Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by Adcatalano

Well there was nothing creative about rabid, so I guess it’s appropriate

I liked the new Rabid film more than RAW personally though I wouldn't hold up either as torchbearers of modern independent cinema. Both are most forgettable affairs (though still worth a watch at least once).

[GaragePoet]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Does this bother anyone else?

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Not Scream Factories fault in the least and it would have been cool had Rabid been a sequel to RAW, but as it is the lack of creativity is unfortunate.

"bothered" is probably too strong a word but it's pretty funny, esp given the similarity in the title and subject matter.

how is it not Scream's fault in the least, tho? do they have no control over they covers they approve & release?

[Adcatalano]

Originally Posted by BluProofie

And many of them have had delays and manufacturing problems with titles because of Covid, like Arrow.

Not to mention that they are LA based, and California has had one of the strictest lockdowns since MARCH. Everything Hollywood related has slowed to a crawl

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by Adcatalano

Not to mention that they are LA based, and California has had one of the strictest lockdowns since MARCH. Everything Hollywood related has slowed to a crawl

Yep, and the number of cases in LA are insane right now.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by GaragePoet

"bothered" is probably too strong a word but it's pretty funny, esp given the similarity in the title and subject matter.

how is it not Scream's fault in the least, tho? do they have no control over they covers they approve & release?

That was the theatrical artwork in both cases, so they just released what was already utilized for the films releases.



There was alternate artwork for RAW that seemed to be used equally as often that they could have used but I believe the yellow artwork was the most widely utilized (though I may have be wrong).

You are correct though in that "bothered is a bit strong as it doesn't bother me in the traditional sense, however I feel that both films are better than what the copycat style of poster implies as we have an entire thread here on the forum devoted to similar looking poster designs and a great many of those are for trully terrible films.

[xXx$uicide_Ma$terxXx]

Friday the 13th boxset down to $109.99 on amazon...

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Unless they've made some independent deals (or gone very deep into the MGM vaults), I've a feeling those 'often-requested slasher films' will be of the Warner Bros variety.

Given all the companies that have MGM deals in place, not to mention the number of MGM titles, big and small, that are now OOP, I really can't see Scream Factory digging any deeper into the MGM catalog. Too many competitors with similar interests, not enough meat left on the bone.

In addition to the Warner Brothers titles, I wouldn't be surprised to see some more from the Brightstar catalog, which would include American Nightmare (and a possible re-release of Humongous).

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

That was the theatrical artwork in both cases, so they just released what was already utilized for the films releases.

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There was alternate artwork for RAW that seemed to be used equally as often that they could have used but I believe the yellow artwork was the most widely utilized (though I may have be wrong).

You are correct though in that "bothered is a bit strong as it doesn't bother me in the traditional sense, however I feel that both films are better than what the copycat style of poster implies as we have an entire thread here on the forum devoted to similar looking poster designs and a great many of those are for trully terrible films.

Shout! Factory Films (you'll notice their logo, along with a Scream Factory logo, on the poster) is the theatrical distributor for Rabid, so that wouldn't necessarily absolve the lack of creativity, on display.

[MJD64]

Originally Posted by double-a

Dead Zone is a day 1 preorder for me, I love that movie. I just hope it's possible for 2021.

I certainly hope so too, as THE DEAD ZONE is right up there with De Palma's CARRIE and Hooper's SALEM'S LOT among my favorite early Stephen King adaptations.

This was such a change of pace for David Cronenberg at the time, and I'm always struck by just how low-key and wonderfully done it is. More than that, through the directing, performances, score and that wintry, effectively bleak cinematography, it's a legitimately haunting film. The cast - including Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Anthony Zerbe and Herbert Lom - is splendid, and I love that brief but memorable encounter with Colleen Dewhurst ("You knew, didn't you? You knew.") and Martin Sheen at his most terrifying ("The missiles are flying. Hallelujah...hallelujah."). But it's an ideally-cast Christopher Walken, in one of his most beautifully tragic and understated performances, that truly makes the movie...that pale, pained face speaks volumes.

