I cannot think of a better valentine than any of the Blu-ray releases this month. From two separate 4K UHD releases of (Italian horror maestro) Dario Argento films, to a gorgeous upgrade of a Mario Bava “giallo” thriller, to a…
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An exciting new batch of rare films from the storied career of the legendary Christopher Lee. The imposing Lee who was known from his work with Hammer films or Lord of the Rings or from the Star Wars franchise made…
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It’s a new year of beautifully upgraded Blu-rays. Not to mention Blu-rays of some above average films released last year. There’s the Italian gothic The Ghost, the thrilling film noir Narrow Margin, the rousing Errol Flynn swashbuckler Captain Blood, the…
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I have to laugh with sardonic joy at the array of oddball Blu-ray stocking stuffers this holiday month. From a perverse Italian “giallo,” The House with Laughing Windows (God, I love that title), to hilariously sleazy wonders like Ilsa, Harem…
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“X was never like this!” was the tag line for the 1974 softcore erotic box office phenomenon Emmanuelle, which is represented in a staggering 11-disc box set from Severin. The set contains the first three films in the sexy series,…
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There is plenty to be thankful for on Blu-ray this month. Especially the digital reconstruction of some of my favorites- like The Curse of Frankenstein, Eyes Wide Shut, The Descent, Sleepless, A Summer Place and Lovely to Look At. Not…
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Just in time for Halloween comes this absolutely stunning 4K UHD of one of the strangest, most surreal and spellbinding films to come out of Italy in the 1970s- The Perfume of the Lady in Black starring Mimsy Farmer. In…
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Out on Blu-ray from Arrow Releasing is a delightfully deranged 2-disc set of two separate trilogies of terror, with short films by well-known Asian directors. Like most omnibus horror-themed collections the entries are hit and miss. But in the second…
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My dream of William Friedkin’s underrated Rampage coming out on Blu-ray is finally a reality. And for vintage horror fans, Warner Archive is putting 6 classics on one collection. Ben Wheatley’s terrific The Kill List gets an upgrade from Severin,…
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A truly sensational quartet of Italian gothic horror from the 60s and 70s from Severin. Some familiar titles, but never looking as vibrant and beautiful or sound as good. Sourced from their original negatives and occasionally offering both the Italian…
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