Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[jmat91]

Creepshow in a nice pristine 2k or 4k scan would be a dream come true.

[jmat91]

Originally Posted by Brutalizer79

Well, if we are going with Stephen King stuff, what about The Night Flier?

Is this with Warner's by chance?

Night flyer is an absolute gem and with he recent passing of miguel ferrer it would be a nice tribute. He gives one of the best performances I think I have ever seen in a king film.

[PipesDonatello]

Even if they only release The Hitcher from all of this then I and all horror fans will still be very happy. That movie is a true gem and hasn't been released in HD yet.

[RandyK]

Was pleasantly surprised to see that Scream can release titles previously by Warner in this new deal. I remain skeptical that they can do really high profile titles (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Exorcist, etc) but would love to be proven wrong.

Looking forward to revisiting In the Mouth of Madness and checking out Someone's Watching Me for the first time.

[jtu128]

Originally Posted by Bronson13

Thy won’t do The Shining. Or The Exorcist. Those movies are I guess “too critically acclaimed” and probably belong on Criterion more.

We deserve The Shining on Criterion.

[btpeters]

If 2001: A Space Odyssey does well, I imagine The Shining will get a 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray release before we see a Criterion (Or other boutique label) release of it.

I feel like Criterion's next Kubrick release would probably be Lolita (Like Barry Lyndon, got kinda a minimal, bare bones "fine, here ya go" release from Warner Bros).

[btpeters]

I could see Timecop as one not mentioned yet (or I missed it if someone did) they'd be tempted to do from the WB catalog. And if Robocop 2&3/Cyborg/Mad Max are in the Scream Factory line, Timecop could go there too.

[Bronson13]

Originally Posted by jtu128

We deserve The Shining on Criterion.

100x YES!!!!

I want every Kubrick movie on Criterion. They all deserve it. How amazing would it be to have his entire library on Criterion?!?!?!? I get a hard on just thinking about it.

[eddyw78]

Originally Posted by PipesDonatello

Even if they only release The Hitcher from all of this then I and all horror fans will still be very happy. That movie is a true gem and hasn't been released in HD yet.

The Hitcher is still one of my most wanted titles on BD. Would absolutely love someone, anyone to release it on Blu ray. Of course a Collectors Edition would be amazing.

[Member-167298]

Originally Posted by btpeters

I could see Timecop as one not mentioned yet (or I missed it if someone did) they'd be tempted to do from the WB catalog. And if Robocop 2&3/Cyborg/Mad Max are in the Scream Factory line, Timecop could go there too.

I think Timecop was released by Universal.

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by PrestonXI

I think Timecop was released by Universal.

It was but since it is part of the Largo Entertainment catalogue the distribution of it changed. Warner is currently the distributor of Timecop.

[Member-167298]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

It was but since it is part of the Largo Entertainment catalogue the distribution of it changed. Warner is currently the distributor of Timecop.

Someone has rewritten history!

[DenOfEarth]

Originally Posted by Brutalizer79

Ugh, was afraid of that

Im sure Richard would stop this insanity of so much money, he was trying to capitalize on Avatar and didn't work when people took the wrong lessons from Avatar.

Originally Posted by jmat91

Creepshow in a nice pristine 2k or 4k scan would be a dream come true.

Sure would be!

Originally Posted by PipesDonatello

Even if they only release The Hitcher from all of this then I and all horror fans will still be very happy. That movie is a true gem and hasn't been released in HD yet.

I'm betting they are gonna announce that movie.

Originally Posted by btpeters

I could see Timecop as one not mentioned yet (or I missed it if someone did) they'd be tempted to do from the WB catalog. And if Robocop 2&3/Cyborg/Mad Max are in the Scream Factory line, Timecop could go there too.

Timecop! nice film, i saw that in theaters when i was 13 and loved it!

Well Cyborg, Robocop 2 and 3 and Mad Max are in the line because they are sci-fi and Scream does horror, suspense, thriller and sci-fi.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by JackForrester

A documentary on the troubled production of Exorcist II would be fascinating!

A nice, detailed feature-length doc could even be more interesting than the film .

[JackForrester]

Originally Posted by Cinema74

A nice, detailed feature-length doc could even be more interesting than the film .

Definitely!

[dissention]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

As mentioned above, the 129-minute DC of Night of Dark Shadows would be a fantastic release. I've read that the footage and most of the audio was found (and in good shape) and offered to Warner before they released their Blu-ray, but they apparently declined to do anything with it. Scream could work wonders with this. House of Dark Shadows is obviously the better and more reputable film (as things stand), but I don't know how many extras Scream could pull together for a CE of it.

Of course, I'm assuming that any WB title Scream do elect to double-dip on will be a CE, it's possible they won't go that route but then I'd question the logic of them choosing to re-do lower-profile WB titles.

Unfortunately, all of the audio has not been found, 26 minutes are still missing; the original music was re-looped and the dialogue was re-recorded by surviving cast members. It would be fantastic to see an approximation of the director's cut (especially since it exists in full on 35mm without having to reassemble it from trims), but I'm also not exactly keen on a Grayson Hall voice impersonator being cut back into the film. Either way, it would be awesome if Scream had the opportunity to release it.

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by dissention

Unfortunately, all of the audio has not been found, 26 minutes are still missing; the original music was re-looped and the dialogue was re-recorded by surviving cast members. It would be fantastic to see an approximation of the director's cut (especially since it exists in full on 35mm without having to reassemble it from trims), but I'm also not exactly keen on a Grayson Hall voice impersonator being cut back into the film. Either way, it would be awesome if Scream had the opportunity to release it.

Ah. I was going on a HTF post which said that some of the audio had been found since the dialogue was re-recorded. Still, it would be better than nothing as you say.

[DenOfEarth]

He Knows your Alone would be awesome.

[DenOfEarth]

Oh i got another one that can use the Scream treatment Time After Time

[SarahS]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

SF has reached out to the rights owner, but he doesn’t respond to calls and emails. Apparently he’s rich and doesn’t need the money, so it isn’t worth his time.

Maybe the owner is dead.....might be worth looking into. I find it hard to believe that he's just rich and does not need the money as an answer. Rich are always looking to get even richer, even if they have handlers. I would be more inclined to believe that they are dead. If they are not then we need to get the contact info and hammer them ourselves.