Sorry this Stock Your Vault post is a bit late Vault Dwellers! The first week of November 2018 is starting out light, though there's a crazy amount of new steelbook releases this week, along with a good number of new 4K UHD discs, and direct-to-DVD titles.
There's quite a bit more out this week, so be sure to scroll down to see the full roster of this week's new DVD & Blu-ray titles!
NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
The 7th Day
All Light Will End
Incredibles 2
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
A Man Alone (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Mara
My Pet Dinosaur
NEW TO BLU-RAY Don't F*ck in the Woods
Galaxy Angel 2: The Complete Collection
Grindhouse (2-Disc Collector's Edition Steelbook)
Negima!?: The Complete Collection
Patlabor: Ultimate Collector's Edition
Phantasm: Remastered (Limited Edition Steelbook)
Revenge of the Dead
Sharnado: The Complete Collection (Steelbook)
Sherlock: Season One (4K UHD)
Sleepwalkers (Collector's Edition)
Starblazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 - Part 2
Superman: The Movie (4K UHD)
Transformers: The Ultimate 5-Movie Collection (4K UHD)
Train to Busan (Limited Edition Steelbook)
The Thing (Limited Edition Steelbook)
Wreck-It Ralph (Ultimate Collector's Edition - 4K UHD)
NEW TO DVD
American Exorcism
Angel Links: The Complete Series
Attack of the Adult Babies (Region 2)
Beyond the Sky
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
Blood, Sweat, and Terrors Darkness Reigns
The Demon Inside
Doctor Who: Episode 109 - Shada
The Grand Son
Heaven's War
The House of Violent Desire
Island Zero
The Little Witch
Mother Krampus 2
Murder After Dark
Murder After Dark Part 2
Murder Before Dark
Murder in Harbor Woods
Restraint
Transplant of a Brain (1970 - Rogue Video)
STEELBOOK COLLECTORS PREPARE TO DOUBLE DIP ON FOUR GREAT HORROR TITLES!
As someone who is constantly upgrading their movie collection (I went from VHS, to DVD, and then to Blu-ray), I have to say that I'm not personally big into buying the same movie again because the packaging is different - that's pretty much why the steelbook craze never really caught on with me.
However, I know a LOT of collectors who dig steelbooks, and if you're one of them, PREPARE FOR GLORY!
GRINDHOUSE (2-DISC COLLECTOR'S EDITION STEELBOOK)
Synopsis: In Robert Rodriguez' PLANET TERROR, an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning
thousands into zombie-like creatures. Now it's up to a rag-tag group of
survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release. In Quentin Tarantino's DEATH PROOF, two separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different
times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute
his murderous plans.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 191 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.39:1)
Audio - English Dolby Digital 5.1
Extras:
DISC ONE
PLANET TERROR and DEATH PROOF with intermission cards and fake trailers for WEREWOLF WOMEN OF THE S.S., DON'T, and THANKSGIVING.
Audio commentary for PLANET TERROR by writer/director Robert Rodriguez.
PLANET TERROR Audience Reaction Track.
Audio commentary for THANKSGIVING trailer with director Eli Roth and co-writer/director Jeff Rendell.
DISC TWO:
Robert Rodriguez' 10 Minute Cooking School.
The Makeup Effects of Planet Terror featurette.
The Hot Rods of Death Proof featurette.
The Production Design of Death Proof featurette.
The Making of the Trailers.
GRINDHOUSE's new Steelbook release will be available at most retailers on Tuesday, November 6th, and should cost between $20 - $25! Order yourself a copy now from AMAZON or BULLMOOSE!
PHANTASM (LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK)
Synopsis: PHANTASM presents Mike, Jody, Reggie, and the Tall Man as they've never been seen before. For the first time in high-definition, follow the trio in the remastered original classic that started it all, in which two brothers discover their local mortuary hides a legion of hooded killer dwarfs, a flying drill-ball, and the demonic mortician who enslaves the souls of the damned.
