Shout Select's THE STREET FIGHTER COLLECTION is Now Available to Own on Blu-ray Disc!

WATCH SONNY CHIBA DESTROY HIS OPPONENTS WITH HIS BARE FISTS IN GLORIOUS HIGH-DEFINITION!

Back when DVD was just starting to catch on with consumers, I stumbled across a few double-feature discs featuring THE STREET FIGHTER, its sequels, and several other Sonny Chiba flicks (i.e. THE BODYGUARD and DRAGON PRINCESS). Needless to say, I was blown away by the ultra-violent world of mercenary Terry Tsurugi, one of cinema's greatest unsung anti-heroes! And now all three of the classic films are together in one set, with new 2K transfers and extras! I can't wait until this one arrives in the mail gang!

Synopses: Meet the meanest and most lethal karate master ever to rule the streets. He's Sonny Chiba, one of the greatest martial arts actors to ignite the screen. In THE STREET FIGHTER, Chiba stars as Terry Tsurugi, a mercenary who has been hired by both the yakuza and the mafia to kidnap a wealthy heiress, but when he isn't paid, a violent clash will ensue.

Chiba is back in RETURN OF THE STREET FIGHTER. This time Tsurugi is hired by the mob to kill two informants, but when he realizes one is an old friend, he refuses, and now he is the one being hunted. When Tsurugi is double crossed by the Ôwada clan, he takes off with something they want in THE STREET FIGHTER'S LAST REVENGE. Soon he is being chased by a group of deadly assassins.

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 91, 83, & 84 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - English and Japanese Audio tracks (2.0?)


Extras:

DISC ONE

• NEW! 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements Of The Uncut Version (91 minutes)!
• Two English Dubs – The Theatrical Dub And The New Line Home Video Dub!
• NEW! Street Fighting Man – An Interview With Star Sonny Chiba!
• NEW! Cutting Moments – THE STREET FIGHTER Trailer – An Interview With Filmmaker Jack Sholder!
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• Still Gallery

DISC TWO

• NEW! 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements Of The Uncut Version (83 minutes)!
• U.S. Teaser Trailer
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• Still Gallery

DISC THREE

• NEW! 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements Of The U.S. Cut (80 Minutes)!
• NEW! 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements Of The U.S. Cut With Standard Definition Inserts From The Original Japanese Cut (84 Minutes)!
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• Still Gallery

Yowza!  New HD transfers of the uncut versions of all three films, Japanese & English audio tracks, and a few new (and super cool) extras? How could you NOT want this set?! Shout Select's THE STREET FIGHTER COLLECTION is now available and should cost between $34 - $45! Embrace the Chiba and pick up this set today from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY, which will also net you a super cool 18 x 24 rolled poster! (While supplies last!)

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 03/19/2019!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings Vault Dwellers, and welcome to your weekly STOCK YOUR VAULT report! This week's roster is kind of light, but as always there are some definite gems out on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD that you'll want to add to your ever-growing movie collections!

Kino Lorber Studio Classics brings SUPPOSE THEY GAVE A WAR AND NOBODY CAME?, teenage sex-comedy LOSIN' IT, and the Dolph Lundgren vs. demon snoozer THE MINION to Blu-ray this week, while Arrow Video gives us a new Special Edition Blu of STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER!

Speaking of Arrow, their UK label just released THE RING and Limited Edition RING COLLECTION to Blu-ray today! If you've got a Region Free player, then you're good to go!

Shout! Factory re-released Volume 10.2 of their stellar MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 DVD sets, while Shout Select brought NED KELLY and their Collector's Edition of BORN IN EAST L.A. to Blu-ray disc! Their sister label Scream Factory also debuted two classic films on Blu-ray this week, namely Univeral's giant insect epic THE DEADLY MANTIS and Hammer's oft-forgotten THE WITCHES (aka THE DEVIL'S OWN), while Warner Archive released an HD remastered Blu of blaxploitation favorite CLEOPATRA JONES!

