2010 Roger Corman DVD Releases (From Shout! Factory)

[SWF]

July 20 – Forbidden World (Standard & Blu-Ray)
July 20 – Galaxy of Terror (Standard & Blu-Ray)
Aug 3 – Death Sport/Battle Truck (aka Warlords of the 21st Century) Double Feature
Aug 3 – Piranha (Standard & Blu-Ray)
Aug 3 – Humanoids from Deep (Standard & Blu-Ray)
Sept 14 – Starcrash (Standard & Blu-Ray)
Oct 5 – The Evil/Twice Dead Double Feature
Oct 5 – Slumber Party Massacre I, II and III Triple Feature (2-Discs)
Nov. 2 – Not of This Earth (1988)
Nov 2 – The Terror Within/Dead Space Double Feature
Dec 7 – Lady In Red/Crazy Mama Double Feature
Dec 7 – Big Bad Mama/Big Bad Mama II Double Feature

2011 Roger Corman Releases (Tentative):

Up from the Depths/Demon of Paradise Double Feature DVD
Attack of the Crab Monsters/Not of This Earth/War Of The Satelittes Triple Feature
Battle Beyond The Stars (Standard & Blu-Ray)
Time Walker
Streets
The Warrior And The Sorcoress
Barbarian Queen
Angel In Red
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FORBIDDEN WORLD (JULY 20):


FORBIDDEN WORLD 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:

Disc 1 on Blu-ray Disc
• New anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) in high definition transfer from the Inter-Positive films elements of the R-rated theatrical cut
• Interview with producer Roger Corman
• Interviews with cast and crew including director Allan Holzman, composer Susan Justin and actor Jesse Vint.
• A look at the special effects of Forbidden World with John Carl Buechler, Robert Skotak, Tony Randal and R. Christopher Biggs
• Poster and still Gallery
• Original theatrical trailer
• Additional New World trailers

Disc 2 on DVD
• The never-before-seen, unrated Director’s Cut (4:3 – Full Frame)
• Audio commentary with director Allan Holzman

FORBIDDEN WORLD 2-DISC SPECIAL-EDITION DVD BONUS CONTENT:

• New anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) in high definition transfer from the Inter-Positive films elements of the R-rated theatrical cut
• The never-before-seen, unrated Director’s Cut (4:3 – Full Frame)
• Audio commentary with director Allan Holzman
• Interview with producer Roger Corman
• Interviews with cast and crew including director Allan Holzman, composer Susan Justin and actor Jesse Vint.
• A look at the special effects of Forbidden World with John Carl Buechler, Robert Skotak, Tony Randal and R. Christopher Biggs
• Poster and still Gallery
• Original theatrical trailer
• Additional New World trailers
• 12 Page Booklet

GALAXY OF TERROR (JULY 20):


Features:

• New Worlds – producer Roger Corman, screenwriter Marc Siegler and director Bruce D. Clark discuss the origins of the film.
• The Crew Of The Quest – Actors Robert Englund, Sid Haig, Taaffe O’Connell and Grace Zabriskie discuss their experiences as crew members of the U.S.S. Quest
• Planet Of Horrors – A detailed look into the creation of the film’s memorable sets and alien landscapes
• Future King – Memories of co-production designer (and future visionary filmmaker) James Cameron from members of the cast and crew
• Old School – A journey into the complicated mechanical and makeup effects with artists Allan A. Apone, Douglas J. White, Alec Gillis and others
• Launch Sequence – Co-editor R.J. Kizer walks us through postproduction and a profile on composer Barry Schrader
• Theatrical trailers
• Extensive photo galleries including posters, production sketches and designs
• Theatrical trailer with commentary from writer/director Joel Olsen, courtesy of Trailersfromhell.com
• Original screenplay
• Commentary with Cast and Crew
• 12 Page Booklet

Also set for August 3rd:



DEATHSPORT SPECIAL FEATURES (1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen)
• Audio commentary with co-director Allan Arkush and editor Larry Bock
• Interviews with actor Jesse Vint
• Original theatrical trailers
• Still gallery
• Trailer and TV spots

BATTLETRUCK SPECIAL FEATURES (Full Frame)
• Audio commentary with director Harley Cokliss
• Trailers


The is the 3D lenticular cover which only the standard DVD comes with:



Both are set for August 3rd (standard and blu-ray):



Piranha (Special Features, Standard & Blu-Ray):

