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Over the weekend, Diabolik reports, director William Lustig announced at a special screening of 1980’s Maniac that the original camera negative for the film has been found and already scanned in 4K, and Blue Underground announces today that they’ll be the ones presenting the brand new 4K restoration, from the previously lost 16mm camera negative!

The company teases, “The new 4K master is leaps and bounds ahead of everything seen before, finally presenting MANIAC as it was originally shot FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!”

Diabolik adds, “The film was shot in 16mm and then blown up to 35mm for theatrical release. The 16mm camera negative has been missing for decades so all other masters of the film were taken from the 35mm dupe negative which is not ideal and the source of the image problems on the previous Blu-rays. The 16mm negative (as well as a treasure trove of other found b-roll footage) has been scanned in 4k for a future release and screenings.”

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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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