Showing posts with label The Fan (1981). Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Fan (1981). Show all posts

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 11/19/2019!


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Synapse Films' SUSPIRIA 4K Ultra HD Disc is Vault Master's Pick of the Week for 11/19/2019!
Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

November 2019 is just over halfway gone, and it looks like we're sort of getting a breather before the Cyber Monday and Black Friday madness that is in store for us all next week! But as always, there are some must-own titles available this week!

Scorpion Releasing brings the obscure breakdancing comedy THE DELIVERY BOYS to DVD & Blu-ray for the first time ever, Shout! Factory gives ROCK N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL a 40th Anniversary Steelbook release, and Severin Films gives some major love to GWENDOLINE and Penelope Spheeris' THE BOYS NEXT DOOR!

Scream Factory's lone release this week is 1981's THE FAN, an obscure quasi-slasher film with a stellar cast, Arrow Video gives HITCH HIKE TO HELL a great Blu-ray release, and the documentary, MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN arrives on both DVD & Blu-ray disc!

Discotek Media brings the complete MESSAGE FROM SPACE: GALACTIC WARS series to Blu-ray for the first time ever, while Mill Creek Entertainment fires back with ULTRAMAN GEED AND ULTRAMAN ORB, and the entire FARSCAPE series gets a 20th Anniversary Blu-ray release!

But even with all that good stuff, I have to give the win to Synapse Films this week for their all new 4K Ultra HD release of Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA. This release promises the absolute best audio & video presentation of this film you can currently have, a new retrospective featurette, and new reversible cover art!

But wait, there's still more new titles that are out this week! So be sure to scroll down to see full list Vault Dwellers!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made
Anyone Home?
The Delivery Boys (Scorpion Releasing)
Diabolically Yours (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Divine Fury
Farewell, Friend (aka Honor Among Thieves - Special Edition - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Hat Man: Documented Cases of Pure Evil
A Karate Christmas Miracle
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Pretty Little Stalker


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Ayakashi Samurai Horror Tales
The Boys Next Door (Severin Films)
Charlie's Angels: The Complete Series (Mill Creek Entertainment)
Danger 5: The Complete Series (Region Free Import)
The Fan (1981 - Scream Factory)
Farscape: The Complete Series (20th Anniversary Edition)
Full Metal Panic!: Invisible Victory
Gwendoline (Standard & Limited Editions - Severin Films)
Hitch Hike to Hell (Arrow Video)
Jawbreaker (20th Anniversary Edition)
Message From Space: Galactic Wars - The Complete TV Series (Discotek Media)
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Parched
Recovery of an MMO Junkie: The Complete Series
Rock N' Roll High School (40th Anniversary Steelbook - Shout! Factory)
Scarface (1932)
Someone Behind the Door (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Suspiria (4K UHD - Synapse Films)
Ultraman Geed: The Complete Series & Movie (Mill Creek Entertainment)
Ultraman Orb: The Complete Series & Movie (Mill Creek Entertainment)
Voltes V: The Complete Japanese TV Series


NEW TO DVD
The Aristocrats (Shout! Factory)
Cry of the Werewolf (Redux - Rogue Video)
The Demons
Hitman City
Once Upon a Time in Deadwood
Radio Free Albemuth
Salvation: Season 2
Samurai Johnny Frankenstein
Vampire Abstracta


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON BLU-RAY
Abbott & Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection (80th Anniversary Edition - Shout Select)
Contains: One Night in the Tropics, Buck Privates, In the Navy, Hold That Ghost, Keep 'Em Flying, Ride 'Em Cowboy, Pardon my Sarong, Who Done It?, It Ain't Hay, Hit the Ice, In Society, Here Come the Co-Eds, The Naughty Nineties, Little Giant, The Time of Their Lives, Buck Privates Comes Home, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Mexican Hayride, Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer - Boris Karloff, Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Comin' Round the Mountain, Lost in Alaska, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Cops, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, and a Bonus Disc! Order it HERE!


Monday, November 18, 2019

Fandom Can Be Murder: 1981's THE FAN Arrives on Blu-ray on November 19th!


Cover art for Scream Factory's Blu-ray release of THE FAN (1981)!
SCREAM FACTORY BRINGS THIS OFT-OVERLOOKED SLASHER FILM TO BLU-RAY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!

While THE FAN's subject matter isn't entirely new (I've seen multiple movies where a crazed fan stalks a celebrity), the cast of THE FAN pretty much sold me on this film! Pre-TERMINATOR Michael Biehn plays the titular obsessed fan that stalks Lauren Bacall - both star alongside James Garner, Maureen Stapleton, and Hector Elizondo! THE FAN hails from Paramount's vaults, so one really has to wonder what other treasures will be unearthed by Scream Factory in 2020! (Here's hoping for BUG, ORCA, THE EXPLORERS, STEPHEN KING'S GRAVEYARD SHIFT, and/or the 1976 KING KONG!) Until then, let's take a closer look at this upcoming release!

Synopsis: "He is Sally Ross' greatest fan ... and greatest nightmare." Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall (THE BIG SLEEP) and Michael Biehn (ALIENS, TOMBSTONE) tear up the screen in the edge-of-your-seat thriller, The Fan. Sally Ross (Bacall) is a renowned Broadway star, glamorous celebrity, and the object of adoration of countless admirers.

But among all the loving little people lurks a young man (Biehn) whose devotion teeters on the edge of madness. His impassioned letters to her are initially a source of pleasure, but as he attempts to realize his ultimate fantasy – and is met with rejection – the stakes are raised to terrifying heights ... which might bring on the final curtain for Sally.

Also starring James Garner, Maureen Stapleton, and Hector Elizondo, THE FAN is a twisted tale of fame and obsession you'll never forget.

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 95 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

Extras:
  • NEW! Number One Fan – An Interview With Actor Michael Biehn!
  • NEW! Fan Service – An Interview With Director Edward Bianchi!
  • NEW! Fanning The Flames – An Interview With Editor Alan Heim!
  • NEW! Audio Commentary With Cult Film Director David DeCoteau And Film Historian David Del Valle, Moderated By Scream Factory Marketing Director Jeff Nelson!
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots
  • Still Gallery
THE FAN was initially a flop when it was released in theaters in May of 1981 (some believe this was due in part to John Lennon's murder by Beatles fan Mark David Chapman) and has been out of print since the early 2000's! But perhaps now, after nearly forty years, Edward Bianchi's film will finally find its audience! THE FAN arrives on Blu-ray on Tuesday, November 19th, and should cost between $24 - $26! Order a copy now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY.