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Ron Howard's 'The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years' Planned for Blu-ray[teaser]The 2016 documentary will be getting two Blu-ray releases in November.[/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Universal Music is preparing 'The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years' for Blu-ray on November 18. Academy Award-winner Ron Howard's authorized and highly anticipated documentary feature film about The Beatles phenomenal early career The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years is based on the first part of The Beatles career (1962-1966) the period in which they toured and captured the world s acclaim. Ron Howard's film explores how John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came together to become this extraordinary phenomenon, 'The Beatles.' It explores their inner workings how they made decisions, created their music and built their collective career together all the while, exploring The Beatles' extraordinary and unique musical gifts and their remarkable, complementary personalities. The film focus's on the time period from the early Beatles' journey in the days of The Cavern Club in Liverpool to their last concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco in 1966. Featuring rare and exclusive footage, the film is produced with the full cooperation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison. The release will also be available in a Special Edition packaged in a slipcase digipak with a 64-page booklet featuring an introduction from director Ron Howard, essay by music journalist and author Jon Savage and rare photos from The Beatles' private archive. This set will include a second disc with over 100 minutes of special features covering all aspects of The Beatles early career right up to 1966. You can find the latest specs for 'The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under November 18. Order the Blu-ray Order the SE Blu-rayPosted Tue Sep 27, 2016 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
Warner Bros. Preps 'Body Snatchers' & 'On Dangerous Ground' for Blu-ray[teaser]Two new Warner Archive titles have been dated for October. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Bros is preparing 'On Dangerous Ground' for Blu-ray on October 11 and 'Body Snatchers' for Blu-ray on October 18. 'On Dangerous Ground' - Why do you make me do it?" New York cop Jim Wilson asks the hoodlum he's about to smash senseless. Jim has seen it all on the city's shadowy streets: killers, thugs, pimps, sadists. And the experience has cost him his soul. Ironically, his redemption may come in his next case, a brutal murder that brings him into the open sky and white light of the countryside…and into the arms of a beautiful blind woman. Directed with intensity by Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without a Cause, They Live by Night) and featuring a haunting score by Bernard Herrmann (Psycho), On Dangerous Ground is a taut, rapid-paced manhunt with two fine stars at its tortured heart. Noir master Robert Ryan captures Jim's agonized self-hatred. And Ida Lupino burnishes the screen as the sightless angel whose compassion gives him one last chance at life. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an English DTS-HD MA 2.0 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Audio commentary by film historian Glenn Erickson and Original trailer. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $21.99. Order the Blu-ray 'Body Snatchers' - Don't sleep. Don't ever sleep. That's when it happens. That's when tentacles leave the alien pod and enter your ears and nostrils. Soon you're not you anymore. You've been taken over, a victim of Body Snatchers. A science-fiction classic gets an eerie, modern update in this spellbinder inspired by 1956's Invasion of the Body Snatchers and from the producer of the 1978 remake. Advances in screen special effects now enable director Abel Ferrara (King of New York, Bad Lieutenant ) and his crew of wizards to depict the actual birthing of a pod – and its devastating effect on the human host. Who says there's no rest for the wicked? As stars Gabrielle Anwar, Terry Kinney, Forest Whitaker and Meg Tilly discover, no one rests when the only way to sleep is to keep one eye open. And one foot out the door. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an English DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include the Original trailer. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $21.99. Order the Blu-ray You can find the latest specs for 'On Dangerous Ground' & 'Body Snatchers' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they are indexed under October 11 and October 18.Posted Tue Sep 27, 2016 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Harley and the Davidsons' Blu-ray Details Updated[teaser]Ciaran Donnelly and Stephen Kay's drama headed to Blu-ray in December now has been upgraded to a combo pack with lossless audio. [/teaser] As previously reported, Lionsgate and The Discovery Channel will release 'Harley and the Davidsons' on Blu-ray on December 13. This is the story of young men - best friends and brothers - coming of age and dealing with rivalries, expectations of parents, business competitors and life and death on the race track. In Milwaukee at the turn of the 20th century, the Davidson brothers and their friend Bill Harley launch a motorcycle company that will eventually become an iconic brand and an enduring symbol of Americana. Harley and the Davidsons reveals that great opportunities can be forged not only through ingenuity and innovative design, but also from brotherhood and friendship, guts, and an ironclad will to survive. The Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack will feature 1080p video, a lossless 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include a behind-the-scenes featurette and the “Biketacular” Special. You can find the latest specs for 'Harley and the Davidsons' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under December 13. Order the Blu-rayPosted Tue Sep 27, 2016 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
Ko Yeong-nam's 'Suddenly in the Dark' Headed for Blu-ray[teaser]The 1981 Korean horror film will be available on Blu-ray next month. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Mondo Macabro says 'Suddenly in the Dark' will hit Blu-ray next month. In this psychological and supernatural horror thriller from Korean dierctor Ko Yeong-nam, a beautiful housewife becomes suspicious of her husband after the arrival of a young housekeeper carrying a strange wooden doll. Starring Yun Il-bong, Kim Yeong-ae, and Lee Ki-seon. No other details have been revealed at this time. You can find the latest specs for 'Suddenly in the Dark' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under PENDING.Posted Tue Sep 27, 2016 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'Sully' Blu-ray & Ultra HD Blu-ray Pre-Orders Live[teaser]The Clint Eastwood drama starring Tom Hanks is soaring toward Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Bros. is preparing 'Sully' for Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray. On Thursday, January 15th, 2009, the world witnessed the "Miracle on the Hudson" when Captain Chesley Sullenberger, nicknamed "Sully" & is portrayed by Tom Hanks glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career. Specs and supplements have not been detailed yet. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $35.99. Suggested list price for the Ultra HD Blu-ray is $44.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Sully' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule and our Ultra HD Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under PENDING. Order the Ultra HD Blu-ray Order the Blu-rayPosted Mon Sep 26, 2016 at 01:00 PM PDT by: -
Don Coscarelli's 'Phantasm' Blu-ray Bound[teaser]The horror classic has received a 4K restoration and will get a Blu-ray release in December. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Well Go USA is working on 'Phantasm' for Blu-ray on December 6. Since its release in 1979, director Don Coscarelli's epic tale of The Tall Man, his deadly silver Sentinel Spheres, and group the small town friends who must band together to stop his dimension-hopping schemes has captivated and terrified horror and sci-fi fans around the world. An immediate success, bringing in 40 times its production budget, the film has influenced generations of filmmakers. Thirty-seven years later, Phantasm has been finally restored to its original glory by J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot and Coscarelli, with a stunning new 4K remaster and 5.1 surround sound mix from the original elements that ensures Phantasm will be around to scare the hell out of generations to come. No other details have been revealed at this time. You can find the latest specs for 'Phantasm' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under December 6. Order the Blu-rayPosted Mon Sep 26, 2016 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
Peter Zinner's 'The Salamander' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]The mystery thriller starring Franco Nero and Anthony Quinn is headed for Blu-ray in 2017. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Scorpion Releasing says 'The Salamander' will be available on Blu-ray early next year. Set in Italy in the dark underworld of treasonous politics, finance and high society, Special Agent Dante must investigate the mysterious murder of a high-ranking general where the only clue at the murder scene is a calling card bearing the crest of The Salamander. Dante soon discovers a conspiracy trail leading straight to top government officials, his own superiors, and must enlist the aid of The Salamander to bring the villains to justice. Based on the best-selling novel by Morris L. West. Cinematography by Marcello Gatti (The Battle of Algiers, What?). Soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith (Poltergeist, Hoosiers). The release will feature a NEW 2K remaster and supplements include: Audio commentary by producer Paul Mazlansky; Video interview with actor John Steiner; AND MORE... You can find the latest specs for 'The Salamander' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under PENDING.Posted Mon Sep 26, 2016 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Suddenly' Starring Frank Sinatra Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]The 1954 film noir classic will return to Blu-ray next month. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, The Film Detective is working on 'Suddenly (1954)' for Blu-ray on October 25. It’s not every day the president comes to town … When he makes a stop in sleepy Suddenly, Calif., things liven up after a possible assassination attempt comes to light. In a house atop a hill overlooking the train station where the president will arrive, three gangsters, led by John Baron (Frank Sinatra, From Here to Eternity, The Manchurian Candidate, On the Town), have taken hostages Pop Benson (James Gleason, The Night of the Hunter, Arsenic and Old Lace, Meet John Doe), his daughter Ellen (Nancy Gates, Some Came Running, World Without End) and her son Peter III, a.k.a. “Pidge” (Kim Charney, The Werewolf, Man From God’s Country). Local sheriff Tod Shaw (Sterling Hayden, The Godfather, Dr. Strangelove, The Asphalt Jungle) and Secret Service agent Dan Carney (Willis Bouchey, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Big Heat, Pickup on South Street) are pitted against Baron, who’s determined not to let anyone stand in his way. Baron is good with a gun and has the perfect vantage point, all he has to do is keep a cool head … But can he? This cold-blooded thriller from director Lewis Allen (The Uninvited) feels as savage as it did decades ago when the New York Times called Sinatra’s performance, “a melodramatic tour de force.” Restored in HD from the original 35mm film elements to showcase the stunning film grain, Suddenly is presented in full screen with the original aspect ratio of 4 x 3 (1:75) and original soundtrack restored in DTS-HD. You can find the latest specs for 'Suddenly (1954)' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's now indexed under October 25.Posted Mon Sep 26, 2016 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'Eat That Question' Blu-ray Bound[teaser]The Frank Zappa documentary hits stores next week.[/teaser] In an announcement to retailers, Sony is bringing 'Eat That Question' to Blu-ray on September 27. Told solely through rare and never before seen historic footage of Frank Zappa’s highly acclaimed 30-year career, this unique 90 minute documentary is an energetic celebration of an often outspoken but brilliant musician. Unforgettable Zappa interviews and performances from one of rock and roll’s most legendary self-taught musicians have been painstakingly gathered across decades by director THORSTEN SCHÜTTE from the obscure vaults of TV stations around the world to create this unparalleled look at one of the brightest minds popular music has ever witnessed. No other details have been revealed at this time. You can find the latest specs for 'Eat That Question' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 27.Posted Mon Sep 26, 2016 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'Kubo and the Two Strings' Announced for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D[teaser]The animated feature arrives on both formats in November. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Universal is working on 'Kubo and the Two Strings' for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D on November 22. Kubo and the Two Strings is an epic action-adventure from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson of Game of Thrones) ekes out a humble living, telling stories to the people of his seaside town including Hosato (George Takei), Akihiro (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) and Kameyo (Academy Award nominee Brenda Vaccaro). But his relatively quiet existence is shattered when he accidentally summons a spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta. Now on the run, Kubo joins forces with Monkey (Academy Award winner Charlize Theron) and Beetle (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey), and sets out on a thrilling quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father, the greatest samurai warrior the world has ever known. With the help of his shamisen - a magical musical instrument - Kubo must battle gods and monsters, including the vengeful Moon King (Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) and the evil twin Sisters (Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara) to unlock the secret of his legacy, reunite his family and fulfill his heroic destiny. Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements include: Feature Audio Commentary with Director/Producer Travis Knight; Kubo's Journey; Corners of the Earth; and The Myth of Kubo. You can find the latest specs for 'Kubo and the Two Strings' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under November 22. Order the Blu-ray Order the 3D Blu-rayPosted Fri Sep 23, 2016 at 12:00 PM PDT by:
