front, Warner Bros. finally gives A CLOCKWORK ORANGE its own standalone release, Studiocanal brings Joe Dante's THE HOWLING to 4K UHD for its 40th anniversary (note: the 4K disc is region free, however the Blu-rays are Region B locked), and the latest installment of the increasingly ridiculous FAST & THE FURIOUS series has just arrived on both 4K UHD & Blu-ray!

And while I'm super stoked to own the CROCODILE DUNDEE TRILOGY on Blu-ray (thanks Paramount!), and even though Kino Lorber has multiple new titles out as of yesterday, my choice as the Pick of the Week goes to Kino's new Blu of Robert Clouse's obscure GOLDEN NEEDLES! This film has been given a new 2K restoration and comes complete with a new audio commentary, image gallery, and more!

There's a bunch of other Blu-rays and 4Ks out this week - scroll on down to peep out the list!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
A Clockwork Orange (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
F9: The Fast Saga (4K UHD - Universal)
The Howling (40th Anniversary Edition - 4K UHD - Studiocanal)

NEW TO BLU-RAY
Assault Lily Bouquet: The Complete Season (Funimation)
Batwoman: The Complete Second Season (Warner Bros.)
Bird on a Wire (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations - Boruto Back in Time (Warner Bros.)
Boys from County Hell (Shudder/Image Entertainment)
Breakdown (Paramount Presents)
The Crocodile Dundee Trilogy (Paramount)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Dementia 13: Directors' Cut (Vestron Video Collector's Series - Lionsgate)
Dr. Who: The Complete Sylvester McCoy - Season One (BBC)
The Dungeon of Andy Milligan Collection (9-Disc Collector's Edition w/CD - Severin Films)
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia: The Complete Collection (Discotek Media)
F9: The Fast Saga (Universal)
From Up on Poppy Hill (Limited Edition Steelbook - Shout! Factory)
God of War II (Well Go USA)
Golden Needles (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Gymnastics Samurai: The Complete Season (Funimation)
Haunt (Special Edition - Ronin Flix)
Immoral Tales (2-Disc Special Edition - Arrow Video)
Macho Callahan (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Masquerade (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Muhyo and Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation: Season 1 (Funimation)
Porco Rosso (Limited Edition Steelbook - Shout! Factory)
Pufnstuf (1970 - Code Red DVD/Kino Lorber)
Resident Alien: Season One (Universal)
Secrets of Sweet Sixteen / Wacky Taxi (Drive-In Double Feature #11 - Dark Force Entertainment)
Skullduggery (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Star Trek Enterprise: The Complete Series (Paramount)
The Vigil (Scream Factory)
Violation (Shudder)

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 10/20/2020!

 

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings Vault Dwellers and welcome to your weekly fix of all things DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD disc-related! This week (especially in comparison to the previous and upcoming release slates) is pretty light, but there definitely some cool new titles to add to your growing collections!

Scream Factory just re-released PUMPKINHEAD in a beautiful new steelbook, Universal released their latest entry into the "graboid" franchise, namely TREMORS: SHRIEKER ISLAND, and the Shudder original SCARE PACKAGE just made its debut on DVD & Blu-ray!

Shout! Factory delivered two new Studio Ghibli steelbooks for PRINCESS MONONOKE and MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, Unearthed Films' delayed Blu-ray of THE UNTOLD STORY is now available, as are THE OWNERS, SPREE, and the second season of NOS4A2. And for you BACK TO THE FUTURE fans, don't forget to upgrade to the new 4K ULTIMATE TRILOGY (which is available in both a standard edition and a limited edition gift set with collectible mini-hoverboard)!

This week's big winner simply has to be Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Along with the classic 1940 thriller THE APE, a Louis Jourdan double feature of FEAR NO EVIL & RITUAL OF EVIL, and PICTURE MOMMY DEAD, they've also managed to bring a blast from our collective pasts to Blu-ray for the first time ever: KILLDOZER! This made-for-TV cult classic has received a new 2K transfer, and a pair of new audio commentaries, and even comes complete with a cardboard slipcover!

There are plenty of other new titles out this week - scroll down to peep 'em all out my friends!

NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Alone
Chop Chop
Expulsion
Fear no Evil / Ritual of Evil (Double Feature - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Gunfighter (Criterion Collection)
Killdozer (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Myth (Indie Rights)
NOS4A2: Season Two
The Owners
Picture Mommy Dead (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Samhain (Gravestone Films)
Scare Package (Shudder)
Spree
Tremors: Shrieker Island


NEW TO BLU-RAY
The Ape (1940 - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy (4K UHD)
Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy (4K UHD Giftset)
The Captains Collection (Shout! Factory)
Drifting / White Tiger (Double Feature - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Haunting (1999 - Paramount Presents)
Lord of Vermillion: The Complete Series
Mickey's Christmas Carol (30th Anniversary Edition - Disney)
My Neighbor Totoro (Limited Edition Steelbook - Shout! Factory)
Negima! and Negima!?: The Complete Collections
Princess Mononoke (Limited Edition Steelbook - Shout! Factory)
Pumpkinhead (Limited Edition Steelbook - Scream Factory)
The Untold Story (Unearthed Films)
Your Name. (Limited Edition Steelbook - Shout! Factory)


NEW TO DVD
The Amityville Harvest
Amulet
Blood Immortal
Bram Stoker's Shadowbuilder (MVD Rewind Collection)
Bunny the Killer Thing
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Female Werewolf
House of Shadows
If He Hollers
Keep Rosy
Murders in the Rue Morgue (Universal Vault Series)
No Escape
Problem Child Trilogy (Region B Import)
Psycho-Therapy
Ravenstein
Re-Animator / Bride of Re-Animator (Double Feature)
Redwood Massacre: Annihilation
Rumble Strip
The Sect
Toro Loco - Bloodthirsty
Tremors: 7-Movie Collection

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 09/08/2020!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings Vault Dwellers! Sorry for the lack of news posts lately, but it has been a crazy couple of weeks here at Vault HQ! The Vault Mistress and I welcomed our son into the world back on August 27th during a lengthy hospital visit. Long story short: There were medical concerns for momma, so they tried to induce labor. Our kid didn't want to come out, so the doctors had to go in.

And now, two weeks later, I'm trying to settle into my role as a parent as I return to my normal schedule at the day job, and somewhere in between all of that, I'll be devoting any little bit of spare time I have left to maintaining this blog and main website. Wish me luck gang, because I am definitely going to need it!

But enough about me: Ya'll came here to find out what's new on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD disc! Well, there's honestly not a lot to get excited about this week Vault Dwellers, but as always, there's a handful of titles worth adding to your growing collections!

Arrow Video brought both THE COMIC and Takashi Miike's GRAVEYARDS OF HONOR to Blu-ray disc this week, Kino Lorber Studio Classics debuted DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS and DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D. (both featuring the fantastic Peter Cushing as the titular character) on Blu-ray disc, and the classic GHOST IN THE SHELL anime made the leap to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray!

Along with a slew of Frolic Pictures triple (and double) feature DVDs (scroll down to see the entire list of them), DC/Warner Bros.' SUPERMAN: MAN OF TOMORROW, and a 60th anniversary edition Blu-ray of PSYCHO, there isn't much else to really shine the spotlight on, except for Universal's new THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK CLASSICS COLLECTION. This four film set features 4K restorations of REAR WINDOW, VERTIGO, (two different cuts of) PSYCHO, and THE BIRDS - naturally each disc comes with a variety of special features.

That's all the news that's fit to print - if you want to see the full roster of this week's new releases, just scroll on down Vault Dwellers! And please bear with me as I navigate this new (anxiety-riddled) world of fatherhood - my presence may be sporadic for a while!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
A Deadly Legend
Night into Day
Supergirl: The Complete Fifth Season
The True History of the Kelly Gang (Shout! Factory)


NEW TO BLU-RAY
The Comic (Arrow Video)
Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Diabolik Lovers: The Complete Collection
Dr. Who and the Daleks (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Ghost in the Shell (4K UHD)
Graveyards of Honor (2-Disc Special Edition - Arrow Video)
Psycho (60th Anniversary Edition)
Sakura Quest: The Complete Series
Superman: Man of Tomorrow (Blu-ray & 4K UHD)


NEW TO DVD
Asylum (1972)
Evil Boy
Evil Under the Skin
Hands of a Stranger (Rogue Video)
Hitman City
Invasion Earth
Lake Artifact
Men in Black: 4-Movie Collection
One Piece: Season 10, Voyage 2
Range Runners
Samurai Johnny Frankenstein
Vampire Abstracta
Vampire Cleanup Department


