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Optimum Home Entertainment have announced the UK Blu-ray Disc release of several catalogue titles in September. All titles are listed as Region B with the exception of Basic Instinct, which is Region A & B coded.

Updates: Army of Darkness has been added to the line-up; NOTLD and Day of the Dead (2008) have moved from 1st Sept to 15th Sept; Pricing, Region Coding info & AV specs added for all titles (except for AV info on Army of Darkness); updated extras info on They Live and Evil Dead 2 (previously these two had no extras, but now they do).

15th September 2008:

Night of the Living Dead - George A. Romero’s zombie classic is given a remastered release and includes a 90 minute documentary on the director. A single-layer disc, features include:
1080P 1.33:1 Full Screen (AVC)
English DTS-HD Master Audio & English Mono
90 min Romero documentary One for the Fire

Day of the Dead (2008) - This direct-to-video remake stars Mena Suvari, Ving Rhames and Nick Cannon. A single-layer disc, features include:
1080P Widescreen (AVC)
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Interview sound-bites from cast and crew including Mena Suvari, Nick Cannon and the director Steve Minor
Trailer

This Is England - Shane Meadows acclaimed rites of passage drama comes to Blu-ray with plenty of extras on a dual-layer disc. Features include:
1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen (AVC)
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
English 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 Dolby Digital
Commentary with director Shane Meadows, producer Mark Herbert and lead actor Thomas Turgoose
Behind the Scenes
Deleted scenes
Guardian interview with Shane Meadows at BFI Southbank
Interview with Shane Meadows (Jason Wood for Picturehouse cinemas)
Interview with Mark Herbert
Production Departments: Hair, Make-up and Costumes
Crew interviews & Rehearsals
Production Design
Essays on Skinheads and The Falklands War
Cast Biographies
Theatrical Trailer

Rise of the Footsoldier - This gritty drama follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties.

A single-layer disc offers all of the content from the DVD release. Features include:
1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen (AVC)
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Exclusive interview with Carlton Leach
Commentary by Director (Julian Gilbey) and writer (Will Gilbey)
Filming the Footsoldier: The making of Rise Of The Footsoldier [75 mins]
Deleted & Extended Scenes
Out Takes
Auditions
Production Stills
Trailers

Basic Instinct - This erotic thriller starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone arrives on Blu-ray alongside a new DVD release but retains none of the extras (the DVD will include the “Blonde Poison” featurette, commentary by Camille Paglia and the original trailer).

A dual-layer disc, the film is presented in 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen (VC1) with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.

22nd September 2008:

They Live - “Rowdy” Roddy Piper stars in John Carpenter’s sci-fi thriller that arrives on Blu-ray alongside a new DVD release and, contrary to earlier information from the studio, will now retain all of the DVD extras. A single-layer disc, features include:
1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen (AVC)
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Making of featurette
John Carpenter & Roddy Piper Commentary
John Carpenter, Roddy Piper & Meg Foster profiles
Trailer

Evil Dead II - Sam Raimi’s horror-comedy classic arrives on Blu-ray, now with extras (previously it was announced with none). A single-layer disc, features include:
1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen (AVC)
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
English 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround
Commentary
Making of

Army of Darkness - The third film in the Evil Dead series arrives on Blu-ray with deleted scenes, outtakes and more TBC.