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The Digital Wire Blu-ray/DVD Release News: Doctors, Slashers, Givers, and Samurai Cops
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DOCTOR WHO Season 8 Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman

If the title of this week’s edition of The Digital Wire is any indication, we’ve got one twisted job fair on our hands. Below you’ll find info on several future home video releases complete with technical specs, release dates, and links to pre-order at Amazon. We would greatly appreciate it if you use those links to order because a small percentage of each order helps keep this website running at max power. The cover art for certain titles has yet to be finalized.

Doctor Who

Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series was previously announced for Blu-ray and DVD release on December 9, 2014 from BBC Home Entertainment. All twelve episodes will be presented in 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. Now we have a full rundown of the special features we can expect:

Exclusive footage from London Post-Premiere Q&A with Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Steven Moffat
Exclusive Doctor Who Episode Commentaries:
Into the Dalek
Robot of Sherwood
The Caretaker
Kill the Moon
12 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
Exclusive Doctor Who Specials:
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord (with Fifth Doctor Peter Davison)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (also with Davison)
Doctor Who: Earth Conquest (World Tour Documentary)
Tour of the TARDIS
Doctor Who: Deep Breath Live Pre-Show & “After Who Live,” hosted by comedian and Doctor Who superfan Chris Hardwick
FOXES: “Don’t Stop Me Now” (Music video from “Mummy on the Orient Express”)

An early Happy Christmas to Who fans the world over it looks like.

Satans Blade

Independent home video distributors Olive Films has signed a deal to release the obscure horror movies in the Slasher // Video catalog in remastered editions on DVD and Blu-ray in 2015. Among them are the infamous shot-on-video cult classics Death Nurse, Death Nurse 2, and the immortal Boardinghouse. Slasher // Video founder Jesus Teran confirmed the deal in a statement saying, “Working with Olive Films will take my mission of releasing obscure cinema with care and passion even further.” “We’re excited to work with Slasher // Video,” Olive Films’ Senior Vice President of Sales and Acquisitions Eric D. Wilkinson said. “We look forward to continuing the work Jesus Teran has done and bringing these films to a wider audience.” The first release under the Olive/Slasher deal will be the 1984 feature Satan’s Blade, which will be available for sale beginning February 24, 2015.

The Giver

The Weinstein Company and Anchor Bay Entertainment have set a November 25, 2014 date for the release of Philip Noyce’s young adult novel adaptation The Giver on Blu-ray and DVD. Starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd, and Taylor Swift, the futuristic fantasy will include the following extras:

Jeff Bridges Presents The Original Script Reading (Featuring Lloyd Bridges)
Making The Giver: From Page to Screen
Ordinary Human featurette with OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder
Author Lois Lowry on The Giver
Study Guide
Press Conference With Filmmakers & Cast (Blu-ray exclusive)

Samurai Cop

Looks like one of the best bad action flicks of all time is getting an HD upgrade pretty soon. Cinema Epoch is unleashing Amir Shervan‘s mind-blowing cult classic Samurai Cop on Blu-ray on November 25, 2014. The film will be remastered from the newly discovered 35mm negatives and feature a ton of all-new supplements:

Audio Commentary with Matt Hannon
Audio Commentary with Mark Frazer
“Remembrances” featurette with Matt Hannon and Mark Frazer
Matt Hannon Interview
Audio Commentary by 80s Picturehouse
Red Letter Media Interview with Matt Hannon
Rob Schrab Interview by Edwin A. Santos
Music Score excerpts
Trailer
Still Gallery
Samurai Cop 2 Photoshoot

That’s right, kiddies. They’re making a sequel. Will the world ever be ready for a follow-up to the greatest unsung action epic of the 80’s that was actually held over for the early 90’s? This Blu-ray might help smooth things over. Here’s the bonkers trailer for those of you in need for further coercion:

Out This Week

Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut: Blu-ray/DVD combo pack|3-disc Limited Edition Blu-ray

Deliver Us from Evil: Blu-ray|DVD

Planet of the Vampires: Blu-ray

Squirm: Blu-ray

Wish I Was Here: Blu-ray|
DVD

The Vanishing (Criterion Collection): Blu-ray|DVD

Those are the highlights of this week. Come back same time next week for more of the coolest home video news tidbits on the web.

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