Note: This seems to just be a repackage of the previously released PHANTASM: REMASTERED Blu-ray from Well Go USA, but I cannot confirm that at this time.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 88 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0, and Dolby Digital Mono.
Extras:
Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Don Coscarelli and Stars Michael Baldwin, Angus Scrimm, and Bill Thornbury.
Audio commentary with writer/director Don Coscarelli, co-producer Paul Pepperman and visual consultant Roberto Quezada.
Graveyard Carz Episode
Vintage interviews with Don Coscarelli and Angus Scrimm.
Deleted Scenes
Phantasm: Actors Having a Ball - Cast interviews.
Phantasm Behind-the-Scenes Home Movies with commentary by Don Coscarelli and Reggie Bannister.
Additional Home Movie Footage
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Angus Scrimm Introduction
Fangoria TV Spot
Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery
Well Go USA's steelbook repackage of PHANTASM will be available on November 6th and currently costs in the neighborhood of $20 - $28! You can order a copy now from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, or DIABOLIK DVD!
THE THING (LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK)
Synopsis: Horror master John Carpenter (HALLOWEEN, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK)
delivers "a masterful exercise in claustrophobic suspense… [with]
elaborate special effects [that] set a high standard for films that
followed" (TV Guide). Kurt Russell's iconic and tense performance drives
this chilling version of the classic THE THING.
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote
Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for
over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc,
creates terror… and becomes one of them, proving that "Man is the warmest place to hide."
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 109 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Extras:
DISC ONE
2017 4K Scan Of The Feature Film!
DISC TWO
2K Scan Of The Interpositive Supervised And Approved By Director Of Photography Dean Cundey.
4.1 Audio Mix Created From The Original 70MM Six Track Dolby Stereo Soundtrack.
Audio Commentary With Director Of Photography Dean Cundey.
Audio Commentary With Co-producer Stuart Cohen.
Audio Commentary By Director John Carpenter And Actor Kurt Russell.
Teaser Trailer
Theatrical Trailers (U.S. And German)
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Still Gallery (Behind-The-Scenes Photos, Posters And Lobby Cards)
DISC THREE
Requiem For A Shape Shifter – An Interview With Director John Carpenter In Conversation With Filmmaker Mick Garris
The Men Of Outpost 31 – Interviews With Keith David, Wilford
Brimley, David Clennon, Thomas Waites, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur And
Joel Polis
Assembling And Assimilation – An Interview With Editor Todd Ramsay
Behind The Chameleon: The Visual Effects Of THE THING – Interviews
With Visual Effects Artists Peter Kuran And Susan Turner, Special
Make-up Effects Artist Rob Burman, Brian Wade And Stop Motion Animators
Randall William Cook And Jim Aupperle
Sounds From The Cold – Interviews With Supervising Sound Editor
David Lewis Yewdall And Special Sound Effects Designer Alan Howarth
Between The Lines – An Interview With Novelization Author Alan Dean Foster
Back Into The Cold: A Return To The Shooting Locations Of THE THING –
An Animated Photo Gallery Narrated By Todd Cameron Of Outpost31.com
The Art Of Mike Ploog Gallery
John Carpenter's The Thing: Terror Takes Shape – A Documentary On
The Making Of THE THING Featuring Interviews With John Carpenter, Kurt
Russell, Special Effects Make-up Designer Rob Bottin, Legendary Matte
Artist Albert Whitlock And More! (SD)
Network TV Broadcast Version Of THE THING (SD)
Outtakes (SD)
Vintage Featurettes From The Electronic Press Kit Featuring Interviews With John Carpenter, Kurt Russell And Rob Bottin (SD)
Vintage Featurettes – The Making Of A Chilling Tale And The Making Of THE THING (SD)
Vintage Product Reel – Contains A Condensed Version Of The Film With Additional Footage Not In The Film (SD)
Vintage Behind-The-Scenes Footage (SD)
Annotated Production Archive – Production Art And Storyboards, Location Scouting, Special Make-up Effects, Post Production (SD)
Aside from the new artwork and steelbook packaging, all that's new here is the 2017 4K transfer of the film (that's been ported over from the Arrow UK Blu-ray release I believe), which now means that THIS is currently the definitive release of Carpenter's THE THING. Expect to pay $29 - $35 for this bad boy (until it goes out of print), which is apparently only available to purchase from AMAZON and SHOUT! FACTORY.
