Episode 517: The Beginnings And The Ends

A lot of good stuff on the physical media beat for those starting to make their Christmas lists. Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to guide you through the lot which includes gangster and samurai classics from Criterion. There’s also a trio of 1980s puberty-starters and a reevaluation of the fourth Body Snatchers adaptation. You can also get new 4K releases of Steven Spielberg’s debut theatrical feature and one of Oliver Stone’s finest achievements.

0:00 - Intro

1:09 - Criterion (Scarface 4K, Seven Samurai 4K)

17:25 - Universal (The Sugarland Express 4K)

29:44 - Fun City (Paradise, Heavenly Bodies)

44:28 - Arrow (Elvira 4K, The Invasion 4K)

1:04:25 - Shout (Born on the Fourth of July)

1:15:16 - Kino (Maniac, Circus of Horrors, One Two Three, Arabesque 4K, Merchant Ivory, Roseland)

1:43:00 – New Blu-Ray Announcements