British distributors 88 Films have revealed a number of upcoming 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. Among them are:
Witchfinder General (1968),
A Blade in the Dark (1983),
Gold (1974), and
Street Law (1974).
Night of the Comet Blu-ray
Description: After a rare comet sighting, teen sisters Regina (Catherine Mary Stewart) and Samantha (Kelli Maroney) find that they're among the only survivors of a zombie attack. The girls partner with another survivor, Hector (Robert Beltran), but as they try to avoid the zombies, they're sought by scientists who want to experiment on their bodies in the hope of finding an antidote. Dodging both the doctors and the undead, they keep moving in the hope that they can continue to stay alive.
STREET DATE: JANUARY 29.
Tokyo Decadence
A submissive prostitute goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition Presentation in 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio
- Original Mono 2.0 Audio
- Audio commentary by Japanese film specialists Jasper Sharp and Tom Mes
- Original Promotional Featurette
- New improved subtitles by Hayley Scanlon
- Trailers Booklet essay by critic Hayley Scanlon
- Includes OBI Strip
STREET DATE: JANUARY 29.
Mosquito Squadron
Description: Royal Air Force squadron leader David "Scotty" Scott (David Buck) is shot down over France and thought to be dead. His best friend, Quint Munroe (David McCallum), takes his place not only as leader but also in the arms of Scott's wife, Beth (Suzanne Neve). Quint is to lead an attack on a Gestapo stronghold in northern France, where French Resistance fighters and Allied soldiers are being held prisoner. Soon Quint realizes that Scotty is alive and being held in his bombing target.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition Presentation
- Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin
- Original Trailer
- Stills Gallery
- English Mono Optional English Subtitles Audio
STREET DATE: JANUARY 29.
Loch Ness
Description: Divorced and discredited American anthropologist Dempsey (Ted Danson) arrives in Scotland to debunk the legend of the Loch Ness lake monster. The scientific mission soon turns into much more. The charm of the small town and Dempsey's dealings with various locals -- innkeeper Laura (Joely Richardson), her young daughter Isabel (Kirsty Graham), the local water bailiff (Ian Holm) and research assistant Adrian Foote (James Frain) -- all help steer him in a positive new direction.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition Presentation
- Big Friendly Giant - Director John Henderson on Loch Ness
- Highland Talk - Actor Nick Brimble on Loch Ness
- Original Trailer
- Stills Gallery
- Optional English Subtitles
STREET DATE: JANUARY 29.
S.W.A.T.
Description: Hondo Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson) recruits Jim Street (Colin Farrell) to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough Deke Kay (LL Cool J) and single mom Chris Sanchez (Michelle Rodriguez). The team's first big assignment is to escort crime boss Alex Montel (Olivier Martinez) to prison. It seems routine, but when Montel offers a huge reward to anyone who can break him free, criminals of various stripes step up for the prize.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition Presentation
- Audio Commentary with Director & Cast
- Audio Commentary with Writers & Tech Consultant
- Gag Reel
- 8 Deleted Scenes
- S.W.A.T. Golf Tournament
- 6th Street Bridge - Achieving the Improbable
- Anatomy of a Shootout
- Making of S.W.A.T.
- Original Trailer
- Optional English Subtitles
STREET DATE: JANUARY 29.
So Close
Description: Lynn (Shu Qi) is a professional assassin, hacker and espionage specialist. While her shyer sister, Sue, handles the computer aspects of missions at home, Lynn takes on all the dangerous tasks. Sue resents Lynn for underestimating her, though Lynn is just trying to protect her younger sister. Police detective Hong (Karen Mok) pursues the two after they successfully kill the chairman of a major company, but all three must work together when a common enemy wants them dead.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition Presentation
- Audio:
- English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Cantonese 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio with English Subtitles
- Mandarin 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio with English Subtitles
- Interview with Karen Mok
- Interview with Shu Qi
- Interview with Vicky Zhao Wei
- Hong Kong Promotion Featurette
- Japanese Press Conference
- Yasuaki Hurats's Action commentary
- Cantonese Trailer
- English Trailer
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 26.
