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In the UK we’re STILL waiting for the 4K Steelbook of Scream 4 to be released. If you’re sick of waiting, the French release is available to order on import. It’s not known yet if this will be same artwork used for the UK release. One day we may eventually find out…

Pre-order: Amazon France

In Scream 4, Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill (played by Emma Roberts) and her Aunt Kate (Mary McDonnell). Unfortunately Sidney s appearance also brings about the return of Ghost Face, putting Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, along with Jill, her friends, and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger. The newest installment in the acclaimed franchise that ushered in a new wave of horror in the 1990s is written by series creator Kevin Williamson and directed by suspense master and director of the first trilogy, Wes Craven. The film stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin, Anthony Anderson, Adam Brody, Mary McDonnell, Marley Shelton, Nico Tortorella, Marielle Jaffe, Kristen Bell, Anna Paquin, Lucy Hale, Shanae Grimes, Aimee Teegarden and Brittany Robertson.

Extra Features:

• Audio Commentary
• Featurette
• Deleted scenes

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On this episode we’re taking a look at Tobe Hooper’s The Funhouse.

From the director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this is a VERY tame horror that really didn’t deserve the ‘Video Nasties’ label.

Was it all down to a case of mistaken identity? We dive in to discuss the film, and try to figure out just what all the fuss was about.

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The new Masters Of The Universe film is now hitting big screens, and picking some pretty positive reviews.

The UK Steelbook is now confirmed, and while release date, artwork and extras are still TBC, pre-orders are live now.

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In MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, Director Travis Knight brings the legendary franchise back to the big screen in this epic live-action adventure. After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela (Camila Mendes) and Duncan/Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba), and embrace his true destiny as He-Man – the most powerful man in the universe.

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On June 29th you’ll be able pick up this very nice looking new 4K Steelbook release of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

Pre-orders are live now.

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Makoto is a typical teenage girl who spends most of her days slacking off with friends. One day while rushing to meet her aunt, she nearly gets hit by a train, but at the last second, finds herself jumping backwards through time to avoid the accident. She immediately makes use of her newfound ability to re-do every minor inconvenience – from poor exam results to awkward confessions of love. However, when faced with the consequences of tampering with time, Makoto must do everything she can to avoid a dire future that can’t be reversed.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a beloved early film from Mamoru Hosoda, the Academy Award-nominated director behind BELLE, Wolf Children, Summer Wars, and more. Hosoda weaves together the timeless, breathtaking visuals for which he is known with a tender-hearted story of a girl navigating first love, time travel, and the perilous choices that come with both.

Contains the film in beautiful Steelbook packaging on both 4K UHD Blu-ray and regular Blu-ray in Japanese 5.1 audio with English or French subtitles, as well as English and French 5.1 audio.

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On August 10th you’ll be able to pick up this new 4K Steelbook release of Eddie Murphy’s career defining Beverly Hills Cop.

Pre-orders are live now.

Pre-order: Zavvi | Amazon UK | HMV | Rarewaves

The heat is on in this fast-paced action-comedy starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop tracking down his best friend’s killer in Beverly Hills. Axel quickly learns that his wild style doesn’t fit in with the Beverly Hills Police Department, which assigns two officers (Judge Reinhold and John Ashton) to make sure things don’t get out of hand. Dragging the stuffy detectives along for the ride, Axel smashes through a huge culture clash in his hilarious, high-speed pursuit of justice. Featuring cameos by Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot and Damon Wayans, Beverly Hills Cop is an exhilarating blockbuster!

Special Features:

• Behind the Scenes
• Director Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• BHC Mixtape ’84
• Beverly Hills Cop: The Phenomenon Begins
• The Music of ‘Beverly Hills Cop’
• A Glimpse Inside the Casting Process
• Interviews: 1984 interviews
• Isloated Score
• Location map

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On August 10th you’ll be able to pick up this new 4K Steelbook release of the brilliant Clear And Present Danger.

