Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Why do I see it as a Twilight Time release?

Bite your tongue.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by zbinks

Bite your tongue.

I'm not saying I want it, but I can see it. It's like The Blob. You wouldn't imagine that they'd go after it, but then, wham. Sneak attack.

[HDMe]

Originally Posted by dsman71

What about the Cat People movies? they might count as werewolf movies even if they are cats but still in the same thing as lycanthropes.

No those are cats, not werewolf movies. Different animal ..watch National Georgraphic

I think if you are a lycanthrope fan, you judge them all equally. In fact, the traditional "original" werewolf lore is really lycanthrope lore... wherein the same person would transform into different animals... it is a more modern (not my life time, older than that but still modern) concept to have the single-morphing scenario of only one animal.

So... I could see a werewolf fan only being a werewolf fan... but if you're a lycanthrope fan then cat movies count the same as wolf movies.

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by HDMe

I think if you are a lycanthrope fan, you judge them all equally. In fact, the traditional "original" werewolf lore is really lycanthrope lore... wherein the same person would transform into different animals... it is a more modern (not my life time, older than that but still modern) concept to have the single-morphing scenario of only one animal.

So... I could see a werewolf fan only being a werewolf fan... but if you're a lycanthrope fan then cat movies count the same as wolf movies.

[shredking9000]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Why do I see it as a Twilight Time release?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc

[Undeadcow]

I think it's lame that Scream Factory will only release a few films in a series (Psycho, Sleepaway Camp, Slumber Party Massacre, Ginger Snaps, etc) because they don't think they'll make as much money. Rights issues aside, it's a dis-service to fans who would love to watch the entire franchise with picture/audio enhancements and a stings a bit to see publishers with so much potential cripple their output because they don't feel the audience would be willing to pony up the dollars supporting a whole franchise comprehensive release. I can just imagine Scream Factory turning down a glorious chance to acquire and release Psycho IV, much less along with II-III in a nice package set. It makes me wonder seeing sets like the one including Amityville 3D (I'm glad to have it, but I'd have taken some of the other franchises over it). Hopefully we see more full franchise collections from SF.

Originally Posted by demonknight

Why do I see it as a Twilight Time release?

Twilight Time's mode is not necessarily a bad idea for a film like Dolls. I'm not sure how much it's sell to the general public and I'd gladly pay $35 for a copy just to see someone (anyone) release it. At least with Twilight Time films that would definitely NOT get a high definition release otherwise get a chance (however limited and expensive). For more obscure/niche movies like Dolls I think a higher price tag is justified due to limited appeal and riskier profit. Sometimes, as a fanboy, you've got to put your money where your mouth is and pay a bit more for a release that you'd like to support efforts in that direction.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by Undeadcow

Twilight Time's mode is not necessarily a bad idea for a film like Dolls. I'm not sure how much it's sell to the general public and I'd gladly pay $35 for a copy just to see someone (anyone) release it. At least with Twilight Time films that might definitely NOT get a high definition release get a chance (however limited and expensive). For more obscure/niche movies like Dolls I think a higher price tag is justified due to limited appeal and riskier profit. Sometimes, as a fanboy, you've got to put your money where your mouth is and pay a bit more for a release that you'd like to support efforts in that direction.

In this point, I agree. Twilight Time is perfect for movies like Dolls, Mindwarp, etc.
Their problem lies in releasing big, popular horror titles (Christine, Fright Night, etc.).
That said, I do wish that Shout got Wild at Heart instead. They need to pick up some Nic Cage.

[Corner Camping Noob]

Arrived today from Deep Discount. This will be a first time watch for me, hope it's entertaining!

[spawningblue]

Originally Posted by Undeadcow

I think it's lame that Scream Factory will only release a few films in a series (Psycho, Sleepaway Camp, Slumber Party Massacre, Ginger Snaps, etc) because they don't think they'll make as much money. Rights issues aside, it's a dis-service to fans who would love to watch the entire franchise with picture/audio enhancements and a stings a bit to see publishers with so much potential cripple their output because they don't feel the audience would be willing to pony up the dollars supporting a whole franchise comprehensive release. I can just imagine Scream Factory turning down a glorious chance to acquire and release Psycho IV, much less along with II-III in a nice package set. It makes me wonder seeing sets like the one including Amityville 3D (I'm glad to have it, but I'd have taken some of the other franchises over it). Hopefully we see more full franchise collections from SF.

Agreed.

[zbinks]

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by From a Shout to a Scream: An Interview With Jeff Nelson & Cliff MacMillan of Scream Factory

Posted by Jeff

If you’re a horror and cult film fan chances are you have some titles from Shout Factory’s Scream Factory label. Recently we had a chance to interview the men behind the High-Def scares of this company, Cliff MacMillan and Jeff Nelson.







CHC: It's been a little over a year since the Scream Factory label made its initial splash, are you pleased with how far you've come with as many quality titles that you guys have produced?


JEFF: Extremely pleased! We’ve certainly exceeded what modest expectations we had when we first created the brand and have been amazed by the fan reaction and all of the great titles we’ve been able to pump out in such a short amount of time. It’s surreal at times actually.


CLIFF: very pleased. We put out a lot of titles in one year. I’m not sure we can put that many out in 2014 without going a little mad.


CHC: The recent release of the Vincent Price Collection is easily one of my favorite Blu-ray sets this year. The new bonus features in particular were definitely a reason cheer. How was the production on that and are you looking into more Price or AIP titles?


CLIFF: It’s always hard to produce extras for older films. We lucked out when someone from PBS contacted us about the Vincent Price introductions. Those really made the set special. The new interview with his daughter Victoria Price also made the set special. She was wonderful to work with.




CHC: Slumber Party Massacre is making its debut on Blu-ray from Scream Factory in 2014. Will you be looking into some other horror titles released to DVD from Shout Factory for that format -- Kingdom of the Spiders, maybe?



JEFF: It’s unlikely we will be able to dive more back in our pre-“Scream Factory” vaults like we just did for Bad Dreams, Visiting Hours and Slumber Party Massacre. We’d love to do Kingdom of course but our rights expire on the title soon.


CLIFF: I think it will also depend on how well SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE sells…. Though I think we have now released all the ones that we feel would sell on Blu-ray. We were lucky to locate the original camera negative for SLUMBER. We wanted to release it on Blu-ray back when we first released the DVD, but the elements we found were not in great condition.









CHC: Much of the catalog is made of retro-horror from the 70’s and 80’s but you guys have shown a good eye for fun recent independent films like Cockneys vs. Zombies. Are there plans for more titles fit that mold?


JEFF: Yes, we do have some more newer titles to bring into the mix in 2014 starting with Beneath – a tense teens-attacked-by-a-large-fish film – in March and directed by acclaimed director Larry Fessenden (Wendigo, The Last Winter)


CLIFF: Yes, we continue to look at new films from up and coming talent. We will be releasing David Cholewa’s DEAD SHADOWS in April. It’s a very cool horror/sci-fi film done on a shoe-string budget, but it looks better than some big budget films.


CHC: Bonus features seem to be a big sell and a welcome focus for much the releases. Personally, I enjoy the candidness you guys have gotten from some of the participants. Rick Baker had me laughing in one interview about his obvious disdain for the lead in The Incredible Melting Man. Jamie Lee Curtis actually embracing her horror films on the extras for The Fog was another interview I felt refreshing. What are some fond memories that you have in putting these together?


CLIFF: We have been very lucky to have access to some big name talent for our releases …. And there is more big name talent that will be on some of our upcoming titles. It is great when they take time out of their very busy schedules to sit down and talk to us. You go after some of the big name talent and you figure you’re not going to be able to get to them and they surprise you by taking the time to talk with you. I think it’s great for the fans.


CHC: Being big horror fans yourselves, do you get star struck when meeting these people you grew up watching?


JEFF: Of course! Lol. It’s hard not to sometimes because you've watched some of these actors/characters several times over the years in films you adore. Although I've been in the business for almost 20 years and have met lots of celebrities, I still caught my breath a little when meeting Jamie Lee Curtis and Adrienne Barbeau in particular. And I’m still dying (pun not intended) to meet Wes Craven so that I can gush about Deadly Blessing.


CLIFF: yes, of course. I use to go to all the horror conventions, long ago, as a fan and I remember standing in line for a long time to get some of these people’s autographs and now I’m actually working with them.


CHC: What movie in the Scream Factory catalog has been the most difficult to acquire?


JEFF: I’m gonna say our upcoming NIGHTBREED: THE CABAL CUT, would you agree Cliff?


CLIFF: yes, NIGHTBREED is up there, but there are a few other titles coming in 2014 that took a lot of time to work out. I think the first Universal deal, with HALLOWEEN II etc., was the longest deal to date… over a year.


CHC: I’m sure you guys tend to get a lot of requests for what to release. What is the most bizarre, head-scratching request that you've gotten?


JEFF: Oh boy that’s a tough one as I run the Facebook page and I see them all. We respect them all of course but I’ve been amazed at time to see films pop up over and over that I would never think would have such a devoted fanbase. Some that stand out: Hell Night, Rawhead Rex, Ghoulies, Dolls, Waxwork and so many more. I mean I remember when these titles just sort of “came and went” when they were originally released, and now they’re practically revered.


CLIFF: I can’t think of one that is bizarre… but I’m sure there have been a few. As I get older, I forget a lot, loll.


CHC: One of the more enjoyable releases this past summer for me was Ninja III: The Domination. That movie’s a total guilty pleasure without a doubt, and it looks damn good on Blu-ray to boot. What are your favorite guilty pleasures?


JEFF: Glad you liked Ninja III as it certainly is ridiculous fun. To list all of my guilty pleasure films would take hours so I will just concentrate on what we've released and my top 5 contenders would be Ninja III, Deadly Blessing, X-Ray, Schizoid and Death Valley so far.


