The 88 Films Thread

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'Zombi Holocaust' (1980) - 4K UHD / Blu-ray combo pre-order available from Amazon UK - £25:00

Release date: June 26

Also available as a stand-alone Blu-Ray release - £17:00

Received a email, the release date has been changed to September 28th now

[peter alex]

i was on a website called normanic which says they are re-releasing dragon fist and to kill with intrigue they are also meant to releasing the magic crystal by wong jing but the website i was on does' not say when they are releasing them they just say they have licensed them for a future release.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Extras:

High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation in 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio
5.1 English DTS-HD MA

Optional English SDH

Audio Commentary with Sean Hogan and Barry Forshaw

Would You Like to Dance - An Interview with Composer Bill Conti

You Like The Chase - Filming The Thomas Crown Affair

The Making of a Masterpiece - Making Of Documentary

Theatrical Trailer

Stills Gallery

Nice artwork as well.

Where's McTiernan's commentary and the Windmills of Your Mind music video?

It's still a film i really like ever since i saw it at the cinema so will be grabbing a copy.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

I'll also buy that because The Thomas Crown Affair is a film I've liked and appreciated since, like you, I saw it at the cinema. I'll be keeping my R1 DVD for John McTiernan's commentary and buying this for the HD picture and sound, and the extras that aren't on the DVD.

[will graham]

Of all dvd companies 88 have the best cover artwork. Really need to look up the artists.
I mean the anaconda and Carrie 2 art were much better then the original!

Shame about no new input from John mcterrian. I don't know what's going on since he got out, he did an interview for total film and director an ad for a video game but thats it.
I know the major studios aren't lineing up to work with him anymore but tbh it was that way before the scandal (his would have been projects were set up with nuimage/millennium, arclight and the very dodgy bauer martinez studios).
I know he had a couple of films set up with hannibal pictures but he had some falling out with them.
Otherwise heard nothing other then he was desperate for cash to keep hold of his property/ranch.
Thought if he was thay desperate he might have agreed to an interview on the film.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

From FB:

"Hi everyone, sorry for for the lack of "official" reaction to the complaints about our Hell of the Living Dead BD/UHD release.

We have taken them seriously although it has taken time to work out the best way to address them, but we have been busily getting them addressed and yesterday we viewed a new Dolby Vision HDR regraded version with the English audio synch tidied up and its definitely much better now.

So, we are going to go ahead and reprint these discs with the revised master and implement a replacement programme. We haven't worked out the best way to do this yet bit will obviously let you know once we have the discs in hand in (could still be a few months due to compression, authoring. check disc approval, printing etc).#

If you have bought this from us directly (or do buy it from us until the new versions are in ) we will figure out a way to send these to you automatically so you wont need to contact us.

Please don't contact us yet with proof of purchase etc as we are not
setup to take these details down yet.

Thanks for your patience and honestly we do listen and want to do them best we can, sorry this one has had to take a second go at to get right.

n.b. We are also planning to do the same with House on the Edge of the Park but that one is quite a bit more involved to get the framing perfect as we'll need to start from scratch basically and it will take a while.)"

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by will graham

Picture of witchfinder general on site

Originally Posted by peter alex

88 films are releasing the witchfinder general in 4k UHD according to someone on blu-ray.com

"Coming as soon as we can get it ready....."

[Susan Foreman]

'The Medallion' (2003) - Blu-Ray coming soon from 88Films

Release date: October 23

"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!"

Extras TBA

NOTE: This title will only be available for <1yr due to licensing restrictions so this will come and go in the blink of an eye]

[peter alex]

yes and all the films that they are releasing it as to be the medallion which is a awful movie it's worse than the Chinese zodiac which is just bad but at least they are releasing three other films that are far far better than this film.

[Susan Foreman]

'Battle Creek Brawl' (1980) - Deluxe Collector's Edition Blu-Ray pre-order available from 88Films direct - £24:00

Release date: October 9

"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!"

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 FEATURES AND SPECS

• 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
• 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