FROLIC PICTURES PRESENTS CLASSIC HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR DVDS
Atomic Rules of the World / Crash of the Moons / Planet Outlaws
Blood Thirst / The Devil's Hand / The Ghost of Hanley House
The Brain That Wouldn't Die / Evil Brain From Outer Space / The Mad Monster
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari / The Golem
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde / Nosferatu
Face of the Screaming Werewolf / The Wasp Woman / The Bat
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz / The Lost World / Wolf Blood
The Invisible Ghost / Voodoo Man / The Phantom Creeps
King of the Zombies / Revolt of the Zombies / Teenage Zombies
One Body Too Many / The Ghost Walks / Torture Ship
Phantom Planet / Killers From Space / Night of the Blood Beast
The Sadist / Daughter of Horror / The Yesterday Machine
Teenagers From Outer Space / Teenagers vs. The Thing / The Killer Shrews
This is Not a Test / Snow Creature / The Screaming Skull


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON 4K UHD
The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection (Universal)
Contains: Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds.

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 08/04/2020!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Yikes! It's almost been a month since my last post - sorry about that gang! After vacation I kind of took a little more time to recharge the ole batteries and catch up on some reading (currently polishing off Matt Ruff's Lovecraft Country) and movie/TV show watching (I just recently saw STARMAN for the first time in its entirety and blasted through HBO's The Outsider in three nights).

But between work (which has never stopped being crazy busy since the pandemic started) and the imminent birth of my son [Action] Jackson (a mere thirty-eight days away) I can't guarantee that I'll be updating regularly for a while. But hey, we'll cross that bridge when we get there. For now let us ignore our uncertain futures and focus on this week's new DVD & Blu-ray titles!

This is a relatively light week for new releases Vault Dwellers, so I would strongly consider saving what expendable income you have on what's coming later this month. But if you can't fight the urge to spend money, there are a few titles worth picking up. Shudder brought the remake of SATAN'S SLAVES to DVD & Blu-ray, Shout! Factory released SWALLOW and a limited edition Steelbook of PROMARE, and the first season of HBO's His Dark Materials arrived on both DVD & Blu-ray disc this week.

Arrow Academy gave TOTO THE HERO its Blu-ray debut, and Kino Lorber Studio Classics unleashed a trio of Blu-ray sets celebrating the films of Tony Curtis, Audie Murphy, and Carole Lombard. As the remainder of this week's release slate is made up of anime and direct-to-DVD junk, I settled on Scream Factory's lone release (on DVD & Blu-ray) of THE SOUL COLLECTOR for my pick of the week. This South African horror tale has gotten some decent reviews and sounds intriguing - sadly the disc is bare bones.

To see the full roster of this week's slim pickins, just continue scrolling!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Dispatches from Elsewhere: Season 1
His Dark Materials: The Complete First Season
Nigel Hartwell Triple Threat Collection
Nothing But the Blood
Shanghai Triad
Satan's Slaves (Shudder)
The Soul Collector (Scream Factory)
Swallow (Shout! Factory)


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Astra - Lost in Space: The Complete Series
Candie's Harem
Coma (Limited Edition Steelbook)
Doctor Who: Tom Baker - The Complete Season 3
Fairy Tail: Final Season - Part 23
Galaxy Angel AA+ S: The Complete Collection
Gundam Build Fighters: Special Build Disc
Hematic Web
Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up a Girl in a Dungeon? - Season 2
Promare (Collector's Edition Steelbook - Shout! Factory)
Toto the Hero (Arrow Academy)
Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle: The Complete Collection


NEW TO DVD
Aliens Stole My Body
City of the Dream Demons
Crazy Weapons 5: Back for the First Time
Death List
The Dubbed and Dangerous Trilogy
Gates of Darkness
The Haunting of Molly Bannister
House Arrest
KIP
Limbo
Maximum Impact
Night Driver
The Rebels
Sexy Time
Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival
The Suppressor
Thrift Shop of Horrors


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON BLU-RAY
Audie Murphy Collection (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Contains: The Duel at Silver Creek, Ride a Crooked Trail, and No Name on the Bullet.

Carole Lombard Collection (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Contains: Fast and Loose, Man of the World, and No Man of Her Own.

Naruto: 4-Movie Collection
Contains: Naruto Shippuden - The Movie: Blood Prison, Naruto - The Movie: Road to Ninja, Naruto - The Movie: The Last, and Naruto - The Movie: Boruto.

Nigel Hatwell Triple Threat Collection
Contains: Insight of Evil, The Expedition, and Insight of Evil 2: Vengeance (Director's Cut).

Tony Curtis Collection (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Contains: The Perfect Furlough, The Great Imposter, and 40 Pounds of Trouble.