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Radiance Films August Releases

  • World Noir Vol. 5 (UK)
  • The Magnificent Cuckold (UK/US)
  • Ten Women in Black (UK/US)
  • The Hot Spot (UK/US) - 4K UHD Upgrade
  • The Last Circus (UK) - Chasm Films
u/figurelover — 7 days ago

Tony Stella has passed away.

Even if you didn't know him by name, chances are his artwork graces the covers of some of your favorite 4K and Blu-ray releases.

u/figurelover — 8 days ago

SHOUT! Studios bringing Pleasantville to 4K UHD in July under their SHOUT SELECT line

Link: https://bit.ly/4tNCYht

Special Features:
- 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative Approved by Writer and Director Gary Ross Presented in Dolby Vision
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Gary Ross
- Isolated Score Track with Audio Commentary by Composer Randy Newman
- Introduction by Writer and Director Gary Ross
- The Color of Change: Making Pleasantville - Interview with Writer and Director Gary Ross
- Audio Commentary with Writer and Director Gary Ross
- The Art of Pleasantville Vintage Featurette
- Theatrical Trailer

u/figurelover — 9 days ago

Dark Shadows (2012) getting a 2-Disc Amazon Exclusive SteelBook from Scream Factory in July

Link: https://amzn.to/4temJZG

Description: Continuing their creative and commercially incandescent partnership (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands), superstar Johnny Depp and macabre movie master Tim Burton reunite yet again in this silver screen adaptation of the cult classic supernatural soap opera that follows the life and loves of New England vampire Barnabas Collins. Also starring Michelle Pfeiffer (Batman Returns, The Fabulous Baker Boys), Eva Green (Camelot), Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech, Harry Potter) and Australian newcomer Bella Heathcote as a young woman who finds herself inexplicably entwined in the vampire's fated love story two centuries earlier, Dark Shadows brings to light Depp's vampire from 1752 into the lava lamped vamp camp of 1972!​

u/figurelover — 9 days ago
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SHOUT! releasing Ringo Lam's Full Contact on 4K UHD + Blu-ray in July under their Hong Kong Cinema Classics line

Link: https://bit.ly/4nbdFUe

Features:

  • 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative
  • Presented in Dolby Vision
  • Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
  •  Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks
  • Interview with Actor Simon Yam
  • Interview with Martial Arts Director Ridley Tsui
  • Location Gallery
  • Poster and Lobby Card Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailer
u/figurelover — 9 days ago

On June 30, 2026, Blue Underground proudly presents the WORLD PREMIERE 4K restoration of FIRE AND ICE in an EXCLUSIVE 3-DISC LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK®!

From The Director Of The Original Animated THE LORD OF THE RINGS And The Illustrator Of CONAN THE BARBARIAN

It began as a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between two of the greatest icons of the fantasy genre: Controversial animator Ralph Bakshi (director of FRITZ THE CAT, WIZARDS and the original THE LORD OF THE RINGS) and legendary illustrator Frank Frazetta (creator of the iconic CONAN THE BARBARIAN, VAMPIRELLA and Edgar Rice Burroughs book covers). It became – and remains – one of the most startling animation epics of all time. Now experience a world unlike any ever seen, where savage warriors, horrific monsters and luscious maidens battle for the soul of a civilization in a time of good and evil, pleasure and pain, and FIRE AND ICE.

Featuring the voice talents of William Ostrander (CHRISTINE), Maggie Roswell (THE SIMPSONS), Steve Sandor (STRYKER), Stephen Mendel (JACK FROST), and the incomparable Susan Tyrrell (CRY-BABY), Blue Underground is proud to present FIRE AND ICE in a brand-new restoration, scanned in 4K 16-bit from the original negative, with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix!

