Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

So should we expect more announcements today or was this a one-off leak?

This is part of the same wave as Captain Clegg (Night Creatures), Happy Death Day UHD's, Candyman UHD, and others. They're almost certainly being announced this week, and I'd guess today.

[dylrichard02]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I don't think we ever got a clear answer on who SF licensed Sin City: A Dame to Kill For from. The back cover didn't really offer up any clues to that. Cursed is definitely licensed from Paramount, but anything beyond Oct 2005 is not held by them, so it would have to be licensed from someone else, Lantern Ent. or Lionsgate apparently.

Oh interesting. I haven't seen the back of the release so I have no idea what it says. Would it not be the same rights holder as Halloween (2007/2009)?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by dylrichard02

Oh interesting. I haven't seen the back of the release so I have no idea what it says. Would it not be the same rights holder as Halloween (2007/2009)?

No idea. It seems the rights for that one are more complicated? This is what one person posted about it

Originally Posted by Vincent Dawn

The Weinstein Company and Miramax are 2 separate companies. Dimension films released through Miramax are owned by Paramount (who acquired 49% of Miramax in April 2020). Sin City 2 is owned by Dimension Films to my knowledge.

There was also a bunch of lawsuits behind the scenes with this film. Rodriguez sued for around $8 million at one point (he withdrew this without explanation). The Russian producers on the film later sued him for about the same amount (never heard if there was an outcome to this). Doubt any of this would affect who holds the rights. Maddartico LTD was one of the companies Rodriguez sued, they were set-up only for the purpose of Sin City 2 and I'm not sure who exactly is behind them (maybe the Russians?), but they were dissolved as a company in 2016.

And here's the back cover:

Originally Posted by willo007

Here is a picture for the back of this (Not my picture);



It's got a copyright of 2014 Maddartico LTD marketed by Shout!Factory LLC.

The logos for The Weinstein Company / Miramax Films / Dimension Films / TroubleMaker Studios and Aldamisa Pictures are in the back. It really does not state who they licensed/got it from really. So, my assumption the rights for this particular title are held by Maddartico LTD.

[dylrichard02]

Thanks for the info! I would have guessed they would still be in the same hands. It might be one of Rodriguez's companies. Here's an article from 2014 mentioning it.

The suit was filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday by Rodriguez and his affiliate companies against Sergei Bespalov, Marina Bespalov, Maddartico Limited, Vrelonovama LLC, Aldamisa Entertainment and SC2 Productions.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2014/10...machete-kills/

[MifuneFan]

Have a feeling Candyman UHD may not be announced with this wave. It doesn't seem to have an Amazon placeholder page, or was leaked by importCD's, and Bullmoose like the other April leaks. Hopefully I'm wrong though.

Some Amazon placeholder pages:

Cursed
Night Creatures
Happy Death Day UHD
Happy Death Day 2U UHD

[jstxanothrxstory]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Forgive me as I get very confused when it comes to the Dimension catalogue, but given that Cursed (apparently coming in April) was released in early 2005, would that not mean it's part of the Miramax catalogue controlled by Paramount now, rather than the late 2005-onwards portion controlled by Lantern Entertainment?

Could this mean that Paramount are now sub-licencing Dimension/Miramax titles to Shout? Interesting development if so.

Man, I hope we start getting a roll-out of the Dimension titles. The Faculty, The Crow, eXistenZ, Teaching Mrs. Tingle and more would be amazing, not to mention UHDs of the Halloween films.

Originally Posted by batman2000

I hope so maybe will get new better transfers for clerks , chasing Amy , and jay and silent bob strike back.

And actually bring on Kevin Smith to do new/updated features for them.

Originally Posted by HipsterTrash

So From Dusk til Dawn, The Crow, The Faculty, and Hellraiser CEs inbound? They also have Cronenberg's eXistenZ and other films like Below and Wolf Creek that deserve some releases.

Doesn't Arrow currently have the rights to Hellraiser in NA? Or did the license expire already?

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Any chance Scream could get the Rob Zombie Halloween movies, or no since those are post 2005?

