Newsletter - FOR THE WEEK

OF August 26th, 2013

  This Week's Highlights
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LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE RELEASE CALENDAR:

City Lights [Blu-ray] (Charles Chaplin, 1931) Criterion Collection

Tokyo Story [Blu-ray] (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953) Criterion Collection

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman [Blu-ray] (Entire Collection - 27 discs) Criterion Collection

Frances Ha [Blu-ray] (Noah Baumbach, 2013) Criterion Collection

Young at Heart [Blu-ray] (Gordon Douglas, 1954) Olive Films

Assault On Precinct 13 (Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] (John Carpenter, 2005) Shout! Factory

Sophie's Choice [Blu-ray] (Alan J. Pakula, 1982) Shout! Factory

Tank Girl (Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] (Rachel Talalay, 1995) Shout! Factory

An American Hippie In Israel [Blu-ray] (Amos Sefer, 1972) Grindhouse Releasing

Bang Bang You're Dead [Blu-ray] (Don Sharp, 1966) Olive Films

The Horror Show [Blu-ray] (James Isaac, 1989) Shout! Factory

The Bamboo Saucer [Blu-ray] (Frank Telford, 1968) Olive Films

Cry Danger [Blu-ray] (Robert Parrish, 1951) Olive Films

Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition [Blu-ray] (Robert Stevenson, 1964) Disney

Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway [Blu-ray] (Kevin Tenney, 1993) Olive Films

Gun Crazy [Blu-ray] (Joseph H. Lewis, 1950) RB Warner France

Curse of the Demon [Blu-ray] (Jacques Tourneur, 1957) RB FR Wild Side Video

Star Trek Into Darkness [Blu-ray] (J.J. Abrams, 2013) Paramount

Serpico [Blu-ray] (Sidney Lumet, 1973) Paramount

World War Z [Blu-ray] (Marc Forster, 2013) Paramount

Beauty of the Devil [Blu-ray] (René Clair, 1950) Cohen Group

The White Dove (Holubice) / Josef Kilián (Postava k podpírání) - Two-film Special Edition - R2 UK Second Run

The Iceman [Blu-ray] (Ariel Vromen, 2012) Millennium

Body Bags [Blu-ray] (John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, 1993) Shout! Factory

Night of the Comet [Blu-ray] (Thom E. Eberhardt, 1984) Shout! Factory

Porco Rosso [Blu-ray] (Hayao Miyazaki, 1992) RB UK Studiocanal

Carry on Screaming! [Blu-ray] (Gerald Thomas, 1966) RB UK Studiocanal

The Witches [Blu-ray] (Cyril Frankel, 1966) RB UK Studiocanal

The Remains of the Day [Blu-ray] (James Ivory, 1993) RB UK Sony

Eve of Destruction [Blu-ray] (Duncan Gibbins, 1991) Shout! Factory

The Conspiracy [Blu-ray] (Christopher MacBride, 2012) Anderson Merchandise

Cult Horror Classics Double Feature [Blu-ray] (Re-Animator / The Hills Have Eyes) [Blu-ray] Image Entertainment (BEAVER REVIEW)  (BEAVER REVIEW)

My Name Is Nobody [Blu-ray] (Tonino Valerii, 1973) Image Entertainment

Shack Out on 101 [Blu-ray] (Edward Dein, 1955) Olive Films

Ambush at Cimarron Pass [Blu-ray] (Jodie Copelan, 1958) Olive Films

The Fury [Blu-ray] (Brian De Palma, 1978) RB UK Arrow Video

The Medusa Touch [Blu-ray] (Jack Gold, 1978) Henstooth Video

The Night of the Hunter [Blu-ray] (Charles Laughton, 1955) RB UK Arrow Academy

Creepshow [Blu-ray] (George A. Romero, 1982) RB UK Second Sight

From Here to Eternity [Blu-ray] (Fred Zinnemann 1953) Sony

This Is The End [Blu-ray] (Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, 2013) Sony