• Audio: English Dolby Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD MA, 2.0 DTS-HD MA

• Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish

• Region Free

• 3-Disc Limited Edition includes 4K UHD Blu-ray, Remastered Blu-ray, and Soundtrack CD, in collectible SteelBook® packaging with clear Slipcover

Extras:

• Audio Commentary with Co-Producer/Director Ralph Bakshi

• NEW! The Art Of Fire And Ice: The Frank Frazetta Legacy with Sara Frazetta

• NEW! Frank Frazetta’s Fire And Ice with Robert Rodriguez

• The Making Of Fire And Ice

• Bakshi On Frazetta

• Sean Hannon’s Diary Notes

• Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery

• Theatrical Trailer

• NEW! Poster & Still Galleries

• BONUS! FIRE AND ICE Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by William Kraft

u/figurelover — 14 days ago

4K UHD

  • Feature presented in 4K with Dolby Vision, at a 1.33:1 aspect ratio
  • English 5.1 + English 2-Channel Surround

BLU-RAY

  • Feature presented in HD, at a 1.33:1 aspect ratio sourced from the 4K master
  • English 5.1 + English 2-Channel Surround
  • Special Features:Commentary with Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell
  • Picture-in-Picture: Join Us! The Undying Legacy of The Evil Dead
  • One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
  • Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
  • At the Drive-In
  • Discovering Evil Dead
  • Make-Up Test
  • 4 TV Spots
  • Theatrical Trailer

SPECS

  • Run Time: Approx. 85 minutes
  • Rating: NC-17 for substantial graphic horror violence and gore.
  • 4K UHD Feature Picture: 2160p Ultra High Definition, 1.33:1
  • 4K UHD Feature Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD MA | English 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD MA
u/figurelover — 15 days ago
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TromArchive Collection / Series 3 / Mr. Melvin Toxie Blu-ray Bundle

Unarchiving 50 Years of Tromatic Excess on Blu-ray

Pre-Order / Ships from August 2026

[Limited to only 3,000 units with exclusive Slipcovers]

TromArchive Collection S3 / Mr. Melvin Toxie Blu-ray Bundle includes: 

  • The Toxic Avenger Part II 
  • Mr. Melvin (2025) *WORLD BLU-RAY PREMIERE*
  • The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie

(Mr. Melvin is exclusively available with the Mr. Melvin Toxie Blu-ray Bundle, and not available separately)

The DEFINITIVE CUT of the Late 80s Toxie Sequel!

Mr. Melvin is a 2025 Troma Entertainment film that serves as the definitive, reconstructed version of the original intended sequel to the 1984 cult classic The Toxic Avenger.

Mr. Melvin (2025):

  • World Blu-ray Premiere of Mr. Melvin: The DEFINITIVE CUT of Lloyd Kaufman & Michael Herz's late 80s Toxie Sequel, the ORIGINAL "Toxic Avenger Part II" before it was split into two movies. 
  • Newly Recorded Audio Commentary: From the editors & producers of "Mr. Melvin", Andrew L. Miller & Adam Peltier.
  • Feature Length Documentary: AVENGER IN TOKYO, the behind-the-scenes documentary of the filming of The Toxic Avenger Part II in Tokyo, Japan. 
  • Toxic Avenger Part III Rolls 1-6 Workprint: Newly discovered workprint of Toxic Avenger Part III with the original actors' dialogue and deleted scenes & shots.
  • Mr. Melvin: The Missing Pieces: An in-depth documentary discussing the original "Mr. Melvin" screenplay, dissecting scenes and characters that were never filmed.
  • Raw Troma Sound Effects Track: A newly uncovered sound effects track recorded during the post-production of Toxic Avenger Part II
  • New Detailed Video Essay: Toxie Re-Assemble
  • Hours of Exclusive Unarchived Extras: 10 Archival News/Interview Segments (Never before released on physical media or online)
  • Episodes of Troma's EDGE TV & Troma Basement
  • Hours of Tromatic Excess: Documentaries, Trailers & Retro TV Spots

The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989): 

  • 4 Versions of the Movie: R-Rated Cut, Unrated Director's Cut, VHS Director's Cut with Japanese Subtitles & Extended Director's Cut in HD Widescreen. 
  • Newly Recorded Audio Commentaries: Ron Fazio (Toxie) & Lisa Gaye (Ms. Malfaire)
  • Archival Audio Commentaries: Lloyd Kaufman (Unrated & R-Rated Cuts)
  • New Detailed Video Essay: Toxie Goes to Japan 
  • Hours of Exclusive Unarchived Extras: 7 Archival News/Interview Segments (Never before released on physical media or online
  • Episodes of Troma's EDGE TV, Troma Basement & Tromaville Cafe
  • Tromatic Excess: Trailers & Retro TV Spots
  • All Special Features & Extras from previous DVD, Blu-ray & 4K UHD releases

 

The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989):

  • 3 Versions of the Movie: R-Rated Cut, Unrated Director's Cut & Unrated Director's Cut in HD Widescreen
  • Newly Recorded Audio Commentaries: Phoebe Legere (Claire) & Rick Collins (Apocalypse Chairman/The Devil)
  • Archival Audio Commentaries: Lloyd Kaufman & Joe Fleishaker 
  • New Detailed Video Essay: Toxie Sells Out
  • Hours of Exclusive Unarchived Extras: 7 Archival News/Interview Segments (Never before released on physical media or online
  • Episodes of Troma's EDGE TV & Troma Basement
  • Tromatic Excess: Trailers & Retro TV Spots
  • All Special Features & Extras from previous DVD, Blu-ray & 4K UHD releases

 

Special Features

  • 2025 Mr. Melvin *World Premiere* in HD
  • 2023 Toxic Avenger Part II: Extended Director's Cut in HD
  • 1989 Toxic Avenger Part II: Unrated Director's Cut in SD
  • 1989 Toxic Avenger Part II: R-Rated Cut in SD
  • 1989 Toxic Avenger Part II: Japanese VHS Cut in SD
  • 2023 Toxic Avenger Part III: Director's Cut in HD
  • 1989 Toxic Avenger Part III: Unrated Director's Cut in SD
  • 1989 Toxic Avenger Part III: R-Rated Cut in SD
  • 2026 Mr. Melvin: Producers & Editors Audio Commentary
  • 2026 Toxie 2: Ron Fazio Audio Commentary
  • 2026 Toxie 2 Lisa Gaye Audio Commentary
  • 2026 Toxie 3: Phoebe Legere Audio Commentary
  • 2026 Toxie 3: Rick Collins Audio Commentary
  • 2002 Toxie 2 Unrated: Lloyd Kaufman Audio Commentary
  • 2002 Toxie 3 Unrated: Lloyd Kaufman Audio Commentary
  • 2002 Toxie 3 Unrated: Joe Fleishaker Audio Commentary
  • 1998 Toxie 2 R-Rated: Lloyd Kaufman Audio Commentary
  • 1988 Mr. Melvin: Avenger in Tokyo Feature Documentary
  • 1989 Mr. Melvin: Toxie 3 Workprint Rolls 1-6
  • 1989 Mr. Melvin: Toxie 3 Deleted Scene
  • 2026 Mr. Melvin: The Missing Pieces Documentary
  • 2026 Mr. Melvin: Toxie Re-Assemble Video Essay
  • 2026 Toxie 3: Toxie Sells Out Video Essay
  • 2026 Toxie 2: Toxie Goes to Japan Video Essay
  • 1988 Mr. Melvin: Raw Troma Sound Effects
  • 1988 Mr. Melvin: MTV News Sequel Announcement
  • 1991 Mr. Melvin: E! Goes to Cannes Segment
  • 1992 Mr. Melvin: The Vault of Horror Segment
  • 1991 Mr. Melvin: The Little Picture Toxie 2 Segment
  • 1992 Mr. Melvin: Culte TV Segment
  • 1992 Mr. Melvin: E! Entertainment Sex on the Riviera
  • 1992 Mr. Melvin: Showfenster at the Troma Building
  • 1992 Mr. Melvin: Tonight with Jonathan Ross & Lloyd Kaufman
  • 1993 Mr. Melvin: The Word segment with Phoebe Legere
  • 1993 Mr. Melvin: San Diego Comic-Con Toxie Promo
  • 1995 Mr. Melvin: The Full Wax Cracks Cannes
  • 1996 Mr. Melvin: Troma Basement Episode 8 of 16
  • 2000 Mr. Melvin Troma's EDGE TV Episode 8 of 20
  • 1987 Toxie 2: CNN Showbiz Today Segment
  • 1988 Toxie 2: Children's Express Magazine Segment
  • 1988 Toxie 2: Mauri's News Club Japanese TV Segment
  • 1990 Toxie 2: Wogan's UK TV Segment
  • 1991 Toxie 2: USA Up All Night! "The Love Man" Intro
  • 1991 Toxie 2: USA Up All Night! B-Movie Awards
  • 1996 Toxie 2: Troma Basement Episode 7 of 16
  • 1996 Toxie 2: Tromaville Cafe Episode
  • 1997 Toxie 2: The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show Segment
  • 1998 Toxie 2: Lisa Gaye Interview
  • 1998 Toxie 2: Video Hound's Mike Mayo Interview
  • 1998 Toxie 2: Fangoria's Editor Michael Gingold Interview
  • 1998 Toxie 2: On Japanese TV Clip
  • 2000 Toxie 2: Troma's EDGE TV Episode 7 of 20
  • 2014 Toxie 2: American Cinematheque 40 Years of Troma
  • 1988 Toxie 3: CNN Showbiz Today with Phoebe Legere
  • 1988 Toxie 3: CNN Showbiz Today with Ron Fazio
  • 1989 Toxie 3: Entertainment This Week with Michael Herz
  • 1989 Toxie 3: MTV The Big Picture with Ron Fazio
  • 1990 Toxie 3: BBC Film 90 in Cannes with Barry Norman
  • 1991 Toxie 3: Movie Maniacs with Lloyd Kaufman
  • 1991 Toxie 3: CNBC Talk Live Segment with Lloyd Kaufman
  • 1996 Toxie 3: Troma Basment Episode 9 of 16
  • 2000 Toxie 3: Troma's EDGE TV Episode 9 of 20
  • 2001 Toxie 3: Learn to TromaDance
  • 2002 Toxie 3: Rick Collins Interview
  • 2002 Toxie 3: Ron Fazio Interview
  • 2002 Toxie 3: Stars of Toxie 3 on the set of Citizen Toxie
  • 2002 Toxie 3: Gay Terry Interview
  • 2002 Toxie 3: Tracy Mann Interview
  • 2002 Toxie 3: Joe Fleishaker Interview
  • 2002 Toxie 3: Anthology Film Archives Screening
  • 2002 Toxie 3: Naked Dance of the Damned Fat
  • 2002 Toxie 3: Troma Treasure Chest
  • 2002 Toxie 3: Where in the World is Toxie?
  • 2002 Toxie 3: Mutant Slideshow
  • 2015 Toxie 3: Make Your Own Damned Horror Movie
  • 2015 Toxie 3: A Halloween Carol
  • 2015 Toxie 3: Rabid Grannies on Blu-ray
  • 2015 Toxie 3: TroMoma
  • 2015 Toxie 3: 40 Years of Troma
  • 2026 Mr. Melvin: Next Stop...Tromaville Feature Documentary
  • 2025 Mr. Melvin: 50 Years of Troma at The Mahoning
  • Toxic Avenger Trailers
  • Troma Team Video Intros
  • Troma Trailer Tape 7
  • Troma Trailer Tape 8
  • Troma Trailer Tape 9
  • Digital Excess
  • Radiation March
u/figurelover — 15 days ago