CLIFF: I’ve always been a big Cannon fan. I grew up in the Bay Area and I remember having to drive to Berkeley to see gems like REVENGE OF THE NINJA and NINJA III on the big screen. I’m old enough that I saw these films in the theater when they first played. I suppose SATURN 3 is one of my guilty pleasures. It’s so bad it’s fantastic…. And our HD transfer looks spectacular.





CHC: The future releases you have slated are looking pretty strong with the announcements of Sleepaway Camp, Night of the Demons, Witchboard and others. Are their some titles specifically that may surprise fans?





JEFF: Yes, we aren’t at liberty to say them, of course, but if we can just get some recent deals we have in the works signed, then fans will be extremely happy with some of the surprises.



CLIFF: We just announced two titles (GINGER SNAPS, DOG SOLDIERS) that seemed to surprise fans and they quickly took to the forums to argue over whether they should be Scream Collector’s Edition titles which I thought was funny. Though it’s not a Scream title, I’m happy about scoring Walter Hill’s SOUTHERN COMFORT which is a favorite of mine. Fangoria recently wrote about the film. It’s a very underrated film.


CHC: Thanks so much for your time guys! Any parting words?


JEFF: Just thank you to you and your readers…and a big thanks and shout out to the Scream Factory fans for their support. Please keep buying so that we can be around for a long time to bring you more great films!


CLIFF: Exactly what he said. (smiles)






Please be sure to head on over to the Shout Factory website and get your holiday shopping going with some of the cool deals for both Scream Factory and Shout titles. Just click here -- SCREAM FACTORY


Cinema Head Cheese would again like to thank Cliff and Jeff for their time and also a special thanks to CHC contributor Rob Sibley.

http://cinemaheadcheese.blogspot.com...with.html#more

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by Excerpt from interview in the previous post.

CLIFF: Yes, we continue to look at new films from up and coming talent. We will be releasing David Cholewa’s DEAD SHADOWS in April. It’s a very cool horror/sci-fi film done on a shoe-string budget, but it looks better than some big budget films.

Dead Shadows coming this April.

[WesReviews]

I don't understand why Shout Factory can release stuff by Warner Bros. (Mitchell) under the MST3K line, but for stand-alone titles, they seem off-limits.

[tonylopez]

I wish Scream Factory would have a Black Friday sale so I could catch up on some titles.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by WesReviews

I don't understand why Shout Factory can release stuff by Warner Bros. (Mitchell) under the MST3K line, but for stand-alone titles, they seem off-limits.

Maybe they lost the rights, like Deadly Eyes or Ninth Configuration?

[Hellraiserfan]

Originally Posted by HDMe

I think if you are a lycanthrope fan, you judge them all equally. In fact, the traditional "original" werewolf lore is really lycanthrope lore... wherein the same person would transform into different animals... it is a more modern (not my life time, older than that but still modern) concept to have the single-morphing scenario of only one animal.

So... I could see a werewolf fan only being a werewolf fan... but if you're a lycanthrope fan then cat movies count the same as wolf movies.

A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope (from the Greek λυκάνθρωπος: λύκος, lykos, "wolf", and ἄνθρωπος, anthrōpos, "man"), is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction (e.g. via a bite or scratch from another werewolf). Early sources for belief in lycanthropy are Petronius and Gervase of Tilbury.

I would say the cat movies are more skinwalkers.

[BarnDoor]

Warner only recently released Mitchell on DVD via Warner Archives

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by WesReviews

I don't understand why Shout Factory can release stuff by Warner Bros. (Mitchell) under the MST3K line, but for stand-alone titles, they seem off-limits.

Because Warner has no interest in doing anything with them which included Moon Zero Two, Untamed Youth, Black Scorpion and The Painted Hills..
MST3K versions are a different breed and since Warner looks at them like meh, why not sublicense them out ?

Here is a quote from Jeff today

Scream Factory Correct. A few are out there for review. One big one we were counting on however, did not go through recently (which greatly disappoints us) but we'll try again next Summer and hopefully things will change.

[redrunner97]

MST3K is considered part of Warner TV? No?

That's why they have access. Warner TV has no problem sub-licensing.

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Originally Posted by zbinks

Dead Shadows coming this April.

Great news, its really a fun little flick in the vein of Night of the Comet and Night of the Creeps mashed together!

[Count Orlok]

Just wanna ask a question to you guys.

The Scream Factory BDs I have are Halloween 2, Terror Train, and The Town that Dreaded Sundown.

If you could recommend the scariest movie put out by SF, which would it be? I wouldn't mind ordering a lot more of their movies. How's Body Bags?

[Corner Camping Noob]

Originally Posted by Count Orlok

Just wanna ask a question to you guys.

The Scream Factory BDs I have are Halloween 2, Terror Train, and The Town that Dreaded Sundown.

If you could recommend the scariest movie put out by SF, which would it be? I wouldn't mind ordering a lot more of their movies. How's Body Bags?

Hmm that's pretty subjective I guess, but I would say out of the one's I've seen... maybe Deadly Blessing.