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This Island Earth [Blu-ray] (Joseph M. Newman, 1955) Shout! Factory

A Face in the Crowd [Blu-ray] (Elia Kazan, 1957) RB UK Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

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Lost Highway [Blu-ray] (David Lynch, 1997) Kino

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Universal Horror Collection: Vol.1 [Blu-ray] (The Black Cat, The Raven, The Invisible Ray, Black Friday) - Universal

Secret People [Blu-ray] (Thorold Dickinson, 1952) RB UK Network

Thunder Bay [Blu-ray] (Anthony Mann, 1953) Kino

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The Andromeda Strain [Blu-ray] (Robert Wise, 1971) UK Arrow Video

The Entity [Blu-ray] (Sidney J. Furie, 1982) Shout! Factory

The Wild Heart / Gone to Earth [Blu-ray] (Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1952, 1950) Kino Lorber

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Double Face [Blu-ray] (Riccardo Freda, 1969) UK Arrow Video

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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne [Blu-ray] (Jack Clayton, 1987) RB UK Indicator

The Missionary [Blu-ray] (Richard Loncraine, 1982) RB UK Indicator

Scum [Blu-ray] (Alan Clarke, 1979) Region Free UK Indicator

Dragged Across Concrete [Blu-ray] (S. Craig Zahler, 2018) Vvs Film

For All Mankind [Blu-ray] (Al Reinert, 1989) RB UK Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

Lords of Chaos [Blu-ray] (Jonas Akerlund, 2018) UK Arrow Video

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Everybody in Our Family [Blu-ray] (Radu Jude, 2012) Region Free UK Second Run

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Swing Time [Blu-ray] (George Stevens, 1936) Criterion

War and Peace [Blu-ray] (Sergey Bondarchuk, 1966) Criterion

Hedwig and the Angry Inch [Blu-ray] (John Cameron Mitchell, 2001) Criterion

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Black Gunn & The Take - Double Feature [Blu-ray] (Robert Hartford-Davis, 1972, 1974) Mill Creek Entertainment

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Grave of the Vampire [Blu-ray] (John Hayes, 1972) Shout! Factory

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (aka Asfour Stah) [Blu-ray] (Férid Boughedir, 1990) Kino Lorber

Heat and Dust [Blu-ray] (James Ivory, 1983) RB UK BFI

High School Confidential! [Blu-ray] (Jack Arnold, 1958) UK Screenbound Pictures

Highway Patrolman [Blu-ray] (Alex Cox, 1991) Kino

The Karate Kid [4K UHD Blu-ray] (John G. Avildsen, 1984) Region Free Sony

Keoma [Blu-ray] (Enzo G. Castellari, 1976) Arrow Video

The Manitou [Blu-ray] (William Girdler, 1978) Shout! Factory

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Mr Topaze (a.k.a. I Like Money) [Blu-ray] (Peter Sellers, 1961) RB UK BFI (BEAVER REVIEW)

On Secret Service [Blu-ray] (Arthur B. Woods, 1933) RB UK Network

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Shakespeare-Wallah [Blu-ray] (James Ivory, 1965) RB UK BFI

The Song of Bernadette [Blu-ray] (Henry King, 1943) RB UK Eureka

A Summer in La Goulette [Blu-ray] (Férid Boughedir, 1996) Kino Lorber (BEAVER REVIEW)

Superstition [Blu-ray] (James W. Roberson, 1982) Shout! Factory

Zizou & Arab Spring (aka Parfum de Printemps) [Blu-ray] (Férid Boughedir, 2016) Kino Lorber (BEAVER REVIEW)

 

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Destroyer [Blu-ray] (Karyn Kusama, 2018) 20th Century Fox

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Howard the Duck [Blu-ray] (Willard Huyck, 1986) RB UK 101 Films

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I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu [Blu-ray] (Meir Zarchi, 2019) Deja Vu Llc

The Jerk [Blu-ray] (Carl Reiner, 1979) RB UK Fabulous

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Noir Archive Volume 1: 1944-1954 9 Movie Collection [Blu-ray] (Various, Various) Kit Parker

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Scream and Scream Again [Blu-ray] (Gordon Hessler, 1970) Kino

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Berlin I Love You [Blu-ray] (Various, 2019) Lionsgate

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Curse of the Vampires [Blu-ray] (Gerardo de Leon, 1966) Severin Films

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Emmanuelle [Blu-ray] (Just Jaeckin, 1974) Kino (BEAVER REVIEW)
 Emmanuelle II [Blu-ray] (Francis Giacobetti, 1975) Kino (BEAVER REVIEW)
 Enigma [Blu-ray] (Jeannot Szwarc, 1982) S'More Entertainment

Goodbye Emmanuelle (aka Emmanuelle 3) [Blu-ray] (François Leterrier, 1977) Kino (BEAVER REVIEW)

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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires [Blu-ray] (Roy Ward Baker, 1974) Shout! Factory

Mélo [Blu-ray] (Alain Resnais, 1986) RB UK Arrow Academy

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Night on Earth [Blu-ray] (Jim Jarmusch, 1991) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

Project Blue Book: Season 1 [Blu-ray] - A&E Home Video

Rider on the Rain [Blu-ray] (René Clément, 1970) Kino (BEAVER REVIEW)

Somewhere in Time [Blu-ray] (Jeannot Szwarc, 1980) RB UK Final Cut Entertainment

Stranger Than Paradise [Blu-ray] (Jim Jarmusch, 1984) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