TRAIN TO BUSAN (LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK)
Synopsis: When a mysterious virus breaks out across the country, the infected turn into the murderous undead. A few terrified travelers find themselves trapped on a bullet train from hell, fighting for their lives as hordes of the living dead crash towards them, crawling closer with every stop. Suspicion is rife and tensions run high as some will do anything to survive and make it to the safe zone. Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 118 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - Korean DTS:X, DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0
Extras:
Behind the Scenes
That's A Wrap
Original Trailer
Well Go USA's TRAIN TO BUSAN Steelbook is also due out on November 6th and will cost between $20 - $28. Order yourself a copy now from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, or DIABOLIK DVD!
Sorry for being a few days late Vault Dwellers, but I got sidetracked with working on my upcoming review for Scream Factory's fantastic (and downright definitive) Blu-ray of John Carpenter's THE THING. This week doesn't boast any major heavy hitters, but there are a few new titles worth mentioning. For those of you looking for modern thrills, QUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL and TRAIN TO BUSAN are now out on DVD and Blu-ray.
Raro Video reminds us that they are still alive with a new Blu-ray release of REVENGE OF THE BLOOD BEAST, Scream Factory finishes off your high-def SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE collection with the release of their new double feature of parts II and III, and the Corman-produced DEATH RACE 2050 makes its debut on DVD and Blu-ray! Also, with RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER hitting theaters soon, all of the previous films have been re-released to Blu-ray!
There are plenty of other genre titles that might interest you, so scroll down to the see the entire list of this week's new releases!
NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
12 Monkeys: Season 2
Death Race 2050
Laundry Man
Quija: 2-Movie collection
Quija: Origin of Evil
Train to Busan
NEW TO BLU-RAY
Battleship (4K UHD)
The Fast & The Furious Collection: The Fast & The Furious / 2 Fast, 2 Furious
The Fast & The Furious Collection: Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift / Fast & Furious
The Fast & The Furious Collection: Fast Five / Fast & Furious 6
Resident Evil
Resident Evil: Afterlife (4K UHD)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Retribution
Revenge of the Blood Beast
Slumber Party Massacre II & III (Double Feature)
NEW TO DVD
24 Hours to Die
All I Need
Backstabber
Blood Farm
Bubba the Redneck Werewolf
Capsule
Consequences
Conspiracy Theory
Disciple of Death
Grindhouse Double Featuer: Dirty Diary & Diamond Head
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
The Misty Green Sky
Mountain Devil
Normal
Space Clown
The Snuff Tape Anthology
Souleater
Vampyre
Wolf House
Hey Vault Dwellers! 2016 has been kind of a letdown for major theatrical releases (though I'm still super pumped for DOCTOR STRANGE and ROGUE ONE), but no need to fear because other countries, and indie filmmakers are keeping the spirit of cinema alive! For this edition of the News Vault's Trailer Round-Up, I'm going to take a look at a new Korean zombie flick, Toho's latest entry in their ongoing Godzilla franchise (Yay!), a cool documentary about drive-ins, a crowdfunded FRIDAY THE 13TH tale, and a teaser for an upcoming ode to exploitation cinema! Enjoy!
TRAILER #1: AT THE DRIVE-IN
During my past visits to The Mahoning Drive-In, I saw a flyer in the concession stand telling us moviegoers not be alarmed if we saw a film crew lurking about, because they were filming a documentary. That doc has turned out to be Alexander Monelli's AT THE DRIVE-IN, which chronicles the history of The Mahoning, and it's big decision to skip going digital, in favor of showing 35mm classics every weekend!
