This October is going to be friggin’ fantastic in the home video department, let me tell you. Of course, the ALIEN ANTHOLOGY is going to be the big highlight, but there’s plenty more to keep us freakin’ out the whole month. Lionsgate is contributing to the fracas with a batch of newly restored Blu-Rays, which I’ve listed below. Sniff ’em out and let us know if you dig!
2001 MANIACS:
Two separate audio commentaries
“Inside the Asylum” making-of featurette
Deleted/extended scenes
Outtakes
Alternate opening with John Landis
BAD LIEUTENANT:
Audio commentary with director Abel Ferrara and director of photography Ken Kelsch
Retrospective documentary with exclusive interviews with cast and crew
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT:
Audio commentary
Four never-before-seen alternate endings
Featurette
Extra footage
Two separate audio commentaries with the filmmakers and the actors
Deleted and extended scenes
Making-of documentary
“Controversial Confection” mini-featurette
HIGH TENSION:
Audio commentary with the director and screenwriter
Select scene commentary with the director and star of the film
Featurettes:
“Haute Horror – The Making of High Tension,”
“Building Tension,”
“Gianetto De Rossi: The Truth, the Madness and the Magic”
OPEN WATER:
Director and producer commentary
Actor commentary
Deleted scenes
Featurettes
OPEN WATER 2: ADRIFT:
Making-of featurette
These flicks are scheduled to come out on OCTOBER 5th. Which one strikes your fancy?
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