Brian T

Just got an e-blast about a 20% off sale for Australia’s Umbrella Entertainment, which has a lot of titles unavailable elsewhere, mostly (but not all) in region-free editions, I believe. Figured it was worth having a catch-all thread for them going forward. Shipping isn’t great, but it’s not horrible, either. I tested 4 titles in my cart and shipping to Canada would be about $20 AUD.

These are the titles on sale now (not their entire catalog). Discounts show up once titles are added to the cart. Again, not the cheapest place around, but they do have some unique editions:

https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/collections/blu-rays

PhantomStranger

Any particular recommendations for discs that are better than what is available in North America?

Toddarino

I have their Night Of The Living Dead remake. I don’t revisit all that often, but I believe the US release is MOD.

Brian T

I'll second the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD remake (even though it's bound to be released by one of the U.S. boutique labels eventually – don't really understand the hold-up there now that the Twilight Time version is so long OOP). The Umbrella version of KRULL includes all or most of the extras from the old U.S. DVD special edition, which were left off the Mill Creek Blu-ray in North America. I believe the DEATH WISH 2/3 combo pack has several bonuses not included in the Shout edition of DW2. They also have several excellent special editions of classic Aussie exploitation films like STONE, WIND RIDER, THE ADVENTURES OF BARRY McKENZIE, although these are priced a bit higher and it's worth comparing to U.S. versions first (at least with MVD's WINDRIDER and Severin's STONE). The Umbrella edition of Mark Hartley's essential doc NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD comes with over 9 hours of quality supplements. In fact, expanded footage from Hartley's multiple docs appears in several of Umbrella's releases (of both Australian and U.S. films); those are like the gifts that keep on giving. The 'Beyond Genres' and 'Sunburnt Cinema' lines are also great ways to discover Australian gems that may not make it to Blu-ray in North America. Their DRIVE IN DELIRIUM trailer comp discs are great time-wasters, most running several hours in length, though again it's worth checking Amazon marketplace retailers for these as they might be cheaper that way. One of my favourite Umbrella releases to date is for Brian Trenchard Smith's THE MAN FROM HONG KONG, which includes FIVE of the man's other crazy action pictures among the copious supplements.

clckworang

I spotted a few that I know haven't been released here. Big Night is one that I've long wanted on Blu-ray.

DWilson

I got my the Drive-In Delirium discs I was missing on E-Bay from Blowitouttahere. They sell a lot of Aussie titles, -I also got the import of Breakdown from them. Their prices were better than Amazon or DeepDiscount and they had a 15% discount if you purchased two items (though sometimes it's three).

WillieMLF

Umbrella has that Electric Boogaloo documentary double bill with Machete Maidens! It's a really nice double.

Brian T

Tried to find a specific thread devoted to the film itself, but no luck, so I'm posting this here. For those so inclined Umbrella has a pre-order up for SUPER MARIO BROTHERS (1993) that duplicates the extras from the UK Blu-ray, but also adds the work print:
https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/prod...o-bros-blu-ray

Not sure if the work print is being used 'as is', or if they're incorporating the restorations available on YouTube somehow. Seems unlikely:

Brian T

New 20% Off Halloween Sale on horror, cult and thrillers (pre-orders not included). The link they provided in their e-blast only goes to their landing page, but this goes to the horror selection, and you can click the other genres in the sidebar. Adding titles to the cart applies the discount. Shipping might be a deal-killer, not sure, but they have a lot of unique titles (and extras).
https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/collections/horror

Probably worth noting here that they've got a massive Drive In Delirium set coming out in November that appears to collect the previous six editions into one case (942 trailers, 30 hours), including the additional 6.5 hours of SD trailer comps originally spread across the four most recent individual releases. It's a bit pricey, but cheaper than buying all six separately for those who don't have them yet, but hopefully it'll be cheaper down the road or via Amazon marketplace sellers, etc.
https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/coll...mestic-version