By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Two of Lucio Fulci’s most popular gorefests will be unveiled on Ultra High-Definition discs later this summer.
Blue Underground has announced that THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY (pictured) and THE NEW YORK RIPPER will be out on 4K UHD two-Blu-ray sets August 25. Both films will be presented in 2.40:1 widescreen, scanned in 4K 16-bit from the original 35mm 2-perf camera negative; HOUSE will have English Dolby Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD and 1.0 DTS-HD Italian 1.0 DTS-HD soundtracks, while RIPPER will come with English Dolby Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD and 1.0 DTS-HD, Italian 1.0 DTS-HD, French Dolby Digital 1.0 and Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0 audio. Special features are:
HOUSE:
Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray) Feature Film Plus:
- Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of SPLINTERED VISIONS: LUCIO FULCI AND HIS FILMS
- Deleted scene
- Theatrical trailers
- TV spot
- Poster & still galleries
Disc 2 (Blu-ray) Extras:
- “Meet the Boyles”: Interviews with stars Catriona MacColl and Paolo Malco
- “Children of the Night”: Interviews with stars Giovanni Frezza and Silvia Collatina
- “Tales of Laura Gittleson”: Interview with star Dagmar Lassander
- “My Time With Terror”: Interview with star Carlo De Mejo
- “A Haunted House Story”: Interviews with co-writers Dardano Sacchetti and Elisa Briganti
- “To Build a Better Death Trap”: Interviews with cinematographer Sergio Salvati, special makeup effects artist Maurizio Trani, special effects artist Gino De Rossi and actor Giovanni De Nava
- “House Quake”: Interview with co-writer Giorgio Mariuzzo
- Catriona MacColl Q&A
- “Calling Dr. Freudstein”: Interview with Stephen Thrower, author of BEYOND TERROR: THE FILMS OF LUCIO FULCI
https://youtu.be/QN0bx4Czxa8
RIPPER:
Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray) Feature Film Plus:
- Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of SPLINTERED VISIONS: LUCIO FULCI AND HIS FILMS
- Theatrical trailer
Disc 2 (Blu-ray) Feature Film Plus:
- Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of SPLINTERED VISIONS: LUCIO FULCI AND HIS FILMS
- “The Art of Killing”: Interview with co-writer Dardano Sacchetti
- “Three Fingers of Violence”: Interview with star Howard Ross
- “The Second Victim”: Interview with co-star Cinzia de Ponti
- “The Broken Bottle Murder”: Interview with co-star Zora Kerova
- “ ‘I’m an Actress!’ ”: 2009 interview with co-star Zora Kerova
- “The Beauty Killer”: Interview with Stephen Thrower, author of BEYOND TERROR: THE FILMS OF LUCIO FULCI
- “Paint Me Blood Red”: Interview with poster artist Enzo Sciotti
- NYC Locations Then and Now
- Theatrical trailer
- Poster & still gallery
Retail price is $49.95 each.
https://youtu.be/9ZamaLSE-rY
