In partnership with the latest edition of The Rough Guide To Cult Movies, which you should check out when you get a chance, because it's a great work, 20th Century Fox and MGM recently kicked out a slew of cult classics on Blu-Ray.
Check out the full list of titles, because these are the sorts of titles you want to pick up, and many of them benefit greatly from the Blu-Ray upgrade. This is also a good list to double-check for things you aren't familiar with, because if it's coming up on the cult classic list, it's probably there for a reason. Especially of note are titles like Kissing Jessica Stein, an underappreciated gem that everyone should give a second look.
Some are so bad they’re good, some are the icons of their genres, and others are just a whole lot of fun; the studio’s Cult Classics includes exploitative, impactful and memorable films that have stood the test of time.
Among the most highly-anticipated releases in the collection is the Blu-ray debut of John Carpenter’s sci-fi adventure Escape From New York. Starring Kurt Russell as soldier-turned-criminal Snake Plissken, the film launched Russell’s career as an action star and continues to earn fans nearly 30 years after its release.
Also premiering on Blu-ray is the dark thriller Kalifornia, starring Brad Pitt as a vicious killer.
In celebration of this very cool mass release effort, I am giving away these two showcase titles on Blu-Ray.
Escape From New York (1981) – New Two-Disc Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack
Hailed as “stylish and scary” (Los Angeles Times) and “dark and dangerous” (Newsweek), this fast-paced and furiously entertaining thriller stars Kurt Russell as notorious outlaw and former Special Forces war hero Snake Plissken. The world is ravaged by crime and the entire island of Manhattan has been converted to a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. But when the U.S. President crash-lands inside, only Plissken can bring him back.
Kalifornia (1993) – New Two-Disc Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack
Excitement, adventure and unimaginable terror await on the road to California in this chilling psychological thriller starring Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny and Michelle Forbes.
When urban intellectuals Brian (Duchovny) and Carrie (Forbes) set out on a cross-country trip to research a book about serial killers, they share the ride with a couple they barely know, Early Grace (Pitt) and his girlfriend, Adele (Lewis). Locked in a car hurtling westward, the four travelers struggle to find some common ground. But when they finally do connect, Early’s violent nature abruptly emerges, and the terrified Brian and Carrie realize that they don't need to go very far to learn about ruthless killers.
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Blu-ray + DVD Combo Priced at $24.99
- Escape From New York*
- Fargo*
- Kalifornia
Blu-ray Priced at $19.99
- Robocop*
- The Terminator*
- The Usual Suspect*
Blu-ray Priced at $29.99
- The Boondock Saints*
- Donnie Darko*
Blu-ray + DVD Combo Priced at $19.99
- Rollerball
Blu-ray Priced at $34.99
- This Is Spinal Tap
DVD Priced at $26.98
- The Commitments
DVD Priced at $19.98
- Bubba Ho-Tep
- Return Of The Living Dead*
- The Last House On The Left
DVD Priced at $14.98
- The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension*
- The Beach
- The Believers
- Boys Don’t Cry*
- A Bucket Of Blood *
- Killer Klowns From Outer Space*
- Mad Max*
- Sid & Nancy*
- This Is Spinal Tap Special Edition
- Troll/Troll 2 Double-Pack
- Where’s Poppa
DVD Priced at $9.98
- Kissing Jessica Stein
- Miller’s Crossing*
- UHF
* Featured in the latest edition of The Rough Guide To Cult Movies
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Marc Eastman is the owner and operator of Are You Screening? and has been writing film reviews for over a decade, and several branches of the internet's film review world have seen his name. His reviews have brought him personal praise from the director of a major motion picture, and have been used as required reading in a course at a major University. These priceless rewards, along with just bags of cash, keep him from straying from freelance writing. He is also a member of The Broadcast Film Critics Association and The Broadcast Television Journalists Association.
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