Our selection of the best upcoming releases for December
CRITTERS: A FOUR COURSE FEAST BLU-RAY COLLECTION
Release Date: 2/12/2024
Label: Arrow Video
Run Time: 345 MINS (86 / 86 / 86 / 87)
Certificate: 15
Region: B
Language(s): English
Subtitles: English SDH
Audio: TBA
Resolution / Aspect Ratio: 1080p / 1.85:1
Special Features
60-page hardbound collectors book featuring new writing on the films by screenwriter Shane Bitterling and film critics Meagan Navarro and Heather Wixson plus select archival material
Double-sided fold out posters for all four films
Limited edition packaging with newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr
Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Pye Par
DISC 1 – CRITTERS
Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain with screenwriter Shane Bitterling
Archive audio commentary with producer Barry Opper and star Don Opper
Archive audio commentary with Critter designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo
They Bite!: The Making of Critters documentary
For Brian: A Tribute to Screenwriter Brian Domonic Muir featurette
Behind-the-Scenes Footage
Alternate Ending
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots
Image Gallery
DISC 2 – CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE
Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
Archive audio commentary with director Mick Garris
Archive audio commentary with Critters designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 archive documentary
Behind the Scenes Footage
Additional TV Scenes
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spot
Image Gallery
DISC 3 – CRITTERS 3
Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
Archive audio commentary with producer Barry Opper and star Don Opper
You Are What They Eat: The Making of Critters 3, archive featurette
Trailer
Promo
Image Gallery
DISC 4 – CRITTERS 4
Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
Archive audio commentary with producer director Rupert Harvey
Space Madness: The Making of Critters 4 archive featurette
Trailer
Image Gallery
THE GREAT ESCAPE LIMITED EDITION 4K ULTRA HD
Release Date: 2/12/2024
Label: Arrow Video
Run Time: 172 / 187 MINS
Certificate: 12
Region: A,B,C
Language(s): English
Subtitles: English SDH
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Resolution / Aspect Ratio: 2160p / 2.35:1
Special Features
Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
Collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Barry Forshaw, Neil Mitchell, Wickham Clayton and Mark Cunliffe
Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
DISC 1 (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY) – THE GREAT ESCAPE
Audio commentary by filmmaker/historian Steve Mitchell and Steven Jay Rubin, author of Combat Films: American Realism
Audio commentary featuring director John Sturges and members of the cast and crew, moderated by Steven Jay Rubin
Theatrical trailer
DISC 2 (BLU-RAY) – BONUS FEATURES
The Real Great Escape – author and historian Guy Walters separates fact from fiction in this brand new interview
The Great Escapism – brand new appreciation of the film by Jose Arroyo, Associate Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick
The Great Composer – brand new interview with composer/author Neil Brand, discussing Elmer Bernstein and his iconic score
Freedom Forged – critic and educator Rich Johnson explores the film’s place within the war movie canon in this brand new visual essay
Michael Sragow on The Great Escape – 2020 interview exploring the career of John Sturges and the making of the film
Heroes Underground – 2001 four-part documentary exploring the making of the film and the events which inspired it, featuring interviews with former POWs
The Real Virgil Hilts – 2001 featurette interviewing former POW David M. Jones, widely seen as the inspiration for Steve McQueen’s character
The Untold Story – 2001 documentary exploring the planning and execution of the real-life escape
The Untold Story: Additional Interviews
Return to The Great Escape – 1993 featurette exploring the making of the film
Image gallery
DISC 3 (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY) – THE GREAT ESCAPE II: THE UNTOLD STORY [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE]
Original Trailer
THE LAST VIDEO STORE LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY
Release Date: 09/12/2024
Label: Arrow Video
Run Time: 79 MINS
Certificate: 15
Region: B
Language(s): English
Subtitles: English SDH
Audio: DTS HD M5.1 audio
Resolution / Aspect Ratio: 1080p / 1.78:1
Special Features
New audio commentary by film critics Matt Donato & Meagan Navarro
The Videonomicon Unleashed, a new visual essay by film critic Heather Wixson co-author of In Search of Darkness
Nostalgia Fuel, a new visual essay by film critic Martyn Pedlar
‘Twas the Night of the Tree Beast, a 2012 short by Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford
M is For Magnetic Tape, a 2013 short film by Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford
The Last Video Store 2013, the original short from which the feature grew
The Video Store Commercial, a 2019 short film by Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford
Clips from the first attempted feature version
Behind the Scenes
3 previs shorts
Trailer
Image Gallery
Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by film critics Anton Bitel and Alexandra West
Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Pearson
Double-sided fold-out poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Pearson
DEMOLITION MAN LIMITED EDITION 4K ULTRA HD
Released Date: 09/12/2024
Label: Arrow Video
Run Time: 115 MINS
Certificate: 15
Region: region Free
Language(s): English
Subtitles: English SDH
Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1
Resolution / Aspect Ratio: 2160p / 2.39:1
Special Features
Includes both the domestic “Taco Bell” and international “Pizza Hut” versions of the film presented via seamless branching
Brand new audio commentary by director Marco Brambilla and screenwriter Daniel Waters
Brand new audio commentary by film historian Mike White of the Projection Booth podcast
Archive audio commentary by Marco Brambilla and producer Joel Silver
Demolition Design, a new interview with production designer David L. Snyder
Cryo Action, a new interview with stunt coordinator Charles Percini
Biggs’ Body Shoppe, a new interview with special make-up effects artist Chris Biggs
Tacos and Hockey Pucks, a new interview with body effects set coordinator Jeff Farley
Somewhere Over the Rambo, a new visual essay by film scholar Josh Nelson
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
60-page perfect bound collector’s book featuring new writing by film critics Clem Bastow, William Bibbiani, Priscilla Page and Martyn Pedler
Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
6 postcard sized artcards
‘Three Seashells’ and ‘Edgar Friendly graffiti’ stickers
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
STRANGE DARLING 4K ULTRA HD & BLU-RAY COLLECTOR'S EDITION
Release Date: 02/12/2024
Label: Icon Film Distribution
Run Time: 97
Certificate: 18
Region: A, B, C / B
Language(s): English
Subtitles: English
Audio: TBA
Resolution / Aspect Ratio: 2160p / 2.39:1
Special Features
Premium O-ring packaging
Cast and crew behind-the-scenes interviews
TV spots and trailers
Plus four bespoke art cards and A3 poster!