Pre-orders are live now.

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In this explosive third film, based on Tom Clancy’s high-tech espionage potboiler, Harrison Ford returns to the role of CIA deputy director Jack Ryan. Assigned to a delicate anti-drug investigation after a close friend of the president is murdered, Ryan discovers the victim’s ties to a Columbian drug cartel. Teaming up with renegade operative Clark (Willem Dafoe), the agent must put his life and career on the line.

Special Features:

• “Behind the Danger” featurette
• Theatrical Trailer

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Later this year you’ll be able to pick up this new 4K Steelbook release of The Little Shop Of Horrors, which will be available in both Collectors Edition and standard versions.

Artwork and release date are still TBC, but pre-orders are live now.

Pre-order:

• Collectors Edition Steelbook – Zavvi | Amazon UK | Rarewaves
• Standard Steelbook – Zavvi | Amazon UK | Rarewaves

On-Disc Special Features:

• Optional commentary by Frank Oz on the Director’s Cut 20-minute alternate ending
• Frank Oz and Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut (introduction by Frank Oz with Richard Conway)
• A Story of Little Shop of Horrors Behind-the-scenes documentary
• Outtakes and deleted scenes with optional commentary by Frank Oz

Collectors Edition Contents:

• Rigid Slipcase
• Posters
• Booklet
• Art Cards

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Later this year you’ll be able pick up this new 4K Steelbook of slasher classic Friday The 13th.

Artwork and release date are still TBC, but pre-orders are live now. At the time of writing Rarewaves is your cheapest option when using code ‘RWMAY10‘ before 9am on June 2nd to save 10%.

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You’ll wish it were only a nightmare… When a summer camp at idyllic Crystal Lake reopens 25 years after the tragic drowning of a young boy named Jason, the woods fill with the happy squeals of young campers and the sight of the furtive couplings of libidinous counselors. But when a violent rainstorm isolates the lake, one-by-one the counselors are horribly murdered in this film that launched a modern horror genre.

Special Features:

• Commentary by Director Sean S. Cunningham
• Featurette Return to Crystal Lake: The Making of Friday the 13th
• A Friday the 13th Reunion: Cast Members Betsy Palmer and Adrienne King, Writer Victor Miller and Composer Harry Mantredini Reunite
• Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th: New Recollections About the Making of the Film
• The Man Behind the Legacy: SeanS. Cunningham
• Lost Tales from Camp Blood Part 1: New Vignette Styled After the original Movie
• Vintage Featurettes The Friday the 13th Chronicles & Secrets Galore Behind the Gore

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On August 17th Arrow are bringing us this new 4K release of Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, packed with a great selection of extra features.

Pre-orders are live now. At the time of writing the cheapest option is Rarewaves, where you can save 10% on purchases over £20 with code ‘RWMAY10‘

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ONCE… THEY MADE HISTORY. NOW… THEY ARE HISTORY. In 1991, director Peter Hewitt kicked things into a whole new dimension with Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, a sequel that trades time-travel hijinks for a wildly inventive trip through the afterlife. Reuniting Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter as the dim-but-destined heroes, this bodacious blockbuster pushes the series into darker, weirder and even more excellent territory. When evil robot doubles of Bill and Ted are sent back to ruin their future, the real dudes find themselves facingan untimely demise. Cast into the beyond, they must outwit Death himself, navigate Heaven, Hell and everything inbetween, and find a way back to save their babes and get back in time for the Battle of the Bands. Packed with surreal visuals, quotable gags and a totally righteous turn from William Sadler as Death, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey is a most non-heinous blend of comedy, fantasy and sci-fi – strange, hilarious, and still totally triumphant.