• New anamorphic widescreen presentation (1.78:1)
• Audio commentary with director Joe Dante and producer Jon Davison
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• “The Making of Piranha” featurette with new interviews from Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Dick Miller, Belinda Balaski and many More
• Bloopers and outtakes
• Piranha trailer with commentary by producer Jon Davison – Courtesy of Trailers From Hell (www.trailersfromhell.com)
• Stills gallery with photos and posters from around the world
• Behind-the-scenes stills gallery featuring photos from Phil Tippett’s personal collection
• Additional scenes from the network television version
• Radio and TV spots
• New World trailers

Humanoids From The Deep (Speacial Features, standard & blu-ray):

• New high-definition transfer of the Uncut international version presented in anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1)
• Never-before-seen deleted scenes
• Trailer, TV and radio spots
• Leonard Maltin’s interviews with Roger Corman on the making of the film
• “The Making of Humanoids From The Deep,” featuring new interviews with composer James Horner, second unit/assistant director James Sbardellati, editor Mark Goldblatt and more!
• New World trailers

Both flicks below set for November 2nd:



Both of these below are set for an October 5th debut:

[WIL]

You guys should e-mail me news, screeners and contest copies!

[SWF]

You misunderstand. I don't work for Shout!, I'm just a fan, who wants to get the word out about these flicks. Which is one of the reasons why I started my DVD NEWS WATCH blog. Link provided in the signature. AV Maniacs is where it's happening. We have a Shout! Factory producer, two actually, the other one is working on the GAMERA releases, and when they're allowed to, they drop in and grace us all with information, release dates, etc. I just discovered this site a day ago. Looks cool. I was surprised to see this was where Quentin Tarantino was hanging out for a while. What happened? I noticed he hasn't posted in years.

[WIL]

Damn we need to get on their PR list again. I don't know what happened to Tarantino.

[WIL]

I love the 3D Piranha cover! These are all great collections. If you order the Slumber Party collection directly from Shout you get this pillow case!

[SWF]

Crap, I forgot to post that. That's right you do. Whenever possible I continue to update you guys on these releases. And any other notable ones. Are you aware of THE EXORCIST and ALIEN ANTHOLOGY Blu-Rays? They're absolutely PACKED with stuff!

[WIL]

The Alien Anthology is listed on the main page, but not Exorcist. Please feel free to start new topics for both.

[SWF]

I added what you can expect for special features with the Forbidden World, Galaxy Of Terror, Piranha, Humanoids From The Deep, and Deathsport/Battle Truck Double Feature.

As far as I know ALL the Corman releases come with reversable cover artwork, depending on which poster you like best, the domestic or the international versions, and ALL will come with booklets.

[Larry]

I am very excited about this, especially for the Attack of the Crab Monsters/Not of This Earth/War Of The Satelittes Triple Feature!  I love all those really old Sci-fi monster movies and those are some cool ones fo' sho'!   

I wonder how a movie like Galaxy of Terror would look on Blu-ray?  I have a decent copy of this from VHS to DVD, but I kinda feel like Blu-ray might reveal too much that doesn't need to be noticed.

[son of brain hammer]

I just picked up the Galaxy Of Motherfucking Terror dvd today. Everything about that release rules! The reversible cover art, the booklet, all of the bonus features, etc. This is a wet dream dvd for me.

But at the same time, I understand not wanting my horror movies to look too clean. For example, my Evil Dead dvd bugs the shit out me when I watch it because I grew up with my Thorn/EMI vhs that was all pitch black and gritty looking. Same thing with Burial Ground, Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things, and a few others.   

[SWF]

I edited the opening post, once Shout!'s Star Crash press release hinted at a few titles we could see in 2011. Here's the special features for STAR CRASH, (Standard & Blu-Ray), which comes out September 14th:

New Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer (1.85:1) and DTS HD 5.1 Surround Sound (Blu-ray), Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound (DVD)

Disc One:

■ Interview with writer/director Luigi Cozzi.
■ StarCrash: the music of John Barry, a detailed analysis of the score by Mars of Deadhouse Music.
■ 2 feature-length commentaries by StarCrash historian Stephen Romano:
   Commentary 1: the history of StarCrash, the making of the film and its importance in 1970s fantastic cinema.
   Commentary 2: StarCrash scene-by-scene: production trivia, anecdotes and critical analysis.
■ Behind-the-scenes image gallery, featuring storyboards, art, and rare, never-before-seen photos!
■ Promotional art gallery, featuring photos, posters, lobby cards and early poster designs by Drew Struzan.
■ Fan art gallery, featuring an exclusive look at the all-new, sexy Stella Star art from fantasy illustrator Robin Greenville     Evans.
■ Theatrical trailer with commentary by Eli Roth from Trailersfromhell.com and an all-new exclusive trailer commentary by filmmaker/editor Joe Dante!
■ TV spots and radio Spots

Disc Two:

■ Interview with actress Caroline Munro (60 min.).
■ 17 Deleted and alternate scenes.
■ The complete, original StarCrash screenplay, illustrated with original storyboards and early, full-color concept art.
■ Exclusive 20-minute behind-the-scenes footage reel, with commentary.
■ The making of the special effects of StarCrash by Armando Valcauda with exclusive, never-before-seen special-effects footage.

[Larry]

I gots my copy of the sleaztastic Forbidden World in the mail a coupla days ago!   

[Andrew]

So stoked on this post. 

[SWF]

I just finished watching FORBIDDEN WORLD and it most definitely holds up. First off, I like the color pallete that was used, it reminded me of FROM BEYOND. Both flicks made excellent use of just about every color in the spectrum. And, on DVD those reds, purples, violets and so forth really pop. Secondly, I like the way this flick was edited, especially with the flash forward in the beginning when Colby is coming out of crio-sleep, like he's having some kind of clairvoyant dream of the horrors to come, and when Scott Paulson, goes scouring the corriders after having watched Colby and Barbara screw their brains out, and he can't get their sex out of his head, even as he's being attacked, and at the end when Colby and Tracy, the lone survivors, are standing in the lab, staring at all the damage Subject 20 has wrought, and either Colby or Tracy, or both of them, are flashing back to all the tragic shit they had to endure.

I also like how gritty and sweaty and dirty the whole flick looked. Cal, the crazy scientist with cancer, who reminds me of Harry Dean Stanton, appeared to be the worse, with his ever present cough, sweaty face, and blood stained clothing.

The sex scene between Barbara and Colby was nicely photographed for that ultimate soft-core feel. And, those aformentioned colors were there, too, making it look like some kind of erotic dream. And, I forgot how much of Tracy's body was on display. That sauna scene featured just about every inch of her nicely toned frame, which certainly caps it for me, in that Dawn Dunlap is the HOTTEST chick in FORBIDDEN WORLD.

Jesse Vint looks a little bit like Lance Henriksen, or, in the least, Henriksen's brother.

The gore was appropriately gory, too, and the two scenes that actually made me twinge, just a little bit with discomfort, were Jimmy's death scene with that thing on his face. Jesus, that was kinda hard to watch, maybe, because I can imagine what that might feel like, having this parasitical beast eating it's way into your skull - Ugh! - and Cal's cancer extraction and the unbearable pain that made him scream, because it was being done WITHOUT anesthesia. Double Ugh!

Even though it's only 77 minutes long, it's perfectly paced and because of that feels much longer. This is one of those rare movies where I liked all the characters, even Hauser, who wanted to keep the stuff about Annie a secret.

What an insidious creature that was, wanting to turn all the survivors into it's food supply by infecting everyone with its saliva, and those hideous mounds of goopy flesh pies they turned into. More glorious Ughs!!!

The music is excellent, in it's 80s synthesizer ways.

The last scene is cool, where the camera pans around, and you see Cal dead on the table, Sam-104's upper body lying on another table, and the final creature oozing cancer on the floor. It gave me that I-can't-believe-all-this-just-happened vibe.

The only, and I mean, ONLY, thing I didn't like was the absurd decision to use a kid-like voice for Sam-104. It makes Colby's character seem kind of perverted. Actually, his character does kind come off as "slightely odd."

All in all, FORBIDDEN WORLD still kicks ass after all these years. I say, the original title, MUTANT, is more appropriate, though. Now, Monday, I'm gonna watch the director's cut to see how it compares.

[Larry]

The Director's Cut looks a bit rough.  The theatrical looks a lot better. There are about 5 unimportant minutes to the director's cut, so all in all, the theatrical is better.  Most people feel that Galaxy of Terror is the superior movie, and as far as sets and props go, yeah it is, but the entertainment factor, sleaze, and gore in Forbidden World makes it better than Galaxy of Terror in my opinion.