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‘Pet Sematary,’ ‘ Halloween 4’ & ‘Halloween 5’ Dated For Blu-ray
Some brief Blu-ray announcements starting with Paramount Home Entertainment finally giving us a high-def release of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary on Octoner 2. No specs announced, but I don’t expect any. The 1989 classic, directed by Mary Lambert, boasted the infamous tagline “Sometimes dead is better.”
In addition, HalloweenMovies.com is reporting that Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers are working their way to Blu-ray later this year. They claim special features will include new commentaries, and more importantly, all new HD transfers.
Both films starred Danielle Harris as Jamie Lloyd. The fourth took place ten years after his original massacre when the invalid Michael Myers awakens and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece (Harris) on Halloween. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?
One of contemporary horror’s best werewolf movies is 2017’s Good Manners, and it’s finally set to receive a proper physical media release.
Icarus Films is partnering with OCN Distribution to unleash a new Blu-ray that’s now available to preorder via Vinegar Syndrome. and with a limited edition slipcover.
Set in São Paulo, the film follows Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of the city who is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana to be the nanny of her soon to be born child. Against all odds, the two women develop a strong bond. But a fateful night marked by a full moon changes their plans.
Good Manners is the second collaboration between filmmakers Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra, who write and direct. Zama’s Rui Poças‘ cinematography captures this unique werewolf tale described as “Disney meets Jacques Tourneur.”
Our own Trace Thurman wrote in his review, “With Good Manners, Rojas and Dutro have made one of the best werewolf movies ever made. That they are able juggle commentaries on racism and classism while still managing to tell two deeply affecting love stories is remarkable.”
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary from film critics Shelagh Rowan-Legg and Carolyn Mauricette
- 12-page booklet with an essay by film critic Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer
- Making-of short film: The Making of a Werewolf (2 mins)
- Two additional short films from the filmmakers: A STEM (15 mins), directed by Juliana Rojas & Marco Dutras, and DOPPELGANGER (24 mins), directed by Juliana Rojas
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