The Frozen Ground [Blu-ray] (Scott Walker, 2013) Lions Gate

Bob and the Monster [Blu-ray] (Keirda Bahruth, 2011) R1

Schalcken the Painter [Blu-ray] (Leslie Megahey, 1979) RB UK BFI

Dead in Tombstone [Blu-ray] (Roel Reine, 2013) MCA

The Last House on the Left [Blu-ray] (Dennis Iliadis, 2009) Universal Studios

The Big Combo [Blu-ray] (Joseph H. Lewis, 1955) Olive Films

James Dean - Ultimate Collector's Edition [Blu-ray] (Giant, Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden) Region FREE UK Warner Home Video

Eric Rohmer Blu-ray Collection Boxset [Blu-ray] - RB FR Filmedia

The Sweet Hereafter [Blu-ray] (Atom Egoyan, 1997) RB UK Artificial Eye

 

 Next 4 weeks on the Calendar

August 26th, 2013

 

And Then There Were None [Blu-ray] (René Clair, 1945) VCI

The Brides of Dracula [Blu-ray] (Terence Fisher, 1960) RB UK Final Cut Entertainment

Calendar [Blu-ray] (Atom Egoyan, 1993) RB UK Artificial Eye

Charulata [Blu-ray] (Satyajit Ray, 1964) RB UK Artificial Eye

The Coward (Kapurush) [Blu-ray] (Satyajit Ray, 1965) RB UK Artificial Eye

Eclipse Series 39: Early Fassbinder (Love Is Colder Than Death, Katzelmacher, Gods of the Plague, The American Soldier, Beware of a Holy Whore) Criterion Collection

The Evil of Frankenstein [Blu-ray] (Freddie Francis, 1964) RB UK Final Cut Entertainment

The Fall of the House of Usher [Blu-ray] (Roger Corman, 1960) RB UK Arrow (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Fall of the House of Usher [Blu-ray] SteelBook (Roger Corman, 1960) RB UK Arrow (BEAVER REVIEW)

Flat Top [Blu-ray] (Lesley Selander, 1952) Olive Films (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Great Gatsby [Blu-ray] (Baz Luhrmann, 2013) Warner Home Video

A Hijacking [Blu-ray] (Tobias Lindholm, 2012) RB UK Arrow

In the Fog [Blu-ray] (Sergei Loznitsa, 2012) RB UK New Wave Films

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye [Blu-ray] (Gordon Douglas, 1950) Olive Films (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Land of Hope [Blu-ray] (Shion Song, 2012) RB UK Third Window Films

Only the Valiant [Blu-ray] (Gordon Douglas, 1951) Olive Films (BEAVER REVIEW)

Prime Suspect [Blu-ray] (Christopher Menaul, John Strickland etc. 1991-2006) (BEAVER REVIEW)

Simon Killer [Blu-ray] (Antonio Campos, 2012) RB UK Masters of Cinema (BEAVER REVIEW)

Something in the Air [Blu-ray] (Olivier Assayas, 2012) RB UK Artificial Eye

Time Bandits [Blu-ray] (Terry Gilliam, 1981) RB UK Arrow

Time Bandits Steelbook [Blu-ray] (Terry Gilliam, 1981) RB UK Arrow

To Be or Not to Be [Blu-ray] (Ernst Lubitsch, 1942) Criterion Collection (BEAVER REVIEW)

To Be or Not to Be (Ernst Lubitsch, 1942) Criterion Collection

 

September 2nd, 2013

 

5 Dolls for an August Moon [Blu-ray] (Mario Bava, 1970) Kino (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Audrey Hepburn Collection [Blu-ray] R0 UK Paramount

Cult Horror Classics Double Feature [Blu-ray] (Re-Animator / The Hills Have Eyes) Image Entertainment (BEAVER REVIEW)  (BEAVER REVIEW)

The English Teacher [Blu-ray] (Craig Zisk, 2013) Cinedigm

From Up on Poppy Hill [Blu-ray] (Goro Miyazaki, 2011) Cinedigm

The Iceman [Blu-ray] (Ariel Vromen, 2012) Millennium (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Little Mermaid [Blu-ray] (Ron Clements, John Musker, 1989) RB UK Walt Disney Studios

