Arrow Video hat diverse Details und Packungsfotos seiner am 29. November scheinenden limitierten Blu-ray Disc (und DVD) Veröffentlichung von Kinji Fukasakus Battle Royale veröffentlicht. Bei Amazon.co.uk gibt es das auf 10.000 Stück begrenzte Teil aktuell für günstige £16.99 zu haben.

Brand new restored transfer in high definition 1080p of both theatrical and director’s cut
Brand new subtitle translation on both features
Limited edition packaging numbered #/5000 with certificate
Limited edition exclusive special features

Disc 1 – Theatrical Cut
Original theatrical trailer, The making of Battle Royale: The Experience of 42 High School Students, Conducting Battle Royale with the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

Disc 2 – Special Edition (Director’s Cut)
Special Edition Trailer, TV Spot: Tarantino Version, Shooting the Special Edition, Takeshi Kitano interview, The correct way to make Battle Royale [Birthday Version], Tokyo International Film Festival Presentation

Disc 3 – Special Features
Opening day at Maru no Ichi Toei Movie Theatre, The Slaughter of 42 High School Students, Premiere Press Conference, The Correct way to fight in Battle Royale, Royale Rehearsals, Masamichi Amano conducts Battle Royale, Special Effects Comparison, Behind the Scenes featurette, Filming on Set, TV Spots, Promos and Commercials, Kinji Fukasaku Trailer Reel

32 Page Comic
36 page booklet including: ‘A Battle Without An End’ by Tom Mes, author of ‘The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film’, Printed interview with director Kinji Fukasaku, ‘Today’s lesson is… you kill each other’ by Jay McRoy, author of ‘Japanese Horror Cinema’ [LE Exclusive], Extract from Koushun Takami’s original novel [LE Exclusive], Original promotional material including director’s statement, cast and crew biogs [LE Exclusive]

16 page booklet including: Concept artwork and drawings for the limited edition set [LE Exclusive]

[via DVD Times & Amazon.co.uk]

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Eigentlich habe ich ja schon vor einer Weile aufgehört mir Filme nur wegen der Verpackung (noch einmal) zu kaufen, aber beim schicken kanadischen Blu-ray Disc Steelbook von Edgar Wrights Shaun of the Dead könnte ich glatt (nochmal) schwach werden…

[via amazon.ca]

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The story revolves around a down-and-out teen prostitute in Mardock City named Rune Ballot. One day, she’s picked up by an ambitious casino manager named Shell who gives her everything she could want. Renewed by a false innocence, a false past, and now the false life Shell has given her, Ballot feels grateful. However, she can’t help but be curious about why he’s done so much for her, so she does some research about his past on a computer. This turns out to be a mistake which will change her life greatly. When Shell finds out what she’s done, he attempts to burn her to death by blowing up her car.

Due to the high crime rate in Mardock, a new law called “Scramble 09” has given police carte blanche to take extreme and otherwise illegal measures to revive crime witnesses. With this in mind, they allow a professor to bring Ballot back from the brink of death by reassembling her entire body with reinforced synthetic fiber. When she finally wakes up, her confused mental state eventually turns toward revenge as Shell is revealed as her killer.

[via Can you Moe?]

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Totgesagte leben offenbar wirklich länger. Gut zwei Jahre, nachdem das Appleseed Genesis TV Projekt offiziell abgeblasen wurde, vermeldet ANN jetzt, daß Masamune Shirows Manga nun doch noch einmal (re)animiert wird. Appleseed XIII soll in Form von 13 OVA Episoden mit jeweils 22 Minuten Länge sowie zwei zusammenfassenden Filmen umgesetzt werden und sich recht nahe an der Mangavorlage orientieren. Produziert wird die Serie von Jinni’s Animation Studios und Production I.G. Auf der TIFFCOM wurde ein erstes Promobildchen sowie eine Zusammenfassung gezeigt:

Following a world war that killed half the world’s population, the city-nation of Olympus stands as a beacon of hope in a world of chaos and conflict. The utopian metropolis is governed by Gaia, a vast artificial intelligence, and administered by a genetically engineered humanoids known as Bioroids.

Although Olympus seems like a peaceful city on the surface, racial (human vs. bioroids vs. cyborgs), religious, and political conflicts lurk underneath — threatening to overturn the delicately balanced “peace.” Security threats such as terrorists and anti-government criminals abound, so the use of force becomes a necessary evil even in this so-called “utopia.”

Deunan, a young female warrior, and Briareos, a veteran cyborg-soldier, are both partners and lovers, as well as members of ES.W.A.T., the elite special forces serving Olympus. They are deployed wherever trouble strikes.

Conspiracy, terrorism, deadly military weapons technology, greedy corporations, and power-hungry politicians — these are just some of the threats that Deunan and Briareos must contend with as they fight to protect Olympus and save mankind from plunging into another war.

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Ist vielleicht ein bisschen kurzfristig, aber Freunde des asiatischen Films in und um Berlin können sich ja mal den 20. bis 24. Oktober im Kalender anpinseln. Denn an diesen Tagen findet in Deutschlands ältesten Kino, dem Moviemento zum dritten mal das Asian Hot Shots Berlin Filmfestival statt. Dort wird es über 80 Independent Kurz- und Langfilme aus aus 15 süd-, südost -und ostasiatischen Ländern zu bestaunen geben. Der Länderschwerpunkt liegt dieses Jahr auf Singapur, den kompletten Filmkatalog als .pdf gibt es hier.

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Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and a little Cowboy…

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Neuer Trailer zum Sci-Fi Racing Anime (scheint wohl gerade in Mode zu sein in Japan) TAILENDERS, der wie Cencoroll im Rahmen der Anime Innovation Tokyo beim Studio Picograph entstand und ab 28. Januar 2011 in Japan auch auf DVD und Blu-ray Disc (natürlich ohne Untertitel) erscheinen wird.

Synopsis:

The destiny of Tomoe Shiro, a formidable racer with a very promising career, experiments an U-turn when a serious accident puts his life at stake. He recovers miraculously, though, when his heart is replaced with the engine of his own racing car.
However, because of that very reason, race regulations demote him to the category of a mere mechanical part of the vehicle and is deprived from the right to participate as a pilot in regular races. Only in a far away colonial planet, along with a multitude of other charismatic pilots also vetoed from participating in regular competitions, he will be given the opportunity to race for his pride and the money of the prize. And so this exciting rally starts!

[via Anime Nation]

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Vier wunderbar simple Poster zu Darren Aronofskys Black Swan, die es vermutlich leider nie in die Eingangshallen der Kinos schaffen werden:

[via Empire]

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Anlässlich des US Kinostarts im Dezember und der DVD + Blu-ray Disc Veröffentlichung im Frühling 2011 hat FUNimationen einen englisch synchronisierten Trailer zu Mamoru Hosoda und Satoko Okuderas Summer Wars angefertigt.

In Sachen Heimkinoauswertung können wir uns übrigens schon früher freuen, da Kaze den Film in Deutschland (und diversen anderen europäischen Ländern) im November auf DVD und Blu-ray Disc bringt.

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