The Amityville Horror 4K Blu-ray
Description: George and Kathy Lutz, a newly married couple with three children from Kathy's previous marriage, purchase a large house in Amityville, New York, where a multiple murder took place the year before. Strange things happen as soon as they move in. Father Delaney, Kathy's friend and priest, is stricken ill when he tries to bless the house, and he becomes convinced that Kathy and her family are in danger. The policeman who investigated the original murders notices an odd resemblance between George Lutz and the man convicted of those crimes. Based on a true story.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- HDR10 PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Intro by Dr. Hans Holzer PhD in Parapsychology
- Audio Commentary with Josh Saco and Claire Donner
- Audio Commentary with Film Critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
- Audio Commentary with Parapsychologist Dr Hans Holzer
- Get out of Amityville, Get Into New Jersey - Locations Featurette
- 'Brolin Thunder' - An Interview with actor James Brolin
- 'Child's Play' - An Interview with actor Meeno Peluce
- 'Amityville Scribe' - An Interview with screenwriter Sandor Stern
- 'The Devil in the Music' - An interview with composer Lalo Schifrin
- 'For God's Sake, Get Out!' - featuring James Brolin and Margot Kidder
- Original Trailer
- TV Spot
- Radio Spots
- Stills Gallery
- Optional English Subtitles
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 26.
The Amityville Horror
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Intro by Dr. Hans Holzer PhD in Parapsychology
- Audio Commentary with Josh Saco and Claire Donner
- Audio Commentary with Film Critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
- Audio Commentary with Parapsychologist Dr Hans Holzer
- Get out of Amityville, Get Into New Jersey - Locations Featurette
- 'Brolin Thunder' - An Interview with actor James Brolin
- 'Child's Play' - An Interview with actor Meeno Peluce
- 'Amityville Scribe' - An Interview with screenwriter Sandor Stern
- 'The Devil in the Music' - An interview with composer Lalo Schifrin
- 'For God's Sake, Get Out!' - featuring James Brolin and Margot Kidder
- Original Trailer
- TV Spot
- Radio Spots
- Stills Gallery
- Optional English Subtitles
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 26.
Street Law
Description: Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own hands. At first the muggers seem to get the upper hand, but then he's helped by Tommy, a young robber who takes his side.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 2K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Audio:
- 2.0 English Mono
- 2.0 Italian Mono with Newly-translated English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary with Italian Cinema Experts Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thomson
- Shorter US "Grindhouse" Cut
- Sniff Around and Find Out - Featurette by Mike Malloy
- Enzo's Law - An Interview with Director Enzo G. Castellari
- Oliver Onions - An Interview with Composer's Guido and Maurizio De Angelis
- Street Stunts - An Interview with Actor and Stuntman Massimo Vanni
- Original Trailer
- TV Spot
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 26.
Evil Dead Trap
Description: A TV station employee takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there, as she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition Presentation
- Audio commentary by critics Jasper Sharp and David Flint
- Archive interview with director Toshiharu Ikeda
- Original Storyboards
- Stills gallery
- Behind the Scenes Stills
- Trailer
- Booklet with essay by Jim Harper
- Original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady, Includes OBI Strip
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 26.
Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki
Description: A female projectionist suddenly comes to the self-realization that she just in fact may be a serial killer responsible for brutally murdering everyone around her.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition Presentation
- Audio commentary by Jasper Sharp and David Flint
- Brand new interview with screenwriter Chiaki Konaka
- Brand new video essay by Jim Harper, author of Flowers From Hell: The Modern Japanese Horror
- Film Stills gallery
- Booklet essay by Amber T.
- Original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady Includes OBI Strip
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 26.