Originally Posted by dylrichard02

Considering they were both produced by Dimension, distributed by The Weinstein Company, and released between Oct 2005 and 2015, they very well might. Those are the same criteria as Sin City: A Dame To Kill For which they just released last year.

Both the Zombie films are with Lionsgate now, unfortunately.

[Chie Satonaka]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Any chance Scream could get the Rob Zombie Halloween movies, or no since those are post 2005?

Probably not, Lionsgate bought the post 2005 dimension catalog, it came with the Weinstein company assets. I found a new Lionsgate pressing of Rob Zombies Halloween in a Walmart last year with a 2021 copyright date and the Lionsgate logo on it.

[dylrichard02]

Originally Posted by jstxanothrxstory

Doesn't Arrow currently have the rights to Hellraiser in NA? Or did the license expire already?

They have Hellraiser and Hellbound. I don't think they have NA rights to Hellraiser III (at least anymore) and they never seem to have had rights to these.



This seems to be a good reference for which movies in the franchise are with Miramax:



Hellraiser: Hellworld just makes it in being released in September 2005.

[jstxanothrxstory]

Originally Posted by Chie Satonaka

Probably not, Lionsgate bought the post 2005 dimension catalog, it came with the Weinstein company assets. I found a new Lionsgate pressing of Rob Zombies Halloween in a Walmart last year with a 2021 copyright date and the Lionsgate logo on it.

Yep, both films have the Lionsgate logo on streaming services (such as Tubi) in the US.

Interestingly enough, the versions in Canada have no Lionsgate logo or branding anywhere to be seen. If LG doesn't have the films in Canada for whatever reasons, that may be an avenue for Scream to go after.

[Member-222782]

I don't want to get my hopes up yet as far as Shout making a deal with Dimension but if they have, boy, these will be interesting - and exciting - times. I'm still not clear on what is owned by Paramount/Miramax and what isn't. Someone said Lionsgate owns the library post 2005 and that's OK because I can't think of a single Dimension film post 2005 I need on Blu-ray but there are lots of admittedly schlocky titles prior to 2005 I'd love to see get Collector's Editions (like the Children of the Corn sequels and at least Hellraiser IV). Fingers crossed.

[DukeTogo84]

If there are movie gods out there, if Shout has made a deal with Paramount for the Dimension films, please release Sonatine for Shout Select. Easily my favorite Japanese film from the 90's.

[MifuneFan]

First title up. They're coming

[Jill Valentine]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

First title up. They're coming

Not heard of this one before.

[MifuneFan]

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[Jill Valentine]

Originally Posted by dylrichard02

They have Hellraiser and Hellbound. I don't think they have NA rights to Hellraiser III (at least anymore) and they never seem to have had rights to these.



This seems to be a good reference for which movies in the franchise are with Miramax:



Hellraiser: Hellworld just makes it in being released in September 2005.

Trying to find deader on blu ray for cheap is a task in the uk, for me anyway.

[MifuneFan]

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[Jill Valentine]

Are shout factory uk delivery friendly?

[starsteam]

Only new extra for Happy Death Day is commentary. If that's the same case for the sequel, then those will be a easy skip.

[MifuneFan]

https://www.shoutfactory.com/product...roduct_id=7792

Bonus Features
HAPPY DEATH DAY (2017) DISC ONE (4K UHD):

NEW Audio Commentary With Director Christopher Landon And Actor Jessica Rothe
HAPPY DEATH DAY (2017) DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):

NEW Audio Commentary With Director Christopher Landon And Actor Jessica Rothe
Alternate Ending
Deleted Scenes
Worst Birthday Ever
The Many Deaths Of Tree
Behind The Mask: The Suspects
Theatrical Trailer

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Bonus Features
DISC ONE (4K UHD):

NEW Audio Commentary With Director Christopher Landon And Actors Jessica Rothe and Sarah Yarkin
DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):

NEW Audio Commentary With Director Christopher Landon And Actors Jessica Rothe and Sarah Yarkin
Deleted Scene
Gag Reel
The Never-Ending Birthday
Web Of Love: Tree’s Nightmare
Multiverse 101
Theatrical Trailer

[MifuneFan]

Two film set:

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