Chinese film would not be the same without THE CINEMA OF KING HU, the influential writer and director who propelled wuxia films into mainstream consciousness by combining his passion for traditional Peking opera and Japanese samurai cinema.

Imprint Asia is thrilled to celebrate the filmmaker's enormous impact by announcing Volume One of two Limited Edition Hardboxes.

This first exploration of his extensive filmography goes on a journey of fantasy, folklore, and supernatural spectacle with six Hong Kong and Taiwanese classics across ten discs:

• Sons of Good Earth (1965) - Blu-ray
• Come Drink With Me (1966) - 4K UHD & Blu-ray
• Dragon Inn (1967) - 4K UHD & Blu-ray
• Four Moods (1970) - Blu-ray
• A Touch Of Zen (1971) - 4K UHD & Blu-ray
• The Fate of Lee Khan (1973) - Blu-ray

This Limited Edition release is packed with brand NEW and archival Special Features, including an exclusive Bonus Disc, plus a 100-page Hardcover Booklet featuring brand NEW essays from Ryan Swen, Tom Cunliffe, and Tony Williams, all housed in a Lid Hardbox.

Strictly limited to 1500 copies only. Pre-orders open on Tuesday 12 May.

u/figurelover — 20 days ago

Into the Forest : Folktales At DEFA (Limited Edition Box Set) (Blu-ray)

Between 1950 and 1989, the East German studio DEFA produced a huge number of Märchenfilme, or adaptations of popular fairy and folktales. By turns macabre, heartwarming, odd, whimsical and occasionally downright frightening, these visually arresting and luridly colourful pictures drew on the works of authors such as Wilhelm Hauff, Hans Christian Andersen and, above all, the Brothers Grimm. Some of the finest – and darkest – DEFA folktales include The Devil from Mill MountainThe Singing Ringing TreeRumpelstiltskinLittle Red Riding Hood and The Devil’s Three Golden Hairs.