4K ULTRA HD BLU–RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless stereo audio
• Optional remixed DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by actor Alex Winter and producer Scoot Kroopf
• Audio commentary by co-writers/co-producers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon
• Bill and Ted Go to Hell, a 2016 retrospective documentary, featuring interviews with Reeves, Winter, Kroopf, Matheson, production designer David L. Snyder, production illustrator Simon Murton, and actors William Sadler, Amy Stock-Poynton and Hal Landon Jr.
• The Most Triumphant Making Of, a 2005 retrospective making-of featurette, featuring interviews with Winter, Kroopf, Matheson, Solomon, Hewitt, and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure director Stephen Herek and production designer Roy Forge Smith
• Score!, a 2005 interview with guitarist Steve Vai
• Air Guitar Tutorial
• Vintage behind-the-scenes EPK from 1991
• The Linguistic Stylings of Bill & Ted, a 2005 decoding our heroes’ distinctive verbal quirks
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
• Collectors’ booklet featuring original production notes and a Bill & Ted Speak glossary

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On August 17th you’ll be able to pick up this new 4K release of Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy, which will include the Theatrical and Director’s cuts, along with a healthy selection of extra features.

Pre-orders are live now. At the time of writing the cheapest option is Rarewaves, where you can save 10% on purchases over £20 with code ‘RWMAY10‘

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• Blu-ray – Zavvi

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From director-producer Wolfgang Petersen (Poseidon, Das Boot) comes Troy, an epic tale of love, war and devastation. Adapted from Homer’s classic poem The Iliad, Troy demonstrates the undeniable gravitas and inevitability of Homer’s narrative even after millennia. When Helen of Sparta (Diane Kruger), though married, elopes with the Trojan prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) and flees to Troy, they’re followed by war of unimaginable proportions. Helen’s husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson) summons a united army of Greece led by the arrogant Agamemnon (Brian Cox) and driven forward by the bold and courageous Achilles (Brad Pitt). As the armies of Greece and Troy clash, so too do their greatest champions – Achilles and Hector (Eric Bana) in a conflict that brings devastation to both kingdoms. In this colossal epic, witness huge battlescapes, one-on-one duels worthy of a Colosseum and the fall of a once-great nation. Prepare to witness the gargantuan scale of this legendary fable in stunning 4K for the first time, courtesy of a brand new restoration. Experience this legendary saga of heroes, battles and tragedies, all in more glory than ever before.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K remasters of both the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page and Laurie Maguire and an excerpt from the original production notes
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain

 

• DISC 1: THEATRICAL CUT
• DISC 2: DIRECTOR’S CUT
  • Troy Revisited, an archival introduction by director Wolfgang Petersen
• DISC 3: EXTRAS
  • In Movie Experience, an archive picture-in-picture commentary of the film
  • Troy in Focus, a series of archival behind-the scenes featurettes
  • In the Thick of Battle, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
  • From Ruins to Reality, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
  • Troy: An Effects Odyssey, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
  • Attacking Troy, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
  • Gallery of the Gods, an archival introduction to the Greek Gods
  • Easter egg
  • Trailer
  • Image galleries

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On August 17th Arrow are adding to their John Woo collection with this new 4K release of action comedy Once A Thief, which will include the usual selection of new and archive extra features.

Pre-orders are live now. At the time of writing the cheapest option is Rarewaves, where you can save 10% on purchases over £20 with code ‘RWMAY10‘

