Happy October, gang! With the Halloween season now officially underway, we have an incredible day of horror and sci-fi home entertainment releases to enjoy. Arrow Video has put together three stunning special edition sets for Children of the Corn, Don’t Torture A Duckling, and The Suspicious Death of A Minor, but we also have several other modern cult titles debuting as well, including Popcorn, 976-evil, and The Hidden.
For all you Charles Lee Ray enthusiasts out there, Cult of Chucky and the Chucky: Complete 7-Movie Collection both come home on Tuesday, and Scream Factory is also releasing the recent indie horror thriller Jackals on Blu-ray.
Other notable home entertainment titles bowing on October 3rd include American Horror Story: Roanoke, A Ghost Story, Haunters: The Art of the Scare, Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut, iZombie: The Complete Third Season, and Vampyr: Special Edition.
For all you Charles Lee Ray enthusiasts out there, Cult of Chucky and the Chucky: Complete 7-Movie Collection both come home on Tuesday, and Scream Factory is also releasing the recent indie horror thriller Jackals on Blu-ray.
Other notable home entertainment titles bowing on October 3rd include American Horror Story: Roanoke, A Ghost Story, Haunters: The Art of the Scare, Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut, iZombie: The Complete Third Season, and Vampyr: Special Edition.
- 10/3/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Of all the legendary early horror films Carl Theodor Dreyer’s vampire nightmare was once the most difficult to appreciate — until Criterion’s restoration of a mostly intact, un-mutilated full cut. Dreyer creates his fantasy according to his own rules — this pallid, claustrophobic horror is closer to Ordet than it is Dracula or Nosferatu.
Vampyr
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 437
1932 / Color / 1:19 Movietone Ap. / 73 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date October 3, 2017 / 39.95
Starring: Julian West (Baron Nicolas De Gunzberg), Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel, Sybille Schmitz, Jan Hieronimko, Henriette Gérard.
Cinematography: Rudolph Maté
Art Direction: Hermann Warm
Film Editor: Tonka Taldy
Original Music: Wolfgang Zeller
Written by Carl Theodor Dreyer, Christen Jul from In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu
Produced by Carl Theodor Dreyer, Julian West
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Vampyr is a tough row to hoe for horror fans, many of whom just...
Vampyr
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 437
1932 / Color / 1:19 Movietone Ap. / 73 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date October 3, 2017 / 39.95
Starring: Julian West (Baron Nicolas De Gunzberg), Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel, Sybille Schmitz, Jan Hieronimko, Henriette Gérard.
Cinematography: Rudolph Maté
Art Direction: Hermann Warm
Film Editor: Tonka Taldy
Original Music: Wolfgang Zeller
Written by Carl Theodor Dreyer, Christen Jul from In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu
Produced by Carl Theodor Dreyer, Julian West
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Vampyr is a tough row to hoe for horror fans, many of whom just...
- 9/19/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Chicago – One of the most important home entertainment releases of the year is Criterion’s high-definition restoration of Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer’s “People on Sunday,” an extraordinary filmic landmark from 1930 that is a must-see for any self-respecting cinephile. Watching it for the first time, I felt like I was witnessing nothing less than the birth of independent cinema.
Coming out on the heels of “city symphony” pictures such as Walter Ruttman’s 1927 opus “Berlin: Symphony of a Great City,” and Dziga Vertov’s 1929 classic “Man With a Movie Camera,” “Sunday” blended the stylistic flourishes of avant-garde documentaries with experimental narrative structures. At its core are five non-actors playing characters loosely based on themselves, and the film’s witty prologue notes that after production wrapped, they all returned to their regular jobs.
Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0
A triumphant success with critics and audiences alike, this silent German masterwork united a group of brilliant unknowns,...
Coming out on the heels of “city symphony” pictures such as Walter Ruttman’s 1927 opus “Berlin: Symphony of a Great City,” and Dziga Vertov’s 1929 classic “Man With a Movie Camera,” “Sunday” blended the stylistic flourishes of avant-garde documentaries with experimental narrative structures. At its core are five non-actors playing characters loosely based on themselves, and the film’s witty prologue notes that after production wrapped, they all returned to their regular jobs.
Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0
A triumphant success with critics and audiences alike, this silent German masterwork united a group of brilliant unknowns,...
- 7/7/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Updated through 5/23.
"Bill Hunter, the archetypal working class Australian of a multitude of movies including the quirky trio Muriel's Wedding, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Strictly Ballroom has died of cancer," reports the AP. He was 71. "The prolific star of Australian movie and television screens with a distinctively broad and gravelly accent and an authoritative no-nonsense style remained an actor in demand until the end. He recently narrated a two-part television documentary about the floods and cyclone that became Australia's most expensive natural disasters early this year…. Director Baz Luhrmann described Hunter in a statement last week as 'the go-to iconic actor to synthesize quintessential Australian-ness.'"
