The MVD Rewind Collection has announced that it will add two new labels -- MVD Marquee Collection and MVD Classics -- that will bring more cult and independent films on Blu-ray.
Here's the long and detailed message that the folks at MVD shared via social media:
"Well, like the MVD Rewind Collection each of our brands will have a different "personality". With "Rewind" its "classics and more from the video store", but what we are creating here is something a little different… a little simpler and (in most cases) a little less expensive.
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MVD MARQUEE COLLECTION will feature a mixture of major and independent studio product for Blu-ray and DVD. Titles in "Marquee" might be a little too new to be considered "cult" but old enough to be "catalog". Some of these are titles that will be new to Blu-ray and some will be re-releases of titles that have gone out of print and we're bringing back.
MVD CLASSICS will be titles that kinda fall in between the MVD Rewind Collection and the MVD Marquee Collection. They might be a little too "obscure" for those labels and some releases might be DVD only (if it's a title that doesn't exist in HD or was shot in SD). We needed home for what we consider to be "other" titles and this is it.
Now… a couple things you collectors should know…
1) One of our goals here with these two new labels is to keep the prices down. In order to do that it means using existing transfers (see #2) and, if they were previously available on DVD, existing extras. For both of these labels, some of these titles may have been released on DVD in the past with bonus material and then released later on a movie-only Blu-ray and the damn studio didn't include the previously available bonus material. We aim to correct that by marrying the previously available bonus material with our Blu-rays so you can finally get rid of those old DVDs. In some cases there won't be any bonus material. Shooting interviews and documentaries drive the costs up and our goal here is to bring you the movies and make them as affordable as possible. But if there was bonus features available in the past, we'll do our best to include them here, all on the same disc.
2) Transfers. Please don't yell at us about new transfers. With these new labels / brands we're going to use what's given to us (remember… we want to keep the costs down). In many cases some of these titles will have been previously released on Blu-ray early on with a half decent transfer BUT using the MPEG-2 codec. If we are provided the same transfer / master as before we'll be using the H.264/AVC codec and in many cases a BD-50 to give the transfer as much breathing room as possible. IF we do a new transfer we'll let you know. It might affect the price a little, but we'll make sure you are aware!
3) Price. Depending on the title, we want to almost always do our best to keep the suggested retail price (SRP) below $30.00. I'd say expect the average SRP to be between $24.95 - $29.95 (with the occasional $19.95 SRP). If we get into 2 or 3 discs, the cost might be above but for the most part we want to keep the prices as low as possible.
4) SLIPCOVERS! Like the MVD Rewind Collection THE FIRST PRESSING ONLY will have slipcovers. After that sells out, no more slips. If you want a slip, my recommendation is to pre-order. Anything past street date is not guaranteed to have a slip.
5) Neither collection will be "numbered" so for those of you with OCD, you can rest easy.
6) Finally… The same guy that oversees the MVD Rewind Collection (Eric… me!) also oversees these two brands. I'm a diehard collector so you can rest assured I'm picking titles that not only I want to own on Blu-ray, but you as well. I'm good at this shit and love doing this.
SO that's my story. I hope you like the titles and like and share our page. Stay tuned. I have lost of announcements coming!"
UPCOMING TITLES
Crazy Six
Synopsis: The Eastern Bloc has fallen and Communism is dead. In its place has come new opportunity – but not without a deadly price. Powerful Mafia families have emerged from the anarchy to vie for control of the lucrative underground weapons and technology trade. Crazy Six (Rob Lowe, The West Wing) and Dirty Mao (Mario Van Peebles, New Jack City) are the leaders of two rivaling mob families, who agree to form an uneasy alliance in order to overthrow Raul (Ice-T, Law and Order: SVU), the head of one of the largest crime cartels in Europe. But when the mission goes awry, the place turns into a deadly battleground with three world class gangsters fighting each other to death.
From Executive Producer Tom Karnowski (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) and legendary cult movie director Albert Pyun (Cyborg), CRAZY SIX also stars Academy Award Nominee Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights, Smokey and the Bandit), Ivana Milicevic (Just Like Heaven, What's Your Number) and Thom Matthews (Return of the Living Dead, Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI) in the movie that proves the sixth one in the family is just a little bit crazy!
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
Synopsis: A group of adventurers head to a primitive tribe in Africa to find a treasure of diamonds and a beautiful white girl who was lost years ago and was made the tribe's goddess. Directed by Jess Franco, and starring Katja Bienert, Aline Mess, Antonio Mayans, Daniel Katz, Lina Romay.
Blast
Synopsis: Terrorists attempt to disrupt the Atlanta Olympics by kidnapping the U.S. women's swim team. If their demands are not met, the team will be executed. Only janitor Jack Bryant, a former Olympic gymnast champion of Tae Kwon Do felled by injuries and alcoholism knows of their real plans. And only he, with the guidance of former terrorist-fighter Leo, can stop them. Directed by Albert Pyun, and starring Linden Ashby, Andrew Divoff, Kimberly Warren, Rutger Hauer, Norbert Weisser.
Golden Temple Amazons
Synopsis: A woman, raised by an Amazon tribe after they killed her parents, seeks revenge on the tribe for their deaths by joining an expedition looking for the tribe's secret golden temple. Directed by Jess Franco, and starring Analía Ivars, William Berger, Antonio Mayans, Olivier Mathot, Françoise Blanchard.