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Legendary director John Woo unites with three of Hong Kong’s most charismatic actors in Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung and Leslie Cheung for Once a Thief, a rollicking blend of buddy comedy and heist movie with lashings of humour, and of course, Woo’s signature pulse-pounding action! Our three stars play a debonair trio of international art thieves who grew up as orphaned Artful Dodgers on the streets of Hong Kong. Fresh from a successful heist in the sunny French Riviera, they set their sights on one last job: break into a heavily guarded fortress and steal a painting so valuable that it is said to be cursed. But when they’re double-crossed by their former criminal mentor, villainous triad leader Mr. Chow (Kenneth Tsang, The Killer), the gang must use their wits, skills and unbreakable friendship to take him down. With Once a Thief, Woo showcases his love for classic French crime capers and his enviable comedy chops on top of his flair for action, with car stunts by the legendary Rémy Julienne (GoldenEye). Thrilling, funny and surprisingly touching, Once a Thief deserves to stand tall among Woo’s action movie classics.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Original lossless Cantonese and English mono audio, plus alternate mono mixes for both languages
• Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English for the deaf and hard of hearing subtitles for the English soundtrack
• Brand new audio commentary with Asian cinema expert James Mudge
• Handling a Heist, a brand new interview with director John Woo
• Heists and Lows, a brand new interview with producer Terence Chang
• Thoughts About Thievery, a brand new interview with co-writer Clifton Ko
• Stealing Some Shots, a brand new interview with director of photography Poon Hang-Sang
• Art of the Steal, a brand new interview with editor David Wu
• Hong Kong Confidential, a brand new appreciation by author and film historian Grady Hendrix
• Once a Star, Always an Icon, a brand new appreciation of star Leslie Cheung by Hong Kong cinema expert Frank Djeng
• Up Close and Personal, an archival interview with John Woo • Brothers in Arms, an archival interview with Terence Chang
• Archival interview with actor Kenneth Tsang
• Original theatrical trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page

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On August 3rd you’ll be able to pick up this new 4K Steelbook release of Will Ferrell hist Talladega Nights.

Pre-orders are live now.

Pre-order: Zavvi | Amazon UK

The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby (WILL FERRELL) is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everything a dimwitted daredevil could want: a luxurious mansion, a smokin’ hot wife (LESLIE BIBB) and all the fast food he can eat. But Ricky’s turbo-charged lifestyle hits an unexpected speed bump when he’s bested by flamboyant Euro-idiot Jean Girard (SACHA BARON COHEN) and reduced to a fear-ridden wreck. Losing his wife and job to best bud and fellow fool, Cal Naughton, Jr. (JOHN C. REILLY), Ricky must kick some serious asphalt if he’s to get his career back on the track, beat Girard and reclaim his fame and fortune. ‘Cause as Ricky Bobby always says, IF YOU AIN’T FIRST, YOU’RE LAST!

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Just in time for the weekend, we’re back with a cheeky little treat for you, with the first in our Gory Details bonus episode, and a chat with David Austin, the Chief Executive of the BBFC.

David has been with the BBFC 2003, when he joined as an examiner, before rising through the ranks before taking on his current roll in 2016.

We spoke about his background before the BBFC, and the work that the organisation does.

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On July 27th you’ll be able to pick this new 4K Steelbook of Overlord, a WWII Nazi zombie action horror that really did deserve to be a bigger hit.

Pre-orders are live now.

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Nothing can prepare you for the mind-blowing mayhem that is OVERLORD. Mega producer J.J. ABRAMS creates an insanely twisted thrill ride about a team of American paratroopers who come face-to-face with Nazi super-soldiers unlike the world has ever seen. “You’ll never get a moment to breathe”* in this critically acclaimed, nonstop action epic you have to see to believe.

GO BEHIND ENEMY LINES WITH ACTION-PACKED BONUS CONTENT!

Blu-ray Special Features:

• Brothers in Arms
• Death Above
• Death Below
• And More!

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Later this year you’ll finally be able to pick up this 4K Steelbook release of Interview With The Vampire.

The artwork, release date and extras are still TBC, but pre-orders are live now.

Pre-order: Zavvi | HMV | Amazon UK | Rarewaves

In 1790 the evil Lestat (Tom Cruise), a 200-year old vampire, decides he wants a buddy and chooses Louis (Brad Pitt). However, despite Louis’ desire for death after his young wife’s demise, Lestat hasn’t banked on Louis being so guilt-ridden when it comes to sucking blood from humans. So whilst Lestat continues to feast upon human flesh, Louis sticks to rats and chickens. That is, until he meets the young Claudia (Kirstan Dunst). Two hundred years later, Louis tells his story to a young reporter (Christian Slater).

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