CREEP: LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY
Release Date: 09/12/2024
Label: Second sight Films
Run Time: 82
Certificate: 15
Region: A, B, C
Language(s): English
Subtitles: English SDH
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo 2.0
Resolution / Aspect Ratio: 1080P / 1.85:1
Special Features
New audio commentary with Director Patrick Brice, Editor Christopher Donlon and Actor Mark Duplass
Archive audio commentary with Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass
Peachfuzz: an interview with Patrick Brice
Into Darker Territory: an interview with Mark Duplass
Expand the Universe: an interview with Christopher Donlon
10 Years of Creep: a live Q&A with Cast and Crew
Deleted Scene: Cold Opening
Alternative Scene: Message to Aaron
Alternative Endings
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Luke Headland
70-page book with new essays by Sarah Appleton, Kat Ellinger, David Kittredge and Amber T
6 collectors’ art cards
SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Release Date: 10/12/2024
Label: Scream Factory/Shout
Run Time: 79 / 85 min
Certificate: R
Region: A, B, C
Language(s): English
Subtitles: English
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
Resolution / Aspect Ratio: 2160p / 1.85:1
Special Features
DISC ONE (4K UHD – THEATRICAL VERSION):
NEW Audio Commentary With Author Amanda Reyes And The Hysteria Continues Podcast
DISC TWO (BLU-RAY – THEATRICAL VERSION):
NEW Audio Commentary With Author Amanda Reyes And The Hysteria Continues Podcast
NEW “The Night He Came Home… For Christmas: Creating Silent Night, Deadly Night” – An Interview With Producer Scott Schneid
NEW “In Search of Charles Sellier Jr: Remembering the Director” – An Interview With Editor Michael Spence
NEW “Naughty or Nice: 40 Years Of Silent Night, Deadly Night” – An Interview The Producers Scott Schneid And Dennis Whitehead About The Longevity Of The Film
DISC THREE (BLU-RAY – UNRATED VERSION):
Audio Commentary With Actor Robert Brian Wilson And Co-Executive Producer Scott J. Schneid
Audio Commentary With Writer Michael Hickey, Composer Perry Boykin, Producer Scott J. Schneid, and Unit Director Michael Spence
“Slay Bells Ring: The Story Of Silent Night, Deadly Night” – Featuring Interviews With Writer Michael Hickey, Co-Executive Producers Scott J. Schneid And Dennis Whitehead, Editor/Second Unit Director Michael Spence, Composer Perry Botkin, And Actor Robert Brian Wilson
“Oh Deer!” – An Interview With Actor Linnea Quigley
Christmas In July – Silent Night, Deadly Night Locations – Then And Now
Audio Interview With Director Charles E. Sellier, Jr. From Deadpit Radio (Extended Version)
“Santa’s Stocking Of Outrage”
Poster And Still Gallery
R-Rated Theatrical Trailer & Japanese VHS Trailer
TV Spots
Radio Spot
DAWN OF THE MUMMY LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY
Release Date: December 2024
Label: Treasured Films
Run Time: 93 Mins
Certificate: 15
Region: B
Language(s): English
Subtitles: English
Audio: TBA
Resolution / Aspect Ratio: 1080p / 1.85:1
Special Features
New Audio Commentary from Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
Archival Audio Commentary with Director Frank Agrama
Unwrapping the Mummy: A new video essay on Frank Agrama by Eugenio Ercolani
Peeling the Bandages: A new video essay on Dawn of the Mummy by Stephen Thrower
Back to the Suture: A new video essay on Mummy movies of the 1980s by Darrell Buxton
Lighting the Mummy: A new Interview with Cinematographer Sergio Rubini
Trailer
Image Gallery
Reversible Sleeve featuring two artwork choices.
TERRIFIER 3 HMV EXCLUSIVE FIRST EDITION
Release Date: 16/12/2024
Label: Signature Entertainment
Run Time: 125 minutes
Certificate: 18
Region: A, B, C
Language(s): English
Subtitles: English
Audio: TBA
Resolution / Aspect Ratio: 2160p / 2.39:1
Special Features
TBA
ALIEN ROMULUS 4K ULTRA HD & BLU-RAY
Release Date: 02/12/2024
Label: 21st Century Studios
Run Time: 119 mins
Certificate: 15
Region: A, B, C
Language(s): English, French-Canadian, Japanese, Spanish-Latin American
Subtitles: English, French-Canadian, Spanish-Latin American
Audio: Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 / Dolby Digital 5.1 / Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Resolution / Aspect Ratio: 2160p / 2.39:1
Special Features
Documentaries: Return to Horror: Crafting ‘Alien: Romulus’
4-Part Look: The Director’s Vision
Creating the Story
Casting the Faces
Constructing the World; Inside the Xenomorph
Showdown; Alien: A Conversation
Extended and alternate scenes.