I am definitely looking forward to the eventual release of this documentary as I simply love going to this venue! We can expect a longer trailer later this year during the holidays, and hopefully a release of the finished film sometime in 2017.
TRAILER #2: NEVER HIKE ALONE
I don't quite recall how I discovered it, but I watched the trailer for NEVER HIKE ALONE today and got a real shock about a minute in. Thinking it was some sort of found footage flick, or maybe even a survival film, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this is actually a FRIDAY THE 13TH fan film!
A lone hiker named Kyle McLeod decides to pay the long abandoned Camp Crystal Lake a visit, and ends up running into a living legend! Using his survival training, Kyle must use his skills to evade and possibly even defeat the masked maniac Jason Voorhees! Will he succeed?!
Watch the trailer below, then CLICK HERE to help get this 22-minute short Kickstarted! That way, we'll all get a chance to see Kyle vs. Jason sometime next year!
TRAILER #3: PLANET FRANKENSTEIN
Newt Wallen has been working tirelessly on completing his ode to trash cinema, MIDNIGHT SHOW. But now he's also working on a crazy Science-Fiction / Horror extravaganza involving vampires, and the daughters of The Frankenstein Monster... IN SPACE!
Here's a brief synopsis of PLANET FRANKENSTEIN: "During a daring escape from a Vampire stronghold, the daughters of
Frankenstein's Monster run into a powerful cosmic storm that has
marooned them on a hostile prison planet. For the next 48 hours rescue
is impossible. The women have just one option: Survive!"
What you will see below is merely a proof-of-concept teaser trailer for PLANET FRANKENSTEIN, which is still in the very early stages of production. Here's wishing Newt and company all the best in getting their film off the ground! Peep out the teaser below, then give them some love over at the PLANET FRANKENSTEIN Facebook page!
TRAILER #4: SHIN GODZILLA
Toho's smash hit SHIN GOJIRA is coming to U.S. shores for a limited engagement! Between October 11th to the 18th, Funimation is releasing SHIN GODZILLA in select theaters across the country! (Check Fandango to see if a theater near you is screening it! Note: This film will be subtitled, so if you "don't like to read movies," consider waiting for the eventual Blu-ray release.)
This reboot was directed by the creators of EVANGELION: NEON GENESIS, and their new design for the Big-G has been divisive among legions of Godzilla fans. In this new film, modern day Japan is attacked by the biggest (and most nightmarish) incarnation of Godzilla yet. Will modern weaponry and technology be a match for the gargantuan kaiju?!
I've already scored tickets to this and can't wait to see a BRAND NEW JAPANESE GODZILLA FILM ON THE BIG SCREEN! Scope out the awesome new trailer for SHIN GODZILLA and get excited kaiju fans!
TRAILER #5: TRAIN TO BUSAN
The Critical Outcast's very own Chris Beaumont highly recommended this movie, and it's no secret why: It looks really good! Though I am admittedly tired of the zombie sub-genre, every now and again, a movie comes along that reignites my interest. And TRAIN TO BUSAN seems to fit the bill!
This South Korean Action Horror-Thriller features a group of travelers on a train that get caught up in a sudden zombie apocalypse. No place seems safe, and a select few fight to survive as their train barrels towards its final destination. The movie is getting rave reviews, and if the trailer is any indication, TRAIN TO BUSAN is going to be intense!
Well Go USA is currently giving this film a limited release in certain cities across the U.S. (CLICK HERE for dates and theater locations), and will hopefully release it on to DVD & Blu-ray later this year! Check out the newest trailer below, then get on board the hype train!
That's it for now Vault Dwellers, but check back again soon for another round of cool trailers for upcoming genre titles, as well as updates on other upcoming films and Blu-ray releases!
