Arrow videos restoration of 1960 horror classic the city of the dead is a mustbuy. Years have passed with unsubstantiated claims that city of the living dead was shot on 16mm and blownup to 35mm which happened with some other italian films of the time, but this new 4k scan of the 2 perforation pulldown techniscope negative could have revealed even as an extra the full width of that same negative, regardless of whether. It was the movie where that girl literally pukes her guts out, and to be hunted down for a sodafueled viewing with friends. The best blurays and dvd box sets for your friend whos seen. Buy and sell your used music, dvds, and blu rays online for cash or credit.
Gates of hell city of the living dead german bluraydvd. When city of the dead was announced as a blu ray by v. Extras theres the making of city of the living dead, which is a half hour featurette featuring everyone from maccoll to the makeup artists and camera operators, two interviews with actors maccoll and radice rocking a tee shirt depicting his gory demise, thats just the epitome of awesome, another featurette where those involved. Regardless of the ending, city of the living dead is my favorite fulci film. Shop city of the living dead limited edition blu ray.
Vci rings for doom service with their last stay at the horror hotel on the limited edition blu ray of city of the dead. The first blu ray came out in germany in 2015 from elea media once again with english audio but no translation for the commentary by german film historian marcus stiglegger. A reporter and a psychic race to close the gates of hell after the suicide of a clergyman caused them to open, allowing the dead to rise from their graves. Freudstein, whose monstrous human experiments have left a legacy of bloody mayhem. Mar 04, 2020 andrew goes on to discuss kansas citys depictions of class and race, the films rather cynical portrayal of the political process, and its skeptical take on the influence of the media. City of the living dead dvd blue underground gates of hell oop. Nov 24, 2016 prodotto omaggio stampa inviato da koch media toccalo. City of the living dead would be the first film in the loosely connected hell trilogy, with the beyond and the house by the cemetery coming in the next few years. City of the dead arrives on blu ray courtesy of a 50gb disc and presented in 1080i. Choose from a huge selection of used cds, used dvds, used blu rays, and used video games. City of the living dead limited edition blu ray unboxing. City of the living dead bluray disc, 1980 arrow video. Disc will only play in region b or region free blu ray players.
Staring janet agren, fabrizio jovine, daniela doria and giovanni lombardo radice. Shop motherless brooklyn includes digital copy blu ray 2019 at best buy. Theresa and the book of enoch both drop out of the movie at this point and are never mentioned again. In the opening moments, there is a promising shot of the camera panning past the priests forlorn figure and focusing on the words etched on a cemetery tombstone. For the most part, the transfer is quite impressive with the amount of fine detail found in facial features, the material of clothing, and hairstyles. City of the dead arrow uk bluray region b diabolikdvd. Hitcher limited mediabook bluray all region diabolikdvd. Arrow videos city of the living dead bluray according to arrow films themselves their edition of city of the living dead will be uncut, uncensored, and regionfreeplayable worldwide. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Peter and mary set out on the seemingly hopeless task of finding the city of the living dead before its too late.
The soul that pines for eternity shall outspan death. This may conflict with your personal idea of how a film should appear on digital media, but you cant deny that this doesnt gel with everything we knew about city of the living dead in the years before the original blu ray releases. Lucio fulcis paura nella citta dei morti viventi, or fear in the city of the living dead as its full english title translates, becomes the next horror classic to receive the full, deluxe, superduper high definition package from the amazing arrow video, and once again theyve done an outstanding job scrubbing away thirty odd very. The rest of the film more than made up for the crappy ending, imo. City of the living dead steelbook uk blurays for everyone. Taunted by her brother and fiance, who have voiced their concerns, nan arms herself with resolve and drives to the small new england village of whitewood.
Take advantage of great prices on bluray, 4k, merchandise, games, clothing and more. City of the living dead 1980 and you thought it wassafe. A college student nan is researching the history of witchcraft. The 1080p transfer delivers the film in its original 1. In the small new england town of dunwich, a priest commits suicide by hang. City of the living dead blu ray this item is sold through the groupon store topcat, operated by topcat. City of the living dead is a different beast entirely. The merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the fulfillment, delivery, care, quality, and pricing information of the advertised goods and services.
Fear in the city of the living dead is a 1980 italian horror film cowritten and directed by lucio fulci. City of the living dead blu ray christopher george. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Here is my unboxing of the german xt video release of city of the living dead. Take advantage of great prices on blu ray, 4k, merchandise, games, clothing and more. City of the living deadbluray the grindhouse cinema. City of the living dead limited edition bluray unboxing arrow video. City of the living dead on blu ray 827058701594 from blue underground. Arrow videos city of the living dead bluray dvd talk. Arrow video has just announced that they will bring the lucio fulci gore classic city of the living dead to 4k blu ray in a new killer limited edition later this year stridently going beyond the. Buy city of the living dead zavvi uk exclusive limited edition steelbook here at zavvi us, the home of pop culture and the zbox. The curious case of night of the living dead on home media.
Overall a criminally underrated lateperiod robert altman film gets a burnished bluray upgrade from the arrow academy, as well as a full slate of fine extras. We are a company that sells limited edition and collectible bluray items that come from all over the world. Mike sprague woe be unto him who opens one of the seven gateways to hell, because through that gateway, evil will invade the. This is a region b set, so it will not work in standard us blu ray players. Ask a true horror fan to name the greatest zombie films of all time and city of the living dead is usually there but never before in the uk have fans been able to enjoy a properly presented quality uncut release. Luckily, the world is full of amazing box sets that include tons of extra material, and look great. After years of dark, or overly gray public domain releases of this witchcraft gem, there was at last going to be a version on blu ray that would restore the movie to its original glory. City of the dead 1960 limited edition blu ray director. Shop world war z unrated 2 discs includes digital copy blu ray dvd 20 at best buy.
