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The H-Man & Battle in Outer Space: Double Feature | Blu-ray (Mill Creek)

The H-Man & Battle in Outer Space Double Feature | Blu-ray (Mill Creek)

RELEASE DATE: June 9, 2020 On June 9, 2020, Mill Creek Entertainment will release a 2-Disc Double Feature for 1958’s The H-Man and 1959’s Battle in Outer Space – this release marks the Blu-ray debut for both films. Travel back to the days before CGI, when special effects were real and the results were spectacular! Director Ishiro Honda (Godzilla) and special effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya ( Godzilla and Ultra Series) bring these … Continue reading

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Loser Hero | DVD (Bayview Films)

Loser Hero | DVD (Bayview Films)

RELEASE DATE: May 5, 2020 On May 5, 2020, Bayview Films is releasing the DVD for Zhang Lei’s Loser Hero, starring Andrew Lin (The Man with the Iron Fists) and Steven Dasz (Lady Bloodfight). What happens when a loser is suddenly infused with supernatural powers beyond his comprehension by a kung fu expert? He goes from being a loser to a hero in a flash! Protecting the innocent, our new … Continue reading

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Mr. Six | DVD (Bayview Films)

Mr. Six | DVD (Bayview Films)

RELEASE DATE: May 5, 2020 On May 5, 2020, Bayview Films is releasing the DVD for Mr. Six, an award-winning crime-drama from director Guan Hu (Dirt). The film stars Feng Xiaogang (Ash is Purest White), whose performance earned him Best Actor at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards. Mr. Six is a story of family, camaraderie, and nostalgia – a tribute to the old values which we used to uphold – and how different … Continue reading

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Foxtrot Six | DVD (Lionsgate)

Foxtrot Six | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: April 14, 2020 On April 14, 2020, Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release the Indonesian sci-fi action thriller Foxtrot Six to DVD – at this time, there is no indication if the film will also get a Blu-ray release. In the near future, the economy has turned upside down and the world is becoming a dystopia. An ex-marine, Angga, rebels against the government and forms “Foxtrot Six,” a squad … Continue reading

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Gamera: The Complete Collection | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

Gamera: The Complete Collection | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: July 28, 2020 On July 28, 2020, Arrow Video will release the 8-Disc Blu-ray set for Gamera: The Complete Collection, which will include all twelve uncut original Japanese versions of the films in high definition, with lossless Japanese and English audio 4K restorations of the critically acclaimed Heisei trilogy (Gamera the Guardian of the Universe, Gamera 2: Attack of Legion, Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris). Official details: The original … Continue reading

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Sukiyaki Western Django: Collector’s Edition | Blu-ray (MVD)

Sukiyaki Western Django: Collector's Edition | Blu-ray (MVD Marquee Collection)

RELEASE DATE: June 16, 2020 On June 16, 2020, MVD Marquee Collection will be releasing the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD for Sukiyaki Western Django (read our review), a 2007 film from director Takashi Miike (First Love, As the Gods Will). Read the official details: Famed Japanese auteur Takashi Miike, best known for cult classics Audition, Ichi the Killer and The City of Lost Souls, redefines the spaghetti Western with Sukiyaki … Continue reading

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The Captain | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: March 31, 2020 On March 31, 2020, buckle up for The Captain (aka The Chinese Pilot), which will arrive on Blu-ray from Well Go USA. Directed by Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs trilogy, Young and Dangerous series, The Storm Riders), The Captain is based on the true story of a pilot who had to ensure the safety of 128 passengers and crew members on the plane when its windshield … Continue reading

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The Deer Hunter: Collector’s Edition | 4K Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

The Deer Hunter | 4K Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: May 26, 2020 On May 26, 2020, Shout! Factory will release the Collector’s Edition 4K Blu-ray for the 1978 Academy Award-winning film, The Deer Hunter, from writer/director Micheal Cimino (Year of the Dragon). The Deer Hunter follows a group of friends – played by Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep and Christopher Walken – who go from their blue-collar lives to the hell of Southeast Asia during … Continue reading

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Ringu Collection | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: March 31, 2020 On March 31, 2020, Arrow Video will release the Blu-ray for The Ringu Collection, which will include Ringu, Ringu 2, Ringu 0 – as well as the ‘lost’ original sequel, Spiral. In 1998, director Hideo Nakata (Dark Water) unleashed a chilling tale of technological terror on unsuspecting audiences, which redefined the horror genre, launched the J-horror boom in the West and introduced a generation of moviegoers to … Continue reading

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Cop Killers + Project: Kill | Blu-ray (Dark Force)

RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2020 On April 28, 2020, Dark Force Entertainment will release the 2-Feature Blu-ray for 1977’s Cop Killers and 1976’s Project: Kill. Cop Killers: Jason Williams (Flesh Gordon) and William Osco (Night Patrol) star as two hippies on their way to a cocaine deal get stopped by the police at a roadblock, resulting in a shootout where they kill the cops. They then go on a crime spree … Continue reading

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The Witch: Subversion | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: March 10, 2020 On March 10th, 2020, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray for The Witch: Subversion (aka The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion), the latest thriller from South Korean filmmaker Park Hoon-jung (New World). The Witch: Subversion (read our review) stars Kim Da-mi (Marionette), Choi Woo-Sik (Parasite, The Divine Fury), Cho Min-soo (Pieta), Go Min-Si (The Battle: Roar to Victory) and Park Hee-Soon (The Revenger). 10 years … Continue reading

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Amazons vs. Supermen | DVD (Cheezy Flicks)

RELEASE DATE: April 14, 2020 On April 14th, 2020, Cheezy Flicks Entertainment (via MVD) will be releasing the DVD for the 1974 Shaw Brothers co-production, Amazons vs. Supermen (aka Super Stooges vs. the Wonder Women), an exploitation film from director Alfonso Brescia (Beast in Space). This Chinese/Italian production stars Aldo Canti (The Ten Gladiators), Marc Hannibal (Ironside), Malisa Longo (Way of the Dragon), Aldo Bufi Landi (Four Flies on Grey Velvet), Genie Woods … Continue reading

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Solid Metal Nightmares: Films from Shinya Tsukamoto | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2020 On April 28th, 2020, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray collection for Solid Metal Nightmares – The Films of Tsukamoto, a collection of films from Shinya Tsukamoto (Killing, Tokyo Fist), featuring eight feature-length films and two shorts. Read the official details below: One of the most distinctive and celebrated names in modern Japanese cinema, there’s no other filmmaker quite like Shinya Tsukamoto. Since his early days … Continue reading

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Redcon-1 | Blu-ray (Dread Central)

Redcon-1 | Blu-ray (Dread Central)

RELEASE DATE: May 12, 2020 Zombie Fight Club, move over! On May 12th, 2020, Dread Central is releasing the Blu-ray for Redcon-1, an action/horror film from director Chee Keong Cheung (Bodyguard: A New Beginning) that’s been described as a mashup of The Raid and 28 Weeks Later (via SBM). After a deadly viral outbreak, an elite squad of special forces soldiers must infiltrate a quarantine zone to rescue a scientist … Continue reading

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The Trigonal: Fight for Justice | Blu-ray & DVD (Gravitas Ventures)

RELEASE DATE: January 24, 2020 On January 24, 2020, Gravitas Ventures is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Vincent Soberano’s The Trigonal: Fight for Justice (aka The Trigonal). Jacob Casa is torn between his love of MMA fighting and his promise to retire. When he starts to considering taking an underground fight, his wife and unborn baby become collateral in a ruthless drug lord’s lunatic ambitions. Jacob finds himself pushed beyond the … Continue reading

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