Via Vision Entertainment has announced three new titles to join the collection on 4K UHD and Blu-Ray in March: Saw (2004), Conan The Destroyer (1984), and the Firestarter Collection (1984-2002). These represent a sadistic horror franchise starter, a sword and sorcery sequel, and a horrifying Stephen King double feature.
Via Vision is a specialty label based out of Australia whose releases can be played in Blu-Ray players worldwide, including U.S. players. Details on these films can be found below:
Saw 4K UHD + Blu-Ray [Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase]
Street Date: March 13, 2024
Synopsis: Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back… or die trying.
Presented in a Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase with an exclusive photo booklet.
Limited to a maximum of 2000 units.
- 2160p ultra high-definition presentation on 4K
- Audio Commentary by director James Wan, writer-actor Leigh Whannell and actor Cary Elwes
- Audio Commentary by producers Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman and Oren Koules
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
- Dolby Vision, HDR10
- Dolby Atmos
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Unrated Cut
SAW: BLU-RAY
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- Audio Commentary by director James Wan, writer-actor Leigh Whannell and actor Cary Elwes
- Audio Commentary by producers Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman and Oren Koules
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
- Saw: The Original Short Film
- Hacking Away at Saw
- Alternate Storyboard Sequence
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Unrated Cut
Conan The Destroyer [Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase]
Street Date: March 13, 2024
Synopsis: When the powerful Queen Taramis promises to bring Conan’s beloved back from the dead, the sword-wielding hero must first bring before her highness a legendary, jewel-encrusted horn and a beautiful young princess. But what Conan doesn’t know is that the Queen plans to use the horn to awaken the dreaming god Dagoth and sacrifice the princess to him! Faced with enemies both mortal and supernatural, Conan must summon the strength to battle Taramis… and perhaps even the demon god Dagoth himself! Also starring Grace Jones (A View To A Kill), Sarah Douglas (Superman II), Tracey Walter (Erin Brockovich) and NBA star Wilt Chamberlain.
Limited to a maximum of 2000 units.
- 1080p High-Definition Presentation on Blu-ray
- Archival Audio Commentary by director Richard Fleischer
- Archival Audio Commentary by actors Olivia d’Abo and Tracey Walter
- “Conan: The Making of a Comic Book Legend” – archival interview with writers Roy Thomas & Gerry Conway
- “Basil Poledouris: Composing the Conan Saga” – archival interview with composer Basil Poledouris
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio DTS HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Optional English HOH subtitles
Firestarter Collection [Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase]
Street Date: March 13, 2024
Synopsis: Firestarter (1984) – As youths, Andy McGee and his future wife, Vicky, participated in secret experiments, allowing themselves to be subjected to mysterious medical tests. Years later, the couple’s daughter, Charlie, begins to exhibit the ability of setting fires solely with her mind. This volatile talent makes the youngster extremely dangerous and soon she becomes a target for the enigmatic agency known as “The Shop.”
Firestarter 2: Rekindled – Charlene “Charlie” McGee has spent the past 10 years on the run from the unscrupulous government agents who created her. Now she’s through running and has decided to reclaim her life. A showdown is inevitable, and Charlie’s only chance for survival lies in a turncoat government agent and a half-mad professor named Richardson.
Get ready for a horrifying double feature! 80’s classic Firestarter stars David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Martin Sheen and George C. Scott, based on Stephen King’s highly acclaimed novel.
Firestarter 2: Rekindled is the follow-up 2000’s miniseries, starring Marguerite Moreau, Dennis Hopper and Malcolm McDowell, upscaled to high-definition Blu-ray for the first time worldwide.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentations on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio Commentary by film critic/historian Lee Gambin and novelist and historian Aaron Dries
- Audio Commentary by director Mark L. Lester
- “Playing With Fire: The Making of Firestarter” – documentary
- “Tangerine Dream: Movie Music Memories with Johannes Schmoelling” – featurette
- “Johannes Schmoelling of Tangerine Dream Plays Charlie’s Theme” – live performance
- Theatrical Trailer
- Radio Spots
- Audio LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Aspect Ratio 2.35:1 / 1.78:1
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