June 19, 2020

THE POOP SCOOP: Trolls & Trauma Edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KKfy0HIBDE
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Debuts Trolls World Tour Music Video
Universal Picture Home Entertainment debuted a Zoom-style music video for the song "Just Sing," which can be found on the Trolls World Tour Official Motion Picture Soundtrack - Available everywhere now! In the times of social distancing, nothing can stop Trollskind from having fun and singing together. This is one Zoom call you won’t want to miss! Just remember: “Let Me Hear You Sing!”  
Trolls World Tour on Digital 6/23 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray and DVD 7/7.

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AS IF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND MURDER HORNETS WEREN'T ENOUGH, ON-TAP FOR JULY...
 
THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE on Blu-ray 7/7
From Val Guest, the director of The Quatermass Xperiment, Quatermass2, The Abominable Snowman and Hell Is a City, comes one of the greatest doomsday movies ever made! When the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously set off nuclear explosions, London's Daily Express begins to report on bizarre weather changes around the world. But when the reporters dig deeper, they discover that the blasts have knocked Earth off its axis and sent it hurtling towards the sun. Now, as scorching heat and devastating floods plague the planet, cities explode in chaos and mankind is left with one last hope: A final massive detonation that will either rebalance Earth's orbit or destroy the world forever! Produced, directed and co-written by Guest, this British classic is legendary for its brilliant dialogue, chilling realism and one of the most provocative endings in sci-fi history. Bonus Features: Brand New 4K Master | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Harland Smith | Audio Commentary by Co-Writer/Producer/Director Val Guest | 4 TV Spots | 4 Radio Spots | Theatrical Trailer | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles

The Original WAR OF THE WORLDS Coming 7/7 from Criterion Collection
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack • New alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack, created by sound designer Ben Burtt and presented in DTS-HD Master Audio • Audio commentary from 2005 featuring filmmaker Joe Dante, film historian Bob Burns, and author Bill Warren • Movie Archaeologists, a new program on the visual and sound effects in the film featuring Burtt and film historian Craig Barron • From the Archive, a new program about the film’s restoration featuring Barron, Burtt, and Paramount Pictures archivist Andrea Kalas • Audio interview with producer George Pal from 1970 • The Sky Is Falling, a 2005 documentary about the making of the film • The Mercury Theatre on the Air radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds from 1938, directed and narrated by Orson Welles • Radio program from 1940 featuring a discussion between Welles and H. G. Wells, author of the 1897 novel The War of the Worlds • Trailer • PLUS: An essay by film critic J. Hoberman.

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IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO JOIN THE CULT... 

YOU DON’T NOMI on DVD and Blu-ray 7/21
RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, is releasing the acclaimed documentary YOU DON’T NOMI on July 21, 2020.  The feature screenwriting and directorial debut of Jeffrey McHale.. In YOU DONT NOMI, a chorus of film critics and fervent devotees explore the complicated afterlife of 1995s biggest film flop, Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls, from disastrous release to cult adoration and extraordinary redemption. The films features Adam Nayman (Vice Guide to Film), April Kidwell (I, Nomi) and Peaches Christ (Milk).

SPLIT SECOND Starring Rutger Hauer (RIP) Makes Its Long-Awaited Blu-ray Debut On 8/11
MVD Rewind Collection has teamed up with 101 Films to bring collectors a fully loaded special edition. Starting with a brand new high definition presentation overseen by Joe Rubin, the main feature is presented in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio, newly scanned, restored and color graded in 4K from the 35MM internegative, with uncompressed 2-channel stereo audio. Split Second is packed with hours of bonus material produced by 101 Films exclusively for the US (and the UK) including brand new cast and crew interviews, new audio commentary, and rarely seen 1992 legacy features, an alternative cut of the film, deleted scenes, promos and more!

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