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The rumours were true; the next Japanese Godzilla movie will be a period piece set right after World War II.


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Godzilla Spotted Approaching America! New Japanese Production Arriving In December

A new Godzilla feature from Toho International is just part of a big licensing push for the world's favorite rampaging kaiju.
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I'm getting flashbacks to the agonising wait from when the first Shin Godzilla trailer dropped until I was finally able to see the movie the following year.
 
Looks like the Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest boxset is shipping out soon - Arrow Video just charged my card for their store exclusive variant.
 
Dai said:
The rumours were true; the next Japanese Godzilla movie will be a period piece set right after World War II.


www.forbes.com

Godzilla Spotted Approaching America! New Japanese Production Arriving In December

A new Godzilla feature from Toho International is just part of a big licensing push for the world's favorite rampaging kaiju.
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I'm getting flashbacks to the agonising wait from when the first Shin Godzilla trailer dropped until I was finally able to see the movie the following year.
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Thanks for sharing, this is awesome news.
 
After Amazon not content with leaking distributors titles leaked them months ago, HMV have finally announced for 11th September!
Yes, they are rigid cases 🎉

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Shinji Somai’s beloved cult film Typhoon Club is widely heralded as the director’s seminal feature and considered to be one of the greatest Japanese films ever made.

Offering a caustic immersion into the lives of disaffected junior high students on the cusp of adulthood, Typhoon Club features a lively cast of young talent including idol Youki Kudoh (The Crazy Family, Mystery Train) facing existential intrigues, budding sexuality, and rising social tensions in the days leading up to a typhoon’s arrival. Stranded in their schoolhouse as the storm settles in, the group undergoes an awakening as they dispel all insecurities, fear and desire under the swell of the tempest.

BLU-RAY CONTENTS

New 4K digital remaster from the original negatives
Feature audio commentary by Tom Mes
Selected audio commentary by Josh Slater-Williams
Assistant Director Koji Enokido Talk Event
Introduction by Ryusuke Hamaguchi at the Berlin Film Festival
Trailer
Slipcase with artwork from Gokaiju
‘Director’s Company’ special edition featuring insert by Jasper Sharp - limited to 2000 copies
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DOOR
The first Japanese ‘Giallo’ slasher film!

Yasuko lives in a high-rise apartment in the city with her husband and her son. Being nervous about prank calls and salesmen's solicitations, she slams the door on a salesman's finger when he tried to forcibly insert a pamphlet through her door chain. This leads him to start harassing her, starting off with obscene letters written on her door then steadily escalating to full on stalking, building up to an unbelievable last 20 minutes of chaos!

Bonus Feature: DOOR 2

Ai is a call girl whose job involved a lot of risk. Every time she goes through a door, she has no idea what type of man is on the other side. Some are sweet, some are violent and some are just full-on crazy! One day she meets Mr.Mamiya, a strange and captivating artist who gradually will initiate her into SM pleasures.

BLU-RAY CONTENTS

New digital remasters from the original negatives
DOOR 1 audio commentary by Jasper Sharp
Interview with director Banmei Takahashi
Trailers of both features
Slipcase with artwork from Gokaiju
Reversible sleeve featuring both DOOR 1 and 2 artworks
‘Director’s Company’ special edition featuring insert by Jasper Sharp - limited to 2000 copies
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Before becoming one of Japan’s most well-known horror directors through films like Cure, Pulse and Creepy, Kiyoshi Kurosawa started off his career in horror with 1992’s The Guard from Underground, the final film of the ‘Director’s Company’.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa here fashions a dark tale that is both a sharp satire of corporate life and a B-movie thriller. A former sumo wrestler now working as a security guard goes on a murderous rampage in the company that’s employed him.

BLU-RAY CONTENTS

New digital remaster from the original negatives
New audio commentary by Tom Mes
Interview with producer Takashi Ikoma
Kiyoshi Kurosawa talk show at the premiere of the new master
Trailer
Slipcase with artwork from Gokaiju
‘Director’s Company’ special edition featuring insert by Jasper Sharp - limited to 2000 copies
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All now up for pre-order at Terracotta!
 
Jon O Fun said:
Third Window looking at Radiance and saying 'them some good looking covers you got there. Be a shame if someone... copied them!!!'
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To be fair it's a cool concept. Third Window did mention this style is primarily exclusive to the Director's Company line-up of films. Evil Dead Trap would have been included but someone beat them to the UK license by just a few days (my guess is Arrow) which is also unfortunate as it'll be using the old master than the one Third Window has found.

Either way I have those three films ordered through Terracotta (does mean I'll be waiting until November to get all three together). I also used up some points on 88 Film's store to get Fight Back to School Trilogy, The Postman Fights Back and Taxi Hunter ordered together since they're all out this month.
 
