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Streamers is a bust, transfer-wise.

TAMI Show in March.

I don't even care what quality this is (the theatrical release was a kinescope). This needs to be in circulation again. Bravo.

Great news to hear that The Beach Boys performance is back in! Brian Wilson took it out to get the idea of the striped shirt and khaki wearing Beach Boys and prepare the audience for the upcoming Smile era. Too bad that never panned out. Plus it's always good to get the Wrecking Crew in live performance.

I thought I read it here, but it looks like it hasn't been posted yet, but to you kaiju fanatics, Shout! Factory is release Daiei's Godzilla competetor, Gamara, this May!

Cronenfly wrote:Streamers is a bust, transfer-wise.

Again, another case where Gary thinks he's the end all/be all. My DVD plays and looks quite good.

The Elegant Dandy Fop wrote:I thought I read it here, but it looks like it hasn't been posted yet, but to you kaiju fanatics, Shout! Factory is release Daiei's Godzilla competetor, Gamara, this May!

It's irrational, I know, but I just love that jet-propelled turtle.

bearcuborg wrote:

Cronenfly wrote:Streamers is a bust, transfer-wise.

Again, another case where Gary thinks he's the end all/be all. My DVD plays and looks quite good.

So you're saying it's not a poor PAL->NTSC conversion?

Dude! SE of Galaxy of Terror coming on 7/20! YES!!!!!!!!
Forbidden World is also being released but I don't know much about that one. Anyone ever seen it?

Shout Factory are releasing several other Corman-produced titles on Blu-ray, including Humanoids from the Deep, Piranha and Starcrash.

October titles are now appear on Amazon. They include The Evil (1978) / Twice Dead (1988) double feature and Slumber Party Massacre Collection, so far on DVD only as part of Roger Corman Collection. Also, Cannibal Girls (1973)

Cronenfly wrote:Streamers is a bust, transfer-wise.

So you're saying it's not a poor PAL->NTSC conversion?

Although I haven't seen that disc myself, they state that it's encoded at 29.970fps (assuming that part is true, we know they have been inaccurate in other ways in the past). Although that's not best pratice, if the disc is played back on a flat panel TV or on a progressive scan DVD player, the video processor chip in either of those devices will lock onto the 3-2 field cadence and show the image clearly, without any interlacing. *That's assuming it's not a standards conversion - I've not seen the disc.*

It's definitely a conversion -- the runtime is nearly the same as the PAL R2 and about 4% shorter than the cinema release (118m23s, per the BBFC).

D'oh!

Ernie Kovacs is finally getting the appreciation he deserves from Shout! Factory. They're releasing a box set with 13 of Kovacs programming. Comes out 4/19

Upcoming Blu-rays:

Battle Beyond the Stars - 7/12
Damnation Alley - 7/12
The Women in Cages Collection: Women in Cages, The Big Bird Cage, Big Doll House - 8/23

I knew the Woman in Cages Collection was coming on DVD but where did you hear that it was getting a BR release too? Being a Jack Hill fanatic, this is great news for me.

joshua wrote:I knew the Woman in Cages Collection was coming on DVD but where did you hear that it was getting a BR release too?

From Shout! Factory's website here:

Coming Soon:

6/21 – The Women In Cages Collection [Triple Feature] (DVD)
7/12 – Battle Beyond The Stars (DVD)
7/12 – Battle Beyond The Stars (Blu-ray)
8/2 – Streetwalkin' (DVD)
8/23 – The Women In Cages Collection [Triple Feature] (Blu-ray)
...and many more!

Fantastic!

I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere here, but they're releasing Frankenheimer's delirious 99 and 44/100% Dead on a double feature with some other film that looks interesting called The Nickel Ride.

The Nickel Ride is very, very good. Easily t5 neo-noir for me, at least of the 70s.

Yeah, the Mulligan is by far the more significant half of that double bill.

Bertrand Tavernier's Death Watch coming in a DVD/Blu combo pack on August 28. Anyone know who spearheaded the resto/whether we can expect more from Shout a la Bavaria Films' deal with Olive?

Looks like Shout has acquired the Timeless Media Group Catalog. Lots of Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and Western TV in the catalog it appears.

Perkins Cobb wrote:Yeah, the Mulligan is by far the more significant half of that double bill.

99 AND 44/100% DEAD is a cult classic in need of more exposure. It plays like a cross between Suzuki Seijun at his most unrestrained and a 1980's Cannon ninja flick.