Oct 14, 2024
Mötley Crüe: The End in 4K Ultra HD, Lionsgate reveals new Walmart-exclusive 4K Steelbooks, Film Masters’ Tormented (1960) & more
We have a few good bits of release news for you today... First up, our friends at Lionsgate have announced four new Walmart-exclusive 4K Ultra HD Steelbook titles for release on 4/1, including
We have a few good bits of release news for you today...
First up, our friends at Lionsgate have announced four new Walmart-exclusive 4K Ultra HD Steelbook titles for release on 4/1, including Cutthroat Island, Rambo: First Blood, Rambo: Last Blood, and a Red 2-Film Collection (including both Red and Red 2). All the Blu-ray extras should carry over. Note that these are essentially the same discs released previously.
Lionsgate has also set Kristoffer Borgli’s Dream Scenario (2023) for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 2/27. The film stars Nicolas Cage.
Film Masters is releasing Bert I. Gordon’s Tormented (1960) on Blu-ray and DVD on 4/23, restored in 4K from original 35mm archival elements. SRP will be $24.95 and $19.95 respectively. In terms of special features, look for:
“an unreleased TV pilot of Famous Ghost Stories, made by Bert I. Gordon and hosted by Vincent Price; the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version of Tormented (1992), full feature (1:33.1), with captions; new documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures, Bert I. Gordon in the 1950s & 1960s: Bigger Than Life, featuring C. Courtney Joyner; archival interview with writer-producer-director Bert I. Gordon, Bert I. Gordon: The Amazing Colossal Filmmaker; feature essay by Tom Weaver with a bonus essay by John Wooley, former president of the Susan Gordon fan club and a personal friend of the actress; commentary provided by film historian-writer-filmmaker Gary Don Rhodes; new, visual essay by The Flying Maciste Brothers, The Spirit is Willing: CineMagic and Social Discord in Bert I. Gordon’s “Tormented”; original trailer, scanned in 4K from 35mm archival elements, presented in its raw format; as well as a recut trailer using restored film elements.” [Read on here...]
Mercury Studios is releasing Mötley Crüe: The End – Live In Los Angeles on 4K Ultra HD on 4/5. We don’t have specific details about the audio and video specs, but the concert will include 19 tracks, plus 3 additional features (Extended Interviews, Nikki’s Flamethrower Bass, and Tommy’s Drum Rig). Here’s the track listing and you can see the cover art above left:
Also, Well Go USA will release Matt Vesely’s Monoloth (2022) on Blu-ray on 4/23.
And it appears that Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment will release David Ayer’s The Beekeeper (2024) on 4K Ultra HD as well as Blu-ray and DVD in the months ahead, though the street date is still TBA.
Stay tuned...
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Cutthroat IslandRambo: First BloodRambo: Last BloodRed 2-Film CollectionRedRed 2Dream ScenarioTormentedFamous Ghost StoriesMystery Science Theater 3000TormentedBert I. Gordon in the 1950s & 1960s: Bigger Than LifeBert I. Gordon: The Amazing Colossal FilmmakerThe Spirit is Willing: CineMagic and Social Discord in Bert I. Gordon’s “Tormented”Mötley Crüe: The End – Live In Los AngelesExtended InterviewsNikki’s Flamethrower BassTommy’s Drum RigIntro Girls, Girls, Girls Wild Side Primal Scream Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.) Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) Rock n Roll Part II / Smokin’ in the Boys’ Room Looks That Kill Mutherf*** of the Year In the Beginning / Shout at the Devil Louder Than Hell Drum Solo Guitar Solo Saints of Los Angeles Live Wire T.N.T. (Terror ‘N Tinseltown) / Dr. Feelgood Kickstart My Heart Home Sweet Home My Way (Credits)MonolothThe Beekeeper(You can follow Bill on social media at these links: Twitter and Facebook)