In The Devil from Mill Mountain, a greedy miller attracts the ire of forest spirits when he and his accomplices disguise themselves as demons to burn down a rival mill. In The Singing Ringing Tree, a young prince must find a legendary tree to win the heart of an icy princess – and risks being transformed into a bear if she fails to fall in love with him. Rumpelstiltskin follows a young woman whose boastful father claims she can spin straw into gold, leading her to make an ill-advised pact with a magical imp. Then, the eponymous Little Red Riding Hood sets off to see her sick grandmother, relying on her friends the rabbit and the bear to help her evade the cunning fox and the big bad wolf. Finally, The Devil’s Three Golden Hairs sees an unfortunate young man tasked with travelling into hell to retrieve three golden hairs from the Devil himself.

DEFA’s Märchenfilme were perhaps the most enduringly successful genre films produced in East Germany, remaining popular for as long as the German Democratic Republic existed – but they are criminally under-seen outside of the former Eastern Bloc. Filled with uncanny imagery and socialist messaging in equal measure, DEFA’s folktale adaptations are both immeasurably important to Germany’s film heritage and wildly entertaining examples of popular European cinema. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present these five Märchenfilme together for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK.

  • Limited Collector's Edition Box Set [2000 copies]
  • Limited edition hardbound slipcase featuring new artwork by Carly A-F [2000 copies]
  • Limited edition 60-page collector’s book featuring a new essay on DEFA’s approach to folktales by East German film historian Sebastian Heiduschke, new notes on each film in this set by DEFA Märchenfilm experts Sonja Fritzsche, Qinna Shen and Elizabeth Ward, plus the Brothers Grimm stories that inspired The Singing Ringing Tree, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Riding Hood and The Devil’s Three Golden Hairs [2000 copies]
  • Reversible inner sleeves featuring new artwork for each film by Carly A-F
  • 1080p HD presentations of all five films from restorations by the DEFA Foundation
  • Original German soundtracks
  • Optional English soundtracks for The Singing Ringing Tree and The Devil’s Three Golden Hairs
  • Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
  • New audio commentary on The Devil from Mill Mountain by film historian Michael Brooke
  • New audio commentary on Rumpelstiltskin by Sam Goff, editorial director for Klassiki and host of The Klassiki Kino Club podcast
  • Fairytales and Nightmares – new interview with writer, broadcaster and Fortean Times columnist Bob Fischer on the history of The Singing Ringing Tree
  • DEFA and the Devil – new video essay on the depiction of the Devil in folktales from the Brothers Grimm to DEFA by film and literature scholar Mary Going
  • The Magic Scissors (Bruno J. Böttge, 1956) – short silhouette animation inspired by traditional folktales and produced by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film
  • Sleeping Beauty Was a Beautiful Child (Katja Georgi, 1987) – short puppet animation adapted from Sleeping Beauty by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film
  • The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats (Otto Sacher, 1990) – short cut-out animation adapted from the Brothers Grimm story by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film

Laurel and Hardy : The Silent Years (1929) (Blu-ray)

Two of the most talented comedians to ever grace the silver screen, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy had firmly established their enduring partnership by the time the age of talking pictures loomed at the end of the 1920s. As they made their final silent shorts together in 1929, they continued to build upon the double act forged in earlier films such as You’re Darn Tootin’Should Married Men Go Home? and We Faw Down – and prepared themselves for success in the sound era.

This collection brings together the silent Laurel & Hardy shorts produced in 1929, as the boys reached new levels of fame and success: Liberty casts Stan and Ollie as fugitives on the run; in Wrong Again, the boys try to claim a reward by returning a lost horse to a bewildered millionaire seeking a stolen painting; That’s My Wife sees Ollie forced to choose between Stan and his spouse; in Big Business, the boys go door-to-door selling Christmas trees; in Unaccustomed As We Are, Ollie invites Stan over for dinner and attracts the ire of Mrs Hardy; Double Whoopee sees the boys take jobs at a fancy hotel; Berth Marks has them cause chaos on a sleeper train; in Bacon Grabbers, Stan and Ollie are bailiffs tasked with recovering a radio; and finally, in Angora Love, they try to conceal a goat that has become very, very attached to them.

