Shout! Factory / Scream Factory

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I actually like his theatrical posters that Shout are reusing for their steelbooks quite a bit better than the cluttered Arrow artworks but, again, those should have been announced along with the regular releases originally rather than making interested customers double-dip (Ditto what they are doing in reverse with films like Nightcrawler with ugly steelbooks first and more aesthetically pleasing regular editions six months later). I'm not among them since Arrow are giving us all round superior products anyway but it's a shady practice.

Some people think they did the steelbooks to capitalize on Stella's death, but they clearly were planning these before that happened precisely to get a portion of the customers to double dip.

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A placeholder page for a Hostel 1 & 2 UHD set (October release) has appeared on Gruv

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And now a Gruv placeholder page for a 4K UHD of Magic(1978) has been found.

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A placeholder page for a Hostel 1 & 2 UHD set (October release) has appeared on Gruv

Looking forward to it, the Blu-ray of Hostel 2 looks awful. I also think it's one of the better horror sequels out there, it's one that surpasses the original.

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And Shout is releasing A Chinese Ghost Story 1-3 on UHD as individual steelbooks using Tony Stella's art.

They are also releasing Abigail in a steelbook. In fact all of October's releases are steelbooks except a repackaing of the REC collection , which is going from 4 individual cases in a slipbox to a 4 disc single case release.

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B&N's website has leaked that Shout will be releasing a Women in Prison box set on UHD in November. Listing doesn't have the titles or disc count, but the set has an MSRP of $160.

Also leaked, a UHD of The Family Man.

And a Chow Yun-fat Collection Vol.1 UHD box set ($177 MSRP)

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The Women in Prison UHD set has the following films:
Big Doll House (1971)
Women in Cages (1971)
Chained Heat (1983)
Jungle Warriors (1984)
Red Heat (1985)

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Chow Yun-fat Collection Vol. 1 details

This 6-film collection brings together long sought after films starring the legendary Chow-Yun Fat (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, The Killer, A Better Tomorrow)?. Featuring The Occupant (1984), Why Me? (1985), City War (1988), The Diary Of A Big Man (1988), The Eighth Happiness (1988) and Fractured Follies (1988).

Special Features:

Disc 1 - The Occupant 4K UHD:
4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative Approved by Director Ronny Yu (Restored by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Presented in Dolby Vision
Optional English Subtitles Translated for this Release

Disc 2 - The Occupant Blu-ray:
4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative Approved by Director Ronny Yu (Restored by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Optional English Subtitles Translated for this Release
NEW Becoming the Legend: Working with Chow Yun-fat—Interview with Producer Terence Chang (Created by Shout! Studios in 2026)
NEW Occupancy Rights: Interview with Academic Gilbert Po (Created By Shout! Studios in 2026)
Theatrical Trailer

Disc 3 - Why Me? 4K UHD:
4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative (Restored by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Optional English Subtitles Translated for this Release
NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks (Recorded by Shout! Studios in 2026)

Disc 4 - Why Me? Blu-ray:
4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative (Restored by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Optional English Subtitles Translated for this Release
NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks (Recorded by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Theatrical Trailer

Disc 5 - City War 4K UHD:
4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative (Restored by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Presented In Dolby Vision
Optional English Subtitles Translated for this Release
NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks (Recorded by Shout! Studios in 2026)

Disc 6 - City War Blu-ray:
4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative (Restored by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Optional English Subtitles Translated for this Release
NEW City Fights: Interview with Producer Catherine Lau (Created by Shout! Studios in 2026)
NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks (Recorded by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Theatrical Trailer

Disc 7 - The Diary of a Big Man 4K UHD:
4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative (Restored by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Presented in Dolby Vision
Optional English Subtitles Translated for this Release
NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks (Recorded by Shout! Studios in 2026)

Disc 8 - The Diary of a Big Man Blu-ray:
4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative (Restored by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Presented in Dolby Vision
Optional English Subtitles Translated for this Release
NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks (Recorded by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Archival Interview with Actor Waise Lee
Theatrical Trailer

Disc 9 - The Eighth Happiness 4K UHD:
4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative (Restored by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Presented in Dolby Vision
Optional English Subtitles Translated for this Release
NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks (Recorded by Shout! Studios In 2026)

Disc 10 - The Eighth Happiness Blu-ray:
4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative (Restored by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Optional English Subtitles Translated for this Release
NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks (Recorded by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Theatrical Trailer

Disc 11 - Fractured Follies 4K UHD:
4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative (Restored by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Presented in Dolby Vision
Optional English Subtitles Translated for this Release
NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks (Recorded by Shout! Studios in 2026)

Disc 12 - Fractured Follies Blu-ray
4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative (Restored by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Presented in Dolby Vision
Optional English Subtitles Translated for this Release
NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks (Recorded by Shout! Studios in 2026)
Theatrical Trailer