Newsletter - FOR THE WEEK

OF January 2nd, 2017
  This Week's Highlights
 
 

My best to all for a healthy 2017! An abbreviated newsletter with only our Blu-ray and DVD of the Year 2016 Poll results. Our Calendar is last week's with a massive update including films by John Sturges, Henry Koster, Terence Young, Luchino Visconti, Martin Scorsese, Henry Hathaway, Michael Curtiz, Roman Polanski, Henry King, Woody Allen, John Carpenter, Otto Preminger, Sidney Lumet, Elio Petri, John Carpenter, Giuseppe Tornatore, Sergio Corbucci, Walerian Borowczyk, Vincente Minnelli, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, William A. Wellman, John Milius, Mark L. Lester, Phil Karlson, J. Lee Thompson, Curtis Harrington and more. No contest nor reviews but both will return next week!

 

LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE RELEASE CALENDAR:

Bad Day at Black Rock [Blu-ray] (John Sturges, 1955) Warner Archive

No Highway in the Sky [Blu-ray] (Henry Koster, 1951) Kino Lorber

Wait Until Dark [Blu-ray] (Terence Young, 1967) Warner Archive

Ludwig (4-Disc Limited Edition) [Blu-ray] (Luchino Visconti, 1973) Arrow Video US

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore [Blu-ray] (Martin Scorsese, 1974) RB UK BFI

23 Paces to Baker Street [Blu-ray] (Henry Hathaway, 1956) Kino Lorber

Mildred Pierce [Blu-ray] (Michael Curtiz, 1945) RB UK Criterion

Cul-De-Sac [Blu-ray] (Roman Polanski, 1966) RB UK Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

Harmonium [Blu-ray] (Kôji Fukada, 2016) RB UK Masters of Cinema

Prince of Foxes [Blu-ray] (Henry King, 1949) Kino Lorber

A Town Like Alice [Blu-ray] (Jack Lee, 1956) RB UK Network

September [Blu-ray] (Woody Allen, 1987) RB UK Arrow

Another Woman [Blu-ray] (Woody Allen, 1988) RB UK Arrow

Assault on Precinct 13 [Blu-ray] (John Carpenter, 1976) RB UK Second Sight

Vampires [Blu-ray] (John Carpenter, 1998) RB UK Indicator/ Powerhouse Films

Bunny Lake Is Missing [Blu-ray] (Otto Preminger, 1965) RB UK Indicator/ Powerhouse Films

The Anderson Tapes [Blu-ray] (Sidney Lumet, 1971) RB UK Indicator/ Powerhouse Films

One Million Years B.C. [Blu-ray] (Don Chaffey, 1966) Kino Lorber

Born Free [Blu-ray] (James Hill, 1966) RB UK Eureka

The Package [Blu-ray] (Andrew Davis, 1989) RB UK 88 Films

Eve of Destruction [Blu-ray] (Duncan Gibbins, 1991) RB UK 88 Films

Death Walks at Midnight [Blu-ray] (Luciano Ercoli, 1972) Arrow Video US (BEAVER REVIEW)

Death Walks at Midnight [Blu-ray] (Luciano Ercoli, 1972) Arrow Video UK (BEAVER REVIEW)

Death Walks on High Heels [Blu-ray] (Luciano Ercoli, 1971) Arrow Video US (BEAVER REVIEW)

Death Walks on High Heels [Blu-ray] (Luciano Ercoli, 1971) Arrow Video UK (BEAVER REVIEW)

Pieces [Blu-ray] (Juan Piquer Simón, 1982) RB UK Arrow

Amuck [Blu-ray] (Silvio Amadio, 1972) RB UK 88 Films

Jason and the Argonauts [Blu-ray] (Don Chaffey, 1963) Sony UK

The Alligator People [Blu-ray] (Roy Del Ruth, 1959) RB UK 101 Films

Massacre in Dinosaur Valley [Blu-ray] (Michele Massimo Tarantini, 1985) RB UK 88 Films

