This will be a 40th Anniversary Edition. The disc will include the original Japanese theatrical mono audio, the new Japanese 2.0 track, a new 7.1 Japanese track, the 2000 English dub (by Manga, remixed from the original stems by Les Claypool—including both the original and “family friendly” version), and the 1992 Streamline English dub. You’ll also get an isolated score, audio commentary by Reed Nelson, English subtitles, vintage 1980 Theatrical subtitles, and English for the Hearing Impaired. In addition, there will be art galleries in 4K, all the liner notes from the original release (newly updated and expanded), and new liner notes by Nelson as well. It promises to be an impressive release. You can now pre-order it on Amazon.com here and also by clicking on the cover artwork below. You can also learn a bit more in Discotek’s Twitter announcement here.
Also, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has just set HBO’s Lovecraft Country: The Complete First Season for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 2/16/21 (SRP $39.99 and $29.98). All 10 episodes will be included, along with 5 behind-the-scenes featurettes (Compendium of Horrors, Orithyia Blue and the Imagination of Diana Freeman, Crafting Lovecraft Country, Exploring Lovecraft Country, and Lovecraft Country The Craft). You can see the cover artwork above left and also below.
Here’s a look at the cover artwork for Castle of Cagliostro and lots more new and upcoming 4K titles, with Amazon pre-order links...
Finally today, it’s with sadness that I must report the death of the great Joe Kane, the great Phantom of the Movies and the longtime publisher and editor of VideoScope magazine. Joe was a true champion of cult movies and a passionate and loyal friend to all who love genre cinema. He started VideoScope back in 1993 and it’s been a rich resource for cinephiles ever since, both in print and via the official website. Joe passed on November 1 (as announced here on Facebook). All of us here at The Digital Bits doff our caps in his honor. Thank you for everything, Joe.
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