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Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Near Dark’ Coming Back to Life With New Restoration and Release from Studiocanal
One of my personal favorite movies, Kathryn Bigelow‘s Near Dark was the *other* and arguably *better* vampire movie of 1987, and the bummer there is that the horror-western hybrid has been out-of-print on physical media for several years now. Even worse, Near Dark has been unavailable to stream *anywhere*, making costly DVDs & Blu-rays your only option.
But it looks like that may finally change here in 2021, as the Twitter account @GeekGabNews is reporting that UK label Studiocanal is getting set to bring Near Dark back to life…
According to the account, Near Dark will be making its 4K Ultra HD debut sometime soon, though it’s important to note that this announcement isn’t coming direct from Studiocanal.
From #KathrynBigelow comes a creepy #Vampire film , thrilling western, & a poignant family tale, with humor & scares in abundance when #NearDark debuts on #4KUltraHD via @StudiocanalUK for the first time #4K #4KBluray #4KUHD #UHD #UltraHD #UltraHDBluray #Horror #HorrorCommunity pic.twitter.com/2q0go57BgQ
— GeekGab (@GeekGabNews) June 15, 2021
What’s also important to note, however, is that Studiocanal did confirm earlier this month that Near Dark is being re-released this year. Clips from the film were included in the company’s YouTube video “STUDIOCANAL Catalogue 2021,” which was published on June 2, 2021.
The video’s description reads, “STUDIOCANAL has ramped up ambitious restoration plans to keep one of the largest catalogues in the world up to the latest technical standards. We are thrilled to unveil our trailer showcasing our most recent and awaited re-releases coming soon. Fantastic classics, iconic films, and hidden gems to (re) discover with Studiocanal, stay tuned!”
It’s likely that the release art shared by Geek Gab News is fan-made, using old international art for the movie, but it looks like they’re spot on about an upcoming Studiocanal release.
Stay tuned for more as we learn it.
After scaring up a strong theatrical run, Oddity director Damian McCarthy’s Hokum heads home to Digital this week.
Settle in for a spooky supernatural chiller as Hokum arrives on all Digital platforms to rent or own beginning June 2, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on August 11, 2026.
Adam Scott (“Severance”) stars in Hokum as reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman. When he retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw Ohm into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Peter Coonan (“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”), David Wilmot (“Station Eleven”), Florence Ordesh (“Departure”), Michael Patric (“Frontier”), Will O’Connell (“Game of Thrones”), Brendan Conroy (“Bodkin”), and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”) also star.
Get a peek at the upcoming physical media release below, including a few special features.
Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee (Weapons) & Steven Schneider (Insidious) produce alongside Image Nation’s Derek Dauchy (Late Night with the Devil), Tailored Film’s Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, & Mairtín de Barra, and Cweature Features’ Ken Kao & Josh Rosenbaum.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “A quaint Irish hotel with a deeply haunted history awaits an American writer in McCarthy’s third outing, continuing his streak for folkloric tales of supernatural karma and spine-tingling terror with a dark sense of humor.”
What’s next from Damian McCarthy? He’s currently writing a haunted house movie, but recent comments suggest he may be moving into other genres beyond that upcoming project.
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