Touch Me Not [Blu-ray] (Adina Pintilie, 2018) Kino Lorber

Welcome to Marwen [Blu-ray] (Robert Zemeckis, 2018) Universal

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Bend of the River [Blu-rayy] (Anthony Mann, 1952) Kino (BEAVER REVIEW)

Becky Sharp [Blu-ray] (Rouben Mamoulian, 1935) Kino (BEAVER REVIEW)

Black Gunn & The Take - Double Feature [Blu-ray] (Robert Hartford-Davis, 1972, 1974) Mill Creek Entertainment

Black Moon Rising [Blu-ray] (Harley Cokeliss, 1986) RB UK Arrow Video

Brief Encounter [Blu-ray] (Alan Bridges, 1974) Scorpion

The Caretaker [Blu-ray] (Clive Donner, 1963) RB UK BFI

Diamonds of the Night [Blu-ray] (Jan Němec, 1964) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

Edwin Brienen Collection (Terrorama!, Last Performance, Lena Wants to Know Once and for All, Exploitation, God) [Blu-ray] (Edwin Brienen, 2001-2016) Brink

Grave of the Vampire [Blu-ray] (John Hayes, 1972) Shout! Factory

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (aka Asfour Stah) [Blu-ray] (Férid Boughedir, 1990) Kino Lorber

Heat and Dust [Blu-ray] (James Ivory, 1983) RB UK BFI

High School Confidential! [Blu-ray] (Jack Arnold, 1958) UK Screenbound Pictures

Highway Patrolman [Blu-ray] (Alex Cox, 1991) Kino

The Karate Kid [4K UHD Blu-ray] (John G. Avildsen, 1984) Region Free Sony

Keoma [Blu-ray] (Enzo G. Castellari, 1976) Arrow Video

The Manitou [Blu-ray] (William Girdler, 1978) Shout! Factory

Master of Dark Shadows [Blu-ray] (David Gregory, 2019) MPI Home Video

Mr Topaze (a.k.a. I Like Money) [Blu-ray] (Peter Sellers, 1961) RB UK BFI

On Secret Service [Blu-ray] (Arthur B. Woods, 1933) RB UK Network

One, Two, Three [Blu-ray] (Billy Wilder, 1961) RB UK Eureka

Shakespeare-Wallah [Blu-ray] (James Ivory, 1965) RB UK BFI

The Song of Bernadette [Blu-ray] (Henry King, 1943) RB UK Eureka

A Summer in La Goulette [Blu-ray] (Férid Boughedir, 1996) Kino Lorber (BEAVER REVIEW)

Superstition [Blu-ray] (James W. Roberson, 1982) Shout! Factory

Zizou & Arab Spring (aka Parfum de Printemps) [Blu-ray] (Férid Boughedir, 2016) Kino Lorber

 

Theatrical Release: October 21st, 1994

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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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Distribution Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime 1:49:09.376        
Video

1.85:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 37,471,315,571 bytes

Feature: 30,857,963,520 bytes

Video Bitrate: 31.93 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate Blu-ray:

 
Audio

DTS-HD Master Audio English 1846 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1846 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio English 1555 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1555 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Commentary:

Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
Subtitles English, None
Features Release Information:
Studio: Kino

 

2.35:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 37,471,315,571 bytes

Feature: 30,857,963,520 bytes

Video Bitrate: 31.93 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• NEW Audio Commentary by director Stuart Orme with film editor David Yardley


 Blu-ray Release Date: December 4th, 2019
 Standard Blu-ray Case inside cardboard sleeve

Chapters 12

 

 

Comments:

NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

Kino Lorber present the 1994 science-fiction alien invasion film The Puppet Masters to a new, stacked, Special Edition Blu-ray package. It's on a dual-layered Blu-ray in 1080P with a high bitrate. It can look a shade inconsistent with some weaker visual as well as some impressive detail in close-ups. It is in the original 2.35:1 aspect ratio and looks clean in-motion with a small amo8nt of depth. 

The film is presented in its original 2.0 stereo, with a 16-bit DTS-HD Master Audio track as well as the option of a similarly encoded 5.1 surround track that does have some separation in the film's many effects. The film features a supportive score Colin Towns (Born of Fire, Rawhead Rex). The audio quality is decent and dialogue is clear and audible. There are optional English (SDH) subtitles on this Region 'A' Blu-ray.

Kino load this Special Edition with many new supplements including a new audio commentary by director Stuart Orme with film editor David Yardley remembering the production and the filmmaking process. Robert A. Heinlein The Puppet Grand Master is a 1/2 hour documentary with editor and author Robert Gleason, literary agent Eleanor Wood, author and screenwriter David Gerrold, plus author Brad Linaweaver providing input on the transition from book to film. There are almost an hour's worth of new interviews with star Julie Warner, with actor Keith David, with actor Richard Belzer, with Special Effects Supervisor Larry Odien and a theatrical trailer. The package has a limited edition booklet with an essay by Samuel R. Delany and newly commissioned, reversible, art by Jacob Phillips and a limited edition O-card slipcase.

This alien-invasion rehash has elements of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and They Live - and fans of those film will delight in the similarities - plus it has the class of Donald Sutherland. I enjoyed it and was very attentive to this simple effective sci-fi flic! The Blu-ray transfer is pleasing and there are extras out the wazoo plus a commentary, new interviews and nice packaging. A superior popcorn'er that we can easily endorse!

Gary Tooze

 

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