WAC October Release Line-up (1 Viewer)

[atfree]

. October 3rd

THE HIDDEN (1987)

97:00

DTS HD-Master Audio 5.1 - English, DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 (Original Theatrical Audio) - English; English SDH ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.78:1, 16 X 9 WIDESCREEN COLOR BD 50 Special Features: Commentary by Director Jack Sholder and Tim Hunter; Special Effects Production Footage Narrated by Jack Sholder; Original Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Something hideous is changing law-abiding citizens into monstrous, hyperviolent psychopaths. Now, only Kyle MacLachlan (Dune, Twin Peaks) and Michael Nouri (Flashdance) can halt the terrifying rampage of The Hidden!

A series of bizarre, inexplicable robberies and murders have L.A. police detective Tom Beck (Nouri) totally baffled. And it doesn't help when mysterious FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher (MacLachlan) tells him that a demonic extraterrestrial creature is invading the bodies of innocent victims - and transforming them into inhuman killers with an unearthly fondness for heavy-metal music, red Ferraris and unspeakable violence!

October 10:

NEW 2017 4K Scan from original nitrate elements. Restored to its original theatrical length for the first time in over 75 years!

THE SEA WOLF (1941)

100:00

DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English; English SDH ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.37:1, 4 X 3 FULL FRAME BLACK & WHITE BD 50 Special Features: Screen Directors Playhouse broadcast of 2/3/1950 featuring Edward G. Robinson and Michael Curtiz; Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Jack London's novel The Sea Wolf had it all: action, mystery and widespread popularity. But Jack Warner, claiming the title was too similar to the studio's The Sea Hawk, wanted to give the 1941 film version something else: a new name. Producer Henry Blanke resisted, saying it would be "a detriment to the box office...(like changing) Gone With the Wind to Molly From the South." As film fans know, Molly stayed in the South and the haunting nautical adventure took a big bite out of the box office, becoming one of the top moneymakers of 1940-41.

Edward G. Robinson and a superb cast are the hands on deck for this voyage into nightmare. Robinson is Captain Wolf Larsen, a hell-bent seadog who ranks with Moby Dick's Ahab and Mutiny on the Bounty's Captain Bligh. Doom is the mad seafarer's fog-shrouded port of call...and he intends to take a roughneck recruit (John Garfield), two castaways (Ida Lupino and Alexander Knox) and his crew (including Gene Lockhart and Barry Fitzgerald) with him. Adventure - and eerie suspense - ahoy! The Sea Wolf was such a box-office hit that it was given a national theatrical reissue in 1947, but to do so, the film was cut to a length of 86 minutes, and remained that length for 70 years. Long thought to exist only in substandard form, Warner Bros. is proud to present this film as first released in 1941, restoring its original 100-minute running time from 35mm nitrate elements.

NEW 2017 1080p HD MASTER!

THE GREEN SLIME (1968)

90:00

DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English; English SDH ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 2.35:1, 16 X 9 LETTERBOX COLOR BD 25 Special Feature: Theatrical Trailer (HD)

After a perilous mission to a huge asteroid, a crew returns to its space station, unaware that a bit of ooze from the asteroid clings to a crewman's uniform. The green goop grows - into murderous, tentacled monsters. And as station members fight to live, gunk from the monsters' wounds turns into more monsters! That's the story. Now enjoy as our heroes fight to preserve Earth and, unintentionally, our own senses of humor with a movie that Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called "one of the funniest made-in-Japan sci-fi monster movies ever." Kinji Fukasaku, whose later work was championed by Quentin Tarantino, directs. The world would be a far more bleak and joyless place without marvels like The Green Slime.

October 24:

NEW 2017 1080p HD MASTER!

NIGHT SCHOOL (1981)

Run Time 89:00

DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English; English SDH ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.78:1, 16 X 9 WIDESCREEN COLOR BD 25 Special Feature: Theatrical Trailer (HD)

They work by day, take a full schedule of classes all night and somehow find time for study and an occasional date. Women in the evening curriculum at Boston's distinguished Wendell College do a lot to get ahead in life. But there's someone who will go to even greater lengths. Someone who will do anything to get a head.

A killer whose m.o. is the ritualistic decapitation of victims makes terror a required course at Night School, directed by Kenneth Hughes (Casino Royale 1967) and starring Rachel Ward (The Thorn Birds; After Dark, My Sweet) in her screen debut. Leonard Mann plays the homicide lieutenant assigned to the puzzling case. He has hunches, not clues. Suspects, not evidence. And a rising body count. Finals are coming early this year at Wendell. And for those who don't make the grade, heads will roll.

NEW 2017 4K Scan from the original camera negative. First-ever Home Entertainment release in any format!

HELL ON FRISCO BAY (1955)

Run Time 98:00

DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English; English SDH ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 2.55:1, 16 X 9 LETTERBOX COLOR BD 50 Special Feature: Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Screen icon Alan Ladd produces and stars in this crime spectacle, shot on location in noir central - San Francisco. Steve Rollins (Ladd) is both ex-cop and ex-con, recently sprung from the stir. Spurning both love (Joanne Dru, as a songstress spouse who strayed) and friendship (William Demarest as his ex-police partner), Steve has one singular quest: Kill whoever set him up for murder, or die trying. Blending adult drama, detective story and noir, Hell on Frisco Bay is a cinema stew that's heavy on the savor and the flavor, thanks to its colorful CinemaScope and a top-notch supporting ensemble. Heading that ensemble is Edward G. Robinson, delivering one of his most unforgettable mobsters, the utterly repulsive and remorseless Vic Amato. Fay Wray nearly steals the show as a faded screen queen, while Paul Stewart serves up one of his finest performances as Joe Lye, Amato's hired killer with a conscience.

