Upcoming DVD releases

[fortunato]

Okay, here's a pretty big one:

It looks like BFI will finally be releasing Ken Russell's The Devils, in its original theatrical UK X certificate version. Also, extras!:

• Newly filmed introduction with director Ken Russell
• Audio commentary with Ken Russell, Mark Kermode, Mike Bradsell and Paul Joyce
• Hell on Earth (Paul Joyce, 2002, 48 mins): documentary exploring the film's production and the controversy surrounding its original release
• Director of the Devils (1971, 21 min): documentary featuring candid Ken Russell interviews and unique footage of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies recording his celebrated film score
• Original on-set footage with commentary by editor Mike Bradsell
• Amelia and the Angels (Ken Russell, 1958, 30 mins): Ken Russell's short film, a delightful mix of religious allegory and magical fantasy
• Original UK trailer
• Original US trailer
• Fully illustrated booklet featuring new essays and notes from Mark Kermode, Craig Lapper (BBFC), Sam Ashby, and others

Release date is March 19, 2012!

http://www.bfi.org.uk/news/143

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Devils-Speci...1457992&sr=8-4

Rejoice!

[neverending]

Wow- great news for fans of this groundbreaking film!

[_____V_____]

Originally Posted by fortunato

BFI will finally be releasing Ken Russell's The Devils, in its original theatrical UK X certificate version.

Release date is March 19, 2012!

At last! Bookmarking the release date.

Thanks for the heads up, buddy. :)

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by neverending

Wow- great news for fans of this groundbreaking film!

It's about time! Hopefully it'll be an R0 release so people everywhere can buy it.

Originally Posted by _____V_____

At last! Bookmarking the release date.

Thanks for the heads up, buddy. :)

My pleasure! I was floored this morning when I saw the news.

[fortunato]

Bad news on The Devils DVD: according to Twichfilm, "WB will not allow BFI or anyone else to release the film in its entirety at the moment. Additionally, the licensors have prevented BFI from releasing the film on Blu-ray as well as denying them access to the 2004 restoration."
So it looks like this won't be the original uncut version, but rather the edited version for UK cinemas (which was edited down from the original to get the X rating). And it won't be the most recent restoration, either.

Fuck Warner Brothers.

[_____V_____]

Originally Posted by fortunato

Bad news on The Devils DVD: according to Twichfilm, "WB will not allow BFI or anyone else to release the film in its entirety at the moment. Additionally, the licensors have prevented BFI from releasing the film on Blu-ray as well as denying them access to the 2004 restoration."
So it looks like this won't be the original uncut version, but rather the edited version for UK cinemas (which was edited down from the original to get the X rating). And it won't be the most recent restoration, either.

Fuck Warner Brothers.

Bummer. Goddamnit!



Cannibal Holocaust is out on Blu-Ray High-def for the first time anywhere!



Released on 26th September, 2011 in the UK.

Amazon UK's link :-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...H8CC/twitch-21

Review - http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/1...ray-review.php

[Lucifer]

Lucifer Valentine's Vomit Gore Trilogy DVD Box Set will be released January 23, 2012 by Unearthed Films ! here's the trailer !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQk43...el_video_title

[fortunato]

DVD art for the March release of The Devils:

[_____V_____]

Releasing on August 14, 2012, on gorgeous HD Blu-Ray digital format...

JAWS

[roshiq]

Battle Royale is a film considered so violent and controversial that it is widely held that it was banned across North America.

Well, that wasn't the case. No distribution company in the states has been willing to pick up the Japanese horror flick until now that is thanks to Anchor Bay Entertainment. Check out the full details below as well as the trailer.

From the Original Release:

A title that has shocked, thrilled and unnerved audiences. A film whose fiendishly simple premise has inspired many imitations, including the upcoming The Hunger Games motion picture. Based on the 1999 global best-seller by Koushun Takami, the futuristic tale first came to the screen in 2000, directed by the legendary Kinju Fukasaku. Authors, filmmakers and film fans the world over consider the film and its 2003 sequel Battle Royale II: Requiem sacred cinematic classics. And now, fans can own them on high-definition Blu-ray and DVD!

On March 20th, Anchor Bay Entertainment proudly brings the Battle Royale: The Complete Collection to Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in North America. Featuring state-of-the-art HD transfers, hi-res audio and a wealth of bonus features that delve deep into this truly international phenomenon - the three disc Blu-ray plus bonus DVD set has an SRP of $49.99 and an SRP $44.98 for the four disc DVD. Battle Royale will also be released separately on Blu-ray for an SRP of $29.99 and DVD for an SRP of $24.98. Pre-Book on both is February 22. Battle Royale will be available digitally via select outlets including iTunes and Xbox LIVE.

42 students, Three days, One survivor – No Escape. Welcome to the world of Battle Royale!

Battle Royale:
In the near future, the economy has collapsed, unemployment has soared and juvenile crime has exploded. Fearful of their nation’s youth, the Japanese government passes The BR Law: Each year, a 9th grade class is sent to a remote island where they will be locked into exploding neck collars, given a random weapon, and forced to hunt and kill each other until there is only one survivor left. Chiaki Kuriyama (Kill Bill) and screen legend Takeshi Kitano (Boiling Point, Brother) star in the movie that has been argued, acclaimed and banned around the world. More than a decade later, it remains one of the most savage, shocking and emotionally powerful films of all time. Now experience the complete Director's Cut of Kinji Fukasaku's uncompromising masterpiece - nominated for 10 Japanese Academy Awards - available uncensored and unrated for the first time ever in America.

Battle Royale: The Complete Collection
In 2000, director Kinji Fukasaku unleashed Battle Royale, his violently poetic epic about an innocent group of Junior High students forced by the government to hunt and kill their classmates for sport. It was nominated for 10 Japanese Academy Awards, launched a global phenomenon, and banned from screens by frightened civic groups and distributors across America. Three years later, the equally disturbing sequel – featuring a new class, new rules, and a brutal terrorist plot by the first film's young survivors - triggered its own tragic firestorm around the world. Now for the first time ever, you can see it all: Experience the entire Battle Royale saga on 4 discs that forever blasts open one of the most potent, shocking and savagely influential sagas in motion picture history.



Battle Royale: The Complete Collection's four disc set in collectible high-end packaging will include:

• Battle Royale Director's Cut with both Japanese and English language tracks and English subtitles
• Battle Royale Theatrical Cut with both Japanese and English language tracks and English subtitles
• Battle Royale II with Japanese language and English subtitles
• Battle Royale Bonus Content with Japanese language and English subtitles

SPECIAL FEATURES:

The Making Of BATTLE ROYALE
BATTLE ROYALE Press Conference
Instructional Video: Birthday Version
Audition & Rehearsal Footage
Special Effects Comparison Featurette
Tokyo International Film Festival 2000
Battle Royale Documentary
Basketball Scene Rehearsals
Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
Filming On-Set
Original Theatrical Trailer
Special Edition TV Spot
TV Spot: Tarantino Version

The Battle Royale release will include:

Director's Cut with Japanese and English language and English subtitles

With impeccable direction by three-time "Director of the year" Kinji Fukasaku, and featuring high-quality acting performances from every angle, Battle Royale: The Complete Collection is as cunning as it is ruthless, offering a unique and brutal depiction of what people are capable of when imminent death is everywhere you look.