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'Red Scorpion' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray
Thu Mar 29, 2012 at 03:00 PM ETTags: Synapse Films, Disc Announcements (all tags)
Joseph Zito's 1988 actioner starring Dolph Lundgren will explode on Blu-ray in June.
In an early announcement to retailers, Synapse Films has revealed 'Red Scorpion' will be hitting Blu-ray on March 13.
Lundgren stars as a Russian KGB agent is sent to Africa to kill an anti-Communist black revolutionary. However, he has a change of heart when he sees how the Russians and their Cuban allies are killing and repressing the locals, so he switches sides and helps the rebels.
The Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack will feature an all-new high-definition 2k digital restoration, a brand new DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Audio Commentary with Director Joseph Zito and Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson; HATH NO FURY – DOLPH LUNDGREN AND THE ROAD TO RED SCORPION Featurette; ASSIGNMENT: AFRICA – Video Interview with Producer Jack Abramoff; SCORPION TALES – Video Interview with Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Savini; Rare Original On-Set Behind-the-Scenes Video Footage; Animated Still Gallery; Liner Notes on the Making of RED SCORPION by Jérémie Damoiseau; Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots; and a Reversible Cover Design.
Suggested list price is still undetermined at this time.
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'42nd Street Forever' Announced for Blu-ray
Thu Mar 01, 2012 at 11:00 AM ETTags: Synapse Films, Disc Announcements (all tags)
An assortment of exploitation and grindhouse trailers from around the globe is coming to Blu-ray in May.
In an early announcement to retailers, Synapse Films has revealed '42nd Street Forever' will be hitting Blu-ray on May 8.
This release is a collection of vintage trailers for the following films:
ACT OF VENGEANCE
BLACK SAMSON
THE BULLET MACHINE
THE CENTERFOLD GIRLS
CHAINED HEAT
CHAPPAQUA
COLLEGE GIRLS
THE CURIOUS FEMALE
THE DARK
DARK STAR
DELINQUENT SCHOOLGIRLS
THE DEADLY SPAWN
DEATH DRIVE
THE DEPRAVED
THE DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE
DR. BUTCHER M.D.
DR. TARR'S TORTURE DUNGEON
THE EVICTORS
EYE OF THE CAT
FLESH GORDON
THE FLESH AND BLOOD SHOW
THE .44 SPECIALIST
GINGER
THE GRIM REAPER
THE GUY FROM HARLEM
HARD CANDY
HELGA
HELLS ANGELS ON WHEELS
HONKY
I, A WOMAN
I DISMEMBER MAMA/BLOOD SPATTERED BRIDE
INVITATION TO RUIN
THE ITALIAN STALLION
MAID IN SWEDEN
MARK OF THE WITCH
MS. 45
PANORAMA BLUE
THE PINK ANGELS
THE POM POM GIRLS
THE RAIDERS OF ATLANTIS
SAVAGE!
SAVAGE SISTERS
SECRET AFRICA
SHOCKING ASIA
SHOGUN ASSASSIN
SPY IN YOUR EYE
STREET GIRLS
SUGAR HILL
SUPER FUZZ
SUPERMANCHU
TABOOS OF THE WORLD
THE TALE OF THE DEAN'S WIFE
THE TEACHER
THEY CALL HER ONE EYE
THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE
THE 3 DIMENSIONS OF GRETA
THE UNDERTAKER AND HIS PALS
WELCOME HOME, BROTHER CHARLES
WEREWOLVES ON WHEELS
WHEN WOMEN HAD TAILS
WICKED WICKED
… AND MANY MORE!
Specs have yet to be revealed, but the release will include an audio commentary with AVManiacs' Edwin Samuelson, FANGORIA Magazine's Michael Gingold and TEMPLE OF SCHLOCK's Chris Poggiali.
Suggested list price is still undetermined at this time.
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'Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except' Announced for Blu-ray
Thu Dec 22, 2011 at 01:00 PM ETTags: Synapse Films, Disc Announcements (all tags)
The cult 1985 film also known as 'Stryker's War' is going high-def in March!
In an early announcement to retailers, Synapse Films has revealed 'Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except' starring Sam Raimi, Ted Raimi, Scott Spiegel, and Brian Schulz will be hitting Blu-ray on March 13.
In Vietnam in 1969 Marine Sergeant Jack Stryker takes two bullets in the leg just outside a Vietcong occupied village and is rescued by a friend, blazing a bullet-strewn path out of the hellish jungle, entirely wiping out the enemy. He returns home to his girlfriend hoping for a life of quiet. But when his girlfriend is abducted by a frightening Manson-like cult of drug-addled cretins led by a vicious leader, Stryker gathers together three of his old marine buddies, and the quartet form a deadly revenge-seeking death squad.
Specs have yet to be revealed, but the release will be a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and will feature an all-new high-definition 2k digital restoration from the original negative and supplements will include: The Original Super 8mm short film, Stryker's War Short Film, starring Bruce Campbell!; Made in Michigan: The Making of Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except - Featurette; Two Audio Commentaries Featuring Director Josh Becker, Bruce Campbell and Star Brian Schulz; All-New Video Interview with Bruce Campbell; Deleted Scene with Optional Director's Commentary; Alternate Title Sequence; Original Theatrical Trailer; and Reversible Cover Artwork.
Suggested list price is still undetermined at this time.
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'Intruder: Director's Cut' Blu-ray Detailed
Mon Oct 10, 2011 at 09:00 AM ETTags: Synapse Films, Disc Announcements (all tags)
The cult 1989 crime thriller starring Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi coming to Blu-ray at the end of the year has now been fully detailed.
As previously reported, Synapse Films has revealed 'Intruder: Director's Cut' will be hitting Blu-ray on December 13.
This slasher film that takes place inside a supermarket after closing time is directed by Scott Spiegel.
The release will be a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack that features 2k digitally restored video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Commentary with writer/director Scott Spiegel and producer Lawrence Bender; Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder featurette; Extended murder sequences from the original workprint; Outtakes from Spiegel's lost short film, Night Crew; Cast audition footage; Stills gallery; and Theatrical trailer.
Suggested list price is $29.95.
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'Intruder: Director's Cut' Announced for Blu-ray
Thu Oct 06, 2011 at 09:00 AM ETTags: Synapse Films, Disc Announcements (all tags)
The cult 1989 crime thriller starring Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi will have an axe to grind on Blu-ray at the end of the year!
In an early announcement to retailers, Synapse Films has revealed 'Intruder: Director's Cut' will be hitting Blu-ray on December 13.
This slasher film that takes place inside a supermarket after closing time is directed by Scott Spiegel.
Specs and supplements are still unknown at this time, but the release will be a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack and suggested list price is $29.95.
You can find the latest specs for 'Intruder: Director's Cut' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under December 13.
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'The Exterminator' Announced for Blu-ray
Thu Aug 11, 2011 at 09:00 AM ETTags: Synapse Films, Disc Announcements (all tags)
The cult cold-blooded revenge flick will explode on Blu-ray in September.
In an early announcement to retailers, Synapse Films has revealed 'The Exterminator' for Blu-ray on September 13.
Christopher George, Robert Ginty, and Samantha Eggar star in The Exterminator, James Glickenhaus' explosive story of Vietnam vet John Eastland (Ginty), a man who launches a bloody vendetta against the New York underworld when his best friend is brutally beaten by a vicious street gang. Eastland becomes a vigilante hero to the public, but to police The Exterminator is a psychopath capable of dangerously undermining an entire government administration.
The release will be a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack and will feature the original director's cut with more gore and violence in high-definition restored from vault materials, a newly discovered original stereo soundtrack, and supplements include an audio commentary by director James Glickenhaus, theatrical trailer, and TV spots.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.95.