October 31:

NEW 2017 1080p HD MASTER!

SCARECROW (1973)

Run Time 112:00

DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English; English SDH ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 2.40:1, 16 X 9 LETTERBOX COLOR BD 50 Special Features: Vintage Featurette On the Road with Scarecrow; Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Just out of jail after serving time on an assault rap, Max (Gene Hackman) is headed for Pittsburgh to open a deluxe car wash. Back from five years at sea, Lion (Al Pacino) wants to hit Detroit and visit the child he's never seen. The dreams may not be glorious but you'll want Max and Lion to fulfill them, because Scarecrow, cowinner of the 1973 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize, has a heart as big as its cross-country journey. Its hard-luck drifters drift permanently into our souls. This is due to teamwork of a high order: The moving performances of Hackman and Pacino, the sensitive direction of Jerry Schatzberg and the glowing landscape cinematography of Vilmos Zsigmond. Hit the road with these two. You'll find the trip unforgettable.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

The Hidden on BD? SOLD!!!!!!!

 

[aPhil]

No
Curse of Frankenstein
Horror of Dracula
Dracula A.D. 1972

Not my October from Warner; my best to everyone else

 

[Bryan^H]

I love Night School and bought the WA DVD release. I'm not to keen about buying it again, but it is an exceptional slasher flick, and Rachel Ward is pretty stunning. Now if we could get Fortress(1985) on BD that would really be something.

 

[Bryan^H]

No
Curse of Frankenstein
Horror of Dracula
Dracula A.D. 1972

Not my October from Warner; my best to everyone else

I'm not sure what happened to their Hammer titles. Why are they holding out?

 

[Dick]

I didn't even have THE SEA WOLF on my wish list because the imported (PAL) DVD looked so bad I was sure there were no decent surviving elements. A 4K scan from a nitrate source...kinda takes my breath away. So many thanks, WAC!

 

[aPhil]

I'm not sure what happened to their Hammer titles. Why are they holding out?

Warner should say something to us.

I have nothing against their October releases,
but we have been programmed to expect something Halloween-time special.
Green Slime is not Halloween-time special.
It's only okay for an 'also-tossing-this-thing-at-you.'

 

[bujaki]

A complete version of The Sea Wolf from nitrate elements in 4K! I've been waiting for this since the WB retrospective at MoMA in 1973. Edward G., Ida Lupino, Curtiz. 14 minutes of unseen footage since its first release. Can't wait!

 

[TravisR]

I love Night School and bought the WA DVD release. I'm not to keen about buying it again, but it is an exceptional slasher flick, and Rachel Ward is pretty stunning. Now if we could get Fortress(1985) on BD that would really be something.

I'm happy to see Night School coming out but I wanted to see and thought He Knows You're Alone (Tom Hanks' first & finest role) would have been out way before Night School.

 

[Thomas T]

Warner should say something to us

Why? They owe us no explanation.

 

[Thomas T]

Yes to The Sea Wolf, Hell On Frisco Bay, The Hidden, The Green Slime.

 

[aPhil]

Why? They owe us no explanation.

Well, as good relations with consumers, it would be appropriate to comment as to the Warner Volume One of 2 years ago. Volume One generally inplies that there is at least a Volume Two.

So, yes, they should throw us a bone of information.

 

[TheSteig]

They are aware of the Hammer titles people want and it's just taking a lot of time to restore them. That came from a post on Facebook which was sent via a copy from a private message. Somewhere in the Hammer pages on Facebook , the information is still there, you might need to scroll down a lot though
That's your explanation

 

[Bryan^H]

I'm happy to see Night School coming out but I wanted to see and thought He Knows You're Alone (Tom Hanks' first & finest role) would have been out way before Night School.

I'd go for that too Travis. It really needs to be on Blu-Ray.

 

[Dick]

They are aware of the Hammer titles people want and it's just taking a lot of time to restore them. That came from a post on Facebook which was sent via a copy from a private message. Somewhere in the Hammer pages on Facebook , the information is still there, you might need to scroll down a lot though
That's your explanation

Good enough for me, if it means getting CURSE OF RANKENSTEIN in watchable form. And, although they would be likely candidates for pre-Halloween release, there is nothing that says they can't put the Hammers out at a different time of the year.

 

[TheSteig]

Not to speculate but it could be in 2018.. this also came from something I recall reading on their pages. A user send a PM to WAC and they replied, and the user posted the reply on a Hammer Facebook page. Id rather have it done right than right now if ithey arent ready.

 

[PMF]

"Scarecrow" is an interesting offering; and, if all remember, was the 1973 Palme d'Or winner at Cannes.

 

[Randy Korstick]

Yeah they have stated they are still working on their Hammer titles but they will most likely not be coming out until next year, hopefully before Halloween.
This years Halloween titles shouldn't be a big surprise they were announced back in July at Comic con and there was a thread here as well as news postings on several other sites. They had announced The Hidden, Innocent Blood and The Green Slime. Innocent Blood ended up coming out this month so Night School was a surprise announcement.

 

[aPhil]

The Curse of Frankenstein is the first movie I remember seeing in color. I was 6 years old and I remember my Mom asking a neighborhood boy named Russell Ward to take me to see it. Lots of things one forgets, but I remember sitting in the balcony of the Sunset Theater in Asheboro and looking through my fingers when Peter Cushing entered the room to discover his Monster was alive.

I doubt anyone wants this film restored to its glory more than me.

 

[Richard M S]

Wow! The complete version of THE SEA WOLF with John Garfield, and from nitrate elements in 4K!!!

This release, for me, is THE classic movie release of the year. I realize there may not be as many lost treasures as there used to be out there - it is the kind of "discovery" I used to experience - and purchase - on a much more frequent basis during the heyday of the laser disc and then DVD age.