Anchor Bay Blu-ray Email Update!

[fceurich39]

i got an email update for some titles that are either being worked on or being considered for blu-ray i got a reply after sending an email to em 6 months ago

blu-ray titles being worked on
Evil Dead,Phantasm,Re-Animator,Hellbound Hellraiser II

titles being considered
Demons/Demons 2
Hills Have Eyes
C.H.U.D.
Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition

here is what the letter said anchor bay is thinking of doing which sounds cool
disc 1
theatrical version 127 min
extended version 140 min
european cut 117 min

disc 2 all old features from box set

Theatrical Trailers
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Post & Advertising Gallery
George A. Romero Bio
Comic Book Preview
Monroeville Mall Commercial
Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery
Memorabilia Gallery
Production Stills
International Theatrical Trailers
U.K. TV Spots
International Lobby Card Gallery
International Poster & Advertising Gallery
International Pressbook Gallery
Home Video & Soundtrack Artwork
Dario Argento Bio
The Dead Will Walk, an all-new documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew members Claudio Argento, Dario Argento, Pat Buba, Tony Buba, Zilla Clinton, David Crawford, David Early, David Emge, Ken Foree, Michael Gornick, John Harrison, Clayton Hill, Sharon Ceccatti-Hill, Jim Krut, Leonard Lies, Scott H. Reiniger, Chris Romero, George A. Romero, Gaylen Ross, Tom Savini, and Claudio Simonetti.
Roy Frumkes' Document Of The Dead - The original documentary filmed during the making of DAWN OF THE DEAD by Filmmaker Roy Frumkes
On-Set Home Movies with Audio Commentary from Zombie Extra Robert Langer
Monroeville Mall Tour with Actor Ken Foree
disc 3
ultimate cut 156 min in English language
she said though anchor bay is trying to get some new stuff for dawn of the dead but she also said don't be surprised or mad if the ultimate cut isn't included

also the Dawn of the dead 3D version of the original is finished so maybe that will please fans

[eric_angelus]

Really happy to hear what is being worked on. That set sounds great, hopefully it will actually come to be! Thanks for the info!

[spawningblue]

Yeah some great titles! I think I would buy all of them as long as they included all their previous extras. And I'm glad I waited on Dawn as I knew they would eventually release it with all the Ultimate Edition extras. Now I'm just waiting on the Ultimate Halloween set, which I'm sure will eventually come out as we all know how much they love to release Halloween.

[fceurich39]

also anchor bay is considering releasing a region 1 phantasm silver sphere set having part 1,3,4 and like other recent anchor releases it will probably have a 4th disc being the phantasm blu-ray

house/house 2 dvd double feature might be rereleased also

[X-human]

Originally Posted by fceurich39

disc 1
theatrical version 127 min
extended version 140 min
european cut 117 min

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disc 3
ultimate cut 156 min in English language

also the Dawn of the dead 3D version of the original is finished so maybe that will please fans

Kinda pushing it for disc 1 aren't they? Hope they're not going to over compress this stuff to hell and back.

Still, all great news. I'll be cherry picking titles, as I don't really even watch the SD disc's all that much, but I'm certainly glad to see the Blu's on their way.

[fceurich39]

Originally Posted by X-human

Kinda pushing it for disc 1 aren't they? Hope they're not going to over compress this stuff to hell and back.

Still, all great news. I'll be cherry picking titles, as I don't really even watch the SD disc's all that much, but I'm certainly glad to see the Blu's on their way.

yep i guess they want to do with what sony did with close encounters blu-ray having 3 versions on one blu-ray disc

[Jeremy]

Even with BD's superior data storage capacity, DAWN OF THE DEAD is a long movie and putting all three cuts with their associated audio mixes and commentaries is questionable - unless they went for the seamless branching option.

[Grim]

Demons on blu-ray would be awesome. I'm looking forward to the ones they're working on.

[rxfiend]

While I'm a huge fan of Dawn, I don't see myself getting the UE on Blu. I have the theatrical cut already and it's the cut I'll watch most. The DVD set looks fine upconverted.

The blus I'm interested in is Hellbound, Re-animator and possibly Evil Dead, depending how good the transfer is on that particular movie.

[fceurich39]

Originally Posted by rxfiend

While I'm a huge fan of Dawn, I don't see myself getting the UE on Blu. I have the theatrical cut already and it's the cut I'll watch most. The DVD set looks fine upconverted.

The blus I'm interested in is Hellbound, Re-animator and possibly Evil Dead, depending how good the transfer is on that particular movie.

it would be nice to finally have within the woods on the evil dead blu that will be the only way i'll get evil dead on blu-ray

[Grim]

Originally Posted by fceurich39

it would be nice to finally have within the woods on the evil dead blu that will be the only way i'll get evil dead on blu-ray

I'll definitely get Evil Dead on blu. I always thought the quality of the film was extremely good when compared to other 16mm movies. Unfortunately Within the Woods will probably never happen. Too much to do with the music used.

[CrazyFatEthel]

I think we need Prom Night on Blue!!!!

[fceurich39]

Originally Posted by CrazyFatEthel

I think we need Prom Night on Blue!!!!

echo bridge now owns prom night and released a really cheap widescreen dvd 2 years ago but yeah a blu would be nice

[Korngold]

I love DotD, but my interest is peaked in a Demons/Demons 2 blu-ray release. I really enjoyed those films.

[808man]

Originally Posted by Grim

I'll definitely get Evil Dead on blu. I always thought the quality of the film was extremely good when compared to other 16mm movies. Unfortunately Within the Woods will probably never happen. Too much to do with the music used.

yeah they (AB) have alot of material they are holding out on that ED stuff. when the cast was doing the reunions at some of the con's i was lucky enough to video the second one that was held in MD at the Horrorfind. this was when they first started doing the cast readings live of the script and kinda sorta acting it out. a few years later at the same con i spoke w/ the head rep for AB and told him about my footage. we talked about alot of stuff and he said they have alot (maybe way too much) stuff. anyway he sent me an email about a year later wanting my footage so i converted it and sent it to them giving them full rights to use it as long as i got proper credit and a free dvd of whatever it was on. i thought for sure it was gonna be on the 3 dvd set that came out not too long ago. even the ladies of the evil dead had my footage ( i told them they could use it in the doc if they wanted). not sure why it wasn't used? not the best footage but fun to look at! a fella from rue-morgue also filmed that same cast reading. but i lost all his contact info over the years. prob could have been a nice 2 camera edit!