You can find the latest specs for 'The Exterminator' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 13.
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'The Dorm That Dripped Blood' Announced for Blu-ray
Tue Dec 07, 2010 at 02:45 PM ETTags: Synapse Films, Disc Announcements (all tags)
The 1982 slasher film is coming to Blu-ray in an all-new director's cut this March.
Synapse Films has just announced 'The Dorm That Dripped Blood' for Blu-ray on March 8.
The film will include footage no one has ever seen before including new sequences of gore and dialogue, restoring the film to the most complete version possible -- according to Synapse's Don May Jr..
Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements will include: Audio commentary with directors Jeffrey Obrow and Stephen Carpenter; Featurettes about composer Christopher Young and makeup FX artist Matthew Mungle; and original theatrical trailer.
The release also will be a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is still undetermined at this time.
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'Embodiment of Evil' Announced & Detailed for Blu-ray
Tue Nov 23, 2010 at 01:00 PM ETTags: Synapse Films, Disc Announcements (all tags)
It has been thirty years, but Coffin Joe is back on the prowl, this time in high-definition this February.
Synapse Films has announced 'Embodiment of Evil' for Blu-ray on February 8.
The film is directed by and stars Portuguese filmmaker José Mojica Marins and is the third film in the 'Coffin Joe' trilogy, following 'At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul' (1964) and 'This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse' (1967).
The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Featurette: Making of Embodiment of Evil, Footage from the Fantasia Film Festival premiere, and the original theatrical trailer.
The release also will be a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is still undetermined at this time.
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- At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (Blu-ray)
- This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (Blu-ray)
- Embodiment of Evil (Blu-ray)
'Vampire Circus' Blu-ray Dated & Detailed
Mon Oct 04, 2010 at 11:00 AM ETTags: Synapse Films, Disc Announcements (all tags)
The 1972 Hammer Films Production bringing the traveling carnival to Blu-ray in December has been fully detailed.
As previously reported, Synapse Films announced their first Blu-ray release will be 'Vampire Circus' and it will be released on December 14.
The film is about a roaming circus of vampires in the 19th century and is directed by Robert Young.
The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio Mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus: all-new documentary featuring interviews with filmmaker Joe Dante, Hammer documentarian Ted Newsom, Video Watchdog editor/author Tim Lucas, author/film historian Philip Nutman and David Prowse; Gallery of Grotesqueries: A Brief History of Circus Horrors: retrospective featurette; Visiting the House of Hammer: Britain's Legendary Horror Magazine retrospective on the popular British publication featuring Nutman; Vampire Circus interactive comic book, featuring artwork by Brian Bolland; Poster and stills gallery; and original theatrical trailer.
The release also appears to be a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.95.
You can find the latest specs for 'Vampire Circus' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under December 14.
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'Vampire Circus' Announced & Detailed for Blu-ray
Tue Sep 21, 2010 at 11:00 AM ETTags: Synapse Films, Disc Announcements (all tags)
The 1972 Hammer Films Production will bring the traveling carnival to Blu-ray.
Synapse Films has announced their first Blu-ray release will be 'Vampire Circus' sometime in December.
The film is about a roaming circus of vampires in the 19th century and is directed by Robert Young.
The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio Mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus: all-new documentary featuring interviews with filmmaker Joe Dante, Hammer documentarian Ted Newsom, Video Watchdog editor/author Tim Lucas, author/film historian Philip Nutman and David Prowse; Gallery of Grotesqueries: A Brief History of Circus Horrors: retrospective featurette; Visiting the House of Hammer: Britain's Legendary Horror Magazine retrospective on the popular British publication featuring Nutman; Vampire Circus interactive comic book, featuring artwork by Brian Bolland; Poster and stills gallery; and original theatrical trailer.
The release also appears to be a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is still undetermined at this time.
You can find the latest specs for 'Vampire Circus' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under PENDING.
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