"Of all his work, Hunter's portrayal of Major Barton in Peter Weir's classic 1981 war epic Gallipoli is widely regarded as his finest," write Jim Schembri and Karl Quinn for the Sydney Morning Herald. "Charged with playing a...
"Bill Hunter, the archetypal working class Australian of a multitude of movies including the quirky trio Muriel's Wedding, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Strictly Ballroom has died of cancer," reports the AP. He was 71. "The prolific star of Australian movie and television screens with a distinctively broad and gravelly accent and an authoritative no-nonsense style remained an actor in demand until the end. He recently narrated a two-part television documentary about the floods and cyclone that became Australia's most expensive natural disasters early this year…. Director Baz Luhrmann described Hunter in a statement last week as 'the go-to iconic actor to synthesize quintessential Australian-ness.'"
"Of all his work, Hunter's portrayal of Major Barton in Peter Weir's classic 1981 war epic Gallipoli is widely regarded as his finest," write Jim Schembri and Karl Quinn for the Sydney Morning Herald. "Charged with playing a...
- 5/23/2011
- MUBI
Premièring on the 10th of January 1927 Fritz Lang’s Metropolis did not receive unanimous positive reviews and was not the box office smash that Ufa had perhaps been hoping for. For the Us release the film was substantially altered and a significant amount of footage completely excised. This was just the beginning though and the film has since been released in a variety of cuts with a differing translations and scores. In 2008 a major discovery occurred and the most ‘complete’ version of Metropolis was found in Argentina.
You can find more details on the differences in the newly found version and my full review of the ‘complete’ cut here. The new restoration uses the best available material throughout and the only parts of the film that are not stunning in their quality, for a film over eighty years old, are the recently discovered scenes. Sourced from the Argentinian materials these...
You can find more details on the differences in the newly found version and my full review of the ‘complete’ cut here. The new restoration uses the best available material throughout and the only parts of the film that are not stunning in their quality, for a film over eighty years old, are the recently discovered scenes. Sourced from the Argentinian materials these...
- 12/1/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The 2010 Restoration of Metropolis is still in UK cinemas and I can highly recommend seeing it on the big screen as it is a wonderful experience (A list of screenings can be found here). Following this theatrical run the film is set to be released on DVD and Blu-ray by Masters of Cinema.
For anyone unfamiliar with Masters of Cinema, they are a fantastic DVD and Blu-ray label who describe themselves as “a specially curated DVD collection of classic and world cinema using the finest available materials for home viewing”. The digital theatrical presentation of Metropolis was of a very high standard and given Masters of Cinema’s track record with transfers (such as the impressive Blu-ray of Lang’s M) this is sure to be an essential purchase.
Metropolis will be released on DVD, Blu-ray & Limited Edition Dual Format Steelbook on the 22nd of November.
The special features are as follows.
For anyone unfamiliar with Masters of Cinema, they are a fantastic DVD and Blu-ray label who describe themselves as “a specially curated DVD collection of classic and world cinema using the finest available materials for home viewing”. The digital theatrical presentation of Metropolis was of a very high standard and given Masters of Cinema’s track record with transfers (such as the impressive Blu-ray of Lang’s M) this is sure to be an essential purchase.
Metropolis will be released on DVD, Blu-ray & Limited Edition Dual Format Steelbook on the 22nd of November.
The special features are as follows.
- 10/9/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It is by far the most influential film in the history of science fiction and following a triumphant tour of the freshly restored version assembled after the discovery of twenty five minutes of footage long believed to be lost, Fritz Lang's Metropolis is hitting BluRay all buffed and polished and restored back to the form it was in when originally released.
With its dizzying depiction of a futuristic cityscape and alluring female robot, Metropolis is among the most famous of all German films and the mother of sci-fi cinema (an influence on Blade Runner and Star Wars, among countless other films). Directed by the legendary Fritz Lang (M, Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse, The Big Heat, etc.), its jaw-dropping production values, iconic imagery, and modernist grandeur - it was described by Luis Buñuel as "a captivating symphony of movement" - remain as powerful as ever.
Drawing on - and defining - classic sci-fi themes,...
With its dizzying depiction of a futuristic cityscape and alluring female robot, Metropolis is among the most famous of all German films and the mother of sci-fi cinema (an influence on Blade Runner and Star Wars, among countless other films). Directed by the legendary Fritz Lang (M, Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse, The Big Heat, etc.), its jaw-dropping production values, iconic imagery, and modernist grandeur - it was described by Luis Buñuel as "a captivating symphony of movement" - remain as powerful as ever.
Drawing on - and defining - classic sci-fi themes,...
