The
Original ANDROMEDA STRAIN Coming to Blu-ray 6/4 from Arrow Video
Before
he created Westworld and Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton first
blurred the line between science fiction and science fact with his
breakout success The Andromeda Strain. Two years after the novel’s
publication, Robert Wise (The Haunting) directed the film
adaptation, a nail-biting blend of clinically-realised docudrama
and astonishing sci-fi visuals that ushered in a new subgenre: the
“killer virus” biological thriller. A government satellite
crashes outside a small town in New Mexico – and within minutes,
every inhabitant of the town is dead, except for a crying baby and
an elderly derelict. The satellite and the two survivors are
sent to Wildfire, a top-secret underground laboratory equipped with
a nuclear self-destruct mechanism to prevent the spread of
infection in case of an outbreak. Realising that the
satellite brought back a lethal organism from another world, a team
of government scientists race against the clock to understand the
extraterrestrial virus – codenamed “Andromeda” – before it
can wipe out all life on the planet. Aided by innovative visual
effects by Douglas Trumbull (2001: A Space Odyssey, Silent
Running) and an unforgettable avant-garde electronic music
score by Gil Melle (The Sentinel), Wise’s suspense classic
still haunts to this day, and is presented here in a stunning,
exclusive new restoration from the original negative.
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THE
UNCANNY on Blu-ray 5/28
In
1977, legendary Amicus co-founder Milton Subotsky (ASYLUM, AND NOW
THE SCREAMING STARTS) teamed with Canadian producer Claude Héroux
(SCANNERS, VIDEODROME) for the anthology shocker CelluloidDiaries.com
calls "highly entertaining…the best killer cat movie there
is!" Peter Cushing, Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence, Samantha
Eggar (THE BROOD), Susan Penhaligon (PATRICK), John Vernon (POINT
BLANK) and Alexandra Stewart (GOODBYE EMMANUELLE) star in this grisly
portmanteau about a paranoid writer (Cushing) who must convince his
publisher (Milland) that all cats are unholy fiends based on three
tales of kitty carnage. Directed by Denis Héroux (NAKED MASSACRE)
from a screenplay by Michel Parry (XTRO) with cinematography by Harry
Waxman (THE WICKER MAN), THE UNCANNY is now scanned from an
inter-negative recently discovered in a London vault.
EARTHQUAKE
- COLLECTOR'S EDITION on Blu-ray 5/21
Including
a new transfer of the extended television version with over 35
minutes of added footage!
Charlton Heston leads an all-star cast in an epic film about ordinary
citizens who must come together in the face of an unstoppable natural
disaster! When the most catastrophic earthquake of all time rips
through Southern California, it levels Los Angeles and sends
shockwaves through the lives of all who live there. Now strangers
must become saviors as the city struggles to get to its feet before
the next terrifying aftershock hits! Also starring Ava Gardner,
George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Victoria Principal, Geneviève Bujold
and Richard Roundtree, Earthquake
combines outstanding performances with Academy Award-winning sound
and groundbreaking special effects.
ALIEN
Arrives on 4K Ultra HD April 23
The
terrifying sci-fi adventure, ALIEN,
celebrates 40 years with an all-new 4K Ultra HD master. A limited
edition 4K UHD
steelbook of ALIEN
40th Anniversary
Edition
will also be available exclusively at Best Buy. The film was restored
in 4K in 2018 by 20th Century Fox at Company 3/Deluxe Entertainment
Services Group, supervised by Ridley Scott and Pam Dery, with the 4K
scans were done at EFilm.
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