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New to Blu – Week of 2/21/2017

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New to Blu-ray

Each week here at Bloody Disgusting we like to highlight some of the new Blu-ray releases hitting shelves across the world. Please note that this isn’t every release for the week, just a few of the ones that jumped out at us.

Another light week of releases but once again very solid. Kino Lorber has some great new titles out on Blu including No Retreat, No Surrender. The big US release for me this week though is Psychomania from Arrow Video, a wonderfully underrated biker horror flick. I actually really enjoy weeks like these when there isn’t a ton of new releases but the quality is good. Allows me to grow my collection without taking a huge hit to the wallet. Everybody wins!

US Releases

Deluge (Kino Lorber, Region A)

Synopsis:
A massive earthquake strikes the United States, which destroys the West Coast and unleashes a massive flood that threatens to destroy the East Coast as well.

23 Paces to Baker Street (Kino Lorber, Region A)

Synopsis:
Philip Hannon is a playwright, newly relocated from New York to London. Drowning his sorrows in a pub one night, Philip is disturbed to overhear a crime being plotted. The police do not believe his story and so, aided by his faithful butler Bob and ex-fiancé Jean, Philip resolves to stop the villains. But it will not be easy: Philip, you see, is blind…

Beauty and the Beast (Shout Factory, Region A)

Synopsis:
An unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted.

No Retreat, No Surrender (Kino Lorber, Region A)

Synopsis:
Jason Stillwell, a Bruce Lee fan, is beaten numerous times and trains from the ghost of Lee. Jason then must use his newly acquired skills to save Seattle from a crime syndicate, whose top martial artist is the deadly Ivan.

King Solomon’s Mines (Olive Films, Region A)

Synopsis:
Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing father lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.

Psychomania (Arrow, Region A)

Synopsis:
The leader of a notorious motorbike gang, The Living Dead, believes he has found the secret to immortality: all you have to do is commit suicide while firmly believing you will come back. The result: a uniquely bizarre blend of vintage British biker flicks and Dennis Wheatley, from the writers of the equally unusual “Horror Express”.

UK Releases

Mobsters (Final Cut Entertainment, Region B)

Synopsis:
The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime. As their crime empire expands, they have to deal with many problems, including their own differing opinions on how to run their business, the local Godfather, and the psychotic Mad Dog Coll.

Between Heaven and Hell (Signal One Entertainment, Region B)

Synopsis:
The spoiled rich son of a wealthy Southerner is changed by his experiences in the Pacific during World War II.

I Am Not a Serial Killer (Spirit Entertainment, Region B)

Synopsis:
Fifteen – year old John Cleaver is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake, and the safety of those around, he lives by rigid rules to keep himself “good” and “normal”. However when a real monster shows up in his town he has to let his dark side out in order to stop it – but without his rules to keep him in check, he might be more dangerous than the monster he’s trying to kill.

Chris Coffel is originally from Phoenix, AZ and now resides in Portland, OR. He once scored 26 goals in a game of FIFA. He likes the Phoenix Suns, Paul Simon and 'The 'Burbs.' Oh and cats. He also likes cats.

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Gateway Horror Classic ‘The Gate’ Returns to Life With Blu-ray SteelBook in May

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One of my personal favorite horror movies of all time, 1987’s gateway horror classic The Gate is opening back up on May 14 with a brand new Blu-ray SteelBook release from Lionsgate!

The new release will feature fresh SteelBook artwork from Vance Kelly, seen below.

Special Features, all of which were previously released, include…

  • Audio Commentaries
    • Director Tibor Takacs, Writer Michael Nankin, and Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook
    • Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Craig Reardon, Special Effects Artist Frank Carere, and Matte Photographer Bill Taylor
  • Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview
  • Featurettes:
    • The Gate: Unlocked
    • Minion Maker
    • From Hell It Came
    • The Workman Speaks!
    • Made in Canada
    • From Hell: The Creatures & Demons of The Gate
    • The Gatekeepers
    • Vintage Featurette: Making of The Gate
  • Teaser Trailer
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spot
  • Storyboard Gallery
  • Behind-the-Scenes Still Gallery

When best friends Glen (Stephen Dorff) and Terry (Louis Tripp) stumble across a mysterious crystalline rock in Glen’s backyard, they quickly dig up the newly sodden lawn searching for more precious stones. Instead, they unearth The Gate — an underground chamber of terrifying demonic evil. The teenagers soon understand what evil they’ve released as they are overcome with an assortment of horrific experiences. With fiendish followers invading suburbia, it’s now up to the kids to discover the secret that can lock The Gate forever . . . if it’s not too late.

If you’ve never seen The Gate, it’s now streaming on Prime Video and Tubi.

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