88 Films have revealed some of their Autumn line-up of releases.

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Battle Creek Brawl (Deluxe Collector's Edition) (Blu-ray)
Released: 1980 - 殺手壕 - Directed by Robert Clouse (Enter the Dragon)
Price: £24.99 on 88 Films store - 9th October

It's 1930s Chicago, and a young Chinese American martial arts expert Jerry Kwan (Jackie Chan) finds himself forced to compete in a no-holds-barred toughest man tournament. Only his cantankerous uncle (Mako, ‘Conan the Destroyer’) can prepare Jerry to fight and win against the mountainous Billy Kiss (H.B. Heggarty, ‘Paint Your Wagon’). Chan brings his kung fu comedy to the jazz era, backed by a real Hollywood cast including Oscar winner Jose Ferrer (‘Dune’) and Lenny Montana from ‘The Godfather’. ‘Enter the Dragon’ director Robert Clouse delivers a fun fight fest that has become a bona fide fan favourite!
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LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
  • Rigid Slipcase featuring brand-new artwork by Kung Fu Bob O’Brien
  • Six double-sided collector’s lobby card reproductions
  • Fold-out double-sided poster featuring ‘The Big Brawl’ art
  • Limited edition 80-page perfect bound book including Searching for a Big Break in The Big Brawl by Paul Bramhall, Battle Creek Brawlers by Brian Burkart and Coming to America, round one by Andrew Heskins PLUS selected archival
    imagery, posters, promo stills and more!

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
  • Brand new 2K Remaster from the Original Negatives
  • Presented in High Definition (1080p) on Blu-ray in 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio
  • English Mono
  • Optional English SDH
  • Audio Commentary with Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
  • Audio Commentary with Frank Djeng and FJ DeSanto
  • Archive Interview with Jackie Chan
  • Interview with Producer Raymond Chow
  • Rumble in the USA, Jackie Chan Takes on America
  • Battle Hardened - David West on Battle Creek Brawl
  • Stills Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • USA The Big Brawl Trailer
  • Reversible Sleeve
TECHNICAL SPECS
  • Release Date: 9/10/2023
  • Region Code: B
  • Picture Format: HD 1080p 2.39:1
  • Audio Format: LPCM Dual Mono
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Certification: 15
  • Running Time: 96 Mins Approx
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The Blue Jean Monster (First Print Edition) (Blu-ray)
Released: 1991 - 着牛仔裤的钟馗 - Directed by Ivan Lai (Erotic Ghost Story III)
Price: £17 on Amazon - 4th December

After a brave Hong Kong lawman is killed in a shootout, his body is reanimated by a Frankenstein style bolt of lightning. Provided he gets ‘Crank’-style regular jolts of electricity, he continues to fight crime as an invulnerable zombie cop… Perennial Cantonese movie tough guy Shing Fui-on (‘The Killer’) gets a lead of his own in this Hong Kong version of ‘Dead Heat’, with a supporting cast including Gloria Yip (‘The Story of Ricky’) and Pauline Wong (‘Mr. Vampire’).

‘The Blue Jean Monster’ blends gross out horror, comedy and action in a unique Hong Kong take on the cinematic undead!
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EXTRAS:
  • 2K Remaster from the Original Negatives presented in High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
  • Original Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles
  • Man Made Monster - An Interview with Assistant Director Sam Leong
  • Original Hong Kong Trailer
  • Reversible sleeve with newly commissioned artwork by James Neal and Original HK poster
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The Inspector Wears Skirts (First Print Edition) (Blu-ray)
Released: 1988 - 霸王花 - Directed by Wellson Chin (Prince of the Sun)
Price: £17 on Amazon - 4th December

A team of high-kicking female super cops prove themselves a match for any man alive as they tackle foes from terrorists to jewel thieves. Action icon Jackie Chan put together a supreme team of lethal ladies including Shaw Brothers icon Wai Yin-hung (‘My Young Auntie’) and American martial arts star Cynthia Rothrock (‘China O’Brien’). The action scenes for these beauties on the beat are delivered by Jackie’s own stunt team, who also co-star in the film.

‘Inspector Wears Skirts’ blends slapstick comedy with high impact action to deliver more fun than should be lawful!
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Magic Crystal (First Print Edition) (Blu-ray)
Released: 1986 - 魔翡翠 - Directed by Wong Jing (God of Gamblers)
Price: £19.99 on 88 Films store - 23rd October

A high-kicking Hong Kong soldier-of-fortune (Andy Lau, ‘Infernal Affairs’) finds himself on the trail of an alien artefact and forced to contend with both an intrepid lady FBI agent (Cynthia Rothtrock, ‘China O’Brien’) and a Russian crime lord (Richard Norton, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’).

