Hi-Def Release Lists confirms The Nesting on 5/31. I wasn't able to find a trailer, but the film does boast a 3.4 rating on IMDB and co-stars Hollywood waxworks John Carradine and Gloria Grahame. Here are a couple of theatrical posters:

Has anyone seen this masterpiece? The IMDB summary is, er, intriguing:

That could end up being pure gold!

That sounds great!

I finally have a copy of Vampire Circus on the way to me for review.

Why don't you hold off until both are released, so you can compare the transfers?

Impressions of mine on the transfer that make more sense in the context of the PQ Tiers...

Vampire Circus

recommendation: Tier 3.25

Synapse Films has lovingly brought the 1971 Hammer production, Vampire Circus, to new heights of glory on Blu-ray. Released just last month on a BD-50, the 87-minute Gothic horror is encoded in AVC at a generous video-only average of 30.01 Mbps. Presented in a 1.66:1 presentation that restores for the first time its original theatrical framing seen in Europe, the transfer looks sourced from high-quality elements in excellent condition. For a small distributor, Synapse Films has greatly surpassed expectations in the picture quality for this cult movie, and puts some of the work from the major studios to shame.

Grain does play a role in this film's image, though the video encode handles it flawlessly. Looking for evidence of macroblocking or artifacting problems, even during the more demanding scenes with flames and explosions, the image was entirely devoid of such distractions. A solid amount of high-frequency detail and information is apparent at times, but not uniformly present. Part of that may be due to the optics and original filming. Certain sections, notably the first reel of the film, appear to have been processed with a bit of digital grain reduction. Nothing too drastic, but either the makeup was inconsistently applied during the course of production, or some early sections of the transfer have had minor processing applied in some way. Some faint, low-amplitude ringing also pops up, only to disappear or recede in magnitude as the film progresses. Neither annoyances really do anything to diminish the image to any significant degree and largely vanish in the last hour.

One area that the picture excels in, particularly for an older film, are the nice black levels and easily discerned shadow detail. This is important for a movie that a substantial portion takes place at night. Outside of one or two questionable moments in nearly pitch-black light, scenes like the panther's black fur display excellent delineation and a level of detail that is quite high. The image also possesses a heightened sense of depth over many other catalog films, though I would not quite call it pop or dimensional. Better moments might be rated in the middle of Tier Two, alongside newer movies, if there had been more consistency.

Expecting dull, faded colors due to the film's age and obscurity, in actuality primary colors are deep and vivid in this transfer. Red blood obviously plays a huge role in the film, looking bright and fully saturated. Contrast is decent given the generally dark atmosphere of the settings. The color timing pays respect to the conventions of the era it was made, not straying far from the balanced and conservative look. Outside of a few optical composite effects that look dated now, the source looks clean and stable, as if the transfer was struck from a very good negative or possibly interpositive. Only a handful of thin, short scratches briefly appear to remind one that Vampire Circus was filmed many years ago. The general resolution and clarity is good, only dipping in a few spotty moments of focus.

Fans and newcomers will find little wrong with the quality seen in the image, especially those familiar with films of similar vintage. Source limitations dating back to the Seventies prevent a higher placement for the most part, but the transfer has given new life to one of the more obscure Hammer films. While certain extended moments deserve a higher placement, in the end a ranking in Tier 3.25 for Vampire Circus is a good representation of the overall quality.

So what is your "Tier" scale? 3.25 means nothing unless we know what scale it's based on.

BU confirmed by email that Blood Splattered Bride will be 1080p on the Daughters of Darkness Blu-ray. Very nice!

Nice! I wasn't crazy about Daughters of Darkness during my only viewing, but a double feature with both movies in 1080p is probably enough of a bargain to give it another shot

Holly shit, that made me pre-order!

All criteria and the entire list is based off of this link:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1168342

The PQ Tiers are a popular resource for ranking Blu-rays against one another. This link takes you directly to other comparable-looking BDs in Tier 3, such as Angel Heart and Doctor Zhivago among others. That score would be nearly average if you take into account the vast array of titles on the format.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...168342#anchor3

There is an ongoing discussion on the Tiers here:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...58316&page=590

I want to pre-order Santa Sangre but $25.99 at Amazon seems a little steep

According to DVDAf, Cat O' Nine Tails is being released on 5/31.

argh...i'm all for more giallos on blu-ray i was just hoping for TORSO

Love seeing the added Argentos on Blu-Ray. Makes me wish that BU still had the rights to Suspiria.

Also makes me wish that we get Black Belly Of The Tarantula soon. 'Twas actually a pretty good giallo flick, and even though the DVD looks marvelous, I'm sure a Blu-Ray could look even better...

On another note, here's DVD Talk's review on the Blu-Ray for Quiet Days In Clichy...

If that is true that makes 3 straight months with new Argento blus coming out stateside...

Any word on Twins of Evil or Hands of the Ripper yet?

Lustig confirmed in an interview that the end titles won't have the freeze frame of Hemmings.

Blu-ray.com review of Quiet Days in Clinchy

Extras on Cat O' Nine Tails:

I have Volumes 1-5, what is the XXX release?

It was a trailer comp. of xxx flicks from the grindhouse era.

The cover art is not that bad, since I found the original Anchorbay release art from years ago to look worse. Also I think this is based on an international poster. I've noticed that with such funny looking covers like Pieces where I think "Who came up with that?" since it looks awful in my opinion, then discover it's based on some international poster from Spain or where ever.

I'm just happy the shorter version is being released, since that's the version I like best. I first saw the uncut version and was bored to death and underwhelmed by it, then saw a shorter version on tv a few years ago and found the film very entertaining and well done and paced perfectly.

Actually it's a domestic poster. One of the handful of names it was released under.

Well, that's better artwork.

This is what I thought sucked: