Cinefantastique Online

A weekly round-up of science fiction, fantasy, and horror available DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD.

[ August 31, 2010; ] Also: CARNIVEROUS with DMX, BRAINJACKED, the RED RIDING TRILOGY, and the Ultimate MACHINE GIRL Collector’s Tin.

[ August 24, 2010; ] Also this week: TIME BANDITS on Blu-ray, DORIAN GRAY, SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: REANIMATED, Midnight Horror Collections

[ August 17, 2010; ] Tuesday, August 17 sees the arrival on home video of a handful of horror, fantasy, and science fiction titles: DEXTER SEASON FOUR, FURRY VENGEANCE, THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN, and two Roger Corman Collections.

[ August 10, 2010; ] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="545" caption="Hazel Court suffers the indignities of a premature burial in Roger Corman's 1962 film (see the Corman Collection, below)"][/caption]

With only a handful of titles on display, the week of Tuesday, August 10 is not an auspicious one for home video releases of horror, fantasy, and science fiction films. Fans will have to [...]

[ August 3, 2010; ] The week of Tuesday, August 3 offers a hidden batcave full of horror, fantasy, and science fiction films on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD – everything from contemporary costumed crime-fighters to Corman Cult Classics. Up first is Lionsgate’s release of KICK-ASS, starring Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong.

[ July 27, 2010; ] Tuesday, July 27 sees 20-something horror, fantasy, and science fiction titles released on DVD, Blu-ray, and/or Video on Demand: including CLASH OF THE TITANS, REPO MEN, BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: REANIMATED, METROPOLIS, and ATOM AGE VAMPIRE.

[ July 20, 2010; ] The week of Tuesday, July 20 continues the month’s unfortunate trend of featuring no new horror, fantasy, or science fiction blockbusters making their home video debut. Dedicated fans of cinefantastique will have to make due with re-issues of cult movies upgraded with unrated cuts and/or Blu-ray technology.

Chief among these is GALAXY OF TERROR, one [...]

[ July 13, 2010; ] Only home video release of interest is MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: XVIII, a four-disc DVD box set including THE LOST CONTINENT, CRASH OF THE MOONS, THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS, and JACK FROST.

[ July 6, 2010; ] Tuesday, July 6 sees no new horror, fantasy, or science fiction titles making their home video debut, but that is no reason for fans of cinefantastique to despair: the 1963 classic JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, with stop-motion effects by Ray Harryhausen, is arriving on a brand new Blu-ray disc that improves on the picture and sound quality of the previous DVD release. Not only that, the Blu-ray is loaded with no bonus features, including an audio commentary with Ray Harryhausen.

[ June 29, 2010; ] Tuesday, June 29 sees a quartet of recent theatrical horror, fantasy, and science fiction films making their debut on DVD, Blu-ray, and Video on Demand; plus a handful of previously available titles return from the crypt in new editions. THE CRAZIES (a remake of the George A. Romero film reviewed here) is a reasonably effective thrill [...]

[ June 22, 2010; ] Tuesday June 22 is short of exciting horror, fantasy, and science fiction titles arriving on home video, but cult fans will be pleased to note new DVD and Blu-ray discs for DEATH RACE 2000, the 1978 satire from producer Roger Corman, about a lethal cross-country race, for which drivers improve their ranking by mowing down [...]

[ June 15, 2010; ] Tuesday June 15 sees the home video release of the box office hit THE BOOK OF ELI, along with season collections of the TV series SUPERNATURAL and SANCTUARY, plus a new Blu-ray release of THE STEPFATHER (1987). BOOK OF ELI – the post-apocalyptic adventure, starring Denzel Washington and directed by the Hughes Brothers – earned over [...]

[ June 8, 2010; ] After last week’s deluge of horror, fantasy, and science fiction titles, it seems the river has run dry, leaving only a few to hit video store shelves this Tuesday, June 8. Chief among these is SHUTTER ISLAND, Martin Scorsese’s Gothic thriller, with horrific overtones, which did good business in theatres this February, even though many [...]