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Stephen Norrington’s ‘Death Machine’ Gets a Gorgeous Release
In 1994, 4 years before he would direct Blade, Stephen Norrington made his directorial debut with Death Machine. Since its release the film has been fairly hard to track down in any physical format (it is available digitally on the likes of iTunes), but that’s all changed thanks to Turbine Classics out of Germany who have now made the film available on a massive combo pack that includes DVD, Blu-ray and the film’s soundtrack on CD. After all these years you can finally understand why Wesley Snipes was quoted as saying, “Death Machine is one of my all-time favorites!”
As you can see from the picture below this set looks to be an absolute beauty. It’s definitely been high on my wish and I’m so glad that it’s finally here. Anyone else eager to pick this bad boy up?
Synopsis:
Chaank Industries, ruthless world leader in future weapons technology, hires a new chief executive, Hayden Cale (Ely Pouget). She soon uncovers Jack Dante (Brad Dourif), Chaank mastermind in weapon design, and his latest invention. In the company’s catacombs he developed the horrible “WarBeast” – a giant machine, a steel T-Rex, ready to kill. To stop Dante and his ultimate death machine, Hayden joins forces with a group of eco-terrorists. Together they start a bloody battle against an enemy without mercy, pity or fear…Special Features:
-Longest Blu-ray and DVD version worldwide
-On Blu-ray for the first time worldwide
-Long version with English audio on DVD for the first time
-World exclusive Soundtrack CD with the score by Crispin Merrell
-Exclusive and beautiful artwork in the style of Drew Struzan & Co.
-Deluxe Packaging Digipack in slipcase
-Limited to 3.000 numbered Units
Death Machine (Uncut 3 Disc Collector’s Edition – Blu-ray/DVD/Soundtrack-CD)
Actors: Brad Dourif, Ely Pouget, William Hootkins, John Sharian, Martin McDougall
Director: Stephen Norrington
Year / Country: 1994 / England
Audio: German & English – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & DTS 2.0 Stereo
Video: 1080p24 Full HD (Format: 2,35:1)
Rated: R
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Gateway Horror Classic ‘The Gate’ Returns to Life With Blu-ray SteelBook in May
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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