No date is listed yet, but Amazon has a preorder up for the Criterion Videodrome
. I hope this is a good transfer!
Street Date: December 7
Blu-Ray Details:
Video: 1.85:1 1080p
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Audio Format: PCM Mono
Number of Disc: 1
* High-definition digital transfer of the unrated version (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack)
* Two audio commentaries: David Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin, and actors James Woods and Deborah Harry
* Camera (2000), a short film starring Videodrome’s Les Carlson, written and directed by Cronenberg
* Forging the New Flesh, a new half-hour documentary featurette by filmmaker Michael Lennick about the creation of Videodrome’s video and prosthetic makeup effects
* Effects Men, a new audio interview with special makeup effects creator Baker and video effects supervisor Lennick
* Bootleg Video: the complete footage of Samurai Dreams and seven minutes of transmissions from “Videodrome,” presented in their original, unedited form with filmmaker commentary
* Fear on Film, a 26-minute roundtable discussion from 1982 between filmmakers Cronenberg, John Carpenter, John Landis, and Mick Garris
* Original theatrical trailers and promotional featurette
* Stills galleries featuring hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes production photos, special effects makeup tests, and publicity photos
* A booklet featuring essays by writers Carrie Rickey, Tim Lucas, and Gary Indiana
. I hope this is a good transfer!Street Date: December 7
Blu-Ray Details:
Video: 1.85:1 1080p
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Audio Format: PCM Mono
Number of Disc: 1
* High-definition digital transfer of the unrated version (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack)
* Two audio commentaries: David Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin, and actors James Woods and Deborah Harry
* Camera (2000), a short film starring Videodrome’s Les Carlson, written and directed by Cronenberg
* Forging the New Flesh, a new half-hour documentary featurette by filmmaker Michael Lennick about the creation of Videodrome’s video and prosthetic makeup effects
* Effects Men, a new audio interview with special makeup effects creator Baker and video effects supervisor Lennick
* Bootleg Video: the complete footage of Samurai Dreams and seven minutes of transmissions from “Videodrome,” presented in their original, unedited form with filmmaker commentary
* Fear on Film, a 26-minute roundtable discussion from 1982 between filmmakers Cronenberg, John Carpenter, John Landis, and Mick Garris
* Original theatrical trailers and promotional featurette
* Stills galleries featuring hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes production photos, special effects makeup tests, and publicity photos
* A booklet featuring essays by writers Carrie Rickey, Tim Lucas, and Gary Indiana