Property Is No Longer a Theft [Blu-ray] (Elio Petri, 1973) Arrow Video US

Ghosts of Mars [Blu-ray] (John Carpenter, 2001) RB UK Indicator/ Powerhouse Films

Cinema Paradiso [Blu-ray] (Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988) Arrow Video US (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Mercenary [Blu-ray] (Sergio Corbucci, 1968) RB UK 88 Films

The Story of Sin [Blu-ray] (Walerian Borowczyk, 1975) Arrow Video US

The People vs. Fritz Bauer [Blu-ray] (Lars Kraume, 2015) Cohen Media

We Are the Flesh [Blu-ray] (Emiliano Rocha Minter, 2016) Arrow US

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back [Blu-ray] (Edward Zwick, 2016) Paramount

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Edward Zwick, 2016) Paramount

The Creeping Garden [Blu-ray] (Tim Grabham, Jasper Sharp, 2014) Arrow Academy US

Bells Are Ringing [Blu-ray] (Vincente Minnelli, 1960) Warner Archive

Psychomania [Blu-ray] (Don Sharp, 1973) Arrow Video US

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken [Blu-ray] (Alan Rafkin, 1966) Universal

Hacksaw Ridge [Blu-ray] (Mel Gibson, 2016) Lionsgate

Hacksaw Ridge [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Mel Gibson, 2016) Lionsgate

John Wick [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Chad Stahelski, David Leitch. 2014) Lionsgate

The Accountant [Blu-ray] (Gavin O'Connor, 2016) Warner Brothers

Evolution [Blu-ray] (Lucile Hadzihalilovic, 2015) Shout! Factory

Battleground [Blu-ray] (William A. Wellman, 1949) Warner Archive

American Pastoral [Blu-ray] (Ewan McGregor, 2016) Lionsgate

We Are the Flesh [Blu-ray] (Emiliano Rocha Minter, 2016) Arrow US

All We Had [Blu-ray] (Katie Holmes, 2016) Gravitas Ventures

Certain Fury [Blu-ray] (Stephen Gyllenhaal, 1985) Kino Lorber

Steamboat Bill Jr./College [Blu-ray] - Kino Lorber

The General/The Three Ages [Blu-ray] Kino Lorber

Homeland - Season 5 [Blu-ray] - 20th Century Fox

Solace [Blu-ray] (Afonso Poyart, 2015) Lionsgate

Beauty and the Beast [Blu-ray] (Christophe Gans, 2014) Shout! Factory

Red Dawn Collector's Edition [Blu-ray] (John Milius, 1984) Shout! Factory

Dead Or Alive Trilogy [Blu-ray] (Dead or Alive, Dead or Alive 2: Birds, Dead or Alive: Final) (2-Disc Special Edition) Arrow Video US

Firestarter Collector's Edition [Blu-ray] (Mark L. Lester, 1984) Shout! Factory

Framed [Blu-ray] (Phil Karlson, 1975) Kino Lorber

What a Way to Go! [Blu-ray] (J. Lee Thompson, 1964) Kino Lorber

What's the Matter with Helen? [Blu-ray] (Curtis Harrington, 1971) Shout! Factory

Ape [Blu-ray] (Paul Leder, 1976) Kino Lorber

Sabotage [Blu-ray] (Harold Young, 1939) Olive

Revenge of the Blood Beast [Blu-ray] ( Michael Reeves, 1966) Raro Video USA

Black Widows [Blu-ray] (Venita Ozols-Graham, 2016) Gravitas Ventures

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! [Blu-ray] (George Marshall, 1966) Olive

Little Sister [Blu-ray] (Zach Clark, 2016) Kino Lorber

No Retreat, No Surrender [Blu-ray] (Corey Yuen, 1986) Kino Lorber

Dr. Orloff's Monster [Blu-ray] (Jesús Franco, 1964) Kino Lorber

The Black Dragon's Revenge [Blu-ray] (Tommy Loo Chung, 1975) The Film Detective

Lady Libertine / Love Circles [Blu-ray] - Intervision Picture Corp

Eliminators [Blu-ray] (Peter Manoogian, 1986) RB UK 88 Films

Blow-Up [Blu-ray] (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1966) Criterion

Being There [Blu-ray] (Hal Ashby, 1979) Criterion

Multiple Maniacs [Blu-ray] (John Waters, 1970) Criterion

Canoa: A Shameful Memory [Blu-ray] (Felipe Cazals, 1976) Criterion

45 Years [Blu-ray] (Andrew Haigh, 2015) Criterion

Woody Allen: Seven Films - 1986-1991 [Blu-ray] - Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Radio Days (1987), September (1987), Another Woman (1988), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alice (1990), Shadows and Fog (1991) - RB UK Arrow Academy

El Sur [Blu-ray] (Víctor Erice, 1983) RB UK BFI

A Man for All Seasons [Blu-ray] (Fred Zinnemann, 1966) RB UK Masters of Cinema

The Unknown Girl [Blu-ray] (Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, 2016) RB UK Artificial Eye

Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Comedies [Blu-ray] - BFI

Cover Girl [Blu-ray] (Charles Vidor, 1944) RB UK Masters of Cinema

Nocturnal Animals [Blu-ray] (Tom Ford, 2016) Universal Pictures UK

Black Orpheus [Blu-ray] (Marcel Camus, 1959) UK Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

His Girl Friday [Blu-ray] (Howard Hawks, 1940) UK Criterion

Knife in the Water [Blu-ray] (Roman Polanski, 1962) RB UK Screenbound Pictures

Repulsion [Blu-ray] (Roman Polanski, 1965) RB UK Screenbound Pictures

Next 5 weeks on the Calendar

January 2nd, 2016

 

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi [Blu-ray] (Michael Bay, 2016) Universal Pictures UK

The Chamber [Blu-ray] (Ben Parker, 2016) RB UK Studiocanal

Denial [Blu-ray] (Mick Jackson, 2016) Universal Studios

The Internecine Project [Blu-ray] (Ken Hughes, 1974) Kino

Loophole [Blu-ray] (James Quested, 1981) Kino

Maigret [Blu-ray] (Ashley Pearce, 2016) RB UK 2entertain

The Man Between [Blu-ray] (Carol Reed, 1953) RB UK Studiocanal

Stryker [Blu-ray] (Cirio H. Santiago, 1983) Kino

Who? [Blu-ray] (Jack Gold, 1974) Kino

 

January 9th, 2016

 

The 400 Blows [Blu-ray] (François Truffaut, 1959) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Accountant [Blu-ray] (Gavin O'Connor, 2016) Warner Brothers

Assault on Precinct 13 [Blu-ray] (John Carpenter, 1976) RB UK Second Sight

La Bamba [Blu-ray] (Luis Valdez, 1987) RB UK Eureka

Battleground [Blu-ray] (William A. Wellman, 1949) Warner Archive

Black Orpheus [Blu-ray] (Marcel Camus, 1959) UK Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

Broadway Danny Rose [Blu-ray] (1984) RB UK Arrow (BEAVER REVIEW)

David and Bathsheba [Blu-ray] (Henry King, 1951) Kino

Dead of Winter [Blu-ray] (Arthur Penn, 1987) Shout! Factory

His Girl Friday [Blu-ray] (Howard Hawks, 1940) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

His Girl Friday [Blu-ray] (Howard Hawks, 1940) UK Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

Homeland - Season 5 [Blu-ray] - 20th Century Fox

Ixcanul [Blu-ray] (Jayro Bustamante, 2015) Kino

Lady Libertine / Love Circles [Blu-ray] - Intervision Picture Corp

The People vs. Fritz Bauer [Blu-ray] (Lars Kraume, 2015) Cohen Media

Scavenger Hunt [Blu-ray] (Michael Schultz, 1979) Kino

The Unholy Four [Blu-ray] (Enzo Barboni, 1970) Kino

 

January 16th, 2016

 