Marnie [Blu-ray] (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964) Universal (BEAVER REVIEW)

 

September 9th, 2013

 

An American Hippie In Israel [Blu-ray] (Amos Sefer, 1972) Grindhouse Releasing

The Bird With the Crystal Plumage [Blu-ray] (Dario Argento, 1970) VCI

La Cage aux Folles [Blu-ray] (Edouard Molinaro, 1978) - Criterion Collection

La Cage aux Folles (Edouard Molinaro, 1978) - Criterion Collection

The Conspiracy [Blu-ray] (Christopher MacBride, 2012) Anderson Merchandise

Exotica [Blu-ray] (Atom Egoyan, 1994) RB UK Artificial Eye

Eyes of the Spider / Serpent's Path (Kiyoshi Kurosawa) - R2 UK Third Window Films

The House of Seven Corpses [Blu-ray] (Paul Harrison, 1974) Severin Films (BEAVER REVIEW)

House On Straw Hill [Blu-ray] (James Kenelm Clarke. 1976) Severin Films

Jennifer Eight [Blu-ray] (Bruce Robinson, 1992) Paramount

Mahapurush: The Holy Man [Blu-ray] (Satyajit Ray, 1965) RB UK Artificial Eye

Marathon Man [Blu-ray] (John Schlesinger, 1976) Paramount

Nayak: The Hero [Blu-ray] (Satyajit Ray, 1966) RB UK Artificial Eye

Parade's End [Blu-ray] (Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Roger Allam, 2012) HBO

Scum (Alan Clarke, 1979) [Blu-ray] RB UK Odeon Entertainment (BEAVER REVIEW)

Snake Eyes [Blu-ray] (Brian De Palma, 1998) Paramount

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold [Blu-ray] (Martin Ritt, 1965) - Criterion Collection

Star Trek Into Darkness [Blu-ray] (J.J. Abrams, 2013) Paramount

The Sweet Hereafter [Blu-ray] (Atom Egoyan, 1997) RB UK Artificial Eye

The Talented Mr. Ripley [Blu-ray] (Anthony Minghella, 1999) Paramount

White Zombie: Cary Roan Special Signature Edition [Blu-ray] (Victor Halperin, 1932) VCI

 

September 16th, 2013

 

The Atomic City [Blu-ray] (Jerry Hopper, 1952) Olive Films

Autumn Sonata [Blu-ray] (Ingmar Bergman, 1978) - Criterion Collection (BEAVER REVIEW)

Autumn Sonata (Ingmar Bergman, 1978) - Criterion Collection

Behind the Candelabra [Blu-ray] (Steven Soderbergh, 2013) HBO

Bruce Lee Legacy Collection (4 Blu-ray/ 7 DVD) Shout! Factory

Day of the Living Dead [Blu-ray] (George A. Romero, 1985) Shout! Factory

The Devil Bat [Blu-ray] (Jean Yarborough, 1940) Kino

Dracula [Blu-ray] (Tod Browning, 1931) Universal (BEAVER REVIEW)

Dracula: Prince of Darkness [Blu-ray] (Terence Fisher, 1966) First Look Pictures

Escape From Zahrain [Blu-ray] (Ronald Neame, 1962) Olive Films

The Fly [Blu-ray] (Kurt Neumann, 1958) RB UK 20th Century Fox

Frankenstein [Blu-ray] (James Whale, 1931) Universal (BEAVER REVIEW)

A Letter to Three Wives - 65th Anniversary [Blu-ray] (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1949) 20th Century Fox

La notte [Blu-ray] (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1961) RB UK Masters of Cinema

Playing for Time [Blu-ray] (Daniel Mann, 1980) Olive Films

Riot [Blu-ray] (Buzz Kulik, 1969) Olive Films

Slacker [Blu-ray] (Richard Linklater, 1991) - Criterion Collection

Squirm [Blu-ray] (Jeff Lieberman, 1976) RB UK Arrow

Twelve O'Clock High [Blu-ray] (Henry King, 1949) RB UK 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (BEAVER REVIEW)

World War Z [Blu-ray] (Marc Forster, 2013) Paramount

   
     
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