Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Oscar Rothman]

It was just a matter of time.

Shout! Factory Expanding Into Original Production With Film ‘Fender Bender’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Shout! Factory is best known for its exhaustive compilations of Golden Age television shows, comedy legends retrospectives and celebrations of everything from the avant garde to the iconic. Past projects have encapsulated everything from shows like “The Dick Cavett Show” and “Mystery Science Theater 3000” to showcases of Mel Brooks and Steve Martin.

But the media company isn’t just content with providing handsomely appointed box sets perfect for nostalgic binge watching. It’s moving into producing its own content and it’s decided on its first project, a horror thriller titled “Fender Bender.” The film is described as a throwback to the horror films of the 1980s — a time when homicidal maniacs like Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees routinely terrorized hapless teens.

“Over the last few years we’ve built up credibility with these fans,” said Jordan Fields, the company’s head of acquisitions. “We know this audience. We know where they live and what they love.”

Shout! Factory will develop, finance and executive produce the film and plans to go into production this year in New Mexico. Casting is currently underway and the picture will be written and directed by Mark Pavia (“The Night Flier”).

Going forward, it hopes to produce one or two films annually.

“We’re hoping that it’s the first of many,” said Shout! Factory founder Garson Foos. “We have been in discussions and negotiations on other original projects, but ideally we’d like to get this one finished before we greenlight another one.”

Shout! Factory has rolled out a few films theatrically, so it has some experience on that kind of distribution. However, the company has decided whether or not it will release “Fender Bender” in theaters, as well as on home entertainment platforms.

“It’s a natural progression for us and it’s very much in that sweet spot of genre films that we’re known for,” said Shout! Factory founder Bob Emmer. “We want to create something that broadens the scope of what we’re doing and gives us a property we fully control.”

Nadia Redler (“Fear X”) and Brainstorm Media’s Meyer Shwarzstein will also executive produce the film with Shout! Factory. Carl W. Lucas (“The Signal”) and Joshua Bunting (“The Blackout”) of EchoWolf Productions will be producers, with Fields and Shout’s Gus Krieger serving as co-producers.

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/sh...er-1201621943/

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by Mr.Dig

Silver Bullet is my most wanted film on blu-ray,together with Graveyard Shift,Cat's Eye and Stephen King's It. Hopefully someone will release them from Warner's film prison. Damn,I hate that company!

Uh, Warner releases more catalog stuff than any other studio. Lionsgate is the "film prison."

[Hellraiserfan]

Shout! Factory Expanding Into Original Production With Film ‘Fender Bender’ (EXCLUSIVE)


They should spend that money instead on better equipment and more people to put out better transfers on the Scream side of things.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by Hellraiserfan

Shout! Factory Expanding Into Original Production With Film ‘Fender Bender’ (EXCLUSIVE)


They should spend that money instead on better equipment and more people to put out better transfers on the Scream side of things.

that didn't take long....

[Hellraiserfan]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

that didn't take long....

It needed to be brought up.

[Member-222782]

Who is Jordan Fields? I thought Cliff was the head of acquisitions?

[Ms45]

Army of Darkness is $17.99 on Amazon right now, great price! FYI.

[captainjoe]

That's cool to see them financing new movies, I'm just crossing my fingers they don't pull an Anchor Bay

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by cine74

Who is Jordan Fields? I thought Cliff was the head of acquisitions?

I was wondering the same thing.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Ms45

Army of Darkness is $17.99 on Amazon right now, great price! FYI.

Thanks to Best Buy, as usual.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by Oscar Rothman

the picture will be written and directed by Mark Pavia (“The Night Flier”)

I wonder what Mark Pavia's been doing the past 18 or so years, as he seems to have dropped out of filmmaking until now. The Night Flier is an underrated film, but it's also the only full length feature Pavia ever wrote or directed, as far as I'm aware.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by Hellraiserfan

It needed to be brought up.

and it has......again...and again...and again...and again...etc

[Blu MacReady]

Originally Posted by Ms45

Army of Darkness is $17.99 on Amazon right now, great price! FYI.

Is it a great price for a correct or faulty disc?

[Undeadcow]

Originally Posted by cine74

Who is Jordan Fields? I thought Cliff was the head of acquisitions?

Maybe 'was' is the key word... not like anyone has seen cmac around lately.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by cine74

Who is Jordan Fields? I thought Cliff was the head of acquisitions?

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I was wondering the same thing.

Originally Posted by Undeadcow

Maybe 'was' is the key word... not like anyone has seen cmac around lately.

I think Cliff MacMillan's position is usually described in interviews as VP of Production and Acquisitions, or something to that effect. As far as I'm aware, that has not changed.

RE: Jordan Fields

“Jordan Fields started with us 8 years ago and has been key in building our catalog. He nurtured our strong relationship with MST3K, Mel Brooks, several of the major studios and many others to success. Through his talent for identifying marketable content and great relationship with rights holders, he brings us an ever-growing list of content partners,” said Shout! Factory’s founders.

Since joining the company, Fields has led Shout Factory’s acquisitions team, seeking and negotiating for TV and Film properties to distribute in physical and non-physical formats. He has also played an instrumental role in Shout’s evolution from a home video distributor into a full-fledged media company, running point on acquisitions for Shout’s digital streaming service – Shout Factory TV and on the company’s expansion into original productions.

Fields was acquisitions manager at Rhino Entertainment before joining Shout Factory, where he managed the Mystery Science Theater 3000 releases, ultimately bringing that successful property over to Shout Factory in 2008. From 1999-2004, he worked as a screenwriter on film and TV projects for Paramount, Fox TV, MTV and Imagine TV.

https://www.bulldogreporter.com/shou...-and-tom-chen/

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Blu MacReady

Is it a great price for a correct or faulty disc?

It will be the faulty disc, but there will be replacements. Nothing to worry about.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Undeadcow

Maybe 'was' is the key word... not like anyone has seen cmac around lately.

He just posted yesterday. He's around.

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

It will be the faulty disc, but there will be replacements. Nothing to worry about.

What's wrong with the disc?

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by darkness2918

What's wrong with the disc?

A missing shot on the theatrical cut......

Originally Posted by Ryanhcorror

While Ash is being chased by the "force" through the woods toward the windmill there is a shot where Ash jumps off a crumbling wall into the air.

In this new disc that shot is removed but the audio is awkwardly still there. So not only does the film jump cut between two POV shots (admittedly something you could find in a Raimi Evil Dead film) but the missing shot's audio makes the mistake stand out more.

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

A missing shot on the theatrical cut......

Didn't know that, thanks for the info.