Bad Day at Black Rock [Blu-ray] (John Sturges, 1955) Warner Archive

Battleship (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray) (Peter Berg, 2012) Universal Studios

Ben-Hur [Blu-ray] (Timur Bekmambetov, 2016) Paramount

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - Limited 2-disc Blu-ray SteelBook edition (Robert Wiene, 1920) RB UK Masters of Cinema

Concrete Night [Blu-ray] (Pirjo Honkasalo, 2013) Altered Innocence

Death Race 2050 [Blu-ray] (G.J. Echternkamp, 2016) Universal Studios

Fox and His Friends [Blu-ray] (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1975) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Girl on the Train [Blu-ray] (Tate Taylor, 2016) Universal Studios

Long Way North [Blu-ray] (Rémi Chayé, 2015) Shout! Factory

Ouija: Origin of Evil [Blu-ray] (Mike Flanagan, 2016) Universal Studios

Revenge of the Blood Beast [Blu-ray] ( Michael Reeves, 1966) Raro Video USA

Something Wild [Blu-ray] (Jack Garfein, 1961) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

Takashi Miike's Black Society Trilogy (Shinjuku Triad Society, Rainy Dog, Ley Lines) [Blu-ray] Arrow

The Whole Truth [Blu-ray] (Courtney Hunt, 2016) Lionsgate

 

January 23rd, 2017

 

Black Girl [Blu-ray] (Ousmane Sembène, 1966) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

Blood Rage [Blu-ray] (John Grissmer, 1987) Arrow (BEAVER REVIEW)

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! [Blu-ray] (George Marshall, 1966) Olive

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia [Blu-ray] (Sam Peckinpah, 1974) RB UK Arrow

Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Comedies [Blu-ray] - BFI

Creepy [Blu-ray] (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2016) RB UK Masters of Cinema (BEAVER REVIEW)

El Sur [Blu-ray] (Víctor Erice, 1983) RB UK BFI

Francofonia [Blu-ray] (Aleksandr Sokurov, 2015) RB UK Artificial Eye

Ghosts of Mars [Blu-ray] (John Carpenter, 2001) RB UK Indicator/ Powerhouse Films

The Glass Shield [Blu-ray] (Charles Burnett, 1994) RB UK BFI

The Man Who Fell to Earth (3-disc Limited Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] (Nicolas Roeg, 1976) Lionsgate

The New Centurions [Blu-ray] (Richard Fleischer, 1972) RB UK Indicator/ Powerhouse Films

Rawhide [Blu-ray] (Henry Hathaway, 1951) RB UK Signal One Entertainment

Sabotage [Blu-ray] (Harold Young, 1939) Olive

Stagecoach [Blu-ray] (Gordon Douglas, 1966) RB UK Signal One

Vampires [Blu-ray] (John Carpenter, 1998) RB UK Indicator/ Powerhouse Films

Variety [Blu-ray] (Ewald André Dupont, 1925) RB UK Masters Of Cinema

The Vessel [Blu-ray] (Julio Quintana, 2016) Outsider Pictures

The Wages of Fear [Blu-ray] (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953) RB UK BFI

Wait Until Dark [Blu-ray] (Terence Young, 1967) Warner Archive

 

January 30th, 2017

 

Bells Are Ringing [Blu-ray] (Vincente Minnelli, 1960) Warner Archive

The Complete Billy Jack Collection [Blu-ray] - Shout! Factory

The Black Dragon's Revenge [Blu-ray] (Tommy Loo Chung, 1975) The Film Detective

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back [Blu-ray] (Edward Zwick, 2016) Paramount

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Edward Zwick, 2016) Paramount

The Mercenary [Blu-ray] (Sergio Corbucci, 1968) RB UK 88 Films

Raising Cain [Blu-ray] (Brian De Palma, 1992) RB UK Arrow

Runaway Train [Blu-ray] (Andrei Konchalovsky, 1985) Arrow Academy (BEAVER REVIEW)

War on Everyone [Blu-ray] (John Michael McDonagh, 2016) RB UK ICON Entertainment
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