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The final Tuesday of January is here, and unfortunately, it's a bit underwhelming on the Blu-ray & DVD front... unless you like in the UK, in which case, two of the coolest releases of the year have arrived.
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Arrow Video Blu-ray releases are always great, even if they do tend to focus on more obscure movies, but this 3-Disc Limited Edition Blu-ray of Dario Argento's classic Giallo, Deep Red, may be the best thing they've ever done.
This Blu-ray set looks fantastic.
THIS RELEASE IS REGION B ONLY. If you live in the U.S., you'll have to have a Region-Free Blu-ray Player to watch it.
3-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of two versions of the film
- Original Italian Mono audio
- English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- Limited Edition soundtrack CD
- 6 x postcard-sized lobby card reproductions
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring two original artworks
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
- Limited Edition booklet featuring new writing on the film by Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film and an archive piece by critic Alan Jones, illustrated with original archive stills and posters
DEEP RED: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT (BLU-RAY DISC 1)
- Brand new 4k restoration from the original negative [127 mins]
- Audio Commentary with Argento expert Thomas Rostock
- Introduction to the film by Claudio Simonetti of Goblin
- Profondo Giallo a brand new visual essay from Michael Mackenzie offering an in-depth look at Dario Argento s early films and the road to Deep Red
- Rosso Recollections: Dario Argento s Deep Genius the Deep Red director on the creation of a giallo masterpiece
- Lady in Red Daria Nicolodi Remembers Profondo Rosso
- Music to Murder For! Claudio Simonetti on Deep Red
- Rosso From Celluloid to Shop a tour of the Profondo Rosso shop in Rome with long time Argento collaborator Luigi Cozzi
- Italian Trailer
DEEP RED: THE INTERNATIONAL THEATRICAL CUT (BLU-RAY DISC 2) [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE]
- Brand new 4k restoration of the International Version [105 mins]
- US Theatrical Trailer
PROFONDO ROSSO: THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING (CD DISC 3) [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE]
- 28-track CD featuring the entire Deep Red film score from Italian progressive rock band Goblin and composer Giorgio Gaslini
As with the Deep Red set above, Arrow Video has knocked it out of the park with this Blu-ray release of Hellraiser I-III. The first two Hellraiser movies are absolute staples for any Horror Collection, and you know what, the 3rd movie isn't all that bad either.
The words MUST OWN are an understatement when it comes to this set.
THIS RELEASE IS REGION B ONLY. If you live in the U.S., you'll have to have a Region Free Blu-ray Player to watch it.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
- Brand new 2K restorations of Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
- Uncompressed PCM Stereo 2.0 and Lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound for Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
- Lossless DTS-HD MA 2.0 sound for Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for all three films
- Reversible sleeves for all three films featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
DISC 1 HELLRAISER
- Brand new 2K restoration approved by director of photography Robin Vidgeon
- Audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker
- Audio commentary with Barker and actress Ashley Laurence
- Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellraiser, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members
- actor Sean Chapman talks candidly about playing the character of Frank Cotton in Barker s original
- Coil member Stephen Thrower on the Hellraiser score that almost was
- vintage featurette including interviews with Clive Barker, actors Doug Bradley and Ashley Laurence, special make-up effects artist Bob Keen and others
- Doug Bradley on Hellraiser
- Original EPK featuring on-set interviews with cast and crew
- Draft Screenplays [BD-ROM content]
- Trailers and TV Spots
- Image Gallery
DISC 2 HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II
- Brand new 2K restoration approved by director of photography Robin Vidgeon
- Audio Commentary with director Tony Randel and writer Peter Atkins
- Audio Commentary with Randel, Atkins and actress Ashley Laurence
- Leviathan: The Story of Hellbound: Hellraiser II brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellbound
- actor Sean Chapman talks about reprising the role of Frank Cotton in the first Hellraiser sequel
- the home video world premiere of this legendary, never before-seen excised sequence from Hellbound, sourced from a VHS workprint
- vintage featurette including interviews with Barker, Randel, Keen, Atkins and others
- Doug Bradley on Hellbound: Hellraiser II
- On-set interview with Clive Barker
- On-set interviews with cast and crew
- Behind-the-Scenes Footage
- Rare and unseen storyboards
- Draft Screenplay [BD-ROM content]
- Trailers and TV Spots
- Image Gallery
DISC 3 HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH
- Brand new 2K restoration of the Original Theatrical Version [93 mins]
- Alternate Unrated Version [97 mins]
- Brand new audio commentary with writer Peter Atkins
- Audio commentary with director Anthony Hickox and Doug Bradley
- making-of documentary featuring interviews with Atkins, Keen and actor Ken Carpenter
- brand new interview with actress Paula Marshall
- Doug Bradley on Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
- archival interview with Hickox
- On-set interviews with Barker and Bradley
- Never-before-seen Hellraiser III SFX dailies
- Image Gallery
- Hellraiser III comic book adaptation [Disc gallery]
On the less exciting American side of the pond this week...
- The Assassin has been called "magical" and "mesmerising" by critics, and it's one we that definitely want to check out.
- Goosebumps looks like a great "Horror" movie for the kids.
- Jack's Back is a cheesy old movie from 1988 where James Spader has to track down the reincarnation of Jack The Ripper or something. It was a fun flick, in that 80's Thriller sort of way.
- We're also curious to check out In the Hell of Dixie and Survival Knife, but we'll probably rent those.
- And everything else, as always, is a crap shoot.
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