Category Archives: Other Notable Titles

New & upcoming Blu-ray/DVD releases of films you don’t want to miss! Cult favorites, Hollywood classics and other edgy films. We’re always updating this list, so come back every chance you get. Please click on the Amazon.com affiliate links to support this site.

Heaven’s Gate Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion Collection)

RELEASE DATE: November 20, 2012 Criterion Collection presents Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate on Blu-ray & DVD. This controversial Western is based on the Johnson County War, a dispute between land barons and European immigrants in Wyoming in the 1890s. It stars Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Jeff Bridges, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Mickey Rourke, Willem Dafoe and many more. Check out the trailer.

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The Duellists Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: January 29, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for Ridley Scott’s The Duellists. Set during the Napoleonic age, an officer in the French army insults another officer and sets off a life-long enmity. The two officers, D’Hubert (Keith Carradine) and Feraud (Harvey Keitel), cross swords time and time again in an attempt to preserve their honor. Check out the trailer.

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Savage Streets | DVD (Scorpion Entertainment)

RELEASE DATES: September 18, 2012 Scorpion Entertainment presents the DVD for 1984’s Savage Streets: Two-Disc Remastered Edition. A teenage vigilante (The Exorcist’s Linda Blair) seeks revenge on a group of violent thugs who raped her handicapped sister and killed her best friend. Check out the trailer.

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They Live: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: November 6, 2012 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for John Carpenter’s They Live: Special Edtion, a politically-charged science fiction thriller. You’ve been listening to their speeches and watching them on TV. They influence our decisions without us knowing it. Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David and Meg Foster. Check out the trailer.

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I, Robot Blu-ray + Blu-ray 3D Combo (Fox)

RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2012 Fox presents the Blu-ray + Blu-ray 3D for Alex Proyas’ I, Robot. In the year 2035, technology and robots are a trusted part of everyday life. But that trust is broken when a scientist (James Cromwell) is found dead and a cynical detective (Will Smith) believes that an advanced robot may be responsible. Check out the trailer.

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Dark Star: Thermostellar Edition Blu-ray (VCI Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: October 2, 2012 VCI Entertainment presents the Blu-ray for John Carpenter’s Dark Star: Thermostellar Edition. In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong. Packed with a crap load of extra features, this version guarantees to satisfy! Check out the trailer. HKFanatic’s favorite film!

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Red Dawn Blu-ray (MGM)

RELEASE DATE: October 9, 2012 MGM presents the Blu-ray for John Milius’ Red Dawn. When Communist paratroopers descend on a high school football field in Colorado, a group of the school’s students wages an all-out guerrilla war to save their town – and their country! Starring Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, Harry Dean Stanton, C. Thomas Howell, Powers Boothe, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Grey. Check out the trailer.

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Escape From Women’s Prison DVD (Cinema First)

RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2012 Cinema First presents the DVD for 1978’s Escape From Women’s Prison. A pack of female convicts engineer a prison break – taking a busload of young athletes hostage. They seek out the man responsible for their incarceration. But before they find him, the convicts make it a long road of pain for their hostages.

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Many Wars Ago DVD (Raro Video USA)

RELEASE DATE: October 16, 2012 Raro Video USA presents the DVD for 1970’s Many Wars Ago. On the Italian/Austrian front during World War I, a disastrous Italian attack upon the Austrian positions leads to a mutiny among the decimated Italian troops. Directed by Francesco Rossi (Hands Over the City) and starring Mark Frechette, Alain Cuny and Gian Maria Volonté.

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Soldiers of Fortune DVD (MGM)

RELEASE DATE: September 25, 2012 MGM presents the DVD for Soldiers of Fortune. Expendables, move over! Five super-rich thrill-seekers have paid a premium to have themselves inserted into a real-life military mission: delivering weapons to the besieged rebels of an island stronghold. But when the plan backfires and all hell breaks loose. Starring Christian Slater, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames and Dominic Monaghan. Check out the trailer.

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Iron Sky Blu-ray & DVD (Entertainment One)

RELEASE DATE: October 2, 2012 Entertainment One presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Iron Sky, a Finland/Germany/Australia co-production, revolves around how the Nazis set up a secret base on the moon back in 1945; now it’s 2018 and they’re going to continue where Hitler left off. Check out the trailer here.

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Resident Evil: Damnation Blu-ray & DVD (Sony Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: September 25, 2012 Sony Entertainment presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Resident Evil: Damnation (aka Biohazard: Damnation). In this sequel to Resident Evil: Degeneration, Damnation will revolve around bio-organic weapons used in the European war zone, with the return of Leon S. Kennedy as the protagonist. Check out the trailer.

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Rosemary’s Baby Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)

RELEASE DATE: October 30, 2012 Criterion presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby. Mia Farrow stars as a young mother-to-be who grows suspicious that her elderly neighbors and self-involved husband (John Cassavetes) are hatching a satanic plot against her and her baby. In the decades of occult cinema Polanski’s ungodly masterpiece has spawned, it’s never been outdone for sheer psychological terror. Check out the trailer.

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Blade Runner: 30th Anniversary 4-Disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD Set || Blade Runner: 30th Anniversary 3-Disc Blu-ray Digibook (Warner)

RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2012 Warner presents the Blu-ray/DVD/UV Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition set (a standalone 3-Disc Blu-ray Digibook version will also be available – see artwork here). The gift set version features an all new concept spinner car for your collection, action Lenticular and a 72-page art production book with never-before-seen Ridley sketches, poster art and photos from the set. Additional Features: Over 10 hours of bonus content; Final Cut … Continue reading

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The Ring Blu-ray (Paramount)

RELEASE DATE: September 11, 2012 Paramount presents – for the first time – the Blu-ray for Gore Verbinski’s The Ring. When four teenagers all die exactly one week after watching a VHS tape, investigative reporter (Naomi Watts) tracks down the tape. This flawless remake of Hideo Nakata’s 1998 Japanese horror Ringu will make you never want to pop in a video cassette ever again! Check out the trailer.

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