Joe Dantes kultklassiker “Piranha” på Blu-ray

Det var i 1978, at Joe Dante – i kølvandet på Steven Spielbergs geniale “Jaws” fra 1975 – instruerede når-dyr-går-amok-filmen “Piranha”. Filmen har længe været ude på dvd i forskellige udgaver, og nu kan den også fås i en flot restaureret Blu-ray-udgave. Det er ganske smart at lancere den nu, da genindspilningen, som varetages af Alexandre “The Hills Have Eyes” / “High Tension” Aja, rammer biograferne senere på året.

Special features på udgaven:

Audio commentary with director Joe Dante and producer Jon Davison

Behind-the-scenes footage

“The Making of Piranha” featurette with new interviews from Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Dick Miller, Belinda Balaski and many More Bloopers and outtakes

Piranha trailer with commentary by producer Jon Davison – Courtesy of Trailers from Hell

Stills gallery with photos and posters from around the world

Behind-the-scenes stills gallery featuring photos from Phil Tippett’s personal collection

Additional scenes from the network television version

Radio and TV spots

New World trailers

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“Piranha” (Joe Dante, 1978) ::

Årets Blu-ray-udgivelse: “Alien Anthology” kommer i en lækker 6-disc udgave.

Den 26. oktober sender 20th. Century Fox en überlækker 6-disc udgave af “Alien Anthology” på markedet spækket med tonsvis af interessant ekstramateriale, der kan få enhver filmelsker til at savle fra nu af og til oktober. Udgaven – der rammer butikkerne i oktober – er forbeholdt det amerikanske marked. Der er endnu ingen forlydender om, hvornår boksen bliver tilgængelig herhjemme.

Blu-ray.com skriver følgende om denne længe ventede udgivelse:

IGN has the scoop on the release date and details for the Alien Anthology, which will come out in the US on October 26. This six-disc set contains about 60 hours of special features and over 12,000 images, including material from the legendary early 1990s LaserDisc release, the “Legacy” release and the Quadrilogy DVDs. 20th Century Fox claims that the four Alien films have been “reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience.”April 6), the Anthology will initially be available in a limited edition with alien-egg packaging.

New, previously unreleased content includes original screen tests of Sigourney Weaver prior to filming the original Alien, unseen deleted scenes, and the previously unseen original cut of “Wreckage and Rage: The Making of Alien3″ (so far only available in truncated form).

This edition will incorporate the “MU-TH-UR Mode,” an interactive feature that lets you access the special features on all six discs and provides an index of all available content.

The Anthology offers nearly five hours of additional video Enhancement Pods created exclusively for this collection, presenting behind-the-scenes footage, raw dailies and interview outtakes from all four films. At relevant points in the documentaries, you may access these pods to enhance your experience – or watch them on their own from the separate Enhancement Pod index.

As previously reported (see blu-ray.com,

The limited edition with alien-egg packaging

Udgivelsens abnorme mængde af ekstramateriale:

Disc One: Alien

• 1979 Theatrical Version
• 2003 Director’s Cut with Ridley Scott Introduction
• Audio commentaries:
  • Director Ridley Scott, writer Dan O’Bannon, executive producer Ronald Shusett, editor Terry Rawlings, and actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt
  • Ridley Scott (on theatrical cut only)
• Final theatrical isolated score by Jerry Goldsmith
• Composer’s original isolated score by Jerry Goldsmith
• Deleted and extended scenes
• MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

Disc Two: Aliens

• 1986 Theatrical Version
• 1991 Special Edition with James Cameron introduction
• Audio commentary by director James Cameron, producer Gale Anne Hurd, alien effects creator Stan Winston, visual effects supervisors Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak, miniature effects supervisor Pat McClung, and actors Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn and Christopher Henn
• Final theatrical isolated score by James Horner
• Composer’s original isolated score by James Horner
• Deleted and extended scenes
• MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

Disc Three: Alien3

• 1992 Theatrical Version
• 2003 Special Edition (Restored Workprint Version)
• Audio commentary by cinematographer Alex Thomson, B.S.C., editor Terry Rawlings, alien effects designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., visual effects producer Richard Edlund, A.S.C., and actors Paul McGann and Lance Henriksen
• Final theatrical isolated score by Elliot Goldenthal
• Deleted and extended scenes
• MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

Disc Four: Alien Resurrection

• 1997 Theatrical Version
• 2003 Special Edition with Jean-Pierre Jeunet introduction
• Audio commentary by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, editor Herve Schneid, A.C.E., alien effects creators Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., visual effects supervisor Pitof, conceptual artist Sylvain Despretz, and actors Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon and Leland Orser
• Final theatrical isolated score by John Frizzell
• Deleted and extended scenes
• MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

Disc Five: Making the Anthology

• The Beast Within: Making Alien
  • Star Beast: Developing the Story
  • The Visualists: Direction and Design
  • Truckers in Space: Casting
  • Fear of the Unknown: Shepperton Studios, 1978
  • The Darkest Reaches: Nostromo and Alien Planet
  • The Eighth Passenger: Creature Design
  • Future Tense: Editing and Music
  • Outward Bound: Visual Effects
  • A Nightmare Fulfilled: Reaction to the Film
  • Enhancement Pods
• Superior Firepower: Making Aliens
  • 57 Years Later: Continuing the Story
  • Building Better Worlds: From Concept to Construction
  • Preparing for Battle: Casting and Characterization
  • This Time It’s War: Pinewood Studios, 1985
  • The Risk Always Lives: Weapons and Action
  • Bug Hunt: Creature Design
  • Beauty and the Bitch: Power Loader vs. Queen Alien
  • Two Orphans: Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn
  • The Final Countdown: Music, Editing and Sound
  • The Power of Real Tech: Visual Effects
  • Aliens Unleashed: Reaction to the Film
  • Enhancement Pods
• Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien3
  • Development Hell: Concluding the Story
  • Tales of the Wooden Planet: Vincent Ward’s Vision
  • Stasis Interrupted: David Fincher’s Vision
  • Xeno-Erotic: H.R. Giger’s Redesign
  • The Color of Blood: Pinewood Studios, 1991
  • Adaptive Organism: Creature Design
  • The Downward Spiral: Creative Differences
  • Where the Sun Burns Cold: Fox Studios, L.A. 1992
  • Optical Fury: Visual Effects
  • Requiem for a Scream: Music, Editing and Sound
  • Post-Mortem: Reaction to the Film
  • Enhancement Pods
• One Step Beyond: Making Alien Resurrection
  • From the Ashes: Reviving the Story
  • French Twist: Direction and Design
  • Under the Skin: Casting and Characterization
  • Death from Below: Fox Studios, Los Angeles, 1996
  • In the Zone: The Basketball Scene
  • Unnatural Mutation: Creature Design
  • Genetic Composition: Music
  • Virtual Aliens: Computer Generated Imagery
  • A Matter of Scale: Miniature Photography
  • Critical Juncture: Reaction to the Film
  • Enhancement Pods
  • MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience to Access and Control Enhancement Pods

Disc Six: The Anthology Archives

• Alien
  • Pre-Production
    • First Draft Screenplay by Dan O’Bannon
    • Ridleygrams: Original Thumbnails and Notes
    • Storyboard Archive
    • The Art of Alien: Conceptual Art Portfolio
    • Sigourney Weaver Screen Tests with Select Director Commentary
    • Cast Portrait Gallery
  • Production
    • The Chestbuster: Multi-Angle Sequence with Commentary
    • Video Graphics Gallery
    • Production Image Galleries
    • Continuity Polaroids
    • The Sets of Alien
    • H.R. Giger’s Workshop Gallery
  • Post-Production and Aftermath
    • Additional Deleted Scenes
    • Image & Poster Galleries
    • Experience in Terror
    • Special Collector’s Edition LaserDisc Archive
    • The Alien Legacy
    • American Cinematheque: Ridley Scott Q&A
    • Trailers & TV Spots
• Aliens
  • Pre-Production
    • Original Treatment by James Cameron
    • Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Videomatics with Commentary
    • Storyboard Archive
    • The Art of Aliens: Image Galleries
    • Cast Portrait Gallery
  • Production
    • Production Image Galleries
    • Continuity Polaroids
    • Weapons and Vehicles
    • Stan Winston’s Workshop
    • Colonial Marine Helmet Cameras
    • Video Graphics Gallery
    • Weyland-Yutani Inquest: Nostromo Dossiers
  • Post-Production and Aftermath
    • Deleted Scene: Burke Cocooned
    • Deleted Scene Montage
    • Image Galleries
    • Special Collector’s Edition LaserDisc Archive
    • Main Title Exploration
    • Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright
    • Trailers & TV Spots
• Alien3
  • Pre-Production
    • Storyboard Archive
    • The Art of Arceon
    • The Art of Fiorina
  • Production
    • Furnace Construction: Time-Lapse Sequence
    • EEV Bioscan: Multi-Angle Vignette with Commentary
    • Production Image Galleries
    • A.D.I.’s Workshop
  • Post-Production and Aftermath
    • Visual Effects Gallery
    • Special Shoot: Promotional Photo Archive
  • Alien3 Advance Featurette
  • The Making of Alien3 Promotional Featurette
  • Trailers & TV Spots
• Alien Resurrection
  • Pre-Production
    • First Draft Screenplay by Joss Whedon
    • Test Footage: A.D.I. Creature Shop with Commentary
    • Test Footage: Costumes, Hair and Makeup
    • Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Rehearsals
    • Storyboard Archive
    • The Marc Caro Portfolio: Character Designs
    • The Art of Resurrection: Image Galleries
  • Production
    • Production Image Galleries
    • A.D.I.’s Workshop
  • Post-Production and Aftermath
    • Visual Effects Gallery
    • Special Shoot: Promotional Photo Archive
  • HBO First Look: The Making of Alien Resurrection
  • Alien Resurrection Promotional Featurette
  • Trailers & TV Spots
• Anthology
  • Two Versions of Alien Evolution
  • The Alien Saga
  • Patches and Logos Gallery
  • Aliens 3D Attraction Scripts and Gallery
  • Aliens in the Basement: The Bob Burns Collection
  • Parodies
  • Dark Horse Cover Gallery
  • Patches and Logos Gallery
  • MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience

 

Kilde: Blu-ray.com 

Om Bjørn Nørgaards “Skyggen, rejsekammeraten og improvisatoren – et treenigt portræt af H.C. Andersen”

Han var udskældt fra fødslen, ja fra undfangelsen, og sløvsindede forargelseskommentarer pløjede sig som hidsige bølgebrydere ind i dagspressens spalter, hvor han måtte lide den tort at være prygelknabe for indignerede og kunstforskrækkede personer, der i hans udtryk så en latent latterliggørelse af det danske nationalklenodie – digter- og forfatterikonet H.C. Andersen.

Det er naturligvis mastodont-statuen Skyggen, rejsekammeraten og improvisatoren – et treenigt portræt af H.C. Andersen, der er tale om. Altså Bjørn Nørgaards herligt vovede og modige portræt af en kunstner, der var meget andet end det sterile billede, som så mange så voldsomt ønskede sig i stedet for … altså Jens Galschiøts alt for korrekte og visionsløse (om end også familiehyggelige) Fortællerbrønden.

Først var det selve valget af Bjørn Nørgaard, der satte sindene i kog. Så kogte selvsamme sind over, da det første udkast til statuen blev afsløret. Og da pladsen, hvor Nørgaards monument skulle trone, skulle udpeges, ja så blev der igen gået til makronerne, og hån og forargelse gennemsyrede debatsektionen.

Det er ikke kunstens formål, kunstens væsen, at fungere som sutteklud for et folkeligt skønhedsideal, der kræver – nærmest barnagtigt fortrædeligt – at denne skal være smuk, hvad dette så end måtte betyde? Nørgaards statue er, hvad Nørgaards statue skal være: fortolkende, fortræffelig og fandenivoldsk!

Nu bliver der igen brølet i den sommervarme andedam. Der er stadig fakkelbærende og forkbevæbnede røster, der ønsker Andersen-statuen hen, hvor peberet gror og kinamanden bor. Andersen-mastodonten skal væk fra sin plads ved Fyens Stiftstidende og banegården. Hvorfor, spørger jeg?

Lad nu diskussionen forstumme og hvile. Lad Andersen stå, hvor Andersen står: Ved et centralt rejseknudepunkt, hvor turister kan spotte ham og diskutere ham … og forhåbentligt forstå, at Andersen var langt mere end den odenseanske – eller nok rettere københavnske – eventyrdigter, der flygtede fra sit fynske fængsel.

Roger Cormans “Forbidden World” & “Galaxy of Terror” på Blu-ray

Der er to Roger Corman-produktioner på vej til Blu-ray. Det drejer sig om Bruce D. Clarks “Galaxy of Terror” (1981) med blandt andet Robert Englund på rollelisten og Allan Holzmans “Forbidden World” (1982). De to kultklassikere er 80′er-kitsch af bedste skuffe, så de må naturligvis stå på ønskelisten, hvis man har en forkærlighed for Cormans farverige universer.

Blu-ray.com skriver følgende om udgivelsen:

Shout! Factory has officially announced two “science-fiction shockers” on July 20 as part of its Roger Corman’s Cult Classics collection: Forbidden World (in a 2-disc BD/DVD edition) and Galaxy of Terror. Forbidden World will include the R-rated theatrical cut in a high-definition transfer from the interpositive film elements, and the never-before-seen, unrated director’s cut (in standard definition, full-frame video).

