Koch Media (Germany)

[djvaso]

From Mr. Michael Hochhaus, about Four Flies on Grey Velvet release:

Here are some special-features-screenshots from the upcoming German DVD/Blu-ray edition.

The mediabook-edition will include a featurette "Der Fall der Fliegen" (The Case of the Flies / 95 minutes) with screenwriter Luigi Cozzi, actor Bud Spencer, director Dario Argento (an archival interview, it's hard these days to make an interview with Dario) and a location comparison in Rome and "Autopsie einer Fliege" (Autopy of a fly / 25 minutes) with filmhistorian and Argento-colleague Antonio Tentori + image gallery + German trailer in HD + Italian and English trailers. The special features will be subtitled in English. Release date around april/may.

Koch Media are planning to release some interesting titles in limited edition series (Blu-ray + DVD + bonus DVD, mediabook packaging).

These titles are certain:

Tetsuo (already released)
Inferno
Videodrome
Flesh + Blood
Army of Darkness
Darkman &
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Night Train Murders is under question.

Here are photos of Inferno:

[perkizitore]

I thought Camera Obscura were releasing Inferno in Germany!

[Frankinho007]

I thought Camera Obscura were releasing Inferno in Germany!

Koch Media licensed the movie from 20th Century Fox and sub-licensed it to Camera Obscura - they did the same with Karate, Küsse, Blonde Katzen from a different licensee, though. During the production of the disc it was announced that due to legal constraints, Koch Media has to release on its own.

To sum it up: Camera Obscura produced the discs, Koch Media is just releasing them.

Furthermore you won't be able to buy the Inferno disc from Amazon.de directly, since it's still on the index - "German video nasties".

[djvaso]

List of extras for Videodrome:
- Making Of: interviews with James Woods, David Cronenberg, Deborah Harry and Rick Baker
- Cronenberg on Cronenberg: Interview with David Cronenberg (approx. 80 minutes)
- David Cronenberg public meeting in Toronto
- Robert Mitchell Interview with David Cronenberg at the Festival of Fear
- Forging the Flesh: documentary on the special effects by Rick Baker, with Michael Lennick, James Woods and Bill Sturgeon etc.
- Samurai Dreams: Uncut short sequence with audio commentary by Michael Lennick
- Transmission: Uncut short sequence with audio commentary by Michael Lennick
- Helmet cam test: effect of test video with audio commentary by Michael Lennick
- Short film "Camera" by David Cronenberg
- Featurette about beta
- Three Trailer
- Photo Gallery

[djvaso]

Italian branch released Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia [Blu-ray] on March 8th, 2012

Link

[perkizitore]

It would be interesting to see how it compares to the Spanish BD.

[Adam X]

Koch Media are planning to release some interesting titles in limited edition series (Blu-ray + DVD + bonus DVD, mediabook packaging).

These titles are certain:

Tetsuo (already released)

djvaso, when you mention Tetsuo, I assume you mean this release: http://shop.dtm.at/product_info.php?products_id=45429 ?

has anyone seen this one, or have any info on how the original film looks? Is The Iron Man on BD or DVD only. and of course are the films and extras English-friendly?
thanks

[djvaso]

Koch Media are planning to release some interesting titles in limited edition series (Blu-ray + DVD + bonus DVD, mediabook packaging).

These titles are certain:

Tetsuo (already released)

djvaso, when you mention Tetsuo, I assume you mean this release: http://shop.dtm.at/product_info.php?products_id=45429 ?

has anyone seen this one, or have any info on how the original film looks? Is The Iron Man on BD or DVD only. and of course are the films and extras English-friendly?
thanks

Yes, I do.
I have realized very recently that there is also a Blu-ray only release of Tetsuo: The Bullet Man.
Tetsuo: The Iron Man is on DVD disc in this set. The main feature has English audio but I don't know about extras (trailer, featurette "Shooting The Sun", interview with Shinya Tsukamoto).

[Adam X]

that's a shame.
thanks.