There's also a smattering of anime this week, some direct-to-DVD terrors, and a few big-budget releases (i.e. MARY POPPINS RETURNS and SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE) available today! To see the full list of new DVDs & Blu-rays, be sure to scroll down!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Crone Wood
The Final Wish
Losin' It (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Mary Poppins Returns
The Minion (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Quake
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Accident
Behind the Walls
Born in East L.A. (Collector's Edition - Shout Select)
Burst Angel: The Complete Series
Cleopatra Jones (Warner Archive Collection)
The Deadly Mantis (Scream Factory)
Dies irae: The Complete Series
Dimension W: The Complete Series
Doctor Who: Tom Baker - Complete Season 7
Eagle's Wing (Scorpion Releasing)
Freezing: Season 1
Freezing Vibration: Season 2
Ned Kelly (Shout Select)
One Piece: Episode of Sabo
The Ring (Arrow Video UK - Region B)
The Ring Collection (Limited Edition - Arrow Video UK - Region B)
Scarface (Limited Edition Steelbook)
Strip Nude for Your Killer (Special Edition - Arrow Video)
Top Knot Detective (Collector's Edition - Region B Import)
The Witches (aka The Devil's Own - Scream Factory)


NEW TO DVD 
Another Apocalyptic Zombie Movie
Braid
Crucible of Terror (Rogue Video)
The Devil's Restaurant
The Nightmare Room
Red Room
Russian Bride
Steel Arena (Code Red DVD)


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON BLU-RAY
Spiders Triple Feature
Contains: Spiders, Spiders II: Breeding Ground, and Spiders 3D.


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON DVD
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 10.2
Contains: The Giant Gila Monster, Swamp Diamonds, Teenage Strangler, and The Giant Spider Invasion.

More Than One Wears the Mask in the Spectacular SPIDER-MAN: ENTER THE SPIDER-VERSE!

OWN ONE OF THE GREATEST SUPERHERO FILMS OF ALL TIME ON BLU-RAY OR 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY DISC!

I so very much wanted to see this film on the big screen last year, but never made it. I finally did get to see it last week and WOW.... is it amazing! SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE is a dream film for fans of the character, and delivers a great story with an awesome voice-cast, wonderful animation, and a lot of heart! This Spider-Man adventure comes highly recommended Vault Dwellers, and I can't wait to add it to my collection!

Synopsis: When the Kingpin's experimental collider tears the fabric of multiple realities, young Miles Morales crosses paths with Webheads from other dimensions! With the aid of Spider-Man (Jake Johnson), Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Man Noir (Nicholas Cage), Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn), and the cartoonish Spider-Ham (John Mulaney), Miles learns what it means to be hero, and steps up to save his reality and return his newfound friends to their own!

Blu-ray Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 117 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.39:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1,
              French (Canada) and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1

4K UHD Specs: 
Rated PG | Color | 117 minutes | Region Free
Video - 2160p Widescreen (2.39:1)
Audio - English: Dolby Atmos & Dolby TrueHD 7.1
             French & Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Extras:

• We Are Spider-Man: Exploring and celebrating one of the key themes of the film, We Are Spider-Man takes a deep dive into the diversity of the characters and aspirational core that any person from any gender or cultural background can wear the mask.
• Spider-Verse: A New Dimension: With a stunning visual style and state of the art animation designed to take the viewer into the pages of a comic, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse is not only a love letter to comic books but a groundbreaking take on the super hero genre. Hear from the artists and filmmakers who pushed the boundaries of the artform as they discuss their journey.
• The Ultimate Comics Cast: Enjoy this showcase of all of the fan favorite characters featured in the Spider-Verse and the spectacular cast who were chosen to bring them to life.
• A Tribute to Stan Lee & Steve Ditko: Celebrate the amazing legacy and powerful spirit of the creators of Spider-Man.
• The Spider-Verse Super-Fan Easter Egg Challenge: The Spider-Verse is loaded with Easter Eggs, from cameos to comics references. Fans are challenged to find them all!
• Designing Cinematic Comics Characters: A breakdown of all aspects of the character design including costume, movement in animation, and distinct powers for each character.
• Heroes & Hams: Meet the amazing Spider-people of the Spider-Verse.
• Scorpions and Scoundrels: Explore the classic villains who wreak havoc on the Spider-Verse.
• Alternate Universe Mode: In this all-new viewing experience, discover alternate scenes, plotlines, characters, and more with the filmmakers as your guide.
• 2 Lyric Videos
• "Sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee.
• "Familia" by Nicki Minaj & Anuel AA (feat. Bantu)
• All-New Original Short "Spider-Ham: Caught In a Ham" - It's another normal day for Peter Porker, a.k.a. the Spectacular Spider-Ham, fighting bad guys and loving hot dogs, until a mysterious portal starts messing with the very fabric of his cartoon reality.

SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE is now available on all home video formats and should be $23 on Blu-ray and $28 on 4K UHD! If you're a fan of superhero cinema (especially Spidey!) order a copy today from AMAZON (DVD / BLU-RAY / 4K UHD) or BULL MOOSE (DVD / BLU-RAY / 4K UHD)!

Now Available on Blu-ray: Scream Factory's THE DEADLY MANTIS and THE WITCHES (1966)!

SCREAM FACTORY ENTICES US WITH GIANT INSECTS AND WICKED WITCHCRAFT IN THEIR TWO LATEST RELEASES!

THE DEADLY MANTIS is one of my favorite atomic-monster films from the 50s and it's great to see it getting the royal treatment on Blu-ray disc! THE WITCHES is a Hammer title that I am not very familiar with, but I'm ready to welcome it home with open arms, because more Hammer Horror is never a bad thing!

THE DEADLY MANTIS (1957)

Synopsis: This menacing insect kills everything in its path while scientists and military men work feverishly to stop it. Craig Stevens (ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE) stars as the commander in charge of putting an end to this beastly insect with William Hopper (20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH) as the paleontologist and Alix Talton (THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH) as his beautiful assistant, a photojournalist, assigned to help in this epic battle between man and mantis!

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Black & White | 79 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - ?

Extras:

• NEW! 2K REMASTER OF THE FILM!
• NEW! Audio Commentary with film historians Tom Weaver and David Schecter!
• Mystery Science Theatre 3000 episode "The Deadly Mantis" (02/22/97)!
• Theatrical Trailer
• Still Gallery

THE DEADLY MANTIS is now available on Blu-ray disc and should cost somewhere between $23 - $25! Order a copy of this classic Universal creature feature from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY. 

THE WITCHES (1966)

Synopsis: Haunted by the terrors of her experience with African witch doctors, school teacher Gwen Mayfield (Joan Fontaine - REBECCA) accepts an appointment as headmistress at the Haddaby School run by Alan Bax (Alec McCowen - FRENZY) and his sister Stephanie (Kay Walsh - STAGE FRIGHT).

Gwen initially revels in the peacefulness she has found in the quiet English countryside but soon begins to sense "undercurrents." Before long, a local boy falls into a coma and Gwen discovers a voodoo doll impaled by pins. The danger that follows brings her face to face with witchcraft as a series of disasters unfold and lead her to the horrible truth.

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 90 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio - ?

Extras:

• NEW! Audio Commentary With Filmmaker/Historian Ted Newsom!
• Hammer Glamour – A Featurette On The Women Of Hammer!
• U.S. Trailer THE DEVIL’S OWN
• Double Feature Trailer PREHISTORIC WOMEN And THE DEVIL’S OWN
• Still Gallery

Hammer's THE WITCHES comes out of relative obscurity and made its Blu-ray debut today! This Scream Factory title should cost you $23 and is readily available for purchase at AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, and direct from SHOUT! FACTORY.

CLEOPATRA JONES, the "Hottest Super Agent Ever," Makes Her Blu-ray Debut!

WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION BRINGS "CLEOPATRA JONES" TO BLU-RAY FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A NEWLY REMASTERED HD TRANSFER!

I'm still kind of a virgin when it comes to Blaxploitation cinema, but CLEOPATRA JONES is definitely on my list of titles that I need to watch! And seeing as how its now available on Blu-ray, it is only a matter of time before CLEOPATRA JONES AND THE CASINO OF GOLD makes the leap to Blu as well!

Synopsis: A Turkish poppy field is torched -and a U.S. drug trafficker known as "Mommy" (Shelley Winters) is feeling pretty burned. She phones the local cops she owns and orders a retaliatory strike on an inner-city antidrug headquarters. Mommy's next call should be to 911. Because now she'll have to mess with Cleopatra Jones (Tamara Dobson).

