MVD, Synapse, and Blue Underground Releases Masterthread
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Brian T (11-08-23)
11-07-23, 06:59 PM
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11-07-23, 07:42 PM
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Hardware Wars has been available on YouTube for years.
It is not a good movie, or even a good parody, by any stretch. However, it was a notable part of the Star Wars phenomenon in the late 1970s and has carved out a place in cinema history. There's justification for giving it a dedicated home video release. That said, I'm not going to buy it.
It is not a good movie, or even a good parody, by any stretch. However, it was a notable part of the Star Wars phenomenon in the late 1970s and has carved out a place in cinema history. There's justification for giving it a dedicated home video release. That said, I'm not going to buy it.
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11-08-23, 12:17 PM
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Hardware Wars was originally issued on VHS from Warner and included a few other short films. This Blu-ray is supposed to include at least one of those, an Apocalypse Now parody called Porklips Now.
11-24-23, 12:13 PM
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Re: MVD, Synapse, and Blue Underground Releases Masterthread
Preorders are up directly from Synapse and Diabolik. The price is...yeah, but this one's a longtime favorite, and I had enough credit card rewards saved up to get it for $0.11 shipped, so whatever. For better or worse, nothing on Vinegar Syndrome's slate caught my eye, and while there's stuff I'd get from Severin (The Psychic; Cemetery Man), I don't have the same emotional connection to those movies to swallow even higher price points.
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“I can’t recommend this movie enough. Invite some friends over, break out some drinks and food, and let THE CONVENT possess your party… with fun.” – Patrick Krause, Morbidly Beautiful
In 1960, a young woman named Christine enters St. Francis Boarding School for Girls and lays waste to the resident nuns. Four decades later, a group of college students head to the long-abandoned building late one night to tag it with their fraternity letters, little knowing that rumors of the place being haunted are terrifyingly true. Stir in a couple of disapproving cops and a band of unlikely Satanists, and the table is set for a feast of demonic infestation and bloodshed that only the grown-up Christine (Adrienne Barbeau, THE FOG, SWAMP THING) can possibly stop.
From its opening massacre, set to the strains of (appropriately enough) Lesley Gore, THE CONVENT is an in-your-face fright film with a full-blooded sense of humor. Director Mike Mendez (THE GRAVEDANCERS, BIG ASS SPIDER!) both embraces and skewers the traditions of supernatural/possession cinema, with wicked twists that upend expectations and deliver jolts and laughs in equal measure. Not for the devout or the easily offended, the film gives Barbeau one of her best roles as the motorcycle-riding, shotgun-wielding Christine, with bonus appearances by fellow genre icon Bill Moseley (THE DEVIL’S REJECTS) and rapper/actor Coolio. THE CONVENT rocked audiences at festivals including Sundance and Fantasia, but has long been unavailable on disc. Now you can possess its uncensored U.S. debut remastered in Dolby Vision 4K from the original uncut 35mm Internegative elements and worship the extensive special features!
HELL-RAISING SPECIAL FEATURES:
4K ULTRA HD AND BLU-RAY DISC™ SPECIFICATIONS
4K UHD FEATURE: 2160p Ultra High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1) Presentation – English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Stereo Surround
BLU-RAY FEATURE: 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1) Presentation – English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Stereo Surround
SUBTITLES: English SDH
REGION: ALL
ITEM NUMBER: SFD0222
UPC CODE: 654930324592
“I can’t recommend this movie enough. Invite some friends over, break out some drinks and food, and let THE CONVENT possess your party… with fun.” – Patrick Krause, Morbidly Beautiful
In 1960, a young woman named Christine enters St. Francis Boarding School for Girls and lays waste to the resident nuns. Four decades later, a group of college students head to the long-abandoned building late one night to tag it with their fraternity letters, little knowing that rumors of the place being haunted are terrifyingly true. Stir in a couple of disapproving cops and a band of unlikely Satanists, and the table is set for a feast of demonic infestation and bloodshed that only the grown-up Christine (Adrienne Barbeau, THE FOG, SWAMP THING) can possibly stop.
From its opening massacre, set to the strains of (appropriately enough) Lesley Gore, THE CONVENT is an in-your-face fright film with a full-blooded sense of humor. Director Mike Mendez (THE GRAVEDANCERS, BIG ASS SPIDER!) both embraces and skewers the traditions of supernatural/possession cinema, with wicked twists that upend expectations and deliver jolts and laughs in equal measure. Not for the devout or the easily offended, the film gives Barbeau one of her best roles as the motorcycle-riding, shotgun-wielding Christine, with bonus appearances by fellow genre icon Bill Moseley (THE DEVIL’S REJECTS) and rapper/actor Coolio. THE CONVENT rocked audiences at festivals including Sundance and Fantasia, but has long been unavailable on disc. Now you can possess its uncensored U.S. debut remastered in Dolby Vision 4K from the original uncut 35mm Internegative elements and worship the extensive special features!
HELL-RAISING SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Limited Edition Combo (4K UHD + Blu-ray) Release of only 4000 units total.
- Limited Edition Slipcover only on this combo release
- 4K remaster of the uncut version supervised and approved by director, Mike Mendez
- Mastered in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- 5.1 stereo surround mix from the original 16-track audio masters
- Cast and crew audio commentary, featuring director Mike Mendez
- “Lords of Hell” audio commentary featuring Saul and Dickie-Boy
- Video tour of both THE CONVENT and KILLERS film locations
- Vintage “Making of” featurette
- Vintage original studio Electronic Press Kit (EPK)
- “It’s Always Something with a Virgin” Liner notes booklet from Corey Danna
- Deleted scene
- Gore outtakes
- Still gallery
- Promotional trailers
- Reversible cover art
4K ULTRA HD AND BLU-RAY DISC™ SPECIFICATIONS
4K UHD FEATURE: 2160p Ultra High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1) Presentation – English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Stereo Surround
BLU-RAY FEATURE: 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1) Presentation – English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Stereo Surround
SUBTITLES: English SDH
REGION: ALL
ITEM NUMBER: SFD0222
UPC CODE: 654930324592
11-25-23, 02:34 PM
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Re: MVD, Synapse, and Blue Underground Releases Masterthread
Wow. Massive Black Friday sale at MVD. Lots of pretty good titles for under $10. Including some Cannon titles.
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