MAY 14, 2024

Orphan [2009]

Blu-ray – Collector’s Edition

DIRECTOR: ‎ Jaume Collet-Serra

WRITER: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Alex Mace

PRINCIPAL CAST: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett

SYNOPSIS: From Dark Castle Productions comes the tale of the angelic Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman, The Hunger Games), a sweet, precocious child who is taken in by the loving Kate (Vera Farmiga, The Departed) and John (Peter Sarsgaard, The Batman). We would describe more, but this shocking, moody masterpiece is a dish best watched cold. When its final twist is played, you’ll want to watch it again…with family.

Bonus Content:

• 2024 2K Scan of the Interpositive
• Mama’s Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Kids Featurette
• Deleted Scenes/Alternate Ending
• Still Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer

TAGLINES:

• There’s something wrong with Esther.
• Can you keep a secret?
• You’ll never guess her secret (UK Quad)
• Das Böse hat ein neues zuhause. (Evil has a new home.) [Germany]

GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 123 Minutes

STUDIO: Shout! Factory

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1148204/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVDGB88D/

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Dracula 2000 [2000]

Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Patrick Lussier

WRITER: Joel Soisson, Patrick Lussier

PRINCIPAL CAST: Jonny Lee Miller, Justine Waddell, Gerard Butler, Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Esposito

SYNOPSIS: The master of modern horror, Wes Craven, presents this thrilling tale of terror featuring Gerard Butler (300), Jonny Lee Miller (Hackers), Justine Waddell (Mansfield Park), Omar Epps (Love & Basketball), Jennifer Esposito (Summer Of Sam), Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Picard), and Christopher Plummer (Knives Out).

When a team of techno-savvy thieves breaks into a high-security vault, they don’t discover priceless works of art…they find a crypt unopened for 100 years! Suddenly, the ancient terror of Dracula (Butler) is unleashed, and his first destination is the city of New Orleans—a place where he feels right at home. Not far behind is a vampire hunter (Miller) determined to save a young woman (Waddell) with whom Dracula shares a dark legacy.

Bonus Content:

• 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative Approved by Director Patrick Lussier
• Audio Commentary with Film Critics Emily Higgins and Billy Dunham
• Audio Commentary with Director Patrick Lussier and Screenwriter Joel Soisson
• True Evil Cannot Die: Directing Dracula 2000: An Interview with Director/Editor/Co-Writer Patrick Lussier
• Beyond The Reach of Death: Designing Dracula 2000—An Interview with Production Designer Carol Spier
• Forever Be Contained: Scoring Dracula 2000—An Interview with Composer Marco Beltrami
• Deleted and Extended Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary
• Vintage Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
• Auditions
• Theatrical Trailer

TAGLINES:

• The Most Seductive Evil of All Time Has Now Been Unleashed in Ours.
• 19th Century Chills Terrify the 21st Century

GENRE: Horror, Action, Fantasy

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 99 Minutes

STUDIO: Shout! Factory

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219653/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVDPWWNY/

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Killer Klowns From Outer Space [1988]

4K UHD/Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Stephen Chiodo

WRITER: Charles Chiodo, Stephen Chiodo, Edward Chiodo

PRINCIPAL CAST: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, Royal Dano, John Vernon

SYNOPSIS: Finally, the truth about clowns is out! Beneath their smirky sinister grins and wildly patterned clothes are clever killers from out of this world. The “juxtaposition of their toy-store arsenal and malevolent intent proves to be a tasty combination” (Los Angeles Times) in this killer entertainment that will leave you fearing these big-top creatures for good.

A spaceship—looking like a circus tent—lands in a field near a small town, signaling the attack of deviant, red-nosed, balloon-twisting psychos from another world who plan to annihilate mankind—by turning people into cotton candy! Luckily, the town’s teen citizenry decides to fight back and teach the cosmic bozos a lesson. But these klowns are no klutzes, turning popcorn, peanuts and caramel corn into playful—but deadly—weapons of madcap destruction and mayhem!

Bonus Content:

• 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative
• In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
• Audio Commentary with the Chiodo Brothers
• HD Restoration from 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative
• The Making of Killer Klowns
• Komposing Klowns
• Kreating Klowns
• Visual Effects with Gene Warren
• Deleted Scenes
• Bloopers
• Earliest Films of the Chiodo Brothers
• Easter Eggs

TAGLINES:

• It’s Craaazy!
• The Greatest Show on Earth…just not *of* Earth.
• Step right up and see the Greatest Show in the Galaxy! Admission is free…Will you survive?
• In Space No One Can Eat Ice Cream!
• Alien bozos with an appetite for close encounters
• Horrific Harlequins with an appetite for close encounters!
• big top … big shoes … big teeth!!

GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy

RATING: Rated PG-13

RUN TIME: 88 Minutes

STUDIO: Shout! Factory

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095444/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVDP3PXM/

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