The making of city of the living dead featurette acting among the living dead interview with catriona maccoll blu ray exclusive entering the gates of hell interview with giovani lambardo radice blu ray exclusive memories of the maestro featurette blu ray exclusive marketing of the living dead animated gallery blu ray exclusive. Of fulcis zombie trilogy, city of the living dead aka gates of hell is usually considered the red headed stepchild of the bunch. The city of the dead now arrives on blu ray courtesy of vci entertainment. City of the living deadbluray grindhouse cinema database. City of the living dead blu ray disc, 1980 arrow video region b lucio fulci. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fear in the city of the living dead is a 1980 italian horror film directed by lucio fulci. Michael enjoys the twilight zone vibed occultwitch film the city of the dead on blu ray from vci entertainment. Add that you get the slightly cut american version. The city of the dead now arrives on bluray courtesy of vci entertainment.
World war z unrated 2 discs includes digital copy blu. City of the living dead zavvi exclusive limited edition. Firstly arrow or should i say cohen media group have sourced it from the original negative reels so what you get now after they cleaned it up wont get better than this. City of the living dead british board of film classification. Oct 04, 2016 however, there have been a few legitimate attempts at remastering night of the living dead in hd for blu ray, and so in my opinion, these versions are as good as it gets. The film is set in the small town of dunwich, where the priest father thomas commits suicide which results in a gateway to hell opening which releases a pack of zombies. One interesting thing to note, with so many different versions, there are actually releases of the film that do not contain the entire cut. Despite american and britishborn leads and some location filming in savannah, georgia for exterior scenes, this italianmade zombie. Of course city of the living dead is an essential purchase for the horror fan. City of the living dead aka the gates of hell starts off well, laying down a pervasive, disquieting mood right off the bat. Somehow she knows that the priest committing suicide has opened the gates of hell, which fulfills a prophecy from the book of enoch. Soviet zombie invasion dark side releasing blu ray.
Though the movie takes a little while to get going, the sense of dread and despair are there from the beginning of the film and the characters are built up well. City of the living dead zavvi uk exclusive limited. Motherless brooklyn includes digital copy bluray 2019. City of the living dead hits mustown blu ray soon july 27, 2018 by. Feature 4k uhd and bluray of the month chosen for february 2020 here bluray and dvd of the year 2019.
City of the living dead had a different ending filmed. City of the living dead blu ray steelbook duration. That transfer was an upgrade over the dvds but an older hd master with the dreaded scanner noise. Knowing the world is doomed if they just sit around, mary and peter head off to find dunwich. Buy city of the living dead from zavvi, the home of pop culture. The original film is available to view or download for free on various websites, such as the internet archive and youtube. But it was destroyed by fire or somehow got lost and thus the current ending came about. After the triumph of their dawn of the dead blu ray, arrow video are proud to bring their unique presentation of this zombie classic to the hordes of uk horror fans that are every bit. The city of the dead 1960 bluray vci entertainment director. Dvd and blu ray collectors share pictures of their latest buys and pickups, pictures of their entire collection shelves, we have contests for free dvds, movie party nights watch a movie with 15 strangers, experts give advice and help find the best deals, and more. Joined jun 14, 2001 messages 2 reaction score 0 points 0. City of the living dead 4k bluray coming this october. City of the living dead on bluray 827058701594 from blue underground. Shop city of the living dead blu ray 1980 at best buy.
My lucio fulci mediabook collection germanyaustria. Someone please explain city of the living deads ending. Apr 12, 2016 when city of the dead was announced as a blu ray by v. Extras theres the making of city of the living dead, which is a. We sell slip covers, steelbooks, digibooks, digipacks, figurines and anything releated to blu ray products, shipped in well protected boxes. The internets largest buyer and seller of used cds, used dvds, used blu rays, and used video games.
Movie fans can be hard to shop forbecause chances are, they already have tons of memorabilia. Back then, city of the living dead aka gates of hell stood proudly with other bits of transgressive cinema like maniac and i spit on your grave, as something almost whispered about in its gory power. Thanks to blue underground, city of the living dead has new life in a great looking transfer, some great bonus material, and is a real treat for gore hounds that can handle. Buy city of the living dead zavvi exclusive limited edition steelbook from zavvi, the home of pop culture.
It was ultra low budget, the filmmakers would often use filters to make their films look more diffuse, it. I believe they ran out of funds to reshoot the intended ending. The longer british version is once again brought to us by vci, this time as a brand new hd presentation on bluray. City of the living dead limited edition bluray unboxing. As of 2019, lists editions of night of the living dead numbering on vhs, on dvd, 12 on blu ray, 1 on blu ray 3d and 56 on amazon video. American rickshaw le mediabook dvd bluray all region.
Generally though, this is another wayaboveaverage presentation. They also said that all of the extras will be in hd except the one called fulci in the house. The great theresas not so great if youre only in three scenes, lady ranting about the book of enoch might lead evil dead fans to believe thats exactly where this movies going. The longer british version is once again brought to us by vci, this time as a brand new hd presentation on blu ray.