Udgivelserne kommer til at indeholde følgende ekstramateriale:

Forbidden World

• Interview with producer Roger Corman
• Interviews with cast and crew including director Allan Holzman, composer Susan Justin and actor Jesse Vint
• A look at the special effects of Forbidden World with John Carl Buechler, Robert Skotak, Tony Randal and R. Christopher Biggs
• Poster and still Gallery
• Original theatrical trailer
• Additional New World trailers
• Audio commentary with director Allan Holzman on the director’s cut

Galaxy of Terror

• Commentary with Cast and Crew
• New Worlds: producer Roger Corman, screenwriter Marc Siegler and director Bruce D. Clark discuss the origins of the film
• The Crew Of The Quest: Actors Robert Englund, Sid Haig, Taaffe O’Connell and Grace Zabriskie discuss their experiences as crew members of the U.S.S. Quest
• Planet of Horrors: A detailed look into the creation of the film’s memorable sets and alien landscapes
• Future King: Memories of co-production designer (and future visionary filmmaker) James Cameron from members of the cast and crew
• Old School: A journey into the complicated mechanical and makeup effects with artists Allan A. Apone, Douglas J. White, Alec Gillis and others
• Launch Sequence: Co-editor R.J. Kizer walks us through postproduction and a profile on composer Barry Schrader
• Theatrical trailers
• Extensive photo galleries including posters, production sketches and designs
• Theatrical trailer with commentary from writer/director Joel Olsen, courtesy of Trailersfromhell.com
• Original screenplay

Kilde: Blu-ray.com 

Sam Mendes’ mesterværk “American Beauty” er annonceret til Blu-ray-udgivelse den 21. september

Den 21. september bliver det femdobbelte Oscarvindende Sam Mendes-mesterværk ”American Beauty” med Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari og Chris Cooper sendt ud på Blu-ray i USA. Der er endnu ingen dansk udgivelsesdato for filmen.

Blu-ray.com skriver følgende om udgivelsen:

Confirming earlier retailer reports, Paramount Home Entertainment has announced American Beauty for Blu-ray release on September 21, as part of the Sapphire Series. This Dreamworks SKG production, which was the directorial debut for Sam Mendes, went on to win five Oscars in 2000 (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture).

Kilde: Blu-ray.com

Udgivelsen kommer til at indeholde følgende ekstramateriale:

Commentary with director Sam Mendes and screenwriter Alan Ball

American Beauty – Look Closer…

Storyboard presentation with Sam Mendes and director of photography Conrad L. Hall

Two theatrical trailers (in HD)

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Adam Greens “Frozen” på Blu-ray den 28. september

Anchor Bay Home Entertainment har annonceret, at de sender Adam Greens thriller “Frozen” ud på Blu-ray den 28. september i år.

En hyggelig tur på pisterne udvikler sig til et iskoldt mareridt, da tre snowboardere strander i en skilift midt om natten. Timerne går, og minusgraderne kommer snigende.

Se også denne nyhed: Ny trailer: “Frozen” (Adam Green, 2010).

Kilde: Blu-ray.com

 

 

 

 

 

Udgivelsen kommer til at indeholde følgende ekstramateriale:

Two audio commentaries:

• Writer/director Adam Green and actors Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers and Emma Bell
• Adam Green, cinematographer Will Barratt and editor Ed Marx (BD-exclusive)

Featurettes:

• Catching Frostbite: The Origins of Frozen
• Three Below Zero
• Shooting Through It
• Beating the Mountain: Surviving Frozen

Deleted scenes

Theatrical trailer

 

Trailer til “Frozen” ::

Første bind i ny spændingstrilogi – Justin Cronins “Den første” udkommer 16. september.

Den 16. september i år sender Lindhardt & Ringhof det første bind i en ny spændingstrilogi – Justin Cronins “Den første” – i handlen.

Forlaget skriver følgende om romanen:

Den 16. september udkommer det første bind i en ny spændingstrilogi. Den første er en apokalyptisk, episk fortælling om civilisationens endeligt − og om en ung kvinde, der har nøglen til menneskehedens overlevelse.

Spændingsromanen Den første har allerede taget det amerikanske publikum med storm og røg efter udgivelsen i juni direkte ind på New York Times’ bestsellerliste.

