Swiss label Explosive Media has informed us that it will add a number of new titles to its Blu-ray catalog. Amongst them are Phil Karlson's
Kid Galahad (1962),
Wild in the Country (1961), and
The Hunting Party (1971).
Wild in the Country
Synopsis: Elvis Presley stars as Glenn Talbot, a country boy with a problem temper and a yen for literary greatness. After Glenn is sent packing by his father for mixing it up one too many times with his brother, the court makes him a ward of his uncle. His inner turmoil leads him into therapy with the older and very attractive Irene, a patient-doctor relationship that is misconstrued by their small town. The two spend a platonic night in the same room in a motel, but no one is believing it was innocent. Glenn's romantic interests include Noreen, with whom he shares a drink or two or more, and a song, and Betty Lee. Between the singing and carousing and fist fights, it still looks like a happy resolution looms large on the horizon.
Special Features:
- Original trailer
- Juke-Box feature - listen to select songs from the film
- Gallery of vintage promotional materials
STREET DATE: AUGUST 8.
Kid Galahad
Synopsis: This remake of the 1937 feature film was an early vehicle for Elvis' acting talents. Walter Gulick (Presley) is a garage mechanic who is inadvertently drawn into the world of professional boxing. He has to free himself from the clutches of a gambler (Gig Young) who is attempting to manipulate him. Songs include 'I Got Lucky', 'Love is For Lovers', and 'King of the Whole Wide World'.
Special Features:
- Original trailer
- Juke-Box feature (with selected songs
- Gallery of vintage promotional materials
STREET DATE: AUGUST 8.
The Hunting Party
Synopsis: Nobody steals from Brandt Ruge-...and lives. With a stellar cast led by Oscar winner Gene Hackman (Unforgiven), Emmy winner Candice Bergen (Murphy Brow) and Oliver Reed (Gladiator), this searing western fires round after round of emotional heat with a torrid frontier love triangle that can only lead to revenge.
To cattle baron Brandt Ruger (Hackman), his beautiful wife Melissa (Bergen) is just one of his possessions. So when notorious bandit Frank Calder (Reed) kidnaps Melissa, Ruger isn't concerned about her - he's enraged that someone stole from him. Melissa finds her captor quite kind, but Ruger is organizing a posse to hunt down the pair and recover his property-dead or alive!
Special Features:
- Original trailer
- Then and Now - location comparison
- Gallery of vintage promotional materials
STREET DATE: AUGUST 23.
The Clearing
Synopsis: Wayne Hayes is a well-off business executive with his own personal slice of the American dream: a beautiful wife, Eileen, two grown-up children, a lovely home in Pittsburg and a successful business built up from scratch. The Hayes' perfect world is turned upside down when Wayne is kidnapped by one of his employees and held ransom in remote woodlands. Eileen must deal with a houseful of FBI agents, and Wayne must draw on his powers of negotiation as never before...
Special Features:
- Original trailer
- Six deleted scenes with audio commentary by director Pieter Jan Brugge (16 min).
STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 13.
The Mark of Zorro
Synopsis: Tyrone Power stars as 19th century nobleman Don Diego de Vega, whose father, the mayor of Los Angeles, is removed from office by the sinister Captain Pasquale (Basil Rathbone), and a new corrupt "alcalde." By day, the crooked politicians rob the citizenry at every turn, and at night, Don Diego, wearing a mask, defies their laws and avenges the innocents. As he leaves his trademark - the letter "Z" - wherever he goes, he also leaves an impression on the mayor's niece, (Linda Darnell), who can't help but love the hero in disguise.
Special Features:
- Colorized version of the film (HD premiere)
- Illustrated booklet
STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 13.
Nine Months
Synopsis: In this hilarious comedy about pregnancy, parenthood and panic, Sam (Hugh Grant) has it all: a wonderful girlfriend, a successful child psychology practice and a red Porsche. But all that changes when his girlfriend (Julianne Moore) tells him she's pregnant. Torn between advice from an overbearing couple (Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack), his bachelor buddy (Jeff Goldblum) and a crazy Russian gynecologist (Robin Williams), Sam's got nine months to grow up - or risk losing it all!
Special Features:
- Original trailer
- Gallery of vintage promotional materials
STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 27.
Johnny Guitar
Synopsis: This one-of-a-kind western stars Joan Crawford as a saloon owner battling the local townspeople headed by Emma (Mercedes McCambridge), the local sexually repressed, lynch-happy female rancher out to frame her for a string of robberies. The title character played by Sterling Hayden is a guitar-strumming drifter with a dark past who was once in love with Crawford and has been offered a job in her saloon. Nicholas Ray's epic western is considered one of the most original westerns of all time - the women are far tougher than the men and some saw in the film a bizarre allegory for the McCarthy era Red Scare. In addition to the stars, Johnny Guitar is well stocked with great supporting players, including Ernest Borgnine, Scott Brady, Ward Bond, Paul Fix, Royal Dano and John Carradine. Classic score title song written by Peggy Lee and the film's composer Victor Young and sung by Peggy Lee.
Special Features:
- Filmed introduction by director Martin Scorsese
- Original trailer
- Gallery of vintage promotional materials
STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 27.