Posts tagged Roger Corman Cult Classics
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 >
Digi-Schlock: JACKSON COUNTY JAIL/CAGED HEAT (Shout! Factory DVD)
Apr 29th
Shout Factory introduced 2-for-1 discs as part of their Roger Corman Cult Classics line last year and they’ve quickly become reliable winners for schlock-DVD fanatics, delivering value-conscious double features of material that have been long out of print (and in some cases never available) on DVD. A recent pairing of Caged Heat and Jackson County More >
Schlock-Wire: Amazing “Corman Bundle” Blu-Ray Deal At Shout Factory Store
Mar 16th
This isn’t news, as the deal in question has been on their site for months, but it is good enough to bear repeating here. First, a little background: Shout! Factory has a store online to sell the company’s merchandise directly to the consumer. The site is well worth exploring because it has a number of More >
Schlock-Wire: Go Car Crazy Corman-Style With Shout Factory’s EAT MY DUST/GRAND THEFT AUTO Two-Fer
Mar 10th
Here’s some hot news for car-chase movie fans and Corman collectors: Shout Factory will be releasing a double bill of Eat My Dust and Grand Theft Auto in May. Both of these films star a Happy Days–era Ron Howard and feature plenty of vehicular chase & crash mayhem. It’s worth noting that Grand Theft Auto More >
Schlock-Wire: Shout Factory Unleashes A Roger Corman ACTION-PACKED Triple Feature In April
Mar 2nd
Here’s the latest Corman news, hot off the presses from distributor Shout Factory: they will be releasing a two-disc set in April that will contain Georgia Peaches, The Great Texas Dynamite Chase and Smokey Bites The Dust. Taken together, this trio offers an interesting cross-section of the rural, car chase-oriented fare Corman was putting out More >
Schlock-Wire: Full Specs For Shout Factory’s JACKSON COUNTY JAIL/CAGED HEAT Double Feature DVD!
Feb 7th
Here are all the details on a disc that could be one of the top cult DVD releases of the year. It pairs two of New World Pictures’ finest outings, Jackson County Jail and Caged Heat. These critically acclaimed favorites will be treated to new anamorphic transfers and each will feature commentary from the filmmakers. More >
Digi-Schlock: UP FROM THE DEPTHS/DEMON OF PARADISE (Shout! Factory DVD)
Jan 28th
Shout! Factory deserves credit for being thorough in their treatment of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures library: not only are the gems getting quality treatment — so are the lesser New World outings. For proof, one need look no further than their recent two-fer disc of Up From The Depths and Demon Of Paradise. It’s More >
Digi-Schlock: ROGER CORMAN SCI-FI CLASSICS (Shout! Factory DVD)
Jan 21st
Roger Corman’s later work has always been treated well on DVD: almost everything from House Of Usher on has gotten nice releases on disc, with his A.I.P. productions in particular getting nice remastering jobs and the occasional cool extra or two. It’s a different story for his earlier work. Much of his pre-A.I.P. material has More >
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