Posts tagged Roger Corman Cult Classics
Digi-Schlock: LETHAL LADIES COLLECTION VOL. 2 (Shout! Factory 2-DVD Set)
Jan 27th
By this point, it seems like Shout Factory has covered most of the key gems in their dvd/blu-ray tour through Roger Corman’s New World Pictures filmography. Key films like Death Race 2000, Piranha and Battle Beyond The Stars have all been treated to deluxe editions that offer newly stellar picture quality and a host of More >
Digi-Schlock: LETHAL LADIES COLLECTION (Shout! Factory 2-DVD Set)
Oct 28th
It’s easy to think that Shout! Factory might have taken their excellent Roger Corman collection of releases as far as they can go. A lot of the crucial classics — Piranha, Death Race 2000, Galaxy Of Terror and Humanoids From The Deep, to name just four — have all been remastered and issued in nice More >
Schlock-Wire: Have A Horror Smorgsasbord With Shout Factory’s VAMPIRES MUMMIES & MONSTERS COLLECTION
Aug 24th
Here’s a little news on of the more unusual horror releases coming out for the Halloween season. On September 27th, Shout Factory will release the Vampires Mummies & Monsters Collection, an interesting 2-disc horror collection drawn from Roger Corman’s film catalog. This set pairs 2 films from the earliest days of New World Pictures — More >
Digi-Schlock: BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS (Shout! Factory Blu-Ray)
Aug 12th
It’s been a while since Corman fans were last able to enjoy a New World Pictures classic on blu-ray. Thankfully, Shout! Factory has added a fan favorite to their collection of Corman blu-ray releases in the form of Battle Beyond The Stars. This release gives the film the special edition treatment it deserves, pairing a More >
BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS: A Cheerful Assault On The Big Studio Death Star
Aug 9th
The writing was on the wall when Steven Spielberg took material that would be considered drive-in fodder and crafted it into a mainstream blockbuster called Jaws. However, the real coup-de-grace came between 1977 and 1979 when 20th Century Fox released two monster hits, Star Wars and Alien. Like Jaws, both took b-movie storylines and applied More >
Schlock-Wire: Shout Factory Unleashes The SWORD AND SORCERY COLLECTION In August
Jul 14th
Fans of dark fantasy, take note: Shout! Factory is about to release a multi-film set that caters to your interests. The Sword And Sorcery Collection will draw from the Roger Corman production library and will include 4 films: Barbarian Queen, The Warrior & The Sorceress, Deathstalker and Deathstalker II. The first two films were previously More >
Digi-Schlock: THE RON HOWARD ACTION PACK (Shout! Factory 2-DVD Set)
May 26th
Ron Howard is easily one of the most successful graduates of “Roger Corman University,” which is how directors who got their start at New World Pictures often refer to their humble beginnings. He started as an actor with Eat My Dust, cleverly capitalizing on his Happy Days fame to open the door for a directing More >
Schlock-Wire: Gritty Cult Fave STREETWALKIN’ To Make Its DVD Debut In August
May 23rd
And the folks at Shout! Factory just keep rolling ‘em out: the latest official announcement is Streetwalkin’, a mid-1980’s flick about prostitution that is half exploitation film and half docudrama. It was an early film role for future Oscar winner for Melissa Leo and also features a memorable turn from Pet Sematery alum Dale Midkiff More >
Schlock-Wire: Shout! Factory Busts Out Roger Corman’s WOMEN IN CAGES COLLECTION On DVD & Blu-Ray
May 16th
Big news for fans of women-in-prison films: three important early entries in its 1970’s cycle are about to make their return to DVD. Shout! Factory’s The Women In Cages Collection will collect three classics from the early days of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures: The Big Doll House, The Big Bird Cage and Women In More >
Schlock-Wire: Full Specs For Shout! Factory’s DVD & Blu-Ray Releases of BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS
May 6th
It’s been a while since Shout! Factory has released a blu-ray of a Roger Corman production so fans will be glad to hear this news: the sci-fi cult fave Battle Beyond The Stars will be released on both blu-ray and DVD in July. For those who don’t know the title, it is essentially Star Wars More >
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