Gold
Description: As the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine, Rod Slater accidentally discovers a plot to flood the mine.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition Presentation in 2.39:1 aspect ratio
- English Stereo Optional English Subtitles
- Interview with Editor John Glen
- Interview with Assistant producer Tony Klinger
- Interview with Cinematographer Ousami Rawi
- Original Trailer
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 26.
The Beauty of Beauties
Description: During the war between China and the Huns, Wang Chao-chun sacrifices her love and life for the good of the Chinese people.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Newly Translated English Subtitles
- An Interview with Oriental Cinema Expert Tony Rayns
- Original Trailer
- Restoration Comparison
STREET DATE: MARCH 11.
The Inspector Wears Skirts II
Description: Four new Banshee Squad Members join the Hong Kong Police Academy to undergo training supervised by Madam Wu (Sibelle Hu). Their personalities don't click with the current Squad Members, resulting in petty arguments and duels. However, they later make peace with one another as they join the Tiger Squad Members, supervised by Inspector Kan (Shui-Fan Fung), to undergo new training courses together and combine forces to take down a band of terrorists.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 2K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Audio:
- Original Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles
- English Mono Dub
- Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng
- Leading the Top Squad - An Interview with Director Wellson Chin
- An Interview With Stuntman Go Shut Fung
- Hong Kong Trailer
STREET DATE: MARCH 11.
Witchfinder General 4K Blu-ray
Description: A disturbing tale of evil set during the English Civil War. When Matthew Hopkins is appointed Witchfinder General by the Puritans under Cromwell, he is empowered to travel the countryside with his henchmen and collect a fee for each witch from whom he extracts a confession - a policy which is exploited to the full.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
- Back on the Horse - Ian Ogilvy on Witchfinder General
- Which Witch is Which? - Adam Scovell on Witchfinder General
- Alternate Nude Scenes
- Alternate US "Conqueror Worm" Opening and Closing Titles
- UK Theatrical Trailer
- USA "Conqueror Worm" Trailer
STREET DATE: MARCH 25.
Witchfinder General
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
- Back on the Horse - Ian Ogilvy on Witchfinder General
- Which Witch is Which? - Adam Scovell on Witchfinder General
- Alternate Nude Scenes
- Alternate US "Conqueror Worm" Opening and Closing Titles
- UK Theatrical Trailer
- USA "Conqueror Worm" Trailer
STREET DATE: MARCH 25.
The Blood on Satan's Claw 4K Blu-ray
Description: When a mysterious corpse is accidentally dug up by a boy in a small town, a group of local teens starts acting very strangely. The adolescents, led by a girl named Angel (Linda Hayden), are convinced the corpse was once possessed. Hoping to get in touch with the devil through the body, the teens act out a series of demonic rituals that causes a stir among the townspeople. When word of the satanic activity spreads, certain parents start trying to lock up the kids behind the spooky stunts.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary by director Piers Haggard actress Linda Hayden and writer Robert Wynne-Simmons
- Audio Commentary with British Film Experts Vic Pratt and William Fowler
- Satan's Skin - Robert Wynne-Simmons on The Blood on Satan's Claw
- The Devil's Business - Wendy Padbury on The Blood on Satan's Claw
- Folk Horror - Kier-La Janisse on The Blood on Satan's Claw
- Tigon Tales of Terror featurette with Michael Armstrong, Piers Haggard, Christopher Neame, Tony Tenser and Ian Ogilvy
- Reviving Forgotten Horrors - Interview with Piers Haggard
- Folk Tale - An Interview with Actor Simon Williams
- Folk Art - An Interview with Set Dresser Milly Burns
- Folk Sound - - An Interview with Sound Recordist Tony Dawe
- Folk Music - An Interview with Composer Marc Wilkinson
- Folk Dub - An Interview with Assistant Dubbing Mixer Graham V. Hartstone
- Folk Promo - An Interview with Publicity Director Tony Tweedale
- Return to Bix - Simon Williams Returns to the Church Location
- Theatrical Trailer
- Reconstructed Trailer
STREET DATE: MARCH 25.
