All great things come to those who wait.
Last November The Film Detective released on a Blu-ray a
restored (from 35MM archival film elements) edition of director Roger Corman’s
1959 horror classic, A Bucket of Blood (starring Dick
Miller).
The price was right, but some may have said, “I’ll take a
pass, I already have this gem on DVD.”
In May of this year The Film Detective once again returned
to the market with a Blu-ray restoration of directors’ — yes, plural, directors
— Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola, Monte Hellman, Jack Hill and Jack
Nicholson’s 1963 cult film, The Terror.
Once again there might have been collectors reluctant to
replace existing DVD, and perhaps even vintage VHS copies of this early Jack
Nicholson treasures — also starring Boris Karloff, Dick Miller (again), Jonathan
Haze (Little Shop of Horrors) and Sandra Knight.
In July it was Dementia 13 getting a Blu-ray
restoration. That’s a trio of Roger
Corman produced films that would be, for any film affectionado hard to resist
as an upgraded hi-def release.
News arrived this week that on Oct. 4 — about one year after
this Corman cycle started — The Film Detective will be offering all three films
in the Blu-ray release of the Roger Corman Film Collection.
If you haven’t jumped on this bandwagon as of yet, the time
is now. All three films — The
Terror, A Bucket of Blood and Dementia 13 — on Blu-ray for the SRP
of $29.98 (and that’s before discounts at retail) ... that’s a savings of
fifteen bucks if purchased separately!
Only if a director's commentary track is available for each. Only.
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