[HipsterTrash]

If there's a WB/MGM deal, maybe that means Shout/Scream can get their hands on some more Larry Cohen films.

[Hedji]

While we wait for May when they can release special editions of Paramount films like Explorers, Dragonslayer, and Young Sherlock Holmes (not everyone is a slasher completist), they should trickle out some more Corman titles like Summer School Teachers, Chatterbox, and everything from the Lethal Ladies and Nurses DVDs.

[Lacrimosa]

Warner possibilities ideal for Scream:

Alone in the Dark
Eyes of a Stranger
Deadly Friend
Killer Party
Communion
He Knows You're Alone
Campfire Tales
A Return to Salem's Lot
The Awakening (1980)
House of Wax (2005)
Altered States
The Hand
Dreamcatcher
Feardotcom
Wicked, Wicked
Welcome to Arrow Beach
The Todd Killings

Scream would probably jump at the chance to license titles WB have previously released too, and churn out collector's edditions loaded with extras. Whether Warner would be open to this, who knows.

Cat's Eye
Salem's Lot
The Cell
Night School
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Looker
The Hidden
Innocent Blood
Wolfen
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
etc...

Then there are classic era horrors that Warner might be less likely to license, and this list is extensive. Probably better suited for the Archive Collection. But then again they licensed Mark of The Vampire, The Leopard Man, The Body Snatcher, Isle of the Dead, etc. to them.

Children of the Damned (1964)
I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
Stage Fright (1950)
The Hypnotic Eye (1960)
Freaks (1932)
Chamber of Horrors (1966)
Eye of the Devil (1967)
Devil Doll (1964) (?)
The Frozen Dead (1966)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
Brainstorm (1965)
The Ghost Ship (1943) (?)
The Seventh Victim (1943)
Bedlam (1946)
The Disembodied (1957)
Macabre (1958)
Hands of a Stranger (1962)
Tormented (1960)
Black Zoo (1963)
The Snow Devils (1967)
The Shuttered Room (1967)
The Sorcerers (1967)
The Power (1968)
It! (1967)
etc...

Also, someone really needs to release After Hours and Night Shift.

[dwk]

The Exorcist prequels are now with Sony and The Night Flier is with Richard Rubenstein

[BarnDoor]

I think WB also lost the rights to Campfire Tales. Not sure who Communion currently resides with either, given Image once released it on DVD.

[movieeddie]

I think there going to release the I know What You Did Last Summer Films.People have been asking them for these for a while now.Just my opinion.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Not sure who Communion currently resides with either, given Image once released it on DVD.

I wish the Westchester Films website was still functional, or properly archived at archive.org, because I can't recall if this was one of the films from that catalog. The most recent DVD was from Hen's Tooth and still appears to be in-print. I don't have it and can't find a scan of the back cover, but their packaging often indicates who the licensor of a film was.

[co-villain]

Has there been any updates in the past couple months regarding the Corman/New Horizons library?

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by co-villain

Has there been any updates in the past couple months regarding the Corman/New Horizons library?

Only that Scream Factory doesn't have the license to Sorority House Massacre II or Hard to Die supposedly.

[postmodel]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Only that Scream Factory doesn't have the license to Sorority House Massacre II or Hard to Die supposedly.

Other than the Corman titles that Scream/Shout already had, has there been any releases from this deal since the lawsuit? I wonder if Corman's kids won and the deal was thrown out the window.

With that though, this is the latest I could find on it, and it just says it's settled.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...unning-lawsuit

[co-villain]

Originally Posted by postmodel

Other than the Corman titles that Scream/Shout already had, has there been any releases from this deal since the lawsuit? I wonder if Corman's kids won and the deal was thrown out the window.

With that though, this is the latest I could find on it, and it just says it's settled.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...unning-lawsuit

I hope it's settled, as cool as SHM2/HTD would be, there's also other corman titles that would be awesome. I would love if the Carnosaur series got a release.