Mommy is relentless in her vendetta – but Cleo responds with catlike karate stealth. (Bong So Hon, technical advisor on BILLY JACK, supervised the karate sequences.) Doodlebug, Pickle, Snake and more of Mommy's offbeat stooges add glide to the story's stride. Their antics, Mommy's chortling sleaziness and Cleo's class shape the power and pizzazz of CLEOPATRA JONES.

Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 89 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.39:1)
Audio - DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

Extras:

• NEW! HD REMASTER OF THE FILM!
• Original theatrical trailer

CLEOPATRA JONES is currently available wherever Blu-ray discs are sold, and should cost between $17 - $20! Order it from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, or DIABOLIK DVD and add this blaxploitation classic to your collection today!

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 03/12/2019!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

As we cruise along through March 2019, we finally hit one of the fullest release slates I've seen in weeks! I know I say "there's something for everyone" rather frequently, but this week it is entirely true!

THE GREASY STRANGLER comes back into print on a legit pressed disc (courtesy of FilmRise), and the MVD Rewind Collection adds SHOWDOWN to its eclectic catalog of films!

Mondo Macabro comes out of nowhere with a double feature of THE WILD PUSSYCAT and THE DESERTER, VCI takes us BEYOND ATLANTIS, and Warner Archive Collection introduces us to THE MAN FROM ATLANTIS (starring Patrick Duffy)!

Arrow Video's lone release this week is the horror obscurity known as KOLOBOS, THE GARDEN PARTY MASSACRE comes to DVD & Blu-ray, and for those of you who have region free players, our pals at 88 Films released CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH and THE GREEN INFERNO (aka CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST 2)!

And to cap it all off, Scream Factory gives THE CRAFT a nice Collector's Edition Blu and also gives MAN'S BEST FRIEND it's Blu-ray debut! THE CRAFT gets a variety of new interviews, while MAN'S BEST FRIEND gets a new 2K transfer and director's commentary!

There are lots of other new titles out on DVD & Blu-ray this week so be sure to scroll down to see the full roster!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Dorm of the Dead
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
The Garden Party Massacre
Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission
The Last Man (aka Numb)
Lifechanger
The Magic Flute (Criterion Collection)
Mortal Engines
Piercing
Vengeance: A Love Story (FilmRise)
Violentia


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Armored Trooper Votoms: The TV Collection
Beyond Atlantis (VCI)
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (88 Films - Region B)
The Craft (Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
Death March to a Parallel World Rhapsody: The Complete Series
Fort Yuma Gold / Damned Hot Day of Fire (Double Feature - Mill Creek)
The Greasy Strangler (Special Director's Edition - FilmRise)
The Green Inferno (aka Cannibal Holocaust 2 - 88 Films - Region B)
King Cohen (3/15)
Klobos (Special Edition - Arrow Video)
Man's Best Friend (Scream Factory)
The Man From Atlantis (Warner Archive Collection)
Neighbors (Retro-Style VHS Cover - Mill Creek)
The Scarehouse (3/15)
Scrapped Princes: The Complete Series
Showdown (MVD Rewind Collection)
Someone to Watch Over Me (Shout Select)
The Wild Pussycat w/ The Deserter (Mondo Macabro)


NEW TO DVD
6-Headed Shark Attack
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle and Friends: The Complete Series
A.I. Rising
Beyond Metal
Black Trash
Cleek
Clowna Nostra
Darkness Visible
Devil's Path
Don't Drink the Milk
The Eggs of Darkness Have Hatched: Volume 1
False Flag
The Forgotten Ed Wood: Married Too Young & The Violent Years
Frazier Park Recut
Girls Slaves of Morgana Le Fay (Cheezy Flix)
The Glorious Seven
Golden Temple Amazons / Diamonds of Kilimanjaro (MVD Double Feature)
Hunting Evil
Isiboshwa (Indiepix - Retro Afrika)
London Fields
Love From a Stranger
The Rats are Coming! The Werewolves are Here!
Rich Girl (Indiepix - Retro Afrika)
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
She Wolf
Silk Scream
Spunk's Not Dead
Strange Events 2
Torment (Juno Film Selects)
Torture Dungeon
Vampz


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON DVD
Outlaws & Con Men: 4-Movie Collection
Contains: Sting of the West, Bad Man's River, Django's Cut Price Corpses, and Django Shoots First.