En række dødeligt syge kræftpatienter bliver raske efter at være blevet bidt af flagermus i Sydamerika. Den amerikanske regering iværksætter derfor en række hemmelige eksperimenter på dødsdømte fanger for at undersøge, om virus kan kurere sygdom. Eksperimenterne slår gevaldigt fejl, og en hær af blodtørstige vampyrer slipper fri. En FBI-agent, plaget af skyld over sin medvirken i regeringens projekt, tager et af ofrene fra det katastrofale eksperiment under sine vinger; den forældreløse pige, Amy. Hele menneskeheden er truet, og hundrede år efter er der kun små grupper mennesker tilbage, som gemmer sig i bjergene. En ung kvinde, Amy, dukker op − døv og stærkt traumatiseret − og hun har ganske uvidende nøglen til menneskehedens overlevelse.

 Den første er bind 1 i en planlagt trilogi. Der er planer om en filmatisering, og Fox har købt filmrettighederne.

Justin Cronin (f. 1962) er forfatter og professor i engelsk ved Rice University i Houston, Texas i USA. Han har tidligere udgivet romanerne Mary and O’Neil og The Summer Guest. For Mary and O’Neil vandt han i 2002 The Pen/Hemingway Award. Prisen uddeles hvert år til amerikanske debutanter inden for skønlitteratur.

Kilde: Lindhardt & Ringhof

HBO’s fucking “Deadwood” på vej på Blu-ray … det bliver fucking stort!

Fucking hell yes! Det var fucking endelig på tide, at fucking “Deadwood: The Complete Series” bliver smidt ud på fucking Blu-ray. Det kan – på den “Deadwood”-ukyndige – virke overdrevet med ovenstående betragtelige anvendelse af “fucking”. Men se “Deadwood”, og du vil forstå … den er fucking god, som Al Swearengen givetvis ville have sagt!

Der er endnu kun sparsomme oplysninger om udgivelsen og – udover cover-art – er det blevet oplyst, at det vil være en 13-disc udgave indeholdende alle 36 episoder i 1080p video og med DTS-HD Master Audio sound. Udgivelsesdatoen er heller ikke blevet annonceret endnu, så jeg venter i spænding.

Kilde: Blu-ray.com

To gange Huston/Bogart-klassikere på Blu-ray til oktober fra Warner Brothers

Genialt! Intet mindre. Warner Brothers har i sandhed vist, at de tager Blu-ray-mediet seriøst. Igen og igen sluser filmselskabet store, gedigne og indiskutable klassikere ud til hungrende filmelskere. Film, der er blevet “peppet” visuelt op til den store guldmedalje. Denne gang er turen kommet til to gange John Huston/Humphrey Bogart-film: “The Maltese Falcon” (John Huston, 1941) og “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” (John Huston, 1948). Det bliver fantastisk at genopleve disse to film i deres nye, restaurerede udgaver. Så kan man blot krydse fingre for, at “Key Largo” – en anden stor Huston/Bogart-film – også snart dukker op på Blu-ray.

Begge film udkommer – i USA – den 5. oktober i år med masser af lækkert ekstramateriale.

The Maltese Falcon

• Commentary by Bogart Biographer Eric Lax
• Featurette: The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
• Breakdowns of 1941: Studio Blooper Reel
• Makeup tests
• Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
• Warner Night at the Movies 1941 – Short Subjects Gallery:
  • Newsreel
  • Musical Short: The Gay Parisian
  • Two Classic Cartoons:
    • Hiawatha’s Rabbit Hunt
    • Meet John Doughboy
• Trailers
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • Sergeant York
  • Satan Met a Lady (1936 previous Falcon movie adaptation)
• Audio-Only Bonus: Three radio show adaptations – two featuring the movie’s original stars, plus another starring Edward G. Robinson

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

• Commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax
• Featurette: Discovering Treasure: The Story of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
• Feature-length documentary profile: John Huston
• Outtakes
• Classic Cartoon: 8 Ball Bunny
• Warner Night at the Movies 1948 – Short Subjects Gallery:
  • Newsreel
  • Joe McDoakes Comedy Short: So You Want to Be a Detective
  • Classic Cartoon: Hot Cross Bunny
• Trailers:
  • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
  • Key Largo
• Audio-Only Bonus: Radio show adaptation featuring the movie’s original stars

Trailer til “The Maltese Falcon” ::

Trailer til “The Treasure of  the Sierra Madre” ::

Kilde: Blu-ray.com

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: “Paar im Zimmer” (1912)

• Titel: Paar im Zimmer (1912)
• Kunstner: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938)
• Størrelse: 150,4 x 100 cm. (olie på lærred)
• Stilart/epoke/kunstretning: Ekspressionismen (Die Brücke)
• Nationalitet: Tysk kunstner
• Maleriets placering: Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
• Oversigt: Favoritkunst