The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957) 4K restoration trailer

Hammer Films has just uploaded a trailer for their new 4K restoration release of the classic 1957 Lee-Cushing horror movie.

"The Curse Of Frankenstein" started the Hammer Films lineage of Frankenstein horror films, and an even longer list of great horror films featuring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. If you haven't seen "The Curse Of Frankenstein", you're missing out on some fantastic Frankenstein action, with some outstanding, meticulous acting by Cushing, and really some eye-popping visuals. Upon initial release, like many great films, it was panned by critics, but it was a financial success that spawned six sequels, and today is considered a cult classic, just like "Dracula", that was created just a year later by largely the same crew.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CDF6AyAwvk

https://www.youtube.com/@hammer

Zombi 2 ("Zombie Flesh Eaters", 1979) 4K BluRay by Arrow Video

A couple of weeks ago, Arrow Video has published a trailer for a new 4K restoration of Lucio Fulci's zombie movie classic, to be released on July 28th 2025.

The trailer has some modern editing, and it reveals a lot about the movie, it's not just an enhanced version of the original trailer. (Which, to be fair, also reveals a lot about the movie.) 

In perfect 4K quality, all VHS tape nostalgia is gone, but it certainly looks fantastic, with an unprecedented amount of detail, and vivid, but still natural color grading. 

The upcoming BluRay release also contains several audio tracks (english / italian / original / remixed), interviews and commentary by members of the film crew and film critics, trailers and TV spots, the original screenplay titled "Nightmare Island", and other bonus material, plus a nice packaging with both original and new artwork, a poster, a booklet, and a set of still pictures. 

Watch Arrow Video's new 4K trailer for "Zombie Flesh Eaters" (2025-06-23):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnDFVqNl2Mw
Arrow Video

Check out more details on Arrow Video's "Zombie Flesh Eaters" 4K BluRay release page:

https://www.arrowfilms.com/zombie-flesh-eaters-limited-edition-4k-uhd/16553796.html

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080057/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombi_2

The Amusement Park (1973, George A. Romero) released!

Hailed as George A. Romero's "masterpiece", his previously lost movie "The Amusement Park" from 1973 is now publicly available!

We've reported about the restoration and planned release of the movie before, and now it has finally happened: you can watch "The Amusement Park" on Shudder.

While it is certainly questionable this movie is indeed his "masterpiece", it's just as certainly a welcome and very enlightening addition to George A. Romero's catalogue. It gives another interesting insight into the mind of the filmmaker, and is a rare snapshot of the time and place it was made. 

Masterpiece or not, it has received rave reviews from several critics, and is a must-see for fans of Romero anyway.

Watch the trailer for George A. Romero's "The Amusement Park" (1973):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3f9Dgo32o8

Additional sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-08/the-amusement-park-review-george-romero/100195606
https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2021/06/08/george-romero-the-amusement-park-new-movie-lost-film-horror-west-view-lincoln-maazel-shudder-suzanne-desrocher/stories/202106080004

 

The Amusement Park (1973) - restoration finished!

It's finished! George A. Romero's unseen film "The Amusement Park" from 1973 has been restored in 4k, and the restoration premiered at the New York Museum of Modern Art!

This is great news for fans of Romero, and fans of modern US cinema in general. In a review for Consequence of Sound, Matt Prigge wrote that "The Amusement Park" in a certain sense is "...the scariest film Romero ever made". From "Night of the Living Dead" we know where Romero gets his most effective scares from: the individual psyche in a social environment, and the very personal horror of failing to create healthy communication between the two. With "The Amusement Park" set to portray the problems of the elderly in society, and the film being so shocking to initial viewers it was put away, we probably can make a rough guess where this is going...

Internet Movie Database has updated the film's page with a movie poster:

Currently, there seem to be no plans for distribution, "The Amusement Park" will probably only shown on particular occasions, like the aforementioned premiere at the MoMA during the annual "To Save and Project" festival, or similar events.

Sources:
https://www.georgearomerofoundation.org/restore
https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/6235
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3584647/long-lost-george-romero-film-amusement-park-will-premiere-pittsburgh-october/
https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/01/film-review-the-amusement-park/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/movies/moma-film-festival.html
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9270362/

Suspiria: ungeschnittene 35mm-Kopie entdeckt! Und neue 4K-BluRay!

Dario Argento Fans aufgepasst: Von seinem Meisterwerk "Suspiria" ist eine ungeschnittene (98 Minuten) italienische 35mm Fassung aufgetaucht.