The Blood on Satan's Claw
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Audio Commentary by director Piers Haggard actress Linda Hayden and writer Robert Wynne-Simmons
- Audio Commentary with British Film Experts Vic Pratt and William Fowler
- Satan's Skin - Robert Wynne-Simmons on The Blood on Satan's Claw
- The Devil's Business - Wendy Padbury on The Blood on Satan's Claw
- Folk Horror - Kier-La Janisse on The Blood on Satan's Claw
- Tigon Tales of Terror featurette with Michael Armstrong, Piers Haggard, Christopher Neame, Tony Tenser and Ian Ogilvy
- Reviving Forgotten Horrors - Interview with Piers Haggard
- Folk Tale - An Interview with Actor Simon Williams
- Folk Art - An Interview with Set Dresser Milly Burns
- Folk Sound - - An Interview with Sound Recordist Tony Dawe
- Folk Music - An Interview with Composer Marc Wilkinson
- Folk Dub - An Interview with Assistant Dubbing Mixer Graham V. Hartstone
- Folk Promo - An Interview with Publicity Director Tony Tweedale
- Return to Bix - Simon Williams Returns to the Church Location
- Theatrical Trailer
- Reconstructed Trailer
STREET DATE: MARCH 25.
Count Dracula 4K Blu-ray
Description: Infamous Spanish horror director Jesus Franco created this surprisingly low key and faithful adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel. Christopher Lee, who played the same role in Britain's Hammer Films, does a first rate job as the undead Transylvanian count with a thirst for blood. Frederick Williams is Harker, the young lawyer who travels to the count's castle and winds up a prisoner, while Dracula goes off of to London to seduce his wife, Mina (Maria Rohm). Soledad Miranda plays Lucy, Dracula's first victim, and Klaus Kinski is an unusually underplayed Renfield...
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary with Film Critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
- Audio Commentary with Film Experts Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
- Bloodsucker - David Pirie on Count Dracula Dracula in the South
- Alternate German Opening Credits
STREET DATE: MARCH 25.
Count Dracula
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary with Film Critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
- Audio Commentary with Film Experts Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
- Bloodsucker - David Pirie on Count Dracula Dracula in the South
- Alternate German Opening Credits
STREET DATE: MARCH 25.
A Blade in the Dark 4K
Description: Bruno is hired to compose the music for a new horror movie and rents an isolated villa to concentrate on his work. But when several beautiful young women are brutally murdered within the house, Bruno becomes obsessed with solving the savage crimes. Is a clue to the killer's identity hidden within the film itself, or is there a more horrifying secret lurking deep in the dark?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Includes Directors Approved Cut (97 Mins)
- Also Includes Extended TV Cut (109 Mins)
- Audio Commentary with Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth (Director's Version)
- Bava's Blade - An Interview with Director Lamberto Bava
- Lighting the Blade - An Interview with Cinematographer Gianlorenzo Battaglia (Archive)
- Q&A with Lamberto Bava (Archive)
- Interview with Cinematographer Gianlorenzo Battaglia
- Exploitation Mogul - An Interview with Producer Mino Loyo
- Italian Opening and Closing Credits
- English Trailer
- Italian Trailer
STREET DATE: MARCH 25.
A Blade in the Dark
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Includes Directors Approved Cut (97 Mins)
- Also Includes Extended TV Cut (109 Mins)
- Audio Commentary with Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth (Director's Version)
- Bava's Blade - An Interview with Director Lamberto Bava
- Lighting the Blade - An Interview with Cinematographer Gianlorenzo Battaglia (Archive)
- Q&A with Lamberto Bava (Archive)
- Interview with Cinematographer Gianlorenzo Battaglia
- Exploitation Mogul - An Interview with Producer Mino Loyo
- Italian Opening and Closing Credits
- English Trailer
- Italian Trailer
STREET DATE: MARCH 25.