Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[BarnDoor]

Mill Creek have released most of the Sony Castle titles. The only remaining one I believe is The Old Dark House (and Zotz!, which isn't really a Scream title). Given their Universal deal, I sincerely hope they release Let's Kill Uncle at some point.

[redrunner97]

Warner AND Sony deal?! Amazing. Scream if officially back on top. I hope Cliff returns to the forums now that he knows it'll be fun speculation again. lol

Also, i hope this means the other cut of Piranha II: The Spawning will make it onto their release of said film.

[Jlouisbarrett]

I’ve been waiting for Strait-Jacket for a while now, so that’s great news. Now bring on Berserk and Trog! I need more late-period hagsploitation Joan Crawford!

[NeMo_ET]

If we're talking sony - Maybe we'll get the long awaited Candyman! That would surely be one of their biggest releases of the year. I'd like to see Turistas as well because it's never seen bluray in NA yet.

[rickah88]

If WB(I think) doesn’t release The Meg I sure hope SF gets ahold of it. That looks awesome!

[RedHarvest]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

So they do indeed have a Sony deal then. I'm going to hold off on these since they'll almost certainly be coming from Indicator at some point in a William Castle set, but it's exciting nonetheless. It will be very interesting to see what the extras arrangement is, because right now that seems to be about the only obstacle to a CE of Candyman later in the year. I'm expecting some new releases of Twilight Time titles too (you can guess which).

This also confirms some titles released on DVD by Mill Creek could be in play. With this and a Warner deal, they should be set for another 2-3 years, which should give them just enough time to agree something with Paramount.

Paramount has become the Holy Grail at this point. But I'm fine with enjoying some surprises from Warner and Sony. Awesome news.

[RedHarvest]

Originally Posted by NeMo_ET

If we're talking sony - Maybe we'll get the long awaited Candyman! That would surely be one of their biggest releases of the year. I'd like to see Turistas as well because it's never seen bluray in NA yet.

I'd forgotten all about Turistas. Nothing great, but an enjoyable entry in the torture porn subgenre. I saw that in the theatre. The U.S. cut is listed as being 110 minutes. I looked at the UK edition, and it appears to be edited. Can anyone confirm?

[DenOfEarth]

Tingler and Straight Jacket? cool! i enjoyed these since i saw them on TNT as a kid.

A sony and WB deal? this year has gotten better than ever for sci-fi and horror fans like me!

Now how about Fright Night in a CE with 4K scan and extras galore, Candyman CE with 4K or 2K scan with extras galore (Hope Twilight Time doesn't have it), The Blob (1988) CE with extras galore (Hope Twilight's rights have expired), Night of the Living Dead (1990): CE with 2K or 4K scan plus extras abound even deleted scenes, John Carpenter's Vampires CE (i hope Twilight's expired) etc. ? i can dream can i, maybe those will happen.

[BarnDoor]

Isn't Turistas a Fox title?

I'm not sure of the specifics, but I think a lot of those Sony TT titles were drawn from new 2K or 4K scans (I'm sure Fright Night was a 4K restoration). There's certainly room for improvement with something like Night of the Living Dead, where they could perhaps use the original colour timing. As for extras, it will depend on the terms of the Sony deal. After Piranha II being downgraded, I wasn't hopeful, but mention that The Tingler and Strait-Jacket will have new extras is interesting. In any case, there are obviously some decent existing extras for the major Sony titles. With Fright Night, they could put out something like the Eureka release, with the You're So Cool Brewster documentary hard to top.

[Thomas Veil]

If talking Sony I would love Nightwing (1979) as of now all we have is the DVD-R release. I watched this so many times on HBO back in the day.

[jaws3dfan]

Originally Posted by BrianJoynt

Paramount has become the Holy Grail at this point. But I'm fine with enjoying some surprises from Warner and Sony. Awesome news.

Yet no Friday the 13th pat 3 in 3D

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Has anyone heard anything about Studio Canal doing a 4K remaster for John Carpenter's The Fog? Someone in The Fog thread posted that yesterday but not sure if that's true. SF's release is pretty good but I'd love a 4K restoration. Cundey's stunning cinematography would look fabulous.

[DenOfEarth]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Isn't Turistas a Fox title?

I'm not sure of the specifics, but I think a lot of those Sony TT titles were drawn from new 2K or 4K scans (I'm sure Fright Night was a 4K restoration). There's certainly room for improvement with something like Night of the Living Dead, where they could perhaps use the original colour timing. As for extras, it will depend on the terms of the Sony deal. After Piranha II being downgraded, I wasn't hopeful, but mention that The Tingler and Strait-Jacket will have new extras is interesting. In any case, there are obviously some decent existing extras for the major Sony titles. With Fright Night, they could put out something like the Eureka release, with the You're So Cool Brewster documentary hard to top.

Fright Night 1 and 2 CEs would be top sellers for the company since they are loved vampire films!

Hope for more Universal titles like Dracula 1978, This Island Earth in a CE, Tarantula CE, Tremors, Child's Plays 2 and 3 etc. this year.

And speaking of Universal, who wants Snow White A Tale of Terror on BD?

[BarnDoor]

I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Scream pull out a few 4K restorations of older titles over the next year. Over on another forum, Walt from Scorpion posted this, and while 'others' might refer to Arrow and Kino, it might also include Scream, given that he surely has more knowledge of Scream's dealings than Arrow. If Scream do revisit titles, I think these would be the main candidates, all things considered:

Halloween 2
Halloween 3
They Live
The Fog
The Burning
The Howling
Prince of Darkness

[TheHorrorNerd]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Scream pull out a few 4K restorations of older titles over the next year. Over on another forum, Walt from Scorpion posted this, and while 'others' might refer to Arrow and Kino, it might also include Scream, given that he surely has more knowledge of Scream's dealings than Arrow. If Scream do revisit titles, I think these would be the main candidates, all things considered:

Halloween 2
Halloween 3
They Live
The Fog
The Burning
The Howling
Prince of Darkness

Link is broken for me... Can you please repost the url?

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by TheHorrorNerd

Link is broken for me... Can you please repost the url?

http://www.horrordvds.com/community/...82#post-849450

FYI, if you have trouble clicking links you can always just quote the post with the link then copy the link into your browser.

[TheHorrorNerd]

With the new Sony deal, one could assume Christine and Vampires would be in the cards.

[mca213]

Originally Posted by rickah88

If WB(I think) doesn’t release The Meg I sure hope SF gets ahold of it. That looks awesome!

The new movie coming out? Why would WB license a new title, that's unheard of. Of course they will release it.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by mca213

The new movie coming out? Why would WB license a new title, that's unheard of. Of course they will release it.

I’m pretty sure they would, but you never know when that could change.
Just wishful thinking.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by TheHorrorNerd

With the new Sony deal, one could assume Christine and Vampires would be in the cards.

As long as Candyman comes sooner rather than later I'll be happy. I would love a definitive release of Night of the Living Dead '90 as well. However, since I've already picked up all the twilight time releases and some of the imports as well my wish list is still mostly Warner/Universal.