- 10/8/2010
- Screen Anarchy
M
It is somewhat customary in the review of a classic to point out the age of the opus in question before insisting that it still feels “as fresh as ever.” It’s a lazy shorthand that can be used for Wagner’s Ring cycle, Joyce’s Ulysses and Citizen Kane in the same breath, a write-off that attempts to reassure the reader that hallmarks of art do not have to sit in a museum, not even collecting dust because of protective cases. The statement is usually presented on its own, a Qed “proof” without demonstration, allowing the writer to move on quickly out of fear that he or she has nothing to add on an already thoroughly analyzed work (”What can I say about ____ that hasn’t already been said?” is also a trite shortcut that we have all used at some point no matter how much everyone hates to read the sentence). But,...
It is somewhat customary in the review of a classic to point out the age of the opus in question before insisting that it still feels “as fresh as ever.” It’s a lazy shorthand that can be used for Wagner’s Ring cycle, Joyce’s Ulysses and Citizen Kane in the same breath, a write-off that attempts to reassure the reader that hallmarks of art do not have to sit in a museum, not even collecting dust because of protective cases. The statement is usually presented on its own, a Qed “proof” without demonstration, allowing the writer to move on quickly out of fear that he or she has nothing to add on an already thoroughly analyzed work (”What can I say about ____ that hasn’t already been said?” is also a trite shortcut that we have all used at some point no matter how much everyone hates to read the sentence). But,...
- 5/17/2010
- by Aaron
Anybody out there unfamiliar with Fritz Lang’s 1927 classic Metropolis?
We guess not, so you probably already had a chance to hear that last year a huge chunk of footage that was missing from this one, and presumed lost forever, was actually found in a museum’s archives in Argentina.
So, after 83 years, Lang’s Sci-Fi classic Metropolis has returned to the Berlin Film Festival in its full glory, and today there’s a trailer for the restoration, which is being released in Us theaters via roadshow started in May by Kino International.
Kino International has announced the North American release of the new restoration of Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction masterpiece, now with 25 minutes of lost footage and the original Gottfried Huppertz score. This new 147-minute version will be shown in all major markets throughout the Us and Canada.
The Complete Metropolis, premiered on February 12 at the Berlin Film...
We guess not, so you probably already had a chance to hear that last year a huge chunk of footage that was missing from this one, and presumed lost forever, was actually found in a museum’s archives in Argentina.
So, after 83 years, Lang’s Sci-Fi classic Metropolis has returned to the Berlin Film Festival in its full glory, and today there’s a trailer for the restoration, which is being released in Us theaters via roadshow started in May by Kino International.
Kino International has announced the North American release of the new restoration of Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction masterpiece, now with 25 minutes of lost footage and the original Gottfried Huppertz score. This new 147-minute version will be shown in all major markets throughout the Us and Canada.
The Complete Metropolis, premiered on February 12 at the Berlin Film...
- 5/17/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Anybody out there unfamiliar with Fritz Lang’s 1927 classic Metropolis?
We guess not, so you probably already had a chance to hear that last year a huge chunk of footage that was missing from this one, and presumed lost forever, was actually found in a museum’s archives in Argentina.
So, after 83 years, Lang’s Sci-Fi classic Metropolis has returned to the Berlin Film Festival in its full glory, and today there’s a trailer for the restoration, which is being released in Us theaters via roadshow started in May by Kino International.
Kino International has announced the North American release of the new restoration of Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction masterpiece, now with 25 minutes of lost footage and the original Gottfried Huppertz score. This new 147-minute version will be shown in all major markets throughout the Us and Canada.
The Complete Metropolis, premiered on February 12 at the Berlin Film...
We guess not, so you probably already had a chance to hear that last year a huge chunk of footage that was missing from this one, and presumed lost forever, was actually found in a museum’s archives in Argentina.
So, after 83 years, Lang’s Sci-Fi classic Metropolis has returned to the Berlin Film Festival in its full glory, and today there’s a trailer for the restoration, which is being released in Us theaters via roadshow started in May by Kino International.
Kino International has announced the North American release of the new restoration of Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction masterpiece, now with 25 minutes of lost footage and the original Gottfried Huppertz score. This new 147-minute version will be shown in all major markets throughout the Us and Canada.
The Complete Metropolis, premiered on February 12 at the Berlin Film...
- 5/15/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Last November we told you about the new cut of Metropolis that would be screening at the Berlin Film Festival. We then talked about the footage we were able to see which was streamed live over the internet. It looks like Kino is now preparing a theatrical run here in the the states, as well as a DVD/Blu-ray release this fall.
I was able to catch some of the footage that streamed online, but I wasn’t able to get much out of the experience, as far as seeing what was added with the found footage.
With all of the recent talk of the death of the theatrical experience, with more and more content being pushed online directly, it is so reassuring to be a cinephile right now, as we are getting more and more theatrical re-releases of classic films, completely restored. Rashomon, The Red Shoes, Breathless, the list goes on.