The Masters of Cinema Series is honoured to present Laurel & Hardy’s final run of silent shorts, newly restored in 2K by Blackhawk Films from the finest available materials, in a special two-disc Blu-ray edition for the first time in the UK.

The set contains the following shorts: LibertyWrong AgainThat’s My WifeBig BusinessUnaccustomed As We Are (Silent Version), Double WhoopeeBerth Marks (Silent Version), Bacon Grabbers and Angora Love (Silent Version)

  • Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Scott Saslow [2000 copies]
  • Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring newly written notes on each film by writer and comedian Paul Merton and a new essay on frequent Laurel & Hardy collaborator James Finlayson by silent cinema expert Chris Grosvenor [2000 copies]
  • 1080p HD presentations on Blu-ray from 2K restorations by Blackhawk Films of Liberty, Wrong Again, That's My Wife, Big Business, Unaccustomed as We Are, Double Whoopee, Berth Marks, Bacon Grabbers and Angora Love
  • Scores by Robert Israel (Angora Love, Big Business and Double Whoopee), Neil Brand (Bacon Grabbers, Wrong Again and That’s My Wife), Andreas Benz (That’s My Wife, Unaccustomed as We Are and Berth Marks), Maud Nelissen (Big Business, Liberty) and Gaylord Carter (Big Business)
  • New audio commentaries on Liberty and Berth Marks by film writer Chris Seguin and Kyp Harness, author of The Art of Laurel & Hardy: Graceful Calamity in the Films
  • New audio commentaries on Double Whoopee, Unaccustomed As We Are and Wrong Again by film historian and writer David Kalat
  • New audio commentaries on Big Business and Angora Love by silent film accompanist Neil Brand
  • New audio commentaries on That’s My Wife and Bacon Grabbers by Glenn Mitchell, author of The Laurel and Hardy Encyclopedia
  • New documentary by David Cairns and Fiona Watson
  • Alternate musical scores on select shorts including the Robert Youngson score for Liberty, newly restored by Stephen Horne
  • Unaccustomed As We Are alternate sound version
  • Alternate dubbed version of Double Whoopee
  • 1929 sound shorts They Go Boom! and The Hoose-Gow
  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (excerpt)
  • Crazy Heights – Alternate Super 8 version of Liberty
  • Super 8 versions of Big Business, Double Whoopee and Angora Love
  • Stills Galleries

Beasts Unleashed (Blu-ray)

The 1950s was the decade of the creature feature. At the dawn of the Atomic Age, American cinemas were awash with marauding aliens from outer space, giant irradiated insects, robots on the rampage, monsters from the depths and dinosaurs rediscovered in the modern world. The Beast with a Million Eyes and The Beast of Hollow Mountain are two of the most entertaining films among them, presented together in the spirit of the science fiction double features of the 1950s.

The Beast with a Million Eyes, produced and purportedly co-directed by the legendary Roger Corman, follows a family living on an isolated ranch in the California desert. After an unidentified flying object crash lands somewhere near their farm, animals and people begin acting strangely – leading to a confrontation with a threat not of this planet. Featuring stop-motion animation by the legendary special-effects artist Willis O’Brien (a mentor to Ray Harryhausen and the animator of King Kong), The Beast of Hollow Mountain sees a cowboy living in Mexico discover that his cattle are being eaten by a prehistoric monster.

Representing two of the standout science fiction cycles of the 1950s, The Beast with a Million Eyes and The Beast of Hollow Mountain recall the era of double-bills, drive-ins and delirious monster mayhem. Eureka Classics is thrilled to present both films on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

  • Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Mute [2000 copies]
  • Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by genre film expert Christopher Stewardson on special effects artist Paul Blaisdell and The Beast with a Million Eyes and a new essay by film journalist Sean McGeady on Weird Westerns and The Beast of Hollow Mountain
  • Reversible inner sleeve featuring original poster artwork for both films
  • 1080p HD presentations on Blu-ray
  • Original English mono audio
  • Optional English subtitles (SDH)
  • Terror from Beyond the Stars – new interview with science fiction expert Mark Bould on The Beast with a Million Eyes and alien invasion cinema in the 1950s
  • When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth – new interview with critic Kim Newman on The Beast of Hollow Mountain and the resurgence of dinosaur films in the 1950s
  • Original theatrical trailers
u/figurelover — 21 days ago