[djvaso]

Release date: May 25th, 2012




Release date: June 8th, 2012

Blu-ray and DVD


DVD only

[djvaso]

4 mosche di velluto grigio (Four Flies Grey Velvet) will be released as a collaboration between Koch Media and Austrian NSM Records.

[djvaso]

These will be released in July-Avgust:
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Digibook, BR+DVD, 4-disk?)


The Last Wave (BR & DVD)


The Last Sunset (BR & DVD)


O. Henry's Full House (BR & DVD)


The Long, Hot Summer (BR & DVD)


Italowestern Enzyklopädie No. 1 with I Vigliacchi non pregano, ...e per tetto un cielo di stelle, Gentleman Jo... uccidi (Shamango) and Roy Colt e Winchester Jack (DVD only)


Giallo Collection 1 with L'Arma, l'ora, il movente, L'Assassino ha le mane pulite and Femina ridens (DVD only)

[rockysds]

Coming September 7th: Releases of The Tall Men and Apache Drums.

[Jonathan S]

Does this series usually have optional subs? I discovered they are fixed on the French DVD of Apache Drums.

[Frankinho007]

Optional subtitles. Haven't encountered a Koch Media disc that has fixed ones.

[djvaso]

Albino (Der Flüsternde Tod) (1976)
Joint project with NSM Records
Release date: August 31, 2012
Package: 2-DVD Collector's Edition
Extras:
* JÜRGEN GOSLAR: Tod in der Sonne (cca. 41 min.)
* WOLFGANG TREU: Wie dreht man den FLÜSTERNDEN TOD? (cca. 28 min.)
* ERIK SCHUMANN über DER FLÜSTERNDE TOD (cca. 14 min.)
* German Trailer
* Still and Poster Gallery

[Saimo]

Italian branch released Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia [Blu-ray] on March 8th, 2012

Link

It would be interesting to see how it compares to the Spanish BD.

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[L.A.]

Koch Media DVD catalog/Western Unchained Collection

[JamesF]

I recently donated some video material to Koch for their upcoming BD releases of Army Of Darkness and Darkman - from what I've heard so far, Raimi fans should be extremely pleased when these discs come out next year.

[djvaso]

The Masque of the Red Death is coming in June. Michael Hochhaus, product manager at Koch Media:

"Die Maske des roten Todes" (2-Disc Special Edition)
Auch bekannt als "Satanas - Schloß der blutigen Bestien", nachdem unsere Vertriebspartner von Black Hill bereits ein paar Poe-Verfilmungen brachten, machen wir jetzt weiter mit der prächtigen Verfilmung von Roger Corman mit Vincent Price in der Hauptrolle - in HD und als 2-Disc Special Edition. US-Kinofassung, Internationale Langfassung, Poe-TV-Special mit Vincent Price, Interview mit Roger Corman, Super8-Fassung usw.

[djvaso]

Destry Rides Again (1939) will be released in March 2014 in theirs Western Legenden edition (Blu-ray and DVD).
It seems that Arabian Nights (1942), Ali Baba And the Forty Thieves (1944) and Bagdad (1949) will be in HD also in a boxset.

[Ashirg]

Looks like instead of Bagdad (1949) it includes The Golden Blade (1953)

[djvaso]

Thanks for the correction.
It seems also that Ali Baba is Fernandel .

[rockysds]

Classic Western Collection Vol. 1 blu-ray forthcoming in May. Contains:
Red Sundown (Jack Arnold)
Saskatchewan (Raoul Walsh)
The Appaloosa (Sidney J. Furie)

Koch also recently released this box of 10 Westerns on dvd, which probably hints some of the titles in forthcoming volumes since both Saskatchewan and The Appaloosa are included.

[Grisbi]

Classic Western Collection Vol. 1 blu-ray forthcoming in May. Contains:
Red Sundown (Jack Arnold)
Saskatchewan (Raoul Walsh)
The Appaloosa (Sidney J. Furie)

Three solid titles right there. I will be crossing my fingers that this set turns out well, Koch's transfers in their Western Lengenden line have been all over the place, from sublime (Western Union) to travesty (The Last Sunset), many in between.