I was able to catch some of the footage that streamed online, but I wasn’t able to get much out of the experience, as far as seeing what was added with the found footage.
With all of the recent talk of the death of the theatrical experience, with more and more content being pushed online directly, it is so reassuring to be a cinephile right now, as we are getting more and more theatrical re-releases of classic films, completely restored. Rashomon, The Red Shoes, Breathless, the list goes on.
- 4/9/2010
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Kino International announced Monday that Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece, “Metropolis,” will be released theatrically in “all major markets throughout the Us and Canada” in May. The version to be screened will include an extra 25 minutes once thought to be lost. Here is the official press release:
Kino International is proud to announce the North American release of the new restoration of Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction masterpiece Metropolis, now with 25 minutes of lost footage and the original Gottfried Huppertz score.
This new 147-minute version, being released as The Complete Metropolis, premiered on February 12 at the Berlin Film Festival and will have its first Us showing on April 25 at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, as part of the TCM Classic Film Festival.
The film’s national theatrical release will commence on May 7, with a NY premiere at Film Forum, and on April 14, at Laemle’s Royal Theater in Los Angeles...
Kino International is proud to announce the North American release of the new restoration of Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction masterpiece Metropolis, now with 25 minutes of lost footage and the original Gottfried Huppertz score.
This new 147-minute version, being released as The Complete Metropolis, premiered on February 12 at the Berlin Film Festival and will have its first Us showing on April 25 at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, as part of the TCM Classic Film Festival.
The film’s national theatrical release will commence on May 7, with a NY premiere at Film Forum, and on April 14, at Laemle’s Royal Theater in Los Angeles...
- 4/8/2010
- by Eric M. Armstrong
- The Moving Arts Journal
Fritz Lang's futuristic 1927 masterpiece to be shown in full for first time after lost scenes are restored
Film buffs from around the world have gathered in Berlin to catch the first glimpse of a restored, full-length "director's cut" of the sci-fi epic Metropolis that has not been seen for 83 years.
The resurrection of Fritz Lang's 1927 silent futuristic thriller follows the discovery in Buenos Aires two years ago of key scenes that were thought lost forever on the cutting room floor. The homecoming is being celebrated with simultaneous, orchestra-accompanied screenings tomorrow evening across Germany.
Evoking the glamour and decadence of the Weimar era in which the film celebrated its original premiere, a gala screening will be held at Berlin's Friedrichstadtpalast, a revue theatre best known for its 1930s style female chorus lines and cabaret. Berlin's Radio Symphony Orchestra will play Gottfried Huppertz's original score and several Hollywood stars,...
Film buffs from around the world have gathered in Berlin to catch the first glimpse of a restored, full-length "director's cut" of the sci-fi epic Metropolis that has not been seen for 83 years.
The resurrection of Fritz Lang's 1927 silent futuristic thriller follows the discovery in Buenos Aires two years ago of key scenes that were thought lost forever on the cutting room floor. The homecoming is being celebrated with simultaneous, orchestra-accompanied screenings tomorrow evening across Germany.
Evoking the glamour and decadence of the Weimar era in which the film celebrated its original premiere, a gala screening will be held at Berlin's Friedrichstadtpalast, a revue theatre best known for its 1930s style female chorus lines and cabaret. Berlin's Radio Symphony Orchestra will play Gottfried Huppertz's original score and several Hollywood stars,...
- 2/11/2010
- by Kate Connolly
- The Guardian - Film News
Lost footage from cult sci-fi film Metropolis has been discovered in Argentina.
The director's cut of Fritz Lang's 1927 classic, featuring an extra 30 minutes, was believed to have vanished forever after it was cut by Paramount bosses because of bad reviews.
However, the curator of the Buenos Aires Film Museum discovered a copy of the movie in his archives - and a projectionist noticed it was longer than all other versions of the iconic film.
Film restorer Martin Koerber, who is one of the few people to see the lost footage, says, "No matter how bad the condition of the material may be, the original intention of the film, including all of its sub-plots, is now once again tangible for the normal viewer. The rhythm of the film has been restored."...
The director's cut of Fritz Lang's 1927 classic, featuring an extra 30 minutes, was believed to have vanished forever after it was cut by Paramount bosses because of bad reviews.
However, the curator of the Buenos Aires Film Museum discovered a copy of the movie in his archives - and a projectionist noticed it was longer than all other versions of the iconic film.
Film restorer Martin Koerber, who is one of the few people to see the lost footage, says, "No matter how bad the condition of the material may be, the original intention of the film, including all of its sub-plots, is now once again tangible for the normal viewer. The rhythm of the film has been restored."...
- 7/4/2008
- WENN
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