Blue Underground

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yoloswegmaster
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Re: Blue Underground

#401 Post by yoloswegmaster » Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:21 pm

Is this the first film that's not directed by Bill Lustig to be released on 4K?

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Re: Blue Underground

#402 Post by swo17 » Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:26 pm

There was at least Daughters of Darkness too

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Re: Blue Underground

#403 Post by Cash Flagg » Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:28 pm

... And 3 Fulcis.

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Re: Blue Underground

#404 Post by Professor Wagstaff » Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:48 pm

On the Shock Waves podcast maybe a year ago, Lustig talked a bit about not wanting to spend the money on 4K if he did not own the rights. Apparently, The Final Countdown has long been one of the label's best sellers.

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Re: Blue Underground

#405 Post by dwk » Thu Mar 25, 2021 7:19 pm

The Dead & Buried UHD is coming out on July 20th.

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Re: Blue Underground

#406 Post by therewillbeblus » Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:33 pm

Every time I see this thread bumped, I'm going to be expecting a Bone upgrade what with Kotto's passing. Is Blue Underground now only upgrading DVDs to UHD, or are they releasing blu/UHD upgrades simultaneously?

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#407 Post by dwk » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:30 pm

Everything they are currently working on that is publicly known are UHDs (some are UHD/Blu-ray dual-format releases, but others, that have recently been released on Blu, like Maniac and the three Fulcis are UHD only.)

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Re: Blue Underground

#408 Post by therewillbeblus » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:49 pm

Damn, that's a shame

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Ribs
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Re: Blue Underground

#409 Post by Ribs » Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm

UHD of Argento/Romero’s Two Evil Eyes incoming.

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Re: Blue Underground

#410 Post by dwk » Thu May 27, 2021 5:25 pm

The Maniac Cop 3 UHD will have an audio commentary by "Elusive director Alan Smithee."

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Re: Blue Underground

#411 Post by M Sanderson » Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:34 pm

Any idea if they plan to upgrade their outstanding Stendhal Syndrome Blu ray to 4k UHD?

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#412 Post by dwk » Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:53 pm

The last Blu of Stendhal Syndrome was only done in 2K, so I'm not sure if it is at the top of the list.

Earlier this month BU tweeted that they are working on UHD releases of "two frightening horror flicks from the 70s."

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Re: Blue Underground

#413 Post by M Sanderson » Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:37 am

I’d love to see Night Train Murders get upgraded.

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Re: Blue Underground

#414 Post by black&huge » Wed Jun 30, 2021 5:28 am

M Sanderson wrote:
Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:37 am
I’d love to see Night Train Murders get upgraded.
big time. I'd take this first over The Prowler which behind Inferno seems to be the most wanted upgrades people want from BU.

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Re: Blue Underground

#415 Post by M Sanderson » Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:10 am

Agreed - Would be unbelievable to have Inferno in 4k. I actually prefer this to Suspiria.

Inferno & Night Train still haven’t been done right, even on normal Blu ray.

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Re: Blue Underground

#416 Post by dwk » Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:01 pm

Watching an interview with Bill Lustig and he said they are working on the following 4K titles:
Toolbox Murders
God Told Me To
Goodbye Uncle Tom

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Re: Blue Underground

#417 Post by colinr0380 » Thu Jul 01, 2021 3:07 am

Those are all astonishing films, so I am not disappointed by that news. Who could imagine that Goodbye Uncle Tom would ever get a 4K release!

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Re: Blue Underground

#418 Post by dwk » Thu Jul 01, 2021 10:23 am

He said Goodbye Uncle Tom was one of their best selling titles.

A couple other bits of news from the interview: Fire & Ice's negative is missing, so that UHD is on hold and Lustig reconfirmed that BU is only going to be releasing titles that he can do a 4K UHD release.

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Re: Blue Underground

#419 Post by M Sanderson » Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:59 pm

Dawn of the Discs have been speculating a Blue Underground release of Fulci’s Contraband, which apparently had a 4k scan, going by a rumour in a different forum.

Tenuous but I’d say tantalising.

Hope it happens, on UHD, and would love also to see Manhattan Baby & Black Cat get the treatment.

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Re: Blue Underground

#420 Post by L.A. » Fri Oct 08, 2021 11:33 am

We've got the final release details on THE TOOLBOX MURDERS, coming to 4K UHD + Remastered Blu-ray on January 18, 2022!

Bit By Bit By Bit… He Carved A Nightmare!

In a quiet apartment complex in Los Angeles, a deranged handyman goes on a killing spree, savagely murdering ‘immoral’ women with the tools of his trade – claw-hammers, screwdrivers, power drills and even a deadly nail gun! But these gruesome massacres are just the beginning of this landmark epic of violence and depravity that was vilified by critics, banned by censors, and treasured by splatter fans worldwide. This is… THE TOOLBOX MURDERS!

Cameron Mitchell (BLOOD AND BLACK LACE), Wesley Eure (LAND OF THE LOST), Aneta Corsaut (THE BLOB), Marianne Walter (adult film star Kelly Nichols) and former child actress Pamelyn Ferdin (THE BEGUILED) star in this notorious sickie. Now experience one of the most shocking exploitation films of all time at its bloody best, as THE TOOLBOX MURDERS has been newly scanned in 4K 16-bit from its uncut original negative, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, and gushing with new and archival Extras!

• WORLD PREMIERE! New 4K 16-Bit Restoration from the uncut original negative
• Audio: English (Dolby Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD, 1.0 DTS-HD)
• Subtitles: English SDH, Français, Español
• Region Free
• Limited Edition embossed slipcover (First Pressing Only!)
• Gushing with NEW and archival Extras

EXTRAS:
• Audio Commentary #1 with Producer Tony DiDio, Director of Photography Gary Graver and Star Pamelyn Ferdin
• NEW! Audio Commentary #2 with Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
• NEW! Drill Sergeant – Interview with Director Dennis Donnelly
• NEW! Tools Of The Trade – Interview with Star Wesley Eure
• NEW! Flesh And Blood – Interview with Actress Kelly Nichols
• I Got Nailed In THE TOOLBOX MURDERS – Interview with Actress Marianne Walter
• NEW! Slashback Memories – David Del Valle Remembers Cameron Mitchell
• NEW! “They Know I Have Been Sad” – Video Essay by Film Historian Amanda Reyes and Filmmaker Chris O'Neill
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spot
• Radio Spots
• NEW! Poster & Still Gallery

Pre-Orders coming soon...

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Re: Blue Underground

#421 Post by L.A. » Thu May 12, 2022 4:29 pm

Beaver’s review for The Violent City

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dwk
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Re: Blue Underground

#422 Post by dwk » Thu May 12, 2022 7:28 pm

BU has said they are releasing two Jess Franco titles on UHD later this year.

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Re: Blue Underground

#423 Post by Orlac » Thu May 12, 2022 7:48 pm

dwk wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 7:28 pm
BU has said they are releasing two Jess Franco titles on UHD later this year.
Assuming these are from the previous DVD/BD releases, I hope one is CANNIBALS!

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Re: Blue Underground

#424 Post by black&huge » Fri May 13, 2022 1:37 am

the one that would make the most sense assuming BU still has the rights is The Girl from Rio. Hoo boy is that one of Franco's best and most coolest. But the color palette and cinematography in general makes it a prime candidate so I am hard wishing it's one of the titles.

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Re: Blue Underground

#425 Post by M Sanderson » Fri May 13, 2022 5:25 am

Wondering if the 4ks would be the bigger productions such as Eugenie and Justine?

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