Francis Ford Coppola had made two sexploitation films, but this is widely acknowledged as his feature debut. Are forever saying, 'I love the script but the third act doesn't work.4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingAudio commentary with horror journalist Justin Beahm and Children of the Corn historian John SullivanAudio commentary with director Fritz Kiersch, producer Terrence Kirby and actors John Franklin and Courtney GainsHarvesting Horror: The Making of Children of the Corn – retrospective piece featuring interviews with director Fritz Kiersch and actors John Franklin and Courtney GainsIt Was the Eighties! – an interview with actress Linda HamiltonReturn to Gatlin – featurette revisiting the film’s original Iowa shooting locationsStephen King on a Shoestring – an interview with producer Donald BorchersWelcome to Gatlin: The Sights and Sounds of Children of the Corn – an interview with production designer Craig Stearns and composer Jonathan EliasCut from the Cornfield – an interview with the actor who played “The Blue Man” in the fabled excised sequenceReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary PullinAlso known as the "The Haunted and the Hunted," this 1963 Roger Corman production wouldn't be getting an impressive restoration on a director's cut release if not for what its director went on to do with his career. A big factor is that the zombies themselves also felt like a real major threat and were balanced with the human threat/nature he wanted to highlight.Because 28 Days Later is a road movie, it allowed us a certain amount of freedom. 28 Days Later was released in 2002, directed by Danny Boyle and starred a young Cillian Murphy.Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow FilmsFor instance in 28 days later, the horror comes from the isolation, vulnerability, and realism of the situation that Danny Boyle is so effectively able to convey to the audience.
Too bad it's a mess from beginning to end. It's more of an interesting footnote than anything else but one that's definitely worth reading.BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE DIRECTOR'S CUT OF THE FILM SUPERVISED BY FRANCIS FORD COPPOLAThe HEG typically concerns itself only with recommendations and highlights but this is a horror edition that's trying to capture all recent genre releases, and this is one of the biggest of 2021. It's not a great film, but it's easy to see how Coppola would develop from here with some framing and tension that's uncommon to Corman movies from the era. In a fashion clearly inspired by Poe, she comes to regret this decision. The result is a tight, atmospheric piece of gothic horror, the story of a woman who decides to take advantage of her husband's heart attack to claim his inheritance, which he was going to give to someone else.
Everardo Gout's fifth film in this Blumhouse franchise is arguably the best since the 2013 original. Let's just hope they don't try to make another one.This is unexpected. It's an exercise in ugly horror, filled with inconsistent characters, editing, and plotting. The sequel dismantles almost everything that worked about the original (other than Stephen Lang's committed performance), failing to present viewers with anything resembling the same tension or character investment.
Grant Williams plays Scott, a successful man living a happy life. But if you don't have them yet and "Halloween Kills" has gotten you all excited about Michael Myers again, this is the way to go.Special Features (all five releases have a ton, here's just the first film):NEW 2021 4K Scan From The Original Negative, Approved By Cinematographer Dean CundeyAudio Commentary With Co-Writer/Director John Carpenter And Actress Jamie Lee CurtisAudio Commentary With Director Of Photography Dean Cundey, Editor Tommy Lee Wallace, And Actor Nick CastleAudio Commentary With John Carpenter And Jamie Lee CurtisAudio Commentary With Dean Cundey, Tommy Lee Wallace, And Nick CastleVintage Interview With Producer Moustapha AkkadHalloween – The Extended Cut In HD (TV Inserts Are In Standard Definition)A movie ahead of its time, this 1957 work is more sci-fi than horror, but it qualifies for a feature like this one. Do you NEED to get them all again? Probably not. The sound mix is also tighter and more impressive than ever. I re-watched "Halloween 2" to prepare for " Halloween Kills" (and was glad I did) and the colors are more defined, and the dark, shadowy scenes at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital seem richer. The first five films have all been given 4K scans from their original negatives with approval by the people who made them, and, yes, you can tell the difference.
You'd never guess the film is 65 years old.New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-rayNew audio commentary featuring genre-film historian Tom Weaver and horror-music expert David SchecterNew program on the film’s special effects by effects experts Craig Barron and Ben BurttNew conversation between filmmaker Joe Dante and comedian and writer Dana GouldAuteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal (Director’s Cut) (2021)Interview from 2016 with Richard Christian Matheson, novelist and screenwriter Richard Matheson’s sonInterview from 1983 with director Jack ArnoldThe Lost Music of “The Incredible Shrinking Man”Trailer and teaser narrated by filmmaker Orson WellesPLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’BrienKaneto Shindo's 1964 fable feels like a strong influence on the J-horror that people loved in the '90s and '00s. And the Criterion release is a beauty. A clever little genre film, it feels like director Jack Arnold's movie also has something to say about masculinity that is still relevant today. As he gets smaller and smaller, the world around him gets more and more dangerous.
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