The feet and fists fly fast and funky on sunny Greek locations, on Hong Kong’s mean streets and amid the ruins of an ancient UFO. Populist Hong Kong film-maker Wong Jing (‘City Hunter’) remixes ‘ET’ into a wacky comedy caper that delivers some of the best traditional kung fu fighting ever performed in a modern setting.
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SPECIAL FEATURES
  • Double Walled Matt Finish O-Ring featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore
  • Double-sided foldout poster
  • Brand New 2K Restoration in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio from The Original Negatives
  • High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation
  • Original Cantonese Mono with Newly Translated English Subtitles
  • English Mono Dub
  • Audio Commentary by Hong Kong Film Expert Frank Djeng
  • “Fight Like a Girl” - Cynthia Rothrock on Magic Crystal
  • “Fast as Lightning” - Richard Norton on Magic Crystal
  • English Trailer
  • Reversible cover with new artwork by Sean Longmore and original HK Poster Art
TECHNICAL SPECS
  • Release Date: 23/10/2023
  • Region Code: B
  • Picture Format: HD 1080p 1.85:1
  • Audio Format: 2.0
  • Language: Cantonese / English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Certification: 15
  • Running Time: 95 Mins
  • Discs: 1
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The Medallion (First Print Edition) (Blu-ray)
Released: 2003 - 飛龍再生/免死金牌 - Directed by Gordon Chan (Fight Back to School II)
Price: £16.99 on 88 Films store - 23rd October

WARNING: This license will only last around 1 year due to licensing restrictions, so if you were interested in this film do buy it sooner than later.

After high-kicking Hong Kong cop Eddie Yang (Jackie Chan, ‘Rush Hour’) dies in the line of duty, he finds himself reanimated by an ancient mystic talisman, now with superpowers at his disposal! His return stuns his former girlfriend Nicole James (Claire Forlani, ‘Meet Joe Black’) and partner Arthur Watson (Lee Evans, ‘There’s Something About Mary’). The trio must rejoin forces to take on a similarly supernaturally enhanced villain, Snakehead (Julian Sands, ‘Warlock’) and his right- hand man Calvin (Scott Adkins, ‘John Wick 4’). Shot in English in the UK by director Gordon Chan (‘Fist of Legend’) and choreographer Sammo Hung (‘Ip Man’), ‘The Medallion’ delivers a whole new kind of magic to a Jackie Chan action epic!
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SPECIAL FEATURES
  • Limited Edition Slipcase
  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
  • 5.1 English DTS-HD Master Surround Audio
  • 2.0 English LPCM Stereo Audio
  • Audio commentary by producer Bill Borden and editor Don Brocho
  • Alternate Ending
  • 14 Deleted Scenes
  • Theatrical Trailer
TECHNICAL SPECS
  • Release Date: 23/10/2023
  • Region Code: B
  • Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 2.0
  • Picture: HD 1080p 2.39:1
  • Runtime: 88 mins approx
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Cert: PG
  • Year of Release: 2003
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Otomo said:
Saw a trailer for a 2 part film called The Witch.
It had Elfen Lied vibes.
I'm going to buy it but wondered if anyone has seen it?
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They're both great films that after seeing I described to my brother as Korean Stranger Things meets Dragon Ball Z 😂 and if you plan on getting the US blu rays great 👍🏻

But In the UK be warned! the only way is with a Shudder subscription or purchasing digital on Prime but either way both are horrendously out of synch in the subs!

Edit: also available on Apple & YouTube but can't comment on their subs, as it's a Shudder license I wouldn't be surprised if its the same master file and they're borked too 🤷‍♂️
 
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By no means a sale (or even a good price) but I'm guessing quite a few people defaulted on their payments to HMV for the Enter The Dragon steelbooks as both the Cine Edition and Ultimate Edition are now back in stock.

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Enter the Dragon (hmv Exclusive) 50th Anniversary Cine Edition with Steelbook | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray | Free shipping over £20 | HMV Store

Robert Clouse (Director) | Fred Weintraub (Producer) | Paul Heller (Producer) | Michael Allin (Write Enter the Dragon (hmv Exclusive) 50th Anniversary Cine Edition with Steelbook 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Free shipping over £20
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Enter the Dragon 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition with Steelbook | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray | Free shipping over £20 | HMV Store

Robert Clouse (Director) | Fred Weintraub (Producer) | Paul Heller (Producer) | Michael Allin (Write Enter the Dragon 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition with Steelbook 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Free shipping over £20
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