Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Ruemorgue10

Much love for Season Hubley as Princess! I like her in HARDCORE, as well.

Agreed.

She's also great in John Carpenter's television movie, Elvis, as Priscilla Presley.

[MJD64]

Always enjoyed Season Hubley in her (too) brief appearance as the girl in Chock Full O' Nuts with then-husband Kurt Russell in Carpenter's iconic ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK...wouldn't have minded in the slightest if she'd have stuck around a bit longer.

Just noticed the marquee on the cover of the VICE SQUAD Blu is advertising ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK.

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by Eschenpod

No love for Season Hubley?

Yes, indeed! Much love for her. She really goes through the mill, too. She gives a fantastic performance.

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by Ruemorgue10

Totally! The cops in this movie are very blue collar, which gives it a bit of authenticity. You can practically smell the burnt coffee and cigarettes in the squad room.

Yes. I think that's what Scorsese really likes about the film, too. He loved "Henry : Portrait of a Serial Killer", too. He tends to like those gritty, authentic, realistic little crime films.

I remember reading long ago that he said that "Vice Squad" and John Carpenter's "The Thing" were his two favorite films of 1982, and that he felt the Academy would never honor these films, and that he found many of their choices uninspired.

Not sure if he'd still feel the same way all these years later.

I know I'd rather watch "The Thing" or "Vice Squad" than many Academy winners.

[Slob]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

Just to clarify something -- these have never even been officially released on DVD (at least in R1), have they? At the point when she acquired the rights, she immediately issued a cease and desist to an MST3k VHS, prior to the existence of DVDs, and I didn't think she had ever relented at all on her asking price. I know there are some DVDs out there, but my impression was that they were all pirated copies of VHS-era masters.

You are correct, they have never been released on DVD. The only video releases were the Columbia VHS tapes in early 90s.
They have never been shown on cable tv either, with the exception of a few on AMC around 1999-2000.
Local broadcast stations had them in the 1960s-1970s.

[RICKBONDOO7]

August 20 from Shout ! Hammer's ... Horror of Frankenstein (1970)

[Rzzzz]

Originally Posted by Slob

You are correct, they have never been released on DVD. The only video releases were the Columbia VHS tapes in early 90s.
They have never been shown on cable tv either, with the exception of a few on AMC around 1999-2000.
Local broadcast stations had them in the 1960s-1970s.

Yeah, I grew up on those films as a kid in the 60's. They played a lot in L.A. Especially The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)...

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

Gary Busey is not in "Vice Squad".

Haha. I was just messing around based on the previous users comment. Probably should have included a winky face or something.

[HorrorBlu]

If Superstition, The Manitou, or Kuffs wanted to drop to $12.22, I wouldn't be mad about it.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Some notes from the Brainwaves podcast:

- Regarding the Vincent Price Vol. 1 set - they're hoping they might be able to re-issue it later this year. Some company (not named) did a deal with MGM for the box set rights to some or all of the titles in the set (I'm intrigued to know who this is)

IIRC, they had to work out an arrangement with TGG Direct (The Garr Group) to get some of those titles in the first place, so it's probably still with them.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Haha. I was just messing around based on the previous users comment. Probably should have included a winky face or something.

[Show spoiler]

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

[Show spoiler]

Gary Busey... or as I like to call him, Gary Substance Abusey

[oilers73]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

Gary Busey... or as I like to call him, Gary Substance Abusey

Have you ever done a side-by-side comparison of Busey and Jason from the original Friday the 13th? The resemblance is uncanny.

[BarnDoor]

In light of recent discussions over Scream's focus of late, I thought it would be interesting to break down their 2019 releases so far (not including IFC stuff of course), to get a better idea of things. By my count, they've released/scheduled 55 titles (64 films in total, and I use this number in the below calculations) up to the end of August. All are new to Blu (in the US) unless stated:

1930s - 4 (all Universal titles)
1940s - 8 (includes 3 Val Lewton and 4 Universal titles)
1950s - 8 (includes six Universal sci-fi titles)
1960s - 7 (One CE, a double dip; six of these are Hammer titles)
1970s - 9 (One CE; four of these are Hammer titles; one a double-dip steelbook)
1980s - 14 (Five CEs, including four double dips; also 3 double-dip steelbooks)
1990s - 9 (One CE, a double dip; includes three Poison Ivy films)
2000s - 4 (Two CEs, one a double dip)
2010s - 1 (CE, a double dip)

So really, the balance is pretty fair, though I think it's a little skewed in some respects. Of the 14 80s titles, only 7 are actually new-to-Blu. Similarly, of the 16 60s/70s titles, only 6 are non-Hammer (5 new-to-blu) - it would be nice to see some more, particularly from the 70s. Perhaps most unfortunate, of the 11 CEs, only 3 are new-to-Blu titles. But then that ratio probably isn't too different to the past couple of years.

Also, break down by studio:

Universal - 18
Warner Bros - 11
Hammer - 8
StudioCanal - 8
Sony - 7
Corman - 5
Fox - 3
MGM - 2
Other - 2

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by oilers73

Have you ever done a side-by-side comparison of Busey and Jason from the original Friday the 13th? The resemblance is uncanny.

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

Guys, that Busey/Jason stuff has me in stitches....


But, then I'm not hard to please, LOL...

[Rzzzz]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

In light of recent discussions over Scream's focus of late, I thought it would be interesting to break down their 2019 releases so far (not included IFC stuff of course), to get a better idea of things. By my count, they've released/scheduled 55 titles (64 films in total, and I use this number in the below calculations) up to the end of August. All are new to Blu (in the US) unless stated:

1930s - 4 (all Universal titles)
1940s - 8 (includes 3 Val Lewton and 4 Universal titles)
1950s - 8 (includes six Universal sci-fi titles)
1960s - 7 (One CE, a double dip; six of these are Hammer titles)
1970s - 8 (One CE; four of these are Hammer titles)
1980s - 15 (Five CEs, including four double dips; also 4 double-dip steelbooks)
1990s - 9 (One CE, a double dip; includes three Poison Ivy films)
2000s - 4 (Two CEs, one a double dip)
2010s - 1 (CE, a double dip)

So really, the balance is pretty fair, though I think it's a little skewed in some respects. Of the 15 80s titles, only 7 are actually new-to-Blu. Similarly, of the 15 60s/70s titles, only 5 are non-Hammer - it would be nice to see some more, particularly from the 70s. Perhaps most unfortunate, of the 11 CEs, only 3 are new-to-Blu titles. But then that ratio probably isn't too different to the past couple of years.

So the evidence is clear, we need A LOT more 30's, 40's and 50's titles. Bring it on Scream.....

[JackForrester]

Originally Posted by Ruemorgue10

Much love for Season Hubley as Princess! I like her in HARDCORE, as well.

Hopefully she'll reappear for an interview for the disc. She disappeared from the face of the Earth since the early 90's.

[JackForrester]

Originally Posted by Mr. Thomsen

Not true. I do, for one.

I think Hostel is a genuine masterpiece of modern horror cinema. There, I said it!

Originally Posted by MassiveMovieBuff

I think 2002's Cabin Fever is one of the greatest horror comedies ever made.

Originally Posted by MJD64

JackForrester! Thank God you responded! As you must well know by now, I hang on your every word...

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

[Show spoiler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJlire0VawY