Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[DenOfEarth]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

In The Mouth of Madness coming in July?! Props to GG Pan for the following post in the "In the mouth of madness thread"

Whoa sounds awesome if it's true and maybe they might announce it this week and should be a nice upgrade as it can have 4K restoration and extras galore even perhaps deleted scenes, interviews, featurettes, trailers, TV spots, poster and still gallery, electronic press kit and all the neat stuff.

I hope for more WB titles of like i mentioned earlier from Beetlejuice to Critters to Freddy's Nightmares (on DVD for the first time) and more.

[BarnDoor]

Hopefully this finally puts paid to any lingering doubts over the Warner deal.

[DenOfEarth]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Hopefully this finally puts paid to any lingering doubts over the Warner deal.

Of course it will be a HUGE seller for fans of SF and Carpenter and will good profits for both companies.

[RedHarvest]

I bet they've secured Memoirs of an Invisible Man, too. It will be nice to have In the Mouth of Madness to go with the other SF Carpenter series. Wonder if they'll do a Carpenter box or something. Maybe not likely since they've already done steelbooks, but you never know. I like ItMoM; probably the last great Carpenter film. But it wouldn't be the first or even second of third Warner title I'd want released from them. Be interesting to see how this deal pans out.

[NeMo_ET]

Not horror related, but if Shout has a Warner deal, I could see them doing the animated Hobbit movie and I would absolutely buy it. I have the Lord of the Rings animated and have been waiting for them to release the Hobbit. Surprised they didn't with the recent success of the live Hobbit movies.

[BarnDoor]

So over the past 24 hours we've established in regard to the WB deal:

1) That Scream aren't just using off-the-shelf HD masters and can perform new scans of film materials (likely the interpositive for most 'new' titles)

2) That they will be doing titles previously released by Warner (which means CE potential aplenty)

3) That New Line titles are included (no real surprise here)

Aside from the titles included in the deal (which is surely extensive), all that really remains to be seen is:

1) Can Scream use better materials than the interpositive (i.e. the negative) for double dips of existing titles? We might find this out today if they reveal some of the specs for In the Mouth of Madness, which they likely will.

2) Are HBO titles included in the deal? If HBO/Warner no longer have The Hitcher it might be some time before we find this out.

[Donl1282]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

So over the past 24 hours we've established in regard to the WB deal:

1) That Scream aren't just using off-the-shelf HD masters and can perform new scans of film materials (likely the interpositive for most 'new' titles)

2) That they will be doing titles previously released by Warner (which means CE potential aplenty)

3) That New Line titles are included (no real surprise here)

Aside from the titles included in the deal (which is surely extensive), all that really remains to be seen is:

1) Can Scream use better materials than the interpositive (i.e. the negative) for double dips of existing titles? We might find this out today if they reveal some of the specs for In the Mouth of Madness, which they likely will.

2) Are HBO titles included in the deal? If HBO/Warner no longer have The Hitcher it might be some time before we find this out.

So based on this SF obtained rights to release Nightmare on Elm Street and Creepshow?

[BarnDoor]

Where did I say that? Certainly they're possible (I reckon Creepshow for sure), but there will undoubtedly be titles Warner aren't willing to licence out.

[Member-222782]

I'm just thrilled that Warner finally opened their vault and are allowing someone other than Criterion access to their titles. My collection will be a lot more complete now.

BarnDoor, you forgot to include titles Warner acquired from MGM pre-1986. We have to assume those are fair game as well.

[RedHarvest]

I guess they can't (or won't) go into detail on what the deal encompasses. I'd love to know the parameters on this. How many titles, with what restrictions, etc. Certainly there has to be some properties off limits.

[RedHarvest]

I'm going to bet they have Creepshow, Critters, and Memoirs of an Invisible Man. I made a comment on Mick Garris' FB page expressing my hope for a Critters Box Set from SF, and he liked the post. I know that essentially means nothing (or less than nothing), but who knows? Maybe Mick is gearing up to record his commentary for Part 2!

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by Cinema74

I'm just thrilled that Warner finally opened their vault and are allowing someone other than Criterion access to their titles. My collection will be a lot more complete now.

BarnDoor, you forgot to include titles Warner acquired from MGM pre-1986. We have to assume those are fair game as well.

They will be fair game for sure, much like New Line titles (that one was really a given). HBO is different, since apparently they have a say over which of their titles are released, Warner suggest it's not up to them.

[Donl1282]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Where did I say that? Certainly they're possible (I reckon Creepshow for sure), but there will undoubtedly be titles Warner aren't willing to licence out.

Is Creepshow 3 also with Warner? I know many people hated that film but I would like to see a blu-ray edition of it.

[Member-222782]

I hope HBO titles have a chance -The Night Flier would make a terrific Collector's Edition. Anyone remember the prison escape thriller Gulag? That one never even made it past VHS. Then there's Fort Apache, The Bronx. Not a whole lot of titles in that catalog but it would be great if any of these were released

[BarnDoor]

I believe The Night Flier is with Rubenstein. I'd love to see Fort Apache, The Bronx but obviously that's more Shout Select fodder.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by Donl1282

Is Creepshow 3 also with Warner?

I don't think so.

[RedHarvest]

Originally Posted by Cinema74

I hope HBO titles have a chance -The Night Flier would make a terrific Collector's Edition. Anyone remember the prison escape thriller Gulag? That one never even made it past VHS. Then there's Fort Apache, The Bronx. Not a whole lot of titles in that catalog but it would be great if any of these were released

I thought Night Flier was locked down in rights disputes. Regardless, there's many HBO Films that need rediscovery on Blu-ray. Flashpoint, No Escape, Witch Hunt, etc.

[RedHarvest]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

I believe The Night Flier is with Rubenstein. I'd love to see Fort Apache, The Bronx but obviously that's more Shout Select fodder.

Dawn of the Dead, Martin, and Night Flier are with Rubenstein; supposedly this is a package deal.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by BrianJoynt

I thought Night Flier was locked down in rights disputes. Regardless, there's many HBO Films that need rediscovery on Blu-ray. Flashpoint, No Escape, Witch Hunt, etc.

German label Nameless Media is releasing No Escape sometime this year. Going by their release of The Evil That Men Do I'll be picking it up.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by BrianJoynt

I thought Night Flier was locked down in rights disputes.

I don't think there's a dispute. I'm pretty sure it's just outright owned by Rubinstein and he'll decide when he's willing to accept an offer to license it out.